Dice Ticket App Founder Phil Hutcheon in Interview: Video - Bloomberg: (Allow video to load after clicking play or go to link above) Tired of having to print out tickets to get into a gig? Or having to re-type your payment information every time you want to buy? Fear not. A London-based company called Dice has streamlined the job and is working to put scalpers out of business with their app. Dice Founder Phil Hutcheon talks to Bloomberg's Angus Bennett about the company. (Source: Bloomberg 11/20)
Wall Street Journal Google embraces open source with free Android game
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Many people consider open source to be the future. It is hard to argue with this, as it allows software to be adapted to different environments. Most importantly, it allows users to view the code, and prevents malicious aspects, such as backdoors. In other words ...
International Business Times Now you can play Destiny for free, at least for a little while
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Bungie has released a free trial/demo version of Destiny, so anyone who's on the fence can it a try before taking the plunge into the massively multiplayer shooter. Called a “Trial” for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and a “Demo” for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, ...
Mashable Dear Barbie, get it together. Love, female developers everywhere
Mashable
Barbie is a smart woman. We know this because Mattel has repeatedly reminded us of her accomplishments (see: all of Barbie's careers, which span from sign language instructor to world peace ambassador). Why, then, does she suddenly require the help of ...
CNET Facebook bus drivers vote to join Teamsters
CNET
Drivers for the social network's shuttle bus contractor say they seek better schedules and wages that allow them to live near their jobs....
BBC News Apple to push Beats to all iPhones according to FT
BBC News
Apple is planning to push its Beats music streaming service to every iPhone in the new year, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper. Apple will include the Beats app in its latest update to the iOS operating system used on iPhones and iPads, ...
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Facebook Stock Surges: Massive Profits and Growing: Video - Bloomberg: (Allow video to load after clicking play or go to link above) Facebook posted second-quarter sales that surged 61 percent to $2.91 billion. Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky examines the numbers on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg July 24) Why Google And Facebook Cannot Be Compared On CPC (Cost Per Click) - Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | Seeking Alpha: "Google and Facebook cannot be compared on CPC based on their growth and acquisitions strategy as well as user engagement models as analyzed. Google and Facebook are compared in terms of reach, technology and current user behavior to see where they are both heading in the internet advertising space. The market is penalizing Google for its acquisitions which are not producing revenue and rewarding Facebook for its mobile strategy..."
TG Daily Google Hangouts Dresses Up For Business InformationWeek Google is making Hangouts part of Google Apps for Business to enhance the ... company's biggest rival for business customers ...
CNN Facebook: Get Messenger app or else CNN (CNN) -- For mobile users who text with friends via Facebook, it's almost time to download the social-media giant's dedicated app for doing so, or lose ...
Wall Street Journal Amazon Calls for Hachette to Cut E-Book Prices Wall Street Journal Amazon is in a standoff with the Hachette Book Group, blocking pre-orders of and ... "Books compete against mobile games, television, movies, Facebook, blogs, free news sites and more. ... In the blog post, Amazon said that its internal data showed that when a .... Google Attempts to Map Human Body.
Reuters UK Samsung, Apple still dominate smartphones, but their shares slip Computerworld Computerworld - Samsung and Apple, in the second quarter, sunk to their ... "Samsung and Apple are both seeing a lot of pressure from alternative ... Lenovo is in the process of acquiring Motorola from Google and will use the ... Chinese officials seize Microsoft PCs, emails, financial info in antitrust ...
With apologies to Winston Churchill, this is not the end of Apple, but it may be the beginning of the end of Apple: On Streaming: Apple, Beats & Spotify | Om Malik: "...If that brand thing is indeed true, then Apple is in big trouble — because that implies that the Apple brand is not as cool and premium as it has been. I don’t think that is the case. Revenues aren’t really a problem for Apple. So that leaves them buying into a new category — aka headphones. It makes no sense since Apple can make sh_tty headphones (and some say they do) and get even more premium pricing than Beats headphones....Bottom-line: I am down on this deal. This is a reactive move — at best. Steve Jobs’ Apple would have pushed to make something better, but even he struggled to come to terms with Internet and Internet thinking. That hasn’t changed." How to save Google Maps offline on iOS and Android devices | BGR: "Google has just rolled out a major Google Maps update for mobile devices, available to both iOS and Android users, which brings several interesting features, including the ability to save maps offline in order to access them later without needing an Internet connection. PhoneArena has put together a quick guide on how to save offline maps on Android devices, although the same procedure is available to iOS users as well. Google Data Mining Changes: Privacy Reform Needed
InformationWeek
Google's decision to end its practice of scanning student emails for advertising purposes -- and to make "similar changes" for all Google Apps ...
Apple-Samsung Verdict: Who's Winning the Fight?
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Samsung lawyers argued during the trial that Apple's real target is Google Inc., the maker of the Android software that Samsung and other smartphone ...
NASA snaps photos of the Sun at an unprecedented rate
The Space Reporter
NASA has been taking pictures of the sun to predict solar forecasts and monitor the sun's behavior. This is achieved through using a telescope that only filters ultraviolet light. In 2010, NASA launched a spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which ...
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