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USMobile is launching its Scrambl3 encryption app for iPhones and Android smartphones today. The app enables users to make secure calls or send secure messages without worrying about eavesdropping, according to USMobile, which includes people who worked with the National Security Agency on a previous project. The app is sure to stir more debate as […]... →

Latvia’s Mintos, a fintech startup that operates a p2p loans marketplace to let investors invest in varous loans from a growing number of loan originators, has raised €2 million in seed funding. Backing comes from Riga-based VC Skillion Ventures. Read More... →

What if you could get 100 percent return on every advertising dollar spent? Or increase your company’s average order value by 300 percent? Tougher still, what if you could measure marketing effectiveness when you don’t directly touch the customer and don’t control the point of sale? If you’re a marketing executive, these scenarios are not the stuff […]... →

Google приступил к закрытию сервиса Google Compare. Окончательно его работа будет прекращена 23 марта 2016 года. Об этом сообщается в письме, разосланном партнёрам программы. Напомним, что в марте 2015 года Google запустил инструмент Google Compare для услуг автострахования в США. Функционал представлял собой дополнение к уже существующему набору Google Compare, призванное помочь пользователям принимать обоснованные финансовые решения. В ноябре 2015 года в сервис добавили предложения по ипотечным кредитам.... →

Razer, the gaming technology company based out of Southern California, has raised another round of funding, a Series C that values it at $1.5 billion, TechCrunch has learned. The backing comes in part from China, specifically the Digital Grid subsidiary of IT company Hangzhou Liaison Interactive. Yesterday, Hangzhou published a statement (a link first published by Reuters) confirming… Read More... →

Toshiba has canceled its smart glasses less than one week before the devices were to start shipping. In an announcement today, the Japanese electronics company said it made the decision to stop developing and selling Wearvue TG-1 as part of an effort to streamline its business portfolio and operations. Read More... →

Bill Gates is siding with the FBI and says Apple should unlock the phone of the San Bernardino shooter. In an interview with FT, the Microsoft founder simply reiterates the Justice Department’s claim that this is a specific case and the FBI is not asking for a general unlocking tool. “This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information,” Bill… Read More... →

Редакция Search Engine Land подготовила список распространённых вопросов и ответов по поводу изменений в показе рекламы Google AdWords в результатах десктопной выдачи. Напомним, что 19 февраля Google официально подтвердил факт прекращения показа рекламных объявлений справа от результатов поисковой выдачи в веб-версии поиска. Что конкретно изменилось? Показ текстовых объявлений справа от результатов выдачи на декстопах производиться не будет. Для высококонкурентных запросов будет транслироваться 4 текстовы... →

This Wednesday at 6:46 pm EST, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the SES-9 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida with their Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The mission will mark the company’s second launch of the year. Wednesday’s mission will be coupled with a first stage landing attempt on SpaceX’s autonomous drone ship, “Of Course I Still Love You.”… Read More... →

BARCELONA, Spain — If Cyanogen had its way, all those apps cluttering your smartphone would go the way of the dinosaurs. Of course, that’s not going to happen anytime soon. But the Palo Alto-based company has announced a new version of its Android-based operating system called ‘MOD’ that will give developers the same ability to […]... →

PRESS RELEASE: OpenX, a global leader in creating programmatic advertising marketplaces, today announced the launch of OpenX Bidder for Apps. As an extension of the leading bidder solution for desktop and mobile web, OpenX Bidder for Apps maximizes...... →

AOL объявил о расширении охвата премиум-форматов рекламы. Теперь эти объявления будут также появляться на MSN.com и внутри приложений в сети Millennial Media. Рекламные форматы Halo, Devil, Devil Full-Page Flex, Billboard и Loft уже отображаются на MSN-сайтах в США, Канаде, Японии и Испании. В марте они будут запущены во Франции, Великобритании, Германии, Италии и Бразилии. Линейка премиум-форматов видеорекламы будет доступна на этих рынках позже в этом квартале. Показ рекламного блока Devil Full-Page Fle... →

Телеком-оператор объяснил такой шаг растущими расходами на интерконнект... →

For the last 15 years, the Cleantech Forum has been organized by the Cleantech Group. Most recently it took place in San Francisco on January 25-27, 2016. Energy storage, China and the Internet of Things (IoT) were key topics at the forum, with investors and entrepreneurs confident on their respective futures. Read More... →

Posted by nikkielizabethdemereCan you recall Don Draper using statistics in a quote? Neither can I.Draper’s pitches were successful because they focused on stories. (Remember the famous Kodak Carousel pitch?) He was onto something: Research highlights stories as key to capturing an audience's attention.Jennifer Aaker, a social psychologist and professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, cites a study in which students were asked to present a one-minute persuasive pitch to their class members. Each ... →

A panel session probing the perennial heads or tails of mobile device commoditization vs mobile device innovation here at MWC 2016 earlier today heard an interesting range of views. Speakers ran the gamut of mobile makers big and small (Samsung, Motorola/Lenovo and Wileyfox), through to chipset maker Qualcomm, alternative open Android flavor Cyanogen, and mobile operator Telefonica. Read More... →

If you don’t know which new Samsung Galaxy phone to get for mobile virtual reality, one of the authorities on the subject has weighed in to make your decision easier. For the best experience with the Gear VR head-mounted display peripheral, you should get the standard Galaxy S7 over the S7 Edge. At least, that’s […]... →

Cernan: Boy, that sure is weird music. Young: We’re going to have to find out about that. Nobody will believe us. -Apollo 10 transcript This weekend, the Science Channel released the preview for their newest episode of NASA’s Unexplained Files that told the story of Apollo astronauts who heard weird sounds during their trip around the moon. The “space music”… Read More... →

With the first orders of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset slated to arrive in just over a month, a number of those with pre-orders awoke this morning to the disturbing discovery that their orders had been abruptly canceled. Many of the reported instances seem to point to the fact that buyers were aiming to have the product shipped to unsupported countries or were otherwise… Read More... →

Most institutional investors are notoriously circumspect. Chris Douvos is not like most institutional investors. In fact, Douvos, a managing director with Venture Investment Associates — a fund of funds group that commits capital to venture capital, growth capital, and private equity groups — is very opinionated, comparatively. It’s a refreshing quality, particularly when… Read More... →