Daily Archives: December 8, 2012

#StartupLab breaks down barriers of mentorship for entrepreneurs across the galaxy

December 8, 2012
#StartupLab breaks down barriers of mentorship for entrepreneurs across the galaxy

Yoda said, “always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice.” For the Jedi, as for entrepreneurs, mentorship is vital to providing the next generation with the knowledge they need. However, in this internet era on earth, mentorship no longer needs to be a one-on-one, in-person experience. Scott Gerber –...

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U.S. Patent Office Says The ‘Steve Jobs Patent’ For iPhones And iPads Is Invalid

December 8, 2012
U.S. Patent Office Says The ‘Steve Jobs Patent’ For iPhones And iPads Is Invalid

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images See Also Judge Calls For ‘Global Peace’ Between Apple And Samsung This Weapon Could Stop Apple From Getting Samsung Products Banned T-Mobile To Start Selling The iPhone In 2013 The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has declared one of Apple’s most important patents for touchscreen devices invalid.  The so-called...

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Good Deal: Now You Can Get A Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader For $79 (BKS)

December 8, 2012
Good Deal: Now You Can Get A Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader For $79 (BKS)

Steve Kovach, Business Insider The Nook Simple Touch See Also The iPad Has The Best Battery Life In Its Class BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Worldwide Mobile Phone Growth Lowest In Three Years BII REPORT: The Rise Of The Tablet Consumer Barnes Noble has dropped the price of its black and white e-reader, the Nook Simple...

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Apple Isn’t Finished Improving The Apple TV –– Here’s What’s Next (AAPL)

December 8, 2012
Apple Isn’t Finished Improving The Apple TV –– Here’s What’s Next (AAPL)

AP See Also The Only Windows 8 Devices That Matter This Year 71 YEARS AGO TODAY: The US Was Attacked And Went On To Reshape The World Judge Calls For ‘Global Peace’ Between Apple And Samsung An upcoming software update for the Apple TV will let you use a Bluetooth keyboard to control...

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Android users seeking USB drivers for Windows targeted with malware infecting PCs, mobile devices

December 8, 2012
Android users seeking USB drivers for Windows targeted with malware infecting PCs, mobile devices

Cybercriminals have started targeting Android device owners looking to connect and modify their smartphones and tablets. They are using searches for phrases like “Windows Android drivers” and everything in between to serve up malware for Windows computers as well as malware for Android devices distributed via fake Google Play stores. One such Yahoo search...

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Twitter’s photo filters may already be live, as employees test them in new iOS and Android apps

December 8, 2012
Twitter’s photo filters may already be live, as employees test them in new iOS and Android apps

Following Instagram’s decision to stop letting users view photos on Twitter, rumors that Twitter is to launch its own photo filters are looking more solid by the day. All Things D claims that Twitter will release its new filters product before the end of 2012, and now, recent images shared by both Twitter employees...

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Behind the rise of the 3D printing revolution

December 8, 2012
Behind the rise of the 3D printing revolution

Want to turn your creative thinking about objects into a reality? Of course you do. What if you could just magic up a new button for the one that fell off your favourite shirt? What if you could invent a new way for carrying hot items in the kitchen? What if? The rise of...

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Apple’s Thermonuclear Patent War Is A Farce

December 8, 2012
Apple’s Thermonuclear Patent War Is A Farce

The news: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has declared a huge Apple multi-touch-screen patent – the so-called “Steve Jobs patent” – to be invalid. As CNET adds, this is the second Apple patent to get a smackdown. The previous one was about Apple’s “rubber band” effect. Neither ruling is final, but still. The...

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One banker’s predictions for the future of digital media

December 8, 2012

The fact that there is a public debate about the maturation of digital media is a fair sign that real change is afoot. That one of New York’s most prominent angels is branching out from his collective of founders to a mega fund is another, reasonably symbolic, clue. To be clear, this isn’t about finality or absolutes, and we...

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Why Facebook will start serving ads on Instagram soon

December 8, 2012

Most of the media coverage of Facebook’s latest proposed revisions to its legal agreements with users has focused on one change: the proposed elimination of users’ right to vote. The reality, however, is that this change probably won’t have any practical effect because a vote by users would almost certainly never have been binding...

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