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Mark Zuckerberg’s first international public Q+A will be next week in Colombia

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mark Zuckerberg, QA

Mark Zuckerberg has announced his third Q+A and this time he’s going on tour. The next chance for the public to quiz the Facebook CEO will be on January 14 in Bogota, Colombia during a visit to promote Internet.org. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg says he’s “looking forward to hearing from more people who use Facebook in Latin America” but anyone can submit a question here. The previous two Q+As have been pretty interesting with Zuck sharing his views on The Social Network and why we can’t have a dislike button. Read next: Mark Zuckerberg’s AMA: Messaging app, his favorite unreleased features and Social…

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An extra screen for your iPhone? Check out the popSLATE

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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Earlier today I wrote about the The Trick Cover which is an hilarious, but not too useful, iPhone cover. Check the video on that one to see what I mean. Since then I’ve stumbled upon another iPhone case  (first introduced in 2012, now available for the iPhone 6) that is a lot more useful. Check out the popSLATE: So yeah, a digital ink, back of your iPhone, battery saving, useful extra screen. The example of the digital boarding pass is what sold it for me. It is available from their site for only $128. I’ll order one and see how useful it…

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An extra screen for your iPhone? Check out the popSLATE

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

Screen Shot 2015-01-09 at 20.08.11
Earlier today I wrote about the The Trick Cover which is an hilarious, but not too useful, iPhone cover. Check the video on that one to see what I mean. Since then I’ve stumbled upon another iPhone case  (first introduced in 2012, now available for the iPhone 6) that is a lot more useful. Check out the popSLATE: So yeah, a digital ink, back of your iPhone, battery saving, useful extra screen. The example of the digital boarding pass is what sold it for me. It is available from their site for only $128. I’ll order one and see how useful it…

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Finding and documenting the surreal wreckage of abandoned planes

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Alexander Huls is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire and other publications. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Photographer Dietmar Eckell takes pictures of crashed planes. But these aren’t the morbid images you avoid thinking about when your flight hits a little turbulence. Eckell’s images are hopeful, even miraculous. His unique project, Happy End (also collected in a book) features photographs of planes that went down in the middle of nowhere — in regions including Canada, Iceland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea…

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Spotify won’t support Google Cast, says use Spotify Connect instead

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, CES, CES2015, Google Cast, spotify, Spotify Connect

If you were hoping Google Cast would carry Spotify from your computer to internet-connected speakers, you’re out of luck. Despite some suggestions that Spotify would be on board, it’s told Pocket-Lint that it’s sticking with its own Spotify Connect system. A spokesperson said: “As Connect offers a faster experience than other solutions it can provide near-instant response times, and lets users who haven’t invested in new hardware control their existing devices. For example, by using a mobile to control their laptop or tablet.” Never fear though, many manufacturers will launch speakers with Spotify Connect and Google Cast support baked in.…

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