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Microsoft’s great experiment ends

When Microsoft announced plans to bring the TV game show “1
vs. 100” to the gaming space two years ago, a lot of people rolled their eyes
and groaned a little bit. Not me. I thought it was one of the company’s most
interesting announcements of th…

Swiftkey beta brings new keyboard, world class predictive text to Android

The software and language engineers at Swiftkey have been toiling on this app for the past two years, and at long last, it’s being made available for precisely nothing to anxious Android users. Hot on the heels of Swype’s own beta, the Swiftkey beta i…

Flowchart shows the startup business cycle

Technology and investment group HackFwd describes what it’s like to work with them in a flowchart. In a nutshell: start with inspiration, work hard, impress people, work hard, and reap the rewards. And then start all over again.

Product sales outpace subscription fees on Xbox Live

Microsoft has always led the video game pack when it comes to
online integration of its console services. But it recently turned a
particularly impressive corner.
 

For the year ending June 30, sales of online products, such
as movies, TV shows and …

Mind-Bending, Building-Sized Brilliant Inception Ads in NYC

The dream is real. We’re down to the last few weeks before Chris Nolan’s Inception hits theaters and jump starts the summer movie season. I suggest you don’t watch any more footage from the movie so that you can experience it in the best way possible….

Infographics on the iPad: The Times Summarizing the Health of England

Designed by Applied Works, this interactive infographic for the iPad platform was commissioned to accompany a news story on the North/South health divide in England. The different ‘Health Wheels’ distil 32 different health indicators across 9 geograph…