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Why this new record label is giving away all its music ... Jan 29 2012 15:31:12	The Next Web
Why this new record label is giving away all its music for free Normally, the launch of a new record label wouldn’t be the kind of thing we’d cover at The Next Web, but DigSin is doing things a bit differently – each... Read the full article on The Next Web »
If you don’t plan on reading ‘Inside Apple’, this video... Jan 29 2012 14:56:43	The Next Web
If you don’t plan on reading ‘Inside Apple’, this video interview with its author is an absolute must watch Adam Lashinsky, author of  Inside Apple (included in our TNW Book Club selection), is the latest book to give fans and business moguls alike an insight into Apple, sat down at... Read the full article on The Next Web »
How Sony plans to take on Spotify and Netflix Jan 29 2012 14:08:20	The Next Web
How Sony plans to take on Spotify and Netflix You could be forgiven for not being aware that Sony has its own streaming music and video services. Compared to the likes of Spotify and Netflix, they haven’t exactly had... Read the full article on The Next Web »
CrowdIPR enters the $2bn patent market and brings IP se... Jan 29 2012 11:01:09	The Next Web
CrowdIPR enters the $2bn patent market and brings IP search services to the masses Two weeks ago, The Next Web went along to meet a bunch of young startups to emerge from the UK’s first £1m startup accelerator programme. Ignite100 launched nine new companies which, as we wrote at the time, was a proud moment for England’s Northeast startup scene. We’ve already covered one of the startups – Artspotter [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
As Rhapsody expands into Europe, why should you choose ... Jan 29 2012 10:18:15	The Next Web
As Rhapsody expands into Europe, why should you choose it over the competition? As we recently reported , music streaming service Rhapsody has acquired Napster International, allowing it to expand into the UK and Germany – its first European presence. At Midem in... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Webdoc’s new SoundCloud, Songkick and Topspin widgets m... Jan 29 2012 09:02:52	The Next Web
Webdoc’s new SoundCloud, Songkick and Topspin widgets make it a lot more useful to musicians Webdoc, the service that allows users to create easily shareable multimedia content for when a tweet just isn’t enough, has enhanced its usefulness to those who want to promote their... Read the full article on The Next Web »
500 Startups company provides ‘Love With Food’ and a so... Jan 28 2012 21:53:47	The Next Web
500 Startups company provides ‘Love With Food’ and a social good twist If you know any geeks who pay attention to technology trends, you may have heard that “curation is going to be hot in 2012″. Of course, curating things that are... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Yuri Milner’s strategy: ‘stick with the founders as lon... Jan 28 2012 20:31:43	The Next Web
Yuri Milner’s strategy: ‘stick with the founders as long as they’re pushing the envelope’ With many suggesting that Facebook could go public as early as Monday of next week, people are already starting to look ahead at what the next hot things will be to invest in. Not that going public is the end of the line for former Facebook President Sean Parker, who was mum on the IPO [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Lark expands from a sleep monitor to a full on coaching... Jan 28 2012 20:15:24	The Next Web
Lark expands from a sleep monitor to a full on coaching service The Lark, which began its life as a ‘silent un-alarm’ clock armband that wakes you with gentle vibrations, has been expanded to become a full-on sleep coaching system. The new... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Social Media: The New American Brain Drain Jan 28 2012 17:04:07	The Next Web
Social Media: The New American Brain Drain You went to an Ivy League school, you mastered the Socratic method as an infant and solving the Rubix cube in less than 5 minutes is your favorite party trick;... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Next Web is tracking the future of music industry i... Jan 28 2012 11:29:26	The Next Web
The Next Web is tracking the future of music industry innovation at Midem For the next few days, I’m in Cannes, France at the most tech-focused edition yet of long-running music industry conference Midem. The music industry is changing – its old model... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Brands may be paying celebrities for tweets, but who’s ... Jan 28 2012 09:41:17	The Next Web
Brands may be paying celebrities for tweets, but who’s paying Twitter? It seems you can’t even post a photo of yourself eating a chocolate bar on Twitter these days without kicking up a stink. On Tuesday, Manchester United and (former?) England... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to request that Google reduces Andro... Jan 28 2012 09:17:52	The Next Web
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to request that Google reduces Android’s data usage In what appears to be one of the first public cases of a mobile operator approaching a smartphone operating system provider to amend how its software operates, Japan’s NTT DoCoMo... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Copyright enforcement gone wrong: Universal takes down ... Jan 28 2012 08:52:45	The Next Web
Copyright enforcement gone wrong: Universal takes down a song it doesn’t own Proactive copyright protection systems like YouTube’s ContentID are double-edged swords. On the one hand, they help large companies efficiently ensure that their copyrights are not infringed, which can be difficult... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Sean Parker says Facebook IPO could be ‘the largest off... Jan 28 2012 00:36:16	The Next Web
Sean Parker says Facebook IPO could be ‘the largest offering in history’ [video] Former President of Facebook, Sean Parker, did an interview with CNBC today in which he discussed Facebook’s “inevitable” IPO and applauded Mark Zuckerberg for keeping the company private for as... Read the full article on The Next Web »
CBS fires sports blogger following Twitter-based misste... Jan 28 2012 00:06:27	The Next Web
CBS fires sports blogger following Twitter-based misstep on Paterno’s death CBS finally let go its sports blogger Adam Jacobi following the Paterno debacle, Jacobi himself announced today on his Twitter account: As you may remember, CBS Sports wrongly announced the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Pictos is like Typekit for your UI with over 650 icons ... Jan 27 2012 23:15:47	The Next Web
Pictos is like Typekit for your UI with over 650 icons to play with At first it may sound strange for a designer to keep their icons in a font file, let alone use them Online. CSS3 and @font-face are just now emerging as a... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Bellbot will make happy sounds every time you get a new... Jan 27 2012 23:08:56	The Next Web
Bellbot will make happy sounds every time you get a new user I’m a big fan of simplicity, because it shouldn’t take rocket science to explain a service or product. One of the masters of simplicity is Philip Kaplan aka Pud, who... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Yahoo!, like Google, aims for “mobile first”; kills sev... Jan 27 2012 22:15:59	The Next Web
Yahoo!, like Google, aims for “mobile first”; kills several apps for a cleaner slate On the Yahoo! Search Blog, the company has announced a focus on “mobile first” and the related discontinuation of several of its mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry, citing the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
A Facebook employee says the company will sell private ... Jan 27 2012 21:59:00	The Next Web
A Facebook employee says the company will sell private shares on Monday There’s word blasting through the tech world today that Facebook is readying an S-1 filing for its IPO next week. With a valuation expected to be as high as $100... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Steve Jobs kept a letter written to him by Bill Gates b... Jan 27 2012 21:45:40	The Next Web
Steve Jobs kept a letter written to him by Bill Gates by his bedside During an interview with The Telegraph, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates disclosed that he had written a letter to Steve Jobs as he was dying. Apparently the letter meant quite... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Comedian Rob Corddry talks about how Macs helped dig hi... Jan 27 2012 21:40:34	The Next Web
Comedian Rob Corddry talks about how Macs helped dig him out of a creative hole In 2007, comedian and actor Rob Corddry left his full-time gig as the funniest correspondent to grace The Daily Show, uprooted his family and dragged them out to Los Angles,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Egyptian activists call for a one-day boycott of Vodafo... Jan 27 2012 21:36:20	The Next Web
Egyptian activists call for a one-day boycott of Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat With exactly one year having passed since the uprising in Egypt began, unseating former president Hosny Mubarak, the streets of Cairo, and beyond, have seen a renewal of the movement’s... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Take the stress out of previewing your Web designs to c... Jan 27 2012 21:31:11	The Next Web
Take the stress out of previewing your Web designs to clients with Mocku.ps The work designers go through to create the perfect site in Photoshop / Fireworks / Pixelmator is tough enough. If the entire process is a breeze for you, you probably... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nokia outlines how it plans to solve the retail problem... Jan 27 2012 21:02:13	The Next Web
Nokia outlines how it plans to solve the retail problem for its Lumia smartphones A new quote from Nokia’s CEO, Steven Elop, is making the rounds today that outlines how Nokia intends to combat both iOS and Android handsets, and confirms a new strategy... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Why 500 Startups’ activities in Latin America go well b... Jan 27 2012 20:48:26	The Next Web
Why 500 Startups’ activities in Latin America go well beyond Demo Day Have you attended or watched 500 Startups‘ latest Demo Day? If you have, you probably noticed that this new batch of accelerated startups is even more international than the previous... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Reporters Without Borders urges Twitter to reverse its ... Jan 27 2012 20:39:41	The Next Web
Reporters Without Borders urges Twitter to reverse its decision to censor tweets Yesterday, Twitter announced that it would be censoring tweets moving forward, based on laws where the tweet originated from. Along with the hashtag streams of #TwitterCensored and #TwitterBlackout, which are... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Technology companies, it’s time to kill our hypocrisy Jan 27 2012 20:22:57	The Next Web
Technology companies, it’s time to kill our hypocrisy Maybe this is better to put on my own site instead of TNW, but I’ve never been one for forethought. I’m bothered by the hypocrisy in technology, be that from... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Platform unification: How Microsoft can win the develop... Jan 27 2012 20:14:44	The Next Web
Platform unification: How Microsoft can win the developer war Yesterday I was lucky to be the guest yet again on the Windows Phone Dev podcast, a show that is kind enough to have me just about every month. During... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Armed with three lines of text and a photo, Tiny Review... Jan 27 2012 19:26:26	The Next Web
Armed with three lines of text and a photo, Tiny Review wants to take on Yelp Last night I attended the 500 Startups demo day, which saw 34 demos from its stable of of companies in just three hours. The rapid-fire event was not only attended... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google apps dominate the Indian Android experience, but... Jan 27 2012 18:50:23	The Next Web
Google apps dominate the Indian Android experience, but lose the social network audience A recent Nielsen study of Indian mobile usage has revealed that Android is the dominant operating system of choice, and has even been attributed to the smartphone explosion in the country,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nintendo’s answer to Xbox Live is finally confirmed: Ni... Jan 27 2012 18:39:10	The Next Web
Nintendo’s answer to Xbox Live is finally confirmed: Nintendo Network Announced during an investor’s program, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has finally confirmed the Nintendo Network, stating that an online infrastructure is already in place for the upcoming service. The Nintendo Network will exist... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft’s real-world 3D ‘Cut the Rope’ lets fans in L... Jan 27 2012 18:28:33	The Next Web
Microsoft’s real-world 3D ‘Cut the Rope’ lets fans in London ‘jump’ into the game Earlier this month we reported on Microsoft’s launch of a new HTML5 version of the ‘Cut the Rope’ game for desktop, which included new levels for IE9 users. The concept... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Design Flashback: 13 delicious posters from the 1970s Jan 27 2012 18:16:14	The Next Web
Design Flashback: 13 delicious posters from the 1970s Design Flashback is a new series that takes a break from web and mobile projects to dig up some amazing retro/vintage inspiration. Looking beyond the web brings entirely new ideas to the table, and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
With over 1.5 million products listed, Swap launches iO... Jan 27 2012 18:03:17	The Next Web
With over 1.5 million products listed, Swap launches iOS app Selling things on Craigslist is super simple, and depending on where you live, it’s pretty easy to find a buyer for pretty much anything you want to sell. Once in... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Want a fancy Twitter brand page for your company? That’... Jan 27 2012 17:30:43	The Next Web
Want a fancy Twitter brand page for your company? That’ll cost you $25,000 Early last month, Twitter revealed its new focus on simplicity and it caught some of Twitter’s hardcore users off guard. The site has become more streamlined to better serve new... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Twitter isn’t censoring you. Your government is. Jan 27 2012 17:08:58	The Next Web
Twitter isn’t censoring you. Your government is. It’s barely been a day since Twitter made the announcement that, going forward, tweets could be censored based on the local laws that govern a user’s location, and the rumour mill... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Internet economy is set to double in the next 4 yea... Jan 27 2012 16:59:25	The Next Web
The Internet economy is set to double in the next 4 years, as 3bn people go online World leaders are currently congregating in Davos, Switzerland, for the 2012 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, as they try to find ways to kick-start the global economy. Two studies released... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This week’s best new social media tools Jan 27 2012 16:35:52	The Next Web
This week’s best new social media tools It’s been another huge week in the world of new web apps and social media tools. The award for the ‘buzziest’ launch of the week has to go to Wunderkit.com – the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This week at Microsoft: Windows Phone, Kinect, Xbox, an... Jan 27 2012 16:25:35	The Next Web
This week at Microsoft: Windows Phone, Kinect, Xbox, and Windows 8 Did you miss this post last week? I had my feet up on my desk, pretending that vacationing at home in the Chicago winter is glamorous (protip: it’s not). But I’m back, and that... Read the full article on The Next Web »
KeepRecipes grows its online cookbook with ‘iTunes for ... Jan 27 2012 15:29:39	The Next Web
KeepRecipes grows its online cookbook with ‘iTunes for Recipes’ KeepRecipes, which was in the DreamIt Ventures NYC accelerator this past summer, is a highly social online cookbook. It now has over 10,000 members and over 50,000 recipes, and hopes to build something... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Data & dollars: The death of the printing press doesn’t... Jan 27 2012 14:58:24	The Next Web
Data & dollars: The death of the printing press doesn’t mean the death of the ‘press’ The newspaper industry is facing challenging times for sure, as it struggles to adapt and keep pace with the digital onslaught. As with other more ‘traditional’ industries, many newspapers were... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Is Microsoft working to incorporate Kinect into your ne... Jan 27 2012 14:32:13	The Next Web
Is Microsoft working to incorporate Kinect into your next laptop? Microsoft knows it is on to a winner with its Kinect accessory, having sold 18 million of them in a year since its launch, recently announcing that it would soon... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google receives a €450 fine after its Street View car p... Jan 27 2012 14:13:50	The Next Web
Google receives a €450 fine after its Street View car parks illegally in an Irish street On the same day we reported that Google Earth was getting a bit of a facelift, news emerged that the Internet giant had been summoned to appear in an Irish... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This woman got over 1 million comments on a Facebook po... Jan 27 2012 14:03:43	The Next Web
This woman got over 1 million comments on a Facebook post. But not for the reasons you think An American woman may have just broken the record for the most comments on a Facebook post. While seeing thousands of comments on a public page is certainly nothing new,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
HTC’s Sense 4.0 to bring ‘Guest Mode’ functionality and... Jan 27 2012 12:46:14	The Next Web
HTC’s Sense 4.0 to bring ‘Guest Mode’ functionality and 50GB Dropbox storage Taiwanese smartphone maker has delivered numerous different interpretations of what it believes the Android user interface should look like but if a new report from PocketNow is to be believed,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google launches a year-long project to help get Welsh f... Jan 27 2012 12:34:00	The Next Web
Google launches a year-long project to help get Welsh firms online Google has announced a tie-up with the Welsh government that will see it push for thousands of firms across Wales to get online and boost their business. The Internet giant says that the year-long project is the first time Google has committed to an on-the-ground programme of this magnitude anywhere in the UK – and [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Cocaine with your book? Amazon’s new ‘line’ of products... Jan 27 2012 11:46:35	The Next Web
Cocaine with your book? Amazon’s new ‘line’ of products surprises this young student Imagine what you would do if you opened a package containing what you thought would be a book on terrorism, only to find that it came with a free gift... Read the full article on The Next Web »
HiBrow launches its curated video platform, giving user... Jan 27 2012 11:20:07	The Next Web
HiBrow launches its curated video platform, giving users a “backstage pass to the arts” A new platform called HiBrow has launched this week, tapping digital technology and the expertise of professional film producers and directors to bring HD video arts programming to the masses.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Is it time to say ‘goodbye’ to Siri? Jan 27 2012 11:10:43	The Next Web
Is it time to say ‘goodbye’ to Siri? There are a few apps on my iPhone that are there just to show other people how cool the iPhone is. They aren’t useful really, except that when people want to see the iPhone they make for a great demo. Examples for me are Weather HD, CardFlick, Compass, Heart Rate and a few games that [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK mobile operator O2 exceeds its daily tweet allowance... Jan 27 2012 10:37:53	The Next Web
UK mobile operator O2 exceeds its daily tweet allowance responding to customer concerns Back on Wednesday, we revealed that UK mobile phone operator O2 was sending its users’ mobile numbers to every website they visited from their phone. Whilst the network acted swiftly... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Rockstart Accelerator unveils Amazon CTO and other ment... Jan 27 2012 10:20:31	The Next Web
Rockstart Accelerator unveils Amazon CTO and other mentors as its deadline approaches Startups taking part in the Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator will be able to draw on the experience of Amazon’s CTO, Werner Vogels among others. Rockstart has revealed the visiting advisors and mentors... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Samsung: We are “still reviewing” Galaxy S III launch Jan 27 2012 09:12:51	The Next Web
Samsung: We are “still reviewing” Galaxy S III launch With Mobile World Congress less than a month away, speculation surrounding the launch of Samsung’s new flagship device, the Galaxy S III, has begun to circulate. According to Samsung’s SVP... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Indian Army reportedly bans all servicemen and wome... Jan 27 2012 08:11:23	The Next Web
The Indian Army reportedly bans all servicemen and women from social networks The Indian Army is reported to be introducing a total ban on social networking amongst its servicemen and women as it is fears that sites like Facebook could lead to... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Samsung posts record Q4 profits, but still no official ... Jan 27 2012 07:42:47	The Next Web
Samsung posts record Q4 profits, but still no official smartphone sales figures Samsung exceeded its preliminary financial estimates in the fourth quarter to post record operating profit of 5.3 trillion won ($4.72 billion), a 76% rise year on year, thanks to increased... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Tim Cook hits back: Apple does not turn a blind eye to ... Jan 27 2012 06:14:35	The Next Web
Tim Cook hits back: Apple does not turn a blind eye to supply chain problems Apple CEO Tim Cook has fired back at reports into issues surrounding the company’s operations and partners in emerging markets, claiming that the company is not ignoring the problems. As 9to5mac... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Anonymous goes after UFC chief, posts personal details ... Jan 27 2012 05:06:01	The Next Web
Anonymous goes after UFC chief, posts personal details and hacks website again Personal details belonging to UFC Chairman Dana White were published to the Internet after White had earlier gone on record labelling the Anonymous group as “terrorists”, claiming that their hacking... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UFC Chairman on Anonymous: “Internet terrorists” may ha... Jan 27 2012 03:32:55	The Next Web
UFC Chairman on Anonymous: “Internet terrorists” may have revived SOPA Dana White, Chairman of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), reacted to the recent hacking of the organisation’s website by hackers from Anonymous by claiming that the collective’s recent actions may... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Flickr tries to stay relevant, introducing new pricing ... Jan 27 2012 00:40:42	The Next Web
Flickr tries to stay relevant, introducing new pricing options for Pro subscriptions Once the premiere community for photographers, Flickr has struggled to stay relevant in recent years. The company has been slow to innovate and adapt, facing fierce competition from hot alternatives... Read the full article on The Next Web »
GM partners with design students to turn your car windo... Jan 27 2012 00:29:49	The Next Web
GM partners with design students to turn your car windows into a touchscreen The Windows of Opportunity (WOO) Project is a collaboration between General Motors and the FUTURE LAB at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel. Its goal is to... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Worried about possible restrictions on Twitter? Here’s ... Jan 27 2012 00:09:07	The Next Web
Worried about possible restrictions on Twitter? Here’s how to get around them. As we reported, Twitter announced today that it may block specific content on a country-by-country basis if required. However, it seems very easy to get around these upcoming limitations. Indeed, Twitter’s Help... Read the full article on The Next Web »
An inside look at ZURB’s latest tool for designers: Inf... Jan 26 2012 22:40:55	The Next Web
An inside look at ZURB’s latest tool for designers: Influence ZURB is a well-known interaction design firm with big name clients and an amazing suite of apps that make the design process so much easier. We’ve written about ZURB’s Playground, which is like... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft: Windows 8 users can’t employ their own image... Jan 26 2012 22:35:15	The Next Web
Microsoft: Windows 8 users can’t employ their own images as Start Screen’s background According to TechRadar, Windows 8 is not going to be as customizable as we might have thought. In an entry of various Windows 8 news, it paraphrased Microsoft’s Chris Flores as... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google introduces new aesthetic options for Google+ badges Jan 26 2012 22:25:35	The Next Web
Google introduces new aesthetic options for Google+ badges Social media badges are a great way to promote profiles and pages on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, and today Google introduced new options for its Google+ badge to... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Hulu continues adding exclusive content, taps into fash... Jan 26 2012 22:13:37	The Next Web
Hulu continues adding exclusive content, taps into fashion industry Hulu is expanding its foray in exclusive programming with a new reality show, the company announced on its blog. Called ‘The Fashion Fund,’ the six-part series will only be available on... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Twitter: Tweets must flow, but… Jan 26 2012 21:43:58	The Next Web
Twitter: Tweets must flow, but… Twitter has taken measures to be able to block specific content on a country-by-country basis, the company announced in a blog post. Its title, ‘The Tweets Still Must Flow’, is a... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft takes its Windows Phone ad solution pubCenter... Jan 26 2012 20:50:02	The Next Web
Microsoft takes its Windows Phone ad solution pubCenter to 7 new countries Every new platform has a phase of ‘ramping up,’ during which it slowly expands its reach and, therefore, its potential. Ad platforms nearly always go through this sort of thing,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Bayern Munich’s Facebook publicity stunt earns a top sp... Jan 26 2012 20:33:27	The Next Web
Bayern Munich’s Facebook publicity stunt earns a top spot in social media fails FC Bayern Munich had to learn a social media lesson the very hard way when a Facebook publicity stunt backfired, earning it thousands of negative comments on its official page.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Valve launches Steam mobile apps to extend its huge gam... Jan 26 2012 20:23:23	The Next Web
Valve launches Steam mobile apps to extend its huge gaming platform Steam, an awesome and incredibly popular gaming platform and store, has just released its mobile companion for iOS and Android devices. It is now easier than ever to connect with... Read the full article on The Next Web »
TNW’s Daily Dose – 24 hours of tech news in 5 minutes [... Jan 26 2012 20:13:24	The Next Web
TNW’s Daily Dose – 24 hours of tech news in 5 minutes [Audio] The head of the UFC says that Anonymous’ actions might very well cause SOPA to resurface. The FBI is looking for someone to build it a monitoring tool for Twitter.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Launch Center cleverly trims complex iPhone tasks down ... Jan 26 2012 19:56:19	The Next Web
Launch Center cleverly trims complex iPhone tasks down to two simple taps [Codes] The slick shortcut app Launch Center just got a very small but very useful update, adding the ability to schedule actions like emails, phone calls, text messages and Tweets. It’s... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Windows 8 clocks one more milestone on the way to beta Jan 26 2012 19:47:31	The Next Web
Windows 8 clocks one more milestone on the way to beta According to the sieve-like WinUnleaked.tk, Windows 8 has hit reached its final pre-beta build. The timing of this is not surprising, if slightly early. The full Windows 8 public beta is expected to be released in late February; TNW does not think that today’s news implies that its timing has been changed. The most recent build [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google Earth gets prettier and more social with Google+... Jan 26 2012 19:29:47	The Next Web
Google Earth gets prettier and more social with Google+ sharing Today, the Google Earth team announced some improvements for its latest version of the the service, 6.2. With the update comes some visual enhancements as well as some social ones thanks to Google+ integration. Here’s what the team had to say today about Google Earth 6.2: We’re taking bird’s eye view to a whole new [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
The FBI is planning to rely on Twitter and Facebook for... Jan 26 2012 19:10:46	The Next Web
The FBI is planning to rely on Twitter and Facebook for future intel The FBI is looking for a development team to build an app that scrapes and maps out social media data. The resulting data will be used for surveillance, monitoring terrorism and cyber crime, as well as utilizing social media as a first response tool during emergencies. But among the many privacy issues that are inherent [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Revision3 programming had nearly 800 million worldwide ... Jan 26 2012 18:31:38	The Next Web
Revision3 programming had nearly 800 million worldwide views in 2011 Revision3, the Internet TV network, posted some hefty numbers to cap off its successful 2011. While its flagship show Diggnation decided to end its run, the company added a myriad of YouTube talent to its stables last year including shows like Epic Meal Time, The Philip DeFranco Show, Film State, Soldier Knows Best, TechnoBuffalo, Ty’s [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Saudi hacker breaks into Israeli hacker’s account, in a... Jan 26 2012 17:59:52	The Next Web
Saudi hacker breaks into Israeli hacker’s account, in a bizarre escalation of cyber attacks Well this is just getting ridiculous. As if it wasn’t hard enough to keep track of which sites Arab and Israeli hackers are going after, Saudi Arabian hacker, 0xOmar has... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The BBC launches its Android News app for Honeycomb tab... Jan 26 2012 17:43:18	The Next Web
The BBC launches its Android News app for Honeycomb tablets The BBC has released an updated version of its News app for big-screen Android tablets, and is available to download for free from the Android Market in the UK. “This follows the success of the BBC News app for Android smartphones, which has been downloaded more than 3 million times globally since launching last year,” [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
After some safety tweaks, Google+ opens up its doors to... Jan 26 2012 17:37:40	The Next Web
After some safety tweaks, Google+ opens up its doors to teens Good news for those between the ages of 13 and 18, they can now join Google+ thanks to some security enhancements announced by Google VP of Product Bradley Horowitz today.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Clear is an incredible new list app for iPhone from Rea... Jan 26 2012 17:10:19	The Next Web
Clear is an incredible new list app for iPhone from Realmac and fresh studio Impending Clear is a new app that was just announced along with a new studio called Impending. It’s been in development for a while and isn’t yet launched, but has been... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK news sites see a drop in visitors in December, but t... Jan 26 2012 17:04:15	The Next Web
UK news sites see a drop in visitors in December, but traffic climbs compared to 2010 The UK’s Daily Mail’s website may now be the most popular English-language news website in the world, having surpassed the New York Times’ in December, but the UK press experienced... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Israeli hackers drag Iran into cyber-attacks with Press... Jan 26 2012 16:55:07	The Next Web
Israeli hackers drag Iran into cyber-attacks with Press.tv takedown Up until now Iran’s name has been bandied around in the midst of the escalating cyber attacks between Israeli and Arab hackers, with no real involvement. Today several Iranian websites... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This VC visualization shows off the killer startups fro... Jan 26 2012 16:38:37	The Next Web
This VC visualization shows off the killer startups from Columbia University Columbia University has a top-notch reputation and an impressive set of successful alumni, but that isn’t immediately evident to those that haven’t done their research. Neu Venture Capital, a New York... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Arianna Huffington wants to move the World Economic For... Jan 26 2012 16:25:48	The Next Web
Arianna Huffington wants to move the World Economic Forum to Greece Every year the World Economic Forum is held in a quiet corner of a very cold Switzerland, in Davos. In 2002, the conference was moved to New York City, as... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft’s Nokia blood money potentially strangling ot... Jan 26 2012 16:14:09	The Next Web
Microsoft’s Nokia blood money potentially strangling other Windows Phone OEMs As we learned today, Microsoft is paying Nokia some $250 million (USD) a quarter to use its Windows Phone mobile operating system. At a rate of one billion dollars a... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The EU and 22 member states sign the controversial ACTA... Jan 26 2012 16:03:05	The Next Web
The EU and 22 member states sign the controversial ACTA ‘Internet surveillance’ treaty 22 European Union states, and the EU itself, have today signed the controversial ACTA treaty, which critics say could lead to severe restrictions on freedom and civil liberties online. As Wired... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Report: 46% of companies have issued Macs to staff, 27%... Jan 26 2012 15:51:04	The Next Web
Report: 46% of companies have issued Macs to staff, 27% support the iPad With Apple’s huge growth in the computer, smartphone and tablet markets, one area the company is seeing massive adoption is in enterprise sector, with more and more company IT departments... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Brazil’s Pitzi wants to take the pain out of your broke... Jan 26 2012 15:44:46	The Next Web
Brazil’s Pitzi wants to take the pain out of your broken phone with its online club What would you do if you dropped your brand new smartphone? In Brazil, repairs can take quite a lot of time and money, and this is the problem that the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google takes the stand at the UK Leveson Inquiry and sa... Jan 26 2012 15:40:10	The Next Web
Google takes the stand at the UK Leveson Inquiry and says: “We are not the Internet” Google was summoned to the stand today, as part of the public inquiry looking at the culture and ethics of the British media. On 13 July, Prime Minister David Cameron... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Egypt’s answer to Amazon, Books.com.eg now offers world... Jan 26 2012 15:13:49	The Next Web
Egypt’s answer to Amazon, Books.com.eg now offers worldwide shopping and Facebook integration Books.com.eg, a Cairo-based e-commerce site which was one of the first startups to benefit from the Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play, has now made its products available worldwide and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
1000memories launches Facebook Timeline integration to ... Jan 26 2012 15:00:01	The Next Web
1000memories launches Facebook Timeline integration to help ‘fill in the gaps’ A few months ago, we introduced you to an app from photo hosting site 1000memories called “ShoeBox“. The app lets you scan old photos and place them into digital “shoeboxes”... Read the full article on The Next Web »
5 of the world’s best unplugged getaways Jan 26 2012 14:48:52	The Next Web
5 of the world’s best unplugged getaways With the prevalence of technology, it can sometimes be hard to vacation on vacation. As the Internet becomes increasingly ubiquitous, plenty of “vacationers” will check work e-mail using the hotel... Read the full article on The Next Web »
With 70% of its listings outside of the US, Airbnb has ... Jan 26 2012 13:59:59	The Next Web
With 70% of its listings outside of the US, Airbnb has booked 5 million overnighters Airbnb is busting at the seams in the United States, so the company is now opening six new international offices in the first quarter of this year. Barcelona, Copenhagen, Milan,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Crazy: 81% of all smartphones activated by AT&T in Q4 w... Jan 26 2012 13:17:59	The Next Web
Crazy: 81% of all smartphones activated by AT&T in Q4 were iPhones US mobile operator AT&T today announced its fourth quarter financial results, declaring that it saw huge growth in mobile broadband sales and smartphone activations, with the iPhone accounting for 81% of... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google passes Facebook as the most global-friendly webs... Jan 26 2012 12:36:25	The Next Web
Google passes Facebook as the most global-friendly website, Apple doesn’t make the top 10 Google has been declared as the number one global website for 2012, narrowly pushing out Facebook which claimed top spot last year. ByteLevel’s 2012 Web Globalization Report Card reviews 105... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million for its use of Window... Jan 26 2012 12:11:07	The Next Web
Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million for its use of Windows Phone platform Finnish mobile giant Nokia today released its fourth quarter financial results, posting a €1.07 billion ($1.4 billion) loss as sales declined by 21% year on year with smartphone sales and mobile... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Is Slovakia’s capital Bratislava on track to join the t... Jan 26 2012 11:39:08	The Next Web
Is Slovakia’s capital Bratislava on track to join the top European tech startup cities? Silicon Valley is today not necessarily the best place to start a business. It is really hard to recruit and retain good engineers because you are competing with companies such... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nokia’s Q4: $1.4 billion loss, sales down 21% with 19.6... Jan 26 2012 11:17:04	The Next Web
Nokia’s Q4: $1.4 billion loss, sales down 21% with 19.6m smartphones sold Nokia has published its fourth quarter financial results, delivering the first overview of its smartphone sales since the company released its first Windows Phone handsets as a result of its... Read the full article on The Next Web »
N. Koreans who flout mourning-period mobile ban will be... Jan 26 2012 11:06:58	The Next Web
N. Koreans who flout mourning-period mobile ban will be treated “like war criminals” We reported that North Korea is beginning to open up to technology, but the communist country just took a significant step backwards. According to The Telegraph, the ruling Workers’ Party... Read the full article on The Next Web »
HTC to slash its smartphone portfolio in 2012, concentr... Jan 26 2012 10:57:04	The Next Web
HTC to slash its smartphone portfolio in 2012, concentrate on “hero” devices With falling sales and declining revenues, HTC says it will slash the number of smartphones it releases in 2012, concentrating on giving its customers “something special”, reports Mobile Today. HTC’s quarterly net income dropped... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nintendo’s quarterly profits sink by 61% as it prepares... Jan 26 2012 09:25:17	The Next Web
Nintendo’s quarterly profits sink by 61% as it prepares for $580m annual loss Under-pressure gaming firm Nintendo just posted its latest quarterly financials and they are not a pretty sight. According to Reuters, the company recorded a 61 percent drop in quarterly operating... Read the full article on The Next Web »

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