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Mind Candy’s CEO takes to YouTube to reveal he’s standing down, and it works brilliantly

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by on July 11, 2014 at 11:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Game developer Mind Candy is best known for its uber-popular Moshi Monsters series for kids, even though it has been pushing into additional territories of late. And one could perhaps be forgiven for assuming the London-based company was in rude health, but founder Michael Acton Smith has revealed that he’s passing on the CEO’s reigns to someone else, as things have become far more “complex” as the company has grown. “I love this company and I’m not going anywhere,” he says. “But now that it’s so much more complex, with multiple offices, a lot of staff, a lot of different projects…

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Amazon now makes users in France spend a penny to get around new book delivery rules

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by on July 11, 2014 at 11:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Amazon has changed its delivery fees and pricing structure for books sold through its French retail portal in response to a change in legislation. Under the new rules, the company is no longer allowed to offer a 5 percent discount and free shipping for customers in France purchasing books. It is, however, still offering free shipping for its Amazon Prime customers in the country. Other shoppers will be charged “1 penny per order”, which it says is the minimum permitted by law. The new law was put into place by the French government as it seeks to help try and restore…

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Seeking fashion inspiration? Looklist trawls the Web so you don’t have to

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by on July 11, 2014 at 10:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

There has been a steady slew of fashion-focused tech startups to emerge in recent times, with the likes of Mallzee’s Tinder-esque app making small waves, and the more-established StyleUp and Thread also setting out to help you dress better. The latest chic startup to throw its proverbial hat into the fashion ring is Looklist, which touts itself as an “inspiration engine for street style.” In a nutshell, Looklist’s technology trawls all the top fashion blogs and sites and categorizes the images to make it searchable with filters and keywords. The homepage is essentially a constant stream of images which link…

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iTranslate arrives for Mac with support for 80+ languages, and you can grab it now for $4.99

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by on July 11, 2014 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Language translation app iTranslate is now available to download for Mac devices, completing the complement of major platforms on which the service is available. Just like the Windows Phone, iOS, Android and Windows versions of iTranslate, the app supports more than 80 languages and voice output. Once installed, iTranslate sits neatly in your status bar waiting for your next translation challenge. Handily, the app can also return results from multiple dictionaries at a time for a single search and supports Romanization, thereby transforming non-Latin languages into Latin characters. This feature is available for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Hindi, Russian and…

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Southeast Asia has never had so many VC funds. Here’s why that’s important.

Jul11
by on July 11, 2014 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Southeast Asia

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What a past few months it has been for Southeast Asia’s startup scene. Now, venture capitalists are setting aside funds for young technology companies in this part of the world. The relatively sparse opportunities for funding mean that startups in Southeast Asia often take routs that differ from their Western peers – for example games-maker Garena fronted Singapore-based online grocer Redmart’s entire $3 million Series A round. However, the surge in investor dollars, a large part of which comes from Japan, means that there have never been so many high-profile funding sources here before. To recap, here are some of the new sources of funding that have emerged…

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