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Saturday, June 10, 2017

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TECHNOLOGY

More Android phones than ever are covertly listening for inaudible sounds in ads

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arstechnica.co.uk - Almost a year after app developer SilverPush vowed to kill its privacy-threatening software that used inaudible sound embedded into TV commercials to covertly track phone users, the technology ismo...

14 Twitter Hacks That Will Turn You Into a Twitter Pro

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blog.bufferapp.com - Admit it. Sometimes, your Twitter life is messy. You follow hundreds of people — maybe thousands. Staring at your timeline is about as intelligible as reading a stock ticker. How do you bring organ...

Visual Studio Preview Release Notes

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www.visualstudio.com - In this article, you will find information regarding the current Preview release for Visual Studio 2017. Click the button to download. This release is not "go-live" and not intended for use on prod...

5 Tips on Mastering the Art of the Tweet

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www.adweek.com - If you’re in any way involved with an online business, the importance of social will have invariably been drilled into you by this stage. A simple Google search will also inundate you with more ‘gu...

Why Apple’s HEVC Announcement Is A Big Step Forward For The Streaming Media Industry - Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com

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blog.streamingmedia.com - The battle for bandwidth is nothing new. As CE manufacturers push the bounds on display technologies, and with 360 and VR production companies demonstrating ever more creative content, the capacity...

20 Apple staffers in China detained on suspicion of selling...

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hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com - Amid the controversy surrounding China’s new cybersecurity law, it appears authorities have good reasons to enforce new regulations for online activities. Chinese police say they have uncovered a m...

Dog deception: Puppy scam targets people looking for pets online

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www.nbc15.com - MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WITI) – Summer is a popular time to buy a puppy. As you start searching for a four-legged friend to join your family, be on the lookout for a scam that is on the rise. The search f...

UX Case Study: Bumble - Usability Geek

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usabilitygeek.com - I have written a considerable amount of articles on a variety of UX design topics, covering subjects as niche as mobile app pop-ups to concepts as spacious and all-encompassing as design itself. Bu...

Apple unveils Business Chat, which brings customer service and shopping into iMessage

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techcrunch.com - Apple just unveiled Business Chat, its bid to turn iMessage into a customer communication platform that can compete with Facebook Messenger. The company quietly announced the service earlier this w...

Target and Cartwheel apps to merge starting this summer, mobile payments and improved maps to follow

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techcrunch.com - Target’s mobile app strategy will undergo a significant change, starting this summer. The retailer announced this week it will soon combine the functionality of its Cartwheel savings app with its m...

Now that it owns SlideShare, Microsoft is closing its own file-sharing service Docs.com

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft announced today it will retire its older file-sharing site Docs.com on December 15, 2017, as a result of its LinkedIn acquisition. With LinkedIn, Microsoft also gained access to SlideShar...

Samsung’s new top-end curved gaming monitors are sporting HDR, QLED and AMD FreeSync 2

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techcrunch.com - Samsung is updating its curved gaming monitor lineup with a slew of new technologies. Coming in 27, 31.5 and 49-inch versions, they’re called the C27HG70, C32HG70 and C49HG90, respectively. They bl...

HyperX’s Revolver S is the right example for Dolby 7.1 gaming headsets

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techcrunch.com - If you’re into the booming eSports scene, you’ve heard of HyperX. Their prevalence at professional gaming tournaments as the de facto gaming headphones for pros is difficult to deny, especially if ...

Intel fires warning shots at Microsoft, claims x86 emulation is a patent minefield

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arstechnica.com - In celebrating the x86 architecture's 39th birthday yesterday—the 8086 processor first came to market on June 8, 1978—Intel took the rather uncelebratory step of threatening any company working on ...

Hands-on: Android O Preview 3 is 8.0, has a sweet colored media notification

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arstechnica.com - The third Android O Developer Preview hit the Internet yesterday, giving us just one more version before Android O hits final release. While Google's new OS seems to be mostly in a finished state, ...

BUNDLE: 800 Gorgeous Premium Vector Files - only $21!

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www.mightydeals.com - BUNDLE: 800 Gorgeous Premium Vector Files - only $21! If you're looking to give your artistic toolbox a bit of a boost, this Mighty Deal is most definitely for you. Packed with 800 premium vector e...

Does Social Media Affect Your Rankings in Online Search?

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www.socialmediatoday.com - While most people know that social media is a big deal in content marketing, not everyone understands how social media affects organic search results. And understandably so: the topic isn’t exactly...

Become a pro videographer with Beastgrip DOF Adapter MK2, Anamorphic Lens - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Photographers and videographers who want to go pro don’t always need the most hi-tech equipment in the world. Oftentimes, you only need talent and advanced skills to show others that you can ventur...

Train to become a full stack JavaScript coder and save hundreds [DEALS] - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Interested in becoming a pro web developer? Then you’ll need to learn how to code using JavaScript. Get the training you need to succeed with The Full Stack JavaScript Bundle, offered at more than ...

BlackBerry KEYOne Durability Test: Scratch, Burn, and Bend - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - The Xiaomi Mi 6 was the last durability test specimen we featured last month. It passed the test with flying colors with only minor disadvantages–there is no audio jack and no microSD card slot. An...

Amazon Drive discontinues unlimited storage option - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Another one bites the dust, at least in terms of offering unlimited cloud storage to its users. Amazon has announced that its previously unlimited cloud storage offering on Amazon Drive for just $6...

How to Sell More to Existing Customers with Multichannel Loyalty

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loyalty360.org - Loyalty programs are evolving to meet the growing expectations of consumers. Customers expect to be rewarded for spending their money with a brand no matter how or where they make the purchase. The...

Pitney Bowes’ Communicate 2.0 Raises Customer Experience Levels

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loyalty360.org - Understanding the consumer is an integral piece of the loyalty puzzle, but having the appropriate tools to achieve the ultimate customer experience is icing on the cake. Pitney Bowes Inc., a global...

Customer Engagement Program at The Container Store Provides Behavioral Insights

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loyalty360.org - When officials at The Container Store launched their POP! customer engagement system in 2015, they wanted to get a read on key customer behaviors. “Test-and-learn activities have been one of our pr...

Survey Results Are In – Here’s What Consumers Want In Today’s Loyalty Programs

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www.loyalty360.org - Survey Results Are In – Here’s What Consumers Want In Today’s Loyalty Programs Loyalty / Rewards Programs Voice of the Customer 34 views CodeBroker recently surveyed 1,207 US shoppers on a wide ran...

Webrooming vs. Showrooming: Are You Engaging Both Types of Shoppers?

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loyalty360.org - Webrooming vs. Showrooming: Are You Engaging Both Types of Shoppers? According to Forrester, "webrooming consumers will bring in $1.8 Trillion in sales in 2017." Marketers need to understand this n...

SpyderMate: A Suite of Five Unique and Powerful SEO Analysis Tools that Allows you to Manage any Number of Internet Marketing Campaigns Easy - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - SpyderMate is a suite of unique and powerful internet marketing tools structured to make managing any number of internet marketing campaigns easy. “SpyderMate” is a suite of five powerful SEO analy...

Boxagon: Social Commerce Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Juan Diego Farah'; Co-Founder and CEO of the UK-Based Start Up “Boxagon”. Below, is the full interview that we have conduc...

Sleeves Up Productions : Digital Content For Brands - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Erika Kramer”,CEO and Founder at New York – USA based start-up “SleevesUpProductions” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that ...

ZWOOKY : Innovative Contact System - Start-Ups.Co

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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...

Papadakis Konstantinos : Latest Technologies Designed by High Detailed Graphics - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Konstantinos Papadakis”, Developer and Owber of the Greece based start-up “PapadakisKonstantinos” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it ex...

Pear-U : Relationship Making Application - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sachet Gagwani”,Founder/CEO of the Ashburn – USA based start-up “Pear-U” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

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...

Microsoft Previews Major Improvements Coming to Edge - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Back in April, I outlined the many ways in which Microsoft Edge still came up short against its web browser competition. But in the most recent Windows 10 Insider Preview build, Microsoft has provi...

Intel seemingly hints of potential patent infringement around x86 emulation on ARM | ZDNet

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www.zdnet.com - At the end of what looked like a blog post simply celebrating Intel's 40-year anniversary of the launch of the first x86 processor, the Intel 8086, is a potential warning from the chip maker for th...

Microsoft is Retiring Docs.com - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - After a confusing couple of years, Microsoft is finally retiring its redundant Docs.com service. Didn’t know about or understand Docs.com, you say? You weren’t alone. If you were using Docs.com, yo...

Stop Complaining About the OnePlus 5 Design - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - After a series of leaks and mini-reveals about the upcoming OnePlus 5, many are complaining that this new handset too closely copies other smartphone flagships. Guys, relax. That’s the point. By wh...

Important information about Docs.com end of service - Office Support

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support.office.com - Microsoft is retiring the Docs.com service on Friday, December 15, 2017 and we are hereby advising all users to move their existing Docs.com content to other file storage and sharing platforms as s...

How the Human Need for Approval Drives Social Marketing Strategies

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www.adweek.com - How many times do you do something because you think it’ll make you appear better to the people around you? From the clothes you wear and the places you decide to eat to how you talk and what you d...

Do SMB websites matter anymore? YP doubles down on 'yes' with new 'pro' SEO product

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searchengineland.com - In addition to being a media publisher, YP sells a range of marketing services to small businesses (SMBs) across the US. This week, the company introduced and enhanced website product ypWebsite Pro...

News and sports websites 'vulnerable to attack' - BBC News

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www.bbc.com - News and sports websites have some of the lowest levels of security adoption, a study has suggested. A team of cyber-security experts looked at the security protocols used by the top 500 sites in v...

JK Rowling just gave an epic lesson on sexism to a man who called Theresa May a ‘whore’

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www.rawstory.com - Author J.K. Rowling came down hard on a man she previously admired for calling English Prime Minister Theresa May a “whore,” excoriating him for allying himself with men who can’t stand any woman w...

Doing Away With Digital Silos

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robllewellyn.com - Siloed projects are nothing new, and most people who have been in the business of change or transformationfor more than a few years will have tasted their unsavoury consequences. In this digital de...

Apple's Cook tells MIT graduates: temper technology with humanity

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www.thefiscaltimes.com - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday warned graduates at MIT, a pioneer in fields like computers and robots, about technology's dehumanizing aspects and urged them to infuse it...

Someday a person is going to die in a self driving car and the car is just gonna keep driving with a dead body in it. • r/Showerthoughts

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www.reddit.com - A subreddit for you to share those miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the familiar. "Showerthought" is a loose term that applies to the types of thoughts you might hav...

Do You Know How Much Money You are Leaving on the Table by Not Utilizing Instagram? Don't Fall for These Four Myths!

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www.social-hire.com - In today’s world, Instagram is one of the biggest and most powerful social media platforms that help to boost traffic to your website. Instagram has the potential to help you to generate new leads ...

7 Welcome Email Examples: How to Write Emails That Make a Splash

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instapage.com - Welcome emails are a lot like online dating — your subscribers signed up for your list because they were attracted to your profile (your landing page and sign up form). To make the relationship wor...

Top Mobile Marketing Secrets From The Experts

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internetmarketinginfos.com - There are also so many ways for someone to get more business through mobile marketing. With so many ways to do things, you likely have no idea how to start. The following tips below can help you a ...

Nikon D3300 Hands-on Review

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slr-digitalcamera.com - Nikon D3300 Hands-on Review We recommend the Amazon’s Best Seller: Sony DSCW800/B 20.1 MP Digital Camera (Black) – Click here! The D3300() is Nikon's most current update to their entry-level DSLRs...

Hone Your Facebook Marketing Skills. Try These Tips Today!

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duracmarketing.com - Millions of people are now Facebook users. You are quite likely a member yourself. As a business owner, you can use Facebook as a tool to market your brand. Here are some useful tips for using Face...