Students find new forms of expression through design
Verizon is doing a lot to help students prepare for STEAM careers in the future
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Toyota’s new self-driving cars will chat with drivers
Finally! The technology from Knight Rider will become a reality. Meet Yui, Toyota’s version of KITT.
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99 Bugs in the Code
We’re singing this song at work today…
99 bugs in the code on the wall
99 bugs in the code
Take one down, patch it around
101 bugs in the code on the wall
About My Gear Fit Watch
My watch is a Samsung Gear Fit. It connects to just about any Samsung Galaxy phone. It’s a great fitness tracker with pedometer, running, walking and biking modes. It also has a heart rate sensor. Available from Verizon, Best Buy and Amazon.com. You can even purchase different color bands.
T-Mobile campaign against Verizon totally backfired
When it comes to taking shots at its larger rivals, T-Mobile never settles.
Source: T-Mobile’s $200,000 campaign against Verizon’s #NeverSettle totally backfired
I would say this is a #TotalFail for @TMobile. Proud to work for @VerizonWireless!
iFixit Tears Down a Lightsaber
To celebrate May the Fourth, the most important date on a Star Wars fan’s calendar, iFixit has set aside its Apple Watches and laptops and instead focused its expertise in disassembling on the one gadget everyone in this galaxy (and those far, far away) really want: a lightsaber.
Source: iFixit Tears Down the One Gadget We All Really Want: a Lightsaber
Super Bowl Network Stats
Verizon Customers at Super Bowl XLIX Rack Up More than 25 Million Wireless Data Connections http://troms.me/702
Total of 4.1 terabytes of data more than doubles last year’s Big Game usage
iWatch
So excited for the Apple Watch. For centuries, we’ve checked the time by looking at our phones. Having it on your wrist? Genius. #AppleLive ~ @TheEllenShow
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Watch A Cat Unlock The iPhone 5s Using Touch ID And The Fingerprint Sensor.
Apple’s new fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5s isn’t restricted to human users. A cat’s paw works, and while it encountered more frequent failures than did a fingerprint, it was able to unlock the phone again repeatedly when positioned correctly on the sensor. Note that no other paw pads would unlock the device, and that cats essentially have unique “fingerprints” just like people, so this doesn’t make the Touch ID sensor any less secure.
How, when, and where to buy an iPhone 5S
Here’s my advice: If you’ve really got to have that new iPhone 5S in your hands on Friday, get up early @ 3:00 am (EDT) order it online from VZW.com and then select the In Store Pick Up option. Go back to sleep. When the lines at your local Verizon store die down, go pick up the phone you ordered earlier.
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