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Is the Apple Watch hype media-driven or are consumers actually interested?

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 12:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Market Intelligence

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Less than a month has passed since the Apple Watch launch event, and we’re still almost a month from anyone actually being able to buy it. Still, it’s a brand new Apple product, so it must be a Web traffic goldmine, right? We turned to data from SimilarWeb to assess who is benefiting from Apple Watch hype, and to see if the general public really are all that interested in Apple’s first major new product line since the iPad. How is the buzz faring on the Web, and can it last? There are already sites that are getting good amounts…

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Last chance to get the KeySmart 2.0 and extender for just $17

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

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Keys are an age-old form of security that, for the most part, still haven’t gone digital. We all walk around with this collection of oddly shaped metal objects kept together by the classic key ring, enemy to fingernails everywhere, so we can lock and unlock doors at our homes, in our cars, and out and about. While it’s not easy to instantly make your keys disappear in favor of a digital solution, you can make them a lot more organized and convenient with one easy tool: the KeySmart 2.0. Get it now for just $17 with extender at TNW Deals,…

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Facebook tracks logged-out users in ‘violation’ of EU law, Belgian Privacy Commission says

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 11:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A study commissioned by the Belgian Privacy Commission has found that Facebook is tracking all users of its social networking site, even if they’ve opted out of tracking. The research also found that logged out users, and people who don’t have an account at all, were having their Web movements tracked by Facebook through its use of social plugins, primarily the ‘Like’ button. Under EU law, any website must get the user’s permission before placing any cookies on their computer. Among other practices, it’s the automatic placement of tracking cookies that interact with its social plugins found on millions of different websites,…

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Xiaomi launches special edition Mi Note and Redmi 2 Android phones and a new Bluetooth weighing scale

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, Mobile, Product Launches

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Ahead of its fifth anniversary on April 6, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has announced five new products in the country today. There’s a special edition of the company’s latest flagship Android phone, the Mi Note, in pink. The limited run of this 5.7-inch dual 4G device includes 16GB of onboard storage, and will ship with a 5,000mAh power bank for 2,499 Yuan ($403) — a bit more than the standard price of 2,299 Yuan (about $370). Xiaomi is also launching the Redmi 2A, a China Mobile variant of the company’s new budget smartphone. This version packs a Cortex A7 4+1-core…

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Game over: Nintendo puts an end to Mario 64 HD remake that you could play in your browser

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 9:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

It might not be the most surprising state of affairs, but the fan-made HD remake of Mario 64 that you could previously play directly in your browser, is now no longer accessible. Although it was just one level, it seems that Nintendo just couldn’t risk the damage to its bottom line, and as a result, you can’t play it any more. The complaint was sent by Nintendo’s attorneys to Cloudflare, which had previously been hosting the game. It says: “The copyrighted work at issue is Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 video game (U.S. Copyright Reg. No. PA0000788138), including but not limited to…

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