Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Balancing ISO and digital noise for sharper low-light photos

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Balancing ISO and digital noise for sharper low-light photos

03.28.2013 3:00 AM

The average camera's noise performance has improved dramatically in the past few years, enabling you to shoot at previously unheard-of, crazy-high ISOs and still get very usable photos.

Review: iStabilizer Dolly creates smooth, stable tracking shots with your phone or camera

04.01.2013 5:00 AM

The iStabilizer Dolly is a compact, configurable device for taking smooth, stable tracking shots using an iPhone or small camera.

 

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Panasonic's Micro Color Splitter could double the brightness of color photos

03.29.2013 12:29 PM

Panasonic's new color filtering technology could double the brightness of all photography.

Controversial cab, ride-share apps reshape the face of transportation

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Controversial cab, ride-share apps reshape the face of transportation

04.01.2013 3:00 AM

Cities around the country are adapting to a new world in which transportation apps let you hail cabs, reserve private cars, or share rides with a few taps on your smartphone?s screen. Here's a status report from the front lines.

Walmart mulls crowdsourcing for same-day shipping service

03.29.2013 8:48 AM

Walmart may take an original angle in the same-day shipping wars by enlisting its customers to help deliver packages beyond major cities.

 

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Why T-Mobile's new plans won't end contract madness

03.26.2013 4:00 PM

T-Mobile's new payment plans may be the perfect fit for some. But Evan Dashevsky argues that they won't signal the end of contracts for mobile device users.

Get those jeans delivered today via Google

03.28.2013 1:50 PM

Google wants to take the immediacy of online search and apply it to something a little more tangible: retail. Starting Thursday, a small pool of shoppers can begin to test out an experimental same-day delivery service for certain products bought online.

What?s the best way to charge your mobile devices?

03.27.2013 3:00 AM

Does it take forever to recharge your phone or tablet? The charger you use may be to blame.

Look in the mirror: Adults apparently text while driving even more than teens do

03.28.2013 12:32 PM

Despite strict laws, awareness campaignsm and the desperate pleas of Oprah Winfrey, people can't stop texting while driving.

Top Deal Nerd Picks: Linksys EA6500 Wireless-AC Router, Rugged USB HDD, more

03.28.2013 10:00 AM

Our caffeine-addled Deal Nerds are ready to present the hottest of the hot deals, including a blazing fast router, rugged USB hard drive, solar charger, and more.

Monday, 1 April 2013

How to keep 'work from home' employees accountable without spying

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How to keep 'work from home' employees accountablewithout spying

04.01.2013 3:00 AM

We all hear the jokes about employees not-really-working at home. If you're not sure what remote employees are up to, use these tech tools and management tips to get the most out of them and take the worry out of your work-at-home policy. (Surprise: Spying is not the best answer.)

Ransomware boosts credibility by reading victims' browsers

04.01.2013 10:23 AM

The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams more believable, according to an independent malware researcher.

 

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Controversial cab, ride-share apps reshape the face of transportation

04.01.2013 3:00 AM

Cities around the country are adapting to a new world in which transportation apps let you hail cabs, reserve private cars, or share rides with a few taps on your smartphones screen. Here's a status report from the front lines.

Spruce up your Facebook chats with fancy emoticons

04.01.2013 3:26 AM

Forget boring old smileys. This site lets you pepper your chats with bullet holes, Bob Marley, cute quotes, and lots more.

Ego Smartmouse puts other input devices to shame

04.01.2013 6:30 AM

Mousing technology will take a giant leap forward with the Ego Smartmouse.

Google Glass: Who gets to explore it first, and why

04.01.2013 7:20 AM

A Stanford student charts the details about which Twitter users won Google Glass competition and the pitches that got them into the circle of earliest users.

U.S. patent office rebuffs Apple's iPad Mini trademark request

04.01.2013 7:20 AM

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has provisionally denied Apple's trademark application for "iPad Mini" because the term is "merely descriptive" of the tablet's size.

Game of Thrones creators say piracy doesn't harm profits

04.01.2013 7:31 AM

HBO's "Game of Thrones" is the most-pirated show on the Net, but the series' creators say all the sharing isn't affecting DVD sales.

The simple, practical way to share a Dropbox folder

04.01.2013 7:57 AM

Karen uses Dropbox, and wants to share files with people who don't have--or want--a Dropbox account.

Windows 8 slowly gains market share traction, analysis shows

04.01.2013 8:20 AM

Barely five months after its release, Windows 8 has captured 3.17 percent of the desktop operating systems market share, though its still lagging behind Vista, according to the March market statistics from Net Applications.

The Pirate Bay captures the file-sharing crown

04.01.2013 9:02 AM

The popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay is now the number one destination for file-sharing on the Internet, despite numerous attempts to sink it over the years.

Review: Krento is a productivity-boosting launcher and Start-menu replacement

04.01.2013 9:36 AM

Krento is a feature-rich launcher, widget manager, and Start-menu replacement that can launch any file, folder, program, or website you can think of.

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