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Amazon starts bricking hacked Fire TVs in latest firmware update
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 23:58
You may want to think twice before hacking your Fire TV set-top box to get around its limitations. In the latest firmware update for Fire TV, Amazon has added a mechanism that determines whether you’ve rooted (aka hack...
Want to hitch a ride on a rocket? Join one of these 68 companies
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 23:15
Here's a good starting point for engineers looking for high-growth opportunities.
FTC finalizes order demanding Google refund $19M in kids' in-app purchases
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 22:59
Today the FCC approved a final ruling requiring Google to reimburse consumers for unauthorized purchases made by their kids in the Google Play store. The approved order comes after the FTC opened up the decision to publi...
$5M Ohio 'Pay For Success' Targets Homelessness And Child Welfare
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 22:25
Cuyahoga County in Ohio is launching, with a variety of partners, a $5 million Pay for Success project aimed at homelessness and child welfare.
Why VMware absolutely had to adopt Docker and its trendy containers
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 21:29
The container market is real, and the biggest technology infrastructure companies know it.
Apple files to dismiss iPod antitrust case as plaintiffs are disqualified
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 21:12
Plaintiffs' attorneys today withdrew the name of one of the two people who claimed harm, leaving just one New Jersey woman as the sole member of the class action.
7 smart ways to use mobile app analytics
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 21:00
Guest:Going with your gut feeling may work occasionally, but if you're making decisions based on cold, hard data, you're going to be more successful.
First Cortana for Windows 10 desktop screenshots and video leak
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 20:58
Microsoft today brought its Cortana virtual assistant to France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, albeit in alpha form. Yet the really exciting news comes from unreleased Windows 10 builds: Cortana running on the desktop. Both...
Start-ups Take Note: Uber Made It Big, But Did They Get It Right?
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 20:16
Uber is the start-up that can be accused of recommending a million dollar smear campaign against a female journalist one week, and seal a billion dollar funding round the next. The company bears all the hallmarks of a di...
Judicial Watch Loses Orthodontist Suit Against Delay Of Obamacare Employer Mandate
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 19:35
Doctor Larry Kawa, a Florida orthodontist, was gearing up for the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. In an interview he indicated that his company ha...
Five Ways George Osborne Has Failed Small Businesses This Week
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 19:15
The Autumn Statement was presented as a boost for small businesses, but the Chancellor got it wrong far too often
Microsoft adds video calling between Lync and Skype for Windows, coming to Android and iOS next
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 19:12
Microsoft today announced new cross-app integration between Skype and Lync: video calling. The new feature works between Lync 2013 and the latest Skype for Windows desktop client, which you can download now directly from...
Free Your Strategy From Annual Planning
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 19:05
By Ken Favaro
The Economic Development Game: 'Go Big' To Accelerate Innovation
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 19:00
In order to stay globally competitive in this new economy, regions must have an economic base that constantly innovates and optimizes the use of technology. But what regional strategies work to accelerate the pace of inn...
What Entrepreneurial Desire Do You Possess?
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 18:40
In a passage from Upanishads, the ancient and sacred texts of Hinduism, the writer proposes this thought about desire: “A man whose mind wanders and longs for objects of desire, goes again to life and death according t...
Comcast cares? Companies clueless about customer dissatisfaction (study)
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 18:37
Businesses generally think they care well for their customers, according to a new report. Customers, unsurprisingly, disagree. Violently. While 73 percent of busineseses think they’re doing a good job of communicating ...
Pirate's Booty Case Collapses As Food Makers Fight Back
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 18:32
A lawsuit over Pirate's Booty snacks collapses as defense lawyers probe into the tactics of plaintiff firms.
The Three Problems That Must Be Solved To Close Your Sales Deal
Forbes - 5 Dec 2014 18:30
You're sitting in the sales meeting trying to determine if a deal is going to close and your salesperson is all over the place. We've all been there. Salespeople can be the most verbose, circuitous, rambling people when ...
Could Wire be the messaging app the world has been waiting for?
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 18:25
A "modern communications network,” “simple, beautiful conversations,” “it’s time to create the best possible communication tools, as beautiful as they are useful.” All these quotes emanated from the good folk...
The DeanBeat: Will Hollywood brands bring salvation from the rising cost of acquiring mobile gamers?
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 18:00
It's not inconceivable that a mobile game will make the most profits for an entertainment property.
Is interactive content a way to rise above content marketing clutter?
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 18:00
Sponsored:The biggest challenge content marketers face is breaking through the cacophony of content flooding the web. As marketers are being told to "think like publishers" , interactive content is significantly expandin...
Sony's new hi-res audio Walkman appeals to cultured senses, like a fine wine (review)
Venture Beat - 5 Dec 2014 17:35
Review:Sony's latest Walkman puts 350 high-resolution songs in your pocket. Assuming, that is, you can hear the difference.