Apple News: Apple Has Been Granted A Trademark For Its Retail Store Design
Apple has been granted a trademark by the U.S. government for the design and layout of its retail stores, according to a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company had applied for the trademark back in 2010 but it was rejected twice before finally being approved now, according to ifoAppleStore. The trademark covers the glass storefront, the way the rectangular tables are arranged inside the store, shelving on the walls, the Genius Bar and more.
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Technology News: FIFA test chip in the ball, ‘Hawk-Eye’ goalline technology systems
Football’s governing body FIFA has had two different systems tested at a Germany stadium as they look to introduce goal line technology into top-flight football. Both ‘Goal-Ref’, a system which can verify whether a goal has been scored by using a chip in the ball, and ‘Hawk-Eye’, the camera system already used in tennis, were tested at the Duesseldorf Arena on Tuesday.
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Programming News: Building a PaaS in Ruby by Phil Whelan
Stackato not only supports developers in pushing apps using any stack, but it is also built using many different technologies and programming languages. Ruby is still the predominant language for these technologies, with Python, Node.js and Go chasing closely behind. In this blog post I am discussing how Ruby is used in Stackato. This will give some insight into the Ruby cogs that are turning in the background when you deploy your application on a Stackato cluster.
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Photography News: Five myths about Image Stabilisation
Canon calls it image stabilisation, Nikon uses vibration reduction and Sigma has Optical Stabilizer. The name may be different but the aim is the same. IS, VR and OS all promise the chance to shoot sharper shots at slower shutter speeds. I love Image stabablised lenses but they can’t work miracles, so lets dispel a few myths.
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