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5 things every beginning Android app developer should know
2014-03-30

Gil Dudkiewicz is the CEO of StartApp, a mobile advertising platform. The world has entered a mobile age, and the app industry is (...)

Why you should always under-promise and over-deliver
2014-03-30

Andrea Ayres-Deets is the Lead Writer at ooomf, an invite-only network connecting short-term software projects with handpicked developers (...)

Why european startups shouldn’t fundraise in the Silicon Valley
2014-03-29

Andrej Kiska is an associate at Prague-based Credo Ventures. “European startups are able to raise just a fraction of the capital (...)

5 lessons I learned about leadership as a sergeant in the Israeli army
2014-03-29

Dan Schoenbaum is the CEO of Redbooth. I grew up in the United States, but volunteered to spend two and a half years in one of Israel’s (...)

Meet the Millennials: The consumers to change the marketing landscape
2014-03-29

Jamie Gailewicz oversees the Bailey Brand Consulting Client Services team, where he is involved in the ongoing management of clients, (...)

Innovative photo hardware-app combos shake up Macworld/iWorld
2014-03-29

The days when the old Macworld Expo was host to tons of cameras and camcorders from major vendors like Canon and Nikon are long gone. (...)

Building On Its Color-Changing Bulbs, Philips Debuts 3-D Printed Smart Lamps
2014-03-28

The company also introduced a wireless light switch powered by finger taps and a more affordable (though non-color changing) smart (...)

Microsoft pulls fake Google apps from the Windows Phone Store, but doesn’t fix larger approval process problem
2014-03-28

Microsoft today pulled six fake Google apps from the Windows Phone Store, after we contacted the company about the issue. The apps (...)

The rise of the API economy and consumer-led ecosystems
2014-03-28

Adam DuVander speaks fluent “developer” while serving as Developer Communications Director. Previously, Adam wrote for Wired, (...)

What does the future of Bitcoin look like for e-commerce?
2014-03-28

Garrett Heath is a technology storyteller with Rackspace. The meteoric rise of Bitcoin’s value—from a low of $13 to upwards (...)

Pay-by-bundle: Curing subscription fatigue
2014-03-28

It’s the perennial problem faced by companies across the media spectrum, from music-streaming platforms to eons-old newspapers. (...)

Oculus VR hires Valve’s virtual reality expert Michael Abrash as chief scientist
2014-03-28

Just days after its acquisition by Facebook, Oculus VR has hired former Valve developer Michael Abrash as its chief scientist. Abrash (...)

Think like a designer: How non-creatives can find artistic inspiration
2014-03-28

This post originally appeared on the Coworks blog and has been republished with permission. You don’t have to be a designer to utilize (...)

Dropbox acquires reading platform Readmill, will close it on 1 July
2014-03-28

Readmill has been acquired by Dropbox and is now in the process of closing its reading platform. In a blog post, the Berlin-based (...)

Creative expression: Here are the winners of the Guardian’s Witness awards
2014-03-28

These days, you don’t just read the news: you make it, contribute to it, and share it. That’s the idea behind GuardianWitness, (...)

15 quirky gadgets and accessories to buy today
2014-03-28

It’s time for us to take another look at a bunch of quirky, imaginative and downright useful gadgets you can buy today. Which one (...)

6 Changes That Will Make You More Imaginative
2014-03-28

With some intentional shifts in how you go about your creative process, you can finally become as innovative as you want to be.Originality (...)

14 Examples of Websites That Use Web Tableaus
2014-03-28

Examples of websites that use Web tableaus, photographic scenes featuring work environments.The post 14 Examples of Websites That (...)

When Conflicting Goals Forced Polyvore To Change Despite Success
2014-03-28

A combination of content, commerce, and community drove Polyvore to return its focus to core values.Field of Dreams taught us, "If (...)

5 Free Apps For Catching Podcasts
2014-03-28

Testing, one, two. . .five alternatives to bland built-in podcast apps.Whether you need your news as no-nonsense as black coffee or (...)

Blinkist now lets you get the gist of books in 15 minutes directly from your iPad
2014-03-28

We brought you news on Blinkist back in January, a subscription service that helps you get to grips with books in fifteen minutes. (...)

Tech5: Meet the UK’s fastest growing tech companies
2014-03-28

Ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. Well, sort of. Here at The Next Web, we meet and write about a lot of young and promising (...)

Four newspapers team up to launch Southeast Asia’s first combined digital subscription
2014-03-28

The (old) media industry in Southeast Asia is not as dynamic and digitally savvy as its peers in the US and Europe, so it’s interesting (...)

Google Naps: a parody of Google Maps that helps you find the best places for a snooze
2014-03-28

Google Maps helps you find your way, but Google Naps — a parody based on the popular mapping service — is helping you discover (...)

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