Title: First U.S. Ebola Patient to Arrive in Atlanta on Saturday
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Created: 8/2/2014 10:35:00 AM
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Boffins at MIT, Microsoft and Adobe have developed an algorithm that can bring audio to silent videos by reading vibrations that are not visible to the naked eye on objects. In one example, the team was able to recover “intelligible speech” from a video thanks to vibrations that a voice made on a packet of crisps, which was positioned 15 feet from the camera and behind soundproof glass. Other tests successfully reconstructed sound using vibrations from aluminum foil, a glass of water, and a potted plant. “Sometimes we watch these movies, like James Bond, and we think, ‘This is Hollywood theatrics….
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Android dominates the world’s smartphone market. A new report from analyst firm Strategy Analytics pegs the Google-owned operating system’s global market share at 85 percent. That means that nearly nine in ten phones shipped are built on Android. That domination is colossal. But while Google has ‘won’ the smartphone market share war — revenue is different, iOS is far ahead — the company faces a growing issue: the rise of non-Google Android. Google-less Android Android is available in two different flavors. There’s the Google-endorsed Android, which is used by companies that agree to the terms and conditions of the Open Handset Alliance…
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Nanu is an Android app taking on Skype with free calls via 2G and to landlines or mobile phones
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There’s yet another calling app on the market that’s out to challenge dominant player Skype. Nanu, an Android app that was launched today, touts the ability to make free calls even via a sluggish 2G network connection, and to non-Nanu users including landlines and mobile phone numbers. The catch? Ads. While waiting for your call to be picked up, a short ad will play over the ringtone. The ad will end immediately once your call is connected to the other person. The revenue from the advertisers helps to subsidize the cost of the call, so users don’t have to pay…
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