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Opera’s Chromium-based Web browser is now available on Linux

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

To the surprise of some, Opera has released a new version of its Web browser for Linux-based operating systems. Available to download now, the last new version of Opera for Linux was version 12.16 from around a year ago, which doesn’t include a lot of the newer features seen on other platforms. Opera stopped updating the Linux build when it abandoned its own rendering engine and browser stack in favor of Chromium. Now, a Chromium-based Opera 24 is available to download for developers. The company said in a blog post that it had been testing the new build exclusively on 64-bit Ubuntu Linux running the Unity…

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LinkedIn rival Viadeo plans to super-charge its Chinese business via a French IPO

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 10:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, linkedin, Tianji

Viadeo acquiert Tianji
Business networking company Viadeo may be French, but China has become a major focus thanks to Tianji, its Chinese site that claims 20 million users. This month, the company announced its intention to pursue a listing, preparing to crank up its rivalry with LinkedIn in China through new funds that are likely to follow with the IPO in France next month. We caught up with the firm to find out what is behind the decision and why it believes that it is still the company to beat in China, despite new interest drummed up by LinkedIn’s recent arrival. Viadeo acquired Tianjni in…

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LinkedIn rival Viadeo plans to super-charge its Chinese business via a French IPO

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 10:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, linkedin, Tianji, viadeo

Viadeo acquiert Tianji
Business networking company Viadeo may be French, but China has become a major focus thanks to Tianji, its Chinese site that claims 20 million users. This month, the company announced its intention to pursue a listing, preparing to crank up its rivalry with LinkedIn in China through new funds that are likely to follow with the IPO in France next month. We caught up with the firm to find out what is behind the decision and why it believes that it is still the company to beat in China, despite new interest drummed up by LinkedIn’s recent arrival. Viadeo acquired Tianjni in…

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WeChat gets the option to recall sent messages, and one-click payment transfer in China

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates, wechat

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WeChat is the latest messaging app to take a leaf out of Snapchat’s “ephemeral” book, introducing a new feature on its iOS app that lets you recall the last message you sent within two minutes. All you have to do is long-press the message to activate a series of options, click ‘Unsend’ and the message will disappear from both your chat screen and the recipient’s. The feature also works on photos. The update is now live for the iOS app, but those with Android devices have to wait for a while before you get the option — after all, a…

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

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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It’s Monday morning once again, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to catch up on all the news and features you missed while you were offline this weekend. Don’t worry if you were taking care of your herbaceous borders or entertaining the in-laws, we were keeping an eye on the world of tech so you didn’t have to. All you need to do is make a coffee and spend 10 minutes catching up on everything you missed from the last two days. News from The Next Web over the weekend Dropcam Acquired by Google’s Nest Techstars London Demo Day 2014: Our…

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