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ANALYSIS: Fresh reports (link in Chinese) surfaced Thursday that Xiaomi, China’s number one smartphone maker, is planning to use in-house chips for its low- and mid-range smartphones in 2016. The rumored move, which first appeared earlier this month (link also in Chinese), is notable because of the sheer size Xiaomi has grown to. Any changes in its […]... →

ANALYSIS: Fresh reports (link in Chinese) surfaced Thursday that Xiaomi, China’s number one smartphone maker, is planning to use in-house chips for its low- and mid-range smartphones in 2016. The rumored move, which first appeared earlier this month (link also in Chinese), is notable because of the sheer size Xiaomi has grown to. Any changes in its […]... →

Posted by DI_DaveWe launched our brand new blog on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The next day, we received about 200 unique visitors. By the weekend, we were receiving between 1,800 and 2,400 visitors per day.It felt fantastic to see the blue line going up in Google Analytics. All those people flocking to a brand new website, signing up for our newsletter, and engaging in the comments. When I wasn't trying to keep up with all the interactions, I was skipping around the office with a stupid grin on my face.So how d... →

Буквально на прошедшей неделе угрозы РКН заблокировать "Википедию" привели к росту популярности "запрещённого материала" в тысячу раз. Ход повторится с музыкальным сервисом?.... →

Vine today announced Music on Vine for iOS and Android to help users discover and create music on the short-form video sharing service. “Music has been part of Vine’s culture since the beginning,” the company says on its website. “Now, we’re connecting you to the music you love, starting with new ways to discover and create with […]... →

Twitter today announced Music on Vine for iOS and Android to help users discover and create music on the short-form video sharing service. “Music has been part of Vine’s culture since the beginning,” the company says on its website. “Now, we’re connecting you to the music you love, starting with new ways to discover and create with music […]... →

Vine, the six-second looping video app from Twitter, has today announced a significant feature update that brings more attention to the audio in users’ videos. Starting tomorrow (Friday), Vine users will have more control over their vines with the ability to add music to their content. While it was previously possible to add music to vines by using a separate device to play the music,… Read More... →

GUEST: Congratulations! You’ve already figured out what should have been the hard part: Getting people to download your app. But as you now know, that’s not even the half of it. Once they’ve installed it, how do you get your customers to actually use it? According to a recent report from Google, 25 percent of all […]... →

Facebook is the latest tech titan to try and bring a consumer-focused digital assistant to the largely uninterested populace. M is a largely text-based hybrid assistant that can rely on human knowledge when need be to help answer queries that are a little bit more complicated and may require a human touch. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook now all have their own digital assistants… Read More... →

Facebook unveiled its M personal assistant yesterday, shelled out a few details and revealed that it was currently being beta-tested by a couple hundred random users in the Bay Area. The service is unique in that it is partially human-powered, and these “M trainers” can complete real tasks like buying items and making reservations. Whatever M eventually turns out to be, it is… Read More... →

Posted by randfishStep 1: Create 10x content. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Massive flood of traffic.There's a bigger gap in step 2 than many marketers anticipate, and one of the best ways to fill it is getting your content in front of influential people who can help spread the word. You'll have to make it worth their while, though, and in today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand explains how to go about that. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! Video transcriptionHowdy, Moz f... →

The ancient Romans had a word to describe the most precious artistic works of the time: sincere. A technique made popular at the time involved inserting wax into a sculpture’s cracks as it aged to preserve its life. From a distance, a work treated in this regard was remarkably indistinguishable from its original. Read More... →

If you are part of the Windows Insider program, Microsoft’s tool to get new code into the hands of its hardcore users ahead of the general public, you get a treat today: Windows 10 build 10532. Yes, another Windows 10 build. So, what’s new? Core to the new build are improved menus, which should provide a bit more harmonic fit. Also up is the ability to share notes from the… Read More... →

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google has rejected EU antitrust charges that it abused its market power, exposing the company to the risk of a hefty fine if it does not alter its business practices. The company’s comments came after the European Commission in April accused it of distorting internet search results to […]... →

Генеральный директор Facebook Марк Цукерберг (Mark Zuckerberg) сообщил о важном достижении на своей странице в социальной сети:  «Впервые один миллиард человек за сутки использовали Facebook. В понедельник каждый седьмой человек на Земле воспользовался Facebook, чтобы связаться с друзьями и семьей. Когда мы говорим о наших финансах, мы используем средние цифры, но тут другой случай. Это был первый раз, когда мы достигли этого рубежа, и это только начало подключения всего мира». По данным финансовых результ... →

Facebook’s Josh Miller has announced that he’s leaving the social networking company today. Perhaps known more as the founder of Branch Media, Miller spent nearly the past 1.5 years as a product manager at Facebook. He did not provide any other statement about his future plans, only saying: “More on what’s next very soon!” Today, […]... →

People don’t like change. We just don’t. Especially when it comes to our favorite sites or apps. When you move our cheese we get confused and angry. In fact, Facebook can’t do anything without a group of people raging about it. Sure, change isn’t always bad, but in the case of these 10 situations, it was pretty bad. Read More... →

DeNA announces new mobile livestreaming app, with potential beyond gaming... →

Looking to build a bridge over the technology industry’s (and the technology investment industry more specifically) chasm-sized gender gap, a group of successful women entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate executives have launched Female Funders — a site dedicated to providing women with the tools they need to begin angel investing. The site’s launch comes with a… Read More... →

The world of live game broadcasting got a lot more crowded yesterday, and that is leading to some interesting situations for people who make money playing games in front of an engaged audience. If you are a Twitch partner — one of the 11,000 people who has signed a contract to make money from your […]... →