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Can a Fresher Flickr Be Yahoo's Ray of Sunshine?

Wednesday - May 16, 2012

Flickr announced a redesign recently, introducing larger onscreen displays for high-res images. The photo sharing site launched what it calls its "liquid layout," stating that "Large sizes + Low compression = Beautiful photos." Since Flickr uses less compression than many other image sharing sites, it claimed, the detail and color of Flickr photos is richer. Flickr's new look more prominently displays users' images on the page, which is a good move for a site centered around high-quality photos, Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, told TechNewsWorld. [More...]

Entertaining Home Technologies

Wednesday - May 16, 2012

Ever since the advent of the first radios and TVs, home entertainment has been a relatively high-tech enterprise, but in the past few years, there has been a revolution in the quality of sights and sounds available. This arena continues to be an experimental space for new and improved technologies that enhance viewing and listening experiences. [More...]

The MacBook Pro's Mystery Mix

Wednesday - May 16, 2012

With the expected unveiling of new MacBook Pros just weeks away, rumor mongers have begun to solidify their predictions about the new notebooks. Most Apple prognosticators seem to agree that the MacBook Pros will be thinner, run Intel's new Ivy Bridge chip, and sport an eye-popping Retina Display. [More...]

TECH TREK
The BBC's Olympian Streaming Ambitions

Wednesday - May 16, 2012

Today in international tech news: The BBC unveils plans to stream all 2,500 hours of the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere, Apple has reportedly engaged in talks with China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company, about teaming up to offer the iPhone; a criminal gets busted in Columbia for failing to log out of Facebook; and a report suggests most computer users in the world have acquired pirated wares. [More...]

LINUX PICKS AND PANS
Whatever You Want, Miro Finds It, Gets It, Plays It

Wednesday - May 16, 2012

The Internet is a hub for acquiring music, video and a just about any other form of content. Miro is one of the most capable player apps that I have seen for all of this media. Keeping up with the various forms of content the Web has to offer can be a daunting task. [More...]

SCIENCE
Brainput Project Takes a Load Off Humans' Minds

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

A group of researchers from several universities led by MIT have shown that robots controlled mentally by suitably equipped humans who are multitasking can take over some of the workload when needed. The Brainput project had researchers use a technique called "functional near-infrared" imaging to measure the activity of brains in test subjects. [More...]

Lenovo Shoots for Sexy With Svelt, Sleek Portables

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

Lenovo on Tuesday announced new Ultrabook ThinkPad laptops based on Intel's latest Ivy Bridge processor. Heading the procession is the upcoming X1 Carbon, which will use premium carbon fiber materials and is aimed head-on at the Apple MacBook Air. The lineup also includes new models in the ThinkPad T, X, L and W series aimed at small businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and large corporations. [More...]

Windows 8 Browser Brouhaha Draws Regulator Attention

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to examine allegations that Microsoft is giving its own Internet Explorer Web browser preferential treatment over competing Web browsers in a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. "This is a preliminary inquiry," said Lynn Becker, communications director for Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl is a member of the Judiciary Committee. [More...]

Iron-Eating Bacteria: Coming Soon to a Hard Drive Near You?

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

Today's hard drives may be smaller, faster, cheaper and more capacious than their predecessors, but the need for ever-tinier components is making it difficult to keep improving them. Therein lies at least part of the motivation behind biocomputing -- in which microscopic biological molecules are being recruited to play a role -- and recently scientists have identified a fresh new possibility in this area. [More...]

TECH TREK
Microsoft Sets Sail With Russian Pirate Hunters

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

Today in international tech news: Microsoft backs Russian startup "Pirate Pay," which claims it can track and thwart illicit downloads around the globe. Elsewhere, Renren, China's Facebook equivalent, releases a lackluster earnings report, while Baidu, China's Google equivalent, enters the smartphone market -- and taps into the void left by the country's block of Google Drive. [More...]

Code Clues Reheat Google Tablet Rumors

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

Murmurs about Google's supposed plans to launch its own tablet soon are growing to a roar. Source code from Google and Samsung indicate that a Nexus tablet is in the works, Slashgear reported. "It seems logical that it will be a Google Nexus device consistent with the Nexus smartphone, but the problem is there's nothing unique about the Nexus smartphone," suggested Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrevo. [More...]

APP REVIEW
MenuTab Keeps Facebook Nicely Widgetized

Tuesday - May 15, 2012

Facebook's march toward its IPO has put a harsh spotlight on the social network's shortcomings, and one of the primary worries among prospective investors is that Facebook doesn't have very sharp mobile chops. There are a million things it could be doing in mobile to draw in more revenue, they say, but it's still an area in which the network moves painfully slowly. [More...]

Buffalo Debuts Speed Freak WiFi Router

Monday - May 14, 2012

Buffalo Tech on Monday became the first on the market with wireless products touting 802.11ac WiFi, also known as "5G WiFi." These are its AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge. They purportedly offer speeds up to three times faster than 802.11n, and they are fully backward compatible with 802.11a, b, g and n. [More...]

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