Tuesday, September 13, 2011

drag2share: Google Flights Search Is a Powerful, Intuitive, Lightning-Fast Tool for Finding Cheap Tickets [Video]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5839848/google-flights-search-is-a-powerful-lightning-fast-tool-for-finding-cheap-tickets

Google just launched Google Flights Search, an attractive, intuitive, lightning fast airline search tool; it may well be your new default destination when you're looking for a flight.

We're big fans of previously mentioned Hipmunk (and we'll always have a soft spot for Kayak,) but Google Flights has come out swinging. The search results are nearly instantaneous (most travel sites make you slog through the "searching airlines" intermediary screen); results display on a Google Map in a way that's actually useful; it's got an impressive, easy-to-use interface; and it also includes powerful filtering tools to help you find tickets matching preferences like non-stop, duration, price, and especially handy, a tool to help you find the cheapest flight by duration when you've got flexible travel dates. After a few initial comparisons, Google Flights Search also looks like it's returning the same "lowest fare" as sites like Hipmunk.

Update: Contrary to my experience, I've seen a lot of people saying Hipmunk is still returning lower fares. Several readers have also noted that Google Flights Search isn't showing a lot of cities (sometimes they're cities that I'm seeing, so it could possibly be launch hiccups). It seems likely that these issues will improve in time, but it certainly bodes will for Hipmunk.

The upshot: It's impressively intuitive, extremely fast, and though I hate to say it, I can see Google's new flight search becoming a lot of people's first destination for finding airline tickets online.

Google Flights | via Search Engine Land

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Posted by Augustine at 9:46 PM

drag2share: Daily App Deals: Customize Your Android Phone's Lock Screen for a Buck [Deals]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5839904/daily-app-deals-customize-your-android-phones-lock-screen-for-a-buck

Daily App Deals: Customize Your Android Phone's Lock Screen for a BuckThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale.

The Best

Daily App Deals: Customize Your Android Phone's Lock Screen for a BuckWidgetLocker Lockscreen is an Android app that replaces the standard "slide to unlock" screen with a fully customizable alternative that lets you change how you unlock your phone. There are dozens of options for launching apps and setting up widgets right from your phone's lock screen, and even more options are available if you have rooted your phone. Previously $1.99, now $0.99 from the Amazon Appstore.

Free

iOS

Android

  • SwitfKey X (GetJar) Previously $4.06.
  • App Protector Pro (GetJar) Previously $1.99.
  • Imperio (GetJar) Previously $3.99.
  • Advanced Task Manager (GetJat) Previously $1.99.

The Rest

iOS

Android

PC

  • Microsoft AutoRoute 2010 (Amazon.com) Previously $39.95, now $9.99.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:44 PM

drag2share: Trello Makes Project Collaboration Simple and Kind of Enjoyable [Collaboration]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5839942/trello-makes-project-collaboration-simple-and-kind-of-fun

Trello Makes Project Collaboration Simple and Kind of EnjoyableJust-launched webapp Trello is a simple yet powerful project management tool. We know, "project management" sounds kind of boring, but if you've ever tried using project management apps, Trello stands out as a tool that augments your collaboration without overwhelming you.

As the developers behind Trello put it, it's simply "a web page where you make a bunch of lists." Making those lists is incredibly easy; you create a project (Trello calls them boards), add lists to it, and add list items (called cards) to those lists. If that's all you want from the site (and that aspect is solid enough that you might be satisfied with it for simple list making), you'll be happy. But Trello starts to shine when you dip your toe into collaboration.

To collaborate, you invite people to join your board. Once they join, members can add and edit items and lists, and you can drag people to items within your project to keep track of who's working on what (that's one of the main problems with collaboration Trello aims to solve). Click on any individual card and you can add comments, add a checklist for tracking progress on that task, attach files, and more.

The whole site's very user friendly, and that combined with the depth of functionality make it a strong solution for people looking for anything ranging from simple list-making to full-on team management and project collaboration.

Trello

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Posted by Augustine at 9:43 PM

drag2share: Intel Claims Next Chip Will Run Your Laptop For 24 Hours On One Battery Charge [PCs]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5839806/intels-next-chip-will-run-your-laptop-for-24-hours-on-one-battery-charge

Intel Claims Next Chip Will Run Your Laptop For 24 Hours On One Battery ChargeI can't wait for 2013. That's the year where Intel's Haswell architecture arrives, bringing three very important things. One, the ability to run your laptop for 24 hours on one charge. Heaven. Two, 10 days on "connected standby."

And three: This 22-nanometer 3D-transistor architecture consumes so little power—20 times less than their current gear—that it can run on a solar cell. That's exactly what they demonstrated at the Intel's Developer Forum today: a Haswell-based Windows computer running entirely off a solar cell that was being exposed to a light bulb. Imagine that. Basically, your computer would be able to run indefinitely without ever having to power off, even if you run out of battery power to run the machine's display. I'm impressed.

That's why you can also have ten days of connected standby with your computer connected to a wireless network. That means putting the display to sleep but have the machine continuously connected to the Internet for ten days, grabbing email, tweets, or synchronizing files down from the cloud. I don't know about you, but this low power peace of mind is one of the things that I like most about these new chips.

Before 2013's Haswell comes Ivy Bridge in 2012, which will also reduce power and support DirectX 11.1 and OpenGL 3.2 directly on the chip, as well as 4K high definition video playback. [Anandtech, Marketwatch, Forbes, Ventura Beat, Cnet, Sweclockers]

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Posted by Augustine at 9:32 PM

drag2share: Firefox for Android Tablets Is Open for Testing [Blip]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5839918/firefox-for-android-tablets-is-open-for-testing

Firefox for Android Tablets Is Open for TestingMozilla has made the latest nightly builds for Firefox for Honeycomb ready for download. It's already optimized for the tablet real estate and Android's quirks, and will let you use Firefox Sync to share data with your desktop. [Mobiputing]

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Posted by Augustine at 9:20 PM

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