We all know there will be a day when the mouse and keyboard will become obsolete, but many think that day is far off. However, that day just might be here with a new project called “LEAP.” As first noted by The Wall Street Journal, the LEAP, developed by parent company Leap Motion, allows you to control your computer by only using your hand.
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After Walking Away From Acquisition Talks With Facebook, Ark Opens Its People Search Engine
21 May
Following a jam-packed beta test and a jaw-dropping $4.2 million seed round, Ark people search is open for sign ups…at least for the next three days. Ark lets you sift through profiles on Facebook, Google, Twitter, and other services to help you find out which of your high school classmates live in New York, see which friends are single, and connect with strangers who share your interests by layering up to 30 characteristic filters.
Foreign entrepreneurs: Friend or foe?
21 May
Editor’s note: The Millennials are a generation that are constantly plugged in and moving fast to make their mark on the world. CNN’s Quest Means Business is tracking four of them. Here, CNN contributor and Millennial David Lloyd – who in this week’s episode is in the running for an innovation award — asks if foreign entrepreneurs are friend or foe.
So, is there a tech bubble or not?
21 May
Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine:
The results of Facebook’s IPO last week may indicate there isn’t — at least not in the public markets.
FORTUNE – Does anyone want to talk about a bubble now?
In the weeks leading up to Facebook’s (FB) much-trumpeted IPO, a debate simmered over whether Silicon Valley was entering another bubble. Some cited “bizarre activity” like spending big on companies with no revenue.
IOS developers believe larger iPhone won't cause big problems
21 May
If those pesky “people familiar with the matter” are to be believed, Apple(s AAPL) will move to a larger screen with the next iteration of the iPhone, thought to arrive sometime this fall.
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News reported separately last week that Apple will introduce a screen of “at least 4 inches diagonal” or “bigger than 3.5 inches,” the current screen size.
Morgan Stanley: Hedge funds treat Apple like junk
21 May
Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine:
A high-quality, fast-growing mega cap company that gets no respect on the Street
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Katy Huberty, Morgan Stanley’s chief Apple (AAPL) analyst, issued an elaborate report Monday entitled AAPL: How Do You Do Risk Management? that I can’t pretend to understand completely — not even the title.
But two takeaways are clear: (I quote)
- AAPL is the most widely held US company among hedge funds, with 26% of all large hedge funds holding positions of 1% or larger, and 10% holding positions 5% or larger (as of March 2012).
Three hundred of Steve Jobs' patents, four stories down
20 May Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine:
If you didn’t already know about the Smithsonian’s exhibit, you’d never find it
At the Smithsonian: The patents and trademarks of Steve Jobs
FORTUNE — First you have to find which of the Smithsonian’s 19 museums houses the Steve Jobs’ exhibit that opened last week — not an easy task for someone unfamiliar with the monumental geography of Washington D.C.
'Can I help you?': How LivePerson decides who's worth the personal touch
20 May
Even if you haven’t heard of LivePerson (s lpsn), chances are you’ve encountered one of its products while browsing online. It’s the company behind many of the pop-up windows offering real-time chat with a representative, as well as other forms of online customer engagement. It’s also a treasure trove of consumer data that LivePerson uses to decide which visitors are worth what type of attention.
Will 'crazy' tax leave Berlin unable to compete?
20 May
Updated: What makes a city competitive for startups? VCs, angels and cheap desk space, to be sure, but also nuts-and-bolts stuff like transport and taxation.
As Om noted in December, Berlin’s airports are quite small, but the city had a plan. The two currently operational airports — Tegel and Schoenefeld — were supposed to be replaced in June by a new mega-airport, Berlin Brandenburg.
G8 summit: Stephen Harper says free trade an alternative to austerity, cutbacks
19 May
Reblogged from National Post | News:
Leaders of the Group of Eight countries focused their attention on the European fiscal crisis on Saturday, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper arguing there are ways to resurrect teetering economies that involve neither devastating austerity measures nor massive stimulus spending.
“It doesn’t have to be an either/or situation; trade, for example, is a way to cultivate growth,” a senior Canadian government official said at the G8 summit, being held for the first time at this lush, leafy presidential retreat tucked away in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.
Zynga Shares Go On Wild Ride During Facebook IPO -- Big Fall, Then Recovery [Updated]
18 May
Zynga’s share price plummeted 11.4 percent from $8.09 to $7.19 in the eight minutes after Facebook’s IPO went live, and down 13.3 percent since yesterday. Trading was halted for a number of minutes to stem further losses. Then, the stock came back and started to recover. It’s currently down around 5% overall — and halted again for the time being.
Infographic: A look back at Facebook's revenue and valuations
18 May
When considering Facebook’s (s fb) road to its IPO it might help to see some of the most important data — its revenues and valuations — in a more visual way. Public trading of the company’s stock began today, but people have been speculating about Facebook’s value for a very long time.
Charts: Facebook's IPO In Historical Context And Its Share Price Over Time
18 May
Facebook will be the largest tech IPO in history today as the company and its early shareholders raise about $16 billion at the final price of $38 a share. There is also an allotment for them to sell up to $2.4 billion more in the next 30 days. Here’s how it compares to other historical IPOs, according to NASDAQ data.
And The First Facebook IPO Hackathon Photos Roll In
18 May
Hundreds of Facebook employees congregated at ‘Hacker Square’ at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters this evening ahead of the company’s insanely-hyped initial public offering. Now, some of the first photos are starting to trickle in. There was a standing ovation for chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who gave a talk before several long-time engineers bounced in while wearing capes or bringing boomboxes.
QR Codes Take an Architectural Turn
17 May
Reblogged from Ahmed El Antably, PhD:
A South Korean supermarket installed a 3D QR code that is readable only during lunch time. When the sun is at the correct angle, the installation cast shadows that make the QR readable.
You can read more about it here.
Looking Back: London In 1949
17 May
Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London. Photograph by Chalmers Butterfield.
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The Facebook is the most important IPO to EVER hit the StockMarkets - But not for the reasons you think
17 May
The Facebook IPO is the most important IPO to hit the stock market in …..forever. Not because of its size in dollars. Not because of the gap up it may experience in its first day of trading. Nope. Its the most important IPO ever because: 1. It could lead to individual retail investors coming back into the market. For the first time in a long time I had someone ask me what I thought about an IPO.
Why Warren Buffett is buying newspapers
17 May
The Oracle of Omaha acquired his hometown newspaper in January and just snapped up dozens more in a $142 million deal. This is supposed to be the fastest declining industry in America. What is Warren Buffett up to?
Here’s why the deal makes a lot more sense than it appears:
A “three corner pool shot”
This week’s deal makes Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, the proud owner of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and 62 other daily and weekly papers in Virginia and the South.
Moglue Makes It Dead Simple For Anyone To Create And Publish Interactive Ebooks
17 May
Creating and publishing content-rich, interactive ebooks without programming skills or distribution power: that’s the problem New York- and Seoul-based startup Moglue is trying to solve. The TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing finalist offers two products: MoglueBuilder (a desktop app that makes it dead simple for authors and artists to create and publish interactive ebooks) and MoglueBooks (an ebook store on iOS for users who just want to browse and consume content).
Greece's surging leftist defiantly refuses to back 'barbaric' austerity
17 May
Reblogged from National Post | News:
ATHENS — Greece’s surging leftist leader predicted on Thursday his party would sweep next month’s election and refused to stop demanding an end to “barbaric” austerity policies he said were bankrupting the nation.
Increasingly worried about Greece’s future in the euro zone, foreign lenders and mainstream parties have stepped up warnings that the country risks being cut off from aid if it fails to stick to spending cuts included in its latest bailout package.
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