Top Stories of the Day // April 17, 2014

Thursday, April 17, 2014 Posted by bloggerdaddy
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Today's Top Stories // Apr 17, 2014

Google’s New Street View Image Recognition Algorithm Can Beat Most CAPTCHAs

Here is an interesting conundrum for Google: it has created an algorithm that's significantly better at reading street numbers in Street View images, which... read more

Instagram Reassigned Inactive “Kathleen” Username To An Employee But Will Give It Back

Is Instagram going around stealing users' account and distributing them to employees? That's the far-out claim from designer Brian Hoff, who says his wife's... read more

Kitestring, The App That Makes Sure You Get Home Safe

You don't have to walk alone anymore. Rather than asking your mom, bestie, or significant other to stay on the phone with you while you walk down a sketchy... read more

Apple Patents Android-Like Gesture Unlocking Tech For Mobile Devices

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Google Launches Chrome Remote Desktop On Android, Allowing Mobile Access To Your PC

Google this morning launched a mobile client application called "Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android" (whew!) which allows for remote access to your Mac or PC... read more

Google Camera App Brings Lens Blur Background Defocus To Any KitKat Android Devices

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Google’s Project Tango Includes Tech Apple-Acquired 3D Imaging Company PrimeSense

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TOP VIDEOS

Aereo Shows Off Their Rooftop Antenna Farm Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling

A lot has been said about Aereo's technology — so much, in fact, that there are hundreds of pages worth of... read more

Inside Jobs: How iOS Developer Danilo Campos Battles To Bring New Apps To Life

 Mobile apps are something that you interact with on a very personal basis — you carry them around in... read more

Fly Or Die: Omate TrueSmart

In a year, we've gone to having one or two startup smartwatch companies to a sea of offerings before us, from companies... read more

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