Google+ Gets Zagat Ratings and Local Listings
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Google is trying to beef up its online reviews scene by adding Zagat ratings to local listings[...]
Continue ReadingNot Just For Native Mobile Apps Anymore: Parse Launches JavaScript SDK
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Parse, the Y Combinator-backed startup that powers the back-end for mobile apps like Band of the Day and Hipmunk, is rolling out support for mobile web apps too.
The San Francisco startup has a new SDK for JavaScript that makes it easier to build HTML5 apps. Parse has long billed itself as the “Heroku for Mobile,” a service that takes over the hassle of building a scalable back-end for applications.
The new Javascript SDK comes with security controls, flexible data storage, advanced data queries, user authentication and geolocation. It’s built on top of the Backbone.js JavaScript framework from DocumentCloud. Parse co-founder Tikhon Bernstam said about 38 percent of the c[...]
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco startup has a new SDK for JavaScript that makes it easier to build HTML5 apps. Parse has long billed itself as the “Heroku for Mobile,” a service that takes over the hassle of building a scalable back-end for applications.
The new Javascript SDK comes with security controls, flexible data storage, advanced data queries, user authentication and geolocation. It’s built on top of the Backbone.js JavaScript framework from DocumentCloud. Parse co-founder Tikhon Bernstam said about 38 percent of the c[...]
TubeMogul Pitches Brand Safety With PageSafe, A Tool To See Where Ads Really Appear
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Media agencies want to ensure that their ads are only seen in the best light… But a lot of times, the networks they use to distribute those ads don’t do a good job of distinguishing between good content or bad content, or where an ad appears. That’s why video ad startup TubeMogul has opened up a new page that will let anyone — whether it be a brand, an agency, a publisher, or merely a curious observer — scan a URL and see how it ranks in terms of brand safety. That page, based on TubeMogul’s PageSafe technology, is a powerful tool to show off what viewers really see and what brand associations they’re getting when ads run against certain content[...]
Continue ReadingArtificial Muscle’s touch sensors can deepen the bass in headphones (exclusive)
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Haptic feedback, or touch vibration sensors, have been built into game controllers for years. But now they’re also being used to improve the quality 0f bass sounds in high-end audio headphones.
Artificial Muscle is unveiling the audio application for its ViviTouch technology today, which makes the speakers in the headphones vibrate as if they had the benefit of a subwoofer. I listened to a demo version of the technology and felt the vibrations in my ears.
The company plans to show off the audio technology at the E3 trade show coming up on June 4 in Los Angeles. It is doing so because gamers are likely to appreciate the better sound quality. Artificial Muscle is in talks with multiple h[...]
Continue ReadingArtificial Muscle is unveiling the audio application for its ViviTouch technology today, which makes the speakers in the headphones vibrate as if they had the benefit of a subwoofer. I listened to a demo version of the technology and felt the vibrations in my ears.
The company plans to show off the audio technology at the E3 trade show coming up on June 4 in Los Angeles. It is doing so because gamers are likely to appreciate the better sound quality. Artificial Muscle is in talks with multiple h[...]
Google tablet with Android 4.1 & Tegra 3 quad-core processor gets closer to reality
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A rumored 7-inch tablet branded by Google has been outed by a RightWare benchmark test and it appears the device includes a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and runs Android 4.1, according to some deep reporting by Android Police.
Like Google is doing with the unlocked Galaxy Nexus Android phone, rumor has it that Google will sell its own tablet running its Android OS. The RightWare benchmark lists a new “Google Asus Nexus 7″ tablet and it’s almost certain that’s the slate people have been murmuring about.
The Nexus 7 listing includes a lot of key specs that what we can expect, including a 7-inch screen with 768-by-1280 resolution and a quad-core Tegra 3 processor made by[...]
Continue ReadingLike Google is doing with the unlocked Galaxy Nexus Android phone, rumor has it that Google will sell its own tablet running its Android OS. The RightWare benchmark lists a new “Google Asus Nexus 7″ tablet and it’s almost certain that’s the slate people have been murmuring about.
The Nexus 7 listing includes a lot of key specs that what we can expect, including a 7-inch screen with 768-by-1280 resolution and a quad-core Tegra 3 processor made by[...]
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