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Chrome: DeadMouse is a Chrome extension that allows you to surf the web with only your keyboard. The idea is simple: if you want to click a link, just start typing it. DeadMouse will show you that you’ve selected it by making it wiggle on the page. All you have to do is press enter to choose it, tab to select the next option, or delete to cancel your selection. More »
from Lifehacker
Yesterday, we jokingly shared that you could purchase Qualcomm’s newest developer tablet that features the new Snapdragon S4 Pro chip and Adreno 320 GPU for a whopping $1300. Well, the chip is most definitely coming to tablets sooner or later (and maybe some high-end smartphones), but it still has some tweaks to work out. Here are some of the initial tests by AnandTech of its quad-core power that are beginning to surface on the web.
For a good comparison, keep an eye on the MSM8960Â S4 and Adreno 225 that is found in the HTC One X throughout these tests. For reference, here is the spec sheet of device running the benchmarks:
 
GLBenchmark – Pro – Offscreen 720p:
GLBenchmark Egypt Offscreen 720p:
SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark:
Vellamo – Qualcomm’s In-House Web Performance Benchmark:
To summarize, this is one of the faster Android devices ever created and I wish I had one. This is not the final production model and things could differ from what we see hit the market, but still, it’s a monster. According to the folks at AnandTech, who do happen to have one in their hands, we can expect the same great performance from the S4 Pro that we have with the current dual-core Snapdragon chip, but with the added cores and greater multi-tasking capabilities.
The main seller in our eyes would have to be this new Adreno 320 GPU. With stats nearing that of Apple’s iPad, we know that this is the direction that SoC manufacturers should be heading in order for Android users to experience the highest quality games and apps our devices can deliver.
Via: AnandTech
from Droid Life
Japanese teens are ditching anonymous homegrown social networks and turning to the world’s biggest name
One secret that hardcore business travelers know is you can often fly first class or business class for almost the same as flying coach (and sometimes it’s just as cheap). Certain seats are priced like coach but actually upgrade you automatically. You can find them on ITA Software’s Matrix. More »
from Lifehacker
The perpetual crisis of casual gaming is that need for just one… more… turn. After all, those 29 levels of progress aren’t coming with you to the office, are they? Big Fish Games wants to ease our consciences (or at least our egos) with Big Fish Unlimited. By using HTML5 to constantly save progress, the cloud service remembers exactly where a player was and ports it to the next device: it’s possible to hop from a Android tablet, to a Roku box, to a Windows PC’s browser without having to replay anything. The nature of the streaming games themselves won’t give OnLive players second thoughts, but their lighter footprint won’t demand as much from an internet connection, either. Most of the intended audience will appreciate the price — the now active service costs $8 a month for access to more than 100 games from the full catalog, and free play is on tap for 20 of the games as long as you can endure periodic ads. Whether or not coworkers can endure another round of your hidden object games is another matter.
from Engadget
