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Twitter tests ‘Significant engagement’ notifications in its iOS app

Apr25
by on April 25, 2014 at 4:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile, Social Media

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Twitter is testing a new feature called “Significant engagement” in its iOS app. The company describes these achievements as “Important or higher than usual engagement with your account or Tweets.” Not all iOS users have the new option in their Twitter settings, which explains why it’s not mentioned in the changelog on Apple’s App Store. Two staff members at TNW do, however, have the new option: The feature is on by default for these two individuals, but as you can see above, it can also be turned off. If you keep it on, however, you will start to get notifications…

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That’s a wrap! The best of TNW Europe Conference 2014

Apr25
by on April 25, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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As The Next Web Conference Europe 2014 draws to a close, we’ve got just enough time to bring you a round up of the most exciting speakers, breakout sessions, and startups from the show this year. We’d also like to thank everyone who attended for coming along, without you, none of this would be possible. Duolingo To Launch a $20 Alternative to Standardized Tests Kicking off the conference, Duolingo announced co-founder Luis von Ahn announced the Duolingo Test Center, a new standardized language test taken on a smartphone. Kevin Rose wishes he had stayed CEO of Digg Following Duolingo was Google Ventures partner and…

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MAG Interactive wins TNW Europe 2014’s Tech5 startup competition

Apr25
by on April 25, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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After whittling down the field from hundreds of companies, Swedish gaming startup MAG Interactive has just taken the jury award at TNW Europe 2014’s Tech5 competition. MAG Interactive has been developing iOS apps for clients since the App Store opened, but the firm set out on its own with the release of Ruzzle in 2012. Since then, the game has amassed over 50 million downloads. The firm has 30 employees, which it divides into dedicated teams for its titles. In 2014, MAG Interactive plans to release two new titles. In our search for the hottest European startups, we sorted through hundreds of…

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Labster wins Sanoma’s Startup Challenge 2014 at TNW Europe

Apr25
by on April 25, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Events, Insider

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Labster, an educational startup company specializing in laboratory experiment simulations, has won a cash award of 25,000 Euros as part of a competition sponsored by Sanoma Ventures. The prize was announced today at our TNW Europe 2014 conference in Amsterdam. Sanoma invited European digital learning startups to participate in the Sanoma Startup Challenge 2014, its initiative to support the future of primary and secondary education. Labster was one of five finalists, which included Wewanttoknow’s DragonBox, a multi-platform math game; Jumpido, a Microsoft Kinect-based math game; EduKey’s Class Charts, a data-based behavioral seating chart app; and Eduvee, a resource for targeted science instruction. Mads Bonde accepts the Labster…

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HTC admits it needs better marketing, says bloggers will be a big part of the puzzle in Asia

Apr25
by on April 25, 2014 at 2:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Profiles and Interviews

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An adjective rather frequently used to describe HTC over the past couple of years has been “struggling.” It has been a rough ride for the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer. Despite its former flagship HTC One (M7) winning multiple awards and being professionally recognized by the industry — it was even crowned as the best smartphone at Mobile World Congress — that hasn’t translated into sales. In the third quarter of 2013, HTC recorded a net loss of NT$2.97 billion ($98 million) for the first time since it listed on Taiwan’s stock exchange in 2002. In the final quarter, it continued posting an operating loss…

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