Tuesday, September 05, 2017

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TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft says it will pay legal fees to fight Dreamer employee deportation

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www.theverge.com - Microsoft will cover legal fees for employees who face deportation after the end of the Dreamers immigration program, the company says. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, made…

Solaris changed our industry; lighting a candle - 24x7ITConnection

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24x7itconnection.com - Solaris changed our industry. But according to reports, the Solaris operating system may be nearing death. Oracle, who acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010, has laid off most of the remaining staff who …

From Apple to Y Combinator—tech denounces new “Dreamers” immigration plan

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arstechnica.com - Leading technology-sector bosses denounced President Donald Trump's move Tuesday to end a program that had prevented the deportation of so-called "Dreamers," people who illegally came to the US as ch…

Good games make good investments at Good Shepherd

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techcrunch.com - Game development is a risky business — in the literal sense, that is. Hoping a title becomes a million-seller and justifies its staff and years of gestation often leads to the ruin of game studios an…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 excels as a premium productivity smartphone

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techcrunch.com - Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 launches with more baggage than have previous smartphones in the lineup: Its predecessor’s recall problems ended up killing the phone entirely in most markets. But the Note 8 …

WhatsApp announces free Business app, will charge big enterprises

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techcrunch.com - WhatsApp is gearing up to finally monetize its messaging app by charging large enterprise businesses for tools to better communicate with customers. WhatsApp will also offer a free app to small-to-me…

Lilium raises $90M Series B for all-electric flying taxi

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techcrunch.com - Imagine some time in the not-so-distant future. After making your way to the nearest community landing strip, you’ll pull out your phone, and, with a single tap, hail the closest air taxi to take you…

The new 2018 Nissan Leaf offers 150 miles of EV range

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techcrunch.com - Nissan unveiled its new 2018 all-electric Leaf at a special event on Tuesday, and the much-anticipated successor to one of the earliest production EVs had some interesting tricks up its sleeve. Most …

Xiaomi’s first phone running stock Android looks impressive and costs less than $250

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techcrunch.com - Xiaomi’s newest flagship smartphone will launch the day before the next iPhone, but Chinese firm has offered another new arrival before that date — and it marks a departure from the usual. That’s bec…

Watch Nissan debut its new 2018 Leaf electric car live right here

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techcrunch.com - Nissan’s new Leaf is making its official world premiere today at 5:30 PM PDT (8:30 PM EDT). That’s when we’ll get the first detailed look at the car, though we’ve seen some teasing images of headligh…

UK’s FiveAI gets $35M to build a taxi service powered by its own self-driving car platform

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techcrunch.com - The race is on for autonomous vehicle technology, and now a startup out of the UK is the latest to throw its hat into the ring to help build it. Cambridge-based FiveAI — a partner in the UK’s StreetW…

Moleskine’s next paper planner will automatically sync with Google Calendar and Apple’s iCal

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techcrunch.com - I use a Hobonichi Techo Weeks as a daily planner. Like John found when reviewing planners, it’s the perfect size and has just enough space for my to-do list, appointments and a bit of journaling. But…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 is a cautious return for the world’s best phablet

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techcrunch.com - Between the explosions, the recalls and its subsequent afterlife as airport PA system fodder, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the Galaxy Note 7 was a very good phone. In fact, the line has a…

Only Six Days Left to Apply for Startup Battlefield Australia

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techcrunch.com - Ready to give your Startup the global recognition it deserves? Founders, there are 6 more days to apply for the inaugural Startup Battlefield Australia. The deadline for submission is September 11th …

HPE scoops up Cloud Technology Partners to boost hybrid cloud consulting

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techcrunch.com - HPE has been mostly known in recent times for selling off pieces of its business, but it has quietly been on a little run this year buying up cloud companies in an attempt to build out a hybrid cloud…

The team behind Pixelmator is about to launch Pixelmator Pro

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techcrunch.com - While Photoshop is still the most famous image editing app out there, there are now plenty of alternatives. Pixelmator is quite popular on macOS for instance. It has been around for a few years now, …

FCC makes net neutrality complaints public, but too late to stop repeal

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arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission last week released more than 13,000 pages of net neutrality complaints filed by consumers against their Internet service providers. But the big document release …

Already, Destiny 2 understands its fate, its purpose, its desti... you know

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arstechnica.com - The first time I reviewed a brand-new Destiny game, I gathered less than a week of impressions. Some online-shooter fans may have needed more time with a game of that caliber and scope to determine w…

FTC slaps Lenovo on the wrist for selling computers with secret adware

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arstechnica.com - The FTC said Tuesday that it cannot stop computer makers from selling computers that inject ads into webpages to US consumers. The statement covers Lenovo's practice of having sold computers pre-inst…

Our best look yet at Gordon Murray’s new TVR design

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arstechnica.com - Up front, there's a 480hp, 5.0L Ford "Coyote" V8 that has spent some time with the good folks at Cosworth Engineering. It's coupled to a six-speed Tremec gearbox. Very little technotrickery here. Our…

Xiaomi and Google team up, launch a new Android One phone in India

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arstechnica.com - Here's a better look at the phone. Check out those capacitive buttons. The back gets a dual-camera setup and a fingerprint reader. You can just see the top here. There's a mic hole and an IR blaster.…

4 Tips to Improve Your Pinterest Exposure

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Looking for tips to get better exposure in the Pinterest Smart Feed? Pinning more isn’t always the answer to increasing your visibility on Pinterest. In this article you’ll discover four ways to impr…

CAPCOM announces Puzzle Fighter, a new puzzle game with popular characters - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - So how do you spice up a regular connect-three puzzle game? Put in some of your popular game characters and give them special powers in game. That’s exactly what CAPCOM is doing with the new “Puzzle …

Mi Calculator now available for non-Xiaomi Android smartphones - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - While you, of course, have your own built-in calculator on your smartphone, there are times when you need more than just addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are a lot of more i…

New BlackBerry KEYone video shows Android Auto support - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - When they announced that the all-black BlackBerry KEYone was going to expand to other regions in the next few months, those who were missing having the once-popular physical keyboard got pretty excit…

Netflix brings HDR playback support to three new devices - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - When Netflix announced that they were going to bring HDR (that’s high dynamic range for you) to the streaming service, a lot of people got pretty excited. Well, that is, until they realized that supp…

OnePlus rolls out OxygenOS Open Beta 23/14 for the OnePlus 3, 3T - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - As we’re nearing the end of the Open Beta program for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, users of OnePlus’s 2016 flagships should probably be thankful that the development and support for the software in …

Phillips 66 Initiates Customer Engagement Via GasBuddy

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www.loyalty360.org - Phillips 66 officials hope to ignite customer engagement through their new partnership with GasBuddy. Phillips 66 selected GasBuddy Business Pages, the smartphone app company’s B2B Retailer Software-…

Shoe Carnival Leverages New Customer Engagement Strategies

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www.loyalty360.org - In the past couple of years, Shoe Carnival, one of the country’s largest footwear chains with more than 555 stores throughout the Midwest, South, and Southeast regions, has seen its Shoe Perks loyalt…

Brands Are Seeking Customer Loyalty, Advocacy, and Deep Emotional Connections

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www.loyalty360.org - Brands are constantly trying to build deeper relationships with their customers that lead to heightened engagement, loyalty, and advocacy. These aspects of the brand/customer relationship were examin…

5 Facebook algorithm hacks to up your content marketing game

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marketingland.com - Do you feel like Facebook has become an ever-changing circus show and you’re bending over backward trying to learn new content tricks — like being seen on the platform means mustering up some sort of…

Lapkin : Biodegradable Laptop Keyboard Cover - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Mihaela Muruianu”, Co-Founder of the London based start-up “Lapkin” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1.What is it exactly that you do and what your s…

Ostrato cloudSM™ : Cloud Based Services and Applications - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had a nice chat with Mr. “Jay Chapel”, CEO of the USA-based start-up “Ostrato” about his Company. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all about? Ostrato cloudSM™ empowers I…

Cheekd : Mobile Dating App - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Lori Cheek”, CEO of the USA based start-up “Cheekd” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all …

Wob.io: An Online Jukebox that was Designed with the Express Aim of Being Simple and Easy to Use - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailored online radio per user, and lets you connect with artists and friends. According to Mr. Alp; Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailored…

Hosting an event for your business? Here's what you need to know for SEO

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www.portent.com - There are so many moving parts when running an event large or small that it’s easy to let online optimization be an afterthought. Sidelining SEO, however, means missing out on a lot of organic visito…

Mark Zuckerberg Calls Trump's Plans to End DACA a 'Sad Day for Our Country'

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www.adweek.com - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives are speaking out against President Trump’s decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as minors. Today…

Burger King Just Launched Its Own Cryptocurrency, the Whoppercoin

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www.adweek.com - Advertising loves itself a trend whose coattails it can ride with the unhinged glee of a sloshed prom date. And while seeing Hot Pockets do the Harlem Shake, or witnessing IHOP use “on fleek” in refe…

You Can Blame Your Increasingly Costly Back-to-School Shopping List on Tech

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www.adweek.com - As you read this, some 50 million kids are in the process of returning to the classroom and that, believe it or not, brings America’s second biggest shopping season to a close. With the sole exceptio…

Microsoft promises to lawyer up to protect its 'dreamers' after Trump's DACA reversal

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mashable.com - Microsoft is making plans to protect its workers after the White House said it will end the DACA immigration program. The company said in a blog post Tuesday that it will take legal action on behalf …

The definitive list of 176 fake news sites on Facebook

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www.dailydot.com - While the idea of “fake news” was born out of the very real instances of fake news stories helping sway the election in favor of now-President Donald Trump, it has since been co-opted by Trump’s admi…

A Beginner's Guide To | Must Have Man Cave Essentials

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stupiddope.com - Looking to build the perfect area to harbor your sanity and privacy? Fellas, we all need that space we can go to in or to do what we want, relax, kick back and enjoy what we deem the finer things in …

What is Relationship Marketing and How to Use it to Connect With Your Customers

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neilpatel.com - Are you connecting with your current customers? Sure, you may use some marketing campaigns and promotions to focus on your existing customer base – but is that enough? You need to learn the basic con…

10 Steps to Take Right Now to Secure Your Business WiFi Network

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www.coxblue.com - The need and convenience of a business WiFi network make it an essential service for most organizations these days. Unfortunately, many small to medium sized businesses lack the necessary resources a…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8: The Best Screen, for a Hefty Price

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www.nytimes.com - On the Galaxy Note 8’s 6.3-inch screen, the benefits of OLED are pronounced. Photos looked amazing. They popped out with vivid colors and nice shadow detail. For reading, web articles looked great, w…

The 9 Steps of Lead Generation Marketing to Build Your Agency

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instapage.com - Recent research suggests that, when it comes to attracting new business, many marketing agencies engage in some risky behavior. The worst part is, they may not even realize it. A look inside the repo…

Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Black Hat Gamification

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yukaichou.com - Motivation Matters: An Insightful Lesson in Game Development from the Plants vs. Zombies Franchise This interview was conducted by Clark Buckner from TechnologyAdvice.com (they provide coverage conte…

Mobile Marketing And How It Can Help Your Business

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marketingpromotion.biz - Mobile marketing is a phrase that can mean many different things.The essential definition of mobile marketing is promoting business through the use of cell phones or other mobile devices.The followin…

Great Tips On How To Use Your Ipad

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laptopsandnotebook.com - The iPad has a great reputation as an amazingly innovative piece of technology. Keep reading to learn some great advice about maximizing the most of your iPad. If you plan to use your iPad to stream …

Toronto Makes Idyllic Proving Ground for Innovative Retail Technology - StartUp HERE Toronto

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startupheretoronto.com - In Toronto, retail runs through the very veins of the city. The PATH, a labyrinthine network of shops from the Queen’s Quay up to College Street (and the world’s largest underground shopping complex)…

Mercedes-Benz upgrades the S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet

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www.carwale.com - The popular German premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the facelifted version of the S-Class Coupe ad Cabriolet ahead of its official public debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show.…

Alexa talks down to voice rivals at IFA 2017

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www.cnet.com - Thousands of technology manufacturers, journalists and fans are passing through Europe's biggest tech trade show this week, and there's one thing they're all talking about -- or rather, talking to: A…

Boffins hijack bootloaders for fun and games on Android

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www.theregister.co.uk - University of California Santa Barbara researchers have turned up bootloader vulnerabilities across a bunch of Android chipsets from six vendors. The team of nine researchers decided to look at a lit…

Hybrid content grows faster than any other type

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www.cloudpro.co.uk - Hybrid content grows faster that any other type, according to new findings published by Egnyte. The enterprise file sharing company has collected 25 petabytes of data on its customers' content and di…

News in brief: veterans among S3 leak victims; court rules on email privacy; man jailed for VPN sales

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nakedsecurity.sophos.com - It’s only two weeks since we last wrote about yet another organisation spilling data online thanks to a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket – and it’s not a new problem – so it gives us no pleasure to rep…

Google's Micro-Moments Are All Local. How Can Your Brand Use Them?

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www.oneupweb.com - The dominance of the smartphone and the increased connectedness of today’s users have given rise to a pretty dramatic shift in the way people shop, work, play, and live. For companies, this means a n…

Please, pleeeease let me ban Kaspersky Lab from US govt PCs – senator

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www.theregister.co.uk - US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) simply can't wait to banish Kaspersky Lab's antivirus from American government computers on the grounds it's a security risk. Her plan is to amend the nation's latest…

3 Takeaways for Managing the Mobile Experience

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www.egnyte.com - We have learned so much about how Egnyte became the backbone to so many business operations. Nonetheless, we’ve affirmed that great data will never overshadow the importance of having an open dialogu…



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