Article name: Interview: Financial Times Experience with Web Apps
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Publishing, News & Media Industry Insights
- Interesting insights into why they went HTML5 and the success with it so far
- Dev. times have gone down, easier to debug problems + deploy fixes, shortened release cycles
Article name: NBC News Launches Interactive eBook Publishing Venture
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Media / Entertainment Industry Insights
- NBC Publishing on tablets and ereader — a venture dedicated to releasing interactive ebooks
Article name:GM turns car windows into fantastical digital playgrounds
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Automotive Industry Insights
- Windows of Opportunity project — uses smart glass as a platform for apps designed by an Israeli
- Uses augmented reality and GPS
- Allows passengers in separate cars to share messages and music
- Video of it in action here
Article name: HTML5 Please
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HTML5 Insights
- Play and learn about the different functionality of HTML5
Article name: Leading global retailers meet changing consumer demands with IBM smarter commerce
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Mobile Software Insights
- As part of its Smarter Commerce initiative, IBM announced new software that helps customers browse, shop and buy retail products on mobile
- Retailers can develop their own storefronts on mobile devices
Article name: KDDI putting ads in the notification bar on Android phones
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Telecommunications / Carrier Industry Insights
- Japanese carrier places ads on notification bar and sends ads as push notifications to users
Article name: Winter X Games mobile app launches
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Sports Industry Insights
- Cool functionality
- Watch X Games live on the iPad app
- Live streaming with Facebook + Twitter interactivity
Article name: The next big thing: Android in the home, and in the fridge [from CES]
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Android / Ecosystem Insights
- Nearly every device in your house is going to be networked by an OS platform in the future
- Smartphone will become the portal to the other devices and appliances in the home — all will work together seamlessly
- Already being done to an extent — WiFi is being used to control lights in houses
- Eric Schmidt (Exec. Chairman at Google) said this: “You want to be able to walk into your house and have all the appliances adjust, know it’s you”
App: Tie Assistant
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Absurd App of the Day
- Tells you how tie 15 different knots and recommend the perfect neck candy for any occasion