Flickr/ario_ When was the last time you participated in a science fair? Microsoft employees hold science fairs about twice a year. It’s good old-fashioned fun, but it’s also serious career-building business. Microsoft has this on-campus techno lab called the Garage. It’s located in Bill Gates old office and is equipped with stuff like a...
Can’t beat them? Join them. One of the biggest newspaper companies in the world may be trying to get into the Facebook advertising game. Gannett Co., publisher of USA Today and scores of regional and local newspapers, is reportedly close to announcing a $92 million acquisition of BLINQ Media, which specializes in building technology to...
If you’re a mobile device user, you know how wonderful push notifications can be. Without having to open an app, you can see if someone replied to your witty Tweet or if you have a meeting coming up. However, notifications can also be annoying, especially if sent “accidentally.” Today, the popular Tap Tap Revenge...
YouTube/Truong3D There’s a place where Microsoft employees go when they want to tinker: the Microsoft Garage. The Garage is a physical counterpart to Google’s 20% free-time idea, although employees often go there after hours, not as part of their day jobs. It’s on Microsoft’s campus, in Building 4, where Bill Gates’ office used to...
If the growing number of small cell specialists is hoping to break out big in the United States, they should probably look at other carriers than Sprint. The country’s third-largest mobile operator revealed two vendors for its small cell rollout, and they happen to be the same companies that are building its primary umbrella...
Soon, it seems, computers might know our world better than we do. Google is training computers to spot common images on video streams and match user photos of landmarks and other things against its image database. Facial-recognition software could help you identify a complete stranger in the crowd. And now, a group of researchers...
Yahoo Finance is one of the best things Yahoo has. It’s good for stock quotes, company information, and financial news. It’s also one of the few things Yahoo did that totally crushed Google. As you can see in this chart from comScore, Google Finance is nowhere near Yahoo Finance. Unfortunately, the audience at Yahoo...
AP See Also Other Than Facebook, Microsoft’s Investments Haven’t Worked Out So Well Microsoft Is Investing $300 Million In Barnes Noble! IT’S OFFICIAL: Microsoft’s Investment In Facebook At A “Ridiculous” Valuation Was BRILLIANT Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. will probably hang on to its stock in social-network operator Facebook Inc. after a ban...
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Roger Pincombe Roger Pincombe, the brain behind NotSoPrivate. See Also 5 Ways To Prevent Your Password From Being Hacked This Is The Best Way To Make Sure Your Gmail Password Stays Safe Dropbox Has Been Hacked, And You Should Change Your Password Right Now I woke up at 2:30 a.m. earlier this week to...