How to use Google Search's new features in iOS | How To - CNET

How to use Google Search's new features in iOS | How To - CNET: "Google Now for iOS isn't quite on par with its Android counterpart, but it's getting very close -- especially after yesterday's release of the updated Google Search app.
In case you're unfamiliar with it, Google Now integrates with the Search app to provide you custom, personalized information, everything from local weather to sports scores to traffic reports -- and now, reminders. This data appears on cards when you swipe up from the main Google-search screen."

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Hudway app turns your phone into a head-up display — www.gizmag.com — Readability

Hudway app turns your phone into a head-up display — www.gizmag.com — Readability: "It was just this July that we heard about Garmin's HUD. It's a portable device that sits on the dashboard of the user's car, working with their smartphone to project a head-up display (HUD) onto the inside of their windshield. Russian startup Hudway has taken that same basic approach with its self-named free app, except that it utilizes just the phone – no projector is required."

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How to Reuse Your Old Wi-Fi Router as a Network Switch — www.howtogeek.com — Readability

How to Reuse Your Old Wi-Fi Router as a Network Switch — www.howtogeek.com — Readability: "Just because your old Wi-Fi router has been replaced by a newer model doesn’t mean it needs to gather dust in the closet. Read on as we show you how to take an old and underpowered Wi-Fi router and turn it into a respectable network switch (saving your $20 in the process)."

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5 Sneaky Smartphone Spy Tricks — www.menshealth.com — Readability

5 Sneaky Smartphone Spy Tricks — www.menshealth.com — Readability: "Apple’s new iPhone 5S has a cool feature that will make you feel like a spy: its Home button doubles as a fingerprint scanner. But a biometric border guard doesn’t mean your phone is thoroughly locked down—after all, the company has had to update iOS 7 twice already to fix lock screen bypass bugs. So if you’re worried about your data being compromised—and you should be, since our phones provide tons of data and access to our lives—use our clever collection of spy tricks to make your device more secure and give yourself a little peace of mind."

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Portable Audio Gifts - Tech Holiday Gift Ideas and Gift Guide 2013 — reviews.cnet.com — Readability

Portable Audio Gifts - Tech Holiday Gift Ideas and Gift Guide 2013 — reviews.cnet.com — Readability: "JCPenney offers the Nostalgia Electrics Retro Snow Cone Maker, model no. RSM-702, for $26.99. Choose in-store pickup to dodge the $8 shipping fee. That's the lowest price we could find by $3. It comes with a reusable plastic cone."

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Tech Holiday Gift Ideas and Gift Guide 2013 — reviews.cnet.com — Readability

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Five 802.11ac Wi-Fi routers not to pick for your home — reviews.cnet.com — Readability

Five 802.11ac Wi-Fi routers not to pick for your home — reviews.cnet.com — Readability: "By now you should have heard about the new 802.11ac (AC for short) wireless standard, which offers up to 1.3Gbps Wi-Fi speed to compatible clients. (If not, check out this post.) Since the new standard is available only on the newer 5Ghz frequency band, all AC routers on the market are true dual-band (also supporting the older 2.4Ghz frequency band) to work with all existing Wi-Fi clients. Most of them are regarded as high-end routers."

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Sony to roll out PS Vita update to link to PlayStation 4 — news.cnet.com — Readability

Sony to roll out PS Vita update to link to PlayStation 4 — news.cnet.com — Readability: "PS Vita owners who plan to buy a PlayStation 4 will want to grab the latest update for their portable console.

Slated to roll out Tuesday, a software update for the PS Vita promises a host of new features, according to a Sony blog post. Chief among them is an application called PS4 Link. The new link app will allow gamers to use the PS Vita for remote play and as a second screen for the PS4"

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Secrets of OS X Mavericks: What You Really Need To Know — www.makeuseof.com — Readability

Secrets of OS X Mavericks: What You Really Need To Know — www.makeuseof.com — Readability: "You probably already know about the major features of the latest, free upgrade for Mac OS X. Here are the hidden ones.

You’ve kept up with the news, and you know about Finder’s tabs, Safari’s new list of shared links and the fix Apple finally provided for users of multiple monitors. You read about App Nap and the other tricks Mavericks uses to extend the battery life of your MacBook, and know that the skeuomorphic tendencies have been stripped from Calendar and Contacts."

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Not All “Viruses” Are Viruses: 10 Malware Terms Explained — www.howtogeek.com — Readability

Not All “Viruses” Are Viruses: 10 Malware Terms Explained — www.howtogeek.com — Readability: "Most people seem to call every type of malware a “virus”, but that isn’t technically accurate. You’ve probably heard of many more terms beyond virus: malware, worm, Trojan, rootkit, keylogger, spyware, and more. But what do all these terms mean?"

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