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tnt - 11-18

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  1. [00:00] Nokia unveils a new $249 tablet called the Nokia N1
    1. ] tablet runs android 5.0 lollipop with zLauncher
    2. ] looks exactly like an ipad
    3. *] hp is coming coming out with a surface pro lookalike
    4. ] this is NOT a msft nokia product, this is a post msft - nokia
    5. ] slimmer, lighter and half the price of the ipad mini 3
    6. ] reversible port, usb c connector,
    7. ] 7.9" 2048x1600, 8MP camera, 5MP front, first market is china,
    8. ] MFG by foxconn
    9. ] so many similar products, dont know where to start looking
    10. ] nokia advantages - cameras, here maps
  2. [07:00] ADVERTISEMENT prosper.com/twit
    1. ] online marketplace for loans, PROMO recieve a $50
  3. [07:30] Payphones in New York will ultimately become WiFi hotspots, w/Ross Miller
    1. ] payphones are no longer phone booths
    2. ] citys plan, link nyc, public/private consortium, will build 10K pillars, offer free public 24*7 wifi, speeds upto 1GB
    3. ] rollout starting next year, could take up to 5 years to complete to all 5 burrows
    4. ] kiosk has keyboard where 1 user can surf the inet on that , up to 250 devices
    5. ] citybridge will be building it, 200 M contract, will pay for itself through advertising, plus 500M in additional revenues
    6. ] a 1  year deadline for getting the first unit installed,
    7. ] reaction from broadband providers - nothing super vocal at this point
    8. ] no one is going to be using this to replace their home wifi?
    9. ] other city wifi projects have been either hit or miss
    10. ] because of the range of the wifi, some apartments may be able to access
    11. ] if they pull it off, AMAZING, if NOT, well thats par for the course
  4. [13:45] Snapchat launches Snapcash feature for sending money, Kurt Wagner
    1. ] enabled by payment servce square
    2. ] ties to your debit card
    3. ] when you enter $ symbol and then amount in a chat, a "green" send money button appears, when that is tapped the money is transferred
    4. ] essentially it is the "square cash service", built into snapchat
    5. ] money recipient must also sign up for feature to recieve money, as square must know bank account details of both sender/reciever
    6. ] snapchat CEO Evan Spiegal says service doesnt compete directly with venmo or paypal, its just a fun feature
    7. ] available for android now, coming for iOS
    8. ] NO FEE for users, likely snapchat OR square is absorbing the transaction fees to pick up users
    9. ] will it be ongoing relationship with Square or maybe adding support for credit cards, google wallet, etc
    10. ] likely testing user adoption for now, future to be determined
  5. [19:00] Intel shares more details about its MICA fashion bracelett, Ed Baig @USAToday
    1. ] wearable - fashionable, high end device ($500)
    2. ] snakeskin - black and white
    3. ] comes with 2 year AT&T data plan,
    4. ] device does NOT pair with your phone
    5. ] believes it will be opened up to developers, initial dev partners include TomTom and Yelp
    6. ] has gps
    7. ] more of a fashion accessory play then a high tech, currently only womens version available
    8. ] "time to go" feature, that ties into partner tomtom, lets you know ahead of time when to leave for your next appointment, similar to google now
    9. ] claims 2 days of battery life, which is a huge issue with these types of devices
  6. [23:00] CAL Judge Ernest goldsmith says search engine results qualify as free speech w/Greg Sterling @searchengineland.com
    1. ] consistent with other US court decisions and wildly inconsistent with European law
    2. ] plaintiff Louis Martin alleges search engine provider Google, showed advertisements instead of links to his website
    3. ] these types of cases started in the us in 2003, most cases are at the state level, so far consistent rulings in these us cases
    4. ] search results are an "editorial decision"
    5. ] eu is very different, they are very much of the opinion google is a monopoly(they have 90% european search market vs 67% in us)
    6. ] google reached a decision for ...
    7. ] also in eu, right to be forgotten legislation complicates matters
    8. ] many different things working against google from a eu political standpoint
    9. ] google filed an "anti slap", used to prevent suppression of criticism,
    10. ] .... 
  7. [31:00] VIEWER EMAIL - about target map app
    1. ] may miss out on people who buy things unexpectedly as they are focused on the app instead of walking
  8. [32:00] ASSORTED - OTHER NEWS
    1. ] China is blocking websites and apps that work with Verizons Edgecast, China has to block everything from cloud provider like Edgecast to ban the few bad sites
    2. ] Google and Stanford build hybrid neural networks that can explain whats happening in photo's - can identify objects in photos, car, animals, people, then describe whats happening, big data could collate
    3. Fitbit data now being used in court - lawfirm in canada is using fitbit data that shows how low claimant activity was much lower after an accident.

 

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