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NASA Wants You to Join the Asteroid Hunters If you’re interested in joining the ranks of asteroid hunters—and have your own telescope—NASA has an app for you. NASA announced new desktop software, developed in partnership with the asteroid mining company Planetary Resources, that analyzes images taken by telescope for potential asteroids. |
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Study Tests Activity Tracking App to Detect Depression Some of the most popular apps are the health and fitness ones. What if changes in activity level could flag overlooked symptoms of depression? Researchers at Dartmouth College hope that tracking daily physical activities can be good for your mental health, as well as your fitness. |
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Google Acquires Word Lens Translation App Google recently acquired Quest Visual, maker of the Word Lens translation app. Word Lens uses built-in cameras on smartphones to quickly scan and identify foreign text and then translate and display the words in another language. Anuj Magazine examines the possible strategy driving the acquisition. |
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Trouble Sleeping? Nighttime Device Use Could Be the Cause If you find yourself tossing and turning late into the night, the culprit could be the smartphone or tablet charging on the nightstand beside you. Studies have shown that the blue wavelengths emitted by electronic devices may interfere with the brain’s natural rhythms. |
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FCC Wants You to Track Mobile Network Speed with Free App Do you suspect the advertised speeds your mobile provider hypes don’t measure up to actual performance? If you have an inquiring mind and really want to know for sure, the Federal Communications Commission has a free app for you to use. |
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What Goes into a Successful Recipe Site or App? While all of the shopping buzz and analysis is happening during the holidays, another niche that is steadily and silently picking up momentum is the online world of recipes—both recipe portals and applications. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the important aspects of a successful recipe site or app. |
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Great Marching Band Halftime Show? There’s an App for That At Ohio State University, where Buckeye fans stay glued to their seats at halftime, the OSU Marching Band stepped it up big time this year thanks to two students who suggested using iPads to reduce the massive amount of paper used each week to diagram Saturday’s on-field performance. |
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How Android Became the OS of the Internet of Things Steve Vaughn writes that the Android operating system is making possible the concept of the Internet of Things. The opportunity is available to device makers to deliver innovation through the existing Android app ecosystem |
