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Pinterest vs. Facebook: Promoted Pins gets fresh funds

By Mellisa Tolentino Mar 17, 2015

Photo pinning service Pinterest, Inc. announced that it has raised $367 million in a round of funding from previous investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with the participation of new investors. This new…

Nintendo finally caved to the pressure and will start making games for phones

By Eric David Mar 17, 2015

While Nintendo Co., Ltd. may be known for trying out new innovations in peripherals and game hardware, the Japanese game company has been reluctant to pick up the latest gaming frontier: phone and tablet…

Things Facebook says “shouldn’t be shared on Facebook” – violence, nudity and copyrights

By Eric David Mar 17, 2015

When your user base consists of roughly one-sixth of the world’s population, it is hard to make a content policy that can cover everyone, but Facebook is sure trying. The social media giant recently…

When you’ve got to go, but don’t know where to go, and don’t mind paying, there’s Airpnp

By Duncan Riley Mar 17, 2015

You’re in a strange city, and the call of nature beckons you in unfamiliar surrounds, what do you do? While some cities provide ample public amenities, many don’t, such as New York City, and…

99 problems but Nest ain’t one: Smart home research leads best security practices for device makers

By Mellisa Tolentino Mar 17, 2015

This week’s Smart World Problems roundup features new research that reveals the vulnerabilities of the connected world. Symantec details the downside of IoT Symantec Corp. released its white paper that looked at the…

Fake cancer survivor Belle Gibson’s app pulled from App Store, still linked to Apple Watch though

By Duncan Riley Mar 17, 2015

The Whole Pantry, the app created by now disgraced fake cancer survivor Belle Gibson, has been pulled from Apple’s App Store. But it continues to be linked to promotions for the Apple Watch. Gibson,…

Microsoft updates Azure cloud & Windows 10 for the Internet of Things

By Mike Wheatley Mar 17, 2015

Microsoft has just its biggest play yet to stay relevant in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market, announcing a new highly customisable cloud-based service for its Azure platform. The new Microsoft Azure IoT…

The Walking Dead? Flawed data shows over 6.5 million Americans are aged 112

By Mike Wheatley Mar 17, 2015

People might be living longer, but not this long. Flawed data from the U.S. Social Security Administration shows that over 6.5 million American citizens have reached the ripe old age of 112. Of course,…

U.S Military drops $1.6B VMware contract after protests

By Mike Wheatley Mar 17, 2015

The Defence Information Security Agency (DISA) reversed a decision to award VMware Inc. with a $1.6 billion contract, following a protest by number of tech companies last February. The Pentagon’s decision to cancel its…

How Microsoft is giving you much more storage space in Windows 10

By James Farrell Mar 17, 2015

Microsoft has revealed how it plans to minimize its footprint with its new operating system Windows 10 by employing new space-saving methods. These methods, which partly consist of file-compression, will save around 1.5 GB…

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Nintendo finally caved to the pressure and will start making games for phones

Things Facebook says “shouldn’t be shared on Facebook” – violence, nudity and copyrights

When you’ve got to go, but don’t know where to go, and don’t mind paying, there’s Airpnp

99 problems but Nest ain’t one: Smart home research leads best security practices for device makers

Fake cancer survivor Belle Gibson’s app pulled from App Store, still linked to Apple Watch though

Microsoft updates Azure cloud & Windows 10 for the Internet of Things

U.S Military drops $1.6B VMware contract after protests

How Microsoft is giving you much more storage space in Windows 10

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