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Spoof Video Symbolizes The Energy And Brashness Of OpenStack, A Rising Cloud Power

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS At the OpenStack Summit last week, Tuesday’s keynote opened with Dope’n’Stack E.N.T.E.R.P.R.I.S.E, a video that symbolizes the arrival of a new force of disruptors who see riches in building software and systems that will displace the legacy systems of old. It’s not a question anymore. OpenStack has the momentum to win, and it can thank this young group of developers and feisty systems gurus for making it happen. Companies that have long…

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story In A Long Time

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MARK SUSTER If you don’t like it hot, use less,” he said. “We don’t make mayonnaise here.”  This morning I was reading my social media and came across an article that Christine Tsai had posted on Facebook. It was about the founder of Sriracha sauce, David Tran, displaced from Vietnam when the North’s communists took power. As the son of an immigrant myself, I am a sucker for an immigrant story. Moving to…

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How Will We Define A “Good” Google Glass Experience?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Google Glass is getting closer and closer to becoming a shipping product. It’s already making its way out to early “Explorer” program pre-launch testers, and we’ll almost definitely see a lot more from Glass at Google I/O in mid-May. Drew already got his lucky mitts on an Explorer set, and provided some useful insight about how it operates, and how it might be useful as someone goes about their average…

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Google’s new Places for Business app lets you verify and update listings on your iPhone Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith When you run your own business, time is money and sometimes you don’t have the excess minutes to return to your PC and tweak your Google Place Google+ Locallisting, right? Fortunately, if you’re carrying an iPhone in your pocket and have Google’s new Places for Business app, you can adjust those opening times, verify your establishment (and more) on the go. Other features include web traffic tracking, plus the ability to…

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PanaCast brings panoramic HD video to conference calls in the palm of your hand for $599 (hands-on) Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Michael Gorman Video chats have become quite popular these days, whether you’re using Facetime,Skype or are attending a Google Hangout. One problem with those platforms is that they provide a limited field of view and that view is static for attendees. PanaCast solves that problem with some unique hardware and software that provides a 200 degree FOV and a virtualized camera for each viewer. Its camera has six imagers, an SoC with dual ARM11…

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Iron Man mouse fuels your hot-rod red obsession, is all about the next mission

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As reported on Engadget. By Jamie Rigg Whether you’re looking to instill fear in the hearts of enemies at LAN, or just want to edit spreadsheets in style, this Iron Man mouse will do everything a normal mouse can… just cooler. To capitalize on hype for the third installment of the superhero film franchise, Japanese company e-blue (aka E-3LUE) has released this gold and hot-rod red peripheral with Tony Stark’s blessing (read: under official Marvel license). Two AAA batteries power the wireless mouse (some…

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Petition calling for Verizon to drop contracts gains momentum

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As reported on The Verge. By Matt Brian A petition asking Verizon to follow the lead of its smaller rival T-Mobile in cutting mobile contracts has gained significant momentum after it recorded over 30,000 signatures in one day. The Change.org petition — created on April 7th in an effort to force Verizon to “create an affordable way for consumers to purchase their devices” — currently sits just short of 100,000 signups and is believed to have garnered additional support following…

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I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback

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As reported on The Verge. By Katie Drummond It’s been dismissed as bunk science for decades. But does neurofeedback deserve a second look? Imagine if treating a mental illness was as simple as playing a video game — except your mind is the controller. That idea isn’t only real, it’s a therapy gaining traction in the medical community and among patients, who swear by its healing effects. Called neurofeedback, the procedure purports to treat a variety…

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Microsoft Confirms Its Plans To Bring Windows 8 To Smaller Touch-Enabled Devices Soon

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As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS During its Q3 2013 earnings call today, Microsoft’s outgoing CFO Peter Klein noted that the company plans to bring Windows 8 to smaller devices. Until now, Windows 8 was mostly geared toward desktops and larger tablets, including Microsoft’s own Surface and RT machines. With the forthcoming Windows 8 Blue, rumor had it that Microsoft would enable its OEMs to run Windows 8 on smaller devices, too. Klein confirmed this on today’s call,…

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Blackstone Reportedly Withdraws Bid For Dell, Citing “Deteriorating” Business

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Blackstone has reportedly withdrawn its bid for Dell, leaving the way open for founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake to buy out the company, reports Reuters. Blackstone and activist investor Carl Icahn put in bids for Dell on March 22, the last day of the “go-shop” period to solicit competing offers for Dell after Michael Dell and Silver Lake made a $24.4 billion buyout offer for the PC maker that some investors…

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