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A roadtrip with the iPhone 6 Plus: Is this the ideal phone for traveling?

Sep25

by Sindy Cator on September 25, 2014 at 7:03 pm

Following on from my first impressions of the iPhone 6 Plus on launch day, here are some thoughts based on using Apple’s mega-phone during a four-day trip away from home this week. With its big screen and purportedly great battery life, is this the device for people who want to use an iPhone as part of a rigorous travel schedule? My journey took me from Manchester in the UK to The Next Web HQ in the Netherlands by air, then on to Brussels in Belgium by rail and finally back to Manchester on another flight. I used the iPhone 6 Plus as…

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Top 20 reasons why startups fail: Report

Sep25

by Sindy Cator on September 25, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

At the start of the year, CB Insights gathered a collection of over 100 “startup failure post-mortems” which explained why the companies didn’t succeed. Written predominantly by startup founders, they offered a glimpse of the harsh realities of startup life, as well as a few lessons for entrepreneurs to learn from. CB Insights has now delved through each entry to identify prevalent problems and recurring themes. The result is an interesting “top 20″ list of the most common reasons why technology startups fail. (Many startups offered multiple reasons for their failure, hence why the percentages for each reason total more…

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Apple says only 9 customers have complained about bent iPhones

Sep25

by Sindy Cator on September 25, 2014 at 6:36 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

After a flurry of reports of new aluminum iPhones 6 Plus getting bent while in pockets, Apple tells CNBC Tech that only nine customers have actually complained about the issue and that bending isn’t normal under everyday use. Apple also told CNBC that, “new iPhones feature steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations and use the strongest glass in the industry.” An Apple Spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal, “with normal use a bend in iPhone is extremely rare.” Yesterday TNW chatted with Apple support to determine if having a bent phone was normal and to see if customers could get a refund. The…

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo finally has a Verified account

Sep25

by Sindy Cator on September 25, 2014 at 5:34 pm

Posted In: Around the Web

Dick Costolo has been Twitter’s chief executive since October 2010, but until now his account on the behemoth social network wasn’t Verified. Well, today that’s finally changed. If you head over to his profile page, you’ll now see the iconic blue badge and white tick underneath his picture. It’s been a long time coming, but Costolo has finally joined the Verified club. So why hasn’t Costolo been Verified before now? Well, he did give this answer back in 2012: “To everybody repeatedly asking why I’m not verified if I’m the CEO: I am verified in my own mind, and Mom said that’s all…

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