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Video: LG teases the G Watch, the first smartwatch powered by Android Wear

May12
by on May 12, 2014 at 3:32 am
Posted In: android wear, Around the Web, Gadgets, lg

The rumors are that LG’s first smartwatch will go on sale within the next few months, and now the company has published its first video teaser of the upcoming G Watch. The device is not only notable for being LG’s first foray into the smartwatch segment, but the G Watch promises to be the first commercial device powered by Google’s Android Wear platform. We know that the G Watch will take advantage of the Google Now integration in Android Wear, it will be water and dust resistant, and will include an always-on display — the only real question now is when it will launch. It’s…

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LG announces new 7-inch, 8-inch and 10.1-inch G Pad tablets

May12
by on May 12, 2014 at 3:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, g pad, lg, Mobile

LG announced its G Pad 8.3 tablet back in September and now the company is adding three more devices to its range, admitting that “not one size fits all.” The Korean company is announcing the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1, which will be unveiled at the MedPi event in Europe this week. Each tablet’s size is as indicated in the name, they are likely to be much like the G Pad 8.3 and will LG software like QPair 2.0, which links call and message notifications to a smartphone, and Knock Code, its password system for turning on a device without…

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LG announces new 7-inch, 8-inch and 10.1-inch G Pad tablets

May12
by on May 12, 2014 at 3:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, g pad, lg, Mobile

LG announced its G Pad 8.3 tablet back in September and now the company is adding three more devices to its range, admitting that “not one size fits all.” The Korean company is announcing the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1, which will be unveiled at the MedPi event in Europe this week. Each tablet’s size is as indicated in the name, they are likely to be much like the G Pad 8.3 and will LG software like QPair 2.0, which links call and message notifications to a smartphone, and Knock Code, its password system for turning on a device without…

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The truth about jet lag and how to overcome it

May11
by on May 11, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, LifeHacks

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This article originally appeared on the Crew blog. In a couple of weeks I’m flying to Europe, so I’ve been thinking about jet lag recently and how to overcome it. I’ve been overseas a few times before and had a mixture of reactions. Occasionally jet lag knocks me out for a couple of days, whereas other times I barely feel it. I hoped that by understanding more about why we get jet-lagged and how it affects us, I might find some strategies for adjusting to new time zones more quickly. What jet lag really is Essentially, jet lag is a…

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Why most product managers suck (and how to be a better one)

May11
by on May 11, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Vik Singh is CEO and co-founder of Infer, a provider of data-powered business applications, with customers such as Tableau, SurveyMonkey, Zendesk, New Relic, AdRoll, Box, and Cloudera. The first product manager (PM) is a crucial unicorn hire that no startup should compromise on. The reason is simple – your PM is responsible for managing your team’s most precious resource: time. Unfortunately, nearly everyone seems to think they’d make a great PM (engineers, consultants, you name it), but the reality is that most folks just can’t hack it. I’ve worked with countless PMs at huge companies like Yahoo and Google, and over…

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