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Comcast and Charter to work together on wireless offering
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Susan Cooper
money.cnn.com - Today, the companies each can buy data allotments in bulk from Verizon and resell them as wireless plans under their own brands. In the future, Comcast (CMCSA) and Charter (CHTR) say they will work...
How to get in control of your marketing data without involving IT
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SingingSteve
www.digitaldoughnut.com - How long does it take you to get your data from IT? When was the last time you went past standard reporting dashboards and gave your data a serious review? Are you able to easily access all the dat...
Why Cyber Attacks Will Continue until Prevention Becomes a Priority
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - Some learn best through observation, others only after making a costly mistake. Unfortunately, many businesses have failed to heed the cybersecurity lessons learned from the litany of major attacks...
Estimate Suggests Samsung Approaching 10 Million Gear VRs By 2018
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Om Malik
uploadvr.com - Before we dive into the numbers provided by industry analysis firm IHS Markit, let me be clear that all VR market analysis and projections we’ve seen are big guesses. The manufacturers have release...
Internet of Things Handbook Issue: How Mr. Robot hacked the IoT + more
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Tamara Dull
www.designworldonline.com - 02 Will connected homes catch on? Reality doesn’t match the marketing. 16 Who is after big data? 23 The new face of machinery 35 Thwarting hackers on the IoT Many of the applications envisioned as ...
Ryzen 5 review: AMD muscles in on Intel’s i5 sweet spot
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - "It can't just be that we're the cheaper solution," said AMD in 2015, back when Ryzen was little more than a handful of hopeful slides in a press deck. But as AMD and the wider tech press knew, com...
Facebook takes to newspapers to teach UK users how to spot “fake news”
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Facebook has attempted to lightly rein in the spread of misinformation on the free content ad network by taking out full-page adverts in UK newspapers with "tips for spotting false news" ahead of n...
Self-repairing roads could also charge your electric car
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Reg Saddler
www.engadget.com - There are numerous challenges involved in making it all work. The healing requires an induction machine that generates enough heat in both the asphalt and the fibers to trigger the repair process. ...
Comcast invests in mesh router maker Plume, launches Xfinity xFi for managing your home’s wireless network
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Comcast this morning has launched a new service called Xfinity xFi that will allow customers to better manage and control their home Wi-Fi network through an online dashboard, voice control via the...
Instagram launches mobile web sharing to pursue global growth
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can’t or won’t download it. In pursuit of international growth where networks are slow and data is expensive, Instagram has give...
WhatsApp quietly added encryption to iCloud backups
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techcrunch.com - WhatsApp has quietly beefedup the security of an iCloud backup feature for users of its messaging service — potentially closing a loophole that could enable otherwise end-to-end encrypted messages ...
Target begins testing next-day delivery with ‘Target Restock’ service
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Target announced this morning it’s now testing a next-day home delivery service called Target Restock. The service, which is currently being trialed with Target employees ahead of a customer-facing...
WTF is a VPN?
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - You’re watching a movie. A criminal is trying to evade a crime scene in a sports car on the highway. A helicopter is following the car from above. The car enters a tunnel with multiple exits and th...
Dell Technologies Capital emerges from stealth, announces over 70 investments
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Most venture capital funds that have 27 exits under their belt are not in stealth.In fact, most venture capital firms today don’t even know what 27 exits looks like. But Dell Ventures, in stealth u...
Grammarly raises $110 million for a better spell check
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Some people really need help with grammar. By the way, “a lot” is two words. “Your” and “you’re” are not the same thing. Grammarly has been quietly building a freemium grammar checker to help stude...
The first EV showcase opens in Oregon
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Forth, the electric vehicle proponent formerly known as Drive Oregon, has opened the nation’s first electric vehicle showcase in downtown Portland, Oregon. Anyone who wants to test drive one of the...
Cohort is a new take on getting value from your professional network
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Human collaboration has been around… a while. But it’s only in the last 10 years that we’ve started begin to work out how to get network effects from it. Platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn arose ...
Mac users installing popular DVD ripper get nasty backdoor instead
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Hackers compromised a download server for a popular media-encoding software named HandBrake and used it to push stealthy malware that stole victims' password keychains, password vaults, and possibl...
Google updates web pages offline feature of Chrome for Android - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Having the ability to read web pages offline was a very welcome addition to the Chrome web browser for Android devices. According to Google, there are more than 45 million webpages downloaded every...
Amazon set to launch a new Echo with a screen - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Amazon was recently rumored that it will be launching a new Echo device. The smart speaker which arrived with Alexa has since gotten smaller variants like the Echo Dot and the new Echo Look. Yester...
Some Samsung Galaxy S8 have slower storage than others - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - This phenomenon people are calling “hardware lottery” is gaining momentum, and that’s not a happy though because this is really bad for consumers in the long run. Because of the variance in availab...
Modern games go retro with the SFC30 controller & NES Classic receiver - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - It’s stylish, classic, and just plain fun. The SFC30 Bluetooth Controller and NES Classic Bluetooth Receiver Exclusive Bundle gives your gameplay a touch of retro charm, and it’s offered to Android...
7 Surefire Ways to Build Your Email List – and Your Community - Indiegogo Blog
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go.indiegogo.com - Building an email list isn’t just an item to cross off on your crowdfunding checklist. List growth is more than adding names to a database. It’s part of growing the community around your product, a...
Adlet: Advertising Platform for Bloggers - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had a nice chat with Ms. “Emma Coles”, CEO of the UK-based start-up “adlet.co” about his Company. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all about? Adlet is an online advert...
HireOwl : Connects Startups to Talented University Students for Internships - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “John Lidington”, Founder of the NY – United States based startup “HireOwl” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do an...
Fanaka : Automates Sales, Projects and Accounting - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Michael Mbugua”,Founder and CEO at the Nairobi, Kenya based start-up “Fanaka-Hybrid” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that yo...
ZWOOKY : Innovative Contact System - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Thomas Stoll”,CIO at the Uerikon – Switzerland based start-up “ZWOOKY ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what...
Label 59: A Web-Based Application that Requires No Coding Skills and That Helps you to Label Anything Interactively on your Own in Minutes - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Label 59 is a web application that helps you to label anything interactively on your own in minutes. It is ideal for creating engaging presentations that have interactive labels attached to them. “...
Airwalk Design : Pinterest For Designers - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Daniel Schwarz';Founder & CEO of the London-based start-up “Airwalk Design”. Below, is the full interview that we have cond...
What You Need to Know to Launch a Successful Podcast - The Smart Passive Income Blog
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Pat Flynn
www.smartpassiveincome.com - One tip that I wish I would have known about when I started my own podcast is the amazing contributions a podcast launch team can add to your push. Thankfully, I was able to capitalize on this valu...
Don't Be Freaked By Surface Pro 5 Misquote - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - A selectively misquoted statement by Panos Panay is triggering a new wave of nausea among Surface fans. Folks, relax. He didn’t actually say that Microsoft would not make a Surface Pro 5. Instead, ...
How to avoid the best practices trap - Portent
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.portent.com - We’re all busy, which means we’re all occasionally guilty of relying on executive summaries and best practices guides to get things done. Give me a quick guide to optimizing landing pages? Can you ...
5 New Tools That Helped Snapchat Change the Narrative About Its Lack of Data
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - This week, mobile agency Fetch will run its first Snapchat campaign for an entertainment brand using the messaging app’s granular, interest-level targeting that serves ads to people based on what t...
Scripps-Owned Newsy Will Produce a 2-Hour Daily News Show and 3 New Series
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - As it approaches its ninthanniversary, video news network Newsy has ambitious plans for the future, even as it honors its J-school roots. At its NewFronts presentation on Monday, Newsy announced th...
3 tactics we're using for Answer Boxes
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - “Position 0” is the new holy grail in organic search rankings. A normal position 1 ranking is great and all, but I’ll take an answer box that features my content(sometimes with an image) over posit...
SearchCap: Google fake news, Yext IPO & Google answers
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. In this week’s podcast, we discuss Google’s efforts to combat hyperpartisan and extre...
Google's rocky road: Fake news, extremist videos & bad search results [Podcast]
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
marketingland.com - Google is having a rough year. Extremist and hyperpartisan videos have made the term “brand safety” mainstream, as major advertisers pulled their ads from YouTube. Poor search results, like the fea...
FIR #86: The Executives on Rug Row - FIR Podcast Network
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Chris Abraham
firpodcastnetwork.com - Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:27:43 — 36.0MB) | Embed Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS Steve Crescenzo and Kathy Klotz-Guest were Shel Holtz’s guest co-hosts this wee...
Digital Disruption Common Sense
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Rob Llewellyn
cxo-transform.com - Facebook took 3.5 years to acquire 50 million customers, Whatsapp took 15 months, Angry Birds took 15 days. Since 1995 when Clay Christensen and Joe Bower published the HBR article Disruptive Techn...
How to Use Facebook Camera Effects to Frame Your Facebook Stories : Social Media Examiner
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Themelis Cuiper
www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Want to visually brand your Facebook Stories (and enable your fans to, as well)? Have you heard of the Facebook Camera Effects platform and its Frame Studio feature? Now you can design a custom fra...
Mass Innovation Nights 98
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SingingSteve
mass.innovationnights.com - We are back atMITRE for our third time and looking forward to another great event! This time around #MIN98 will have an IoT/Robotics theme. We have a great collection of innovative products & servi...
Tips For A Great Car Shopping Experience
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Rolf Joho
carshopping.biz - Car shopping can be dreadful even though the thought of a process that is very exciting for some but frightening for many. Some research and review can help make the process of car shopping process...
Thinking About Getting An Iphone? Here Are Some Reasons To Avoid It!
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Rolf Joho
iphonefindmyphone.com - It is easy to combine your various social media links onto your iphone. Many people don’t know how to accomplish this for some reason.This article will give you some great tips for getting the most...
Why Oyster Shut Down And Scribd Survived
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Yu-kai Chou
yukaichou.com - Unlimited reading sounds nice, doesn’t it? It sure did to me, too. I started using two subscription-based services in 2015, Oyster and Scribd. By September 2015, Oyster was shut down. But in July 2...
Email Promoting: Reach Out To Your Customers With These Simple Tips
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Rolf Joho
internetmarketinginfos.com - E-mail marketing can be an effective once someone knows how to use it to their benefit.You may not know how to get an email promoting list. How do you successfully market your business with email? ...
Gamification Analysis of Snapchat: How Snapchat is Changing Storytelling
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Yu-kai Chou
yukaichou.com - This article is written by Contributing Writer Erik van Mechelen. Snapchat has surpassed Facebook and Instagram as the go-to app for teens. Having famously turned down a $3-billion offer from Faceb...
Verizon DBIR: IoT security concerns are top-of-mind - RCR Wireless News
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Tamara Dull
www.rcrwireless.com - Hacking and malware remain the primary vectors for cybersecurity attacks, according to the new Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, andinternet of things security is increasingly top-of-mind ...
Ransomware and the Internet of Things | Networks Asia
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Tamara Dull
www.networksasia.net - 2016 has been named the “Year of Ransomware” by IT security analysts. And businesses in Singapore have not been spared either. There were 17 reported cases in the early months of last year, up from...
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