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Apple acquires LuxVue and its highly efficient micro-LED screen technology

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by on May 2, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Apple has confirmed that it has acquired LuxVue, a company stealthily working on display technology that could potentially extend the battery life of new devices. Apple and LuxVue are both mum on the specifics of the acquisition. But, TechCrunch reports that LuxVue will be added to the hardware innovations area. While a rumored iWatch could benefit from a low-power display, the technology could help all of Apple’s mobile devices. Short battery life is still one of the issues that plagues all smartphones. The technology is apparently so impressive that it was rumored to power the display of the next version of Google Glass. Of…

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The optimal length for video marketing content? As short as possible

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by on May 2, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Social Media

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Yoav Hornung is an award-winning young filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Veed.me, a video production marketplace. At Veed.me, we’re often asked by businesses, “How long should my video be?” Truth is, there are two answers for this question: As short as possible It depends Obviously, both are right. we are in an era in which attention spans are getting shorter as we’re flooded with all sorts of content; text ads, Buzzfeed lists, photos, banners and more videos. As there are many different sources for each, we can definitely say that in today’s world, we have to hold our consumers…

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comScore: Apple takes 41.4% share as top US smartphone maker, Samsung hits 27%; Android outgains iOS again

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by on May 2, 2014 at 7:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Insider, Mobile

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Another month, another report showing Apple’s dominance as the top US smartphone company has peaked at just above 41 percent. Samsung, meanwhile, is taking advantage by gaining share faster than its main competitor, pushing its way to 27 percent. Rounding out the top five were LG, Motorola, and HTC. On the platform side, Google remains at the top with Android and Apple is second with iOS. While Google’s mobile platform has slipped multiple times last year, and started off losing share at the start of 2014, it has managed to outgain Apple’s platform over the last couple months. Rounding out…

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Windows Phone 8.1 to get File Manager ‘by the end of May,’ Cortana gets feedback site and hint of PC version

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by on May 2, 2014 at 5:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Joe Belfiore, the corporate vice president and manager for Windows Phone, held a Reddit AMA today where he answered various question about the future of the platform. Among the answered questions was whether Windows Phone would be getting a File Manager, a highly-requested feature the community has been asking about for years, and Belfiore confirmed that yes, an app would be in the Windows Phone Store by the end of the month. As you can see below, the provided screenshots show users will be able to navigate the device’s built-in storage as well as SD cards. The app will also…

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Microsoft is building a File Manager for Windows Phone 8.1, expects to release app ‘by the end of May’

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by on May 2, 2014 at 5:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Joe Belfiore, the corporate vice president and manager for Windows Phone, held a Reddit AMA today where he answered various question about the future of the platform. Among the answered questions was whether Windows Phone would be getting a File Manager, a highly-requested feature the community has been asking about for years, and Belfiore confirmed that yes, an app would be in the Windows Phone Store by the end of the month. In fact, Belfiore got very excited when the question was asked, as he was saying to confirm the news on Reddit: WOO HOO! SOMEONE ASKED THIS QUESTION!! I’ve…

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