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App Turns Your DNA Profile Into Your Own Personal Theme Song 27 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
Finally, a way to self-estimate your DNA profile and convert it to music, all within a 99-cent app. That’s the promise of iDNAtity Audio, a new app in Apple’s App Store and the brainchild of DNA scien...
NYC Transit App Competition Asks the Public to Vote 27 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The agency that runs New York City’s subways and buses is inviting the public to try out and weigh in on dozens of new apps designed to ease getting around. The Metropolitan Transporta...
Shared Photo Albums Coming to Facebook at Last 27 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
We’ve all been in that situation where everyone’s party photos are scattered across a half-dozen Facebook albums. Until now, Facebook hasn’t offered any easy way to combine those photos into a single ...
Everyone’s Freaking Out over a Blocked Chromecast App 27 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
There seems to be some outrage today over Google’s decision to block AllCast, an app that let Chromecast users stream their own photos and videos to the $35 TV dongle. The hubbub began when Koushik Du...
30-Second Tech Trick: How to Get Siri Riled Up About Google Glass 27 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
Source: @seanmbrage via The Verge Related: 30-Second Tech Trick: How to Use Facebook in Pirate Mode 30-Second Tech Trick: How to Find a Lost or Stolen Android Device 30-Second Tech Trick: How to Make ...
Hey, Technology Eras Were Meant to Have Beginnings and Endings 26 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
If it accomplishes nothing else, Steve Ballmer’s announcement that he will retire as Microsoft’s CEO has provided tech journalists and bloggers with an endlessly fascinating subject to discuss. Depend...
5 Tools for Keeping Track of California’s Monster Yosemite Wildfire 26 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
The Rim Fire raging uncontrolled near Groveland, California and Yosemite National Park continues to grow, now covering a sprawling tract more than 200 square miles — an area roughly the size of the ci...
Yes, the Next iPhone Will Be Faster — But Will It Have a 64-Bit Processor? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Although the details on Apple’s next iPhone are still a mystery, one thing you can count on is a faster device. Newer, beefed-up processors have been a part of every new iPhone launch, and the suppose...
MIT’s Human-Size Robot Unboxing Puts All Other Unboxings to Shame 26 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
Ah, the tried-and-true unboxing. It’s a staple of tech blogging – perhaps not quite as popular as it once was, but still popular nonetheless. If you’ve never witnessed an unboxing, it’s pretty much ju...
For Some Without Home Broadband, Smartphones Bridge the Gap 26 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Own a smartphone? Then you’re in good company, as 56% of American adults own an iPhone, Android or similar device, according to a June Pew study. That’s up significantly from the same time last year, ...
