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I’d buy that for a dollar.

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world," Jack Layton writes just days before his death.

Microsoft filed a patent back on May 4th, 2010 called “Visual Motion Feedback for User Interface”, this is the “Metro UI” that’s on their Windows Phone 7 devices. Almost a year and a half later the USPTO has approved this patent and has granted them rights, ultimately giving Microsoft the protection it needs against any lawsuits or anyone who decides to copy the design. Eventually this UI will be in everything Microsoft does, phones, Xbox, computers, cars…

In the official description in the patent the UI claim is described as “In a computer system, a method comprising: receiving gesture information corresponding to a gesture on a touch input device; calculating simulated inertia motion for a movable user interface element based at least in part on the gesture information; based at least in part on the gesture information and on the simulated inertia motion, calculating a post-gesture position of the movable user interface element; determining that the post-gesture position exceeds a gesture boundary of the movable user interface element; and calculating a distortion effect in the movable user interface element to indicate that the gesture boundary has been exceeded.”

Source: USPTO
Via: WPCentral

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It’s finally here XOOM owners! For months Motorola had the OS 3.1 Honeycomb update in testing but users are now reporting that it’s now live and available all to download. Check it out for yourself, grab the Xoom and hit Main System Settings > About Tablets > System Updates.

Source: Facebook
(Thanks Chris!)

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Ford of course knows a lot about trucks, and Toyota has a couple decades of hybrid knowledge in its back pocket. So, if you were looking to make a hybrid truck, wouldn’t you want to bring these corporate titans together? Shockingly that’s actually coming to pass, with the two companies announcing a “memorandum of understanding” today that will see them acting as “equal partners” to create a new rear-wheel drive hybrid platform intended for light trucks and SUVs — but sadly not sports cars. That platform is expected to be completed by sometime next year, but the two will also be sharing data to advance infotainment and in-car technology systems, meaning someday your Entune might talk to your Sync and the whole telematics world could be a better place.

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The 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Wi-Fi has hit Canadian land and is ready for sale. This new Android tablet quietly launched on Friday at a couple retailers, from what we understand both The Source and Staples have this in stock. Big box stores like Best Buy and Future Shop will apparently have this available on August 26th. In addition, TELUS, Bell and Rogers will all be releasing the 4G version soon, rumours are within a couple weeks.

The Tab 10.1 comes with Android OS 3.1 with TouchWIZ, 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1280×800, 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 2 megapixel front-facing camera with a 3 megapixel rear-facing camera. We reviewed this tablet a few weeks ago and you can check it out here. This model is nothing like the previous 7-inch Tab that Samsung released, it has a better design, faster processor, thinner at 8.6mm and only weighs 565 grams. The price is $499.99 outright.

Source: The Source & Staples
(Thanks for the pic tipster!)

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Hot on the heels of releasing its new device arsenal, RIM is prepping to roll out a brand spanking new BlackBerry App World. Scheduled to launch Monday, version 3.0 features a retooled interface for quick perusal of apps, games and themes — if the beta release is any indication. Another added feature is the My World storage folder that keeps all of your downloads on the home screen and lets you wirelessly reinstall them should you accidentally delete one or upgrade devices. Sure, there are rumblings that the BB music service will be a part of this release, but as Reuters reported, that announcement isn’t expected until early September. Although, this update would complete the new smartphone trifecta rather nicely: new device, new OS and new app store. Well done, RIM, now if you could just get your advertising in order, you’ll be all set.

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Once Google’s $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility officially gets approved they will amass their 17,000 patents, plus the other 7,500 that are currently pending. The Joy of Tech has weighed in on the situation and gives a good illustration of their potential power in the near future.

Source: Joy Of Tech

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