Monthly Archives: August 2011

Skype To Acquire Year-old Group Messaging Service GroupMe | TechCrunch

Posted on August 31, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Skype will acquire group messaging service GroupMe, a service that was born at a hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York in 2010. GroupMe was founded by Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci.The terms of the deal, including price, aren’t being … Continue reading →

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Samsung said to be considering webOS acquisition from HP

Posted on August 29, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Following rumors that Samsung was considering a purchase of Hewlett-Packard’s PC business — rumors that Samsung would later deny — DigiTimes is having another go at this potential unholy union. This time around, however, the site claims Samsung is eying … Continue reading →

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You Can Thank Human-Neanderthal Relations for Your Strong Immune System

Posted on August 26, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Its already been well established that early humans had Bunga-Bunga parties with their closest semi-human relatives. But scientists are just now discovering what came from those relations—a pathogen-killing immune response that persists to this day.A recent study by the Stanford … Continue reading →

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How to convert any song in your iTunes library to an iPhone ringtone | Its All Tech

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Custom ringtones are great – they let you add a personalized touch to your phone. Some phones allow you to add custom ringtones, such as a song in your music library easily, while others, namely the iPhone, do not. While … Continue reading →

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Take notes for school with CourseNotes for iPad | TiPb

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

CourseNotes for iPad is a note-taking application geared towards students. You can take notes with text and drawings, share them with classmates, and add assignments to you calendar. The recent update includes rich text editing (bold, italics, underline) and Dropbox … Continue reading →

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Back to School: 15 Essential iOS Apps for Students

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Forget Sharpies and highlighters, the new back to school essentials this fall are apps for your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. While cellphones used to be classroom contraband, the burgeoning market of educational apps means iOS devices are as welcome … Continue reading →

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Translate between languages with SpeechTrans Ultimate for iPhone, iPad | TiPb

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

SpeechTrans Ultimate is a translating app powered by Nuance. It knows 13 different languages and has speech recognition for many of them. One of the new features is Facebook chat with Speech Input and Voice Translation Output. via Translate between … Continue reading →

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Dont Fire This IT Bro Or Hell Destroy All Your Servers from a McDonalds

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Being fired sucks, and naturally everyone thirsts for revenge. With this in mind, Japanese pharma firm Shionogi maybe should have been more careful when it canned IT peon Jason Cornish. Like, maybe change your passwords? Cornish got his vengeance.IT World … Continue reading →

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Tablets are fun, but they cant replace PCs

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

The iPad continues to sell as fast as Apple’s manufacturing partners can build them, and other vendors are bound to get in on the action as well once they realize they’re doing it wrong. After all, just about every visible analyst has gone on … Continue reading →

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New Apple Store To Be Made Entirely Out of Glass

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Forget about the Apple glass cube. This store has been presented today at the Santa Monica Planning Commission by some “ASB/Blatteis Promenade Holdings, LLC”. Who could be the actual retailer? There’s only two possibilities here: Apple or Apple. The renderings … Continue reading →