Category Archives: Tech

PC Cleaning Apps are a Scam: Here’s Why and How to Speed Up Your PC

Posted on May 8, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

PC cleaning apps are digital snake oil. The web is full of ads for applications that want to “clean your PC” and “make it feel like new.” Don’t pull out your credit card — these apps are terrible and you … Continue reading →

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USB Utility Charge Tool is a Geeky Swiss Army Knife

Posted on April 22, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

I have always been a fan of the Swiss Army Knife. Its practicality, that it is always there for you when you run into trouble. It is the goto for box cutting or getting yourself out of a pair of … Continue reading →

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Touchscreen interface for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds – DigInfo TV

Posted on April 16, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a next generation user interface which can accurately detect the users finger and what it is touching, creating an interactive touchscreen-like system, using objects in the real word.”We think paper and many other objects could be … Continue reading →

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Microsoft may bring back start button and boot to desktop for Windows 8.1

Posted on April 16, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Its hardly a secret that the computer-buying public hasnt fallen head over heels for the Windows 8 start screen. In fact, a whole cottage industry has sprung up around returning Windows to its version-7 glory. The latest rumors indicate that … Continue reading →

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Google Nose BETA

Posted on April 1, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

The new scentsation in searchComing to your senses: go beyond type, talk, and touch for a new notation of sensation.Your internet sommelier: expertly curated Knowledge Graphs pair images, descriptions, and aromas.Take a whiff: the Google Aromabase – 15M+ scentibytes.Dont ask, … Continue reading →

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How 3D Printing Gave This Man His Life (and Face) Back

Posted on April 1, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

While doctors have experimented with 3D-printed prosthetics in the past, none has been quite as prominent or incredibly detailed as Eric Moger’s newest addition: a prosthetic, 3D-printed face. Four years ago, Eric underwent surgery to remove a tennis-ball-sized tumor in … Continue reading →

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How to Stop Robocalls Once and For All

Posted on April 1, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

You’ve just sat down to a nice home-cooked meal with your family when the phone rings. Could be Grandma, you think. She still actually uses the phone for talking. But no, it’s a robocall shilling for some debt relief scam, … Continue reading →

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Tallinn Manual defines the legal groundwork for cyberwarfare

Posted on March 21, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

The advent of cyberwarfare raises any number of legal quandaries, let alone ethical ones: when its possible to do serious damage without crossing a border or firing a shot, where do you stop? NATOs Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence … Continue reading →

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10 iPhone Email and Texting Tricks You Probably Don’t Know | Apartment Therapy

Posted on February 14, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

The really cool thing about smartphones is how updates can happen right under your nose. Sure, you notice the big stuff, like when iOS 6 replaced Google Maps with Apple Maps. But there’s always little changes happening underneath, too. Here’s … Continue reading →

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U.S. State of the Union highlights Apple manufacturing coming back to America | iMore.com

Posted on February 13, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

During his annual State of the Union speech last night, U.S. president Barack Obama highlighted Apples intent to bring some Mac computer manufacturing back to America.After shedding jobs for more than ten years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs … Continue reading →