Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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FX-Sport Wireless Sport Headphones with Integrated Customizable Personal Trainer and Premium 8GB Mp3 player

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www.fx-sport.net - The “Race a Virtual Athlete” functionality is great fun, but can also be a serious training aid. The parameters of the race are set using the easy to use PC software [see tab at the top of the page].…

Interactive Learning on AWS by Finding flAWS - 24x7ITConnection

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24x7itconnection.com - Learning about security is something that is, or should be, on everyone’s todo list. As we look to the public cloud for new ways to deploy and manage infrastructure, we also have to look at how new s…

The Definitive Facebook Marketing Guide for Business

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blog.hootsuite.com - Once a social network’s number of users climbs past a billion (yes, that’s billion with a “b”), it becomes impossible to ignore—especially for marketers. Facebook is well past that figure, with a who…

Egnyte vs. Box | Cloud Storage Reviews

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cloudstoragereviewed.com - With the mounting assets in the online world, companies are looking for storage options. Also, file storage and sharing as well as collaborating with multiple users across an organization has become …

How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets

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www.nytimes.com - Like most security software, Kaspersky Lab’s products require access to everything stored on a computer in order to scour it for viruses or other dangers. Its popular antivirus software scans for sig…

Report: Lawsuit Accuses Google of Racketeering - Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - In the lawsuit, architect Eli Attia claims he spent 50 years developing “game-changing technology” for “building construction,” only to have Google steal it after pretending to work with him. “Google…

Range Rover goes techno, gets new cabin and P400e plug-in hybrid option

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arstechnica.com - This is the Range Rover P400e. The photo gives it away, but it's a plug-in hybrid EV. Under the hood, you get a 2.0L gasoline engine and an electric motor, coupled to 13.1kWh battery pack. Since thes…

Salesforce takes another shot at IoT

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techcrunch.com - Everyone wants a piece of the Internet of Things, and why not? If predictions come to fruition, there are going to be billions and billions of devices and sensors broadcasting information at us by 20…

Porsche launches on-demand subscription for its sports cars and SUVs

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techcrunch.com - Want to drive a Porsche, without actually owning one? Porsche’s new Passport subscription program could be just what you’re looking for. The on-demand short-term rental program allows anyone in Atlan…

Capitalizing on its first Emmy, Hulu drops prices for its ad-supported service

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techcrunch.com - Fresh off its first Emmy win for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Hulu is dropping prices in an effort to attract new subscribers. The streaming service is lowering the cost for its entry-level, ad-supported p…

Cortana will now interrupt your Skype chats

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana has finally arrived in Skype. Announced at last year’s Microsoft Build 2016 event, the assistant’s integration was also previewed when the company released an ov…

Standard Cognition gets $5M to build a machine vision-powered checkout

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techcrunch.com - While image recognition in photos and video has become increasingly sophisticated at an incredible rate, Standard Cognition co-founder Jordan Fisher says everyone is chasing autonomous driving — or, …

Zuckerberg apologizes for his tone-deaf VR cartoon tour of Puerto Rico devastation

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techcrunch.com - Mark Zuckerberg is apologizing today after his Facebook Live video talking about what the company has been doing to help Puerto Rico’s recovery raised some eyebrows. Yesterday, Zuckerberg used the co…

Nvidia’s new Pegasus AI computer is designed to drive autonomous taxis

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techcrunch.com - Nvidia revealed a new artificial intelligence computer based on its Drive PX platform designed specifically to bring Level 5 (completely self-driving) autonomous vehicles to market. The Drive PX Pega…

Flipboard opens up to more publishers by embracing the mobile web

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techcrunch.com - Flipboard is changing the way it works with online publishers, thanks to two connected announcements. First, publishers no longer need to work directly with Flipboard in order to get their stories in…

Nvidia built a real Holodeck, aimed at creative collaboration

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techcrunch.com - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once told me that one of the things he was most excited about for the future of his company’s tech was bringing the Holodeck to life – and now, that’s exactly what Nvidia is d…

Facebook seriously needs its own Bitmoji

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techcrunch.com - Your Facebook profile used to be the online version of “you”. But over the past year, Bitmoji has usurped Facebook to become the preferred way to share your identity over the web. The Facebook profil…

Snapchat is building a secluded R&D lab in Lehi, Utah

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techcrunch.com - It’s hard to build something secret in LA or SF without anyone finding out. So Snap Inc is building a new R&D office in the remote location of Lehi, Utah — 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. The dista…

Twitter launches ‘Happening Now’ to showcase tweets about events, starting with sports

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techcrunch.com - Twitter is today releasing a new feature called “Happening Now” aimed to make its service more accessible to newcomers by highlighting groups of tweets about a topic, beginning with sports, before ex…

Equifax hack included nearly 11 million US driver’s licenses

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techcrunch.com - The latest news from the enormous Equifax hack is that the stolen records included 10.9 million driver’s licenses from US citizens, according to the Wall Street Journal’s sources. This isn’t much of …

Yandex introduces Alice, a Alexa-like assistant that speaks Russian

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techcrunch.com - Yandex is virtually unknown here in the States, but it’s become something approaching a Russian Google (and Amazon and Uber) in the 20 years since its founding. The company controls around 65-percent…

Microsoft Ventures, Madrona and others launch $3.5M AI startup competition

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft Ventures today announced a new AI startup competition with a total prize purse of $3.5 million in investments into the winners. The firm is partnering with Madrona Venture Partners, Notion …

Tim O’Reilly on why the future probably won’t be all that be terrible

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arstechnica.com - Author and long-time friend of Ars Technica Rob Reid recently had the opportunity to interview legendary publisher Tim O'Reilly about O'Reilly's new future-focused nonfiction book. Given O'Reilly's i…

Puerto Rico in talks with Tesla for batteries; Sonnen to help build microgrids

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arstechnica.com - Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged to send hundreds of energy-storing batteries to Puerto Rico to help the island recover from the devastating hurricane that took all of the island’s 3.4 million residents o…

FCC’s claim that one ISP counts as “competition” faces scrutiny in court

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arstechnica.com - A Federal Communications Commission decision to eliminate price caps imposed on some business broadband providers should be struck down, advocacy groups told federal judges last week. The FCC failed …

New patent-holder grabs Nokia patents, sues Apple iPhone

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arstechnica.com - A patent-holding company that stands to win 12.5 cents for every iPhone sold has filed a new lawsuit (PDF) against Apple. Ironworks Patents LLC is a patent-enforcement company formed earlier this yea…

Wave of cyber-bank heists in former Soviet states netted $40M in real cash

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arstechnica.com - Banks in several former Soviet states were hit with a wave of debit card fraud earlier this year that netted millions of dollars worth of cash. These bank heists relied on a combination of fraudulent…

Valve announces the first big SteamVR 2.0 feature: waaay more space

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arstechnica.com - Every major virtual reality platform has its pros and cons at this point, but one of SteamVR's clear leads is space. Right now, owners of the HTC Vive can set up two of its infrared-powered "base sta…

Google Pixelbook hands-on: Stunning hardware with the usual limited OS

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arstechnica.com - And here's tablet mode. This is heavy for one hand. On the left side you get a USB C port, headphone jack, volume rocker, and power button. Boy, is it a sharp piece of hardware. It's wrapped in alumi…

You can soon buy and store bitcoin directly with this British “neobank”

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qz.com - A British “neobank” called Revolut is working on letting its customers convert and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly in their accounts. Revolut is technically not a bank because it doe…

Ultimate UX Design Guide to SaaS On-Boarding, Part 2: Welcome Email | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - SaaS customer onboarding is the process that users have to experience while initiating their journey as a customer on a company’s software application. Customer onboarding comes from the experience t…

VPN logs helped unmask alleged 'net stalker, say feds

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www.theregister.co.uk - Virtual private network provider PureVPN helped the FBI track down a suspected internet stalker, by combing its logs to reveal his IP address. The US Department of Justice announced on Friday the arr…

5 security mistakes your IT team wish you wouldn’t make

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nakedsecurity.sophos.com - It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) and this week’s theme is Cybersecurity in the workplace is everyone’s business. I’m a Service Engineer working in IT at Sophos and Naked Security a…

Leaky-by-design location services show outsourced security won't ever work

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www.theregister.co.uk - We’re leaking location data everywhere, and it's time to fix it by design. An example: if you go on safari in Africa, you'll be asked to turn off your smartphone's location tracking capabilities. The…

Outlook update brings synced calendars, delegate management, Meetups - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Microsoft’s continuous improvement of the Outlook app has made it a favorite among productivity buffs who need to work on their mobile devices while on the go. The latest update brings several “highl…

Battery Drain Tests show how fast each flagship phone's battery will last - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - If not the camera technology, phone makers are working to improve their devices, whether flagship or budget-friendly, by using the latest processors. If not processors, then perhaps by adding bigger …

Made by Google pop-up stores opening in LA and NYC by October 19 - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - If you’ve been dreaming of getting your hands on the recently announced Pixel 2, then you might want to head down to Los Angeles and New York City next week (that is, if you want to have it right the…

Control Room lets you manage Lightroom from your mobile - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - There may be dozens to hundreds of photo editing apps available on the Play Store but for professional photographers, they only trust Adobe Lightroom. The program has numerous tools that have proven …

Amazon Echo Show sales on a decline, now on a discounted price - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Google pulling out YouTube from the Echo Show got us scratching our heads. The tech giant simply said that Amazon was in violation of some of their terms of service while Amazon said there is no tech…

Create a Facebook Timeline Cover With Your Instagram Photos

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www.valuewalk.com - If you are an Instagram user and have captured some beautiful shots, then you can set those photos as your Facebook Timeline Cover with the help of a web app named as InstaCover. This app lets you cr…

7 Tips to Get The Most From Your Marketing Efforts on Twitter

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www.binkd.com - Many brands are now using social media as a medium to share and broadcast their messages and promotions to a larger audience and; why not, as most people are now getting their news and information ab…

Some of TV's Greatest Hits Move From Netflix to Hulu

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adage.com - The auction for reruns of "This is Us" began with the usual suspects. Streaming pioneer Netflix bid millions to offer NBC's year-old hit, a multigenerational family drama. So did Amazon.com, the e-co…

Cibos : Sports Fan Mobile App - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Rick Gehman'; President of the Pennsylvania – USA start-up “Cibos”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. …

Talk.io A New Way To Meet People - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Today, we had a quick overview with Mr. ‘Tomasz Dominiak'; Project Manager / CEO of Talk.io in Warsaw. Talk.io (http://www.talk.io) is a new product designed for anyone who wants to break free from …

Imboard : Event Discovery and Promotion App - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Dominic Smith”, CEO of the Baltimore USA-based start-up “Imboard” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your st…

Microsoft: No, We're Not Killing Surface - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Confirming my earlier report, a senior Microsoft official this week finally responded to rumors that the software giant would kill its Surface hardware lineup in two years. “It’s so far from the trut…

Visual App VSCO Is Launching a Way to Connect Its Talented Users With Brands

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www.adweek.com - Mobile photo- and video-editing app VSCO is getting ready to open up its community of photographers and videographers to brands looking for customized content. To help companies commission and curate…

The Wall Street Journal's New Ad Campaign Is Aimed at Ambitious Young Women

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www.adweek.com - The Wall Street Journal is delivering a message to young readers that good things come to those who don’t wait. The publisher’s fast-paced, poppy new ad featuring a young woman who’s been on the go s…

Here Are the Details on All of the Updates to LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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www.adweek.com - LinkedIn Tuesday announced several updates to its Sales Navigator customer lead-generation solution. LinkedIn Sales Solutions head of products Doug Camplejohn announced the updates in a blog post. Li…

3 Simple Tips to Create Better Banner Ads

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www.portent.com - News flash – people are great at ignoring banner ads! Websites allowing display advertising often show 3 – 5 different ads per page. Throw in sponsored stories, and that figure can comfortably rise i…

4 Things Marketers Should Know About the FTC’s Latest Crackdown on Influencer-Driven Social Media

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www.adweek.com - Do you know the difference between an #ad, #sponsored content and a brand #partnership? As more brands turn to influencers to crank out social media posts, the Federal Trade Commission updated its en…

4 Ways You Can Leverage Your Social Media Reviews

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www.adweek.com - Few things are more powerful than collecting positive social media reviews on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. However, if you’re just sitting back and admiring these reviews, you’re missing out on …

Five Years Later, 'Dishonored' is Still a Revolutionary, Nasty Game

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waypoint.vice.com - Five years ago today, Arkane unleashed the first Dishonored upon the world. It was a brilliant immersive sim (very much in the Thief lineage) with a heavy emphasis on stealth and supernatural powers.…

SentiOne – How To Use SentiOne To Dominate The Social Space [Review]

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www.bitrebels.com - The voice of the social community has become so powerful, that it is now impossible for any business to ignore it if they want to grow their brand. It isn’t rocket science, at all — people would rath…

Pornhub users hijacked by malvertising campaign malware infections

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www.scmagazineuk.com - Millions of users could be at risk from a large-scale malvertising attack by the so-called KovCoreG group. According to researchers at Proofpoint, criminals are using slight variations on a fake brow…

The ever-increasing importance of usability and trust in link building

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searchengineland.com - Just the other day I was showing a cool site that I’d just found to a (very intelligent and internet-savvy) friend, and he quickly became confused due to the ad placements on the site. The ads were s…

Credit scoring firm Equifax says millions of UK records hacked

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news.sky.com - The US-based company suffered a huge breach in May this year, losing the information of 143m people. It announced the hack in early September and previously estimated that the details of 400,000 UK c…

Warning: Microsoft is using Cortana to read your private Skype conversations

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betanews.com - Cortana is a decent voice assistant. Hell, "she" is probably better than Apple's woefully disappointing Siri, but that isn't saying very much. Still, Microsoft's assistant very much annoys me on Wind…

Report: Google, Facebook, Twitter 'Scrambling' to Stop Regulation - Breitbart

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www.breitbart.com - According to Bloomberg, “Google summoned about 200 policy staff from around the world last month for a debate on whether the company’s size has made it too attractive as a target for government regul…

Senate Bill Paves Way for Airport Facial Scans

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www.cato.org - Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) recently introduced S. 1872, the so-called TSA Modernization Act. If the bill is enacted as written, Americans should expect to see facial recognition technology appe…

The US Postal Service Is Working on Self-Driving Mail Trucks

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www.wired.com - Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds—and if the United States Postal Service has its way, the robots won't stop t…

Landing Pages for lead generation [Guide]

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jumplead.com - Landing pages and conversion forms are crucial. They’re the point at which you turn your visitors into leads. They allow you to capture information about the specific needs of a buyer and to create a…

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