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Watch: 13-year old entrepreneur Jordan Casey on the key to his success

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by on June 1, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

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Do you sometimes feel depressed looking at people much younger than you who have already achieved great things? Well, this kid will make you feel inadequate for sure. Jordan Casey is (now) 15 and already has his own company called Casey Games, which is an independent mobile game company. It’s also one of the most successful in Ireland. We’ve just added Jordan’s talk from TNW Conference Europe 2013 and you can watch it here for free. He learned how to program by himself when he was nine and started his own company when he was 12. On top of his mobile games, he also tries…

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Watch: 13-year old entrepreneur Jordan Casey on the key to his success

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

jordan
Do you sometimes feel depressed looking at people much younger than you who have already achieved great things? Well, this kid will make you feel inadequate for sure. Jordan Casey is (now) 15 and already has his own company called Casey Games, which is an independent mobile game company. It’s also one of the most successful in Ireland. We’ve just added Jordan’s talk from TNW Conference Europe 2013 and you can watch it here for free. He learned how to program by himself when he was nine and started his own company when he was 12. On top of his mobile games, he also tries…

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Meet the chat app where you can role-play as Bill Gates talking to Steve Jobs’ ghost

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 3:27 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Bill Gates, Insider, ios, Studio

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You might not realize but role-playing online as real people and characters from fiction is a huge thing. A quick search of Twitter or Tumblr throws up thousands of people who indulge in it as a hobby. It’s the inspiration behind Studio, a new messaging app with anonymous role-play using trademarked characters and famous people at its heart. The developers have included a copyright statement on Studio’s website saying they “claim no ownership or rights over the videos or the fictional characters used in the creation of the content” and that “none of the content that is used in the app has been…

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If you think the Apple Watch is unintuitive you should watch this iPhone introduction

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Posted In: Apple watch, Around the Web, Boris, Gadgets

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My Apple Watch arrived three weeks ago and I still struggle with it sometimes. I’ll try to access the ‘glances’ from within an app (not possible), try a  Force Touch ‘deep press’ only to be met with a Watch shake (the equivalent of an alert sound on the Mac), or try the Digital Crown on interfaces where there’s nothing to scroll. So yeah, there’s a learning curve to the Apple Watch. I’m also unsure what to demo when people ask me why they should get one. There are about 20 reasons why the Apple Watch is cool, useful or even unmatched. But I can’t…

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You can now hail an Uber straight from the Foursquare app

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by on June 1, 2015 at 1:54 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Getting to a restaurant or business from Foursquare is about to get a bit easier – the company has partnered with Button, an app-linking service, to integrate the taxi service into its app. When you click the map on a business’ Foursquare page, you’ll see the option to travel there with Uber and be able to select the type of vehicle you prefer. “Uber was already a Button partner, so Foursquare just had to link to it through the platform.” It’s a small but useful addition – if you’re looking up a business on Foursquare, there’s a good chance you’ll…

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