Samsung's Galaxy Core Advance Features Physical Buttons, Low-End Specs

Not to be confused with the 4.3-inch phone named Galaxy Core from May, the new Android device sports a dual-core, 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage memory (expandable to 64GB via microSD memory cards), a 5-megapixel...

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Li-Fi Revolution - Comparison Between Wi-Fi and LiFi

Li-Fi, an alternative to Wi-Fi that transmits data using the spectrum of visible light, has achieved a new breakthrough, with UK scientists reporting transmission speeds of 10Gbit/s – more than 250 times faster than ‘superfast’ broadband. The...

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How to Digitize Cassette Tapes - Cassette to Digital Media

by Sheeda Tali What You’ll Need The media  You’ll obviously need a cassette or some variation (micro cassette, etc).  There are definitely some albums in circulation that were only ever released on cassettes, but,...

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How to protect your phone in cold weather

by Sheeda Tali Smartphones are not built for the extreme cold. But since that snowball fight didn't really happen unless you Instagrammed and tweeted it, here are some tips for using your device during the cold of this winter. Cold Weather Touch Screen Tips Freezing temperatures can also make a phone's glass surfaces more sensitive to cracks and breaks, especially if there's already a flaw or nick in any of the glass. There...

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How to Build Your First Database With Microsoft Access

by Sheeda Tali Create a Table to Contain Item Information First, launch Access and choose File, New. Since you’ll be building this database from scratch, choose  Blank database. Table1 will appear on the screen....

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Using VBA To Automate Internet Explorer Sessions From An Excel Spreadsheet

VBA Automation of Browser From MS Excel Its integration with Windows allows control of Internet Explorer in a number of surprising ways using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) script from any application that supports it, such as Word, Outlook or Excel. VBA automation – especially directly automating a browser like IE as you’ll see in this article – is exactly the sort of thing that elevates VBA from a convenient programming...

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Your next USB connector will be reversible

USB Connectors Will Be Thinner, Reversible As mobile devices get increasingly slimmer, so too will their corresponding USB connectors. Even better, you won't have to flip the cable when you try to slip it in upside down. Finally. Development...

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NASA shares image of massive 'Hexagon' on Saturn

Massive Hexagon Image Shared By NASA NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided your multicolored space distraction of the day: images of a swirling, six-sided weather feature on the surface of Saturn.Scientists say  the "Hexagon," the formation's working title at NASA, is unlike anything they've seen elsewhere. They say the feature is "turbulent and unstable," packing 200-mph winds ...

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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week

Top Trending Topics on Twitter It was an interesting week in the Twitter verse, with top topics spread out over a wide gamut of news, cultures and countries. The protests in Egypt took the top slot, of course, with each...

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