Sunday, February 2, 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

Back up your Schemer data and use these alternatives

Google will be shutting down Schemer on February 7, 2014. After this date, all accounts and their associated data will be deleted. That means it's time to back up your schemes before they're wiped from existence.
You may have received an e-mail with a link to export your data. If you didn't, you can do the export at this link. You'll be directed to log-in to the Schemer Web site and request a copy of your schemes, which will be delivered by e-mail. Google says that the backup copy may take 24 hours to arrive.
The e-mail will have a list of the schemes you authored, the ones you wanted to do, and the ones you completed already. So now what? Well, you can replace Schemer with a mix of Foursquare, a little bit of Google Maps, and maybe a to-do list app (if you really need it).

How to zip and compress files on Android with ES File Explorer

Zip files with ES File Explorer (Credit: Ed Rhee/AFFY)
Compressing multiple files into a single ZIP file can be very convenient. Depending on what you're

Aereo sells out in New York ahead of Super Bowl, Olympics

An array of Aereo antennae
Aereo's arrays of tiny antennae let consumers watch live, local television broadcasts online.
(Credit: Aereo)

Driverless trucks get in shape for US Army convoy duty

US Army driverless trucks
Driverless trucks head down the road in a test of the AMAS program for the Army and Marines.
(Credit: Lockheed Martin)

Earthlings unite to confront the asteroid menace

A new international group meets for the first time in February to coordinate efforts to predict and prevent major asteroid impacts.
(Credit: ESA)

New ultrasound tech could improve cancer detection

Nancy Klauber-DeMore of the UNC School of Medicine. The medical school's lab was the first to discover that angiosarcoma cells produce an excess of the protein SFRP2.
(Credit: UNC School of Medicine)
Ultrasound as an imaging technique has several things going for it. For one, it's more affordable than CT and MRI scans, and it's portable, so it can easily travel to rural and low-infrastructure areas or patients who are house-bound. And unlike with CT scans and X-rays, there is no ionizing radiation exposure, hence its widespread use imaging fetuses in pregnant women.
Unfortunately, the high-frequency soundwave approach to viewing soft tissue doesn't provide great resolution, so despite all its perks, it's not the go-to imaging tech for cancer detection. Now, thanks to a new discovery out of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, that may soon change.
By combining ultrasound imaging with a special contrast agent, researchers say they've been able to greatly improve the resolution -- and consequently tumor-

For Super Bowl, Jaguar reminds you that Brits are evil

He'd cut your liver out and saute it.
(Credit: Jaguar/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/AFFY)

After upgrade hiccups, Alcatel will skip Firefox OS 1.2

The Alcatel One Touch Fire, a Firefox OS phone
The Alcatel One Touch Fire, a Firefox OS phone.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/AFFY)

Thursday, January 30, 2014

'Iron Man' on steroids: Step into a working 'Appleseed' Mecha


Meet the wearable technology I'm most interested in this year.
(Credit: Video screenshot by Eric Mack/AFFY)

US carrier mergers would face tough time getting DOJ approval

T-Mobile CEO John Legere.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere.
(Credit: Lori Grunin/AFFY)

Google's sale of Motorola seals HTC's fate

Lenovo's move to buy Motorola Mobility from Google in a deal valued at $2.91 billion is likely to spur an Android ecosystem consolidation wave because smaller players aren't going to have the scale to compete.

NFL Now digital network to deliver personalized videos

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announcing NFL Now.
(Credit: Roger Cheng/AFFY)

Scientists create peanut butter and jellyfish -- because they can

Jellyfish with peanut butter
This jellyfish is full of peanut butter.
(Credit: Dallas Zoo and Children's Aquarium)

Future iPhones, iPads could be more touch sensitive


(Credit: Apple/USPTO)

Mobile devices don't always interpret touch gestures correctly. A new patent application from Apple,

Archos reveals trio of Neon tablets

The Archos 97 Neon is an entry-level Android tablet with a 9.7-inch display.
(Credit: Archos)

Apple applies for 'smart bezel' patent for iPads

(Credit: Apple)
Apple has applied for a patent that would turn the bezel around an iPad screen into a smart area capable of adding functionality to the slate.