Tag: Software

  • CNET using AI to Write Articles

    CNET has quietly been using AI software to write articles. So far, it appears that 73 articles have been written and published. “CNET Money Staff” is the tagline.

  • TapPainter: See What Your Room Looks Life Before You Paint It

    Choosing the right paint color for rooms in your pad isn’t always easy, because colors do look slightly different when they are actually on walls, and it’s especially hard to get an idea from a few little paint swatches. That’s one of the reasons why this new app might work really well. It lets you…

  • Ultimeyes App Aims to Give You Hawkeye Vision

    It’s a fact that staring at screens of all kind will strain your vision. However, there’s a new app that’s available for iOS and Android, which is supposed to help improve it. Fact or fiction? Read more @ Technabob

  • Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Already Hacked!

    It might have taken some extra time, but Samsung quickly adopted biometric security on their new S5 flagship Android phone. However, it didn’t take hackers long to figure out a way to defeat it. Read more: http://technabob.com/blog/2014/04/15/samsung-galaxy-s5-fingerprint-scanner-hacked/#ixzz2z3mNC9XS

  • How to Survive The Upcoming Google Reader Apocalypse

    I’ve been using Google Reader for about eight years, if memory serves me well. The service has never been perfect, but it allowed me to skim and read thousands of articles everyday for my job. It’s something that can become quite unmanageable if you don’t keep up to date with them every day. Just like…

  • Rise Alarm Clock App: Wakes You Up, Minimally

    While some of the other apps that I’ve come across recently promise to wake you up in different ways, this one strips away all unnecessary functions and goes down to the bare essentials of what an alarm should be. It will wake you up and it’s nicely designed. It doesn’t go much beyond this –…

  • T3 Music Player for iOS: The Media Player Goes Old School

    There are plenty of ways of playing music on your iPhone, but the default player lacks a few functions. This new player app was inspired by the work of legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams, blending both form and function as you rediscover your music collection. Read more @ Technabob

  • ZenAwake iOS App Gently Wakes You from Your Slumber

    Waking up has always been a difficult process for me, and I have to say that I haven’t found an easy way to wake up until now. The only real workaround is to get a good night’s rest. That being said, if  you have the same difficulty getting out of bed as I do, there’s…

  • Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock for iPhone Wakes Even the Grumpiest Sleepers

    I’m always looking for better ways to wake up, but other than the jarring loud alarm that wakes me up every morning, I haven’t found a decent solution to my problem. This app might do the trick. Read more @ Technabob

  • Mailbox iPhone App: Take a Number and Get in Line

    The Mailbox app has finally launched on iOS, but before you start jubilating about how clean your email box will finally be, you’d better download it and start waiting, because the wait to use will be long. Currently, there are over 800,000 users waiting to start using the app. The app provides a new way…