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Farewell Fotopedia: Travel photography site announces shutdown

Aug02

by Sindy Cator on August 2, 2014 at 12:52 am

Aficionados of high-end professional travel photography, brace yourselves for some bad news. Fotopedia, the award-winning, curated travelog photo Website, which launched more than a dozen companion iPhone and iPad apps, is closing down on August 10. On that date, all servers and services will be shuttered, the company says. Fotopedia posted the following statement on its site: We are sorry to announce that Fotopedia is shutting down. As of August 10, 2014, Fotopedia.com will close and our iOS applications will cease to function. Our community of passionate photographers, curators and storytellers has made this a wonderful journey, and we’d like to thank you for…

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Ooloo for iOS and Android sends voice search queries to real people

Aug01

by Sindy Cator on August 1, 2014 at 10:57 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Sick of virtual assistants like Siri mangling your searches? Well, the new Ooloo app for iOS and Android dispenses with voice recognition and just sends your request to an actual human being. Ooloo, which has been spun off from online backup service IDrive, will have staff on hand 24/7 to answer your questions. I’m curious how that cost structure will work for the fledgling app, but the startup will benefit from being supported by a company that’s already generating revenue. To use the app, just tap to speak your question. If you want to get more specific, you can tag…

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Microsoft sues Samsung over patent cross-licensing disagreement

Aug01

by Sindy Cator on August 1, 2014 at 9:57 pm

Posted In: Around the Web

Microsoft revealed today that it has sued Samsung (PDF) in an attempt to enforce a patent cross-licensing agreement the two companies reached in 2011. By Microsoft’s account, Samsung is balking at licensing fees after its smartphones became more successful than expected. The lawsuit alleges Samsung was late in paying its second-year royalties and then refused to pay interest. Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia appears to be the reason that Samsung cited for not having to pay. With the lawsuit, Microsoft hopes that the court will enforce the contract. We’ve reached out to Samsung for comment on the issue. Microsoft spent years leveraging its…

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Verizon leaks HTC One M8 with Windows Phone ahead of official announcement

Aug01

by Sindy Cator on August 1, 2014 at 9:51 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

HTC is expected to announce a Windows Phone version of the HTC One M8 on August 19 in New York. Unfortunately, it looks like Verizon might have spoiled any chance of that being a surprise to anyone. Pocket-lint found an image link of an HTC One M8 on Verizon’s site. The image shows the smartphone touting Windows Phone Live Tiles. So in addition to HTC announcing the phone, expect an announcement that Verizon will carry it. The Android version of the phone boasts a five inch 441 PPI (1090×1020 pixel) display, a Snapdragon 801 quad-core chip, HTC’s dual sensor Duo Camera, the HTC…

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