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Raspberry Pi 2 is six times faster to bring PC power to pocketable projects

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 8:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Element14, Gadgets, Insider, raspberry pi, Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

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The original Raspberry Pi has been extremely popular, now it’s time for the sequel. The Raspberry Pi Foundation and element14 have revealed the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B in London this morning. The board is six times faster than the previous model, the Raspberry Pi Model B+, with a jump to 1GB of RAM and a new Broadcom quadcore processor. The new Pi boots up in less than half the time of previous models and has an expanded number of GPIO pins, allowing you to connect up to four USB devices. Crucially, it’s selling for the same price as the previous…

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Super Bowl 2015 tech ad round-up: Which one is your favorite?

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 7:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 49

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It’s hard to ignore the Super Bowl. If you’re not watching the game, you’re hearing it on the news or tuning into an ad made for the season. Now that it’s over and the Patriots have taken home the trophy, let’s take a look at how tech brands, ranging from cars to online services to mobile games, used their precious airtime this year. You can view all the ads on a single (very long) page here. TurboTax – Boston Tea Party Game of War – Super Bowl Teaser BMW – #HelloFuture Lexus – #LexusNX T-Mobile – #KimsDataStash Nissan – #WithDad Esurance –…

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Hashtags featured in half of all Super Bowl XLIX ads, with Facebook in the lead

Feb02
by on February 2, 2015 at 5:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, hashtags, Insider, snapchat, Social Media, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 49

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Half of all ads aired during the NFL Super Bowl XLIX featured hashtags for social networks, with Facebook being mentioned most often and Snapchat making its TV debut, reports Marketing Land. The blog reviewed 56 promos shown during this year’s Super Bowl and found that 28 of them included hashtags, accounting for 50 percent. This reflects a slight drop since 2014. Facebook was mentioned in four commercials, while Twitter fell behind with three. Snapchat showed up for the first time in Universal’s ad for its upcoming film Pitch Perfect 2. The remaining hashtags were accompanied by URLs. While it looks…

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