Jul
31
2010
Source: Top Ten Overall Electronics Articles
Let’s face it – compact digital cameras are infamous for draining battery life. From snapshooters to professionals, everyone dreads that little flashing red light. Battery life varies from product to product, and from feature to feature, but until a solar-powered image capturing device comes out, batteries will always be a concern. For now, …
from Top Ten Overall Electronics Articles
Jul
31
2010
Source: Top Ten Overall Electronics Articles
Shutter Lag is the number one complaint amongst compact digital camera owners. Shutter lag is the time between pressing the button and when the image capturing device actually takes the picture. Sometimes this delay can be more than a second and very frustrating if you are trying to get that once-in-a-lifetime photo. This problem is less common in …
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Jul
31
2010
Wikileaks this week let fly with a gusher of data, and at 90,000 documents strong, it’s being called the biggest informational leak in the history of the U.S. military. The site has published tens of thousands of sensitive reports, memos and files regarding the war in Afghanistan, and analysts are just beginning to pick through them, digest them, and assess their full scope. The documents reveal details about the involvement of countries like Iran and North Korea, as well as uncensored accounts of friendly fire incidents and the killings of civilians.
from TechNewsWorld
Jul
31
2010
Facebook has jumped into the online Q&A space with Facebook Questions, a beta feature that can be viewed by all Facebook users. This is how it works: Click on the “Ask Question” feature, which can be found in the status bar. Type in a query — say, “What is the best pizza restaurant in Adams Morgan?” The question becomes visible to all Facebook users. People posing questions can use a tag, in this case, “Washington, D.C.,” to direct them to those best able to provide answers. The question goes out to users who share that topic’s interest, as well as to the questioner’s network.
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