The Core i5 Razer Edge costs $999 while the Core i7 Razer Edge Pro costs $1299. Plus, each one of the accessories are sold separately. Just the Gamepad Controller is $249. A fully decked-out Razer Edge Pro with Gamepad Controller rings up for $1,698.
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AT&T Opens Up for Partner Program
In the same way AT&T has started loosening up its network-based application programming interfaces (APIs) for mobile developers, the operator is giving these solutions providers its APIs to let them manage, troubleshoot, provision network services, etc. on AT&T’s network.
Microsoft moving Hotmail users to Outlook.com
In doing so, the company is also making a mighty big decision to sunset its Hotmail brand and “upgrade” those users to the new Outlook.com service. Hotmail users can still use their Hotmail email address.
via Hotmail shutdown: Microsoft moving Hotmail users to Outlook.com – chicagotribune.com.
This decision makes no sense.
Dropbox Offers a Way to Free Data from Mobile Apps with New Sync API Feature for Developers
He found in a recent survey that Apple and Dropbox are the two cloud services most used by U.S. consumers, with 27 percent and 17 percent of just over 2,000 respondents, respectively. Allowing people to control their content across devices from different companies provides one way for Dropbox to stand out, he says.
Where You Can Go Right, And Wrong, With Native Ads
Native advertising is a concept that gained traction in the digital ad industry in 2012. It refers to digital ad formats that integrate more seamlessly (yet transparently) into website aesthetics, user experiences and/or editorial in ways that offer more value to both advertisers and readers. Put simply, native ads follow the format, style and voice of whatever platform they appear on.
via Where You Can Go Right, And Wrong, With Native Ads | TechCrunch.
I’m old enough to remember the year 2012 like it was yesterday.
We’re ready for devices of all sizes
This new “we’ll see what customers want” in terms of screen size is a markedly different message from Microsoft officials than just a year ago, when Microsoft execs pooh-poohed the advantage of smaller screen sizes for Windows devices that could act as both creation and consumption platforms.
via Microsoft CFO Klein: We’re ready for devices of all sizes | ZDNet.
Start-Up Tawkon Rides Radiation Scare To Build Phone Coverage Maps
It also gives other data. According to the findings, Latin Americans tended to answer their calls significantly quicker than the rest of the world. In Panama, the average time the phone is left ringing before an answer is 6.42 seconds, while in Libya it’s almost double that – 11.16 seconds.
via Start-Up Tawkon Rides Radiation Scare To Build Phone Coverage Maps.
Data is the new currency.
Microsoft Surface Pro packs punch, steep price
The stylus seems to have been built with designers in mind, making it ideal for creating illustrations. Using the free apps “Fresh Paint” or “SketchBook Express,” which are found in the Microsoft Store, users can quickly get to drawing using the stylus.
via Review: Microsoft Surface Pro packs punch, steep price [Video] – latimes.com.
Interesting. I remember the stylus on those Palm Pilots used to work well for what they did. Maybe Microsoft was on to something bringing the stylus back. I suppose you could develop an app on a non-stylus tablet that still accepts the precise touch of a stylus and do things.
The Forgotten Secrets Of The Enterprise Giants: Virality, Word Of Mouth, And Other Radical Experiments
Did you know that Salesforce initially launched with an activity-based pricing model, where the first two seats were perpetually free? It was designed to get critical mass in a company to soften it up for an inside sales call — and it worked great. This was their sales model up to about $17 million in sales, until the dot-com crash wiped out fundraising opportunities right at a moment when they had high customer churn combined with a major spend on inside sales, creating a cashflow nightmare.
If there’s one lesson that the old school continuously fails to teach, it is stop listening to the so-called (and self-styled) experts. Do your own research, talk to the original sources, and just go out and build your crazy thing.
Steam Box’s biggest threat isn’t consoles, it’s Apple
That’s Valve’s goal for the Steam Box, its own Linux-based gaming hardware which will bring Steam’s Big Picture mode to living room televisions at an affordable price point. Valve is also teaming up with several hardware manufacturers, who are also trying to put together the most attractive hardware at the most attractive price, in order to make the PC platform’s jump to the living room as painless as possible.
via Gabe Newell: Steam Box’s biggest threat isn’t consoles, it’s Apple | Polygon.
I’d like to see more numbers. Having Apple at the high end and Linux at the low end seems like an OK solution and everyone makes money.