Shufflr: Find, Watch & Discuss Videos

December 30th, 2011 by Gabrielle Plain

Shufflr is a platform that takes the web video to a whole new social level. Instead of simply watching videos and then sharing them via email, Shufflr lets people build conversations around videos. You can find videos from various channels and either join an existing conversation or start a new one. The best thing about Shufflr is that it brings you only the videos that you would be interested in instead of flooding you with irrelevant content.

You can also follow a conversation to keep track of any updates and unfollow it anytime if you lose interest.

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HP to launch new Ultrabook

December 29th, 2011 by Flynn Prieur

The video clip, which can be viewed on YouTube, keeps things brief but teases us with lines and silhouettes of a new device called the HP Spectre. The shapely design and thinness of the computer leads us to assume it is HP’s next assult on the Ultrabook market.

Ultrabooks are a new category of thin and light laptops, which were introduced by Intel last year. The laptops, which are laptops under 20mm (0.8in) thick, “marry the performance and capabilities of today’s laptops with tablet-like features” and are designed to offer a happy medium between laptops and tablets.

Ultrabooks run on Core processors, and the company aims to roll out advanced designs with features such as touchscreens, all-day batteries and instant-boot capabilities over the next few years.

Intel hopes Ultrabooks will make up 40 percent of its consumer laptop sales by the end of next year.

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Keep track of Santa this Christmas via NORAD and Google Earth

December 9th, 2011 by Alex Lay

There is one day a year that NORAD lets its hair down so to speak to provide an important service to the citizens of the world. On December 24th, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) uses all the tools at its disposal to track the progress of Santa Claus and his reindeer!

NORAD will once again be teaming up with Google to allow users to watch Santa as he travels around the globe, all in 3D thanks to the Google Earth service. Guided by Rudolphs famous red nose, Google Earth will have Santas location on lock and will offer a visual play-by-play as St.

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French court turns down Samsung motion to ban iPhone; Australia turns down Apple appeal against Galaxy Tab

December 8th, 2011 by Gabrielle Plain

Another week has passed, and with it, more ups and downs in the long-running patent fight between Apple and its mobile devices and rival Android device maker Samsung.

The latest: Samsung has lost a bid in a French court to get Apple’s iPhone banned in that country.

Apple Insider has the story, which details Samsung’s attempt to block the sale of the iPhone 4S because of Samsung’s 3G cellular technology patents. The F

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