NY approves Cornell Tech's applied sciences campus on Roosevelt Island

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/21/ny-approves-cornell-tech-campus-roosevelt-island/

While Cornell has given its researchers the resources to build spider-like robots and move Pong paddles with the power of the mind, students more interested in the software side of engineering have not been getting as much love. That's about to change, however, with the recent City Planning Commission approval of Cornell Tech, a project to build an applied sciences campus on New York City's Roosevelt Island. Now the next step would be to get a blessing from the City Council. After all is said and done, we'll hopefully see the 12-acre site break ground in 2014, the campus opening its doors in 2017 and a full build-out by 2037. As they await their new home, Cornell is holding classes for aspiring computer whiz-kids at Google's Chelsea campus, where we're sure they'll get an inspiration or two. To see what else Cornell Tech has in store, check out the source link below.

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Google's Note-Taking Service Keep Is Live, And It's Wonderful

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5991578/googles-note-taking-service-keep-is-live-again-for-now

Google Keep is live. You can go check out Google's answer to Evernote at http://drive.google.com/keep.

Google officially announced the note-taking product some time ago, and after it cropped up briefly over the weekend, Google Keep is now really truly officially a real thing on the Internet that you can use. Oh, and it looks terrific.

Right now, the feature set seems relatively straight-forward and limited. Google basically wants to help you Keep track of what you're thinking about and doing. In addition to creating simple notes like the ones above, Google Keep also has a list tracking feature:

There's also an Android app for the service which is live:

The whole app is colorful and fun and the mobile interface in particular is crisco slick when it's working.

In trying it out so far, we've noticed that Keep has experiencing early life jitters and errors. But it's good enough when it is working that it might depose Evernote as the king of thought capture mountain. One thing you definitely notice is that the service is really lightweight. And some obvious features are missing. For example, you can share notes from the Android app but there's not obvious share feature on the web interface. [Google Blog]

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Google Keep note taking service officially launches on web and Android (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/20/google-keep-note-taking-service-officially-launches-on-web-and-a/

The Google Keep note taking service that leaked out a few days ago has officially launched. There's a website and an Android app for now, and a post on the Google Drive blog it's intended for users to quickly jot down ideas. They're saved on Google Drive -- which probably explains why this exists instead of the axed Google Notebook service -- and on Android 4.2.2 there's a lock screen widget available for even easier access. Check after the break for a trailer explaining the new service's features, or just hit the links below to try it out for yourself to see if it can best alternatives like Evernote. That is, is if you can get in. While it was working for us initially, many are seeing "error encountered" messages now as the masses flood the service.

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Source: Google Drive blog, Google Keep, Google Play

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Google Currents for Android now supports audio playback, improves syncing between devices

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/20/google-currents-for-android-update/

We don't see the Android -- or iOS, for that matter -- version of Google Currents get quite as many updates as, say, Google+ or Maps, but today its Mountain View creators have stuffed the app with some tidbits that are sure to come in handy to those using it on a daily basis. Most notably, Currents for Android is now more friendly with editions including audio content, adding a media bar which will allow for easy playback of such files within the application. Additionally, Google also gave its magazine-like app a boost by enhancing syncing between devices, making it rather facile for folks to pick up where they left off on a story. Go on and grab the updated version now from Google Play -- in the meantime, we'll still be pondering whether or not we should insert a shameless plug.

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Tiger Woods: I Posted Those Facebook Photos With Lindsey Vonn To Crush The Paparazzi

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-tiger-woods-posted-facebook-photos-with-lindsey-vonn-2013-3

When Tiger Woods decided to post glamour shot photos of him and his new ladyfriend, Lindsey Vonn, it was unexpected. 

Woods is normally very private. This very public declaration of his personal life didn't make sense. And, frankly, the whole thing just seemed weird.

Today, during a press conference at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, he explained why he did it.

Basically, he wanted to take money out of the pocket of paparazzi who were stalking him.

"It's very simple. We're very happy where we're at, but also we wanted to limit the stalkarazzi and all those sleazy websites that are out there following us,'' Woods said, according to ESPN.

Last night, Fox Sports' Robert Lusetich reported Woods has been surreptitiously seeing Vonn since November. During that time, photographers have been trying desperately to get photos of the pair together.

Lusetich estimates the first photos of Vonn and Woods could have fetched $500,000 from tabloids.

By preempting the paparazzi from getting the first photos of the couple, Woods and Vonn popped the market. The hope is that they'll be left alone now.

"I've had situations where it's been very dangerous for my kids and the extent they'll go to. We basically devalued the first photos," he said, a! ccording to ESPN, "Unfortunately, that's just the way it is in our society right now, and we felt like it was the best thing to do. I'm very happy about it.''

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