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How the Web is powering the revolution underway for personal finance

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Vincent Turner is the founder and CEO of Planwise. In September 2012, I had intended to write a post on how the Internet has changed personal finance. Instead, I discussed that it had yet to, given that some fundamental building blocks to enable that change were only at a nascent stage. Some 18 months later, it is safe to move into the present tense and explore how the internet is finally revolutionizing personal finance. Progress Firstly, it would make sense to explore how each of the four companies I presented as bellwethers for innovation in the original post have progressed since 2012. Simple…

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Microsoft’s Office 365 Personal is limited to two devices, coming this spring for $69.99/year or $6.99/month

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Microsoft today announced Office 365 Personal, a new subscription offering for the company’s productivity suite in the cloud. Designed for the individual, it is limited to just one PC or Mac, plus one tablet, and will be available this spring for $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month. At the same time, Microsoft has also revealed plans to rename its Office 365 Home Premium subscription, which is aimed at households. It will continue to be available exactly as is, but will be called Office 365 Home once Office 365 Personal arrives in a few months. “We recognize that there are…

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Netflix unveils new TV originals Puss in Boots, King Julien and Veggie Tales in the House

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Following the multi-year deal it signed with DreamWorks last June, Netflix is gearing up to launch three new original TV shows in late 2014. Puss in Boots and King Julien are spin-offs from Shrek and Madagascar – two of DreamWorks’ biggest hits to date – while the third is a reboot of VeggieTales, which will be called Veggie Tales in the House. Netflix has already introduced an original series based on its partnership with DreamWorks though. Turbo FAST (Fast Action Stunt Team) debuted on Netflix last Christmas, following the big budget CG animated film that was released in theatres earlier…

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Twilio’s social good foundation releases an open-source toolkit for rapid emergency response

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twilio.org, the nonprofit foundation of cloud telephony provider Twilio, today announced a new toolkit with a set of communication apps designed for rapid deployment during an emergency. Twilio launched its social good initiative last fall, offering organizations $500 in credits and a 25 percent discount on its products. The foundation’s goal is to send “a billion messages for good.” Meghan Murphy, Twilio’s Senior Manager of Community and Twilio.org, said in an interview that the company decided to create the rapid response kit because it had noticed that efforts to build new communication services in reaction to disasters often came too…

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Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment is ‘talking to Aspyr’ about a Mac version

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 3:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Could Titanfall be coming to the Mac? Developer Respawn Entertainment is currently in talks with Aspyr, a publisher that has released games such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Bioshock Infinite and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on the platform. Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment, said on Twitter that his studio “is talking to Aspyr” and believes “they should do it.” While it’s far from a done deal, it shows the company is keen to bring its futuristic shooter to a platform that isn’t controlled by Microsoft. Titanfall will be available on PC, Xbox 360 and…

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