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Obvious Engine AR System Augments Dr Pepper Soda Can

The Obvious Engine AR System Augments Dr Pepper Soda Can

It won’t be long before all the technologies we see in a Spielberg film, or some other sci-fi Hollywood blockbuster becomes available to us in reality. Augmented reality may not be mainstream, but thanks to brands like Starbucks and some other cool iPhone and Android apps, it is no longer …

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Steam Mobile App Is Now Available

Steam, Valve’s digital distribution service, has gone mobile. The app, recently out of beta, is available for both iOS and Android.

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tmux Lets Command-line Junkies Multiplex Their Terminals

Serious command-line users will definitely love tmux, a utility that allows you to split your terminal window into multiple screens.

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What is Amiga and How To Use It

Although the original Commodore Amiga line of computers perished with Commodore itself when the company went bankrupt in 1994, enthusiasts are still keeping the platform alive today.

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Firefox 8 Now Available for Download

If you had been using Mozilla Firefox 7 and cursed how slow it is, well help is here. Firefox 8 would be hitting the shelves on November 8th and promises to be faster, slicker and more efficient in using up your computer’s resources.

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Waze 3.0 Puts You On The Right Track

Waze, the GPS app that relies on the driving community for helping individual drivers, has been recently updated to version 3.0.

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Ubuntu 11.10 Released

During the month of October, most people are getting ready to celebrate Halloween, but serious computer geeks also have another tradition. October is one of two months each year months that a new Ubuntu version is released, and version 11.10 of the Linux distribution, dubbed “Oneiric Ocelot” is available for …

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Firefox 7 Reduces Memory Footprint

Mozilla has released a new version of their Firefox browser that attempts to reduce the amount of memory it uses.

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Top-Rated Facebook Chat App Now Available for Blackberry

Chatting through IM used to require spending hours camped out in front of a computer and missing out on actual events. With the advent of mobile devices, we can now stay connected and get out of the house at the same time. The only downside is clunky IM apps that …

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Windows 8 to Boot in Just 8 Seconds

If you were tired of the way your computer boots, you are not alone. Windows 7 too has not found a lot of supporters when it comes to booting speed, and Microsoft has realized that a major chunk of its computer consumers may switch to other platforms if it does …