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Sunday, September 25, 2016

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TECHNOLOGY

Scrip is a luxurious sci-fi wallet for a cashless future

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theverge.com - If you could really feel your digital money — the way you can feel the metal of a quarter or the paper of a $20 bill — would you spend it more wisely? This is the question behind Scrip, a product c...

Marshall Acton Oxblood Limited Edition speaker boasts classic vinyl design

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slashgear.com - Marshall has launched a new limited edition speaker, the Acton model in Oxblood. With this offering — of which only 300 units will be sold — the Acton home speaker is shrouded in a vinyl outer casi...

Version history isn't track changes - icansharepoint

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icansharepoint.com - Just so there’s no confusion, version history—one of the most powerful tools that comes with SharePoint—works in a very specific way. Namely, it records a new edition of your file (any file, not sp...

The hopes and headaches of Snapchat’s glasses

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techcrunch.com - Snapchat is the only company cool enough to possibly dismantle the Google Glass stigma. Awkward, useless, and a threat to privacy are how many think of computers you wear on your face. Can Snapchat...

Hands-on with Pictar, which adds buttons and wheels to your iPhone camera

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techcrunch.com - There’s no denying that your smartphone’s camera is getting better and better for every generation, but what’s a poor photography nerd to do about controllability? Miggo’s Kickstarter-funded Pictar...

Instagram Rolls Out Save Draft Feature: This Week in Social Media : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. Instagram Rolls Out Save ...

Why Salesforce might be interested in Twitter

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techcrunch.com - Rumors were flying all day yesterday that Twitter is up for sale, and Salesforce.com could be a chief suitor. At this point, with so many possible bidders being reported, it’s hard to know what’s g...

4 tips to slash unnecessary monthly expenses

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nerdwallet.com - Most of us pay our bills around the beginning of the month, and about this time the stack can get pretty high — as does the hit to your bank account. If you’re like me, you often think, “What can I...

Here@ : Find New Friend, Love Interest, or Find a Job - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sam McCaa”, CEO of the US based start-up “Hereat” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is a...

Huawei, Leica partner for new R&D lab to bring mobile photo innovation - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - One of the selling points of the Huawei P9 and the P9 Plus is that their dual cameras are co-engineered by Leica, a name synonymous with premium photography-related products. Now the two companies ...

Growth-Hacking 101

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entrepreneur.com - Growth-hacking is more than just the latest buzzword to sweep through the marketing world. Instead, it's something that should be of urgent interest to you and your brand. Related: 4 Growth Hacking...

5 Ways to Find More Time to Blog : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Writing quality content will help you attract more customers and increase your visibility. In this article, you’ll discover five ways to find more time to blog. When you’re committed to a particula...

Messaging app Telegram adds selfie masks, DIY GIFs

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techcrunch.com - With what looks to be an eye on Snapchat’s selfie-loving fanbase, messaging platform Telegram has beefed up its in-app photo editor in what it dubs an “entertainment-heavy update” — including an op...

10 Reasons to Update to macOS Sierra

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notebooks.com - Apple released macOS Sierra 10.12 in September 2016 with a lot of interesting new features. It’s not a huge update with major changes. macOS Sierra packs some interesting new features, especially f...

Department of Energy’s toothless energy-use test helps TV makers warp results

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arstechnica.com - TV manufacturers Samsung, LG, and Vizio build their TVs to pass federal energy-use tests while allowing the TVs to consume much more energy when they operate outside of the narrow test parameters, ...

Everything You Need To Know About Facebook Ads

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searchenginepeople.com - Facebook offers display ads that allow marketers to target specific audiences based on their geographical location as well as their personal interests. Facebook is the biggest social network platfo...

Could Twitter be Sold – and What Would That Mean for the Platform?

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socialmediatoday.com - ​Rumors about the possible sale of Twitter are gaining momentum, with Twitter shares soaring almost 20% on Friday - their highest leap in more than two years. Speculation has been boosted on the ba...

The Top 5 Content Marketers and What You Can Learn From Them

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entrepreneur.com - What I foresee is a confluence between ever-evolving content marketing and influencer marketing. The momentum for both continues to grow -- and, if you look toward the top content marketers, you'll...

This American Fight

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fastcompany.com - This spring, This American Life and its creator and host, Ira Glass, became the latest flashpoints in a long-simmering public radio civil war. Glass had recently signed a deal to distribute the hou...

Using Visual User-Generated Content to Strengthen Your Brand

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socialmediatoday.com - According to comScore, 79.1% of mobile phone users in the United States own a smartphone – that’s nearly 200 million people. Every day, these individuals create their own content - also known as us...

Verizon prepaid customers can now enjoy HD Voice on compatible devices - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - If you prefer to be on prepaid subscription rather than the usual postpaid on your carrier, you sometimes don’t get to enjoy all the perks that the latter group get. But now US carrier Verizon has ...

Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016) launched in China for 1599 RMB - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Life goes on for Samsung despite the challenges of a massive voluntary recall for their Galaxy Note 7. They still have other products in the market of course and as long as the public doesn’t think...

Sony reveals Nougat roadmap, opens beta for Xperia X Performance users - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re a Sony mobile device owner and wondering what are your OEM’s plans for the next major update, wonder no more. Sony Slovakia held a press conference and shared what will most likely be the...

Someone Is Putting Malicious USB Sticks in Australian Mailboxes

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motherboard.vice.com - A picture of the offending USBs. Image: Victoria Police Some people just can't resist the urge to plug random USB sticks into their computers. Now, someone in Australia is taking full advantage of ...

How Effectively Are You Delivering Value to Customers?

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loyalty360.org - To be presented on October 6 at 1PM ET. Topics: Customer Experience, Loyalty/Reward Programs A key indicator of customer loyalty is the effectiveness of your ability to deliver value to customers....

First Watch Partners with SparkFly for Improved Customer Engagement Data

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loyalty360.org - First Watch, a growing chain of more than 180 restaurants that specializes in breakfast, brunch, and lunch took a big step toward elevated customer engagement on Wednesday. This is because the rest...

Room In The Moon : Social Travel Website - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Rafael Dos Santos'; CEO of the – UK start-up “Room in the Moon”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. W...

ServiceSutra.com: An Online Marketplace to Hire Quality Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustworthy, Qualified and Verified Local Service Providers in India. As per Mr. Chaudhary; ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustwort...

Render.st: An Easy to Use and Affordable Online Render Farm, with a Great Customer Support - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Render Street is an easy to use and affordable render farm for 3D projects with very good customer support. “Render Street” is a global provider of rendering services. Below is the full interview t...

nspHire : Job Search App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Rasheen Carbin”, CMO at the US based start-up “nspHire” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up i...

betternet :Provides Parents With Information About Their Kids' Online Behavior - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Colton Shields”, Co-Founder of the Provo – USA based start-up “bettrnet” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and w...

ApprovalQ : Email Project Management Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sharif Aly”, Aly of the California – USA based start-up “ApprovalQ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

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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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 tailor...

Fripito : Up-To-Date Travel Guides - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Irma Stastova”, Marketing and Sales Manager of the Nevada- USA based start-up “Fripito” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that...

Fitnescity : Allows Users To Connect With Personal Trainers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Leila Zemrani”, Founder and CEO of the New York – US based start-up “Fitnescity” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

Flipit : Global Couponing Environment in Australia - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Jochem Vroom'; Founder of the Netherlands start-up “Flipit”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. What ...

Vertical Method : Posture Strength For Techies and The Desk-Bound Workforce - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jennifer Davis”, Founder and CEO of the San Francisco- United States based startup “Vertical Method” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is...

Hubchi : Online Marketplace For Booking and Entertainment - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Prasanthy Gurugubelli”, Founder at the Hyderabad – India based start-up “Hubchi” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

Morces.com: Get More Than Just a Mobile Site! - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Morces is an absolute free platform for all users to go mobile in a matter of minutes! In addition to optimizing website for mobile devices, Morces provides comprehensive set of social tool such as...

My Driving Pal : Security and Safety - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Shahram Rezaei”, Founder Of the California – USA based startup “MyDrivingPal” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do ...

Ask Paul: What is Happening to My Outlook.com? - Thurrott.com

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thurrott.com - Microsoft has been plotting a major upgrade to its Outlook.com web email service for quite some time. But despite many delays, it appears that the upgrade is final accelerating. And many readers ha...

The United Nations Just Launched Its Own Social Media App

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adweek.com - The U.N. is hoping its new mobile app will help millennials and others around the world be more technologically and socially engaged with the goals of the intergovernmental organization. U.N. offic...

Are We Becoming A #hashtag World?

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sd-entrepreneur.com - With all the different Social Media Platforms out there like the ones named above, marketers and businesses are looking for ways to curate content and reach a target market of group of people via #...

Tinder taps Spotify to let you add music to your profile

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techcrunch.com - Tinder is teaming up with Spotify to give users a new way to judge each other. Just as Tinder allowed folks to connect their Instagram accounts to their Tinder profile, the same is now true for Spo...

Verge editor secretly worked at Apple for months

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money.cnn.com - The Verge on Friday said it discovered Ziegler had taken a job at Apple in July, but he never informed the tech publication or quit his job. Instead, Ziegler stopped filing articles and communicati...

Instant Analysis: Match Group Beefs Up Tinder With Spotify Partnership

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fool.com - This week Match Group's (NASDAQ: MTCH) Tinder, the leading dating app, teamed up with Spotify, the world's most popular music-streaming service. The partnership will allow users to broadcast person...

Video Platform Maturity & How the Tech Titans Are Shaping Up

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huffingtonpost.com - The prevalence of video as a source of entertainment, news and communication in today’s world is undeniable. In fact, one third of all online activity is spent watching videos. So naturally, YouTub...

Clueless iPhone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to ‘get a headphone jack’

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thesun.co.uk - CLUELESS iPhone 7 users have been tricked into DRILLING a hole into their phone in a bid to get a headphone jack. A fake YouTube video claiming to show users how to get the much-missed sound input ...

Faster, cheaper internet to be rolled out | IOL

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iol.co.za - The company, run by former FirstRand co-founder Paul Harris, tech-savvy former FNB chief executive Michael Jordaan and Design Indaba boss Ravi Naidoo, aims to bring fibre-like speeds, initially to ...

The Looming War for Blockchain Patents - CoinDesk

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coindesk.com - There’s a patent land grab developing in the blockchain space that could potentially make doing business more challenging for those who want to build upon the open-source technology in the future. ...