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Startups: Software That Gives a Voice to What You Love (and Hate) About Work
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Every human resources manager not trapped in some "Mad Men" time warp will tell bosses and employees alike to ask for, and offer, feedback on a frequent basis. San Francisco-based startup 15Five was founded to make sure it does, and ......
Live Blog: Live From The Google I/O 2013 Keynote
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It’s that time again! After an endless series of whispers and all kinds of little leaks, it’s time for the much anticipated Google I/O 2013 Keynote. We’re live on the scene in San Francisco to bring you all of the up-to-the second news through our realtime liveblog. Join us, won’t...
Google I/O: Watch The Live Video Stream Here
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Google’s annual I/O conference in San Francisco kicks off this morning at 9am PT/noon ET and, as usual, the good folks from Mountain View are making a live video stream of the event available for all of you who can’t be there in person. Unlike other years, when Google ran two...
Apple's WWDC 2013 to kick off on June 10th
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Just a day after it announced its second-quarter earnings, Apple has finally published the schedule for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), commencing on June 10th through to June 14th at the Moscone West in San Francisco. Apple will open ticket sales on April 25 at 10 a.m. PDT...
British Airways to hold a hackathon on a plane above the Atlantic ocean
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As plane journeys are starting to get increasingly more interesting with Wi-Fi onboard, Harlem Shake's, and cellphone service, British Airways is taking things a step further. On a transatlantic flight from San Francisco to London, the airline plans to invite 100 innovators to an 11-hour "UnGrounded" hackathon. The group...
Google Glass - first pictures taken with smartspecs posted online
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Augmented reality glasses currently being tested by users, with novelist William Gibson impressed by groundbreaking deviceYou might expect that for a sci-fi novelist like William Gibson, a pair of voice-activated glasses able to connect to the internet and take photos or videos without needing you to use your hands would...
Next two iPhones may have been designed under Steve Jobs
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During discussions about phone theft with an Apple liaison, San Francisco's district attorney says he was told the next two generations have already been designed and that "they preceded Tim Cook." [Read more]...
Apple sets WWDC for June 10-14
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The five-day event in San Francisco will bring together Apple executives and engineers with developers from around the world working on apps and other technologies for the iPhone, iPad, and Macs. [Read more]...
Google Tops $900 for First Time Ever
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Associated Press Google Inc. jumped above $900 on Wednesday for the first time ever, less than three months after the search giant’s shares initially topped $800. The move comes on the same day of the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, in which Google is set to launch...
Why Renting Cars Could Soon Be Easier Than Hailing a Taxi
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San Francisco-based RelayRides just announced a deal that puts new corporate and technological weight behind its vision of ubiquitous mobility....
San Francisco's Bay Bridge lights up with 25,000 computer controlled LEDs
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For decades, tourists have gaped at San Francisco's brightly colored Golden Gate Bridge, often overlooking the Oakland-connected Bay Bridge's less flashy looks. Luckily, the old bridge is being gussied up for onlookers -- Artist Leo Villareal has kitted out the 1.8-mile span with over 25,000 computer controlled LEDs. "My...
NextGuide's new website turns your friends' Facebook likes into your TV guide
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San Francisco-based Dijit launched the web version of it’s NextGuide app Monday, and after playing with it for a while, I have to say the company may be onto something here. Dijit launched an iPad version of NextGuide last summer, aiming to reinvent the traditional TV guide with universal search...
Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand (video)
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Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our $5,000 reader's choice prize too. Victorious...
"I was an iPad skeptic"
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Aurich Lawson It's hard to believe that the iPad and the hundreds of tablets that arrived in its wake have been around for only three years. On April 3, 2010, Apple introduced the original iPad at a media event in San Francisco, kicking off a whirlwind of innovation in...
When alien hardware invades: 4 keys to BYOD success
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We all love our gadgets, but some of our favorite devices, however innocent they may appear, are poised to overwhelm IT departments worldwide. Like it or not, the "bring your own device," or BYOD, trend is now a permanent fixture among businesses big and small. Sure, some companies still...
Google Maps Could Look Completely Different Starting Next Week (GOOG)
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Google seems to be gearing up to release a completely new user interface for Google Maps on the Web, according to screenshots on Google Operating System, a blog that reports on Google news. The update will strip out the sidebar, which lists businesses that match your search. Instead, everything will...
Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google's big fix for its messaging mess
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By Ellis Hamburger and Dieter Bohn Skydivers equipped with futuristic glasses live-broadcasted their descent into the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco during last year’s Google I/O. Developers lined up to receive not one, but four free devices costing $300 or more. Google announced the Nexus Q, an exercise...
Engadget Giveaway: Win an expenses paid trip to Expand!
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CES 2013 is already in full swing and Engadget Expand is celebrating with a huge giveaway: the Expand Celebrates CES Sweepstakes! We're giving out a handful of tickets to Expand as well as an expenses paid trip to the conference in San Francisco this March. Imagine: You could be...
Bitcoin Price-Drop Caused By Rush Of Interest, Not DDOS, Says Mt.Gox Exchange; Newcomers Now Opening ~20k Accounts Per Day
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The Bitcoin correction we wrote about yesterday was not caused by a DDOS attack on one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges, Mt.Gox, but rather by a massive spike in interest in the crypto currency, according to Mt.Gox. During trading yesterday the value of Bitcoin plummet by 60%, dropping from a...
Bitcoin Price-Drop Caused By Rush Of Interest, Not DDOS, Says Mt.Gox Exchange; Newcomers Now Opening ~20k Accounts Per Day
The illusion of simplicity: photographer Peter Belanger on shooting for Apple
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You’ve almost certainly never heard of Peter Belanger, but you’ve definitely seen his photographs. In fact, you may even see his work every day, and it’s likely that you own some of his most famous subjects. Belanger is the man behind some of Apple’s most iconic product images, a...
San Francisco set to be wowed by epic LED art project
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After years of planning and fundraising, artist Leo Villareal's 1.8 mile long Bay Lights Project will be officially turned on Tuesday night. Viewing the bridge will never be the same. [Read more]...
Valve looks to sweat levels and eye controls for future game design
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Valve has begun testing new biofeedback technologies based on a player's sweat levels and eye movements, as part of the company's ongoing efforts to incorporate user emotions into gameplay. As VentureBeat reports, Mike Ambinder, Valve's resident experimental psychologist, discussed the developments at last week's NeuroGaming Conference and Expo, held...
At 'Game of Thrones' premiere, geeks swoon by the hundreds
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The cast and crew of the hit HBO show came to San Francisco to screen the first episode of Season three, and the hotness was off the charts. An audience full of nerds cheered. [Read more]...
Google announces e-mail money transfers for Google Wallet
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At its annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Google made announcements that will expand Google Wallet far beyond its tap-and-go NFC roots. [Read more]...
Twitter buys another analytical startup to help its advertisers spot trends in real time
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Twitter acquired the Portland, Oregon-based startup LuckySort yesterday, a company known for its ability to crunch huge amounts of texts to identify and visualize topics and trends. The company will be shutting down its product and moving its staff to San Francisco where they will join Twitter's "Department of...
What Android hardware lovers should expect from Google I/O
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CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the possible new Android products Google might show off at its annual developer conference this week in San Francisco. [Read more]...
Live Blog: The Google I/O 2013 Opening Keynote
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Live, from San Francisco, it’s Google I/O 2013. Well, live blogging, that is — getting underway from Google’s huge, annual developer event at 9am PT today. We don’t expect Google Glass-wearing skydivers this year. But we do expect news around Nexus devices, Google Maps and... Please visit Marketing Land for...
First Google Glass Devices Are Coming Off The Production Line Now, Will Ship In Batches
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Google just notified everybody on the Google Glass waiting list that it is “seeing the first few devices come off the production line right now.” Google says it wants to start shipping the devices as soon as possible and doesn’t want to wait until it has produced enough to fully...
Google Maps For iPhone Returns Better Than Ever
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Google’s rich, reliable Maps app is back on the iPhone, and that means iPhone users can stop relying on the flawed, fledgling Apple maps app that replaced it as a built-in feature in September. Apple’s version is still bolted into the phone, and the new, free Google app must be...
Windows Blue public preview planned for Build developer conference
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Microsoft is gearing up to release its first public preview version of Windows Blue at its Build developer conference in late June. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed that the company started work on a "milestone preview" version of Windows Blue earlier this month. The code, a second...
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