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Korea’s SparkLabs is launching a hardware-focused accelerator program later this year

Apr08
by on April 8, 2014 at 6:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Korea

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Korea-based accelerator program and investment company SparkLabs is widening its stable further after revealing plans to run its first program dedicated to hardware startups. SparkLabs, which last year launched a $30 million fund to support seed stage companies worldwide, says its new program — dubbed Internet of ‘Things’ — will open its doors in Seoul in Winter 2014. The initiative will target a companies across a range of different sectors that are “improving how we live and work everywhere” — including the energy, education, transport, health, food verticals. “SparkLabs is creating the first dedicated Internet of Things accelerator in Korea to offer…

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Microsoft ends support for Windows XP and Office 2003

Apr08
by on April 8, 2014 at 4:07 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft’s support for two major products ends today: Windows XP and Office 2003. As a result, the company will no longer release security updates for either of the two, and it recommends users who still use either to get a newer version. If you’re wondering why April 8, 2014 is the date support for both of these products ends, it’s really quite simple. Microsoft releases regular patches on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month. Microsoft supports its products for many years, and depending on when service packs as well as successors are released, the company eventually announces, in…

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Adobe launches Lightroom Mobile for iPad, but you must be a Creative Cloud subscriber to use it

Apr08
by on April 8, 2014 at 4:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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Adobe’s hotly anticipated Lightroom Mobile—the iPad version of its professional desktop photo management and editing software—has now arrived on the scene. But unlike Lightroom 5, you must be a Creative Cloud subscriber to use it. Lightroom 5 is the company’s only pro-level photography app that you can still purchase as a standalone perpetual license ($149), that is, without a Creative Cloud subscription. However, Lightroom 5.4, the update that features interoperability with Lightroom Mobile, is available only via Creative Cloud. Tying its mobile companion app to Creative Cloud will further pressure subscription holdouts to get with the program. Now, the cheapest way to get the…

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GrabTaxi is growing a taxi-booking service in Southeast Asia using a unique model

Apr08
by on April 8, 2014 at 3:06 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, taxi-booking

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For many passengers in Southeast Asia, getting a taxi that is reliable and safe can be a challenge sometimes. Being overcharged is a common occurrence, while in some cities incidences could even escalate to crimes. In steps GrabTaxi, essentially a taxi-booking app along the lines of popular car-for-hire service Uber, but with a key difference. Uber is building out its own fleet and emphasizing on premium rides, while GrabTaxi works with the existing taxi ecosystem in the countries it is operating in — namely Malaysia (where it’s known as MyTeksi), the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. This also means prices on…

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