Looking for a positive take to cut though all the negative press that Heartbleed has been getting? Then the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has one. The news has been full of stories about the exploit in OpenSSL (itself, an open-source project) that...
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Like ghosts? Then you'll love Poveglia, a small, deserted island in the Venetian lagoon that's going on the auction block next month. It's been called "the island of madness," "Hell," and "the most haunted place on Earth." You'd just love it to pieces.
iSkelter's computer furniture is designed with the Mac and iOS user in mind - cutouts help you hold your iPhone, iPad, laptop and other accessories in place. What's more, it's all made out of compressed bamboo - strong, durable and sustainable. Funded by Kickstarter, iSkelter showed off their latest wares at Macworld|iWorld 2014 including a new desk that's available in either sitting or standing configurations.
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While not everyone's comfortable with splashing out on a fancy Vertu phone, there's no stopping us from appreciating the company's craftsmanship and engineering expertise since its Nokia days. We're talking about dealing with various luxurious materials -- pearl, ruby, sapphire, titanium, gold, alutex, alligator skin and more -- while making sure that each device is mechanically built to last. As such, it's perhaps a slight surprise that Vertu phones are actually "handmade in England." Courtesy of our buddy and CEO Max Pogliani, we got to see the process up close and personal at his 60-strong workshop in Church Crookham. (And in case your butler isn't around to read this article to you, we've also got a video tour after the break.)
Unlike conventional manufacturing methods where one device is passed down an assembly line, every Vertu phone is put together by one person alone at his or her workstation. Each craftsman is surrounded by a monitor plus trays of components (mainly screws, gems, bezels and fixtures), some of which are placed on a stack of motorized rotating trays. At the press of a foot pedal, not only does the computer show the next work instruction, but the rotating trays also offer the necessary parts for that step.
Depending on the model, a Vertu phone can take two to three hours or up to a day to be fully assembled and polished. It is then placed inside a sophisticated (and very expensive) testing jig, which performs approximately 800 electronic and mechanical tests over the course of four to five minutes. After a final visual inspection, voila! A new Vertu phone is born. It'll most likely be sent off to one of the boutiques around the world, though there's also a small chance that it'll end up being a guinea pig for Vertu's various reliability tests: drop test, tumble test, humidity test and temperature test. Just too bad Vertu doesn't sell its test subjects with a discount.
Motorola today added Motorola Assist to its growing stable of software features that have moved from the system level of its smartphones into Google Play.
Along with that change comes the addition of a new "quick reply" feature. When you're driving or are in a meeting, incoming calls can be automatically declined, and a custom text message automatically sent.
Motorola Assist will work with the Moto X, Droid Ultra, Droid Mini and Droid Maxx.
Motorola also has put Touchless Control, the Moto X camera, Droid Zap and a number of other device-specific features into Google Play.
via +Mark Rose
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If your iPhone or iPad is running iOS 7 you've got a lot more options when it comes to customizing system fonts than ever before. With Dynamic Type and font size, there's a wide array of options available. You can even make text bold throughout iOS 7 if you want. Not sure how to increase or decrease font size? Here's how:
That's all there is to it. Once you're happy with the size, you're done. If you need larger text than what the general Text Size option provides, you can do that too! Here's how:
Once you've got a font size you're happy with, that's all there is to it.
Dynamic Type will follow through to any app that supports it which should help for those with visual impairments. Do you use Dynamic Type? Have you increased or decreased font sizes on your iPhone or iPad?
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