10 inch tablet not big enough? Try Samsung's 12.2 inch offerings

Multi window mode — now up to 4 apps open, on screen, simultaneously
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Galaxy 12.2 Note & Tab:

http://www.androidpit.com/galaxy-note-pro-12-2-hands-on

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/2321919/ces-samsung-galaxy-tab-pro-122-hands-on-review

9,500 mAh battery suggests good battery life, but 12.2 inch screen suggests high battery consumption. We'll see.


Samsung Galaxy 12.2 inch tablet in Zagg keyboard case
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Zagg has a keyboard case in development. A problem with keyboard cases for existing tablets is that the keyboards are the same width as the tablet & so are less than full size. Cases for these larger tablets will be full size, or at least closer to.

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http://www.zagg.com/keyboard-cases/cover-fit/8778?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CES%20Roundup%202014%20-%20All%20C&utm_content=&spMailingID=7757554&spUserID=Nzc4MTg2NzU4OTES1&spJobID=114462960&spReportId=MTE0NDYyOTYwS0 / Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 highlight highlights mobile mobility presented Consumer Electronics Show CES Note Pro 12.2 Galaxy Note 3 added software features feature improved user interface Magazine UX space tools productivity first look Samsung Samsung's behemoth Android tablet design faux leather new Galaxy trend Note 3 Note 10.1 aluminium aluminum frame polycarbonate bezel dimension dimensions 259.5 x 203.9 x 7.95 mm weight 750 gram 753 g LTE model width infra red infra-red IR blaster power/lock power lock sleep button top dual speaker speakers found either side micro USB port microSD SIM S Pen slots slot home button located usual central position under display horizontal mode micro USB microUSB charging port one handed one-handed S Pen user users surface faux leather fake false display Super Clear LCD display Full HD resolution 2560 x 1600 247 ppi pixels per inch point points pixel density 12-inch model excellent viewing angle great color representation rendition individual pixels naked unaided human eye LCD display battery set constant brightness any high performing screen save battery life software hardware software Samsung tablet manufacturer manufacturers bloat bloatware unnecessary software features use up internal storage suck battery life Note Pro implemented new tweaked user interface usual home screen user users load full folder folders application applications app apps widgets widget Magazine UX newsfeed app Flipboard interface presents dashboard full of content news books book magazines apps more tab form visually appealing look Kobo UI user interface Berlin IFA content hidden app drawer user flip pages page magazine app drawer Magazine UX can be customized Samsung keep what matters at your fingertips Samsung makes a point of implementing multitasking device devices Note Pro upped the ante employ up to four apps Multi Window mode user can choose apps adjust the proportions proportion drag content app to another press long pressing middle point menu will pop up providing options expand close out switch apps /

It's not the heat, it's the carbon dioxide

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Jumping allows the conch snail to escape from the predatory cone snail. Previous experiments had shown that rising temperature had left the conch's predator avoiding ability unimpaired.

No such luck with rising carbon dioxide levels:

http://www.coralcoe.org.au/news/jumping-snails-left-grounded-in-future-oceans / sea snails mollusk mollusc Mollusca leap escape predator predators jump jumping ability rising human carbon dioxide emissions team international scientists discover discovery discovered research lead author study published today Dr Sue-Ann Watson ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Coral CoE James Cook University observed observe observation conch snail strong foot leap away approaching predators predator predate stop stops jumping takes longer to jump when exposed levels carbon dioxide projected end this century Dr Watson explains increased carbon dioxide ocean acidification levels disrupt particular neurotransmitter receptor snail’s nervous system delaying vital decision making decision-making escape snail more vulnerable poisonous dart slow moving slow-moving nemesis marbled cone shell effects quite profound altered behaviours behaviour behaviors behavior between predators predator prey potential disrupt ocean food webs web study shows show disrupted decision making decision-making elevated carbon dioxide levels level occur marine invertebrate invertebrates scientists observe observed similar effects before fish co author co-author Professor Göran Nilsson University of Oslo neurotransmitter receptor common many animals evolved quite early animal kingdom study suggests suggest human carbon dioxide emissions directly alter behaviour many marine animals including seafood part human diet Professor Philip Munday Coral CoE past studies effects ocean acidification animals mostly focused happen shell shells marine snails calcifying animals shell shells built more acidic environment study shows dual threat both weaker shells impaired behaviour Professor Munday critical study understand extent behavioural disturbances disturbance question sea creatures adapt fast enough rapid pace rising carbon dioxide levels ocean acidification /

New Corning Gorilla Glass

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Mobile phones — so many uses — clock, calculator & SMS were amongst, if not the, first uses, apart from voice. Current smartphones include Web browsing, email, games, GPS navigation, word processing, document scanning & storage, programming environment, photography, photo editing, astronomy & banking in their repertoire.

And the next killer app is:

killing germs?

Apparently so:

http://applefansite.com/2014/01/new-gorilla-glass-will-kill-germs-phone/ / hard scratch resistant penetration tough Gorilla Glass public health Corning latest version toughened screen protectors protect protection company prevent growth fungi mildew mold algae bacteria nasty things live phone phone's phones screen new products product contain ionic silver coating ion bacteria germ killing services version last lifetime buy Corning guarantee health related benefit benefits germ free devices AppleFanSite germ virus antiseptic antisepsis screen protection protector surface anti bacterial anti-bacterial fungal viral germ-free germ free /

10 app trends for 2014: privacy, wearables, education & more

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/app-trends-2014-privacy-wearables-education / iOS Android smartphone smart phone pad tablet iPad iPod Google Apple app application hand mobile cell device free-to-play gaming evolution free to play iOS versus Android sharing economy regulation apps industry industries entertainment publishing game games enterprise education sector attracted big investment generated lucrative acquisitions billion billions dollars revenue revenues privacy regulation Dotcom dot com dotcom-style bubble pop 2014 big trends trend apps developer developers startup startups brand brands create creating release releasing crash relatively small number apps make making big money rubbish spare time hobbyist projects project startup startups raise raised seed venture financing catch on users money photo-sharing photo sharing health tracking health-tracking tools tool freemium games messaging apps overstuffed category cull 2014 search audience business model good technology acquihirers Facebook Snapchat hack security ID privacy password passwords mobile free-to-play gaming free to 2 play f2p freemium software free games messaging apps WeChat Line KakaoTalk WhatsApp Kik Snapchat the Blackberry mail BBM Facebook Myspace games game shop shopping music video social networking network education device /

Tesla Model X spotted on public road in Culver City, California

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http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1089596_2015-tesla-model-x-prototype-seen-testing-on-southern-california-roads / 2015 Tesla Model X spotted sighted seen on public roads Instagram sighted spotted Tesla Model X electric crossover prototype testing street streets Southern Culver City California plug in plug-in crossover spotted 10 miles from Tesla Tesla's design center in Hawthorne Tesla show showed Model X opening Palo Alto store October appearance Model X public indicates Tesla is preparing prepare unveil production model to public 2014 Detroit Auto Show Tesla press conference scheduled 11:40 am Tuesday Model X revealed headquarters of CEO Elon Musk SpaceX all electric electric vehicle EV all-electric crossover falcon doors crowds auto shows Tesla showed revised prototype new interior 2013 Detroit show Model S rides platform Model X sedan same hardware 85 killoWatt hour kWh 85-kilowatt-hour battery pack SUV crossover design Model X all wheel 4 wheel four wheel all-wheel drive production line assembly line volume production beginning begin first quarter 2015 /

Google has built a neural network to identify 100 million house numbers for Streetview

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http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/40259-google-has-built-a-neural-network-to-identify-100-million-house-numbers-for-streetview / Internet prove your humanity type typing words number letter letters numbers captcha Google Google’s recaptcha variant bot automaton spam bots at bay search giant identify text scan scanned books house numbers number Streetview Google brain cycles new research paper Google details company trained neural network read millions unidentified house numbers captured Streetview cameras camera human intervention artificial neural network computational model seek seeks replicate parallel nature living brain system works directly pixel images captured by Streetview cars car brain many previous models model break breaking address image individual digits identify identifying each one look looks whole number recognize recognizes recognize type address Google Map return correct location right addresses structure essential area building numbers not non linear front door company build building synthetic brain train neural network Google used publicly available Street View House Numbers SVHN Dataset massive dataset 200,000 addresses split up into number blocks total 600,000 numerical images train electronic brain six days system learn dataset identify digits Streetview pictures high level accuracy /

Gemini Planet Imager snaps first direct image of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b (slide show)

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Although its not the sharpest you've ever seen, the photograph above is a direct image of a planet (Beta Pictoris b) which is orbiting a star 63 million light years away. In addition to the distance, there is the problem of overcoming the dazzling light of the star. Think of pointing your camera directly into a searchlight & trying to take a photograph of a moth flying just to the side.

Gemini Planet Imager has done something similar, except that the star is very much brighter, & both star & planet, very much further away.

http://www.gizmag.com/gemini-planet-imager-pictoris/30379/ / 10 years development develop developed developing Gemini Observatory advanced planet imaging instrument capture captured direct image exoplanet Beta Pictoris b image breakthrough analysis analyze extrasolar planets planet planetary body Gemini Planet Imager GPI tool advanced optics system infrared spectograph recover retrieve direct images young planet planets orbit orbiting distant stars star GPI collaboration collaborate collaborative project developed institute institution institutes several countries test deployed 8meter 8-meter Gemini South telescope Chile first light first-light team targeted Beta Pictoris system capture direct images image imaging Beta Pictoris b some 63 million light years away detecting detection detect exoplanet exoplanets direct imaging image dazzle overpower overpowering light majority known exoplanets exoplanet detected detect detection indirect methods method transit method rely relies detection drop reduction brightness parent star pass passes in front Transit Timing Variation method compare comparison compares deviations deviation orbit caused gravitational pull computer based computer-based predictions predict prediction /