Computers & Computing Category - Page 149
Narrative Science Is a Computer Program That Can Write [Artificial Intelligence Can Now Write as Well as Humans; Will Writers Lose Jobs In a Few Years' Time?]
Automatic content generators are the scourge of most legitimate writers and publishers, especially if these take some original content, spin it around and generate a mashup of different content but obviously based on something else. An app made by computer science and journalism experts involves artificial intelligence that writes like [...]
Amazon to Launch Netflix-Like Digital Book Library? [Amazon Reportedly In Talks With Publishers to Launch a New eBook Service for Kindle Customers]
As you may very well know, Amazon is going to launch its own Android tablet later this year, the 7-inch Amazon Kindle, a device that’s already believed to become a best-seller device while not necessarily being an iPad-killer.
Apple iTunes Match Beta Available Again for U.S. Developers [iTunes Match Beta Subscriptions Available Again, iTunes Beta 10.5 Beta 8 Also Required]
Registered iOS U.S. developers that want to try out Apple’s iTunes Match iCloud feature but missed previous opportunities to subscribe for the beta can do so now as Apple has reopened registrations.
iPad Can Now Be A Portable Fax Machine Thanks To eFax [App Turns Your iPad Into A Fax Machine Wherever You Go]
Does your job demand you to travel a lot while keeping in touch with the head office all along? Or are you someone who’s always on the go, but need to keep in touch with the people in your job? Sometimes, people can be unreasonable, and demand that you send [...]
Apple Mac Users Take Note: Preview App On Mac OS X Has Security Flaw [Mac's Default App & PDF Viewer Might Be Giving Your Sensitive Data Out]
Caution to all Apple Mac users: your Preview app could be buggy, and it could have been giving your sensitive and personal data out. Mac apps developer Christian Kienle recently discovered a bug on the Mac OS X’s Preview app (its default PDF and image viewer) which, while not terribly [...]
HTC Puccini 4G LTE Tablet Coming to Rogers? [Leak Suggests Canadian Customers May Soon Get a 4G LTE Tablet Too, the HTC Puccini]
The HTC Puccini, also known as the AT&T Jetstream in the USA, is a 4G LTE 10.1-inch Android Honeycomb tablet that was recently announced by the Taiwanese manufacturer. And it looks like Canadian carrier Rogers may offer it soon to its subscribers.
Adobe Flash Now Available for iOS, Sort Of [Flash Media Server 4.5 Streams Content to iPhone, iPad, iPod Without Flash Ever Running on the Mobile Device]
The Flash-or-No-Flash on iOS devices debacle has long been running, with former Apple CEO Steve Jobs even pitching in with his own rationale why Apple iDevices don’t need flash. But recent developments from Adobe might have just solved that.
Jelly Bean is the Next Android Version [After Ice Cream Sandwich, Google to Release Android Update as Jellybean]
Google is fond of naming their Android operating system releases after desserts. As someone over at the big G seems to have a sweet tooth, the next iteration of Android will also follow the same nomenclature.
Asus Shows Off N55SF & N75SF Laptops [Asus's Pair Of New Laptops Pack Loads Of Features For The Multimedia Inclined]
For those of you who like using their laptops as portable entertainment systems–and why not? The screen may not be the biggest, but when you’re only two or three feet away a 15 inch screen or so looks pretty sharp indeed!–you’ll be happy to hear about the rapidly upcoming line [...]
Dell Precision M6600 Laptop Brings In Some Impressive Storage [Dell's Precision M6600 and M4600 Laptops Get A Pretty Substantial Upgrade In Storage]
I’ve been one of those people who railed against the idea of solid state drives. Sure, they have their advantages: they’re smaller, they’re faster, they’re even safer and do a better job of long-term storage of your data as compared to regular hard drives. But considering the differences in price [...]

