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EMC has trademarked a new product name: VSPeX. So what the heck is it?
Searches on EMC websites reveal that VSPeX is a way to enable “faster virtual infrastructure deployment, greater flexibility of choice, efficiency, and lower risk.” The trademark info can be seen here, and is dated 12 February 2012.
Who thinks a sequel to the uber-mediocre 80’s comedy Twins is a good idea?
Yes, it is somewhat of a rhetorical question, especially because I’m wondering what on earth the denizens of Hollywood were smoking when they greenlit this, and can they pass it my way? Reviving a comedy that wasn’t that funny to begin with is a bad idea, but adding Eddie Murphy to the mix is pure suicide.
This news came out right before April Fools day so this is clearly no joke, but as Cinema Blend tells us, this has been in the works since last summer when reports hit that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito could possibly get back together again.
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Mobile apps are a huge source of revenue, and not just for developers, but owners of app stores as well. Apple rakes in the most loot with its highly popular iOS platform, however Amazon is quickly closing the gap, at least in terms of revenue per active user. This is something that Flurry, a mobile analytics firm and monetization platform, has been studying for quite some time and the results are bit surprising.
Flurry’s latest data represents an attempt to compare the ability for app developers to generate revenue across three major app stores — Apple’s App Store/iTunes, Amazon’s Appstore for Android, and Google Play (formerly Android Market).
“We examine a basket of top-ranked apps that have similar presence across iOS, Amazon and Android,” Flurry explains. Read more…
If spiders arent your cup of tea, this is one of those articles that could either help you overcome your fear or send you running for the hills. The metal spider pictured above was created by mechanical artist Christopher Locke who formed them out of scissors that were confiscated at airports by the TSA.
I dont know about you, but when I see a pair of barber shears, I am not thinking about creating a creepy-yet-awesome sculpture out of them. Locke on the other hand transforms the discarded metal into some startling mechanical imagery. You can almost see the spider pictured above getting ready to dine on the bug its holding captive.
So, we are living in a digital age where digital cameras all sport super high resolution counts, but with the $29.99 Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit, things are a little bit different. This particular twin-lens reflex camera is one which you are fully capable of building yourself, assuming you are able to interpret all the fixing together instructions properly. I know, some of us still do experience such troubles, but it is nothing that cannot be overcome with sheer perseverance.