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Beamr For iPhone Lets You Share Photos In Full Resolution Top
beamr1A new iPhone application called Beamr, launching today, allows users to share high-resolution 8 megapixel photos and 28 megapixel panorama photos more easily, without reducing image quality. The app does so using a technology called JPEGmini, which had previously only been available for Mac desktops and server applications.
 
Microsoft Surface Teardown Reveals It's More Repairable Than iPad Thanks To Modular Components Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 9.56.09 AMPopular gadget repair site iFixit has taken the Microsoft Surface apart to see what makes it tick, and discovered a tablet/PC that scores higher on repairability than Apple's iPad and its Retina MacBook Pro computers. The Surface ended up with a repairability score of 4 out of a possible 10, compared to just 2 out of 10 for the iPad, 2 out of 10 for the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro.
 
10 Print "TinyBASIC Ported To Raspberry Pi Mini Computer", 20 GOTO 10, RUN Top
raspberry-pi-logoThe Raspberry Pi mini computer that's become popular with the maker community but was originally conceived as a device to help kids learn how to code has had the lightweight TinyBASIC programming language ported to it -- as a way for parents who haven't done any programming since their school days to be able to share their old BASIC knowledge with their kids
 
iJento Raises $8M From MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital, Oxford Capital Partners For Its Customer Intelligence Platform Top
logo-ijentoiJento, a provider of digital and multichannel customer intelligence for businesses who want to improve their customer targeting, has raised a new $8 million round of funding, led by MMC Ventures. Previous investors, Nauta Capital, and Oxford Partners also participated in what is for them effectively a follow-on round. The new funds will be used to "fuel growth" and support its recent U.S. launch, and maintain what the company claims is a market leadership position. (Well, they would say that, wouldn't they.)
 
Major Wireless Carriers Hunker Down For Hurricane Sandy Top
sandyHurricane Sandy, what may essentially be the biggest storm to hit the North Eastern seaboard in history, is barreling toward us, through the Atlantic, at this very second. It's estimated to cause between $2.5 and $3 billion in wind damage alone, and has already claimed dozens of lives on its way to the States. To that extent, the nation's major wireless carriers want you to know they're ready to roll. Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have all sent out press releases explaining that they're in full preparation mode for Sandy's arrival. AT&T has made no such announcement.
 
You Know What's Cool? A Billion Snapchats: App Sees Over 20 Million Photos Shared Per Day, Releases On Android Top
Android_Release_CamScreenSnapchat, an impermanent photo messaging application, soft launched a version for Android today. Co-founder Evan Spiegel tells me users have shared over 1 billion photos ("snaps") on the iOS application. Spiegel says that users share over 20 million snaps every day, a figure he says keeps growing.
 
Russian Firm IMI.VC Raises $75M From Mail.ru Founder Michael Vinchel Top
logo_imi_800pxIMI.VC, a startup investment firm based in Moscow, just announced that it has raised $75 million in funding. The money comes from Michael Vinchel, who co-founded Mail.ru Group (the popular Russian email service that's probably best-known to international readers for its association with Facebook investor Digital Sky Technologies, although the two companies are now independent of each other). Vinchel sits on the IMI.VC board, and his Mail.ru co-founder Gregory Finger has been named chairman.
 
Three Months After The First Teaser, FreedomPop Begins Shipping Its $99 WiMAX-Friendly iPod Touch Cases Top
podcase1Freemium wireless Internet startup FreedomPop made good on its word by kicking off its public beta earlier this month and hocking USB modems and mobile hotspots, but that launch left many of its would-be users asking one question: Where are the iPhone and iPod touch cases the company unveiled all those months ago? Well, that wait is over… for some people, anyway. FreedomPop has just announced that its WiMAX-capable iPod touch cases are now shipping, and will set potential users back a cool $99 should they decide to take the plunge.
 
Nokia Fully Details The Windows Phone 8-Powered Lumia 822, Coming To Verizon This Fall Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 8.28.09 AMNokia today officially announced that it will be offering the Nokia Lumia 822 as part of its "Fall portfolio," bringing the Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 820 variant exclusively to Verizon's network. This version offers wireless charging, an 8 MP camera on the back and 1.2 MP camera on the front, as well as LTE support and switchable shells. No word yet on specific availability or pricing.
 
Y Combinator Of Education Imagine K12 Launches Its 3rd Cohort, Bringing The Digital Revolution To Classrooms Near You Top
imaginek12There's a lot of opportunity -- and big problems to solve -- in the current educational landscape. But it's not an easy road, and, for entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses in need of mentoring, seed capital, and business development guidance as they tackle those problems, the options are limited. That's why, after encouragement from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham, former Yahoo and Google execs Tim Brady, Alan Louie and Geoff Ralston founded in Imagine K12 in 2011. On Friday, the accelerator launched it's third cohort of edtech startups, here's a look at the graduates -- and at the road Imagine K12 has followed since.
 
Vodafone To Launch Mobile Wallet Service Next Year; Inks Deals With M-Commerce Company, CorFire, Digital Security Firm Gemalto Top
Image (1) logotipo_vodafone.thumbnail.jpg for post 363518Vodafone Group is partnering with m-commerce company CorFire to bring NFC-powered mobile wallet capabilities to its smartphone users next year. CorFire said it would be "providing mobile wallet capabilities to Vodafone Group, enabling Vodafone's customers to use their smartphones to conduct a number of transactions, including paying for goods and services at the point of sale, during 2013".
 
iPad Mini Ship Times Now At Two Weeks For All Wi-Fi Models Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-26 at 10.07.00 AMApple's iPad mini shipping times have slipped to two weeks across the board for Wi-Fi only versions, which were the only ones initially set for a November 2 delivery. The white version actually sold out fastest, with pre-order ship times dropped to two weeks just 20 minutes or so after pre-orders began this morning at 12 AM PT/3 AM ET.
 
New Nexus 7 Pricing Confirmed: $199 For 16GB, $249 For 32GB Top
nexus 7Google is dropping the price on its 7-inch tablet. The 16GB model will soon cost $199, down from the original $249 MSRP. Likewise, a new model, a 32GB flavor, will occupy the $249 price point. There's no word what's to come of the 8GB model although early speculation stated that it could drop in price by as much as $100. Google was supposed to have a big Android event today in NYC. But Hurricane Sandy decided to visit The Big Apple, take in a show and blow-in the sights.
 
All Aboard The M-Commerce Gravy Train: MobiCart Raises Further $500K For Its Mobile Store Builder Top
MCMobiCart, the mobile commerce startup that makes it easy to build and manage a storefront natively for iOS and Android or as a HTML5 app, has raised a further £300k (approx. $500k). In what is effectively a follow on round, the new funding comes from previous backer, Northstar Ventures-managed Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund, in addition to the Yorkshire Association of Business Angels.
 
Skyscanner Releases Windows 8 App, Plans 100 New Jobs In Its Scotland HQ Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 11.24.40Last month Skyscanner, which competes with Kayak on flight, hotel and car hire bookings, hit a nice milestetone with 11 million downloads of its free native mobile apps. Today it's adding to that with a Windows 8 version. The free app is available through the Windows Store and is - the company claims - the first app with built in free-text search. That means users can enter "Flights to Berlin next Tuesday, back a week later", rather than completing several data fields, to search for flights. Users can also pin and track flight searches to their Windows desktop through live tiles. Skyscanner's app also runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.
 
Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Companion App For Syncing Media With Windows Phone 8 Devices Ahead Of Big WP8 Reveal Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 09.05.46Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 event takes place later today -- where we expect to find out exactly how the integration between WP8, Microsoft's new mobile OS, and its new desktop OS Windows 8 will work. In the meanwhile, the Verge has spotted a companion app that's surfaced on the Windows Store which will allow WP8 users to sync content with a Windows 8 PC.
 
Battling Amazon: Pearson And Bertelsmann To Form Global Consumer Publishing Giant, Penguin Random House, To Build "New Digital Publishing Models" Top
Image (1) oldbooks.jpg for post 350503Publishing giants Pearson and Bertelsmann are creating a joint venture to pool their respective consumer publishing businesses, Penguin and Random House, in a bid to go the distance in the digital age. The pair said the combined organisation will have a "stronger platform and greater resources to invest in rich content, new digital publishing models".
 
As Google And Amazon Fight Up, Apple Refuses To Fight Down Top
fight clubAfter this past week's Apple event, one thing stood out to me above all others. And just to make sure, I watched the event again. Same result. The shots fired at Android tablets. For everything that Apple announced (new MacBook Pros, Mac minis, iMacs, iPads, and iPad minis), this was what I walked away thinking about. It was a fascinating look into the collective mind of Apple.
 
Why The Future Of Search May Look More Like Yahoo Than Google Top
Yahoo_oldRewind to the late 90s. Almost everything you needed – email, news, sports, stocks, maps and more – was conveniently on one site: Yahoo!. Yahoo! was the "portal" to the Internet that strived to deliver everything you could ever want on its own properties. The crazy thing is how successful Yahoo! was at this. Few, if any, have ever done content or media online at that scale.
 
NYSE And NASDAQ To Close Down On Monday And Possibly Tuesday Due To Hurricane Sandy Top
4111211837_a3a6f7e255_zAccording to Reuters, the U.S. Stock Market will be closed on Monday due to interference that will be caused by the logistical nightmare that comes along with such a huge weather event like Hurricane Sandy. Parts of New York City have already been evacuated. As early as six hours ago, it was said that the NYSE would not be closing down, but that decision has apparently been reversed as the severity of the storm has picked up.
 

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