One in twenty Brits now use MyHeritage to research their family history

UK-based genealogy websiteMyHeritagehas further staked its claims as the most popular family network on the web after announcing it has surpassed 3 million registered users in the UK, meaning that now one in twenty people in the UK now use the service. MyHeritage boasts nearly 3.2 million users and registrations have risen steadily since its launch in November 2005, demonstrating increased demand for family research and tracing family trees. Judging by MyHeritage users alone, there is now more interest in family history in the UK than any other European country....

2 min · 328 words · Duane Bradley

One man’s take on how to turbo-charge Windows 8’s user interface

Rejoice Windows fans, introspective looks at how an operating system could be reimagined are no longer the exclusive toast of OS X and the Mac-using world. Today, a video has begun to make the rounds that shows off one person’s view of how Windows 8 should be changed prior to its launch. We watched the video with initial skepticism, but were immediately impressed. What Robbert Doelwijt, the video’s creator, wants is for Windows 8 to becomemoretouch-focused....

2 min · 367 words · Karen Harrison

One Medical Group wants to put healthcare back into your hands

Healthcare is something that is getting a facelift as technology advances. In fact, former Apple CEO John Sculley discusses this trend in aninterview todayon Fast Company. One company taking full advantage of a more social and technical way of living isOne Medical Group. One Medical Groupwas founded by Dr. Tom Lee, based in San Francisco, and he wants to take a new approach on primary care. One Medical Group is like any group of primary physicians in that they take most major insurances, and have a few offices scattered around San Francisco, New York City, and Washington DC for now....

2 min · 348 words · Patrick Clark

One month on, developers still ignoring Android tablets

A month after the launch of the Motorola Xoom, which runs on Google’sAndroid operating system, developers are all but ignoring Android tablets. Developer Justin Williams scoured theAndroid Marketplacefor applications designed specifically for Android’s tablet operating system and compiled a list. The result of his search? “Based on my criteria, I found 20 apps in the Android Marketplace for the Motorola Xoom,” Williams saidin a blog post. Williams notes that the Featured Android Apps for Tablets section of the Marketplace lists only 50 items, and that the majority of these are simply ‘upconverted’ from the regular smartphone edition — in other words, the interface is just bigger....

2 min · 321 words · Ian Fischer

One of every three iPhones in China is Jailbroken

UMeng, a firm that gathers statistics for Chinese mobile developers, recently published a report on the iOS usage in China. Believe it or not, 34.6% or one of every three iPhones in China is jailbroken. TheInfographicbelow is in Chinese but for the sake of our non-Chinese readers, here are some of the interesting findings as translated byTechNode: The research firm noted on itsofficial blogthat the number of jailbroken iOS devices does not directly translate to app piracy....

1 min · 191 words · Kristin Day
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