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Uber has reportedly put in a $3 billion bid for Nokia’s Here maps

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by on May 7, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Uber is trying to buy Nokia’s Here maps, according to a report by the New York Times. The taxi-hailing startup has allegedly put in a $3 billion – billion, with a ‘b’ – for what is largely seen as Google Maps’ largest competitor. Nokia was rumored to be putting up Here for sale for a while now, with numerous bidders on the table, including Yahoo, Samsung and Tencent, aside from Uber. The move makes sense with Uber – among several others – recently trying to distance itself from Google’s services, which seems more as a competitor every day. After all,…

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Pixelmator for iPhone is on the way

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by on May 7, 2015 at 8:56 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Pixelmator for iPhone? You heard that right. The company that makes the popular image editor, widely viewed as a Photoshop alternative, has announced that it will be launching a version for iPhone soon, making it a universal app. That means current owners of Pixelmator for iPad will automatically receive the iPhone version when it’s ready at no extra charge. Moreover, in anticipation of that, Pixelmator has slashed the price of its iPad app in half to $4.99. New features will include Distort Tools, powered by Apple’s Metal graphics API, the company said in a blog post. The app has been on…

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Get a Nexus 5 plus one year’s unlimited talk-and-text from FreedomPop

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by on May 7, 2015 at 8:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Offers, TNWDeals

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One of our most popular deals ever, we’ve now got the White version of the Nexus 5 available with 1 year of talk, text, and data available for just $199. Many consider the Nexus 5 one of the best smartphones ever made – get it now at an incredible price. Google’s version of Android is a great mobile operating system, and the Nexus series of phones matches it with great hardware. In particular, the Nexus 5 offers high-end looks and specifications at an affordable price. It runs on a 2.26 GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, powering a pixel-packed…

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What’s the deal with TNW’s new Canvas ads?

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by on May 7, 2015 at 8:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

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One key part of our redesign is our new Canvas ad format. I thought it would be worth telling you a bit more about how and why it came about. Canvas ads have been developed to make it easier for advertisers to design and show beautiful full-page ads. Our goal was to offer ads so beautiful that people would consider them good enough to tweet about. It looks like we reached that goal, but of course a lot of people also have questions. So here’s a list of questions we often see, with our answer to them. Q: What is the…

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Fitbit has filed for a $100 million IPO

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by on May 7, 2015 at 8:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Fitbit, makers of some of the most popular fitness trackers around, have just filed for their initial public offering (IPO). The company is planning to trade with the NYSE, using the FIT symbol. Fitbit sold 10.9 million devices in 2014 according to its filing; an additional 3.9 million devices have been sold from the beginning of 2015 through March 31. Developing…

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