Orkut creator intros a social network based on your obsessions

As VentureBeat points out, though, Hello isn’t about conventional status updates. Instead, the focus is on images (you can add backgrounds, filters and text) and comments, with Miitomo-style rewards (such as coins and “expressions”) for participating on a frequent basis.It’s hard to say whether or not this will work. Although Hello isn’t trying to directly compete with the heavyweights, it still has to...

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Apple Introduces iPad Pro Featuring Epic 12.9-inch Retina Display

Watch the TV ad Watch the film iPad Pro is more than the next generation of iPad — it’s an uncompromising vision of personal computing for the modern world. It puts incredible power that leaps past most portable PCs at your fingertips. It makes even complex work as natural as touching, swiping, or writing with a pencil. And whether you choose the 12.9-inch model or the new 9.7-inch model, iPad Pro is more capable, versatile, and...

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Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries

You won’t get Nissan to confirm the rumor any time soon: while it’s not denying the reports, it says they’re “speculation” and “not based on any announcement.” NEC and Panasonic aren’t commenting, either. A sale would make sense, though: the lithium-ion battery market is getting increasingly competitive at all scales, prompting even giants like Sony to sell to companies that can afford...

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Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries

You won’t get Nissan to confirm the rumor any time soon: while it’s not denying the reports, it says they’re “speculation” and “not based on any announcement.” NEC and Panasonic aren’t commenting, either. A sale would make sense, though: the lithium-ion battery market is getting increasingly competitive at all scales, prompting even giants like Sony to sell to companies that can afford...

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Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with All-New Apple TV

Watch the films TV is a major part of our lives. We gather together around our big screens to watch big shows and big events. Yet somehow, the overall experience of TV has continued to stagnate. Until now. It all starts by recognizing that apps are the future of television. HBO NOW, WatchESPN, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes — apps are quickly becoming how we watch today. So we built a foundation around this vision — with an operating system...

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