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Harvard University Biologist Walter Scheirer developed an algorithm, that defines an animal kind when you take photos of animal on a digital camera, reports New Scientist. Technology is planned to be used in smartphones applications, and also as assistance to scientists working with automatic cameras-traps.

It's a point-and-shoot digital camera, with the back side replaced by a smartphone-sized tablet. It's asmartphone that can't make voice calls, and has a big camera lens sticking out of the back. It's theSamsung Galaxy Camera, and it combines the equivalent of a $199 digital camera with the Android OS and hardware performance of Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone. Tech gadget reviewers like The Verge's Aaron Souppouris like the concept, and agree that the GalaxyCamera has many advantages over a normal point-and-shoot. But they also point out some huge disadvantages, for holiday buyers to consider.

Smart electronics, that you can put on yourself, managing without touching screen, 3D printing, smart TV and air charging are five challenging technologies, which got some development last year and are going to become very mass in 2013.

In 2013 users will have an opportunity to subscribe to the monitoring of the enforcement proceedings, which will automatically send requests to data bank of enforcement proceedings and notify subscriber in case of coincidence with his data!

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At the end of 2009 the system of in-app purchases was launched. It enables the developers to sell virtual goods by the transactions within free items. At first, the rules managing the funds transferring allowed making purchases only in paid apps, but then the apps based on the «freemium» model for iPhone and iPad were developed.

Soon a new interactive book “Princess Bouncerella” by Orange Books, a Dutch publisher, will be available in Russian.

At the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2012, held on June 11, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, has announced the imminent expansion of the App Store. And on June 22 he confirmed his words that went live: 32 countries, including Ukraine have come to the App Store.

When Microsoft announced its tablet strategy with the Windows RT, many thought that Microsoft will change its pricing model for OEMs too, signaling a shift in strategy. Reality is however, vastly different with Microsoft requesting as much money as OEM version of the Windows 7 Home Premium.

A tablet can be used for so much more than playing Angry Birds. Even if you only have a passing interest in technology and philanthropy, you'll probably have heard of Nicholas Negroponte and his One Laptop Per Child initiative. There were two main parts to the OLPC scheme - creating a usable laptop that cost $100, and getting said machines into the hands of children throughout the developing world.