Daily Archives: March 15, 2012

Film Discovery Startup Prescreen Adds Netflix Founding Exec Mitch Lowe To Advisory Board

March 15, 2012
Film Discovery Startup Prescreen Adds Netflix Founding Exec Mitch Lowe To Advisory Board

Last month, we covered the relaunch of Prescreen, a curated, on-demand video platform. The company, which was founded by ex-Groupon and Zoosk execs, launched last November with the goal of giving movie lovers an easy way to discover independent films, and, in turn, offering filmmakers and producers an alternative, online channel for marketing and...

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Queues and midnight launches as Apple’s new iPad goes on sale in Australia, Japan and Singapore

March 15, 2012
Queues and midnight launches as Apple’s new iPad goes on sale in Australia, Japan and Singapore

In case you’ve been living under a rock, sales of Apple’s new iPad — known popularly as the ‘iPad 3′ — begin today across 10 countries worldwide, with Australia, Japan and Singapore the first three markets to begin selling the new tablet. Reviews of the device were universally positive however, with many pundits suggesting...

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“Social Ideation” Startup AHHHA Turns Users’ Ideas Into Real Products

March 15, 2012
“Social Ideation” Startup AHHHA Turns Users’ Ideas Into Real Products

You know those random ideas for new inventions that occasionally pop into your head? The ones you never do anything with? A startup called AHHHA wants to help you turn them into actual products — and about a little more than a year after launching, its announcing the first four “AHHHAs” (i.e., “aha!” moments)...

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In a world overflowing with information, what is the key to curation? [Video]

March 15, 2012

You know what drives me crazy? It’s all these people talking about how great technology is, and how it saves all this time. But, what good is saved time, if nobody uses it? If it just turns into more busy work. You never hear somebody say, “With the time I’ve saved by using my...

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The Retina iPad Apps To Test Tonight And Tomorrow

March 15, 2012
The Retina iPad Apps To Test Tonight And Tomorrow

The new iPad nears. Apparently Walmart will be selling them in just a few short hours, well before Apple itself does tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, the first direct-to-consumer shipments should be hitting anytime now. Long story short, a lot of people are going to be getting the new Retina display iPad over the next several...

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A Lot Of Really Cool Information About The iPad

March 15, 2012
A Lot Of Really Cool Information About The iPad

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Tim Cook announces new iPad See Also APPLE’S TV DREAM REVEALED: Embarrass Hardware Makers, Stiff Content Providers, Destroy Cable Companies Apple’s TV Will Be ‘The Biggest Thing In Consumer Electronics Since The Smartphone’—Munster DEAR PEOPLE WHO THINK APPLE IS GOING TO $1,000 A SHARE: Here’s Why You Might Be Idiots… There’s...

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THE GREAT MIGRATION: How Asian And Western Companies Completely Switched Roles In 15 Years

March 15, 2012
THE GREAT MIGRATION: How Asian And Western Companies Completely Switched Roles In 15 Years

This is from Citi’s Robert Buckland in the latest edition of the firm’s Global Equity Strategist note: Citi In the last 15 years, the west has expanded its profit margins, while Asia (ex Japan) has seen its profit margins shrink. On the other hand, intense revenue maximization (as measured by sales divided by company...

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Two Years with the iPad: Was It Worth It?

March 15, 2012

Living Up to Expectations To say I was excited about getting the iPad would be an understatement. It’s easy to be jaded about tablets now, but the iPad really seemed like the realization of tech Sci-Fi fans had been fantasizing about for decades. Whether it’s Star Trek’s PADD or Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide, a...

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PayPal updates iPhone app with new look and ‘Local’ service for finding PayPal Here merchants

March 15, 2012
PayPal updates iPhone app with new look and ‘Local’ service for finding PayPal Here merchants

PayPal has released an update for its iPhone app today that brings along a completely new design that is, at first glance, much more visually appealing than the last version of the app. This edition of the app brings back the ‘Local’ feature which used to show vendors that accepted Paypal. Now, the Local...

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5 Things I Learned About the Future from Stephen Wolfram

March 15, 2012
5 Things I Learned About the Future from Stephen Wolfram

Nature Is A Computer One of the first slides Wolfram showed us was an image of the output of his beloved rule 30. It’s from his set of “cellular automata,” arrays of cells with only two states that change state over time following basic rules. They demonstrate that you don’t need a complicated program...

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