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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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Trinity Mobile Beta Release – IOTA

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blog.iota.org - Trinity is the new user-friendly wallet from the IOTA Foundation. A wallet born of the community, earnestly championed by the community, and finally taken under the Foundation’s wing. We hope you all…

Dropbox, Google Drive, Egnyte & OneDrive the big 4 compared! - appliant

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appliant.net - We often get asked about the differences between Dropbox, Google Drive, Egnyte & OneDrive cloud storage (aka file sync & share) products. If you want to know about OneDrive & Sharepoint differences, …

A Step by Step Guide to How to Wipe a Mac Clean

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www.backblaze.com - What do I do with a Mac that still has personal data on it? Do I take out the disk drive and smash it? Do I sweep it with a really strong magnet? Is there a difference in how I handle a hard drive (H…

Google starts migrating all G Suite users from Hangouts to Meet

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techcrunch.com - Google today announced that starting now, it is moving all of its G Suite users who follow its recommended schedule from its Hangouts video chat service to Hangouts Meet, the more enterprise-ready ve…

How to Get More Email Subscribers (17 Lead Magnet Ideas) - The Smart Passive Income Blog

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www.smartpassiveincome.com - Want to learn how to get more email subscribers? One of the best ways to do so is through a tried-and-true method: offering a lead magnet—a valuable piece of content—in exchange for someone’s email a…

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is arcade nostalgia done right

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arstechnica.com - This is how arcade-nostalgia compilations should be done. One year after Ultra Street Fighter II's pricey-and-thin cash-in on the Switch, the series' best arcade entries return in a giant, priced-rig…

HP’s ZBook x2: It’s powerful, it’s specialized, and it’s very expensive

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arstechnica.com - Since Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 proved that there was a market for tablet-sized PCs sporting detachable keyboards, we've seen an abundance of minor variations of the concept from the major PC OEMs. F…

Internet titans ask for ‘flexibility’ with new election ad regulations

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techcrunch.com - A trade group representing big tech’s interests in Washington reached out to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday to weigh in on proposed regulation that would affect the disclosure of fu…

Kobo’s new entry-level Clara HD e-reader has a crisp, color-adjustable display

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techcrunch.com - Kobo has announced a new e-reader, the Clara HD, which won’t set the world on fire but will be a perfectly good option for e-book readers who don’t want to spend a fortune. It basically revives the w…

A beverage company bought — and shuttered — the Poncho weather app

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techcrunch.com - They say you can’t predict the weather. Acquisitions are often the same way. If you had told me yesterday, for instance, that adorable weather app Poncho was about be acquired and effectively shutter…

Snapchat preps Snapkit platform to bring camera, login to other apps

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techcrunch.com - Snapchat is secretly planning the launch of its first full-fledged developer platform, currently called Snapkit. The platform’s prototypes indicate it will let other apps offer a ‘login with Snapchat…

Movable Ink now lets developers build custom email applets

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techcrunch.com - Movable Ink has always prided itself on providing marketers with a way to deliver highly customized emails, but today the company decided to take that one step further. It announced an SDK that enabl…

ZenScreen could help you achieve a ‘balanced digital diet’

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techcrunch.com - Skyfire co-founder Nitin Bhandari is working on a new approach to cutting our addiction to social media and reducing screen time with a startup called ZenScreen. The startup has raised $700,000 in fu…

Students confront the unethical side of tech in ‘Designing for Evil’ course

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techcrunch.com - Whether it’s surveilling or deceiving users, mishandling or selling their data, or engendering unhealthy habits or thoughts, tech these days is not short on unethical behavior. But it isn’t enough to…

GIF lord Imgur caves to video to hasten profitability

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techcrunch.com - Imgur is the internet’s best time sink, where 250 million monthly users silently consume an endless community-curated collection of absurd GIFs, inspiring tales, pop science explainers and giant meme…

GDPR, China, and data sovereignty are ultimately wins for Amazon and Google

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techcrunch.com - The Great Privacy Policy Email Deluge of 2018 may have finally petered out, but we are just starting to build an understanding of who the winners and losers will be in this newly regulated data econo…

Uber adds 911 assistance to rider app

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techcrunch.com - Uber has officially launched its 911 in-app calling feature, after first announcing it in April. As you can see below, riders can tap the safety icon at the bottom right corner of the app to call 911…

Pandora’s acquisition of audio adtech company AdsWizz is complete

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techcrunch.com - Pandora this morning announced it has closed on its acquisition of AdsWizz, the digital audio ad technology company whose products will be used to upgrade the streaming service’s own ad tech capabili…

Apple is releasing iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and more

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techcrunch.com - Apple this afternoon will officially release the latest version of its iOS software for your iPhone and iPad, iOS 11.4, which at last adds support for Messages in iCloud, along with other new feature…

FCC asks Amazon and eBay to stop selling fake pay TV boxes

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techcrunch.com - On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eBay CEO Devin Wenig asking their companies to help remove the listings for fake pay TV boxes from their re…

The Expanse has officially been saved

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arstechnica.com - Amazon will become the home of The Expanse's fourth season, after cable network Syfy announced that it would not air any episodes after the conclusion of season three. The third season will continue …

Dealmaster: Get a 65-inch LG OLED TV and a $300 Dell gift card for $1,900

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arstechnica.com - Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today's list is led by a leftover Memorial Day deal on LG's B7A OLED TVs, as Dell has brough the …

Ars Asks: Are your company’s IT policies flexible, or nonsensical?

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arstechnica.com - Here at Ars, we're lucky to have one of the most skilled and technically adept audiences of just about any tech news publication in existence: that's you fine folks! A huge number of you are what the…

From Win32 to Cocoa: A Windows user’s would-be conversion to Mac OS X, part III

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arstechnica.com - So... Peter Bright's new home for tech support, right? I've already described how misfortune and adversity left Apple with a new OS platform free of legacy constraints; and I've also discussed how Mi…

Self-driving technology is going to change a lot more than cars

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arstechnica.com - When people think about self-driving cars, they naturally think about, well, cars. They imagine a future where they buy a new car that has a "self drive" button that takes them wherever they want to …

iOS 11.4 debuts today with AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for HomePod

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arstechnica.com - Apple's iOS 11.4 rolls out today, and it brings a big update to HomePods: AirPlay 2 with multi-room audio. The update allows the HomePod and Apple TV (the two Apple devices that currently support Air…

10 UX Tips to Build a High Converting Landing Page - Onextrapixel

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onextrapixel.com - In the broader sense, a landing page is the web page through which a visitor “lands” a website. Homepages frequently serve as landing pages, however any other page can be a landing page. For instance…

3 rapid prototyping exercises to improve your UX skills

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uxdesign.cc - Example Tasks: Audio Trip, DailyUI challenges, Journal App The premise of this method is to sketch for 8 minutes, 6 minutes, 4 minutes and 2 minutes with quick 2 minute feedback sessions in between. …

7 UX Principles for Creating a Great Website | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - We spend a lot of time online reading news, navigating websites and using web apps. In some cases, our experience online is not the best that we could have. And all this is due to poor design that di…

Is Big Data Selling Out Web Designers?

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speckyboy.com - For years, web designers have relied on free tools from the likes of Google, Facebook and other large companies to enhance the things we build. We have happily used these offerings to analyze site st…

Why are so many firms so bad at handling social media?

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www.bbc.com - These days disgruntled customers can vent their spleen on social media instantly, but many companies are not handling these platforms properly, experts say. So what are the dos and don'ts of social m…

ASUS ZenFone 5Q available in the US for notch haters

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androidcommunity.com - ASUS has been prolific when it comes to rolling out new mid-range and budget-friendly phones. We’ve just heard about the Zenfone Max Pro M1, ZenFone 5, and the ZenFone Max Plus (M1) earlier this year…

Honor 7s official: everything you need to know

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androidcommunity.com - Huawei may be having problems with the US government and consequently, the US market, but that doesn’t mean they’re slowing down anytime soon in other territories. Its sub-brand Honor has now officia…

5 reasons why you should consider subscribing to the new Pandora Family

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androidcommunity.com - With the recent announcement of the YouTube Music app, other music streaming services would have to pay attention, given the marketing power of Google. One thing that its strongest competitor, Spotif…

New Xiaomi Redmi at TENAA: why the notch is everywhere

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androidcommunity.com - Xiaomi may no longer be the top OEM in China but it still is one of the best in the country. The last Xiaomi phone introduced was the Redmi S2. It followed the Black Shark gaming phone that’s been le…

Essential Android P beta, update promise: why cancellation is a tragedy

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androidcommunity.com - It’s easy to talk harshly about the Essential Phone, mainly because it didn’t deliver on the hype it generated before it was launched. But you can arguably put that down to the public not being ready…

OnePlus 6 loses Always On Display feature, users are not happy

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung did something with the Galaxy S7 and S8 called the “Always On Display”. Samsung realized that because their AMOLED displays show the black color by just turning off the LEDs on the screen, th…

Moto Z3 Play official renders leak: what you need to know

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androidcommunity.com - The arrival of the Moto Z3 Play is happening very soon. How come? Because more images and information are being leaked left and right. After announcing the Moto E and Moto G, Motorola is set to revea…

It's super hard to build complex websites, but browser makers are easing the pain

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www.cnet.com - With Mozilla's flip of a virtual switch, life got easier for the people who make websites and the people who use them, which is to say, everybody. On Monday, Mozilla accepted an update for its Firefo…

Dixie Cups Uses AR to Clean Up Children’s Teeth

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www.loyalty360.org - This week, Dixie, a Georgia-Pacific brand, unveiled a new line of cup designs with interactive games that incorporate mobile technology to make brushing fun and exciting for children. Children typi…

Importance of Data for True Customer Appreciation

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www.loyalty360.org - Recently, a mail order company in a highly competitive online market asked us what kind of data or information is needed to support a loyalty program. Our answer was that program requirements today t…

OnePlus 6 First Impressions - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Announced recently in London, the OnePlus 6 delivers flagship-level specs and then some at very affordable prices, in keeping with the company’s strategy. I’ve been fascinated by OnePlus since its in…

How Influencer Marketing Is Fueled by an Age-Old Social Theory

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www.adweek.com - One of the biggest misconceptions about influencer marketing is that it’s all about product placement. Most people think they should pick an influencer solely based on their stream of beautiful curat…

5 Things To Consider When Buying Cheap Bikes | Bit Rebels

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www.bitrebels.com - If you haven’t ridden a bike since you were a kid, you might be in for a bit of a shock. With people from all walks of life turning away from cars and opting for environmentally friendly bicycles, th…

5 PPC mistakes you’re probably making in your campaigns - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Most common PPC campaign mistakes can be easily rectified. With extra awareness, time and effort, you can adjust your optimization strategy to focus on ROI instead of CPA and get better results. With…

Two weeks until SMX Advanced. Lock in your ticket now!

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searchengineland.com - Equip yourself with the actionable tactics you need to deliver superior search marketing results. Attend SMX® Advanced for authoritative sessions, inspirational keynotes, vendor demos, intensive work…

Hearing music again

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www.theverge.com - I couldn’t believe it. It was as if my friend had just informed me that he didn’t chew food with his mouth. He seemed like a different species. I tried to put myself in his shoes. Tried to imagine a …

How to Pin a Facebook Lead Ad to Your Facebook Page : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Wondering how to make your email lead form what people see when they visit your Facebook page? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Facebook lead ads without spending any money. How to Pin a F…

Facebook Mobile Messenger Marketing for Traffic, Leads & Sales

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Facebook Messenger (otherwise called Messenger) is an instant messaging solution. The software program application was released in August 2011 by Facebook. Unlike a lot of SMS message applications, M…

How She Got 20,000+ Targeted Instagram Followers in 7 Months • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - I am always asked what’s the secret to getting 30,000+ (between my two Instagram accounts) followers like I have done over the last 7 short months on Instagram. I remember when I first started out wi…

4 Experience Phases in Gamification (#1): Discovery Phase

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yukaichou.com - (Below is a manuscript snippet of my book, Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. Please subscribe to the mailing list on the right to order the book when it launches. This…

Expert Ideas To Take The Hassle From Auto Repair

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carshopping.biz - Having to get your car repaired can be quite frustrating. It may be hard to find an automobile repair shop with all the crooks out there.This article should help you find a reliable automotive servic…

Shares of Japan Display Plunge as Apple is Set To Use OLED iPhone Screens with New iOS releases and HomePod - Finance.co.uk- Breaking Financial News Updates From Around The World | Latest News Headlines

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news.finance.co.uk - Reportedly, Apple has shifted towards the use of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens in all three of its new models of the iPhone that are planned for 2019, while also launching the latest ve…

How Amazon is using Whole Foods in a bid for total retail domination

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www.impactlab.net - The Seattle giant believes selling you groceries is the key to selling you everything else. At 9 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Whole Foods employees packed into the main level of the company’s Austin headqu…

Alibaba’s futuristic supermarket in China is way ahead of the US, with 30-minute deliveries and facial-recognition payment — and it shows where Amazon is likely to take Whole Foods

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www.impactlab.net - The Chinese tech giant Alibaba is expanding aggressively into physical retail through investments in a variety of product categories to push its “New Retail” strategy of combining online and offline …

Wayback Machine ‘unarchives’ spying website

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nakedsecurity.sophos.com - Who is archiving the web, and what happens when people ask for information to be ‘un-archived’? The internet found out recently, when a company with a questionable marketing history reportedly asked …

Pre-installed malware found in 141 low-cost Android devices in over 90 countries

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securityaffairs.co - Security experts from Antivirus firm Avast have discovered a new case of pre-installed malware on low-cost Android devices, crooks injected the malicious code in the firmware of 141 models. The opera…

UNICEF: Charity campaigns through cryptocurrency mining

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www.welivesecurity.com - So far in 2018, the NGO has launched two charity campaigns with the aim of raising funds through cryptocurrency mining. Many cryptocurrencies have been associated with cybercrime, especially Monero, …

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