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Blinded By Big Data: It's The Models, Stupid by Read/WriteWeb on 05:15 PM

In the Gold Rush to accumulate and put to use Big Data, we may actually be making it harder to actually glean insights from that data. Yet the prospect of (...)

Emaze Raises $800K For The Presentation Sweet Spot Between PowerPoint And Prezi by TechCrunch on 05:15 PM

Microsoft PowerPoint facilitates presentation design with zero constraints. And startups like Prezi provide well-designed templates and other features to help you communicate what matters. Now an(...)

NPD: Smartphone shipments to overtake feature phones worldwide in 2013 by TNW on 04:45 PM

The total number of smartphones shipped worldwide in 2013 is projected to surpass the number of feature phones shipped for the first time ever. More specifically, the former group is... Keep read(...)

GrubHub, Seamless merge, creating one giant online delivery service by GigaOM on 04:45 PM

The two food ordering startups didn't reveal any financial details, but the merger will create the biggest take out and delivery portal on the web and mobile with more than 20,000 restaurants in (...)

Marissa Mayer: Some Tumblr users “may never come to Yahoo,” and that’s OK by GigaOM on 04:45 PM

In an investor call Monday morning, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Yahoo and Tumblr's audiences really don't overlap. She said that's fine: Yahoo users will be exposed to more Tumblr content, and T(...)

6 First-Hand Tips On How Startups Can Cope With Success by Read/WriteWeb on 04:45 PM

Startups are fast-paced, sometimes hectic places to work. In the early days, everyone wears multiple hats and is expected to lend a hand where needed, lead(...)

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Returns to the Skies by Mashable on 04:45 PM

Itching for a chance to fly aboard Boeing's state-of-the-art 787 "Dreamliner?" Now's your chance: the aircraft is returning to commercial service in the United States after four years of grounded(...)

Atlantic Media Nabs 'Foreign Policy' Writer to Edit Defense Site by Mashable on 04:45 PM

The Atlantic Media Company has hired an editor to run Defense One, a digital-only publication concentrating on defense and national security launching this summer.Kevin Baron, a national security(...)

Yahoo: Expect Ads On Tumblr To Ramp Up Significantly In 2014 by TechCrunch on 04:45 PM

After announcing its deal to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion, mostly in cash, Yahoo today started to lay out some of the details for how it intends to make use of the property while trying to sti(...)

Can Windows 8 thrive on small tablets? Acer thinks so, debuts 8.1-inch Iconia W3 by GigaOM on 04:30 PM

Acer's Iconia W3 is the second coming of Ultra Mobile PCs, only this time, there's a touch-friendly user interface. The Windows 8 desktop is still the biggest challenge on a small slate; perhaps (...)

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