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Alibaba invests in online video and mobile search in the lead up to its hotly-anticipated IPO

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by on April 29, 2014 at 9:46 am
Posted In: Alibaba, Around the Web, Asia, uc web, youku

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Alibaba is gearing up for one of the largest technology IPOs in history with more significant strategy and investment moves. The latest, this week, saw the company lead a $1.2 billion investment in Chinese online video service Youku Tudou and link up with browser-make UC Web to launch a mobile search joint venture. Youku Tudou, which is comparable to a Chinese version of YouTube, is taking on investment from Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, which will hold 16.5 percent and 2 percent shares respectively. The deal values Youku Tudou — which is listed on the NYSE and was created following a billion dollar merger in…

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Ubertesters rolls out new offline and bug reporting features to tempt ex-Testflight users

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by on April 29, 2014 at 8:33 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Product Updates

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Ubertesters, a platform for testing mobile apps across a range of different operating systems, has added support for the Jira and Mantis bug reporting systems, and is currently testing out PhoneGap integration, among other new features. Since Apple acquired the company behind Testflight earlier in the year and removed support for testing Android apps, we’ve seen an increase in the number of end-to-end app testing platforms looking to step into the void. To this end, Ubertesters has announced that it now integrates the Jira and Mantis bug reporting systems for better issue reporting, and that it is currently testing out PhoneGap integration…

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Apple refreshes its MacBook Air range with faster processors, while dropping all prices by $100

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by on April 29, 2014 at 8:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

Apple quietly refreshed its ultra-slim MacBook Air today with a new, marginally faster processor. Each model has also received a $100 price cut; the 11-inch variant now starts from $899, while the 13-inch model starts from $999. The MacBook Air now features a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, which is a fraction more powerful than the 1.3GHz version that was fitted before. The latest version also offers a higher Turbo Boost speed; 2.7GHz rather than 2.6GHz for improved over-clocking. The rest of the MacBook Air remains unchanged. It still boasts the same sleek, aluminium unibody design and 4GB of RAM, Intel…

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Apple refreshes its MacBook Air range with faster processors, while dropping all prices by $100

Apr29
by on April 29, 2014 at 8:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

Apple quietly refreshed its ultra-slim MacBook Air today with a new, marginally faster processor. Each model has also received a $100 price cut; the 11-inch variant now starts from $899, while the 13-inch model starts from $999. The MacBook Air now features a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, which is a fraction more powerful than the 1.3GHz version that was fitted before. The latest version also offers a higher Turbo Boost speed; 2.7GHz rather than 2.6GHz for improved over-clocking. The rest of the MacBook Air remains unchanged. It still boasts the same sleek, aluminium unibody design and 4GB of RAM, Intel…

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