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Google Duo is a video chatting app that lets you see callers before picking up
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thenextweb.com - Today at I/O, Google debuted its new chat app, ‘Allo‘ as well as a companion app (for video) ‘Duo.’ Duo is lightening-quick, encrypted and works on both iOS and Android. The team worked with WebRTC...
iOS 9.3.2 Bricking Some 9.7-inch iPad Pro Devices With 'Error 56' Message [Updated]
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macrumors.com - iOS 9.3.2 Bricking Some 9.7-inch iPad Pro Devices With 'Error 56' Message [Updated] iOS 9.3.2 is causing problems for some 9.7-inch iPad Pro owners, with multiple MacRumors readers and Twitter user...
Google Allo is a new chat app that's as smart as Facebook Messenger without using bots
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thenextweb.com - Today at Google I/O, CEO Sundar Pichai announced some new tweaks for Google Photos, which he says now has over 200 million users. You’ll now be able to communicate via Photos with two new apps — ye...
7 Popular Twitter Trending Topics (And why it matters) - Social Quant - Twitter Growth Done Right
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socialquant.net - Have you ever noticed that box out to the left hand side in Twitter? The box labeled Trends? This area is reserved for the top ten Twitter trending topics that are trending in the newsfeed. Conveni...
#84 - Joseph Pine - Guide your customers to change | Pricing Power
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pricingpower.net - Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Joseph Pine’s career as a business coach began at IBM when he did something truly unorthodox: he brought business partners and customers i...
Microsoft sells Nokia brand to Foxconn and HMD global
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slashgear.com - There was a time when there was one, unquestionable king of cellphones. No, I'm not talking about Apple, as this was before their time. I'm not even referring to Blackberry, who certainly had their...
The Essential Cheat Sheet for Social Media Image Sizes
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rebekahradice.com - Every so often, popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus change the format, layout, and style of their networks. Just when you feel comfortable with the most recent update...
QuanticMind Takes Advantage of Marin Software's Re-Platforming of its Core Infrastructure
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prnewswire.com - These transitions have likely caused legitimate business interruption risk for Marin Software's customers—especially after a reported weeklong downtime in January 2016 due to unexpected upgrade iss...
Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City get UE4 remaster—but not on PC
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.co.uk - Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City are being remastered and bundled into a pack dubbed Batman: Return to Arkham, which launches on July 29 for £39.99 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A PC ...
Google Home isn't good news for Nest
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Dũng Gờ
mashable.com - You just unveiled your widely anticipated smart home device, Google Home. Like Amazon Echo, it’s an always-listening device that can answer queries, check schedules and work with third-party smart ...
Florida court allows Google to be sued by publisher delisted as "pure spam"
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Brett Prince
searchengineland.com - Courts in the US have consistently held that search engines have almost total discretion over the content on their pages and ranking algorithms under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Thi...
Three startups to watch from HAX hardware accelerator, batch VIII
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techcrunch.com - The HAX hardware accelerator held its 8th Demo Day in San Francisco yesterday. While all fifteen companies in the latest batch hold promise, and encompass some very wild ambitions, these three stoo...
Pepper robot gets first Android SDK...and it's finally coming to America
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Pepper, the so-called "emotional robot" that made its debut in Japan almost two years ago, is preparing to come state-side. Phase one? Roll out a software development kit (SDK) on one of the most ...
Google just revealed its strategy to rule the post-search world. Will it work?
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Google CEO Sundar Pichai had good reason to be excited Wednesday. Pichai, who is probably most often described as "subdued," was unusually energized as he emceed his team through a host of product ...
7 Ways to Use Color to Boost Your Twitter Ad Efforts
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Reg Saddler
nanigans.com - Whether you’re an insurance, travel, mobile gaming or ecommerce advertiser, you can't afford to overlook the importance of color in online campaigns. In the same way that bright hues stand out in F...
Nintendo may start selling “computer software”
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Nintendo's most recent fiscal-year disclosure made headlines for announcing a release window for the new "Nintendo NX" console and yet another Zelda game delay, but it also included news of serious...
Jeff Bezos tells Amazon shareholders that it will open more physical bookstores
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techcrunch.com - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said during the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday that it wants to open more physical bookstores and add additional services to Amazon Prime. The e-commerce behemot...
Google’s Allo won’t include end-to-end encryption by default
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techcrunch.com - Google announced its new messaging app Allo at its I/O developers conference today, and it looks pretty cool. It’s a feature-rich interface with graphics and doodles, and it works with Google Assis...
Amazon confirms more brick-and-mortar stores are coming
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arstechnica.com - While still a primarily online store, Amazon isn't turning its back on physical retail establishments. After opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Seattle last year, the company's CEO Jeff Be...
Jeep’s new Renegade: Simplicity is it’s own reward
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Among all the American auto brands in business today, none are more truly free than Jeep. You know the story. Conceived for light-duty battlefield work in WWII. Conveyor of military brass and even ...
Bay Area Ars readers: Join us TONIGHT 5/18 to talk about high-tech surveillance and cops
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arstechnica.com - If you're in the Bay Area this fine evening, we'd love for you to join us for the filming of our second episode of Ars Technica Live, a monthly interview series with fascinating people who work at ...
Doom (2016) single-player review: Back to basics
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arstechnica.com - Move follows Carmack's earlier shift to CTO role at Oculus. There are just enough modern shooter touches here to keep Doom from feeling entirely dated, but the basic gameplay doesn't feel like it's...
Apache e-mails, shown in court, say Android “ripped off” Oracle IP
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arstechnica.com - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Lawyers for Oracle Corporation summoned a hostile witness to the stand today here in federal court, revealing what they surely hope will be a "smoking gun" e-mail in their cop...
3 Wonderful Discoveries After Riding a Bike to Work for a Month
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Reg Saddler
inc.com - Well, compared to driving a car at 70MPH on a highway at least. For the past month, I've been biking to libraries, coffee shops, and restaurants near me to work on a laptop, a way to cleanse my wri...
Amazon Fire TV gets new Alexa voice control features
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androidcommunity.com - Most of us probably would want to get away with not getting off the couch or even lifting a finger when you’re all set to have a massive marathon in front of your Smart TV. Well if you have an Amaz...
Android N needs a name but already has multi-window, auto-update, better Doze
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androidcommunity.com - So it’s around that time of the year during the Google I/O conference where we would expect to know what to call the next Android version coming to town (usually a dessert of some kind). But what i...
Marshmallow finally arrives for AT&T’s Galaxy S6, S6 edge owners
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androidcommunity.com - They say (who are they anyway?) that good things come to those who wait. AT&T subscribers who own a Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge had a longer wait than their counterparts from other carrier...
Save 92% on a lifetime of SkyHub Cloud 2TB Backup
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androidcommunity.com - SkyHub Cloud 2TB Backup is a web-based storage service that makes it easy to permanently store any file from your computer, mobile device, and even your NAS or DAS drive. It’s a safe, fast, and sec...
Startup wants to put self-driving big rigs on US highways - 5/16/2016 11:12:39 PM
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newser.com - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Picture an 18-wheel truck barreling down the highway with 80,000 pounds of cargo and no one but a robot at the wheel. To many, that might seem a frightening idea, even at a tim...
More Small Businesses Using Mobile Apps for Customer Engagement
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loyalty360.org - For customers, having their favorite brands available in mobile app form may seem like a given. The portable convenience and exclusive features that come from a well-designed app are valuable tools...
Plink.com: A Facebook Credits-Based Loyalty Program - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - Plink is a Facebook Credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook members for dining and making purchases at their favorite restaurants and stores. As per Mr. Stratz; Plink is a Facebook Cred...
Google's "Instant Apps": like AMP for apps
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Brett Prince
marketingland.com - Today at Google I/O the company introduced what it’s calling Google Instant Apps — for Android. Simply put, it’s a way to bring app experiences to the mobile web and provide access to deeper app fu...
Download BIOS Update [SYSKLi35.86A]
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Paul Thurrott
downloadcenter.intel.com - IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE COPYING, INSTALLING OR USING. DO NOT USE OR LOAD THIS SOFTWARE AND ANY ASSOCIATED MATERIALS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SOFTWARE”) UNTIL YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS ...
Motorola Unveils a Great New Moto G Lineup - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
thurrott.com - When it comes to choosing an Android smart phone, I strongly advise you to consider crapware-free Nexus models. But Google isn’t the only company selling clean Android phones. And with this year’s ...
4 Lessons learned from super niche marketing
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Wayne Mansfield
businessesgrow.com - It’s frustrating to work your face off and release a product online that no one wants to buy. (X___X ) < That was me about two years ago, when I uploaded my first sci-fi book to Amazon where it van...
How mobile has changed our present and future search behaviour
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searchenginewatch.com - Well, first thing’s first. Mobile search isn’t mobile. We carry out most of our searches when we are static, on average 70%. Button tapping accuracy is reduced by 30% because we walk vertically. Th...
Google says 20 percent of mobile queries are voice searches
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - Earlier today Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced during his Google I/O keynote that 20 percent of queries on its mobile app and on Android devices are voice searches. He spoke about this in the con...
Internet Users Want a More Personalized Ad Experience (Report)
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adweek.com - Getting content to users is becoming more difficult. Social media users, millennials in particular, are opting out of advertising entirely, and they’re skeptical of marketing content in general. A ...
Jump Into Podcasting: 5 Tips From The Experts
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likeable.com - Are you thinking about starting your own podcast? Have you been thinking about where to begin? How to cut through the clutter? How to make it a success? Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t be. Podcasting ca...
2012 LinkedIn Security Breach Strikes Again
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adweek.com - A 2012 security breach that revealed the passwords of LinkedIn members is rearing its ugly head again. Chief information security officer Cory Scott announced in a blog post that the email and hash...
TIME aims to cover 'the new famous' with mobile video platform
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Jefferson Faudan
mashable.com - LOS ANGELES — Time Inc. wants to be instant — and mobile — when it comes to coverage of the digital space. The media company said Tuesday it will launch INSTANT, a mobile-first, all-video platform ...
eBay launches a world-first virtual reality department store
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Jefferson Faudan
mashable.com - Virtual reality could be the next big thing after the mobile shopping boom, and the brands want in. Not just for gaming, the technology could also support retail and browsing experiences, and eBay ...
Apple Inc. Still Hasn't Caught Up with iPhone SE Demand | Fox Business
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Jefferson Faudan
fool.com - Apple revealed on its most recent earnings call that its latest iPhone, the 4-inch iPhone SE, is seeing greater-than-expected demand. This, unfortunately for the iDevice maker, has led the company ...
Post-it note art war engulfs ad agencies on New York City street
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Jefferson Faudan
reuters.com - NEW YORK A conversation conducted using sticky Post-it notes on the windows of two offices in Lower Manhattan has delighted passersby and drawn a number of neighboring advertising agencies to join ...
Xiaomi's Apple TV rival streams 4K HDR video and runs on Android TV
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Jefferson Faudan
mashable.com - Chinese tech juggernaut Xiaomi may be best known for making high-quality smartphones like the new Mi 5 and selling them at low prices, but the company has made it very clear it wants to become a ho...
FIR #35: Everybody hates change - FIR Podcast Network
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firpodcastnetwork.com - Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:34:44 — 38.9MB) | Embed Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Today’s panel features DomainSkate COO Howard Greenstein, Scott Monty Strategies founde...
Holberton School Begins Tracking Student Academic Credentials on the Bitcoin Blockchain
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SingingSteve
bitcoinmagazine.com - Educational institutions are turning their attention to the public blockchain to record and verify student credentials. Under normal circumstances, recording student achievements using paperwork ca...
5 Steps to Improve Your Customer Service Using Twitter : Social Media Examiner
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Themelis Cuiper
socialmediaexaminer.com - Do your customers use Twitter to ask questions and request support? Need a better way to manage your Twitter support? By following the steps in this article, you’ll deliver a superior customer serv...
Her Majesty the Queen is here to tell you about driverless cars
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Themelis Cuiper
mashable.com - LONDON — Driverless cars and a proposal to bring high-speed broadband in every household were among the main social reforms that featured in a speech outlining the government's legislative program ...
Content Promotion Strategies: 33 Ways to Get Traffic - Inbound Rocket
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Tyson Quick
inboundrocket.co - “If you write great content, people will find it.” While that’s certainly a nice dream of a world in which marketers can just focus on creating outstanding content, it’s just not accurate anymore. ...
