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Apple brags: sells 365 million iOS devices, 140 million iMessage users
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Apple has never shied away from taking a few shots at Android during its WWDC keynotes, and why would 2012 be any different. Just before taking the wraps off iOS 6, Apple took some time to toss out a few numbers highlighting its spectacular sales and sizable user base....
Samsung shows off Youm flexible OLED, Exynos 5 Octa chip
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Today Samsung unveiled a new flexible OLED technology, dubbed Youm, during a second-day keynote at CES. To demonstrate the technology the company brought in Microsoft, which showed off a prototype Windows Phone device. Microsoft also presented video from a lab test, in which a display was projected onto an entire...
Now you too can watch Valve's Gabe Newell and Bad Robots' J.J. Abrams talk about storytelling
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For some reason or another, Valve head Gabe Newell and Bad Robot head J.J. Abrams' DICE 2013 keynote wasn't available via livestream or on Variety's YouTube channel last week. We're guessing it's because they're both such nice gents that they wanted to give everyone else some time in the...
Nexus 7 Guidebook available now on Google Play Books
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Google had a lot to announce at its I/O keynote yesterday, but if it's all been too much to take in then this could be a solution of sorts — a guidebook to the new Nexus 7 tablet on Google Play. The 84-page tome isn't just restricted to those...
Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters
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Less viewers are going to the movies each year, and more of what they're seeing is from big-budget studios. But at the same time, an increasingly vast majority of what's being made is independent and — not surprisingly — struggling to be seen. Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who has successfully...
Grooveshark unveils Broadcast, a service to create user-run radio shows with custom audio playlists
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Music service Grooveshark announced on Monday that it will soon be launching a new service called Broadcast. The premise behind it is that it will allow anyone to create their own radio station. Similar to BlogTalkRadio meets Turntable.fm, Broadcast will let any user stream music or audio files to their...
Comedy: YouTube translates Google’s new products
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Google had a giant week, introducing the new Nexus 7 tablet and the Nexus Q streaming media device, and pulling off the most impressive keynote stunt we’ve ever seen in the skies over San Francisco, with skydivers delivering the company’s augmented reality glasses to the stage — with no small...
New BBC chief vows to re-invent content, not just re-purpose it
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The BBC’s new director-general has vowed to merge TV, radio and online teams so that the the corporation creates “genuinely digital content for the first time”. The BBC is often thought of as an online exemplar. In fact, the big digital ideology of the the last several years has been making...
Ted Nadeau: How everyone is a content creator, and what it means for brands [Video]
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Ted Nadeau‘s career is a good example of the evolution of publishing; after a decade managing digital content for major magazine publishers in the US, such as Condé Nast, Hachette Filipacchi Media and Hearst Magazines, he is now the President and COO of Style Coalition, which connects influencers with brands. Nadeau’s area of expertise...
Visual Studio + Git: Microsoft development tools now support open-source version-control system Git
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Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server now support Git, the open-source version distributed version control system for software projects. “We’ve fully integrated Git support into Visual Studio,” a Microsoft representative told me. “From Visual Studio and within the Application Lifecycle Management tool, you’ll be able to...
Wolfram Research nearly had a deal to use its tech in Google search, "but it blew up"'
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Stephen Wolfram, the CEO of Wolfram Research, took to the stage at The Next Web Conference Europe 2013 today to discuss the ‘Computational Future’. Afterwards, he met up with TNW’s Paul Sawers to discuss automated medical diagnosis, the incredible potential of natural language processing and more. At the end of the...
Qualcomm aims Snapdragon 800 chips at 'premium' phones and tablets
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Qualcomm's keynote at the International CES was packed with big names and even a Big Bird, but CEO Paul Jacobs' focus was on something much smaller -- a new family of processors aimed at high-end smartphones and tablets....
SMX Toronto Keynote: Jon Sinden of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment
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We’re delighted to announce that Jon Sinden, Manager of Digital Content & Social Media for Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, will be presenting one of the keynotes at SMX Toronto, on Wednesday, March 20th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Jon has one of the best, but... Please visit Search...
Google I/O 2012 Keynote Overview: Nexus 7 Tablet, Android 4.1, Nexus Q Media Streamer, and Project Glass
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At its 2012 Google I/O keynote, the company showed off its Nexus 7 tablet, the Jelly Bean mobile OS (Android 4.1) with Siri-like functions, the Nexus Q media streamer, as well as improvements to Google+....
Google I/O 2012 Keynote Overview: Nexus 7 Tablet, Android 4.1, Nexus Q Media Streamer, and Project Glass
Apple updates Pages, Keynote and Numbers iOS apps, brings increased compatibility with iWork and Office
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Still toying with that new Gmail for iOS update? Sure you are. Meanwhile, Apple's updated a trio of its own apps -- Pages, Keynote and Numbers all saw refreshes today, which the company says will make "working with others and sharing documents easier through increased compatibility with iWork for...
Apple updates Pages, Keynote and Numbers iOS apps, brings increased compatibility with iWork and Office
The App Store's 50B Downloads Vs. Google Play's 48B: Android Closes The Gap
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Apple had a bit of a head start when it came to mobile software sales, since it launched its App Store earlier than the Android Market — now called Google Play. The gap between the two, which was more pronounced in terms of initial downloads, has begun to close. Today...
Everything You Wish You Could See At Samsung's Massive CES Booth
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Samsung is known around these here parts as the Fifth Horsemen. The company has risen from a boring mega-conglomerate to Apple’s biggest competitor, the world leader in TVs, and one of the most crucial manufacturers world. The proof of this is in the pudding, or rather the $1 million...
In iOS 7, Siri takes initiative to learn how to pronounce names
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When Siri first launched, many users found lots of names were pronounced incorrectly and couldn’t do much beyond adding phonetic spellings manually for each contact. With iOS 7, it appears Siri can now ask for help with pronunciations. As discovered by 9to5Mac reader RY, Siri will ask for help...
Marketing Day: March 12, 2013
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Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the Web. From Marketing Land: Facebook News Feed Algorithm Update Weather Reports? At this morning’s SMX West Keynote with Grady Burnett, Vice President of Global Marketing... Please visit Marketing Land...
Google's Flirtation With Being A Hardware Company Is Over
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A year ago, I left Google's annual I/O developers conference convinced it was making a major strategic shift into being a hardware company. As this year's I/O wraps up, I'm left questioning that conclusion. The message Google is putting forward in 2013 is very different: It's all about what...
Visualized: photos of the glass block you get when you pre-order Project Glass
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$1,500? That's a lot for some highfalutin' glasses, but we just couldn't resist. After wrapping up with the keynote, both myself and Darren Murph hopped in line and signed up for our very own pairs of Project Glass Explorer Edition devices. After completing a not-particularly-thorough sign-up process -- which,...
Apple's 2012 MacBook family portrait: a guide for new buyers and upgraders
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As expected, Apple unveiled some massive refreshes to it's full lineup of MacBook laptops earlier today at the Moscone Center as part of its WWDC 2012 keynote — but you may still be wondering whether an upgrade or a first time MacBook purchase is worth the hit to your...
Google Maps coming to iPad this summer, updated with new design, improved rating system, in-app offers, much more
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We showed you significant updates to Google Maps which leaked early this morning, and Google just announced updates to Maps at Google I/O. Google also announced that its Maps API is used by over 1 million active sites and accessed by 1 billion unique visitors weekly. Maps will now...
Google Maps coming to iPad this summer, updated with new design, improved rating system, in-app offers, much more
Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon
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All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. Much like Microsoft last week, the search company is widely expected to unveil plans to release its own tablet computer. However, Google’s target may not be...
Live notes, observations from Google's I/O 2013 keynote
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We’re live on the scene from Google’s 2013 I/O keynote, and although the event will be streamed online, we will be providing live commentary and photos on this page. Among other things, we’re expecting talk of a new Google Maps web interface and perhaps the debut of a Google-made...
★ On the Timing of Apple's Map Switch
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Let’s assume the timeframes being reported about Apple and Google’s maps license are accurate. The various reports coming out yesterday and today are in general agreement in this regard, and my own sources (who in this case are, as they say, directly familiar with the matter) back this up: Google...
Qualcomm wants you to say its name
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The chip maker got out of the consumer device business long ago. It's now realizing that it can no longer afford to take a back seat, even if it doesn't sell directly to mobile users. FORTUNE -- Anyone who witnessed Qualcomm's opening keynote at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
Facebook integration won't come to Mountain Lion until 'this fall'
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When Apple's OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is released next month, it won't ship with the Facebook integration announced at this year's WWDC. That's according to a banner on Apple's Mountain Lion page, which clearly states that desktop Facebook integration won't launch until "this fall." The company also mentioned...
Lower license costs alone won't save Windows RT from extinction
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Windows RT has struggled to gain adoption for months. Samsung and Acer are among the companies abandoning RT devices, while Toshiba, Hewlett Packard, and HTC won't touch it. So Microsoft's latest effort to boost Windows RT is apparently to cut the licensing costs device makers pay to use the...
Qualcomm's keynote at 2013 CES: Join us Monday, 6:30 p.m. PT (live blog)
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Join CNET for live coverage of Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs' keynote, which starts at 6:30 p.m. PT Monday. Our live blog will bring you live video, news updates, photos, and running commentary. [Read more]...
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