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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

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by on October 13, 2014 at 10:06 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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With October now in full swing, Halloween fast approaching, and Christmas just a few steps behind, it’s getting towards the time of year when weekends seem to just disappear before you even know they’ve started. If that sounds familiar, there’s a good chance you missed the latest and greatest happenings from the world of tech while you were offline doing other things. Never fear though, we were paying attention so you didn’t have to. All you need to do is make yourself a coffee, silence your phone and ignore your mass of emails for 10 minutes longer while you catch…

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Facebook’s Internet.org develops a way to help mobile networks improve app performance

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by on October 13, 2014 at 9:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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Internet.org, the initiative spearheaded by Facebook to improve internet access around the world, is working directly with networks to improve app performance with minimal investment or adjustments. Earlier this year Facebook linked up with Ericsson, another Internet.org partner, to simulate and analyze the user experience of Facebook’s mobile apps for a broad range of customers on XL Axiata, a network in Indonesia. Erricson developed the methodology and Facebook offered the “test agent,” which was then performed against a series of devices in urban, suburban and rural areas. By adjusting and optimizing the network, the Internet.org tag-team was able to improve the coverage…

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Rocket Internet gets into the speedy grocery deliveries game with ShopWings

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by on October 13, 2014 at 7:40 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

The first new startup launch for incubator/clone factory Rocket Internet following its recent mega-IPO is a step into a model that has already proved popular in parts of the USA – fast delivery of grocery orders. Launching first in Munich, Germany, ShopWings will use a network of ‘personal shoppers’ to deliver from local stores within two hours of an order being placed. Customers will pay the retail price of the items plus a €4.90 ($6.21) delivery charge. In the USA, companies like Postmates and Instacart have proved popular with time-starved professionals looking to get hold of food and other goods on…

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