Daily Archives: July 16, 2011

Welcome To America, Spotify — Now Meet The Competitors Who Have Been Here For Years

July 16, 2011
Welcome To America, Spotify — Now Meet The Competitors Who Have Been Here For Years

Image: AP Photo See Also: THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK: A Complete Guide To Breaking Free Of The Office Goldman: These Companies Could Get Crushed If The Government Goes Into Austerity Mode The Downside Of Being An Alpha Male After almost two years of anticipation, Spotify finally became available in the U.S. this week. Investor Sean...

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iPad for Business Round-Up: VA Ready to Allow iPads, Khan Academy Open-Sources Its App and More

July 16, 2011
iPad for Business Round-Up: VA Ready to Allow iPads, Khan Academy Open-Sources Its App and More

Visit the Qwest resource center for relevant briefs and reports to help you better manage your enterprise. Learn how smart businesses harness the power of customer data to improve satisfaction and sales: Unleashing the Power of Customer Data. The iPad isn’t just a hot new consumer device, it’s also an increasingly popular tool for...

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Keen On… Don’t Steal This Book (TCTV)

July 16, 2011

“Steal this book,” wrote Abbie Hoffman in 1970. So, today, why should we pay for our books – especially in a digital age where intellectual theft is both ubiquitous and pretty much risk free? According to Gary Shteyngart, the best-selling author of novels like “Super Sad True Love Story” and “Absurdistan,” paying for his...

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The cloud is like MMA; VMware, Citrix in main event

July 16, 2011
The cloud is like MMA; VMware, Citrix in main event

I’m an MMA fan. The sport of mixed martial arts combines the multiple disciplines of wrestling, boxing, and jiu jitsu into one combat sport fought in an eight-sided cage called the octagon. These athletes are modern-day gladiators. Most come from a core background in one discipline (a collegiate wrestler, for example) and then have...

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Mobile Apps: A look at what makes a good app great

July 16, 2011
Mobile Apps: A look at what makes a good app great

As the smartphone market continues to grow, as a large number of featurephone owners migrate to more powerful, Internet-connected and advanced devices, the demand for mobile applications has boomed. Whilst many download a large number of apps on their smartphones the average number of installed apps that are frequently used sits at around 23...

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Why Orkut Will Survive Google+ (For Now)

July 16, 2011
Why Orkut Will Survive Google+ (For Now)

Are you on Orkut? You probably haven’t heard this question for at least a couple years. That is, unless you’re Brazilian. While it globally declined, Google’s seven year-old social network still claims 30 million active users in the country. But what will happen now that Google+ was launched? Google isn’t killing Orkut (yet) According...

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10 Absurdly Expensive, Four-Figure iPhone Apps (AAPL)

July 16, 2011
10 Absurdly Expensive, Four-Figure iPhone Apps (AAPL)

Own “the millionaire’s app” for $1,000. Image: iTunes See Also: How Any Tech Novice Can Side-Step Apple And Create A Mobile App To Make It As A Flight Attendant In China, You Have To Be Beautiful Apple Just Released A New Version Of iOS That Fixes A Huge Security Hole A lot of new...

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All The Android Apps You Must Have This Week (GOOG)

July 16, 2011
All The Android Apps You Must Have This Week (GOOG)

Image: Android Market See Also: How To Prepare Your Mac For OS X Lion 10 Things You Never Knew Were Possible On Google+ 10 Chrome Extensions That Will Make Google+ Better Than Ever Android had a big week this week. The Android Market has a fancy new look, and Google released new apps for...

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HTC infringes on two Apple patents. Sixteen more Apple patents are in question too.

July 16, 2011
HTC infringes on two Apple patents. Sixteen more Apple patents are in question too.

They’ve produced companies with billion-dollar valuations. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Alyson Shontell on Twitter. Advertisement: Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/EFbi4QiliBU/htc-infringes-on-two-apple-patents-sixteen-more-apple-patents-are-in-question-too-2011-7

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Google Is Destroying Our Memories, Scientists Find

July 16, 2011
Google Is Destroying Our Memories, Scientists Find

See Also: If Your Answer To These 4 Questions Is “Yes,” Then This Brain Scientist Says You Are Diseased 20 Scientifically-Proven Signs You’re Smarter Than Average The Psychology Behind Why Hot Female Employees Increase Sales The Internet, Google in particular, has made our memories fuzzy, a research report in Science Magazine says (via CNN)....

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