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- 13 May 2013
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News: Groupon to launch POS app for iPad? Here are 5 alternatives
It looks like Groupon is adding yet another mobile payments solution to the already crowded space that includes its own Groupon Merchants app for iPhone and Android. as well as competitors such as Square and PayPal Here.
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News: Software asset management among top 2013 business priorities: Express Metrix
Software Asset Management (SAM) is among the top business priorities for 2013, according to IT asset management vendor, Express Metrix.
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News: Big data is a big but young market
A recent survey by Forrester found that 7% of IT executives and 9% of business leaders feel they have gained a true return on investment from big data. That means there's a lot more business can be doing to glean insights from the massive amount of data that's potentially available to them.
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News: ABC adds live-streaming to its iOS app, but won't cut the cord
ABC is updating its iOS app this week to support live streaming of shows, including programming from local stations--but the move doesn't cut the cord as decisively as it seems at first blush.
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News: Feds looking to make health data more user-friendly to tech developers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances in the field and aid entrepreneurs in the region.
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News: Microsoft improves photo management in SkyDrive
Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service, including more efficient viewing and uploading of files.
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News: Google I/O: The buzz from this Google-extravaganza is decidedly quieter
Google I/O week is here, and Android-watchers in particular as well as Google fans in general are buzzing over what the Goog is planning to wow us all with in San Francisco. A slick new phone? A brand-spanking new version of Android? Another one of whatever the heck this was?
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News: No Chrome-Android merger, at least in the next year or two
Android's new boss hinted of an eventual merger of Chrome and Android but said the two will remain separate "for the short term," in an interview posted prior to Google I/O's opening keynote on Wednesday.
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News: New York calls on phone makers to help deter theft
The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate.
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News: Smart Food Scale counts calories so you don't have to
The kitchen is no stranger to technology these days. The most recent salvo in the onslaught of smart household appliances is Chef Sleeve's Bluetooth Smart Food Scale (funding through May 31st), which offers measurement beyond mere weight.
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News: Labor Department hackers more sophisticated than most
Security pro says attacks designed for further breaches, noting, 'They're not gathering this information and sending it home for no reason'
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News: HP updates IT automation suite for cloud deployments
Further pursuing its strategy to help enterprises move workloads to hosted environments, Hewlett-Packard has updated a number of its IT management tools with more capabilities to work with public and private clouds.
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News: Five overlooked OS X system tweaks
If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look in unexpected places. For example, the Accessibility pane of System Preferences, which houses a number of features to help users who have limited seeing, hearing, and mobility, contains some nifty features that all users should know about. Here are five system tweaks that you might want to try on your Mac.
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News: Harmon.ie aims to close the mobile gap in Office 365
A new mobile application from Harmon.ie promises to improve the way people use Microsoft Office 365 from iOS, BlackBerry and Android tablets and phones.
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News: 5 pioneering paths for software development's new frontier
Size (and mobility) matters. As desktop PCs lose ground to tablets and smartphones, and the cloud becomes a more mainstream means for software deployment, desktop applications are being elbowed aside by mobile apps and Web services, resulting in a significant shift in the way software is created.
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News: How Big Data Can Improve Marketing and Customer Service
Big data is poised to help marketers reach and engage customers and prospects in ways that businesses are only now starting to understand. Enterprises that don't embrace analytics may soon see embattled customers voting with their wallets.
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News: Japan's DoCoMo to use mobile data to monitor traffic jams
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, will use location data from its 61.5 million subscriber devices to build a platform that monitors traffic conditions across the country.
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News: Royal Society scientists debate future of electronics
The future of electronics is likely to encompass new areas of technology, including biotechnology, and exploit new forms of optics and photonics, according to scientists meeting at the Royal Society this week.
- 11 May 2013
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News: Microsoft douses comparisons of Windows 8 to 'New Coke'
Microsoft is firing back with a little pop of its own amid criticism that its Windows 8 operating system is like New Coke, which fizzled after its debut.
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News: The Macalope Weekly: It's magic!
Yes, kids, in just three easy lessons, you can make anything be about Apple! News about Samsung? No, it's about Apple! News about Facebook? No, it's about Apple! News about the scientific properties of magnetism? NO, IT'S ABOUT APPLE!
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New Xbox One release date, specs, features and price in UK
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Best cases and covers for the new iPad: protect your tablet in style
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What’s the best mobile OS: iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 or BlackBerry 10?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Surface Pro review - Microsoft tablet offers true power computing on the move
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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