
A new iPad version of Shazam available today introduces a whole raft of new functions, ranging from passive tagging without user input to the ability to recognise a song and then play it in Spotify of Rdio. With passive tagging, the app continually listens to any music in the background and automatically tags it, ideal […]
Mailbox, the Gmail-based iOS email client that encourages a tidy inbox, was updated on Wednesday with native support for Apple's iPad lineup.
Clear, the popular list-making client for iPhone from Realmac Software, now allows you to email your lists thanks to a new update that’s available to download from the App Store today. The release also brings some new themes, and teases upcoming support for the iPad. “One of the biggest feature requests we’ve had has been [...]Show More Summary
Christian Seifert criticises World Cup 2022 – Football news The German League chief feels the decision to host the tournament in Qatar will be tough, if FIFA chooses to go ahead with the summer schedule. Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has slammed FIFA’s choice to hold the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the summer time. Show More Summary
Tommy Haas outlasts Ivan Dodig to enter quarters – Power Horse Cup 2013 Former world number two, Tommy Haas, made an epic comeback from a set down to overpower the Croatian challenger, Ivan Dodig, in a three-set thriller at the Power Horse Cup 2013 on Wednesday. Show More Summary
Next week, the United States men’s national team takes on both Belgium and Germany in two international friendlies. The games will serve as preparation for the U.S. for their three World Cup qualifiers in early June against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras. Show More Summary
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On April 19, 1959, NASA introduced the seven astronauts who would take part in the Mercury Program. The goal: to put an American into orbit. It was America's first manned space program, and competition for the seven slots had been fierce. Show More Summary
A new Windows video (presumably a TV commercial) knocks the iPad over multitasking, its lack of a PowerPoint app and the price of the 64GB configuration.
It is being reported by ESPN that Mike Krzyzewski has signed on to coach Team USA for the 2014 World Cup of Basketball and the 2016 Olympic Games. Already, speculation is arising as to whom Coach K will choose to be on his coaching staff. Show More Summary
Lifeproof has just introduced the LifeProof iPad Mini Fre case. Just like it's iPhone counterpart, the iPad Mini Fre case will offer the same water proof, dirt proof, snow proof and shock proof feature to your iPad Mini. It will also...Show More Summary
Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old honor student expelled from her high school after she allegedly ignited a chemical explosion on school property, received a full scholarship to the U.S. Space Academy, courtesy of a NASA veteran who, as a teenager, was accused of starting a forest fire during a science experiment. Read more...
Microsoft has released a new TV ad that slams the iPad touts the Surface tablet. This is the most directly targeted attack campaign on Apple in recent memory—even the Samsung Galaxy ads had more tact. The tagline of the ad is “Less Talking, More Doing,” a.k.a using apps like Powerpoint. Siri is used to mock [...]Show More Summary
Because nothing says Mazel Tov like a pre-recorded greeting from the can, LOLz! 30 Rock's Katrina Bowden married Ben Jorgensen on Sunday and you NEED to see the video George made for her to play at the rehearsal lunch! Some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars weigh in on the couple's blossoming love, including Tom Cruise, Cameron [...]
A recently aired Microsoft ad pits a tablet running the company's Windows 8 against the iPad, with the spot featuring an unlikely narrator: Apple's Siri virtual assistant.
Microsoft’s latest television commercial for Windows 8 tablets uses a Siri voice-over to mock the iPad’s pricing and capabilities. The ad appears to frame Windows 8 tablets as more capable for productivity and more valuable for the price (via The Verge). Microsoft’s ad is in similar style to Apple’s late 2012 advertisement to introduce the […]
Practically everything you have been told by the mainstream scientific community and the media about the alleged detriments of greenhouse gases, and particularly carbon dioxide, appears to be false, according to new data compiled by NASA's Langley Research Center. Show More Summary
Uranus Wall Clock Are you tired of your tardiness making you the butt of office jokes? You need the Uranus Wall Clock from the NeatoShop. This beautiful clock features a graphic of Uranus, as captured by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Now you can gleefully tell people that Uranus helps you stay on time. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Clocks & Timers. Link
If you are a new to the iPhone or simply learning your way, the experience will only improve as you start to personalize your iPhone. Apps are a big part of the iPhone, with increasingly more starting to rely on information you have setup for your contacts. At some point, all of us transitioned from [...] How to add contacts to iPhone and iPad is an article from everythingiCafe.
Regular readers of PS are aware that we have covered many news items of late involving the remarkably versatile technology known as 3D printing/rapid prototyping in which 3D computer design software, laser printing and bio-materials science combine to create real (3 dimensional) objects or materials. Show More Summary
Earlier this month, our atmosphere crossed an important - and potentially dangerous - milestone. Here's some context provided by some of NASA's climate scientists.