Periodico101: Mar 4, 2016

Mar 4, 2016

How to justify the purchase of a data integration tool

To help you better determine your needs and justify the purchase of a data integration tool, we explore how other organizations are using these platforms to meet their needs. – Source

How to justify the purchase of a data integration tool

Our latest poll shows overwhelming support for Android's app drawer

If word on the vine is to be believed, there’s a chance that Google is at least internally discussing ditching the app drawer with Android N—or whatever it ends up being called. Seeing as how LG has done just that with the G5, and how Samsung has implemented a rather obscure feature to allow for the same, it does seem like the concept of an app drawer-less Android doesn’t bother at least two major smartphone makers.
Does it bother you, however? That’s what we sought to answer when we asked you just that on Wednesday. And guess what—the results are now in, and we’ve got what we … – Source

Our latest poll shows overwhelming support for Android's app drawer

You'll need serious skills and patience to master this Darth Vader origami

Here’s a tip before you get crafty and attempt your hand at this Darth Vader origami tutorial: make sure you have ample time to invest in this.

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Created by Tadashi Mori, this origami of the Star Wars villain is cute as a button but requires nimble fingers and the patience of a saint — none of which I possessed, unfortunately.

Midway through the tutorial, I managed to rip two gaping holes in the paper and gave up somewhere along the 16-minute mark after the paper looked like it was beyond hope.

The tutorial runs for 45 minutes and gauging from the amount of pauses I made, I reckon you’ll need at least two hours to get it right. …

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You'll need serious skills and patience to master this Darth Vader origami

DARPA's New Vertical Take-Off Aircraft Concept Looks Totally Badass

Yesterday, DARPA unveiled the latest concept design for its new vertical take-off and landing craft. And hell this electric airplane look impressive.

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DARPA's New Vertical Take-Off Aircraft Concept Looks Totally Badass

A collection of portraits of glorious beards from around the world

The beard, once the domain of lumberjacks and the lazy, has experienced a rather amazing resurgence as a fashion choice in the past decade or so

For many people around the world this particular type of facial hair has become a strong part of their identity, often requiring time, patience and painstaking maintenance to remain part of the bearded clique. Now, the beard is finally getting the recognition it deserves

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An exhibition titled BEARD, by photographer …

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A collection of portraits of glorious beards from around the world

Instagram disables deeplinks to Telegram and Snapchat

Complaining that Instagram wasn’t designed with such links in mind, the picture-sharing app will no longer allow users to post “add me” or “follow me” deeplinks to their profile page if they link back to Telegram or Snapchat. In a statement, Instagram says that “other types of links” will still work including those to celebrities’ blogs, YouTube videos, iTunes pages and more.

A tweet disseminated earlier today by Telegram blamed Instagram’s owner Facebook for taking what it obviously feels is a hypocritical action. Pavel Durov, the messaging app’s founder, pointed out that links to LinkedIn, … – Source

Instagram disables deeplinks to Telegram and Snapchat

4 million Mi 5 units sold in the first flash sale

Xiaomi announced the Mi 5 flagship at the MWC a few days ago, and it quickly became one of the most anticipated smartphones this year. The Mi 5 will be available in three different editions, and China is the first market to get it.

The first flash sale in China sold 4 million units in no time – all Xiaomi has prepped for the occasion – and registered more than 17 million interest entries. The second flash sale is scheduled for March 8 (10 AM Beijing time) and is expected to sell at least as many phones.

As it turns out Xiaomi didn’t anticipate the huge demand, and it asked Foxconn and Inventec to increase the Mi 5 production.

Naturally, China is the first market to get the Mi 5, but Xiaomi plans to bring the flagship to other key markets shortly after. And it can expect similar high demand there, too.

We’ll keep you in the loop as the story develops, but if you live in China and want a Mi 5, you should act fast. And with the second batch to enter production only now, some of the pre-orders may ship in April, or even May, as a report suggests.

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4 million Mi 5 units sold in the first flash sale

Hypnotic sounds disprove our assumptions about the deepest part of the ocean

The deepest part of the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench near Micronesia. It is dark, mysterious abyss that few of us will ever see. But now we can hear what it sounds like, thanks to a new study from researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oregon State University and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The researchers used a titanium-encased hydrophone to record ambient noise for three straight weeks in July 2015, and what they heard was nothing like what one might expect from a region long thought to be inhospitable to most large marine mammals.

Chrome Dev Has Started Opening Chrome Custom Tabs For All Apps, But Not For Everyone

Google started offering Chrome Custom Tabs in v45 as a way to open links, and some app developers have started taking advantage of the faster rendering and Chrome data integration. Now, Google appears to be taking matters into its own hands to make links load faster when you use Chrome Dev. Some users are seeing Chrome Custom Tabs loading for all apps when Chrome Dev is set as the default.

With Chrome Dev, links from other apps will now open in a Custom Tab, which loads much faster than the full browser.

Chrome Dev Has Started Opening Chrome Custom Tabs For All Apps, But Not For Everyone was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Chrome Dev Has Started Opening Chrome Custom Tabs For All Apps, But Not For Everyone

Pirates hack into shipping company’s servers to identify booty

Pirates like those shown here aboard a dhow in waters off western Malaysia in January 2006 were using data stolen from a shipping company’s systems to target cargo ships and steal specific crates of valuables in hit-and-run attacks. (credit: US Navy)

When the terms “pirate” and “hacker” are used in the same sentence, usually it’s a reference to someone breaking digital rights management on software. But that wasn’t the case in an incident detailed in the recently released Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigation Report. Verizon’s RISK security response team was called in by a global shipping company that had been the victim of high-seas piracy aided by a network intrusion.

The shipping company experienced a series of hit-and-run attacks by pirates who, instead of seeking a ransom for the crew and cargo, went after specific shipping containers and made off with high-value cargo.

“It became apparent to the shipping company that the pirates had specific knowledge of the contents of each of the shipping crates being moved,” the RISK team recounted in the report. “They’d board a vessel, locate by bar code specific sought-after crates containing valuables, steal the contents of that crate—and that crate only—and then depart the vessel without further incident.”

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Pirates hack into shipping company’s servers to identify booty