Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - Page 2
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Google Email Delegation Lets Collaborators Access Your Account

In a strange deviation from the norm, Google has taken a Google Apps-only feature and added it to regular Gmail. Email delegation allows you to grant other Gmail users to access your account (without signing out of theirs).


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Facebook Update For Android Released, Includes Chat Integration

Android: The Facebook app for Android has slowly been improving from its formerly awful state, but today it got the update many of you have been waiting for, adding a Chat interface as well as push notifications to the app.


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Gym Music Battle Still Undecided

Lifehacker AU

Back in September, we told you how the use of cover versions in gyms was on the rise in response to a proposed increase in fees charged for music. That change has been rejected by the Federal Court, but the battle isn’t over yet.


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Send Android Photos Straight To Dropbox

While you can share and take photos from the Dropbox app on both iOS and Android, reader Java-Princess shows us that on Android, all you need to do is start up the Dropbox app and hit your phone’s camera button.


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iPad The Top Tech For Aussie Facebook Users

Lifehacker AU

We’ve seen that Google’s list of popular search terms is topped by Facebook. Facebook’s list of its most popular “memes” — those terms which saw the biggest rise in appearance in status updates in 2010 relative to 2009 — doesn’t exactly return the favour, with the iPad the sole term with any technological relevance amongst the Australian top five.


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Notational Velocity Alt Text Editor Syncs With Simplenote

Mac OS X: Notational Velocity Alt is an alternate version to the popular Simplenote-syncing text editor Notational Velocity, offering several additional features for those seeking more functionality than the original app provides.


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How Fear Helps You Make Better Decisions

We often like to eliminate the negative feelings in life, you know, because they’re negative, but they do serve a purpose. Fear, especially, can be an important factor in certain decisions. Here’s why.


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Imagine You’re Eating More And You’ll Eat Less

Through the science of visualisation, you may actually be able to curb your appetite. New research suggests that imagining yourself eating more will help you eat less when you have to do it for real.


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Google Latitude Now Tracks Your iPhone’s Every Move

Like many Google applications, Latitude took awhile to come to iOS. Now it’s here, and you can use your GPS-enabled iOS device to report your location to whomever you wish.


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Android Voice Search Improves Accuracy With Your Own Voice

Rather than match your voice against its general database, Google’s Voice Search (a.k.a. Voice Actions), after downloading a just-released update, can now gradually learn from your particular speech.