Microsoft and Sony Diverge on Gaming ‘Cloud’
Microsoft and Sony Diverge on Gaming ‘Cloud’ – Digits – WSJ (via thisistheverge)
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DarwinApps: “How much does an app cost?”
DarwinApps: Q: “How much does an app cost?” A: “About as much as a car.” That’s about right Update 2023 – The writer did a follow-up piece
INFOGRAPHIC: Is It Time to Cut the Cable Cord?
I guess I qualify as MacGyver gq: INFOGRAPHIC: Is It Time to Cut the Cable Cord?
President Obama laying out four-part plan for immigration reform
Right now, there are brilliant students from all over the world sitting in classrooms at our top universities. They’re earning degrees in the fields of the future, like engineering and computer science. But once they finish school, once they earn …
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‘I’m not sure people want everything on demand’
Xbox and PlayStation are the market leaders for over the top video by far right now, but it’s for a very specific audience. For them to be more aggressive in this space, I would argue that they probably need to …
Uncubed
I saw this at Uncubed Scout NYC yesterday. Super useful! Yesterday I trekked down to New York City for a meeting and to check-out the format/environment of UnCubed, an event that looks to connect NYC startups with students and other …
Louis C.K. pledges to sell upcoming HBO special worldwide and without DRM for $5
Comedian Louis C.K. has announced via Twitter that he plans to sell a soon-to-air HBO special for $5 “a few months” after it debuts on the premium cable network. Perhaps even more notably, C.K. says the standup show will be …
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Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive in charge of Windows, has left the company. Julie Larson-Green is to assume control of Windows software and hardware engineering, and CFO Tami Reller will be in charge of the Windows business. thisistheverge: Windows head …
Ikea catalogue gets an interactive overhaul
Nice use of AR to enhance the IKEA catalog. Can’t wait to try it out! Retail giant Ikea is using augmented reality in its catalogue for the first time this year.The new interactive catalogue has been developed by ad group …
Ultra responsive touch interfaces
These ultra responsive touch interfaces are key to providing a natural and immersive user experience (via The Verge)
If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one
“If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one. You don’t have to go to school, you don’t have to know a lens from a bag of sand.” – Quentin Tarantino amy-blue