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Chromebooks headed to nine more countries, Google confirms with a poem

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Product Updates

What better way to announce the upcoming availability of Google OS-powered Chromebooks in nine new countries than with a poem? Well, hard details of arrival dates and which models will be available in each region would have been nice, but rather than that Google confirmed that the devices will be coming to New Zealand, the Philippines, Norway, Denmark, Mexico, Chile, Belgium, Spain and Italy. Just not exactly when they’ll arrive. To be fair, the company does note in its verses that for Mexico and Chile “tons of apps and free automatic updates are starting today” and that Belgium, Spain and Italy will be opened…

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May in Latin America: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Latin America, Roundups

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May was a busy month for Latin American startup scene, with companies rushing out to close deals and roll out new services before the now-imminent FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Big players A Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) is set to open in Miami in a few weeks. Located in Venture Hive‘s downtown Miami location, it will be the first of its kind in the US. As we reported, Miami was chosen partly because of its close ties to Latin America, and Microsoft says that this new MIC will serve as the gateway…

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Destination Brazil is the Xbox One portal for all things World Cup related, launching June 12

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 3:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Football fans, or perhaps that should be Xbox One-owning football fans, rejoice! On June 12, the Xbox One’s dashboard will be updated with a new portal called Destination Brazil, which will give access to a new stat-tracking app designed to run in snapped mode alongside live TV coverage of World Cup matches. Announced today on the Xbox blog, the Brazil Now app allows you to receive alerts and score updates for your team, as well as allowing you to check out schedules and watch live games with real-time stats, scores and social activity displayed alongside the action. This info can also be snapped alongside Skype…

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Perfecting the partnership pitch: A step-by-step guide to a great proposal

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Alex Taub is the co-founder of SocialRank and Ellen DaSilva works in Business Operations at Twitter. Their book “Pitching and Closing” is released on July 25th and covers everything you need to know about business development, partnerships and making deals that matter at startups. The standard business pitch has not changed in decades. The process usually entails face-to-face interaction at one of the companies’ offices. The company that is seeking a partnership will create a pitch deck (that is, a presentation) that contains relevant and concise information about the business. During the presentation, the person making it will be peppered with questions from the listeners, who…

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The New York Times Android app now lets you switch between International and US editions

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 3:09 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

The New York Times has updated its Android app for mobile and tablet users with the option to select an international edition of the day’s news. From today, you can freely select between US and International editions to access the latest news from around the world, all of which should be nicely formatted for your mobile or tablet’s screen, the organization said. “The launch of an international edition on the The New York Times App for Android answers the demands of Android users worldwide and further anchors The Times’s commitment as a global news organization,” Denise Warren, executive vice president of Digital Products and Services at The…

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