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Discovered is like Etsy for artisans in emerging markets

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by on May 1, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Discovered today launched an online marketplace to help artisans from emerging markets sell handcrafted goods around the world. At first glance, the online store looks identical to Etsy, with an array of jewellery, bags, scarves, home decorations and furniture to peruse and purchase. Discovered is different, however, because it’s also committed to supporting communities in emerging economies. Today, the marketplace stocks products from six countries (India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa and Mexico) but it hopes to expand further in the coming months. Discovered’s initial target is to have teams in 12 countries, discovering local talent and bringing at least 10,000…

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IDC: Apple’s iPad fell to 32.5% tablet share in Q1 2014, Samsung took second with 22.3%, Asus third with 5%

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by on May 1, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Insider, Mobile

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The tablet market is still growing, but at a much slower rate. Q1 2014 saw 50.4 million units ship worldwide, up from 48.6 million the same quarter last year. Apple’s iPad once again took first place, although it dropped to 32.5 percent market share, while Samsung maintained second place by growing its share to 22.3 percent. Asus held steady in third place at 5 percent share, followed by Lenovo seeing big gains to 4.1 percent and Amazon falling to 1.9 percent. The latest estimates come from IDC, which says the tablet market grew just 3.9 percent year-over-year. In short, the…

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IDC: Apple’s iPad fell to 32.5% tablet share in Q1 2014, Samsung took second with 22.3%, Asus third with 5%

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by on May 1, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Insider, Mobile

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The tablet market is still growing, but at a much slower rate. Q1 2014 saw 50.4 million units ship worldwide, up from 48.6 million the same quarter last year. Apple’s iPad once again took first place, although it dropped to 32.5 percent market share, while Samsung maintained second place by growing its share to 22.3 percent. Asus held steady in third place at 5 percent share, followed by Lenovo seeing big gains to 4.1 percent and Amazon falling to 1.9 percent. The latest estimates come from IDC, which says the tablet market grew just 3.9 percent year-over-year. In short, the…

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Hootsuite launches visualisation tool uberVU Boards for tracking social data

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by on May 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Back in January when Hootsuite announced that it had bought uberVU for an undisclosed sum it wasn’t clear what plans it had for the social analytics company. Today, that plan has become evident with the launch of a new data visualisation tools called uberVU Boards within the platform. The company says the new tool allows users to quickly identify key business analytics and data points for sharing. “Unlike traditional data visualisation technologies, Boards has been designed so that any user can easily identify a metric, pin it to a dashboard and generate a report with just one click,” Hootsuite said. So,…

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Windows 8.1 finally passes 5% market share, while unsupported Windows XP is still over 26%

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by on May 1, 2014 at 12:55 pm
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April was the sixth full month of availability for Microsoft’s latest operating system version: Windows 8.1 continues to steadily grow while Windows 8 remains largely flat, allowing the duo together to crack 12 percent market share. Meanwhile, despite support for Windows XP finally ending last month, the ancient OS still has more than 26 percent of the pie. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have gained a combined 0.94 percentage points (from 11.30 percent to 12.24 percent). More specifically, Windows 8 slipped 0.05 percentage points (from 6.41 percent to 6.36 percent),…

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