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Google buying Skybox Imaging for satellite photos and to beam internet access to Earth

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 6:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Today Google announced that it had signed an acquisition agreement for Skybox Imaging, a satellite company, for $500 million in cash. In a blog post Google explained the acquisition: Skybox’s satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery. Over time, we also hope that Skybox’s team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google has long been interested in. In addition to the obvious benefits to Google Maps and Google Earth, Skybox’s satellites could be used as a means to provide internet access to locations off the broadband grid. The…

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A Thai educational startup wins the race at Echelon 2014 by making it fun for kids to learn

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 5:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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Making it fun for kids to learn is something that holds a lot of potential for mobile startups, and that direction is now further affirmed in Southeast Asia with Thai startup Taamkru winning the “Most Promising Startup” award at tech conference Echelon 2014. Taamkru, which was motivated by a sense of shame that Thailand ranked near the bottom for education among ASEAN countries, aims to replace the paper workbook for preschool kids. Its iOS app features digital interactive exercises focused on fun and can be replayed over and over again. This video highlights aptly the sense of the fun culture behind Taamkru. Although Taamkru currently…

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Google adds Docker image support to App Engine, releases open source container manager and resource usage tools

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Insider

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At DockerCon 2014 today, Eric Brewer, Google’s VP of Infrastructure, announced the company is adding support for Docker images in Google App Engine. He also unveiled two new open source projects: Kubernetes, a container manager, and cAdvisor, a resource usage tool. When Google Compute Engine hit general availability late last year, the company announced support for Docker, which lets developers build and test an application locally and package everything into a large executable that can then be run anywhere. The company is now taking that one step further by offering a set of extensions that allow App Engine developers to…

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Everything Nintendo announced during its E3 ‘Digital Event’ presentation

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Nintendo held its special ‘Digital Event’ for E3 2014 today – forgoing a traditional press conference again in favor of a pre-recorded video. The segment was packed full of new video games, details and announcements, so if you happened to miss all the excitement – here’s a breakdown of everything the iconic developer and console maker had to show its fans this year. Super Smash Bros. (Wii U/3DS) Nintendo started with an in-depth look at the next Super Smash Bros video game, headed to both the Wii U and its 3DS handhelds later this year. An opening skit showed Satoru…

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Yammer for Web now supports 28 languages, Android and iOS apps get message translation by Microsoft Translator

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

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Yammer today announced major updates for its apps that focus on localization. The Web client now supports 28 languages, mobile apps now support 12 languages, and the Android and iOS apps now offer message translation powered by Microsoft Translator. First up, the Yammer Web client has been updated with an option to select your preferred primary language, the default is “English (US).” You can find the language picker in the bottom of the right pane under “Company Resources” on your home page or under “Access Options” in a group, or in the footer of every page that doesn’t support infinite…

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