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- Four newspapers team up to launch Southeast Asia’s first combined digital subscription
- Tech5: Meet the UK’s fastest growing tech companies
- Facebook Messenger for iOS now lets you start group chats and forward messages to others
- ‘China’s Twitter’ Sina Weibo drops ‘Sina’ from its name as it prepares to list in the US
- Google Naps: a parody of Google Maps that helps you find the best places for a snooze
- Microsoft teases Kinect’s refreshed look for Windows v2
- Microsoft OneNote for iPad redesigned for iOS 7 to match new Office mobile apps
- Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard
- Bitcoin gets a boost as payments firm Stripe announces support for the cryptocurrency
- DataWind’s $38 and $80 Ubislate tablets are a great deal, but they’re probably not for you
| Four newspapers team up to launch Southeast Asia’s first combined digital subscription Posted: 28 Mar 2014 04:14 AM PDT  The (old) media industry in Southeast Asia is not as dynamic and digitally savvy as its peers in the US and Europe, so it's interesting to note that prominent newspapers across four countries have teamed up and announced the region's first unified digital subscription for readers. Starting April 1 — which is not a hoax, in this case — readers will be able to pay US$115 for an annual subscription to the digital versions of The Nation (Thailand), Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The Star (Malaysia) and Daily Inquirer (Philippines), each of which is part of the Asia News Network (ANN), which counts 23 publications... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tech5: Meet the UK’s fastest growing tech companies Posted: 28 Mar 2014 04:02 AM PDT Ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. Well, sort of. Here at The Next Web, we meet and write about a lot of young and promising startups. But this year, we've been thinking about the companies that are no longer just 'promising', companies that are making money, growing and proving over a number of years that they have much more than a good idea. They have a business. Given the exposure already meted out to US startups and, more specifically, Silicon Valley, we teamed up with Adyen to eke out the top five fastest growing tech startups across Europe. Last... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Facebook Messenger for iOS now lets you start group chats and forward messages to others Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:56 AM PDT Facebook Messenger for iOS has just received an update that lets you create group chats (via Engadget). As in other versions of Facebook, you simply name the group, set a photo and chats will be gathered together in one conversation. You can also "pin" groups to get easier access to them. The latest update also lets you forward a message or photo to someone else who isn't in the conversation, and has "continued improvements to make the app faster and more reliable." ➤ Facebook Messenger: iOS Thumbnail image via Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images TNW on Facebook: Have you liked our Facebook page yet? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ‘China’s Twitter’ Sina Weibo drops ‘Sina’ from its name as it prepares to list in the US Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:56 AM PDT  China's Twitter-like microblogging platform Sina Weibo has just dropped 'Sina' from its name to become known only as 'Weibo,' as it aptly announced via Weibo today. The logo on the service's homepage has also been changed to reflect the switch in name. Weibo means "microblog" in Chinese. This move essentially makes the platform synonymous with microblogging in China and overrides all other similar services — which include Tencent Weibo — and comes as it recently filed for a US IPO to raise up to $500 million. A recent report published by state-affiliated research organization China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) showed that as of end-2013, the number... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Naps: a parody of Google Maps that helps you find the best places for a snooze Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:48 PM PDT Google Maps helps you find your way, but Google Naps — a parody based on the popular mapping service — is helping you discover the best places for a snooze. A group of Dutch users created Google Naps to uncover "the world's coziest and coolest places to take a well-deserved nap." These napping spots, which include Portugal, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and all four corners of the US, are shared by fellow users. To avoid being called out for the blatant ripoff of Google Maps, the Dutch founders have left a message on the Naps tool for Googlers: Hello,... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Microsoft teases Kinect’s refreshed look for Windows v2 Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:18 PM PDT In November last year, Microsoft started delivering Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits to developers — building up expectations for the next-generation version of Kinect to land soon. Today it took the wraps off the hardware's final look. The sensor is pretty similar to the Kinect for Xbox One, but it says "Kinect" on the top panel while the Xbox Nexus — the green "X" — has been dropped in favor of a simple power indicator. In the meantime, the hub accepts three connections: the sensor, USB 3.0 output to PC, and power. Microsoft notes that the power cables will differ according... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Microsoft OneNote for iPad redesigned for iOS 7 to match new Office mobile apps Posted: 27 Mar 2014 08:58 PM PDT Microsoft finally launched office for the iPad today and made Office for iOS and Android free, but it isn't done there after revamping OneNote for iPad to match its other Office apps. In addition to being redesigned for iOS 7, the app now crops and enhances photos of whiteboards and documents automatically, making it more convenient to add multimedia to notes and messages. OneNote is Microsoft's competitor to Evernote and Google Keep, and is particularly suited to those using desktop devices running Windows. The Android version remains unchanged since January, when it got native sharing and widgets. ➤ OneNote for iPad Headline image... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard Posted: 27 Mar 2014 08:19 PM PDT Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bitcoin gets a boost as payments firm Stripe announces support for the cryptocurrency Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:53 PM PDT There's good news for the Bitcoin community and retailers with an interest in the virtual currency, after payments firm Stripe announced that it would add support for Bitcoin payments. Stripe — which is one of the largest companies of its kind, having raised over $120 million in funding — has launched a private beta which includes support for the cryptocurrency, alongside the 135 global currencies that are already covered. Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison told Recode that the company has a "positive disposition to Bitcoin" because it is solving "the problems we care about" — namely enabling anyone to pay... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| DataWind’s $38 and $80 Ubislate tablets are a great deal, but they’re probably not for you Posted: 27 Mar 2014 03:11 PM PDT  You can approach budget tablets and smartphones from two different ways. When compared against the history of computing, these devices offer remarkable functionality at unprecedented pricing, opening up Internet access to new groups of previously unconnected people. However, when matched up against existing "premium" offerings, budget devices can feel clunky, under-powered and even hostile to the user. DataWind's $38 Ubislate 7Ci tablet and its $80 7C+ cellular-connected counterpart are tricky devices to review. While I can try to imagine its target users and emulate their actions on the device, the fact remains that these tablets are designed for a new... This story continues at The Next Web This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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