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The Register |
Korean vendor launches wearable RPi clone
Smaller, cheaper and battery-powered pocket Pi
Korean outfit Hardkernel has snuck out a Raspberry Pi-compatible board it says targets developers with an interest in the wearables and Internet of Things space.…
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SlashGear |
Tehran’s transforming house has three rotating levels
There's always that one moment of the day when the sunlight streaming through your window washes out the TV or blinds you when you're on your favorite part of the couch. The traditional remedy is closing the curtains, but imagine a future where instead you rotate the floor of the house in which you're currently residing. Such is possible in … Continue reading
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VentureBeat |
Eaze launches an Uber for marijuana
We can't imagine why, but some people who buy medical marijuana may feel too lethargic to pick up the product at a store.
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Mashable! |
It's a Twitter Feeding Frenzy: Internet Reacts to 'Sharknado 2'
Days after the original Sharknado took the Internet in its jaws last year, Syfy confirmed a sequel for the cultural phenomenon: Sharknado 2: The Second One.
The film premiered on Wednesday night, and like its predecessor, Sharknado 2 made similar waves on Twitter.
See also: Run for Cover: 'Sharknado 3' Is Happening
For the uninitiated, Sharknado's plot involves — yes, you guessed it — a tornado of sharks terrorizing Los AngelesSharknado 2 moved one the absurd meteorological disaster ...
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VentureBeat |
LinkedIn’s mobile profile revamp is a milestone. Now it’s really serious about mobile
NOTE: GrowthBeat -- VentureBeat's provocative new marketing-tech event -- is a week away! We've gathered the best and brightest to explore the data, apps, and science of successful marketing. Get the full scoop here, and grab your tickets while they last. With 43 percent of Web traffic coming from mobile devices, LinkedIn is a fan […]
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Mashable! |
UN Official, No Stranger to Conflict, Breaks Down Over 'Appalling' Gaza Crisis
As spokesman for the the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Chris Gunness has certainly seen his share of tragedy in the past few weeks in Gaza.
Hamas, a fundamentalist Islamic organization that operates in Gaza, is being pursued by Israel’s military there, and hundreds — if not thousands — of innocent Palestinian civilians have been caught in the crossfire.
See also: In Pictures, Palestinians Visit Ravaged Gaza Areas During Cease-Fire
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SlashGear |
NomadPlus is an external battery that uses your Apple power plug
External batteries come in all shapes and sizes, few of which are as handy as the NomadPlus. This particular portable battery is aimed at Apple users, utilizing the iPhone's power plug to charge itself when you're near an outlet and your mobile when an outlet isn't available. Calling it a "battery upgrade", Nomad aims to make toting around a portable … Continue reading
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The Next Web |
Twitter now automatically embeds linked tweets inside tweets on its web version
Twitter’s iOS and Android mobile apps began to embed tweets that have been linked in a tweet last month, and now the feature (which prompts us to make Inception-related jokes) has rolled out to Twitter.com. Embedding tweets is easy to do, just write your message and then include a link to the tweet that you wish to embed. There’s no feature that automates the process at this point. The move smartens up how these tweets appear in your timeline, and allows you to get the gist of a linked twee...
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
No patch yet for zero day in Symantec Endpoint Protection software driver
A zero-day flaw in a software driver in Symantec’s widely used Endpoint Protection product may be tricky to fix.The flaw is contained in the Application and Device Control driver, which is in Endpoint Protection versions 11.x and 12.x, the security company wrote in an advisory on Wednesday.The vulnerability in Endpoint Protection was found by training and penetration testing company Offensive Security, one of three it uncovered in the product during a recent penetration test of a financial ser...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
No patch yet for zero day in Symantec Endpoint Protection software driver
A zero-day flaw in a software driver in Symantec’s widely used Endpoint Protection product may be tricky to fix.The flaw is contained in the Application and Device Control driver, which is in Endpoint Protection versions 11.x and 12.x, the security company wrote in an advisory on Wednesday.The vulnerability in Endpoint Protection was found by training and penetration testing company Offensive Security, one of three it uncovered in the product during a recent penetration test of a financial ser...
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Ars Technica |
Woman files $123M suit against Facebook over photoshopped nude photos
Meryem Ali says it's "revenge porn," wants 10 cents per Facebook user.
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Mashable! |
Dean Norris Was Trapped in a Dome With Mashable at Comic-Con
Comic-Con is a strange place. You can find yourself lining up for the bathroom alongside a stormtrooper, eating a stale pretzel next to a zombie, or in our case, trapped under a dome with one of the coolest guys on TV
Dean Norris, who is arguably best known for his role as DEA agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, spends his current days on CBS' Under the Dome, where he plays Big Jim, a man whose heart is in the right place, but whose brain is a little murdery
See also: 'Under the Dome' Meets 'As...
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
Google’s dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics.The growth in Android phones during the second quarter of this year came at the expense of BlackBerry, Apple iOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone, the research firm said Wednesday.Android accounted for 249.6 million smartphones shipped in the quarter, up from 186.8 million...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
Google’s dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics.The growth in Android phones during the second quarter of this year came at the expense of BlackBerry, Apple iOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone, the research firm said Wednesday.Android accounted for 249.6 million smartphones shipped in the quarter, up from 186.8 million...
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VentureBeat |
How an oil engineer created Auto-Tune & changed the music industry
NOTE: GrowthBeat -- VentureBeat's provocative new marketing-tech event -- is a week away! We've gathered the best and brightest to explore the data, apps, and science of successful marketing. Get the full scoop here, and grab your tickets while they last. Before inventing Auto-Tune, the software that would change the music industry forever, Andy Hildebrand […]
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MakeUseOf |
How To Speak Gen Z
Have you ever received text messages from Mum or Dad (maybe Grandma) asking,”What’s ‘LOL’?” or “What’s “FML’?” If you’re still unsure about the lingo of today’s generation Z, here’s a quick cheat sheet to get you back on track. While you’re at it, you may as well learn the alphabet the geeky way, as opposed to learning the alphabet the obsolete way. via McCrindleRead the full article: How To Speak Gen Z
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The Register |
Multipath TCP speeds up the Internet so much that security breaks
Black Hat research says proposed protocol will bork network probes, flummox firewalls
The burgeoning Multipath TCP (MPTCP) standard promises to speed up the internet but will also break security solutions including intrusion detection and data leak prevention, says security researcher Catherine Pearce.…
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Forbes - Tech |
Advanced Manufacturing Expertise Key To Future
Nationally, manufacturing comprises about 12 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Major cities across the country make up that total, naturally, and HSBC released a new report today showing how Chicago is one of those cities with manufacturing making up 90 percent of the state’s total exports, totaling $63 billion in 2012.
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CNET News |
Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women
Revolution 60 is the first game from Giant Spacekat, a game about a crack team of four female operatives -- made by a crack team of four women.
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TweakTown |
Crytek's Texas-based office has had its leadership all quit
We've been reporting for a few weeks now that Crytek were in trouble, but the company assured the public that all was good just a few days ago. Now we're hearing that Crytek has just downsized its Texas-based US studio, moving the development of the free-to-play co-op shooter Hunt: Horros of the Guided Age to their main offices based in Germany. When Crytek announced it was downsizing its Texas studio, it didn't say that its senior staff, including studio head David Adams, had quit ...
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Engadget |
Samsung's new UHD TV is the first to go from flat to curved on command
Samsung's new TVs have pressed 4K and curved frames as features, but what if you want one that's only curved sometimes? That's where a bendable TV comes in, and Samsung says it will release the industry's first one on August 1st in Korea. We got a...
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The Next Web |
Samsung’s Milk Music streaming service now has a $3.99/month premium tier with offline music
Samsung took a plunge into the music-streaming fray with its own US-only internet radio service Milk Music in March — which was free and without ads. Now that could change though, as the Milk Music Google Play app has just been updated to introduce a premium-tier offering, as reported by Android Police. UPDATE: Samsung tells TNW that ad-free listening will still continue on both the free and premium versions of Milk Music — what you’re paying $3.99 for is offline listening and unlimited ...
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SlashGear |
Vocca voice-controlled smart socket lets you boss around your lights
The Emberlight smart socket has some new competition: the Vocca voice-controlled smart socket, which has recently arrived on Kickstarter. Vocca allows users to control the lighting in their home or apartment using voice commands, and to demonstrate this, the folks behind it have rolled out a catchy musical you can watch after the jump. The Vocca smart socket is a … Continue reading
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The Verge - All Posts |
Samsung sales and profits down despite Galaxy S5 launch
Samsung Electronics has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2014, showing the first drop in net profit in three years for the Korean electronics giant, and a slowdown in its smartphone sales. The company announced it had made a net profit of 6.25 trillion won ($6.1 billion), down from 7.77 trillion won ($7.58 billion) last year. It also recorded an operating profit of 7.19 trillion won ($7.02 billion) in the period — a 15 percent drop from last quarter — on revenues of...
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VentureBeat |
Feds say agile development contributed to Healthcare.gov failure
A new GAO report is loud and clear in criticizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its handling of the Healthcare.gov debacle.
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CNET News |
Korean handset maker Pantech saved from bankruptcy
Despite reluctance from three major carriers, creditors have agreed to extend Pantech's deadline for debt repayment by two years, keeping the South Korean company alive for the time being.
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Gigaom |
1Password’s planned third-party app login feature makes it the first convenient iPhone password manager
Thanks to new app interoperability features in iOS 8, 1Password will soon be able to log you in with a few taps. Previously, on iOS, users had to copy and paste passwords out of password manager apps.
1Password’s planned third-party app login feature makes it the first convenient iPhone password manager originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2014.
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Neowin |
This fan made Windows Phone commercial is fantastic, ready for the big screen
A fan made Windows Phone commercial strikes the right balance of providing information and being entertaining enough to keep the consumer interested; we've posted the video after the jump. Read more...
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Mashable! |
Super-Fast Battery Pack Can Fully Charge Your Phone in 15 Minutes
While electronics manufacturers continue to push the limits of how much innovation they can stuff into smartwatches, smartphones and even Bluetooth headphones, one challenge still hampers all of these devices: battery life
We haven’t quite solved the problem of ever-waning battery life on our mobile gadgets, but one new device may be a game changer
UNU's Ultrapak is a battery pack for smartphones and tablets that can deliver a full charge to devices after just 15 minutes of charging itself...
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Boy Genius Report |
Meet the voice behind AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ sound clip
Have you ever wondered who recorded AOL’s extremely popular “You’ve got mail” line, which you may have heard countless times so far alongside other familiar phrases spoken by your computer including “Welcome,” “File’s done” or “Goodbye?” CNBC has the answer, as the actor who was hired to record the clip more than twenty years ago retired this past March after a career of 47 years in television. Elwood Edwards is this celebrity’s name, although you wouldn’t recogni...
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CNET News |
Which wearable will be the next big thing?
With a host of new fitness trackers, smartwatches, and other computer-enabled gear expected on the market soon, analytics firm First Insight forecasts which ones will become big sellers.
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CNET News |
RealNetworks names Rob Glaser its permanent CEO
The company's founder finds himself back at the helm with plans to keep pushing forward with services like RealPlayer Cloud and Rhapsody.
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Engadget |
Twitch streams its first live concert tonight
If this weekend's Lollapalooza festival doesn't have enough electronic music for you, tonight you can catch a live DJ set from Steve Aoki (above) as he spins from Ibiza, Spain. The Twitch broadcast starts at 10 p.m. Eastern, so you might have to pull...
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Forbes - Tech |
Credit Karma Now Has Free Weekly Credit Reports, Without A Catch
San Francisco based startup Credit Karma runs a website that helps consumers monitor and manage their financial health. Credit Karma has been offering access to free credit scores for a while, but today it announced free weekly credit reports.
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Gizmodo |
Surfing a never ending wave is like being stuck in a blender of fun
The barrel never ends, or at least that's what it feels like. When you think it's finally going to come crashing down, surfer Benji Brand goes through another water tunnel and keeps going and going. It's like a never ending wave where you can see everything spin around you and you never have to stop.Read more...
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The Register |
Cisco's application-centric infrastructure arrives at last
Borg begins striking off its golden hardware handcuffs
Cisco has quit with the long talk and started the walk, announcing that its Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is to ship as a full solution on July 31.…
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SlashGear |
PlayStation Now Open Beta arrives tomorrow for PS4
After a long wait, PlayStation Now Open Beta will be arriving for all PlayStation 4 owners in both the United States and Canada starting tomorrow. Thus far, PS Now has been in a private beta that some lucky gamers have had access to, but that'll all change tomorrow when Sony removes the shackles and begins seeking mass feedback on the … Continue reading
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
FCC chairman grills Verizon over data throttling
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has sharply questioned Verizon Wireless over its plan announced last week to throttle mobile data speeds for customers with unlimited plans.In a letter to Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead on Wednesday, Wheeler challenged Verizon’s plans to treat customers differently based on their data plans rather than on network technology issues. His questioning suggested Verizon wants to slow down subscribers’ service so they’ll switch to a plan with a limited month...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
FCC chairman grills Verizon over data throttling
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has sharply questioned Verizon Wireless over its plan announced last week to throttle mobile data speeds for customers with unlimited plans.In a letter to Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead on Wednesday, Wheeler challenged Verizon’s plans to treat customers differently based on their data plans rather than on network technology issues. His questioning suggested Verizon wants to slow down subscribers’ service so they’ll switch to a plan with a limited month...
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VentureBeat |
23andMe gets a $1.4M NIH grant, still awaits FDA approval
Late last year the FDA barred 23andMe from dispensing health information products to consumers based on analysis of their DNA. But things have brightened up considerably in the nation’s capital for the company. 23andMe cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki has done well for herself and her company there in 2014. Lawmakers and regulators like and respect her. 23andMe’s latest […]
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MakeUseOf |
What Are Your Hopes For The iPhone 6? [We Ask You]
The iPhone 6 is almost here, with Apple expected to unveil its new mobile hardware in September. Apple fans have been extremely patient in waiting for the iPhone 6, having to make do with nothing but rumors for the past 12 months. Now, with weeks rather than months to go before its release, it’s time to talk about the iPhone 6 and your individual hopes for the next big release from Cupertino. Will Apple deliver what its fans demand? iHope 6 We want to know, What Are Your Hopes For The iPho...
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Computerworld |
FCC chairman grills Verizon over data throttling
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has sharply questioned Verizon Wireless over its plan announced last week to throttle mobile data speeds for customers with unlimited plans.
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NYT Bits |
Kim Kardashian, an Unlikely Mobile Video Game Hit
The game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood generated $1.6 million in revenue during its first five days on the market.
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TweakTown |
The Destiny beta saw 4.6 million people playing Bungie's latest game
Bungie's beta of Destiny is over now, but with the beta taking place between July 17 and July 27, just how many people played it? Bungie has said that a huge 4.6 million people took part in its beta, which is a gigantic number. Activision Publishing CEO, Eric Hirshberg, said: "This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date. Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat, so we're thrilled to ...
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Slashdot |
Google, Linaro Develop Custom Android Edition For Project Ara
rtoz writes with this excerpt from an IDG story about the creation of an Android fork made just for Google's modular cell-phone project : A special edition of Android had to be created for the unique customizable design of Project Ara, said George Grey, CEO of Linaro. ... Android can already plug and play SD cards. But Grey said additional OS functionality is needed for storage, cameras and other modules that are typically inside smartphones, but can now be externally added to Project Ara. A lot...
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Re/code |
Why Amazon Is Pouring $2 Billion into India, in Three Charts
The number of Internet users and smartphone owners is booming in the world's second-most populous country.
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BetaNews.Com |
Canonical joins forces with Nokia HERE for A-GPS on Ubuntu Linux distribution
We all know Google is the darling of the mapping world. If you are going on a trip, the search-giant's navigation solutions are arguably the best. However, it is dangerous to allow one company to essentially own an entire aspect of technology. Luckily, there are additional solutions like Apple Maps and Nokia HERE, to at least offer some semblance of competition. As a Windows Phone user, I have learned to love Nokia HERE as an excellent alternative to Google Maps and navigation. While HERE is la...
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Boy Genius Report |
Want to make $1 million per month? Retire from the NSA
Former NSA director Keith Alexander will charge companies up to $1 million a month to keep them safe from online hackers, Foreign Policy reports. Apparently Alexander and business partners from IronNet Cybersecurity have founded a new firm after leaving the government and military in March. The company supposedly offers a new technology that has a “unique” approach when it comes to detecting hackers online. His stint at the NSA is directly responsible for many tools the organization deve...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Samsung Elec sees tough second half after second-quarter profit slips
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profit in two years and was downbeat about its second-half prospects, fuelling concerns about its ability to protect its smartphone turf in the face of mounting competition.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Samsung mobile profit down by a third in 2Q 2014
A decline in profitability of Samsung's IT and mobile communications division has pulled overall profit for the Korean conglomerate lower.
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Engadget |
Samsung's paid Milk Music Premium service arrives with offline listening
Samsung has spent months promising a paid tier for Milk Music that takes the gloves off. Well, it's here at last -- an update to the Android app for its exclusive (if Slacker-based) streaming service offers a $4 per month Premium tier that brings...
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Mashable! |
Deadmau5 Takes Rob Ford on a Coffee Run in His Nyan Cat Ferrari
TORONTO — Rob Ford and Deadmau5 went on a coffee run together, proving opposites really do attract.
The unlikely duo traveled to a local Tim Hortons drive-thru in Toronto earlier this week, and all 30 glorious minutes were caught on video. Deadmau5, a Canadian electronic musician based in the city, posted a YouTube clip of himself driving the embattled Toronto mayor around in his Nyan Cat-themed Ferrari
See also: 'Rob Ford The Musical' Hopefuls Do Their Best Impressions in 6 Seconds
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Neowin |
Apple pulled pages that referenced mid-2014 iMac, Mac Mini refresh
Information from multiple sites has suggested that Apple may be planning a refresh to a couple of their desktop computer lines. Most notably, the Mac Mini, which hasn't seen an update since 2012. Read more...
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WSJ.com: Technology |
Samsung to Launch New Phones
Samsung Electronics said its second quarter net profit fell for the first time in nearly three years on weaker-than-expected smartphone sales.
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The Register |
You, Verizon. What's with the download throttle? Explain yourself – FCC boss
Commission wants answers on plan to cap heavy users
The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is demanding an explanation from Verizon over the carrier's decision to throttle LTE speeds for heavy users.…
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Ars Technica |
Inside Citizen Lab, the “Hacker Hothouse” protecting you from Big Brother
Globe-spanning white hat network hacked for the Dalai Lama, inspired arms legislation.
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GeekWire |
Once foes, now friends: Uber, for-hire drivers team up for ‘Driver Appreciation Day’
Earlier this year, drivers from for-hire companies in Seattle would attend City Council meetings and publicly voice their displeasure with new startups like Uber and Lyft. Now, though, those feelings have appeared to go away. Less than a month after the Seattle City Council passed legislation to legalize transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, the King County For Hire Association has teamed up with Uber to put on an event tonight that “recognizes the driver...
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SAI |
Yelp Reports A Profit For The First Time Since Going Public (YELP)
Yelp announced its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and the results were better than expected. Net revenue was $88.8 million in the second quarter, which is up 61% from the same quarter last year. That beat analyst expectations of $86.32 million. Net income was $2.7 million, or $0.04 per share. That's compared with a loss of $878,000 in the same quarter last year. This was the first time the company had reported a profit since it went public in 2012. The company...
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BBC News | Technology ... |
Samsung profit hit by phone slowdown
Profits at Samsung Electronics fall 20% in the second quarter, hurt mainly by a slowdown in smartphone sales and a strong Korean currency.
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SAI |
10 Apps That Will Make Your Android Phone A Whole Lot Better
One of the best things about Android is that you can change your phone's theme, add new widgets, and customize your settings whichever way you please. Android launchers allow you to make your phone even more personal and catered to your specific tastes. A launcher is essentially a home screen replacement for your Android phone. You can turn them on or off whenever you like, which means you can change the look and feel of your phone's software at any time. After playing with a bunch of lock and h...
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The Next Web |
Cracking China: How Tencent is working with the best Western mobile game publishers
China’s mobile gaming is a hot space with lots of potential for growth, and Chinese internet giant Tencent clearly knows that. Tencent, the operator of popular social networks and apps in China including WeChat, now reaches over 180 million daily users on its game distribution channels. It reported CNY1.8 billion ($291 million) revenue from online games in the first quarter of 2014, about triple the amount from the previous quarter. The paying user base for mobile games also more than doubled...
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TechCrunch |
FCC Questions Verizon’s Limits On Unlimited Data
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday grilled Verizon on its plans to slow down the top 5 percent of 4G LTE unlimited data users.
For the past two and half years, Verizon has engaged in a process commonly known as throttling that slows down the data of the top 5 percent of the heaviest 3G data users. Read More
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Mashable! |
ATM Gives Out Surprise Gifts That Will Warm Your Heart
For a few lucky customers in Canada, one bank's special ATM dispensed a lot more than cash.
As part of its "TD Thanks You" marketing campaign, TD Canada Trust asked its branch employees to pick some of their favorite customers for a special surprise. About 20 people were told that they would be helping "test out a new ATM," according to Chris Stamper, TD's senior vice president for corporate marketing. Much to their surprise, when the customers approached the ATM, it started speaking with them, ...
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CNET News |
Zebrafish neural activity: Beautiful and mesmerising
For the first time, researchers have captured footage of a complete zebrafish brain while the animal was actively seeing.
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Re/code |
Samsung Says Phone Business Is Tough and Likely to Remain So
The company's smartphone market share dropped seven percentage points from a year ago, as both sales and profits saw double-digit declines.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Westpac appoints former CBA core banking guru as new CIO
Westpac has appointed former CBA Core Banking Modernisation executive general manager Dave Curran as its new CIO, effective September.
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Slashdot |
SpaceShipTwo Flies Again
schwit1 writes "The competition heats up: For the first time in six months SpaceShipTwo completed a test flight [Tuesday]." The article linked is from NBC, which also has a deal with Virgin Galactic to televise the first commercial flight. It is thus in their interest to promote the spacecraft and company. The following two sentences from the article however clearly confirm every rumor we have heard about the ship in the past year, that they needed to replace or completely refit the engine and t...
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VentureBeat |
Medialets’ tools mean mobile advertisers can track campaigns in real time
Medialets is giving advertisers realtime actionable intel whether mobile campaigns are working -or failing.
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TechCrunch |
The One-Horse Race: 85% Of The 300M Smartphones Shipped In Q2 Were Android
Another milestone for Google’s Android in its unstoppable march to mobile dominance: the operating system accounted for 85% of all smartphones shipped in Q2 — its highest ever proportion, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. Google’s win comes at a loss for everyone else, and interestingly for the smartphone market overall. Apple, Windows Phone and BlackBerry… Read More
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Resources | ZDNet |
Microsoft antitrust probe in China: The plot thickens
Chinese media believe Microsoft was raided as a result of withdrawing support for Windows XP.
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The Next Web |
The trouble with crowdfunding: When an interesting product blinds you to red flags
Writing about crowdfunding campaigns is a minefield. We don’t cover many, but when we do, we’re very careful to only bring you the highest quality projects. On one recent occasion, we may have missed the mark. There are so many crowdfunding campaigns vying for attention that we reject well over 95 percent of the pitches we receive. After all, in most cases, they’re nothing more than pipedreams. At their best, crowdfunding campaigns bring fantastic products like the Pebble smartwatch and Oc...
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AppleInsider |
Apple said to cut some 200 jobs from Beats as acquisition closing date looms
As Apple takes control of Beats Music and Beats Electronics, the Cupertino, Calif. company is said to be paring some 200 jobs from the music software and hardware firm's roster.
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CNET News |
Samsung warns second half will be tough as it reports weak Q2
The Korean electronics giant, which posted a 25 percent drop in operating profits, says the second half of 2014 "will remain a challenge" as price competition in smartphones hurts profitability.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Apple to lay off about 200 people at Beats: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Apple Inc intends to lay off about 200 people at Beats Electronics LLC following its $3 billion acquisition of the headphone and music streaming services company, Bloomberg cited a person with knowledge of the restructuring as saying.
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Boy Genius Report |
BlackBerry’s global market share is so low that Kantar won’t even report it
BlackBerry CEO John Chen strikes us as a very smart guy who has made some good moves to give BlackBerry fresh life. The smartest move he’s made might be to emphasize that BlackBerry will not live or die based on smartphone sales and will instead work to offer a wide range of enterprise-centric services that put security front and center. This move is particularly smart because, as ZDNet’s Chris Duckett points out, Kantar Worldpanel has just tossed BlackBerry into its “otherR...
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Gizmodo |
The Most Charming Alien Invasion You'll Ever Witness
When an alien from the distant planet Hondo comes to Earth with a plan to destroy all civilization, he does what any Earth-invading alien would do: He joins a bluegrass band. That's the plot of the 2013 film The History of Future Folk, and it's every bit as delightfully campy as it sounds.Read more...
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Engadget |
FCC head chastises Verizon for throttling unlimited data plans
Not happy that Verizon is going to throttle unlimited LTE data plans? You're not alone. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has just sent a letter to Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead criticizing the carrier for the new policy. He's "deeply troubled" by the move,...
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SAI |
The Westboro Baptist Church Is Going On A Silicon Valley Protest Tour
Typically found protesting outside Planned Parenthood locations and soldiers' funerals, the notorious Westboro Baptist Church is planning a protest tour through the heart of Silicon Valley, Valleywag reports. The extreme religious group put out a flyer detailing its route to harass nine Bay Area tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Google. It'll be a tight schedule for the WBC, who plans on spending at least a half hour at each destination, though seemingly has not really acco...
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SAI |
Samsung Reports Quarterly Profit Decline, Blaming Competition From Other Smartphone Makers
Samsung reported a profit decline in its Q2 earnings report Wednesday due to declining smartphone sales. The company reported operating profit of 7.9 trillion won, which is about $7 billion U.S. That's down from 9.53 trillion won a year ago. Revenue was $52.35 trillion won, or about $51 billion U.S., which is down from 57.46 trillion won a year ago. However, the report shouldn't come as a surprise. Samsung warned that its smartphone sales were declining when it provided earnings guidance for the...
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Gigaom |
One tiny new app takes on social networking’s impossible noise overload problem
New app Beehive goes where many tech companies have gone -- and failed -- before. It tries to clean up the "noisy" social media space by offering a single app feed that tracks six of your favorite Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook "friends."
One tiny new app takes on social networking’s impossible noise overload problem originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2014.
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Gizmodo |
Guy jumps off a building, slides down a roof and lands on stairs for fun
Ethan Swanson, the lunatic making this ridiculous roof jump, is a professional stunt man, so he sees life differently than the rest of us. Where normal humans see buildings and houses and stairs, Swanson sees a playground. This jump, which starts from the top of a building and ends on stairs, is just epic.Read more...
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SlashGear |
NSA patents reveal agency’s spy gadgets
The folks at Foreign Policy have detailed a list of patents granted to the National Security Agency, and in them we see a plethora of spy-centric gadgets and tech that covers topics spanning from encryption to envelopes that reveal they've been tampered with. There are quite a few patents, far more than can be discussed entirely here, but we've gone … Continue reading
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TweakTown |
Pre-purchase deals for Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed: Unity hit Steam
Two of the biggest games coming this year are from Ubisoft, with Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed: Unity not far from release. Steam is now listing pre-purchase deals on these two games. If you purchase Far Cry 4 on Steam before it launches in November, you'll receive Hurk's Redemption Missions which feature 60 minutes of gameplay, as well as an additional three missions, and an exclusive weapon. When it comes to Assassin's Creed: Unity, which is due to stealth down onto your PC in Oc...
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WSJ.com: Technology |
Samsung's Mobile Chief Faces Pressure
The head of Samsung's mobile division, J.K. Shin, is facing pressure as weakening phone sales propel the company toward a third straight quarter of operating-profit declines.
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CNET News |
FCC chairman puts Verizon in hot seat over new throttling policy
FCC's Tom Wheeler says in a letter he's "deeply troubled" by Verizon's move to single out unlimited data customers, which could slow their access to the Internet.
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SAI |
15 Real Tech Company Interview Questions You Will Probably Be Asked (And How To Answer Them)
There's a scene in the 2013 move "The Internship" where the two laid-off sales guys (played by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) are asked one of those legendary Google brain teaser interview questions. The question was: You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your original density. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The blades will start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? Answer: Lots of variants but one is that you jump ou...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Khosla-backed startup hopes to bring doctors to patients' mobiles
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - HealthTap Chief Executive Officer Ron Gutman believes paying the doctor a visit is expensive and time-consuming. So why not bring the doctor to the patient - digitally?
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The Next Web |
Android reached a record 85% smartphone market share in Q2 2014: report
Market research firm Strategy Analytics new second quarter 2014 numbers estimate the Android platform’s share of the global market at a record 84.6 percent. Strategy Analytics reported 295.2 million smartphone shipments during the period, just 0.1 million off from IDC’s number. Growth seems to have tapered off, with the firm recording the market’s slowest growth level in five years. Android widened its lead on all its competitors. Apple’s share reportedly fell from 13.4 percent a year ag...
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Techdirt |
DailyDirt: With Super Healing Powers
Time can heal some wounds, and technology can sometimes speed things up a bit. But regenerative medicine could really help to improve our health if we can re-grow body parts on demand. Here are just a few links on getting our bodies to heal themselves. Scientists have found lingering olfactory receptors in unexpected places -- such as the skin -- where these receptors may play a role in healing processes. Sandalwood oil which is often used in aromatherapy can bind to skin receptors and trigger...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Samsung's Milk Music gets $3.99 monthly premium plan to skip unlimited songs
Samsung's streaming internet radio service Milk has been free of advertising since its launch, though as part of a new update has added the option to pay to skip more tracks and download music to play without an internet connection. The new "premium service" (spotted by Android Police) runs $3.99 a month, and upgrades users from six song skips per hour to unlimited. Users also get a sleep timer, as well as the option to turn its curated station DJs on or off. Samsung accidentally outed its pre...
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The Register |
AMD dangles 64-bit ARM code developer kit over, well ... developers
Sample Seattle for $3,000 minus change
AMD has been promising shipments of its 64-bit ARM-based server chips, code-named "Seattle", for the end of the year but now you can get hold of one with the firm's latest developer kit release.…
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CNET News |
Hypercolour ice cream changes hue as you lick
A physicist has invented a way of making ice cream so that it changes hue from pale blue to deep purple to pink in response to being licked.
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Engadget |
Sony explains what 's in the PlayStation Now open beta for PS4
Sony's had limited tests of its cloud-based gaming service running for the last few months, but it's taking PlayStation Now to the next level tomorrow by letting anyone with a PS4 (that's in the continental US or southern Canada) join in. There's a...
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AppleInsider |
Apple order fulfillment ranks first among online retailers with average delivery time of 2.3 days in June
According to fresh data from customer service analytics company StellaService, Apple ranked No. 1 on the firm's charts for the first time ever in June, averaging 2.3 days to process and deliver online orders.
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SAI |
Here's A Compelling Case For Killing Windows Phone (MSFT)
A couple of months ago, Microsoft consummated its second-biggest acquisition by buying Nokia for $7.2 billion. Earlier this month it announced it was laying off half of Nokia's employees, 12,500 people. Internet pundits, as they are wont to do, have started questioning why Microsoft needs Windows Phone at all. And a couple of them are putting forward some fairly compelling arguments. Former Microsoftie Robert Scoble (who worked for the company for three years starting in 2003) started this discu...
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GeekWire |
How geeks go camping: Drones, lasers and more from ToorCamp 2014
Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra was one of hundreds of people who attended ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks earlier this month on the Washington coast. The author of the book RFID Toys and a “double RFID implantee,” Graafstra documents the experience in this guest post. A whole gaggle of hackers, makers, breakers, and shakers gathered on the shores of Neah Bay, on the Washington state coast, for ToorCamp 2014. A hacker conference/camping trip that only happens every two...
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Boy Genius Report |
Here’s why you can’t get EA’s awesome game subscription service on the PS4
When EA announced its new EA Access subscription program for the Xbox One, we were surprised because it sounds like a pretty good deal. Given EA’s past antics, we actually expected the program involved asking gamers to pay an extra $5 per month just for the privilege of playing games on Xbox Live that they’d already purchased. But no — EA Access actually will give you the ability to play games like Madden NFL 15, Battlefield 4 and FIFA 14 even if you’ve never bought the ga...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Piracy is theft but content owners need to up their game: Turnbull
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said online copyright infringement needs to be deterred in Australia, but has said content owners should pay for any notification system and ensure their content is available in a timely and affordable manner.
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TechCrunch |
Chartboost, Chukong Link Up To Bring Mobile Game Cross-Promotion To Chinese Developers
Now the world’s biggest smartphone market, China represents a wealth of still-growing opportunities for mobile game developers. While app developers in the West are fretting that the so-called “Gold Rush” is over, China’s market is still growing rapidly with north of 800 million active smart devices. But the mainland Chinese market is pretty impenetrable to… Read More
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Slashdot |
Student Uses Oculus Rift and Kinect To Create Body Swap Illusion
kkleiner writes Using an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, Microsoft Kinect, a camera, and a handful of electrical stimulators, a London student's virtual reality system is showing users what it's like to swap bodies. Looking down, they see someone else's arms and legs; looking out, it's someone else's point of view; and when they move their limbs, the body they see does the same (those electrical stimulators mildly shock muscles to force a friend to mirror the user's movements). It's an impe...
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Korean vendor launches wearable RPi clone
