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eBay will soon let you follow Sotheby’s live auctions through video

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by on July 14, 2014 at 12:54 pm
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Sotheby’s, meet eBay. eBay, meet Sotheby’s. You two have a lot in common. So much, in fact, that the two brands are hooking up for a joint initiative this year that will see Sotheby’s live-auctions streamed through eBay for anyone to participate. Sotheby’s will offer a “mid-priced inventory,” so you won’t likely be seeing any Picassos on here, but it will feature “enhanced functionality” that draws on the stories behind the items on sale. While the auctions will still take place in New York, anyone will be able to follow the action on video through eBay. “The growth of the…

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

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by on July 14, 2014 at 12:03 pm
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If you managed to stay offline over the weekend, there’s a good chance you woke up this morning with a nagging thought in the back of your mind: “What phenomenal reports and journalistic essays did I miss over the last few days?” Well fellow tech-fiend, fear not. As always, The Next Web is here with a roundup of the best news, features and in-depth reports from the last two days. Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy. Your emails can wait. Good reads 7 key ingredients for a powerful Twitter bio A month at Y Combinator: What it’s like after…

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

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by on July 14, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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If you managed to stay offline over the weekend, there’s a good chance you woke up this morning with a nagging thought in the back of your mind: “What phenomenal reports and journalistic essays did I miss over the last few days?” Well fellow tech-fiend, fear not. As always, The Next Web is here with a roundup of the best news, features and in-depth reports from the last two days. Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy. Your emails can wait. Good reads 7 key ingredients for a powerful Twitter bio A month at Y Combinator: What it’s like after…

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Xiaomi teases its first metal smartphone with steel invites ahead of July 22 launch event

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by on July 14, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets

Popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is holding a launch event on July 22, and things are getting more interesting after the company unveiled photos of its invitation letters today. Each letter is made of a real piece of steel and modeled after a smartphone, which is a very obvious hint that it will be announcing a next-generation flagship smartphone made of metal, which should be dubbed the Mi 4 (following after the Mi 3). This would be a huge step forward for the Android device maker, which has so far been manufacturing only plastic devices, but has made a name for…

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Hollywood’s worst nightmare just got worse, as Popcorn Time’s Android app gets Chromecast support

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by on July 14, 2014 at 10:43 am
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Torrent-streaming platform Popcorn Time already has the movie industry quaking in its proverbial boots, with a cross-platform service that streams video content via torrents in real-time. It’s like Netflix, except its peer-to-peer (P2P), offers infinitely more content, and has very questionable legality. But with its latest update, things are being pushed to the next level. Last week, you may recall that Popcorn Time’s Windows app received Chromecast support, essentially bringing any popular movie to your TV screens for free in next to no time. And a couple of months after Popcorn Time arrived on Android, its mobile app now has Chromecast…

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