Nvidia just rolled out a very interesting selection of software for its over-the-top Shield TV box in China – Wii games, running in 1080p resolution, including New Super Mario Bros. Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Prince’s, and PUNCH-OUT!!. It’s only in China, where Shield TV is launching for the first time, but it’s an official tie-up between Nvidia and Nintendo,… Read More
If you’re thinking about buying a new portable game system, you’re probably deciding between the Nintendo Switch and the New Nintendo 3DS XL. While the PlayStation Vita has some solid games, Sony seems to have forgotten its portable system and thus it’s not too popular. We’re here to help you figure out whether the Switch or 3DS is better for you. Read on to learn about both systems so you know which one to get. An Introduction to Both Devices Let’s get some basic details out of the way before diving into the specifics of either system. The Switch is...
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Revolut is merging traditional banking and cryptocurrency to let you buy, sell, trade, and hold Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ether alongside 25 world fiat currencies. The $90 million-funded mobile banking startup is trying to erase the divide between old and new money. Revolut‘s CEO Nikolay Storonsky announced on stage today at TechCrunch’s Disrupt Berlin conference that… Read More
Here are 15 true stories and quotes about Bill Gates and the rise of Microsoft Windows. Bill Gates became internationally recognized over the 1980s and 1990s thanks to his part in making personal computers a hugely important component of modern life. His exploits have been collected in books, movies, and countless interviews. Here are some of the most illuminating looks at a major figure in the history of computing. Gates has clearly changed a lot over the last thirty years, and some of these stories show just how different today’s philanthropist is from yesterday’s ruthless businessman. 1. Bill Is Pretty...
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Our verdict of the MGCool Explorer 2C:If you want a cheap action camera that shoots excellent video without any bells and whistles, then this is the camera for you! Don't buy it if you're after slow motion or a wonderful user experience.710The MGCool Explorer 2C is a tiny, $80 action camera. It has a built in stabilizer, is waterproof, and can shoot Ultra-HD 4k video. It’s cheap, but do you get what you paid for? Features The Explorer 2C will be instantly familiar to anyone who has used a GoPro before. Its tiny size measures 60mm x 40mm x 30mm, or...
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Maybe you and your child are on a long road trip, sitting in a waiting room, or traveling on public transportation. It doesn’t take long for an adult to become bored in these situations, much less a child. Technology brings us many benefits — these include ways to keep our kids entertained when they are stuck without toys, their favorite book, or their bike. If you allow your child to use your mobile device or they are lucky enough to have one of their own, then use it to your advantage. Instead of listening to “Are we there yet?” or...
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You live inside the Gmail inbox, but are you aware of its limitations and restrictions? For instance, did you know that Gmail has a sending limit? As soon as you hit the maximum number of emails, Gmail will put up a stop sign and won’t allow any more for the day. The reason behind this is online safety. The sending and receiving limits are designed to keep your account safe from spam attacks and excess automated messages. As soon as you hit the limit, you cannot receive any new email. All incoming messages are bounced back to the sender. Gmail’s Sending...
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Now that its bottom line is being affected, YouTube says it will begin to take additional steps to protect its advertisers and creators from inappropriate content on its network. In a blog post authored by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Monday, the company said it will increase its staff to over 10,000 in 2018 to help better moderate video content.The news follows a series of scandals on the… Read More
Xbox Live Gold offers several benefits, like free games each month and online multiplayer. The $60 price tag for a year of service isn’t cheap though (especially if you can’t find a discount). Maybe you don’t bother with the free games or play online anymore. If you decide that you’re done with Xbox Live, it’s easy enough to cancel your subscription. How to Cancel Your Xbox Live Subscription Visit the Xbox website and click Sign in in the top-right corner. Sign into your Microsoft account. You’ll see your profile picture in the top-right corner of the page. Click it and...
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After what feels like an eternity, Microsoft has found a solution to the Windows updates conundrum — and more amazingly, users are happy with it. Windows Update now relies on a combination of active hours, customizable restarts, and manual pauses. The upshot is you can be safe in the knowledge that you’re running the latest version of the operating system without worrying about checking for updates every day. But there is still one part of Windows Update that needs your attention: the old files that are left behind. They can take up a lot of space. Rather than relying on Windows...
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Google’s made a number of tweaks since announcing Android Go back at I/O in May. The lightweight version is finally ready to launch, albeit with a slightly altered name. The OS is launching with the release of Android 8.1, now carrying the decidedly less catchy Android Oreo (Go edition) title. Read More
Google’s made a number of tweaks since announcing Android Go back at I/O in May. The lightweight version is finally ready to launch, albeit with a slightly altered name. The OS is launching with the release of Android 8.1, now carrying the decidedly less catchy Android Oreo (Go edition) title. Read More
It’s a hard job to keep your home clean and organized, but it’s a job that needs to be done. Still, with a few tricks and hacks, you can make this much easier than it is. Check out these household hacking experts for tips. While these bloggers are Americans, the tips aren’t for American households alone. Most of them are generic and applicable anywhere in the world, like saving money while decorating your home. 1. One Good Thing by Jillee Jill Nystul’s tips and tricks, found at her blog, have made her internet famous already. A simple writing style, plenty...
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Apple Pay Cash is finally starting to roll out to users in the States, bringing the ability to send other iOS users payments directly through iMessage. The update is arriving piece by piece to those who’ve downloaded iOS 11.2, which launched two days back with a not-yet-live version of the feature. Apple Pay Cash was announced back in June at WWDC. However, the company added ahead of… Read More
Though Google’s early efforts in VR and AR may not have reached the average Android user, as the company scales its vision for what augmented and virtual reality mean to its overall business, it’s been devoting major attention as of late to the developers that have taken to building early experiences. Today, the company announced an extension to their ever-expanding pipeline for… Read More
Vidme is shutting down, and it’s all the fault of Google and Facebook. The popular online video platform will go offline on December 15th, 2017, at which point all videos will be “permanently deleted from the Vidme servers”. And with that, Google and Facebook’s stranglehold tightens. A Brief History of Vidme Vidme was launched in 2014. It originally offered a simplified take on the idea of online video-sharing, with people able to upload videos anonymously without needing to register. It then evolved into a hybrid of YouTube and Reddit, with curated categories and content creators. The site attracted millions of...
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Google’s newest app for emerging markets is a service that helps control data usage on a smartphone and get more for your top-up credit. Datally, which is available for Android devices worldwide from today, applies granular control to enable a user to monitor use of data on their phone and cut data usage on any app as they please. The app design is simple and it appears to be effective.… Read More
As promised earlier, Target today launched its own mobile payments system with the introduction of “Wallet” in the Target app. Wallet, as the name implies, allows Target shoppers in-store to both check out using their smartphone as well as take advantage of their Cartwheel digital coupons and discounts with only one scan of their barcode. Already, Cartwheel savings in… Read More
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| For any given location in the genome, there are multiple reads among the ~1 billion that include a base at that position. Each read is aligned to a reference, and then each of the bases in the read is compared to the base of the reference at that location. When a read includes a base that differs from the reference, it may indicate a variant (a difference in the true sequence), or it may be an error. |
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| Each of the four images above is a visualization of actual sequencer reads aligned to a reference genome. A key question is how to use the reads to determine whether there is a variant on both chromosomes, on just one chromosome, or on neither chromosome. There is more than one type of variant, with SNPs and insertions/deletions being the most common. A: a true SNP on one chromosome pair, B: a deletion on one chromosome, C: a deletion on both chromosomes, D: a false variant caused by errors. It's easy to see that these look quite distinct when visualized in this manner. |
Facebook has launched a new standalone version of Messenger aimed at kids. And it is, rather inevitably, called Messenger Kids. Messenger Kids is designed for children aged between six and 12, with parents being placed in charge of setting up and managing their children’s access. Thanks to the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) no one under the age of 13 is allowed to sign up for a Facebook account. Some kids still do sign up, but Facebook has needed a way to reach out to this younger generation without upsetting their parents for some time. A Child-Friendly Version...
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