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Raspberry Pi 2 is 6x faster than its predecessor, features a quad-core SoC with 1GB of RAM, available today for $35 — Turbocharged Raspberry Pi 2 unleashed: Global geekgasm likely — El Reg lays claws on surprise new quad core chipped fruity minicomputer
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| Kevin Dallas / Building Apps for Windows: |
Windows 10 coming to Raspberry Pi 2, developers can use it for free — Windows 10 Coming to Raspberry Pi 2 — This blog was written by Kevin Dallas, General Manager, Windows IoT Group. — Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the retail availability of their new board, the Raspberry Pi 2.
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| Martin Beck / Marketing Land: |
Hashtags featured in 50% of Super Bowl ads; 4 Facebook mentions, 3 Twitter, 1 Snapchat — Super Bowl Commercials With Hashtags Slipped To 50% In 2015 — Facebook is the most mentioned social network with four; Snapchat makes its debut. — Fifty percent of 2015 Super Bowl ads carried hashtags …
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| Martin Anderson / The Stack: |
U.S. Army releases forensics framework on Github — A research branch of the United States army has released a version on Github of an internal forensics framework which has been in use in the military for five years. — Dshell is an open-source Linux-based Python tool to aid forensic analysts … | Benedict Evans: |
Huge smartphone supply chain producing small, cheap, low power components enables new products like drones, wearables, and other connected devices — The home and the mobile supply chain — For the last 30 years PCs and the PC supply chain dominated the technology industry … | Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Louis CK's latest digital-only comedy special outsells his first with little buzz or promotion — Louis CK's New Straight-to-Fan Special Has No Buzz - and It's Doing Better Than His First One — Three years ago, Louis CK filmed his own stand-up comedy special, then sold it on his own Web site.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More “Zombie” apps: 83% of apps in App Store did not appear in any top list at least a third of the time in Dec., up from 74% in Jan. — “Zombie” Apps On The Rise - 83% Of Apps Not On Top Lists, Up From 74% Last Year — With the app economy showing no sign of slowing …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Sundance hit Tangerine was shot with an iPhone 5s, an $8 app, special lenses, and a Steadicam — How one of the best films at Sundance was shot using an iPhone 5S — Tangerine, a breakout hit from this year's Sundance Film Festival, is full of surprises.| Cordell Eddings / Bloomberg Business: |
Apple Plans $5 Billion Bond Sale; Fourth Since 2013 — Don't Miss Out — … (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. is planning to sell $5 billion of bonds in the iPhone maker's fourth multi-billion dollar debt offering in the past two years as it preserves its overseas cash hoard, according a person with knowledge of the matter.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Chat App Line Moves Towards Selling And Delivering Groceries In Southeast Asia — A month after introducing its own Uber-like service in Tokyo, Line — the Japanese messaging service known for its zany cartoon stickers — is taking a first step towards grocery sales and delivery in Southeast Asia … | Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
Twitter tests instant timeline, which shows tweets to new users who haven't followed anyone — Twitter Displays Its Value With Instant Timeline for New Users — Anyone who has created a Twitter account knows how difficult it can be to get value from the service.
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| Jens Hack / Reuters: |
Intel buys former Infineon ‘Internet of Things’ chip unit Lantiq — (Reuters) - Intel has agreed to buy German network chipmaker Lantiq for an undisclosed amount to expand its range of chips used in Internet-connected gadgets, the companies said on Monday. — The former Infineon unit … Sponsor Posts
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