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My personal desktop setup has changed considerably in the past few months since purchasing the Acer Iconia W7 series tablet, which I use as my primary PC. Gone is the tower of my old self build AMD-powered game station, replaced by far more compact dimensions, a new monitor and an external HDD. This is the main hub of my professional life: a Windows 8 tablet. Yes, you read that right. Let me demonstrate how you can be productive with Windows 8. It is possible, and with the right apps you can get great results.Continue reading the articleRead full post: How This Freelance Writer Maximises Productivity With Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8

From Google Glass to car dashboards to shopping, Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the most talked-about trends in technology SEE ALSO: 7 Ways Augmented Reality Will Improve Your Life At its core, the idea behind AR is to bring additional context to the "real" world. With the advent of smartphones and tablets, the potential for AR to add context in real-life tasks including finding your way around or fixing a car becomes an actual possibility. Although AR gained more mainstream recognition over the last few years, most AR projects are confined to designated proof-of-concepts or specific experiences wrapped around a specific app. German company Metaio wants to change that, and its goal is to bring augmented reality everywhere Read more...More about Ar, Augmented Reality, Global Innovation Series, Tech, and Gadgets

When TWA flight 800 crashed upon takeoff from JFK Airport in 1996, killing all 230 people on board, some witnesses claimed they saw a streak of light near the plane just before it exploded. Every possible explanation, from a meteorite to a missile to an on-board bomb, was thrown into the mix during the investigation, but the cause was eventually determined–officially–to be an accidental fuel tank explosion from faulty wiring. Now, several of the people in charge of the four-year investigation are coming forward to say they were told to falsify those documents, and that the plane’s remains were looked over immediately after the crash by FBI agents. A new documentary, named after the flight, shows interviews with six members of the investigation team who say they feel safe talking about the cover-up now because they’ve retired. They say that federal authorities undermined their findings and directed them to write their reports a certain way. “We didn’t find any part of the airplane that indicated a mechanical failure,” one investigator says. “There was a lack of coordination and willful denial of information,” Hank Hughes, a senior accident investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, said. “There were 755 witnesses. At no time was information provided by the witnesses shared by the FBI.” What they couldn’t put into the official report was that the explosion occurred as a result of an outside source, they say. And though their claims are being refuted by the former Director of Aviation Safety–Tom Haueter–the National Transportation Safety Board says it will reopen the investigation if new evidence is found to prove the first conclusion wrong. Haueter says that there is irrefutable proof that faulty wiring caused the explosion and that there was no sign of any sort of penetration on the outside of the plane. But Jim Speer, an accident investigator at the time of the crash, said he did discover damage consistent with those that would be formed by a big blast. He requested that the right wing be tested for residue from explosives, and when the test came back positive, he said, he was “physically removed” from a room by two CIA agents. “TWA 800″ premieres on Epix next month.

Facebook has started to roll out photo comments, a new feature that allows you to comment on posts with images rather than words. Originally built during a Facebook employee hackathon, photo comments are starting to roll out globally on the web as well as the Facebook mobile site. Users can't yet leave photo comments within Facebook's mobile apps, but they are viewable. The feature is expected to come to those apps in a future update. SEE ALSO: How to Change Your Facebook Relationship Status Without Alerting Friends Adding a photo comment involves clicking a camera icon beside the text box where you would typically write a message and then uploading an image from your computer. Read more...More about Facebook, Tech, and Apps Software

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Police in West Palm Beach, Florida are investigating the discovery of two bodies at an area high school According to a WPTV news station report, employees at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts found the bodies early this morning. According to police, the bodies were found in a maintenance area inside the school, with no obvious signs as to their deaths. The names, ages, and genders of the deceased have not yet been released to the public. The Palm Beach county School District has confirmed that one of the bodies is that of a school janitor. Police are not yet referring to the deaths as homicides. West Palm Beach Police have stated that the investigation is still too early to determine whether the two people were killed or died in some other way. Police, including SWAT teams, secured the school after the deaths were discovered. WPTV has also reported that the FBI had responded at the school, but later left after learning there was not ongoing incident. (via WPTV)

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Ladies and gentlemen, if we could please have your attention, Cher has something important she'd like to share: She's still got it. HMMMM…. Seems There’s MORE BUZZ,about the way I Looked,Than the way I Performed !!YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE STILL GOT IT !!!!!! — Cher (@cher) June 19, 2013 The 67-year-old pop icon last night showed viewers and attendees of The Voice that age is but a number, flaunting her first appearance on the live stage in a decade. For the NBC show's season four finale, Cher and an ensemble of back-up dancers performed "Woman's World," the first single from the star's upcoming studio album, Closer to the Truth Read more...More about Music, Nbc, Singing, The Voice, and Entertainment

There is a lot of new chatter in the WebmasterWorld forums, along with random threads at other forums including Google Webmaster Help about Google's search results shifting around and some webmasters claiming huge declines in referrals from Google starting around 8pm EDT last night. Some are hoping it was just an Analytics issue...