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Glimpse completely overhauls its iOS app to help you meet more relevant people on Instagram

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by on August 1, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Glimpse, an app which uses your Instagram photos to help you meet other users, has fully overhauled its iPhone app to make it easier to get a conversation started. First launched in February, the team went back to the drawing board and started again from the ground-up for the second iteration. The result is what the company describes as “like people watching from your phone”. It works by looking at the metadata of your photos (geolocation and hashtags) and then attempts to put you in contact with people who have similar interests or have been to the same places. There’s also been…

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Can’t afford to give your staff a pay raise? Vooza has the answer…

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by on August 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, Videos

There’s trouble at Vooza, where there’s not enough money to give the team pay rises. Luckily, the resourceful CEO has a solution… Every week, Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world – shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one.

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It’s official: Apple confirms its Beats acquisition is complete

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by on August 1, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple has confirmed to us that it has received US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Beats. The news comes as the company posted a page on its website to “officially welcome Beats Music and Beats Electronics to the Apple family.” The $3 billion deal was first announced in May. The page says “Beats cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We’re delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further.” With redundancies taking place at Beats where there are job overlaps between the two…

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20 of the best new iOS apps from July

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by on August 1, 2014 at 2:38 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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From encrypted messaging, to tools that tell you what to pack for holiday, we covered a lot of ground with new iOS apps in July. Here, we filter through the cacophonous crackle to present you with our selection of the best App Store newcomers from the past month. MyRoll Strictly speaking, MyRoll isn’t an entirely new app, but July saw the already popular Flayvr app change its name and pivot in a slightly new direction. MyRoll is an intelligent mobile gallery app that displays all your best photos as ‘moments’, automatically organizing your snaps based on its analysis of each…

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Why employee management is out of control

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by on August 1, 2014 at 2:26 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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David Hassell is the CEO of 15Five. This post originally appeared on the the origins of the word “labor”, the definitions you discover are quite unsettling — “work hard, toil, struggle, have difficulty, endure pain and suffering…” Is it any wonder that the first demand for top-talent has never been greater, so how do employers stay atop a rapidly shifting workplace landscape? Eyes on, hands off That all depends on how business leaders adjust to cope with staffing changes in a competitive global economy: Access to a talent pool the world over including off-shoring, outsourcing and remote work. Always-on communication where mobile technology…

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