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Hands-on with Nokia’s new 20-megapixel Lumia 930

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Product Reviews

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Microsoft announced a whole slew of updates and new product details at its Build conference yesterday, but tucked among the Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 announcements was a new high-end Lumia 930 smartphone, alongside two other lower-end 630 and 635 devices. Unlike the Nokia X device revealed at Mobile World Congress this year, the new Lumia additions all run Windows Phone 8.1, rather than a customized version of Android. With momentum, particularly in Europe, now moving in Nokia’s favor and an ever growing number of Lumia devices being sold, the company is looking to capitalize on its progress by…

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No more roaming charges for EU citizens from December 2015, the European Parliament decides

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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First Europe moved to slash the pricing of mobile phone roaming costs across the continent. Then calls were made to abolish mobile roaming costs completely, with a view towards “safeguarding citizens’ right to access an open Internet.” Today that vision has become a reality. Neelie Kroes has been one of the main drivers behind this reform, with the outspoken European Commission VP a strong proponent if a single ICT and telecoms market, previously saying she would “fight with my last breath to get us there together.” Perhaps the most significant nugget from today’s news is that the European Parliament has…

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Reddit invests in Imgur as the viral photo sharing site moves on from bootstrapping

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Since its creation, photo sharing site Imgur has had strong ties with Reddit. Those ties are official now that Reddit has joined Imgur’s first round of funding, which is led by Andreessen Horowitz and totals a respectable $40 million.  Imgur has long been held up as a model for bootstrapped success, but the startup has turned to VC help as it moves into the next stage of growth. The company said it plans to use the money for internal growth, product development and to grow its community. When I spoke with Imgur founder Alan Schaaf back in January, he said…

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Brainient updates its BrainRolls interactive video platform with new features as it eyes expansion

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Multi-platform advertising company Brainient has today released an update and rebrand of its BrainRolls interactive video platform, revamping its dashboard to allow users to more easily monitor and tweak campaigns. The move comes five years after its first launch, as it seeks to establish itself as a more mature company, but one that retains the ethos of a startup. “We’ve been through an exciting stage of growth and change, and after five years we felt we needed to develop our brand, while maintaining the friendly tone and nature of a startup company,” Emi Gal, CEO and founder of Brainient, said. ”We’ve had fantastic feedback…

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Brainient updates its BrainRolls interactive video platform with new features as it eyes expansion

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Multi-platform advertising company Brainient has today released an update and rebrand of its BrainRolls interactive video platform, revamping its dashboard to allow users to more easily monitor and tweak campaigns. The move comes five years after its first launch, as it seeks to establish itself as a more mature company, but one that retains the ethos of a startup. “We’ve been through an exciting stage of growth and change, and after five years we felt we needed to develop our brand, while maintaining the friendly tone and nature of a startup company,” Emi Gal, CEO and founder of Brainient, said. ”We’ve had fantastic feedback…

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