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Tech companies including Google, O2 and Raspberry Pi will support coding lessons in UK schools

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by on January 21, 2015 at 10:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, coding, Education, Google, Insider, O2, raspberry pi, schools, UK

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Tech companies including Google and O2 will support a £3.6 million campaign to improve the teaching of computing skills in England’s primary schools. The Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, will announce the partnerships at the BETT educational technology show later today. In her speech, Morgan will say that schools should be better connected to technology firms and announce a series of projects linking schools, universities and businesses to strengthen the computing curriculum. The initiatives will include a university consortium, including Queen Mary University London and Hertford College, Oxford, which will collaborate with Google to produce training materials to encourage the development of…

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Apple buys UK startup Semetric to power up its media analytics

Jan21
by on January 21, 2015 at 9:34 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Musicmetric

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Apple has acquired Semetric, the London-based startup behind music analytics service Musicmetric. The news was first reported by Music Ally and independently confirmed by The Next Web. Semetric hasn’t commented on the deal but Apple confirmed it to Music Ally in a boilerplate statement. No information on the terms or acquisition price has been revealed so far. However, TNW has learned the deal is likely worth less than the reported $100 million Spotify paid for Echo Nest. Musicmetric was launched in 2008 and offers a dashboard for music industry clients to track social and sales analytics as well as streaming data. We’re hearing that, similar to Apple hiring…

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Dropbox acquires Israeli productivity startup CloudOn

Jan21
by on January 21, 2015 at 8:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Dropbox has just bought CloudOn, a mobile productivity startup based in Herzliya, Israel, for an undisclosed sum, reports TechCrunch. CloudOn made a name for itself with apps that allow users to create and edit Microsoft Office files online and on mobile devices. The company says it will shut down its service, currently being used by nine million people worldwide, on March 15 and won’t be accepting new users from today. CloudOn’s 30-member team will be the largest acquisition for Dropbox in terms of staff numbers. ➤ Dropbox Buys Mobile Productivity Startup CloudOn, Gets Office In Israel In The Process [TechCrunch]

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Google simplifies Trusted Stores registration for merchants

Jan21
by on January 21, 2015 at 7:58 am
Posted In: AdWords, Around the Web, ecommerce, Google, Insider

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Google has announced today that it is simplifying the process for merchants to apply to its Trusted Stores certification program. Interested stores can sign up by providing details about their business and adding two snippets of code to their site to get started. They will no longer need to submit shipment and cancellations feeds, and can now specify a custom position for the Trusted Stores badge on their sites and display it on HTTPS pages. Google says it has been running its Trusted Stores program in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and Japan for a few months, and that hundreds of merchants…

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