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Download issue 3 of TNW’s iPad magazine, SHIFT: The Empowered Individual

Mar25

by Sindy Cator on March 25, 2014 at 5:44 pm

This past weekend we welcomed a bunch of young and ambitious designers, artists and photographers to our offices in Amsterdam for a long weekend of hard work on our latest issue of SHIFT. The work included usual activities like making photos, deciding on design and layout and a lot of photography. This weekend was more diverse though. We also biked around town, climbed across some rooftops, practiced some (special kind of) yoga and made a lot of drawings. The result is a nice collection of original artwork, articles and fresh design. Some parts look like a photography magazine, others focus…

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└ Tags: news, syndicated

BBC’s iPlayer Radio for iOS gets favorites with BBC iD syncing, recent searches, and more

Mar25

by Sindy Cator on March 25, 2014 at 5:21 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

The BBC updated its iPlayer Radio for iOS app today with a handful of useful new features, making what was already an impressive piece of software just a little bit sweeter. Favorites is the biggest addition, giving radio enthusiasts the ability to save their favorite shows for easy access later. They’re added by tapping the information symbol (shown with a white “i”) next to any listing, followed by the favorites option on the back of the card. Chosen shows are then stored in a dedicated tab at the bottom of the screen; the Alarm option that used to be in…

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BitTorrent Sync updated with improved file and folder sharing across desktop and mobile, Windows Phone support

Mar25

by Sindy Cator on March 25, 2014 at 5:01 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

BitTorrent today released BitTorrent Sync version 1.3 with a few new features, as well as Windows Phone support. You can download the new file sharing tool now for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone over at BitTorrent.com/Sync. Android and iOS users that have been using BitTorrent Sync to date will be happy to know that sharing files and folders across desktop and mobile devices is now much easier (full changelog here). Windows Phone users, meanwhile, can also celebrate as they now have their own app. ➤ Windows | Mac | Android | iOS | Windows Phone See also –…

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└ Tags: microsoft, syndicated

3 myths about keeping your startup a secret

Mar25

by Sindy Cator on March 25, 2014 at 4:55 pm

Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

This post originally appeared on the Clarity.fm blog and has been republished with permission. “Transparency” has become a buzzword in the startup world. Many companies are sharing things previously deemed top secret—their web traffic sources, employee compensation, and project management processes. This is great. It allows those in the startup world to build a community, help each other, and ultimately make more companies successful. Even so, there are many leaders that believe this sort of sharing could drag them down. When I was a student entrepreneur, I was always worried that leaking my company secrets would put us at risk….

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Nvidia and IBM unveil NVLink interconnect between CPUs and GPUs coming in 2016 with 5x-12x faster data sharing

Mar25

by Sindy Cator on March 25, 2014 at 4:44 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Nvidia and IBM today announced a high-speed interconnect called NVLink which dramatically improves data movement between the CPU and GPU. The new technology will be integrated into Nvidia’s future GPUs, starting with its Pascal GPU architecture expected to be introduced in 2016, as well as IBM’s future versions of its Power CPUs. The companies claim NVLink enables GPUs and CPUs to share data five to 12 times faster than they can today, eliminating what they call “a longstanding bottleneck.” The duo believes the innovation will help pave the way for a new generation of exascale supercomputers that are 50 to…