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Google Opens In-App Subscriptions for Google Play

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Google has offered up a new option for developers to charge consumers for games and other things in the Google Play store. Google has been accepting in-app payments for a while now, and this week opened the system up to allow in-app subscriptions to be purchased as well. This means…

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May 26th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Etcher Case Turns iPads into a Working Etch A Sketch

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There have been Etch A Sketch cases out there before, but this is the first that I’ve seen that’s actually functional. The Etcher case will transform your iPad into a working Etch A Sketch, albeit in a digital version.…

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May 10th, 2012 by: Range

Swÿp: Cross Device Drag-and-Drop

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If you’ve seen The Avengers or the previous Iron Man… movies, you’ve probably been wowed by the computer interface that Tony Stark and his colleagues use, where they send data to by physically sliding or swiping screens to each other. Natan Linder and Alexander List have captured some of that

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May 8th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

PlayThru CAPTCHA Alternative: Achievement Unlocked: You’re a Human!

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I don’t sign up for a lot of things – one of the many benefits of being antisocial and reclusive! – but when I do, I hate the CAPTCHA part. I know that accomplishing it is very simple, but there are just times when the text it wants me to…

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April 30th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Nintendo Registers Web Domain for Super Mario 4

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with anything Super Mario related for as long as the game has been around. I spent more hours than I care to recall sitting around playing Super Mario Bros.… growing up with my friends. I hated the game, because I could never get that damned

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April 13th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

MultiTap Text Brings Back Numeric Keypad, Lets You Text Without Looking Once Again

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If there’s one thing that I miss from my old Nokia cellphones, it’s the simple but efficient T9 typing system. I don’t know why Apple insists on packing so many tiny buttons on the iPhone with the QWERTY layout when the numeric keypad works just fine for many of us.…

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April 4th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Chrome Multitask Mode: Surf with Two Mice at Once!

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If there’s one thing we can count on Google for ever year, it’s a bunch of hilarious, geeky April Fools pranks, and this might be my favorite of 2012. It’s a new capability for Google Chrome called Multitask Mode.…

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April 1st, 2012 by: Technabob

Starry Night Interactive App Hits iPad

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Remember that gorgeous Interactive Starry Night? It certainly put a high tech spin on one of Van Gogh’s most inspiring works. It’s one of my favorite pieces of art, especially the wind. Initially, I wondered if the guy who made it would release it for other platforms so that more people could…

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April 1st, 2012 by: Range

Selfsurfing Lets You Watch a Guy Browse the Web: The Exact Opposite of Private Browsing

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Online privacy is a constant issue nowadays, and with good reason. Lots of companies and organizations are raring to gather and analyze the data we produce for profit or knowledge. But Jonas Lund doesn’t seem to care about that. He created Selfsurfing, an extension for Chrome that makes your browser…

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March 30th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Email Box Overload: Managing Your Graymail Problem

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Spending the vast majority of my professional life online, I receive an inordinate amount of email messages in my inbox every day. Most days, I get at least 200 to 300 messages, so it’s become very difficult to manage all the stuff flowing through my box and make heads or…

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March 28th, 2012 by: Technabob

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