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Monday, July 30, 2018

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Where NEXT for Tech Innovation in 2018?

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news.samsung.com - Scott Phoenix, The CEO of Vicarious, makes a presentation about human-level intelligent robots at the Samsung CEO Summit last October in San Francisco. (source: www.vicarious.com) Samsung plans to bu…

Vivo Nex Review: Innovation, thy name is Vivo Nex | Gadgets Now

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www.gadgetsnow.com - It was Albert Einstein who said, “if at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” In the world of technology, it’s all about ideas and innovation and truth is that products we use …

WeWALK - innovating mobility for the visually impaired

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startacus.net - WeWALK is aiming to improve this situation with their smart cane. WeWALK is basically a high-tech handle into which you can insert your cane. It features an ultrasonic sensor for use inside and outdo…

GDPR: il nuovo regolamento per aziende, pmi, blogger e freelance

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giodit.com - Mancano 14 giorni al GDPR, aziende, pmi, blogger, freelance come siete messi? Ecco un viaggio di ricognizione. Il GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), ovvero il nuovo Regolamento Europeo (2016/…

Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2018 (Win up to $175K) - TERIMO SCHOLARS

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terimoscholars.com - Application deadline for the challenge is 6 September, 2018. The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with NGP Capital, is looking for new innovative products and solutions within the Indu…

Three Ways Change And Innovation Drives Digital Transformation

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www.forbes.com - It is a widely accepted fact that companies that are resistant to change cannot compete with those that accept rapid change. Think about where your company was a year ago. What about six months ago? …

A Fight to Save Indigenous Language, Culture - InformationWeek

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www.informationweek.com - All over the world, indigenous and non-indigenous languages face extinction. The Iroquoain language, Oneida, which finds a number of its speakers in New York, the Jewish language, Yiddish, as well as…

Experience Design: When Innovation Isn’t Enough

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www.wired.com - The allure of innovation has always been in the chance of finding the next “big thing;” however, businesses often find themselves on the treadmill of relentless innovation as markets mature and techn…

Look at the phone in your hand – you can thank the state for that | Rutger Bregman

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www.theguardian.com - Who are the visionaries who drive human progress? The answer, as we all know, is the geeks, the free spirits and the crazy dreamers, who thumb their noses at authority: the Peter Thiels and the Mark …

L’assurance en 2030 portée par l’innovation : objectif mars ?

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solutions.lesechos.fr - Qui aurait pu imaginer que cet assemblage d’un téléphone portable, d’un point d’accès à Internet et aux messageries et d’un outil de stockage de musiques et de vidéos puisse, 11 ans plus tard, transf…

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followme4.blogspot.com - TECHNOLOGY Apple’s Next iPhone Could Spell Big Trouble for AT&T and Others Shared by Michael Tchong www.barrons.com - The traditional “SIM,” or “subscriber identification module,” is that little plas…

Early-bird prices for Disrupt SF 2018 end in just four days

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techcrunch.com - We extended our deadline for early-bird passes to Disrupt San Francisco 2018, which takes place on September 5-7, but your chance to save up to $1,200 is rapidly slipping away. In four days — that’s …

Google takes on Yubico and builds its own hardware security keys

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techcrunch.com - Google today announced it is launching its own hardware security keys for two-factor authentication. These so-called Titan Security Keys will go up against similar keys from companies like Yubico, wh…

BMW’s Alexa integration gets it right

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techcrunch.com - BMW will in a few days start rolling out to many of its drivers support for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The fact that BWM is doing this doesn’t come as a surprise, given that it has long talked a…

Tech-support scammers know EVERYTHING about my computer, Dell customer says

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arstechnica.com - More than 30 months after surfacing, a tech-support scam targeting Dell computer owners continues to raise questions about how the callers know sensitive information, including PC serial numbers and …

Microsoft’s streaming Xbox will split up games to keep latency low

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arstechnica.com - The Xbox power button lights up when turned on; otherwise, it's solid black, not shiny-silver. Last month, we learned that Microsoft is developing a pair of new Xboxes for release in 2020 under the c…

All highs, no lows: The 2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata

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arstechnica.com - After the relatively bloated third-generation (NC), the current MX-5 is almost the exact size of the 1989 original. As long as you fit, there are few more enjoyable places to drive than from behind t…

The Cyberdeck: a homebrew, 3D printed cyberspace deck

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boingboing.net - A small but vital genre of homebrew portable computers is the "cyberspace deck," in which hackers create DIY, special-purpose computers inspired by the ICE-breaking console-cowboy decks of William Gi…

Report: Julian Assange's Thin Ice at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London Could Be About to Break

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gizmodo.com - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose status as an unwanted guest at the Ecuadorian embassy in London has been growing ever more tenuous for months, could reportedly be booted at any time, accordin…

Samsung Pay lets you link Chase Pay for a unified mobile payment system

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androidcommunity.com - For those who are Chase Bank customers and have a mobile device that happens to be a high-end Samsung Galaxy phone, you don’t have to be torn anymore about whether to use your Chase Pay account or yo…

Pixel Stand wireless charger referenced in Google app beta

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androidcommunity.com - While Google hasn’t prioritized wireless charging for some time now for its own smartphones, it’s becoming popular again thanks to Apple’s iPhone X. The upcoming Google Pixel 3 may actually go back t…

Android predictive text keeps suggesting 'sit on my face,' and Google is fixing it

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mashable.com - Google has promised to stop its Android phones from suggesting "my face" when its users text "sit on." Cory Doctorow came close to a disaster when he texted his kids' babysitter, "Hey! Are you free t…

Kissing up to the boss can increase employees' bad behavior in the workplace, study shows

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www.sciencedaily.com - "There's a personal cost to ingratiating yourself with your boss," said Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management in the College of Business at Oregon State University and the lead author o…

The Future of Augmented Reality Ain’t Pokemon Go – NewCo Shift

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shift.newco.co - Five years back, Google Glass’s famous launch video trained us to think of augmented reality as a flat translucence. It would be a bunch of wee announcements slapped on our field of view like Post-It…

21 Proven Lead Magnet Ideas To Add To Your Blog • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - A Lead Magnet is an irresistible bribe offering a specific chunk of value to a prospect in exchange for their contact information. A Lead Magnet is an irresistible bribe offering a specific chunk of …

Email Marketing on Steriods • Attraction Marketing Profits

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - If you think that email marketing is no longer an effective tool, you are mistaken! Although email solicitation was one of the Internet's earliest marketing vectors, it is a long way from exhausted. …

What is Facebook Jail? 7 Ways to Stay Out of Facebook Jail...

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www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Facebook Jail is when users are blocked or banned (by Facebook) from posting or engaging on the site for a determined length of time due to terms-of-service abuses or spammy conduct. For multiple off…

Video Marketing Strategy: The Video Content Marketing Formula for Maximum Results • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - I hope you are ready, because you're about to get a full-blown video marketing strategy handed right to you. One that you can start running with TODAY, and get leads very quickly. If you are ready to…

A Guide On The Subject Of Facebook Marketing

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duracmarketing.com - Facebook is a type of marketing campaign that is available to nearly everyone. Whether you want to reach out to the elderly in the U.S. or the youth of Brazil, you can do it all and more. You can tru…

Enjoy Higher Rankings With SEO Tips You Can Bank On

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durac.info - Google is the dominant search engines in the world. If you don’t have your site isn’t optimized for Google (or Yahoo! or Bing, for that matter), your website won’t be as good as it can be. When creat…

State to take action against vehicle owners using auxiliary LED lights

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www.millenniumpost.in - Kolkata: The state Transport department will take stern action against the owners of vehicles and motor cycles using dazzling lamps and high-powered lights illegally. Copies of the notification have …

VRgineers new pro headset XTAL features Auto eye IPD and leap motion

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www.impactlab.net - The new design features a raft of professional features. Czech-based virtual reality (VR) startup VRgineers specialises in producing high-end head-mounted displays (HMDs) for enterprise, having start…

Why hackers are increasingly targeting Oracle, SAP software

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www.techrepublic.com - Hackers and cybercriminals are increasingly targeting enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, with SAP and Oracle solutions at particular risk, according to a report from Digital Shadows and Ona…

Amazon patents aerial fulfillment centers for improved drone delivery

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www.impactlab.net - Amazon’s drone-centric skyscrapers intended to replace traditional warehouses are old news. The tech giant just patented floating warehouses. Last June, we reported on Amazon’s patent application for…

How to Monetize a Blog - An A-Z Guide for the Real World

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doyouevenblog.com - So do 10,001 other bloggers, and it is NOT always easy 😉 Sooooo many bloggers see the Pat Flynns and Darren Rowses of the world making $100k/month…and end up frustrated… Below is a TON of ways to mo…

Careers – US, UK and Poland – Egnyte

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www.egnyte.com - Egnyte is looking for a high-energy individual who is experienced in working on SaaS products and leading top-notch engineers. You will work on Egnyte Protect which is a brand new SaaS product in the…

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