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Colloquium: Tho Nyugen, March 6, 2012

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Tho Nguyen University of Utah Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 102 JFB Title: Organic Spintronics Abstract: Organic semiconductors (OSEC) have been used as active layer…
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Tablet Usage Edges Past Mobile On BBC’s On-Demand iPlayer For First Time: Record 41M Tablet Requests In March Vs. 40M Mobile

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Another sign of the swift rise of tablets today: last month tablet usage of the BBC’s on-demand online TV service iPlayer edged past mobile for the first time, with 41 million programme requests by tablet vs. 40 million on mobile, according to BBC stats for the month. There were 200,000 more requests on tablets than mobiles. Overall, across all device types, the service saw 272 million full length programme requests in March in the U.K.

As a percentage of the overall requests by device type, tablets and mobiles took a 15% of the March pie. Judging by the below graph, the two devices have clearly been eating into the share of the main iPlayer access device: the traditional computer. The stats show mobiles and tablets have driven down the usage on computers from 59% in March 2012 to 47% in March 2013. Over the same period, tablets have grown their share from 6% to 15%, and mobiles from 9% to 15%.

This finding aligns with wider industry analysis that PC shipments are declining as people buy and use alternative smart connected devices, such as tablets and smartphones. Gartner predicts almost 200 million tablets will ship globally this year, powered by YoY growth of nearly 70% (IDC pegs the rate at 78.4%). While PC shipments are predicted to decline 7.3% this year. In another related data point to the BBC’s figures, last month, Adobe’s latest Digital Index recorded the proportion of web traffic coming from tablets also pushed past smartphones for the first time.

The BBC’s on-demand TV service, which lets viewers catch up on scheduled programmes after they have been broadcast, is exactly the sort of app you’d expect to thrive on the tablet form factor — which is both portable and has a screen that is large enough to view high production value video content without compromising the overall viewing experience. And the BBC’s iPlayer data bears this out: with considerably higher tablet usage for TV programmes vs radio content.

Looking specifically at TV content, the BBC said tablets took a 19% share of iPlayer programme requests in March compared to 17% for mobile. But its radio only data shows tablets dropping right down to 4% while mobile took 10%. Computers swelled their share to 68% of the radio data — suggesting people who are using their computer to multitask use iPlayer to stream radio in the background while they browse the web or work.

The BBC’s iPlayer data also flags up another interesting difference between how people consumer TV and radio content online — with the majority (88% in March) of TV requests being on-demand (i.e. catch up) requests, rather than live TV viewing. But for radio the proportion is almost reversed, with 83% of the radio requests being for live listening.

The BBC licence fee may explain a portion of this behaviour, since iPlayer users are required to be licence-fee paying to view live TV (but do not need to for radio). But it also suggests continued decline in live TV viewing among the iPlayer demographic (which skews younger than traditional TV viewers, with 76% of iPlayer users aged under 55 as of Q4 2012). The proportion of live TV viewing on iPlayer did increase in August (to 32%), possibly owing to the Olympics.

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Top 10 Must Have Cydia Tweaks Of 2013 (End Of March)

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Mobile Miscellany: week of March 25th, 2013

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Mobile Miscellany week of March 25th, 2013

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, an unknown T-Mobile handset with Snapdragon 800 internals lit up the benchmarks, Sony was foiled at the lock screen and Rogers made 44 new promises without saying much at all. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of March 25th, 2013.

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Mobile Miscellany: week of March 18th, 2013

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Mobile Miscellany week of March 18th, 2013

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, a potential listing of T-Mobile’s LTE launch markets was leaked, the FCC Chairman gave notice of upcoming spectrum auctions and Sprint issued a teaser for all you Windows Phone fans. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of March 18th, 2013.

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Slickdeals’ best in tech for March 20th: 60-inch Sharp AQUOS HDTV and 24-inch ASUS display

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Looking to save some coin on your tech investments? Of course you are! In this round-up, we’ll run down a list of the best prudent buys, hand-picked with the assistance of the individuals at Slickdeals. You’ll wish to act quick, however, as numerous of these providings won’t stick around long.

Slickdeals' best in tech for March 20th: 60-inch Sharp AQUOS HDTV and 24-inch ASUS display

There truly is never ever a bad time to splurge for some new tech. And with that in mind, we have actually got a handful of tempting links that might encourage you to open your wallet. A 60-inch Sharp AQUOS HDTV and 24-inch ASUS LED monitor take care of the visual side of things, however there’s more to be considered just past the break.Com mentsSource: Slickdeals

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Mobile Miscellany: week of March 11th, 2013

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Mobile Miscellany week of March 11th, 2013

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a new smartphone to Cricket, insights from Verizon about its forthcoming AWS deployment and even a rugged accessory from Nokia. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of March 11th, 2013.

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Kinect for Windows SDK to get hand-recognition, 3D-modeling on March 18th

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We have actually been anticipating Microsoft to launch an update to the Kinect SDK for Windows that would enable both hand acknowledgment and real-time 3D modeling, and today we lastly have a date: verision 1.7 will be released on Monday, March 18th, Engadget reports. Those hand recognition gestures will include “push-to-press buttons, grip-to-pan capacities, and support for brilliant ways to accommodate multiple users and two-person interactions,” baseding upon Microsoft. The company will likewise launch code samples on its Kinect for Windows advancement site for the first time.

We do not have the full information on exactly what the capabilities we’ll see with the 3D modeling past exactly what we’ve currently seen at Microsoft HQ, however Bob Heddle, Director, Kinect for Windows …

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My Hairy Big Toe! Daily Vlog March 11, 2013

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Xiaomi Box launches in a three-city trial on March 19th at a lower price

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The Xiaomi Box has had an arduous road to travel before it could go on sale: Chinese regulations reportedly kept it in limbo until local broadcaster iCNTV stepped in this January to get the ball rolling once again. The end is in sight now that a limited trial is set to start on March 19th. Changsha, Hangzhou and Shanghai will get about 10,000 total units of the Android media hub, whose price is dropping from the originally chosen ¥399 ($ 64) to an extra-frugal ¥299 ($ 48). The price slash could well make the set-top box that much more alluring, especially when it’s still poised to give both Android and iOS users some media sharing love. Could you please hurry up your release plans, Xiaomi?

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