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Electrode Arrays Implanted In The Eye Allows Blind Patients To ‘See’ in Braille
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 27th, 2012 | Gadgets, Health, News
Researchers have used electrode arrays implanted directly into the eyes to transfer Braille patterns on to blind test subjects' retinas. The device and concept is the latest version of a product known as the Argus II Retina Prosthesis which has been developed by Second Sight. The set up is usually paired with glasses that have an attache...
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Apple May Release Low-Priced iPhone in 2014
By: Jeff Stewart | November 26th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
According to long time Apple analyst, Gene Munster, the Cupertino company will launch cheaper iteration of its iconic iPhone device in 2014. This device is believed to be a non-subsidized version of the current iPhone device priced at approximately $200. The California based iPhone maker may be leaning towards th...
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Khan Academy Launches its iOS App for iPod Touch and iPhone Users
By: Ali Raza | November 26th, 2012 | Apple, Gadgets, iOS, News, Smartphones
When founder and Executive Director of Khan Academy, Salman Khan launched his educational organization and website back in 2006, he never imagined that his labour of love would become such a huge hit, achieving another important step by releasing an app of it for iPod Touch and iPhone. The Khan Academy ...
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Lattice Engines Seizes $20 Million in Latest Round
By: Ali Raza | November 26th, 2012 | Business, News
In a recently concluded funding round, Lattice Engines successfully raised $20 million. The campaign was led by New Enterprise Associates who see promise in the firm's predictive analytics platform that gives information to sales staff, so they can sell...
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Instagram Sees 10 Million Posts During U.S. Thanksgiving Weekend
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
Photo sharing social network, Instagram, had a record breaking Thanksgiving this year as the site’s users shared 10 million photos in the US. The peak traffic on the site was at 12:40PM PST when 226 images per second were being shared. Almost 200 photos were being posted every second for several hours on November 22 and broke every record i...
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Lacquerous Offers Premium Nail Colours In Netflix Like Service
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Living, News
Beauty startup, Lacquerous, has figured out that most women buy a lot of nail polish but never end up using the entire bottle. In most cases the colour of nail polish falls out of fashion and the bottle is left half full until it is either thrown away or the colour comes back in style. Lacquerous wants to get rid of all that waste and offer...
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Bell Joins TELUS, Rogers and Fido In Offering iPhone Unlocking Services
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Apple, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Apple had previously stated that only three carriers Canada were offering unlocking for the iPhone. It seems that Bell will now be joining TELUS,
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WhenIWork Builds User Base of 50,000 As it Focuses on Shift Scheduling Solutions for SMB’s
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Social Media
Based out of Minnesota, employee scheduling service provider WhenIWork, offers small businesses a tool to help in shift scheduling. The services is cloud-based and lets employers schedule works for their staff and communicate with them using multiple platforms including the internet, iOS apps, Android Apps, email and social media. WhenIWork got ...
