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Saturday, May 14, 2016

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5 Signs You’re a Thought Leader (And How to Become One If You’re Not)

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adweek.com - So, you know your stuff, you’re confident of your abilities and you’re widely considered an industry expert, but are you a thought leader? Here are five ways to tell–or to make it happen: 1. You ha...

Topps, AMC Launch The Walking Dead: Card Trader on Mobile

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adweek.com - Topps partnered with AMC to release The Walking Dead: Card Trader on iOS and Android. The trading card application allows users to collect digital cards relating to television series The Walking De...

Amid talk of a possible sale, Marketo announces upcoming next-gen platform that is built for the Internet of Things era

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marketingland.com - Las Vegas got the Marketo crowd this week, as more than 5000 attendees ventured to the company’s Marketing Nation Summit in that glittering town. While the conference was underway, the Bloomberg Ne...

Transfer files,boost power,connect keyboard with Samsung’s OTG Adapter

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung’s flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge came with this small but interesting accessory called the On-the-Go Adapter that looks like your normal USB connector. But as Samsung explains,...

Barclays to add Contactless Mobile feature on its banking app

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androidcommunity.com - You think Android Pay, Samsung Pay, and Apple Play will only be the top names competing within the mobile payment arena but a new player wants to get in. It's not another tech giant but a bank. Yes...

Breach of Nulled.io crime forum could cause a world of pain for members

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arstechnica.com - A website that openly facilitated the brokering of compromised passwords, stolen bitcoins, and other sensitive data has been hacked, exposing login data, IP addresses, e-mail addresses, purchase hi...

Fender’s first foray into headphones sounds great

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techcrunch.com - I was cynical at first. I mean, I still have some underlying (if not entirely well-founded) suspicions that Fender’s new line of in-ear monitors is part of a bigger play to expand beyond its custom...

BMW’s CEO reveals plans for the i NEXT, a self-driving car set for a 2021 debut

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techcrunch.com - Before you get too excited, the above image is the Vision NEXT 100, the concept car BMW showed off back in March to note that, as it celebrated its 100th anniversary, the company was spending more ...

And the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 is… Beam

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techcrunch.com - The competition has been incredibly fierce, but we now have a winner. At the very beginning, there were 22 startups. We hand-picked all these great companies from the wild world of startup land so ...

$1B Bangladesh hackers implicated in attack on Vietnamese bank, Sony hack

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arstechnica.com - The attempted billion dollar attack on the Bangladesh Central Bank was not an isolated incident, according to a report today from the SWIFT payment network. Some of the malware used in the Banglade...

This Is Why No One Follows You on Twitter

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mashable.com - Twitter users often make the decision of whether or not to follow someone in seconds, meaning that you have very little time to impress. We looked into why people chose not to follow profiles on Tw...

3 Tips to Improve Your Instagram Strategy

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entrepreneur.com - More than 400 million active users take to Instagram to show and tell. From photos with family and selfies with friends, washed in everything from Sierra to Slumber, individuals embrace Instagram a...

ZenFone 2 Laser updated with new software release, removes bloatware

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androidcommunity.com - Bloatware will always be available in every device unless the manufacturer or mobile carrier decides to remove them. They're just there in your phone or tablet and it's up to you if, how, and when ...

Evernote can now be integrated with Google Drive

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androidcommunity.com - Evernote is one of the top note-taking apps today. It can be integrated with numerous apps like Outlook, OneNote, and Sunrise which is sadly ending soon. Cloud storage is a standard now although mo...

Google Cast now included in Bang & Olufsen’s network speakers

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androidcommunity.com - When Google introduced the Google Cast for audio, they promised that more and more wireless speakers will be adapting this technology so you can easily stream your music from your mobile devices to...

Republic Wireless offers 7 new devices , promises faster network

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androidcommunity.com - If you don’t want to be stuck to your mobile device carrier but of course still need to make calls, send messages and access data, then one of your options would be to go with smaller, off-contract...

The Vuze 360 VR camera is point-and-shoot, affordable for consumers

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androidcommunity.com - With cameras, it’s almost always “you get what you pay for”, so people kinda know what to expect when buying one (although it is nice to be surprised from time to time). Especially with virtual rea...

3 Facebook Features that Need to Go Away Now - Joel Comm | Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Consultant

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joelcomm.com - From its humble beginnings as a network for college students, Facebook has become the behemoth of the social media world. Feature-rich with posts, comments, likes, shares, photos, videos, groups, p...

The Road to Rewards: What Drives Millennial Loyalty?

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loyalty360.org - Millennial consumers, aged 18-34, are continuously changing the way U.S. retailers think, sell and measure success. Retail competition is tough. Pricing is continually competitive. A whole new and ...

Ubooly: A Voice Interactive Stuffed Animal Smart Toy Powered by your iPhone or iPod Touch - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Ubooly is a stuffed animal powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. We use voice recognition and ongoing updates to make the world smartest toy. According to Mr. ‘Gloge'; Ubooly is a stuffed animal po...

YouTube tests an in-app messenger for sharing videos with friends

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techcrunch.com - YouTube as a messaging app? Sure, why not! Everyone’s doing it, after all. In case you missed it: YouTube announced this week that it’s testing a new feature with a subset of its mobile app user ba...

Twitter's churn is worse than you think - SurveyMonkey Intelligence

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surveymonkey.com - For many months now, Twitter has been disappointing Wall Street. In after-hours trading the stock plunged, after its financial projections suggested a much slower rate of growth than investors expe...

Meet Gboard: Search, GIFs, emojis & more. Right from your keyboard.

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googleblog.blogspot.com - iPhone users—this one’s for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard. Say you’re texting with a friend ...

Sears to open all appliance store

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usatoday.com - Sears, which has been struggling financially due to falling sales, is opening a store that will be dedicated solely to the sale of appliances. The retailer says that the 10,000 square foot store op...

Mobile Game Roundup: Warriors of Glory, Gravity Switch and More

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adweek.com - Are you looking for a new game to play this weekend? There are plenty of new games for you to try, including Bejeweled Stars from EA and PopCap. The match-three puzzle game allows players to collec...

10 Must-Read Quotes From Square, Inc.'s Earnings Call | Fox Business

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fool.com - Square's iPad-based point-of-sales solution. Image source: Square. Shares of Square tumbled last week following the release of the company's first-quarter earnings report. Although the company's bu...

Why Instagram's new icon and black and white design suck

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mashable.com - I hate the new Instagram icon. You can disagree, but you're still wrong. Instagram finally changed its app icon this week and, boy, did the Internet react. The iconic instant camera icon — with a ...

Viesearch Friends of Viesearch - Some of our Lastest Referrers

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viesearch.com - Click Du Jour LLC is a full service website designer. We absolutely love, love, love building websites. Click Du Jour LLC is a diversified company, which allows us to make your website come to life...

Social Media News | New Instagram Logo - ClickThrough Marketing

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clickthrough-marketing.com - James Allen takes a look at this week’s social media news, including a redesign for Instagram, Facebook stops sponsored streams in live videos, YouTube launches in-app messaging, and Twitter re-cat...

Alpine debuts new 9-inch CarPlay display, Kia details Sportage and Optima upgrades

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appleinsider.com - Alpine debuts new 9-inch CarPlay display, Kia details Sportage and Optima upgrades By Roger Fingas Friday, May 13, 2016, 11:47 am PT (02:47 pm ET) Aftermarket upgrade specialist Alpine on Friday ...

New Polaroid-Like Instant Camera Literally an Impossible Project

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huffingtonpost.com - Once upon a time, the coolest camera in the world was the Polaroid Swinger, a $19.95 instant camera that I got for a bar-mitzvah present in 1968 (or so a faded memory tells me). All the kids wanted...

Apple confirms reports of iTunes music deletion issue, 'safeguards' coming next week

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appleinsider.com - Apple confirms reports of iTunes music deletion issue, 'safeguards' coming next week By AppleInsider Staff Friday, May 13, 2016, 04:04 pm PT (07:04 pm ET) Apple in a statement Friday said it is i...

Are Small Businesses Spending Too Much Time on Social?

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entrepreneur.com - Day to day business activities have transformed dramatically since I launched my first company nearly 20 years ago. Back then, there was no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or LinkedIn. My s...

Test Drives! The 2016 Kia K900 Luxury – stupidDOPE

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stupiddope.com - Here at stupidDOPE we have a love for rides, old and new. Today we get our first look, and our first experience with the 2016 Kia K900 Luxury. This stunning new sedan is a luxury model from Kia, of...

Turkish TV manufacturers ready to impress football fans

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dailysabah.com - Eight football games will be broadcasted in 4K (ultra-high-definition) resolution during the European Championship that will kick off in June. The opening game on June 12, the quarterfinals, the se...

FBI Warns Nation-State Cyber Attacks Are Continuing

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freebeacon.com - BY: Bill Gertz Follow @BillGertz May 13, 2016 4:59 am Foreign government hackers are continuing to target U.S. government and private sector computer networks in sophisticated cyber attacks, the FB...

Top Technologies in Microelectronics 2016 - Including Wearables, OLED Lighting & Transparent Electronics - Research ...

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article.wn.com - OLED TVs Explained: How much would you pay for quality? After spending a serious amount of time with LG\'s new OLED displays, I can confidently say they\'re some of the best looking on the market. ...

Hospital mergers hurt patients (letter)

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ydr.com - We applaud the Federal Trade Commission for doing what is right for Americans, and for challenging the U.S. District Court’s ruling that would have allowed the merger of Penn State Hershey Medical ...

Let’s Talk About Amazon Reviews

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thewirecutter.com - Although many reviews on Amazon are legitimate, more and more sketchy companies are turning to compensated Amazon reviews to inflate star ratings and to drum up purchases. Have you ever seen some r...

Forbes Insight study touts 'collaboration' as signpost of success

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abouttmc.com - When it comes to public cloud-hosting services, Microsoft’s Azure remains an agile juggernaut in the digital landscape, even with its announcement of recent cost reductions. Azure’s platform as a ...

Making Progress on Interoperability in Health IT -

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intrepidnow.com - OUR GUEST Mohan Balachandran, Co-Founder and President of Catalyze, joined the show to talk to us about their mission of making progress on interoperability by providing HIPAA compliant, scalable,...