10 Minimal iOS Games to Kill Boredom
I have to confess, I love minimal iOS games. I enjoy the cleverness needed to create something engaging, yet so simple. While I like elaborate games like Civilization, there is so much content and depth it actually seems easier to make something great. With the limited resources and screen real-estate of iOS devices, simpler yet well-made games are in the forefront. In this article...
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10 Minimal iOS Games to Kill BoredomI have to confess, I love minimal iOS games. I enjoy the cleverness needed to create something engaging, yet so simple. While I like elaborate games like Civilization, there is so much content and depth it actually seems easier to make something great. With the limited resources and screen real-estate of iOS devices, simpler yet well-made games are in the forefront. In this article...GamingJune 9, 2015, 21:9:1310 Minimal iOS Games to Kill Boredomsource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/minimal-ios-games/ | June 9, 2015, 21:9:13
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20 Highly Addictive Mobile Games You Have to Try
Every day we wake up to a gamescape that’s teeming with new entries, which makes that perfect-match game more and more elusive. If you haven’t tried gamifying your phone experience, research shows you really should give it a go, for the sake of your sanity if nothing else – and one of the best reasons to do so is to relieve stress....
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20 Highly Addictive Mobile Games You Have to TryEvery day we wake up to a gamescape that’s teeming with new entries, which makes that perfect-match game more and more elusive. If you haven’t tried gamifying your phone experience, research shows you really should give it a go, for the sake of your sanity if nothing else – and one of the best reasons to do so is to relieve stress....GamingJune 9, 2015, 21:8:420 Highly Addictive Mobile Games You Have to Trysource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/addictive-indie-mobile-games/ | June 9, 2015, 21:8:4
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BlackBerry's former boss finally talks
Former BlackBerry (BBRY) mogul Jim Balsillie says Apple's (AAPL) introduction of the iPhone and BlackBerry's rushed attempt to match it were devastating for the once iconic company....
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BlackBerry's former boss finally talksFormer BlackBerry (BBRY) mogul Jim Balsillie says Apple's (AAPL) introduction of the iPhone and BlackBerry's rushed attempt to match it were devastating for the once iconic company....BlackberryJune 9, 2015, 21:5:34BlackBerry's former boss finally talkssource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/blackberrys-former-boss-finally-talks/ | June 9, 2015, 21:5:34
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Facebook Messenger On Android Hits 1…Billion…Downloads
Only two companies have apps with over 1 billion Google Play downloads, and the other is Google. Today Facebook proved just how big a business replacing SMS can be, as its leader David Marcus announced Messenger has now been downloaded over 1 billion times on Android. It joins Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google’s Gmail, YouTube, Search, and Maps in this very exclusive club....
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Facebook Messenger On Android Hits 1…Billion…DownloadsOnly two companies have apps with over 1 billion Google Play downloads, and the other is Google. Today Facebook proved just how big a business replacing SMS can be, as its leader David Marcus announced Messenger has now been downloaded over 1 billion times on Android. It joins Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google’s Gmail, YouTube, Search, and Maps in this very exclusive club....PlatformsJune 9, 2015, 20:42:55Facebook Messenger On Android Hits 1…Billion…Downloadssource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/09/the-new-facebook/#.czm8zh:BFDT | June 9, 2015, 20:42:55
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Software Is Eating The Job Market
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy is in its strongest stretch in corporate hiring since 1997. Given the rapidly escalating competition for talent, it is important for employers, job seekers, and policy leaders to understand the dynamics behind some of the fastest growing professional roles in the job market....
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Software Is Eating The Job MarketAccording to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy is in its strongest stretch in corporate hiring since 1997. Given the rapidly escalating competition for talent, it is important for employers, job seekers, and policy leaders to understand the dynamics behind some of the fastest growing professional roles in the job market....TechnologyJune 9, 2015, 20:41:9Software Is Eating The Job Marketsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/09/software-is-eating-the-job-market/#.czm8zh:tmNB | June 9, 2015, 20:41:9
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Snapchat makes logging in more secure with two-factor authentication
Snapchat's making it a bit easier to keep your account (and all the snaps contained within) secure. The app's most recent update on Android and iOS adds the ability to enable two-factor authentication. Once switched on inside the settings menu, login verification requires that you enter a 6-digit code upon signing in from any device you haven't used before. ...
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Snapchat makes logging in more secure with two-factor authenticationSnapchat's making it a bit easier to keep your account (and all the snaps contained within) secure. The app's most recent update on Android and iOS adds the ability to enable two-factor authentication. Once switched on inside the settings menu, login verification requires that you enter a 6-digit code upon signing in from any device you haven't used before. ...SecurityJune 9, 2015, 20:40:6Snapchat makes logging in more secure with two-factor authenticationsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/8754435/snapchat-adds-two-factor-authentication | June 9, 2015, 20:40:6
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iOS 9 is turning the iPad into what it always wanted to be: the new-age PC
Apple's upcoming iOS 9 has a bunch of under-the-hood performance improvements and new features, like a new, more intelligent personal assistant. While all iOS devices dating back to 2011's iPhone 4S will benefit from the new platform when it officially launches this fall, the iPad — and the most recent iPad in particular — is getting special treatment this time ...
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iOS 9 is turning the iPad into what it always wanted to be: the new-age PCApple's upcoming iOS 9 has a bunch of under-the-hood performance improvements and new features, like a new, more intelligent personal assistant. While all iOS devices dating back to 2011's iPhone 4S will benefit from the new platform when it officially launches this fall, the iPad — and the most recent iPad in particular — is getting special treatment this time ...Apple/iOSJune 9, 2015, 20:38:38iOS 9 is turning the iPad into what it always wanted to be: the new-age PCsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/8750805/ios-9-ipad-new-features-report | June 9, 2015, 20:38:38
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The entire music industry is just another feature of the iPhone
Apple spent a lot of time at WWDC heaping praise on developers — the middle point of the keynote featured a video celebrating all of the apps and experiences enabled by the iPhone and the App Store in the seven years of its existence. Neil deGrasse Tyson called the combination of apps and handheld devices "a watershed moment in civilization." When Tim Cook announc...
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The entire music industry is just another feature of the iPhoneApple spent a lot of time at WWDC heaping praise on developers — the middle point of the keynote featured a video celebrating all of the apps and experiences enabled by the iPhone and the App Store in the seven years of its existence. Neil deGrasse Tyson called the combination of apps and handheld devices "a watershed moment in civilization." When Tim Cook announc...Apple/iOSJune 9, 2015, 20:37:46The entire music industry is just another feature of the iPhonesource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/9/8753939/the-iphone-is-about-to-change-the-media-industry-again | June 9, 2015, 20:37:46
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Robot pets to rise in an overpopulated world
Robotic dogs are likely to replace the real thing in households worldwide in as little as a decade, as our infatuation with technology grows and more people migrate to high-density city living....
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Robot pets to rise in an overpopulated worldRobotic dogs are likely to replace the real thing in households worldwide in as little as a decade, as our infatuation with technology grows and more people migrate to high-density city living....RoboticsJune 9, 2015, 20:36:18Robot pets to rise in an overpopulated worldsource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511125221.htm | June 9, 2015, 20:36:18
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June 9, 2015, 20:34:25Big Bang Booming - Back to the Future
Big Bang Booming - Back to the Future
Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. This ancient description of the creation of the universe found in the Book of Genesis may be accurate after all. The big bang theory describes the beginning of the universe as having been precipitated from an infinitesimally small point. In this small volume, all matter and energy was concentrated until its c -
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June 9, 2015, 20:33:5"We Don't Know What We are Talking About" - Nobel Laureate David Gro
"We Don't Know What We are Talking About" - Nobel Laureate David Gro
Last December ('05), physicists held the 23rd Solvay Conference in Brussels, Belgium. Amongst the many topics covered in the conference was the subject matter of string theory. This theory combines the apparently irreconcilable domains of quantum physics and relativity. David Gross a Nobel Laureate made some startling statements about the state of physics including: -
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June 9, 2015, 20:31:5Galactic Mystery - Matter - On the Dark Side
Galactic Mystery - Matter - On the Dark Side
Heralding a new age in the cosmos, Norwegian Kristian Birkeland predicted that the universe likely consisted of an exotic component that would later be called dark matter. His comments about this subject matter appeared in a description of the Norwegian Aurora Polaris Expedition (1902-1903). Birkeland's ideas about the Expedition were published in the fateful year of 1913 w -
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June 9, 2015, 19:56:57Biodiesel, What Is It?
Biodiesel, What Is It?
In today's world, one can hardly escape the subject of fuel prices and fuel supply. For a number of different reasons people have turned from standard petroleum based fuel sources and looked for a reliable alternative-fuel. Biodiesel is one such fuel that experts and enthusiasts have embraced as not only their idea of a fuel of the future, but is also their choice for a fue -
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Three CAPTCHA Tips That Block Spam Bots Without Annoying Your Users
As Andrew Stein, our Chief Scientist, discussed in his post Are We Still Using CAPTCHAs to Stop Form Spam?, we’ve come to a point where the only people who have trouble reading basic CAPTCHAs are your actual users – not the spam bots....
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Three CAPTCHA Tips That Block Spam Bots Without Annoying Your UsersAs Andrew Stein, our Chief Scientist, discussed in his post Are We Still Using CAPTCHAs to Stop Form Spam?, we’ve come to a point where the only people who have trouble reading basic CAPTCHAs are your actual users – not the spam bots....SecurityJune 8, 2015, 20:19:37Three CAPTCHA Tips That Block Spam Bots Without Annoying Your Userssource: http://resources.distilnetworks.com/h/i/53821918-three-captcha-tips-that-block-spam-bots-without-annoying-your-users/181642?v=8&_z1_caid=17922&utm_medium=content&utm_source=_Zemanta_4173b88f15 | June 8, 2015, 20:19:37
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Tabletop Games Shouldn't Try to be Video Games
There is something that has always seemed a little strange to me about tabletop games getting video game variants. I completely understand why they exist. It is great to be able to play Ticket to Ride or Settlers of Catan on the bus using your smartphone. Equally, you may not have people readily available to come over and play Dead of Winter or Pandemic when you are in the mood. Th...
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Tabletop Games Shouldn't Try to be Video GamesThere is something that has always seemed a little strange to me about tabletop games getting video game variants. I completely understand why they exist. It is great to be able to play Ticket to Ride or Settlers of Catan on the bus using your smartphone. Equally, you may not have people readily available to come over and play Dead of Winter or Pandemic when you are in the mood. Th...GamingJune 8, 2015, 20:13:57Tabletop Games Shouldn't Try to be Video Gamessource: http://www.gameskinny.com/nzc3v/tabletop-games-shouldnt-try-to-be-video-games | June 8, 2015, 20:13:57
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Everything You Should Know About Disney Infinity 3.0
Later this year Disney Infinity 3.0 will release with the most exciting line-up of characters and figures to date, including characters from Star Wars, Avengers, Inside Out, Tron, Frozen, Mulan, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse....
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Everything You Should Know About Disney Infinity 3.0Later this year Disney Infinity 3.0 will release with the most exciting line-up of characters and figures to date, including characters from Star Wars, Avengers, Inside Out, Tron, Frozen, Mulan, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse....GamingJune 8, 2015, 20:13:2Everything You Should Know About Disney Infinity 3.0source: http://www.gameskinny.com/pw83c/everything-you-should-know-about-disney-infinity-30 | June 8, 2015, 20:13:2
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