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Canopy brings its curated Amazon shopping service to the iPhone

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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I hate shopping. I especially hate shopping in an actual brick and mortar store. Because of that, I try to purchase most of my items online and most of that via the gigantic and sometimes overwhelming Amazon.com. The paralysis of of “too much stuff” is where the Canopy service and its new iOS app comes in. The team hand-curates items from the giant Amazon marketplace and presents them in an elegant, clean fashion in the new app, which resembles the site. There’s no algorithm at work here. It’s people picking items for people. To be honest I figured this would be another…

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Skype for Android now lets you hold video calls while multitasking on your phone

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Android tablet users could do it already, but now Skype has quietly introduced a new feature to its Android phone app that lets you do other things on your device while still holding a video call. The new picture-in-picture view is essentially a small, floating window that keeps the one-on-one going while you mess around playing Angry Birds. ➤ Skype [Android] [Source: Android Central, via Engadget]

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Kim Dotcom on extradition, government spying and fighting for the freedom of the internet

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 10:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

It has no doubt been a long few years for Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing service Mega who’s currently being chased by the music labels and movie studios, and battling extradition with US authorities over copyright infringement claims around his now-defunct Megaupload company. Despite some victories in the ongoing pursuit, Dotcom still finds himself at the center of a case that claims he cost the entertainment industry around $500 million. With his lawyers recently jumping ship after Dotcom ran out of money, the extradition case has been pushed back to June as he strives to build a new defence…

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Kim Dotcom on extradition, government spying and fighting for the freedom of the internet

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 10:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

It has no doubt been a long few years for Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing service Mega who’s currently being chased by the music labels and movie studios, and battling extradition with US authorities over copyright infringement claims around his now-defunct Megaupload company. Despite some victories in the ongoing pursuit, Dotcom still finds himself at the center of a case that claims he cost the entertainment industry around $500 million. With his lawyers recently jumping ship after Dotcom ran out of money, the extradition case has been pushed back to June as he strives to build a new defence…

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Interview: Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra talks India, Android One, Lollipop and 4G

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 10:08 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India, Insider, Mobile, Profiles and Interviews

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Xiaomi’s Global VP Hugo Barra spoke to TNW yesterday in Bangalore at the launch of the Redmi Note 4G, the company’s first 4G device in India. After presenting the new device, Barra chatted about Xiaomi’s plans for developing MIUI features and themes in its new India R&D center, experimenting with sales methods online and offline, getting on board the Android One program in the future, and participating actively in the 4G-enabled smartphone revolution in the country. Given that Indians are used to shopping at brick-and-mortar stores and traditional ecommerce stores, and Xiaomi has been implementing flash sales since its entry…

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