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Autodesk goes full-on Microsoft with HoloLens and 3D printing pact

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 10:58 pm
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Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference may be all about code, but that doesn’t preclude significant deals as well. Autodesk, a power player in the graphic art and design sector, has teamed up with Microsoft to embed its Spark 3D platform into Windows 10. The graphics company also says its 3D models will be compatible with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality device, now under development. The announcements are separate but related. The Spark initiative gives Windows users access to reliable, optimized and streamlined 3D printing processes designed to augment additive manufacturing process related to software, material and printers. Spark APIs will be available for free to Microsoft developers. In…

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Tweet #mouthness and these giant mountains will read out your message

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 9:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

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Ever wanted giant mountains on the internet to yell out your tweet? Today’s your lucky day! This Chrome Experiment is two giant mountains, the “Mountains of Mouthness“, that will do exactly that in a deep, booming voice for all the internet to see. I just spent the last hour laughing at these mountains reading the most ridiculous things. All you have to do to get the Mountains of Mouthness to read your message is either send a tweet on the #mouthness hashtag or to @momouthness. If you use your phone to visit the site, you’ll see it from a different interactive…

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Apple is testing Analytics for the App Store

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 8:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple today began inviting developers to a preview of a new App Analytics tool that was promised way back at WWDC last year.   A number of developers tweeted emails informing them of the launch of a beta program for app analytics which promises to show how many customers an app’s page, how often users open the app, how well it sells and more. Third party tools already exist that offer similar functionality, but much of the data is guesswork and this marks the first time Apple has made available an offering that promises to give insights into how apps and…

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Scenes from Microsoft Build 2015

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 8:16 pm
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It might seem that Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference was all code and no play — though to developers they may both be the same thing — but as TNW stalked the show floor, we found plenty of team work and camaraderie from the booths and kiosks to the various hands-on workshops. Read next: Everything Microsoft announced at Build Developer Conference 2015: Day 2

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Screwing with Microsoft’s age guessing machine is frickin’ hilarious

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 7:13 pm
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In the three-hour keynote of Microsoft’s second day of the Build Developer Conference, one of the more amusing highlights was How-Old.net, an age-guessing algorithm that does what it advertises using face-recognition technology. Although the website warned that the demo does not promise complete accuracy, most have been able to get fairly reasonable results. (I turn 26 later this year, this photo was taken a month before my 25th birthday). Others? Not so much. Nailed it. http://t.co/Mf6PCn5iAW @rwaggoner pic.twitter.com/Fqbb1jYZ54 — Lauren Cunningham (@LaurenSlypig) April 30, 2015 As with most computer algorithms, you can totally game the whole system if you wanted…

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