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Samsung is ramping up its preparations to release products based on the new Tizen operating system after it announced plans to introduce an SDK (software development kit) for smart TV products from next month. The Korean company has already shipped devices built on the Linux-based operating system — its Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches — and the release of the beta of the Samsung TV SDK will give developers the chance to get hands-on with the software. Samsung says the beta includes a Smart Interaction feature, which allows hand gesture- and voice-based commands, and multi-screen options for linking up with…
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Samsung is ramping up its preparations to release products based on the new Tizen operating system after it announced plans to introduce an SDK (software development kit) for smart TV products from next month. The Korean company has already shipped devices built on the Linux-based operating system — its Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches — and the release of the beta of the Samsung TV SDK will give developers the chance to get hands-on with the software. Samsung says the beta includes a Smart Interaction feature, which allows hand gesture- and voice-based commands, and multi-screen options for linking up with…
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Airbnb testing in-app concierge feature that connects you with real people at your destination
May31
Over the last few weeks, Airbnb has been testing a new feature called “Local Companion” that connects you with real people that live at your holiday destination and allows you to ask questions like ‘where’s the best sushi?’ The feature, which only appears for people who are invited to a private beta, appears in the Airbnb inbox for iOS and allows you to ask any questions, like a concierge service but instead connects you to normal people at your destination. From your Airbnb inbox, you’re able to ask anything such as “where’s the best place to eat” or “can you get me tickets…
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Yariv Dror is the CEO of StoreYa.com. Discounts work. Everyone likes them. Customers feel like they saved money, merchants increase their sales. Everyone is happy. Want quantitative proof? Just four months since our Coupon Pop marketing tool was launched, it is already responsible for 20 percent of our merchants’ sales. Merchants collect emails, fans and followers, customers are more engaged with stores and visit 2.5x more pages while seeking what to use their coupon on, and sales go up. But we are not the focus today. The focus…
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