Daily Archives: August 13, 2012

Huffington Post launches social streaming video network, HuffPost Live

August 13, 2012

At 10 AM ET on Monday morning, the Huffington Post is launching HuffPost Live, a streaming video network with a heavy emphasis on user participation via webcam, smartphone or tablet. “From the beginning, one of our goals has been to try and create the most social video experience possible,” said Huffington Post founding editor...

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Meet The Double, A YC-Backed Teleconferencing Robot With An iPad For A Face

August 13, 2012
Meet The Double, A YC-Backed Teleconferencing Robot With An iPad For A Face

Teleconferencing has changed the way business is conducted. Small companies can hire talent in another city, large corporations can save money by having international meetings in a conference room, and managers can keep tabs on off-site workers through services like Lua. But as technology never rests, neither does the teleconference industry, and Double Robotics...

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GigaOM has a new data channel — here’s what you’ll find if you stop by

August 13, 2012

It’s hard to overstate the importance of data these days. Just about everything we do online — from buying a pair of shoes to sharing a photo to searching for our soulmate — creates new data that may hold the secret to solving a problem. Indeed, our ability to analyze this fast-growing mountain of data will increasingly...

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The Power Of HTML5/Javascript: A GameBoy Color Emulator In Your Browser

August 13, 2012
The Power Of HTML5/Javascript: A GameBoy Color Emulator In Your Browser

It’s early on Monday so you’ll excuse me for getting excited about an HTML5/Javascript-based GameBoy Color emulator that runs entirely within the browser without plugins. While this sort of thing isn’t new – you’ve been able to play NES games in Java for years – and this emulator is a bit old, it’s still...

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Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside’s Ideas For Building Killer Next-Generation Smartphones (GOOG, AAPL)

August 13, 2012
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside’s Ideas For Building Killer Next-Generation Smartphones (GOOG, AAPL)

Motorola How will Motorola beat Samsung in the Android phone market? By gutting its staff and focusing on just a few phones. Google announced its big plan for turning Motorola around in the New York Times today. It sounds much like what Steve Jobs did when he took over Apple. Focus on a few...

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In-flight WiFi company Gogo now offers Delta and Virgin America customers free access to eBay

August 13, 2012

In-flight connectivity service provider Gogo this morning announced that it has signed up a new partner for its digital multimedia platform. Starting today, passengers of both Delta Air Lines and Virgin America will get free access to e-commerce juggernaut eBay. Ebay joins a list of Gogo partners that includes Amazon.com (as well as Zappos.com),...

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We’re A Month Away From The iPhone 5, And There’s A Big iPhone Fire Sale Going On Now (AAPL)

August 13, 2012
We’re A Month Away From The iPhone 5, And There’s A Big iPhone Fire Sale Going On Now (AAPL)

AP Images See Also LEAKED: Here Is A Picture Of The iPhone 5′s Logic Board 9 Essential Gadget Accessories 13 Sex Apps That Actually Exist Now that we’re less than a month away from Apple’s next iPhone unveiling, retailers are discounting the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 by as much as $50. As All...

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Glowpoint buys video conferencing firm Affinity VideoNet to boost its OpenVideo platform

August 13, 2012

Publicly-listed cloud-based video services provider Glowpoint this morning announced that it has agreed to buy Affinity VideoNet, which delivers videoconferencing services to organizations worldwide, in a cash+stock deal. Glowpoint argues that the acquisition will position it as the largest pure-play cloud based managed video service provider to global enterprises. Peter Holst, president and CEO...

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Your Nude Photobucket Photos Can Still Get Fusked

August 13, 2012

Photobucket, that almost-obsolete image hosting site almost no one talks about anymore, became news again this week with a nude-photo privacy-breach scandal related to a long-known-about security problem in how it links to photos. Photobucket says a fix has been available to users for two years, but based on this week’s news it’s clear...

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Groovideo: This app helps you collaborate with friends to create videos for special occasions

August 13, 2012
Groovideo: This app helps you collaborate with friends to create videos for special occasions

Groovideo is a recent product of Silicon Valley Accelerator UpWest Labs, and the Israeli startup has a pretty neat Web and iOS app under its belt. Groovideo’s mission is to help friends collaborate to create videos, with each individual recording their own video segment separately. The app then automatically collects the videos and edits...

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