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Autodesk just made its design software free for students and teachers worldwide

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by on December 1, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Design students rejoice – Autodesk today announced it’s making its suite of of apps free for students and teachers worldwide. According to Autodesk, the new access should allow more than 680 million people from over 800,000 schools and 188 countries have access to the software at no cost. As usual with free student software, however, the access is meant for educational purposes only – no commercial usage allowed. The announcement follows an earlier move by Autodesk to make its software available to middle and high school students in the US as part of Obama’s ConnectEd initiative, which looks to make…

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Cyber Monday roundup: Top tech offers from TNW Deals

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by on December 1, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Offers

Just because the weekend is over doesn’t mean the festivities have to end — it’s Cyber Monday, and that means we still have some incredible offers for you to score! Get your hands on some great tech gear this holiday season for less at TNW Deals. Oh, and don’t forget to use the coupon code HAPPYCM10 when ordering, for an extra 10% off everything in our deals store! 30% off Doxie Go portable scanner Ready to go paperless? The Doxie Go makes it easy, by scanning your documents and receipts, making them searchable and uploading them to the cloud. Say…

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Puzzlephone might challenge Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone in 2015

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by on December 1, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Circular Devices, finland, Gadgets, Mobile, Modular Smartphone, PhoneBloks, Project Ara, Vsenn

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With Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone slated for release next month, it’s not completely surprising that the competition is following close behind. Finnish team Circular Devices is hard at work on launching their upgradeable phone next year too, and it’s called the Puzzlephone. Designed to be easy to repair and upgrade on both hardware and software fronts, the Puzzlephone comprises three modules. The Spine contains the LCD display, speakers and device structure; the Heart contains the battery and additional electronic components; the Brain holds the processor and camera. The idea, of course, is to allow users to replace modules as…

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Vodafone in talks to buy Tesco’s loss-making Blinkbox streaming service

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by on December 1, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Vodafone is set to buy the loss-making on-demand video service Blinkbox from Tesco, according to The Telegraph. It reports that talks between the mobile operator and the supermarket are so far advanced that all other parties have withdrawn from the bidding. Vodafone is expected to pick up Blinkbox for a relatively small sum as the service has struggled against bigger rivals including Sky, Apple, Amazon and Netflix. Tesco’s desire to sell the service has accelerated since it revealed a £246 million blackhole in the accounts of its main grocery business earlier this year. Separately Blinkbox accounted for a loss of…

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Intel acquires identity management service PasswordBox

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by on December 1, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, identity management, Insider, intel

Intel has acquired Canadian identity management service PasswordBox for an undisclosed amount. The product lets users log into websites and apps without having to enter or remember passwords. PasswordBox was founded in 2012 and will now be part of Intel’s Security Group. The company’s competitors include 1Password and Dashlane. ➤ Intel acquires Canadian IT security firm PasswordBox [Reuters]

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