Android now allows you to search for hotels and restaurants, you can actually afford

Research Android was so far not very discriminated, hotels and restaurants; if it comes There is a stylish restaurant, a block is useless if you can not afford. Google is preparing to bring relief for the purse strings, though, as he just the mobile search application has updated the foursquare or Yelp filter anywhere. Ask for a place to eat or stay, and you can display the results according to price range, the style of cuisine, refine pages - and hours. Looking after upgrade works only in the United States at present, but it should for a cheap bite or a late-night crash pad ultimately a blessing for everyone.

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Ladies and Gentleman , a Zonkey has been born!!

Look at this beautiful creature , born in Mexico , the mother a Zebra the father a Donkey . This animal looks beautiful with its stripped legs and his donkey top he is in fashion looks like he is wearing Zebra Boots!!

What you need to know about the acquisition by Microsoft in Nokia

Nokia has not always been a mobile phone manufacturer. The company dabbled in paper products, he was involved in footwear and tyre, the mobile industry. As of today, he begins a new chapter as gets peripheral Division and services swallowed up by Microsoft in a matter of 7 billion $. Change is in the air, but will be just different what, where the two companies in the sacred bonds of marriage are gathered now, is very little known. None of the parties could not legitimately, to discuss details of the acquisition in the public.

Today Microsoft allows you to flip the switch and their cards to pass, can the Nokia. (It's a pity, given the fact that his cards are very careless.) But this is only the beginning of a long movement in the process, in which the two companies can work together finally. The chances are that we bring together over a few months later, but as execs take told us, this type of procedure is time to fix everything going questions. Fürs first what we do know about the merger?

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This onesie turns you into a walking WiFi hotspot

Forget carrying a separate hotspot router to have a local network wherever you go -- what if you were the hotspot? Fashion designer Borre Akkersdijk has come very, very close to making that vision a reality with his experimental BB.Suit. The goofy-looking cotton onesie is knitted using a special 3D technique that leaves space for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC connections, turning the owner into an access point. Akkersdijk showed off the potential of the suit at South by Southwest, where it became a roving jukebox: attendees could both track it on Google Maps and upload songs through it to create a special playlist.

There are only two prototypes of the BB.Suit, and Akkersdijk knows that it has room to evolve; he'd like to work with technology companies to create a smart clothing platform. To him, smartwatches and other current head- and wrist-worn wearables are too ungainly. It may be a while before connected apparel is more stylish than this puffy design, though. They'll need slim, flexible electronics that can survive a washing machine. Until then, intelligent garments will likely remain too fragile and bulky for the fashionistas among us.

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Nintendo's Game Boy turns 25 today

Now we feel really old.

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You can now pay for your Domino's Pizza with Google Wallet

Domino's has already made it pretty easy to order your favorite pizza using your smartphone, but today things are getting even simpler for US Android device owners. Today the company confirmed that it's added Google Wallet to the list of supported payment types in its Android app, allowing you to complete an order using the same details you'd typically download apps or rent movies with. If app-based ordering wasn't already affecting your impulse spending, dispatching a deep dish with even fewer screen presses might be a blessing or a curse.

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Yes, China employs censors to watch nothing but porn

For the first five minutes, we imagine getting paid to watch adult material would be rather interesting. After that point, however, we'd probably spend the bulk of our day quietly updating our resume. If we didn't, then we'd probably wind up as broken and sickened as Chinese civil servant Chunqi Liu. Since all media is censored in the nation, China employs people to watch anything up to 330 clips of grumble per day. Liu, a former policeman, is also on-call a lot of the time, just in case the local authorities plan a midnight raid on a back-room DVD store selling prohibited materials and he needs to check the discs over. The 59-year-old has said that the job has left him physically ill, unable to eat for days and thrust his marriage into jeopardy. So what's the lesson here? That you should always be careful what you wish for, and that the mechanics of censorship can be weirder than anything you imagine.

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Target improves online subscriptions, hopes you'll drop Amazon for monthly shipments

Despite some major (and very public) security setbacks these past few months, Target's been hard at work positioning itself as a viable Amazon competitor. In September, the retailer introduced an online subscriptions pilot as an answer to Amazon's "Subscribe and Save" service, offering 200 or so items available for shipping in installments of four to 12 weeks. Now, Target's improving two of the major weaknesses of that program, increasing the number of products eligible for subscriptions to 1,500 and adding in the incentive of discounts.

Unlike Amazon's program, Target's subscription service didn't originally offer extra savings to customers signing up for product subscriptions -- though it has always offered free shipping and a 5 percent discount to those paying with a Target card. Now, you'll get a 5 percent discount on all subscription orders, and certain products will carry additional price cuts on a promotional basis. Amazon, it's worth noting, offers up to a 15 percent discount when you order five or more subscriptions per month. Still, especially for customers with a store debit or credit card, Target's offering is starting to look pretty appealing. 0 Comments Share

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This 3mm-thick connector will let you Snap things onto your phone

People buy cases mainly to protect their precious phones, but very few offer functional versatility, and you're often forced to give them up when you upgrade. Well, that may no longer be a problem thanks to a new minimalistic solution dubbed Snap. This attachment system starts off with a circular, low-profile female connector that's only 3mm thick and 25mm wide, and it can stick onto any device or case thanks to its strong, commercial-grade 3M adhesive. You can then secure different types of Snap accessories with a simple twist; and when detached, the slim socket barely gets in the way.

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Adorable Japanese gadget saves canines from becoming hot dogs

"This Feb. 26, 2011 photo shows a mixed breed dog getting a cooling shower at the Sepulveda Dog Park in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. By now, everybody has heard a litany of summer dog dos and don'ts. Don't leave your dog in a hot car, walk on hot asphalt, play too hard or get too much sun. Take walks early or late, drink lots of water and remember flea, tick and heartworm medicine. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)" data-credit

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Five bucks will let you stream Joss Whedon's latest movie early

Joss Whedon might currently be shooting the follow-up to The Avengers, but that hasn't stopped him from making waves with another of his projects. Just moments after In Your Eyes premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Firefly creator announced that the supernatural love story he penned and executive produced would be immediately available to download on video streaming website Vimeo for $5. It's a huge coup for the website and its On Demand pay-per-view service, which finds itself in a market dominated by Google's YouTube. As part of the agreement, it'll get the chance to distribute the film to fans globally for a period of 72 hours, around three months before it's due to hit theaters. Unable to attend the premiere himself, Whedon confirmed plans while taking a break from production of the Age of Ultron. "It's exciting for us because we get to explore yet another new form of distribution," he said, "and we get $5."

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HTC-made Nexus 8 reportedly coming this summer

When it comes to producing affordable Nexus tablets, Google's on a roll -- and it's looking to take advantage of that momentum. After partnering with ASUS on a 7-inch tablet each of the last two summers, the software giant is now reportedly working with HTC on an 8-inch version slated to launch in the third quarter of this year. The report comes to us from hit-and-miss DigiTimes, which tells us that Google is switching to HTC because it wants to push a new design, and ASUS is more interested in selling tablets and phones under its own brand instead.

Unless you count the Google Play edition of the LG G Pad 8.3, this will be Google's first time offering a Nexus Android experience on an eight-inch tablet, and will be HTC's first shot at designing a device for the series since the Nexus One. It's also an interesting move by the Taiwanese company, which has recently expressed interest in penetrating more segments of the market in the hopes of getting its products in more hands. Of course, DigiTimes explains that Google may not be as aggressive in selling the Nexus 8 as it was with previous tablets; apparently the previous versions did well enough to encourage Android's penetration into the tablet market, and Nexus slates simply don't have as significant an influence as they once had.

Since I/O takes place the last week of the second quarter, it's uncertain if Google would use that opportunity to announce the device and officially release it later, but that's part of the magic of the show -- there's always a surprise or two.

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Microsoft and Nokia finally tying the knot on April 25th

"SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 02: Nokia executive vice president Stephen Elop speaks during a keynote address during the 2014 Microsoft Build developer conference on April 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The 2014 Microsoft Build developer conference runs through April 4. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)" data-credit

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EE's slow killing of Orange and T-Mobile shows it's ready to bet big on 4G

Orange, T-Mobile and EE have managed to coexist together for a number of years now, despite them all being essentially the same company, and all selling similar services. While Orange and T-Mobile used to be large, established names in their own right, 4G darling EE has understandably become by far the most prominent brand of the trio. High-street stores once coloured orange or magenta have long been redressed to EE's preference, and as of fairly recently, the online presence of the 3G-only providers has begun to be absorbed by EE. T-Mobile's site now forwards directly to ee.co.uk, and although Orange's homepage still exists, you can no longer purchase anything from it directly. Previously only of interest to "technofreaks," as Vodafone's CEO once put it, 4G is more or less mainstream. It's only a matter of time before all major networks begin to retire old 3G plans in order to structure themselves more around 4G, and in EE's case, this probably means putting Orange and T-Mobile out to pasture.

It took over two years for the EE as we know it to arise from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile. It was business as usual for both brands as they continued to operate separately under new umbrella company Everything Everywhere, but it was their combined, repurposed airwaves (and the blessing of Ofcom) that begat the UK's first LTE network, months before the spectrum auction competitors needed for their own 4G services. EE was created and marketed as a completely new network selling only 4G plans, which were noticeably expensive at first. Since then, though, prices have dropped, nearly all other UK players have caught up, and most importantly 4G is no longer a buzzword. A much greater proportion of Brits are aware of 4G, and what's possible with mobile internet that's comparable in speed to their hardlines at home.

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Here's how Microsoft tried to win the early instant messaging wars

The battle between modern chat services like LINE and WhatsApp is fierce, but it has nothing on the war between Microsoft and AOL (Engadget's parent company) at the turn of the century. Former Microsoft developer David Auerbach has revealed that his MSN Messenger team fought hard for compatibility with AOL Instant Messenger in the summer of 1999, all in the hopes of attracting some converts. At one point, Auerbach was in a daily struggle -- AOL would break MSN support by the morning, and he'd have a fix in place by the evening.

A stalemate came relatively quickly: AOL introduced a security flaw in August that Microsoft couldn't work around, forcing the two services to remain separate. Of course, we know in hindsight that the conflict was for nought as chat shifted from PC software to mobile apps and social networks. However, the story shows that Redmond was determined to lead the instant messaging space from the word go -- its acquisition of Skype was really just the culmination of efforts that began more than a decade earlier.

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Why would the IRS like to be your Facebook friend

If the fear of an audit was not enough to scare you for being honest about your taxes, try this in size: the IRS can check on their Facebook page. The good ol ' ' Internal Revenue Service reportedly uses robots to examine social media accounts to catch potential fraudsters. This means that the Government may be challenged if the "business trip" which brought to Hawaii was legitimate based on photos from your snorkel Instagram account or where have all the benjamins on YouTube video.

Tax evasion is a major problem in the United States and accounts for an estimated $300 billion in public funds lost each year. Like it or not, the IRS is technically free to use any public posts in social networks during the procedure of auditing and profile any liars. Which means that you do not want to show off on Twitter about how much money your business is if you're really going to go. Similarly, if you dodge their taxes (not recommended), you should consider revising your account privacy settings and make sure that keep any evidence incriminating to you yourself.

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This is what you think the Samsung design

Samsung said that it would begin a Web site that gave unveiled its design chops and deliver as promised. He recently released makes important page delves into the inspirations behind the products of Korean society, with an abundance of giant, talking about video marketing and promotion work. Prose is not just breath in "timeless" TVs (S9) and 'highly refined details' (the Galaxy S 4), though. The giant of the technology also to more pragmatic concerns behind some products - notes from Samsung that built a washing machine for India, where humidity and limited electricity excludes conventional devices.

The site is not limited to speak of individual devices. Samsung is willing to talk about his artistic collaborations and events design, and get a better idea of their overall design philosophy. Not a lot of content to watch immediately and the odds are not places that get many pre-release revelations. However, the site worth exploring to better understand the motivations of which is probably more influential World Technology Corporation. share 0 comments

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GM would be working in a lower-cost Chevy Volt

When it comes to electric vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt is also the integration of a brand as it gets. But despite the efforts of GM to make the Volt the best choice among buyers of EV, which has not been what the company expected from the beginning of production in 2010. To enable this situation autour, General Motors is supposed to be to schedule the publication of a more affordable model of the Chevrolet Volt. According to a recent Reuters report, automaker sold only 58 158 volts so far, which is a staggering number when you consider that the Nissan Leaf has more than 80,000 total sales and counting.

With 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the car maker allegedly take a WAD of Tesla and offer different models, one of them a version of entry-level priced "" a little over $30 000, from the current price of the car $35,000 "" This rumor of price can also help GM are lower than its competitors, with vehicles like the Ford C - Max Energi Honda Accord Hybrid plug-ins, and both carry a much heavier price tag. However, Reuters States the Volt cheap have a range of less than 300 miles and offer "less equipment", so some sacrifices would be needed. However, this could be a good thing for you, since you would have more options to choose from and, better yet, to a more reduced cost. Or, if there is no problem of money, you can always buy a S template and give it terminated. share 0 comments

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NASA catches an overview of giving birth to a new moon of Saturn

For the first and perhaps the last time NASA Cassini spacecraft, whose mission is the orbit of Saturn, captured a new pop-up Moon of the planet Jupiter rings. As you know, the birth of the Moon is an extremely rare event, and in the case of Saturn, could never happen again. You see, there is a theory that was used to have a much larger ring system, which led to the formation of many natural satellites of the sixth planet from the Sun. After a huge 62 moons of labour, however, rings are now too exhausted to do more, although they seem always lush greatly. This could be our last opportunity to observe how particles of Saturn's rings formed a natural satellite that comes off of the planet and finally in orbit around it.

Scientists estimate that the newly born, called the Peggy, is only half a meter in diameter. This makes it positively tiny compared to the largest moon, Titan, which has a diameter of 3 200 km, or approximately half of the land. In fact, it is so small that Cassini can even take a decent picture, although NASA plans to watch it more closely when it the probe closer to the outer edge of the rings in 2016. Unfortunately, scientists believe that Peggy does not grow and may be collapsing, the child could never the opportunity to become a legitimate Saturn satellite.

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How does the idea of Google internet-globo have soil

On paper, the concept of internet provided by Globe seem more than silly, but is only like Google X rolls. Mountain View distant Research Division has recently spilled (some of) its value of Fast Company, detailing the process to bring something like Loon projects from concept to reality. For starters, each project x must solve a problem that can affect billions of people, and must use a radical solution that looks like science fiction, to do this. Oh, and you need to use technology that 'almost' gets, if not already available, also.

Huard began as an idea relative to peer-to-peer connections, but in June 2011, has moved to boost access to the internet in rural areas. The team then riffed on Lockheed plans to have an airship communications idea of high altitude, stationary balloons for delivery method. From there, twisted group of transmitters radio, cardboard boxes and weather balloons, launched the prototype and rolled under it to test the Temple of gizmo. Executive Google X commissioned the experience as an official project in August, and then built a small house in the laboratory to test antenna designs. Nearly two years later, Loon project was a test official, working in New Zealand in June 2013. Today, the search giant is a weight of what types of business models might work better for service, a number of suitors telco. Extended functionality of Fast Company offers a fascinating look inside the secret laboratory of Google - including why X abandoned its elevation and the space teleporter projects (Yes, really)-so be sure to check it out. share 0 comments

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