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Current and former employees sue Sony over hacked data

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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As if Sony didn’t already have enough on its plate with hackers issuing terrorist threats to theaters set to screen its latest film, the company is now facing a class action lawsuit brought to courts by former employees whose personal information has been made public, reports GigaOm. The suit was filed on Monday in a Los Angeles federal court and seeks compensation for more than 15,000 current and former Sony Pictures employees whose names, addresses and social security numbers have been leaked by hackers. The lead plaintiffs in the case are former employees Michael Corona and Christine Mathis, who have…

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Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda gobbles up Central Eastern Europe food delivery startups

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 11:24 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, foodpanda, rocket internet

Last month, Rocket Internet-backed food delivery service Foodpanda made a set of acquisitions in India and Mexico. Now it’s made another series of purchases in Central Eastern Europe. In Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina, the company has taken over Donesi.com and will merge operations under the Donesi brand.  In Croatia, its acquired Pauza.hr, which will continue to operate under its own brand. Finally, Foodpanda has acquired NetPincer.hu in Hungary which has been operating since 1999 and works with over 550 restaurants across that country. ➤ Foodpanda Thumbnail image credit: Shutterstock

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Tell the time with other people’s tweets and this Twitter-powered clock

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 11:09 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Wonder how the rest of the world feels at this time of day? A new browser-based clock shows you the time by displaying tweets that mention the current hour and minute. Designed by Dutch interactive media studio Moniker, All The Minutes counts down the day with tweets that resize to take up your entire browser window – perfect for a second monitor or an otherwise idle TV screen. As it turns out, a lot of people are sleepy just before 4pm. And at 4:30pm. People sleep a lot. ➤ All The Minutes

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Sony reveals clip-on unit to turn any eyewear into Google Glass-style smart glasses

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 10:39 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, google glass, Product Launches, smart glasses, sony

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Sony has unveiled a new clip-on display unit that will attach to the frame of any eyewear and transform it into a pair of smart glasses in the mode of Google Glass. The accessory incorporates a control board with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi along with a compass, accelerometer and touch sensors. It’s powered by an ARM Cortex-A7 processor and shows information via a 640×400 OLED micro-display. As with Google Glass, the display hovers in front of your eye. Sony says it’ll offer a field of view equivalent to a 16 inch display placed 2 meters in front of you. The whole…

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Brandwatch acquires social analytics firm PeerIndex

Dec17
by on December 17, 2014 at 9:38 am
Posted In: acquistions, Apps, Around the Web, Brandwatch, PeerIndex, Social Media

Brandwatch, the British social media monitoring firm, has acquired PeerIndex, the London-based social analytics firm, for an undisclosed amount. PeerIndex CEO, Azeem Azar, says the company’s technology will be woven in to Brandwatch’s existing social analytics platform and his team will be “developing a new stealth product which marries content marketing and influence together.” ➤ PeerIndex is Joining Brandwatch [PeerIndex]  

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