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Now you can buy a Google Glass in the UAE that is being sold on Dubizzle for more than 800 per cent its original prize. The developer version of the Glass Glass Explorer – Grey edition is being advertised in the UAE for a massive Dh45,000 ($12,251) as against the original price of $1,500. In comparison a user on eBay is auctioning it off at around $4,000. Google started rolling out the Glass to developers earlier this year and plans to launch it in the open market in 2014. Google had allowed interested developers to pre-order the device for testing and have distributed about 2,000 glasses. It is also in the process of distributing the glasses to about 8,000 winners of #ifihadglass contest. The possibilities are immense. Google itself introduced what the Glass does in its introduction last year. A US based firm Infinity AR uploaded a video of what’s in store and it has become an instant hit with 1.6 million views in a matter of two months. And this video of Alex Blasz...

  Lets build a wiki, from everything mentioned: http://bookos.org/ http://ebookee.org/ http://it-ebooks.info/ http://en.bookfi.org/ http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks http://gen.lib.rus.ec/ http://libgen.info/  (Russian) http://btdigg.org/ http://monoskop.org/log/ https://docs.google.com/d ocument...  (A great list of libraries)

iPhone 5S Release Date Apple’s next-generation  iPhone 5S  will be unveiled during a press conference on September 10th, a new report claims. The news comes from  AllThingsD , which has accurately reported the timing of several Apple  announcements in the past before invitations were sent to the media. The iPhone 5S is expected to feature an external design nearly identical to the current iPhone 5, but an exclusive BGR report revealed that  the handset is in store for a major internal overhaul . Rumored specs include a faster processor, an upgraded camera and  possibly a fingerprint scanner . It is unclear if Apple’s low-cost “ iPhone 5C ” or the next-generation iPad will also debut at the September 10th event.

Autoplay  ON OFF Video feedback Video settings Being fired is unpleasant when done compassionately. But imagine getting the sack in front of an audience of about 1000 colleagues. That's what happened to an employee at AOL, when the company's chief executive, Tim Armstrong, lost his cool during a major conference call. Mr Armstrong was reportedly not pleased about the employee taking his photo. So, in a snap decision, he fired him. Wielding the axe: Tim Armstrong.  Photo: Getty Images "Abel, put that camera down right now," Mr Armstrong can be heard saying in the audio leaked to the internet. "Abel! You're fired. Out!" The now-former employee was Abel Lenz, the creative director of the AOL-owned local news platform Patch, according to Jim Romenesko, who published the recording  on his media blog . After pausing for about five seconds, the executive continued the briefing as if nothing happened. Fired: Abe...

Microsoft's unboxing video offers plenty of dazzling jargon, details of 'bonus' features and yet another reverse-ferret Protests over the Xbox One’s always-online functionality have been heard loud and clear. A one-liner has stuck around the  games  industry for a while now. What is Microsoft 's successor to  Xbox  360? The Xbox 180. Such has been the runup to the release of the  Xbox One , which has featured more reverse-ferrets than a mirrored petting zoo – and all of them self-inflicted. Thursday brings another, but this time wrapped in the more interesting news of what exactly gamers will get for their investment of £429 – outlined in that most modern of formats, the "unboxing video". If you can't spare a few minutes of your life to watch big-budget QVC, fear not. The headline change here is the  inclusion of a chat headset , because back in June Microsoft announced customers would have to buy it separately. The newly packed-in he...

Money for nothing? Well, not quitebut close! Google’s AdSense is a revenue-sharing opportunity for small, medium and large web sites that places ads for goods and services that are relevant to the content of your site, targeted to the people who frequent your pages. In turn, you get paid a small amount when the ad is either displayed on your page, or clicked on. We'll show you some good ideas that added to your own, will help increase your AdSense revenue. Steps Creating an Ad Unit 1 Sign into your AdSense account . Go to  AdSense , and click on  My ads  in the upper left. Create a new Ad unit. In the main screen area, under  Content > Ad units, click the +New ad unit  button. 2 Name your ad unit . This can be any name that suits you, but many find creating a standard naming format helps them manage large amounts of data. For example, using [target site for the ad]_[ad size]_[ad dat...

The Chinese symbol for sushi means celebration. Here, Japanese chef  Makiko Sano  invites Cook to a DIY-sushi celebration with friends. Dishes include stuffed Japanese shisho leaves, 'treasure in a box' and a Spanish take on maki rolls.