Netflix, “Breaking Bad” and an Energy Boost
I don’t think you’d be sitting here interviewing me if it weren’t for Netflix. In its third season, Breaking Bad got this amazing nitrous-oxide boost of energy and general public awareness because of Netflix. Before binge-watching, someone who identified him- or herself as a fan of a show ...
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Samsung on Track to Ship 10 Million Galaxy S4s
Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 handset is on track to become the company’s “bestselling” smartphone. As long as you define “bestselling” as “bestselling to carriers.” Samsung Electronics co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun said at an industry forum in Seoul this week that S4 shipments will top 10 million in a few ...
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Why Yahoo acquiring Tumblr for $1 billion makes a certain horrible kind of sense
Fans of the social-blogging network might not like the idea much, but a $1-billion acquisition of Tumblr would arguably solve a number of problems for Yahoo — and do the same for Tumblr CEO David Karp. According to a blizzard of anonymous news reports, Marissa Mayer is working feverishly to ...
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Google Translate now serves 200 million people daily
The company breaks down language barriers a billion times a day, it reveals at Google I/O. On the to-do list: real-time conversation translation. Josh Estelle, a Google Translate engineering leader, speaks at Google I/O 2013. SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Translate provides a billion translations a ...
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Facebook's rocky year as a public company
Jennifer Van Grove covers the social beat for CNET. She loves Boo the dog, CrossFit, and eating vegan. Her jokes are often in poor taste, but her articles are not...
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Next Up to Investigate Google's Competitive Practices: Canada
Here’s some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada’s Competition Bureau will investigate Google’s Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post. Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S. ...
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Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. Will Facebook swoop in at the last minute?
Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. We hear Facebook might spoil the party. But the question is: is Tumblr the fountain of youth that Yahoo badly needs or will this be case of a pathetic old-middle aged guy hanging with youngsters trying to be hip. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer thinks that what ...
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Formlabs ships first Form 1 3D printer, Kickstarter backers should see theirs next week
Formlabs ships first Form 1 3D printer, Kickstarter backers should see theirs next week By Darren Murph posted May 17th, 2013 at 5:55 PM 0 Some might say it's been a long, long while since October -- with "some" referring to the swath of Kickstarter backers who've been waiting ...
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Where to Find Mashable at Internet Week New York |
You can see and hear from the Mashable team at these Internet Week events: Pete Cashmore, Mashable‘s founder and CEO, is kicking off Internet Week on Monday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. with a keynote fireside chat with Robyn Peterson, Mashable‘s chief technology officer, about the importance of ...
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This High-Tech Backpack Is Mapping the Remotest Corners for Google (Video)
Most people know about the fleet of Google cars that go around filming streets. But what about the submarines, and the tricycles and the backpacks? At Google I/O this week, the company showed off the collection of off-road gear it uses to map the places the car can’t go. One of the latest ...
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AOL's Patch Gets New CEO, As Just Under 3% of Staff Is Laid Off
AOL's Patch Gets New CEO, As Just Under 3% of Staff Is Laid Off - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD AOL's Patch Gets New CEO, As Just Under 3% of Staff Is Laid Off - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD Changes at AOL’s local content site, Patch: CEO Jon Brod will step down and is being replaced ...
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Bloomberg Names Former IBM CEO Palmisano to Advise on Data Privacy
Here’s an interesting development in the ongoing data privacy imbroglio over at Bloomberg LP. The company just named former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano as an independent adviser with the task of reviewing and recommending changes on privacy and data policies. The move is meant to regain the trust of ...
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The DeanBeat: Maxthon offers an alternative browser that won’t crash while running multiple games
The DeanBeat: Maxthon offers an alternative browser that won’t crash while running multiple games | GamesBeat The DeanBeat: Maxthon offers an alternative browser that won’t crash while running multiple games | GamesBeat Maxthon has carved out a name for itself as a reliable alternative web ...
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Live Blog: Grow Your Audience With Google+
About The Author: Danny Sullivan is Founding Editor of Marketing Land. He’s a widely cited authority on search marketing and internet marketing issues, who has covered the space since 1996. Danny also serves as Chief Content Officer for Third Door Media, which publishes Search ...
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Here’s the real theme of Google I/O: Service unification between Chrome and Android
Those (like me) expecting hardware at Google I/O were disappointed. But in hindsight, Google’s “merger” of Chrome and Android through services and APIs may be more important for the company’s future. Hardware can always follow. So much for my hardware predictions of what to expect at Google ...
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Networking chip firm Mellanox to buy startup Kotura. Because photonics.
Mellanox, the networking chip company famous for its Infinband products has agreed to to buy photonics startup Kotura in an all-cash deal. The purchase comes after Kotura started making products for the data center. Mellanox, the company famous for its Infiniband chips, but which is also ...
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Next Google Maps Update to Include Better Venue Search, Waze-Like Rerouting
Next Google Maps Update to Include Better Venue Search, Waze-Like Rerouting - Lauren Goode - Product News - AllThingsD Next Google Maps Update to Include Better Venue Search, Waze-Like Rerouting - Lauren Goode - Product News - AllThingsD Now Google is readying is next update to the Maps mobile ...
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Jony Ive, iOS 7, and what Apple learned from MySpace
Change scares users, but not changing makes users flee. Apple's future rests in Jony Ive's hands. While we don't know when iOS 7 will make its debut, here's what we do know: it will be the biggest reinvention of Apple's flagship OS in years -- perhaps ever. iOS (formerly iPhone OS) was Scott ...
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Amazon said to offer TV set-top box for streaming web video
Amazon said to offer TV set-top box for streaming web video - The Denver Post Nicholas Lerma gets packages ready for shipping at the Amazon.com 1.2 million square foot fulfillment center in Phoenix. SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, plans to release a television ...
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