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Monday, 29 April 2013
Using the Windows Runtime Media API
Using the Windows Runtime Media API Learn how to play multimedia files with the Windows Runtime media API. In this article, I'll discuss how to use the Windows Runtime media API to play both music and video files within a Windows Store app.
Herschel Completes Its 'Cool' Journey in Space
Herschel Completes Its 'Cool' Journey in Space WASHINGTON -- The Herschel observatory, a European space telescope for which NASA helped build instruments and process data, has stopped making observations after running out of liquid coolant as expected.
NASA, NSBRI Select 23 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Missions
NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) of Houston will fund 23 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance
Game Developers Conference SF: Video Recap
Last month, more than 300 mobile and desktop game developers joined our all-day event at GDC in San Francisco. For those who couldn?t attend, we?ve provided a summary of the sessions
SpaceShipTwo fires rocket engine in supersonic flight
The space plane hits Mach 1.2 as Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson sees "full space flight" by the end of 2013.
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How Would You Like Your Assistant - Human or Robotic?
More than half of healthcare providers interviewed for a new study said that if they were offered an assistant, they preferred it to be a robotic helper rather than a human. However, they don?t want r
Eye-tracking gadget knows just what you're longing for
Home | Tech | News No more sneaking peeks at toys in the mall: SideWays, a new eye-tracking device, will catch you at it. As soon as you walk up to it, it automatically starts tracking what you peer at - which could allow shop owners to show you adverts on a video screen for products that you seem interested in.
Prague gas explosion highlights ageing pipeline danger
A powerful explosion in Prague, Czech Republic, has damaged an office building, leaving up to 40 people injured. The blast highlights the danger from ageing, leaky gas pipelines around the world. The blast occurred at around 08:00 GMT. It is not certain what caused it, but Czech police say it was most likely a gas leak.
Tips For Bringing Your BlackBerry Z10 Game To The BlackBerry Q10
With the upcoming release of BlackBerry Q10, there's never been a better time to bring over your BlackBerry Z10 game and start monetizing on the new form factor. In this post, I will be talking about various porting considerations and best practices to help you get started and ensure that your game runs the best [...]
Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk - (watch video)
Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a "walking meeting" -- and let ideas flow while you walk and talk.
Texas Students to Speak Live With Space Station NASA Astronaut
NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy aboard the International Space Station will conduct a live air-to-ground talk with students of Fredricksburg High School in Texas at 12:4
NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn
NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn WASHINGTON -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is about 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) wide, 20 times larger than the average hurricane eye on Earth.
NASA, Partners Solicit Creative Materials Manufacturing Solutions
NASA, Partners Solicit Creative Materials Manufacturing Solutions WASHINGTON -- NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. State Department and Nike have issued a challenge to identify 10 game-changing innovations that could enable fabric systems to enhance global economic growth, drive human prosperity and replenish the planet's resources.
AWS v GCE Face-off and Why Innovation Needs Lower Cost Infrastructures
Monday, April 29, 2013 at 9:00AM This is a repost of part 2 (part 1) of an interview I did for the Boundary blog. Boundary: There's another battle coming down the pike between Amazon (AWS) and Google (GCE). How should the CTO decide which one's best?
Nest software update aims for more comfort, lower bills
The new set of features could provide even more help for owners of the Learning Thermostat by intelligently understanding users' environments better. (Credit: Lindsey Turrentine/CBS Interactive) With all of the 10 hottest years on record having come since 1998, it's hard to deny that things are getting hotter.
Older is wiser: Study shows software developers' skills improve over time
There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren't able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new st
Spring Security 3.1.4 Released
We're pleased to an announce the GA release of Spring Security 3.1.4
The release is available from the Spring
Packery, Gumba, watch-array
Victor sent in Packery (GitHub: metafizzy / packery, License: MIT/Commercial, bower: packery) from Metafizzy, which is a bin packing library. It organises elements to fit around the space available. Certain elements can be "stamped" into a specific position, fit an ideal spot, or be draggable.
Percona Live MySQL Conference 2013 wrap-up
The Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2013 was April 22-25 in Santa Cla
Raspberry Pi, for all your 50s diner needs
Have you ever been to a cafe or restaurant with 1950s jukebox wallboxes in each booth? Wallboxes were an extension for a jukebox, making it more convenient to select music right from your table. Yo
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