Author: dsellers

Over 100,000 smartphones get damaged by liquids every day in Western Europe

Posted by | Dec 20, 2016 | , |

Smartphones offering resistance against water damage (and other liquids) grew 45.2% year on year in the first nine months of 2016 in Western Europe, while shipments of non-water–resistant smartphones declined 17% in the same period, acc. Water resistant smartphones reached 22.5 million units in the period to represent 23% of the total number of smartphones shipped in 2016 to date, according to IDC (www.idc.com).

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50% of citizens in large cities will share personal data with smart city programs by 2019

Posted by | Dec 20, 2016 | , |

The rapid pace of technological and societal change has given government CIOs a new sense of urgency and a willingness to experiment with smart city and open data initiatives, according to Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com). If managed effectively, this shift will position governments at the core of technological innovation in society, adds the research group.

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NFC Forum announces new tech specs

NFC Forum announces new tech specs

Posted by | Dec 19, 2016 | , |

The NFC Forum has announced \the availability of three adopted and one candidate technical specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors. The specifications are available on the NFC Forum website (www.nfc-forum.org).

Significant enhancements to these specifications include the addition of Active Communication Mode (ACM) for Peer-to-Peer Mode (P2P) communication, support of NFC-V Technology compatible to ISO/IEC 15693 and the introduction of the NFC-V based Type 5 Tag allowing NFC devices to communicate with a broader range of devices and tags.

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BatchOutput for Microsoft Excel now Supports macOS Sierra

Posted by | Dec 19, 2016 | , |

Zevrix Solutions has announced BatchOutput XLS 2.3.8, a compatibility update to its output automation solution for Microsoft Excel.

BatchOutput automates printing and exporting of multiple documents to PDF, and allows to carry out powerful professional PDF production directly from Excel. In addition to batch printing the software brings advanced PDF creation options right to the user’s fingertips. Version 2.3.3 makes BatchOutput XLS compatible with macOS 10.12 Sierra.

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Chord Buddy 1.2 for macOS gets 50-plus improvements, bug fixes

Chord Buddy 1.2 for macOS gets 50-plus improvements, bug fixes

Posted by | Dec 19, 2016 | , |

Gerald Flossmann has released ChordPro Buddy 1.2.5 (http://www.gfApps.com), an update to his easy and song editor and viewer for the Mac.

The app allows musicians to create, edit and view songs, lyrics and lead sheets. It allows users to transpose, change chords and create formatted printouts or PDF. Version 1.2.5 boasts more than 50 improvements and bug fixes.

Chord Buddy requires version runs on macOS 10.10 or higher. It costs $4.99 and is available at the Mac App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/app/chordpro-buddy/id434955766) in the Music category.

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