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Apple’s new ad campaign shows the only camera you need is the one in your pocket

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by on March 1, 2015 at 8:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple today launched a new advertising campaign — during Samsung’s Galaxy S6 keynote — that highlights photos shot by users around the world on the iPhone 6. Instead of using marketing images, Apple went out and found the best shots taken on the iPhone 6 by everyday people. It gathered pictures from around the world shot purely on the iPhone 6 into a beautiful gallery and details what apps were used to capture the shot. According to Buzzfeed today, Apple approached users who uploaded the images to places like Flickr and Instagram and asked for permission to use them. Some images will…

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What being lucky really means

Mar01
by on March 1, 2015 at 7:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, LifeHacks

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Jason Zook is the founder of IWearYourShirt and author of Creativity For Sale. This post originally appeared on his blog. For as long as I can remember, the saying, “you just got lucky” or “that person is so lucky” has always made me cringe. I’ve never believed in luck—let me explain why. Everything that happens in life can be traced back to some amount of effort. Or, in many cases, it’s a crapload of effort. When someone hits the game winning 3-pointer in basketball, it’s not luck that makes the shot go in. It’s the 500 3-pointers that athlete has shot every day,…

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Samsung unveils updated Gear VR for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

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by on March 1, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, MWC2015

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Today at Mobile World Congress Samsung unveiled a new version of its Gear VR headset that will be compatible with the S6 and S6 Edge. The updated Gear VR Innovator Edition is 15 percent lighter, has USB compatibility for “extended usage time” and the company has redesigned the straps to be more comfortable to wear. Samsung is also touting improved performance and better graphics, mostly thanks to improvements in the Galaxy S6 handset. The company isn’t giving the updated Gear VR a new name, but it does show the company’s commitment to its virtual reality headset.  

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Samsung launches its own mobile money service called Pay

Mar01
by on March 1, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, MWC2015, Product Launches

Samsung today announced a new mobile payment service called Pay, which will allows users to make payments in-store in place of their usual payment cards. The service uses NFC and mag stripe technology to achieve its ends, and Samsung has partnered with Mastercard and Visa, meaning it should be pretty widely accepted, which has previously been a barrier to mobile payments until now. Samsung said it had the potential to be accepted in 30 million stores today. In order to use it, you’ll need to just add a payment card to the app, and then swipe up from the bezel to…

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Samsung announces Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, arriving next month

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by on March 1, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Today at MWC in Barcelona, Spain, Samsung unveiled its two new flagship handsets for 2015: the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Both of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 devices tout a 5.1” Quad HD (at a whopping 2560×1440 resolution) 577ppi display, a quad-core processor, 3GB DDR-4 memory, Super AMOLED display and will be available in 32, 64 and 128GB storage sizes. The rear camera on the S6 is a 16 megapixel, f/1.9 shooter with optical image stabilization and the front camera is a 5 megapixel, f/1.9 shooter with “real time HDR.” The new devices are the first Samsung flagships to sport a metal…

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