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Free Voice Calls from Hangout, Google http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2014/09/call-me-maybe-introducing-free-voice.html Snapchat enters a confidential settlement with co-founder Eduardo Saverin of Snapchat! http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140909006378/en/Snapchat-Reggie-Brown-Resolve-Dispute#.VA98XGRdUV2 Tinder And IAC Settle Sexual Harassment Suit With Early Employee Whitney Wolfe http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/08/tinder-and-iac-settle-sexual-harassment-suit-with-early-employee-whitney-wolfe/

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Can anyone recommend a good tech app for android......I really liked The Verge but now they have made their site mobile compatible and the app has been removed. Engadget is there but its not that good IMO while Wired has a very small font which cannot be increased. Rest of them seem to be OS centric - like android central etc.

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Can anyone recommend a good tech app for android......I really liked The Verge but now they have made their site mobile compatible and the app has been removed. Engadget is there but its not that good IMO while Wired has a very small font which cannot be increased. Rest of them seem to be OS centric - like android central etc.
rather than individual site use services like feedly :D also why not use mobile sites ? they are like apps only ..
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Can anyone recommend a good tech app for android......I really liked The Verge but now they have made their site mobile compatible and the app has been removed. Engadget is there but its not that good IMO while Wired has a very small font which cannot be increased. Rest of them seem to be OS centric - like android central etc.
Flipboard AppyGeek BaconReader(Any reddit apps)
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rather than individual site use services like feedly :D also why not use mobile sites ? they are like apps only ..
Feedly is good. Been using it for quite some time. Its cumbersome to use a website on chrome - first open chrome then go to bookmarks and then go to the site. I prefer apps.
Flipboard AppyGeek BaconReader(Any reddit apps)
Downloaded appygeek....let's see now. Been using Flipboard for a long time - its really awesome.
Feedly is cool. :nice:
Yup.
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Ambitious Windows 10 Is an Attack Disguised as a Retreat

From the early looks of Windows 10, it’s a long-overdue concession to the fact that Windows users prefer the way things used to be. A video tour hosted by Windows VP Joe Belfiore is most notable for what Microsoft’s new OS is missing, as well as what’s returned from the pre-Windows 8 days. Rather than carrying on Windows 8’s strange hybrid of animated tiles and Start Menu-less desktop, Windows 10 has an interface more akin to that of Windows 7. Those colorful Metro tiles haven’t disappeared completely—they’ve been moved to the Start Menu—but they’re less in-your-face and mission-critical than they were in Windows 8. Because of that, consumers and businesses are likely to be ecstatic. Neither of them liked Windows 8 much. The numbers don’t lie. According to Net Applications data, about half of the computers in the world right now are running Windows 7. In second place, with about a 24 percent install base, is the never-say-die Windows XP. It’s 13 years old, and Microsoft doesn’t support it anymore. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 combine for about half of XP’s install base, roughly 12 percent. The world may be moving toward mobile devices en masse, but people still use laptops and desktops for good reasons: They remain the best tools for sitting down at a desk and working. Windows is best at its most boring, as a blank napkin for productivity. There’s nothing wrong with that; people need it. The less Windows feels like a laptop or desktop OS, the more people shun it. But while Windows 10 is a step back for the interface, its underlying strategy is an ambitious leap forward. Under the hood, it’s a far bolder attempt to meet the needs of both desktop and mobile users than Windows 8′s hybrid weirdness. With Windows 10, Microsoft is trying to achieve several big goals at once: Make 75 percent of its desktop users finally consider an upgrade, attract more developers, and elevate its mobile OS beyond also-ran status. Those last two are where Microsoft can gain the most ground. At its core, Windows 10 is an attempt to realize the dream of “write once, run anywhere” for Windows development. It promises the ability to write software that will magically morph to fit any phone, tablet, desktop, or other device. You won’t have to pick a way to interact with software, which was one of Windows 8’s fatal flaws. Instead, Windows 10 will pick the best software experience for your device. That holds a lot of promise for a platform that has always been left wanting for mobile developers, as Windows 10 presents a way to attract them through the side door. With a 90-plus-percent market share, the Windows desktop is a hotbed for development. And now that Windows applications will purportedly adapt to any device, that 3-percent Windows Phone market share isn’t a massive obstacle for building up its app market. The hardware is already solid. Windows Phone has a slick device in its smartphone stable in the HTC One M8. Nokia’s Windows Phones have incredible cameras. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet is an outstanding piece of hardware. Add the ability to run a lot more software on those devices—an ecosystem that works seamlessly with Windows desktop environments at home and in the office—and you’ve got a platform that could make a sizeable dent in the Android/iOS duopoly. Maybe. That “one adaptive OS” is a strategy also notable for how un-Apple it is. In a technology world where everyone seems to be following Apple’s lead, it’s something very different. Rather than creating distinct mobile and desktop environments that work more seamlessly together—the Continuity features in OS X Yosemite, for example—Microsoft is building a multi-device platform. A single OS that can run flawlessly on the various devices we use. No one has really done that before, but the idea has certainly been paid lip service. When he announced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs famously claimed that it “runs OS X.” It wasn’t true. It didn’t matter, and most people would agree that the iPhone not running OS X was a major factor in its success. The mobile version of Windows 10 won’t need to replicate the functionality of a desktop OS. It will just need to run a lot more apps. Most importantly, it’ll need to execute them well. Not many people wanted the hybrid desktop/touch OS of Windows 8. Likewise, they won’t want hybrid adaptive software that offers a crappy experience compared to true mobile apps. But Microsoft had to do something to boost its presence in the mobile OS market. It’s no sure thing, but Windows 10 may be the only way to do it.
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30-year-old billionaire Elizabeth Holmes revolutionizes blood testing
The next time you get a blood test, you might not have to go to the doctor and watch vials of blood fill up as the precious fluid is drawn from your arm. No more wondering to yourself - "ah, how much more can they take before I pass out?" Instead you might be able to walk into a Walgreens pharmacy for a reportedly painless finger***** that will draw just a tiny drop of blood, thanks to Elizabeth Holmes, 30, the youngest woman and third-youngest billionaire on Forbes's newly-released annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans. Revolutionizing the blood test is a golden idea. Because of new testing methods developed by Holmes's startup Theranos, that lone drop can now yield a ton of information. The company can run hundreds of tests on a drop of blood far more quickly than could be done with whole vials in the past - and it costs a lot less. A Billion Dollar Idea Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to found what would become Theranos after deciding that her tuition money could be better put to use by transforming healthcare. Traditional blood testing is shockingly difficult and expensive for a tool that's used so frequently. It also hasn't changed since the 1960s. It's done in hospitals and doctors' offices. Vials of blood have to be sent out and tested, which can take weeks using traditional methods and is prone to human error. And, of course, sticking a needle in someone's arm scares some people enough that they avoid getting blood drawn, even when it could reveal lifesaving information. Holmes recognized that process was ripe for disruption. It took a decade for her idea to be ready for primetime, but now it seems that her decision to drop out was undoubtedly a good call. Last year, Walgreen Co. announced that it would be installing Theranos Wellness Centers in pharmacies across the country, with locations already up and running in Phoenix and Palo Alto, California. And Holmes has raised $400 million in venture capital for Theranos, which is now valued at $9 billion (Holmes owns 50%). The other two 30-year-olds on Forbes' List, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his former roommate and Facebook CEO Dustin Moskovitz, also have access to a wealth of information about people — but their data is less likely to directly save a life. How It Works One closely guarded secret is what MedCityNews calls "the most interesting part of [the Theranos] story": how exactly the technology behind its blood test works. The company's methods are protected by more than a dozen patents filed as far back as 2004 and as recently as last week. In an interview with Wired, Holmes hinted at some of the key ideas behind Theranos. "We had to develop ... methodologies that would make it possible to accelerate results," she said. "In the case of a virus or bacteria, traditionally tested using a culture, we measure the DNA of the pathogen instead so we can report results much faster." While we can't yet assess independently how well that method works when compared with traditional blood tests, it already seems to be upending the old way of doing things. Why Blood Tests? Holmes told Medscape that she targeted lab medicine because it drives about 80% of clinical decisions made by doctors. By zeroing in on the inefficiencies of that system, the Theranos approach completely revolutionizes it. The new tests can be done without going to the doctor, which saves both money and time. Most results are available in about four hours, which means that you could swing by a pharmacy and have a test done the day before a doctor's visit, and then the results would be available for the physician. Quick tests that can be done at any time are already a total change, but the amount of data the company can get from a single drop of blood is amazing. Blood samples have traditionally been used for one test, but if a follow-up was needed, another sample had to be drawn and sent out — making it less likely that someone would get care. The Theranos approach means the same drop can be used for dozens of different tests. It's cheap, too. One common criticism of the healthcare system is that the pricing structure is a confusing labyrinth that makes it impossible to know how much anything costs. Theranos lists its prices online, and they're impressive. Each test costs less than 50% of standard Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. If those two programs were to perform all tests at those prices, they'd save $202 billion over the next decade, Holmes said in an interview on Wired. Plus, people get access to their own results. As an example of how helpful that can be, Holmes told Wired that Theranos charges $35 for a fertility test, which is usually paid for out-of-pocket and costs up to $2,000. But she also said that this data could be useful for anyone looking to gain a better understanding of his or her health. "By testing, you can start to understand your body, understand yourself, change your diet, change your lifestyle, and begin to change your life," she said.
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Can anyone recommend a good tech app for android......I really liked The Verge but now they have made their site mobile compatible and the app has been removed. Engadget is there but its not that good IMO while Wired has a very small font which cannot be increased. Rest of them seem to be OS centric - like android central etc.
Recently I've been using SmartNews for News/Business/Sports/tech etc. Its not bad.
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There are more better and elaborate articles on Holmes. The hacker community has been keeping an eye on her for quite some time. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324123004579055003869574012?mg=reno64-wsj http://fortune.com/2014/06/12/theranos-blood-holmes/ http://www.wired.com/2014/02/elizabeth-holmes-theranos/?cid=18964974
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thanks for sharing..
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wanna ask something...should we post entire articles on this thread or just little part as teaser in quote with link to website ..i feel we are stealing some of their clicks :P
posting a small summary and not the entire article is the right way i guess.
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