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Google quietly introduces a 64-bit version of its Chrome Canary browser for Mac OS X

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 2:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

After releasing a beta version of its 64-bit Chrome browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8, Google is turning its attention to Mac OS X. As iClarified reports, the company has quietly switched its developer-focused Chrome app, Chrome Canary, to a 64-bit version. If you download the latest version of Chrome Canary for Mac, you should see “64-bit” listed clearly in the About section. The new version arrives just a couple of months after Google released a 64-bit build in the Dev and Canary channels for Windows; it was then moved up to the beta channel on July 30. Given…

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European startup founders: Solving your own problem is not enough

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Andrej Kiska is an associate at Credo Ventures. “I am building a startup that solves a problem I experience frequently.” I am a big fan of founders who build their startup on the above-mentioned premise, since such a startup is most likely tackling a real-world problem (an increasingly rare phenomenon in today’s world). Many accelerators and angel investors preach that a startup in its earliest phases should predominantly focus on solving a real problem for an individual/company. Some of the most famous early stage institutions such as Y Combinator embrace it wholeheartedly: in one of its 2014 batches, YC had…

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bethere: A new social network to help you have a great night out

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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This post is brought to you by bethere: the going out network!

If you’re on a night out with friends, keeping tabs of where everyone is and where they’re going can be difficult. That’s where bethere for iPhone comes in. bethere is designed from the ground up to help you socialize with friends better. It lets you share where you’re going to be, and see where everyone else will be too – think of it like ‘checking in to the future’.       That’s not all – once you’re out, the app prompts you to share a photo of what a great time you’re having so your other friends can be jealous –…

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Virgin Media subscribers with Sky Sports and Movies access can now log into Sky’s iOS apps

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

If you’re a Virgin Media customer with a Sky Movies or Sky Sports subscription, watching the latest blockbuster movies, football matches or Formula 1 races on the go just got a whole lot easier. Now, you can log into Sky’s official iOS apps with your existing Virgin Media account credentials. The company notes that the same is also true for the Sky Movies website, which should prove useful if you’re an Android user. With the first match of the Barclays Premier League just around the corner, sports fans should find Virgin’s offering a tad more attractive. In its long-running battle…

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LightFreq’s crazy light bulb combined with a speaker lands on Kickstarter looking to raise $50,000

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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We get a lot of crowdfunding pitches, but it’s not that often we get ones that promise to combine a fully smartphone-controllable light bulb with an HD audio speaker. The LightFreq promises exactly that, provided it reaches its $50,000 crowdfunding goal. Although it sounds a bit odd at first, there are actually a few good reasons you might want to combine a speaker and light bulb beyond the “space saving” touted by the company. Perhaps you like to be met by a specific song and hue each time you step into your house? Well, now you can be without having to spend cash…

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