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Got a Problem? Ask Watson!

Posted by   on May 21, 2013 · 0 comments

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Remember IBM’s Watson, the supercomputer that kicked human tuchus on Jeopardy? Well, the successful Jeopardy contestant is coming to a smartphone near you, via its new app, Ask Watson. Not only that, IBM is setting up a customer service via call-in center that it claims will reduce search time by up to 40%.

Check out the press release after the jump for more details.

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A4tech Ultra Core 3 Gun 3 Gaming mouse

Posted by   on April 22, 2013

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 A4Tech Bloody Mouse

Lately I’ve been having a lot of issues with my mouse. It has been a little flaky and unreliable lately. So while I was looking around at alternatives for my Mac, the folks at A4tech sent me their, get this for a name, Bloody Ultra Core 3 gaming mouse. Technically this mouse does not officially work with macs. After a week of playing with it on my Windows Laptop, I hooked it up to my Macbook Pro and low and behold for the most part it does work.

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YouTube Hits One Billion Monthly Users! That’s a LOT of Cat Videos, Gangnam Styling and Harlem Shaking!

Posted by   on March 22, 2013

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YouTube Hits 1 Billion

Not to start off, off topic but can someone please explain what the heck The Harlem Shake is? This has to be the stupidest fad on YouTube in quite awhile.  Even Pants on the Ground had a point and an actual dance. The Harlem Shake seems to be a bunch of idiots just doing whatever…. Anyway Youtube, (was originally my idea, no seriously, I had a business plan and everything!) has hit 1 Billion users – 433,000 of which I’m taking credit for. Congrats YouTube. The official press release is after the break.  Be sure to check out the EM YouTube Video (some jerk stole our name, still upset about that).

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Adobe Premiere and Photoshop Elements 11 is Streamlined, Faster and more Stable

Posted by   on March 18, 2013

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Adobe Elements 11 Bundle

For those who do not know, Adobe’s Elements line of products is a streamlined version of their high end professional applications. Adobe uses the same core code from its professional products and streamlines it for a consumer friendly audience. The Elements bundle is based around a simple workflow process and concept: Organize, Edit, Create and Share.

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Star Trek Into Darkness with Free App!

Posted by   on February 1, 2013

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If you’re looking for a fresh way to dig into the upcoming Star Trek Into Darknes (and you know you are), then you might want to check out a new app based on the movie. Available now from the app store and Google Play, the app will give you access to all kinds of Trek content – as well as the opportunity to take part in missions and win valuable prizes.

There’s a good deal more, so follow the jump to get all the details.

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Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements Bundle Offers Bang For The Buck

Posted by   on April 30, 2012

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Adobe Elements 10 Review

Adobe Premiere/Photoshop Elements is the Video/Photo Editing solution for folks that have hit a wall with the free tools that come bundled with their Windows or Mac systems but are not ready for expensive professional tools like Final Cut X or Photoshop.  It offers enough additional features that budding photographers and video producers could ask for without going overboard.  It is also a nice, cheap way to get familiar with Adobe’s flagship Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop product lines.

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HTC One S Lands on T-Mobile April 25th

Posted by   on April 18, 2012

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HTC One S Available on T-Mobile

T-Mobile is stepping up their game with a brand new marketing campaign (that I’m not sold on) and the pending launch of HTC’s new flagship phone – the HTC One S.  At last week’s HTC event I had a chance to hold and play with the phone’s bigger brother The HTC Sprint EVO 4G and was blown away by how beautiful that phone was. The One S is a slightly smaller version of that phone but has the same gorgeous industrial design and is rocking the new HTC Sense 4.0 and one of the first phones to feature,  Android’s latest and greatest operating system (AKA, Ice Cream Sandwich). The phone includes an 8-megapixel back-side illuminated camera with Instant Capture, built-in Beats Audio and access to 25GB of free cloud storage from DropBox. The only thing that I don’t like about the HTC One line of phones is they are going the iPhone route and not including external storage or removable batteries. What is the point of an Android device if you can’t have more control and hardware expandability? Yes, the 25GB of DropBox storage is nice and all, but let’s be real, with the draconian cell phone data caps most people wouldn’t be dumb enough to actually use this service over a “severely” limited data plan.  Check out the full release after the break.

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