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Verizon gearing up to deliver ‘text-to-911′ capabilities May 04 2012 19:31:54	The Next Web
Verizon gearing up to deliver ‘text-to-911′ capabilities Verizon has selected a vendor that will help the company deliver the ability to text 911 emergency services, The Hill has learned. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski commended the company for the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Twitter confirms subtle yet important UI changes for Tw... May 04 2012 19:27:57	The Next Web
Twitter confirms subtle yet important UI changes for Twitter.com After we first spotted it a couple of days ago, Twitter has now confirmed some of the UI changes that you’ll be seeing in your timeline. The stalwart links at... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google could face FTC fines in the “tens of millions” f... May 04 2012 19:23:02	The Next Web
Google could face FTC fines in the “tens of millions” for Safari privacy breach Remember that whole thing about how Google overrode Safari’s privacy settings to track your Internet browsing? Yep, that’s the one. It seems like Google is going to get more than... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Spotify fine-tunes social sharing in its desktop app, a... May 04 2012 18:55:06	The Next Web
Spotify fine-tunes social sharing in its desktop app, adds Tumblr too Spotify has just released a minor update to its desktop app, with new fine-tuned sharing UI that means its users don’t have to leave the app. Perviously, sharing to Twitter... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google and Facebook must wait until August to contest “... May 04 2012 18:50:18	The Next Web
Google and Facebook must wait until August to contest “objectionable content” case in India Google and Facebook must wait until August before they are able to challenge an Indian legal case accusing them of failing to adequately remove objectionable content in the country, the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google Play gets Google+ functionality with “Shared Wit... May 04 2012 18:12:04	The Next Web
Google Play gets Google+ functionality with “Shared With Me” for music Sharing music is becoming a favorite social feature for many people with Facebook introducing the News Ticker and deep integration with apps like Spotify and Rdio using the Open Graph... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Facebook and Google dominate 76% of social logins, acco... May 04 2012 18:05:59	The Next Web
Facebook and Google dominate 76% of social logins, according to Janrain study Logging in through the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google may be the easiest way to connect to 3rd party sites across the Web. Sure, it means we’re forfeiting heaps of data,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Apple and Microsoft backed trade group parties to celeb... May 04 2012 17:48:38	The Next Web
Apple and Microsoft backed trade group parties to celebrate CISPA’s passage You have to love this: Last night, at the Sonoma restaurant and wine bar (natch) in DC, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) held a party. To celebrate what, you ask?... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This Hacker News iOS app is very reminiscent of Instapa... May 04 2012 17:27:35	The Next Web
This Hacker News iOS app is very reminiscent of Instapaper, and it rocks If you pay any attention to technology and all and are trying to keep up on the latest trends, it’s likely that you check out Hacker News once in a... Read the full article on The Next Web »
TNW’s Daily Dose – 24 hours of tech news in 5 minutes [... May 04 2012 17:23:02	The Next Web
TNW’s Daily Dose – 24 hours of tech news in 5 minutes [Audio] LinkedIn acquires SlideShare for $119 million. Microsoft cuts Windows Media Center out of Windows 8. The EU is in no hurry to decide of Google is violating antitrust provisions. You... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Brazil overtakes India to become the second biggest cou... May 04 2012 17:03:45	The Next Web
Brazil overtakes India to become the second biggest country on Facebook Brazil has overtaken India as the second biggest country on Facebook, SocialBakers reports. According to the social media analytics firm, the country now has over 46m Facebook users, a 22%... Read the full article on The Next Web »
New BBC research shows the 1% rule is history May 04 2012 16:33:08	The Next Web
New BBC research shows the 1% rule is history Twice a year the heads of BBC’s digital services brief partners and suppliers on how BBC Online and Red Button will work with them in the months ahead. At the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Foursquare launches a new history page to search all of... May 04 2012 16:16:00	The Next Web
Foursquare launches a new history page to search all of your past check-ins When people ask me why I use foursquare so much, they’re usually surprised by my response. Even though I share my various check-ins and places that I visit, I use... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Windows Phone is sponsoring a horse in the Kentucky Derby May 04 2012 16:13:24	The Next Web
Windows Phone is sponsoring a horse in the Kentucky Derby You can’t make this sort of thing up. Microsoft, in a bid to boost the image and profile of its Windows Phone brand, is sponsoring a horse in the upcoming Kentucky Derby horse race. According to GeekWire, the thoroughbred that Microsoft has put its lot in with, Hansen, has some chops: As the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks at the 2012 BigApp... May 04 2012 16:02:23	The Next Web
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks at the 2012 BigApps Awards New York City’s yearly BigApps competition offers developers $50k in cash for the best new apps that utilize the city’s ambitious open data policy to help improve the lives of residents, visitors and businesses. Finishing up its third year, you can now watch NY Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s full remarks on the event at the 3.0 award ceremony: BigApps [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Flavour Map: A crowdsourced interactive map of tastes f... May 04 2012 15:44:42	The Next Web
Flavour Map: A crowdsourced interactive map of tastes from around the world In what could be described as a sort of ‘TripAdvisor for taste’, UK food brand Glorious has launched an interactive map of flavours, and is inviting the public to ‘pin’... Read the full article on The Next Web »
For the ladies, Vixely unveils its first iPad Magazine:... May 04 2012 15:29:52	The Next Web
For the ladies, Vixely unveils its first iPad Magazine: “Let’s Get it On!” I stopped reading Seventeen Magazine when I was about 17 so it’s been a good 10 years since I’ve read an article with a title like “31 Ways to Tease... Read the full article on The Next Web »
This week at Microsoft: Windows 8, Xbox, and ebooks May 04 2012 15:24:23	The Next Web
This week at Microsoft: Windows 8, Xbox, and ebooks Friday has arrived in all its glory and splendor, meaning that while it’s almost martini-o-clock, you still have some work to do. As always, this post is a short compendium... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Audiodraft Marketplace: Find music for your media proje... May 04 2012 15:20:12	The Next Web
Audiodraft Marketplace: Find music for your media project or startup that no-one else will have A good piece of music can be a powerful thing when you’re putting together projects like promotional videos or podcasts. The problem is that free music is often poor quality,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Tech and media events you should be attending [Discounts] May 04 2012 14:17:58	The Next Web
Tech and media events you should be attending [Discounts] Exactly a week ago, the seventh edition of The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam was in full swing. Investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, hackers and business professionals from all over the world... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Koding unveils new cloud-based development platform (10... May 04 2012 14:08:14	The Next Web
Koding unveils new cloud-based development platform (100 private beta invites) Koding, a startup that recently secured $2 million in funding for its intriguing cloud-based development environment, is readying the roll-out of its latest solution. Despite earlier reports from GigaOM and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Twilio brings its Voice API to 4 new Western European c... May 04 2012 14:00:00	The Next Web
Twilio brings its Voice API to 4 new Western European countries Cloud communications company Twilio is expanding into four new European countries, days after striking a major deal with Microsoft to spread its voice and messaging APIs to developers on the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Tears, Tantrums & Tech: Episode 3 of our accelerator se... May 04 2012 13:44:08	The Next Web
Tears, Tantrums & Tech: Episode 3 of our accelerator series: Made up [Video] In part three of our video series following three startups taking part in the Springboard accelerator in London, we’re looking at local service marketplace startup Teddle. With a founding team who met... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Four years after buying Plazes, Nokia axes pioneering l... May 04 2012 13:31:17	The Next Web
Four years after buying Plazes, Nokia axes pioneering location-based social network Nokia has just sent out an email to users of location-based social network Plazes – though I can’t imagine there were many users still using it – to inform them... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Rovio now lets Angry Birds players embed levels on Face... May 04 2012 13:13:28	The Next Web
Rovio now lets Angry Birds players embed levels on Facebook and websites with ‘Share & Play’ In an attempt to expand Angry Birds further across the Internet, Rovio has today launched its new ‘Share & Play’ initiative, a widget that will allow its users to embed... Read the full article on The Next Web »
It’s official: Web 3.0 has finally been launched (must-... May 04 2012 12:49:59	The Next Web
It’s official: Web 3.0 has finally been launched (must-read press release) It’s Friday, which means we can get away with posts like this one. Straight from the WTF department comes this cringe-worthy and unintentionally funny press release, entitled ‘Facebook and Google... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK coffee chain Costa links up with O2 to offer free Wi... May 04 2012 12:35:21	The Next Web
UK coffee chain Costa links up with O2 to offer free WiFi in time for Olympics In a move that is sure to increase the number of laptops you can expect to see in your local cafe, O2 has announced an agreement to provide Costa, the UK... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Blipfoto secures $485k total investment and gains tech ... May 04 2012 12:03:56	The Next Web
Blipfoto secures $485k total investment and gains tech pioneer Ian Ritchie as chairman Scottish online daily photo journal Blipfoto has secured second stage seed funding, bringing total investment to £300,000 ($485,000) and has announced that Ian Ritchie is to join as its chairman. The... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event now available to vi... May 04 2012 11:35:07	The Next Web
Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event now available to view online Samsung invited TNW to yesterday’s launch of its new flagship Android smartphone — the Galaxy S III — but it also offered a livestream to those interested in seeing what... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nokia and execs hit with lawsuit alleging fraud over me... May 04 2012 11:22:03	The Next Web
Nokia and execs hit with lawsuit alleging fraud over meager Lumia sales, failed turnaround Troubled Finnish phone giant Nokia is increasingly troubled, unicorns be damned. The latest bad news for the phone maker: along with high-ranking executives Stephen Elop (CEO) and Timo Ihamuotila (CFO),... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Invy: This simple event planner app lets you pick a dat... May 04 2012 10:56:33	The Next Web
Invy: This simple event planner app lets you pick a date with friends and family There’s something really appealing about simple apps that let us organize our lives and bring a little order to the chaos, which is why we like this next app. We’ve... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Portfolio Pro for iPad: The perfect way to store and di... May 04 2012 10:19:22	The Next Web
Portfolio Pro for iPad: The perfect way to store and display your photo and video portfolios on the go It’s been said a lot – the iPad is the ideal accompaniment for photographers, and a new app, Portfolio Pro for iPad, courtesy of UK-based Nick Kuh just made it even... Read the full article on The Next Web »
BBC America and Virgin Atlantic launch site to help Bri... May 04 2012 09:53:20	The Next Web
BBC America and Virgin Atlantic launch site to help Brits bound for a life in the USA The BBC’s America, in partnership with Virgin Atlantic, has launched a guide for Brits navigating their way through life in the United States called ‘Mind the Gap‘. In the tech... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Apple finally credits OpenStreetMap for use of its mapp... May 04 2012 08:55:08	The Next Web
Apple finally credits OpenStreetMap for use of its mapping data in iPhoto app Following its decision to drop support for Google Maps and utilise the OpenStreetMap Foundation’s (OSM) data in its new iPhoto iOS app, Apple has finally credited its use of the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
EU ‘not in a hurry’ to decide in ‘complex’ antitrust ca... May 04 2012 08:45:02	The Next Web
EU ‘not in a hurry’ to decide in ‘complex’ antitrust case against Google: report Back in November 2010, EU regulators kicked off antitrust investigations over Google’s search practices, recently also adding Motorola to the fray. Companies like online travel giants Expedia and TripAdvisor and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi hits $158m in revenue, ... May 04 2012 08:16:41	The Next Web
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi hits $158m in revenue, 500,000 monthly shipments Apple may be the company generating headlines from its Chinese smartphone efforts but lesser known Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi‘s business is taking off impressively. The firm introduced its $320 MI-One device last... Read the full article on The Next Web »
iPad user shows Apple how iOS keyboard gestures could b... May 04 2012 08:02:16	The Next Web
iPad user shows Apple how iOS keyboard gestures could be so much better [Video] As Apple’s iPad continues to evolve, becoming what many refer to as a ‘Post-PC’ device, it is slowly replacing the need for a laptop, allowing users to write and submit... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Confirmed: Apple’s revised iPad 2 does enjoy better bat... May 04 2012 07:53:22	The Next Web
Confirmed: Apple’s revised iPad 2 does enjoy better battery life, which bodes well for an LTE iPhone We previously reported that Apple was making changes which could give enhanced battery life to its (now $399) iPad 2, and that has now been confirmed, providing optimism that a forthcoming LTE iPhone could also enjoy more battery life. Anand Lal Shimpi at AnandTech got his hands on the updated iPad 2 (referred to as [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Yahoo’s board is “reviewing” the educational inaccuracy... May 04 2012 05:45:12	The Next Web
Yahoo’s board is “reviewing” the educational inaccuracy in CEO Scott Thompson’s biography There’s more drama at trouble Internet giant Yahoo where the board is looking into how and why inaccurate information was included in CEO Scott Thompson’s biography. The company has released a statement, as AllThingsD reports, which confirms that it is “reviewing” the matter: In connection with the statement the company made earlier today about Scott Thompson, [...] Read the full article on The Next Web »
Google’s mobile revenue under threat in Japan as Yahoo ... May 04 2012 04:47:53	The Next Web
Google’s mobile revenue under threat in Japan as Yahoo Japan launches an Android browser Android’s Droid browser may be the world’s most popular mobile browser, thanks to the phenomenal rise of the Google-owned operating system, but it has a just got a very worthy... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Dictionary just got a redesign and it’s freakin’ go... May 04 2012 01:34:58	The Next Web
The Dictionary just got a redesign and it’s freakin’ gorgeous If you are an avid dictionary, or well, Dictionary.com that is, user then you’ll absolutely love “The Clean Dictionary“. At first, I thought the name meant that it would be... Read the full article on The Next Web »
If you like Windows Media Center, you’ll have to pay fo... May 04 2012 00:57:34	The Next Web
If you like Windows Media Center, you’ll have to pay for it in Windows 8 Microsoft is pulling out all the stops when it comes to changing the market perception about its company and its operating system, Windows. With Windows 8 looking to be the... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK Ministry of Defence admits that it’s “too old” to ke... May 04 2012 00:18:07	The Next Web
UK Ministry of Defence admits that it’s “too old” to keep up with hackers According to an interview with The Guardian, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the UK has admitted to being the target of multiple breaches of its systems thanks to unknown... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Facebook’s Open Graph platform might just be its most v... May 03 2012 23:17:56	The Next Web
Facebook’s Open Graph platform might just be its most valuable asset When Facebook’s “Like” button got massive traction, it became clear that people would respond to engaging with and reacting to simple actions that you take on a daily basis. That’s... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft details Windows 8′s cloud mojo [Video] May 03 2012 22:22:47	The Next Web
Microsoft details Windows 8′s cloud mojo [Video] Windows 8 is going to be quite similar to Windows Phone, and in a good way. Today Microsoft announced sweeping changes to its cloud services, rendering the Live brand moot,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Work for Pie closes a $300,000 round to reinvent open-s... May 03 2012 22:15:36	The Next Web
Work for Pie closes a $300,000 round to reinvent open-source dev recruiting Every so often I get the chance to meet people who I think can really change things. When I met Cliff McKinney and Brad Montgomery of Work for Pie, it... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Hands-on with the brand new Samsung Galaxy S III [pics] May 03 2012 22:10:45	The Next Web
Hands-on with the brand new Samsung Galaxy S III [pics] Our very own Matt Brian was on the ground in London as Samsung unveiled its brand new Galaxy S III, and I have to say that it’s quite beautiful. The... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Here’s why I’m really excited about GLUE Conference, an... May 03 2012 21:51:17	The Next Web
Here’s why I’m really excited about GLUE Conference, and you should be too [Discounts] My email dings on Tuesday and GLUE organizer Eric Norlen tells me to pick who I want to be introduced to at the conference. In front of me is this... Read the full article on The Next Web »
How to open a beer bottle with an iPad adapter May 03 2012 21:07:53	The Next Web
How to open a beer bottle with an iPad adapter So the next time that you’re on a 12-hour Draw Something bender, you’ll know. Ladies and gentlemen, @jesselupini and I just discovered you can open beer with an iPad adapter.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
LinkedIn reports Q1 earnings: $189M in revenue, earning... May 03 2012 20:29:02	The Next Web
LinkedIn reports Q1 earnings: $189M in revenue, earnings of $0.15 a share Today LinkedIn reported its first quarter results of $189 million in revenue, and earnings per share of $0.15. This beat analyst expectations of $179 million in revenue, and earnings per... Read the full article on The Next Web »
LinkedIn acquires SlideShare for $119 million in cash a... May 03 2012 20:16:02	The Next Web
LinkedIn acquires SlideShare for $119 million in cash and stock Professional social networking site LinkedIn is reportedly set to acquire SlideShare for $119 million in cash and stock according to a release from LinkedIn: “LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft picks up Seagate’s CEO for its board, expandi... May 03 2012 20:02:53	The Next Web
Microsoft picks up Seagate’s CEO for its board, expanding to 11 members At this point Microsoft’s board could be called a horde, it’s so large. That’s not necessarily a bad thing: having more smart people is usually better than having fewer. Today... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Klout releases Version 2 of its API, now serves 30B API... May 03 2012 19:18:20	The Next Web
Klout releases Version 2 of its API, now serves 30B API calls per month and 6K partners Klout has just released Version 2 of its API to address the service’s recent, massive growth in traffic. According to the announcement, the company now serves a jaw-dropping 30 billion API calls... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Internet TV network Revision3 has been acquired by Disc... May 03 2012 18:40:55	The Next Web
Internet TV network Revision3 has been acquired by Discovery Communications We’ve heard rumors of this, but now it’s been confirmed by Discovery. The company has acquired geek-centric Internet TV giant Revision3 for an undisclosed sum. Rumors price the acquisition at around $30... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Facebook to go public at $85-95B valuation, priced at a... May 03 2012 18:37:04	The Next Web
Facebook to go public at $85-95B valuation, priced at around $30 a share According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook’s IPO is set to be the massive event that we have all long-expected. According to the paper, the company will go public at... Read the full article on The Next Web »
May’s Patch Tuesday to contain 7 bulletins, patch 23 vu... May 03 2012 18:22:22	The Next Web
May’s Patch Tuesday to contain 7 bulletins, patch 23 vulnerabilities The month is fresh, which means that Microsoft has a raft of upcoming fixes and patches coming out next Tuesday for its software products. Patch Tuesday is an institution, and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Live from Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event May 03 2012 18:13:21	The Next Web
Live from Samsung’s Galaxy S III launch event We’re live from Earl’s Court, London for the launch of Samsung’s latest flagship Android device, the Galaxy S III. Samsung has already let several publications publish their hands-0n reviews, so... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Samsung’s Galaxy SIII revealed: 4.8 inches, 720p HD dis... May 03 2012 18:10:05	The Next Web
Samsung’s Galaxy SIII revealed: 4.8 inches, 720p HD display, 8 megapixel camera and S Voice Our live blog coverage is here. Samsung has released the latest iteration of its Galaxy S line today, with the Galaxy S III. The phone features a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Indian ISPs reportedly blocking access to Vimeo and som... May 03 2012 17:38:49	The Next Web
Indian ISPs reportedly blocking access to Vimeo and some torrent sites According to numerous sources around Twitter and elsewhere, the Department of Telecom in India appears to be blocking popular video-sharing site Vimeo, as well as various torrent-related websites. The blocking... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Microcone is 6 mics in a tiny package, making meeti... May 03 2012 17:10:20	The Next Web
The Microcone is 6 mics in a tiny package, making meeting recording incredibly easy If you’ve ever been in the position where you’re trying to record a meeting with a single piece of equipment then you know what a mess the results turn out... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft moves its SMB advertising brand under the Bin... May 03 2012 17:04:45	The Next Web
Microsoft moves its SMB advertising brand under the Bing aegis And you thought that Microsoft would take break from moving its divisions around. Ha. The company has announced that its advertising teams are undergoing a very telling change: “Today [...]... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Inside NASA’s Space Apps Challenge [video] May 03 2012 16:54:28	The Next Web
Inside NASA’s Space Apps Challenge [video] Over 2,000 people from 24 cities world-wide took part in NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge, producing over 200 solutions using NASA data sets, over two days at the end of... Read the full article on The Next Web »
A year after launching, iPad newspaper The Daily finall... May 03 2012 16:47:36	The Next Web
A year after launching, iPad newspaper The Daily finally comes to the iPhone A year after launching for the iPad, the iOS tablet native newspaper The Daily is now available for iPhone.  Though the Murdoch empire may be under siege, it seems that... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Unreasonable at Sea: A startup accelerator with a diffe... May 03 2012 16:37:01	The Next Web
Unreasonable at Sea: A startup accelerator with a difference – it travels around the world on a boat Most entrepreneurs would save a round-the-world boat trip for after their big exit, but Unreasonable at Sea is flipping things around by giving startup founders a chance to take to... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Microsoft’s Windows 8 play: Kill Live, build one login ... May 03 2012 16:28:03	The Next Web
Microsoft’s Windows 8 play: Kill Live, build one login to rule them all Sometimes the biggest news isn’t shouted, but is instead intimated, as it is a pivot from former strategies. So far as I can tell, Windows Live as a brand is... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK’s SOCA sees second DDoS attack in less than a year May 03 2012 16:11:34	The Next Web
UK’s SOCA sees second DDoS attack in less than a year The UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has confirmed that its website has suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. but it’s not particularly worried by this form harassment. Security and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Facebook is bringing photo filters to all phones, level... May 03 2012 16:06:04	The Next Web
Facebook is bringing photo filters to all phones, leveling the Instagram advantage According to a post by Facebook Brasil, the company is adding photo filters to its mobile apps (via Google Translate): “As part of our efforts to establish a better Facebook experience in all types of phones, we... Read the full article on The Next Web »
42Floors launches “Showroom” to show off cool additions... May 03 2012 15:59:44	The Next Web
42Floors launches “Showroom” to show off cool additions for your office Every startup needs a stunning office space with tons of cool furniture and accessories to make its employees feel at home and to attract new talent. Y Combinator company 42Floors... Read the full article on The Next Web »
CloudFlare and OpenDNS team up to help raise awareness ... May 03 2012 15:37:14	The Next Web
CloudFlare and OpenDNS team up to help raise awareness of the DNSChanger malware DNS. It’s a tricky piece of Internet technology and a a couple of years ago a group had released some malware that was sending people to the wrong websites, attempting... Read the full article on The Next Web »
The Windows Phone Web Marketplace is now available in 2... May 03 2012 15:27:27	The Next Web
The Windows Phone Web Marketplace is now available in 22 new countries That sound you just heard was the collective contentment from every developer who has built an application for Windows Phone. Today, Microsoft announced that some 22 new countries have been... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Survey: iPhone users rank highest in terms of carrier a... May 03 2012 15:09:30	The Next Web
Survey: iPhone users rank highest in terms of carrier and smartphone loyalty A recent survey conducted by VoIP service Rebtel has given insight into how mobile subscribers are reacting to call quality, how they deal with the choice between VoIP or a mobile... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Online payments platform Boku reels in Sprint & Deutche... May 03 2012 14:59:35	The Next Web
Online payments platform Boku reels in Sprint & Deutche Telekom to bring mobile billing to millions It has been a big year already for mobile payments platform Boku, and things are just about to get a whole lot bigger as the San Francisco-based company has signed... Read the full article on The Next Web »
LinkedIn is working on a solution to help non-profit or... May 03 2012 14:55:10	The Next Web
LinkedIn is working on a solution to help non-profit organizations find new members LinkedIn is working on a solution to help non-profit organizations find new members, the professional network’s founder and chairman Reid Hoffman revealed today. The announcement was made during an on-stage... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Slow-loading e-commerce sites cost global retailers mor... May 03 2012 14:48:24	The Next Web
Slow-loading e-commerce sites cost global retailers more than £1.7b in lost sales Slow page loading speeds cost online retailers globally more than £1.7 billion in lost sales according to new research from online customer data platform QuBit. E-commerce is now well established and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Nokia’s new chairman sees no need for changes, hopes un... May 03 2012 14:39:22	The Next Web
Nokia’s new chairman sees no need for changes, hopes unicorns will save them Troubled Finnish phone maker Nokia is – still – troubled. No need for a strategy change though, incoming Nokia chairman Risto Siilasmaa told reporters this morning. He said Nokia’s current... Read the full article on The Next Web »
MasterCard approves HTC, Intel, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung... May 03 2012 14:30:29	The Next Web
MasterCard approves HTC, Intel, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony devices for PayPass NFC payments MasterCard has significantly boosted the number of smartphones that can use its PayPass NFC technology, certifying 16 smartphones by major mobile makers HTC, Intel, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony and... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Guardian Activate Summit partners with MediaGuru to exp... May 03 2012 14:23:44	The Next Web
Guardian Activate Summit partners with MediaGuru to expand to India in October The next Guardian Activate Summit will take place in India in October, the British media outlet officially confirmed today during Activate New York, which we will be covering all day.... Read the full article on The Next Web »
YouTube announces more star-studded original content, p... May 03 2012 13:53:31	The Next Web
YouTube announces more star-studded original content, pours $200m into marketing it After quietly launching the new site YouTube Brandcast last week, Google officially announced the marketing tool at a private Digital Content NewFronts event in New York, Adweek reports. While the word ‘Brandcast’ is now nowhere to... Read the full article on The Next Web »
It’s TechStars’ Demo Day in Boston: Meet the 13 new sta... May 03 2012 13:45:27	The Next Web
It’s TechStars’ Demo Day in Boston: Meet the 13 new startups Today, 13 startups will present to a room filled with investors, industry analysts and media at TechStars Demo Day in Boston. In case you haven’t heard of TechStars, it is an elite... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Fiverr helps get things done for as little as $5, raise... May 03 2012 13:37:08	The Next Web
Fiverr helps get things done for as little as $5, raises $15m from Accel and Bessemer Israeli startup Fiverr, which is building a global marketplace where people can buy and sell small services for as little as $5, has landed $15 million in funding from Accel... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Already selling €50,000 worth of design items per day i... May 03 2012 13:09:31	The Next Web
Already selling €50,000 worth of design items per day in Europe, Fab.com rolls out in 13 more countries Fab.com co-founder and CEO Jason Goldberg this morning announced on his blog that the design marketplace is rolling out in 13 additional European countries, bringing the total of countries where... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Zynga’s plan to further monetize Draw Something: Make u... May 03 2012 12:33:15	The Next Web
Zynga’s plan to further monetize Draw Something: Make users draw brands With the ink still drying following the acquisition of OMGPOP and its hit app Draw Something, Zynga is putting its new mobile property to work by engaging advertisers and encouraging... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Cisco buys real-time network data analysis software fir... May 03 2012 12:05:57	The Next Web
Cisco buys real-time network data analysis software firm Truviso; terms undisclosed Cisco this morning announced its intent to acquire privately-held Truviso, a company that specializes in real-time network data analysis and reporting software. Financial terms of the acquisition, which is expected... Read the full article on The Next Web »
13 million US Facebook users have no idea how much info... May 03 2012 11:47:29	The Next Web
13 million US Facebook users have no idea how much information they’re sharing with the public Facebook’s privacy settings can sometimes be a source of confusion for the social network’s millions of users, and in the US, nearly 13 million of them are either unaware of,... Read the full article on The Next Web »
UK parliament to provide 650 iPads to MPs, costing $420... May 03 2012 11:43:27	The Next Web
UK parliament to provide 650 iPads to MPs, costing $420,000 As Britain’s economy enters a ‘double-dip’ recession (much to the dismay of its citizens), the Palace of Westminster has agreed to provide 650 members of parliament with iPads, replacing their... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Baidu International launches in Australia to help local... May 03 2012 10:47:21	The Next Web
Baidu International launches in Australia to help local companies tap into China’s Web potential [Updated] Baidu International, the joint advertising venture between Chinese Internet giant Baidu and China Search International, has expanded its pan-Asia presence into Australia this week, offering consultancy for brands keen to advertise on... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Forbes’ Midas List of top tech investors draws a lot of... May 03 2012 10:16:29	The Next Web
Forbes’ Midas List of top tech investors draws a lot of attention, criticism So Forbes yesterday released the 2012 Midas List of top tech investors. Jim Breyer is king of the hill, again, and in fact 5 of the top 10 tech investors... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Croppola automatically selects the perfect composition ... May 03 2012 09:47:30	The Next Web
Croppola automatically selects the perfect composition for your photos It’s not every day that an online cropping tool gets us excited, but when we first saw Croppola, that’s exactly what happened. The free online service offers users several different... Read the full article on The Next Web »
MTV launches archives on demand and catch up services f... May 03 2012 09:06:57	The Next Web
MTV launches archives on demand and catch up services for the UK MTV viewers in the UK can now use a catch-up service and watch 24 hours or a week of past programming. MTV On Demand (MTV OD) means that fans of... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Logitech launches the Solar Keyboard Folio, protecting ... May 03 2012 08:44:17	The Next Web
Logitech launches the Solar Keyboard Folio, protecting your iPad and charging whilst you work Logitech today unveiled the latest in its solar-powered accessory range, launching the Solar Keyboard Folio to provide new iPad and iPad 2 owners with a slim and robust Bluetooth keyboard... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Mobile Internet to exceed PC access in India by the end... May 03 2012 08:31:16	The Next Web
Mobile Internet to exceed PC access in India by the end of this year Use of the mobile Web is set to overtake fixed-line Internet in India by the end of the year, as the country’s mobile revolution continues at full speed. Statistics from... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Rrrright: This scientist studies sharks with laser beam... May 03 2012 07:30:58	The Next Web
Rrrright: This scientist studies sharks with laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads There aren’t many times when Austin Powers movie scenes are recreated in real life, so when you get the chance to share one, you have to grab it with both... Read the full article on The Next Web »

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