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According to a handful of Droid-Life tipsters, it appears that Motorola’s aging XOOM tablet is finally getting its crack at Google’s latest and greatest dessert-themed OS update. The process has been in the works for about two or three days now, with selected members of Motorola’s Feedback Network receiving the Android 4.1.1 build for soak testing earlier this week.
At this point, the floodgates seem to have opened, though not every XOOM owner will be able to enter the fray just yet. You see, the build currently making the rounds is meant only for the U.S. 10 Fitness Apps That Boost Your Stamina, Speed and Strength. Often, we need an added push to go the extra mile with exercise.
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The firm raised a new, bigger fund, added new partners, and increase its focus on identifying and investing in talented international entrepreneurs. Dave McClure and company have already invested in startup incubators in Mexico City and Beijing, along with taking its “Geeks On A Plane” tour to India last December. This spring, partners McClure and Christine Tsai told us that 500 Startups is redoubling its effort to build ties and make investments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East in particular. And today, beginning to walk the walk, we’ve learned that the fund has made its first investment in the Middle East — in a startup called Jeeran. Non-Techie Cofounder Learns Code, Builds New Site Feature in 6 Days.
Melissa McCreery had a good idea for the site she works for, Company Muse, and didn't want to wait for the development team to build it, so she learned code and built it herself.
McCreery is one of a slew of wannabe techies who are delving into the seemingly complex world of learning code. From politicians to entrepreneurs to high school students — it's becoming apparent that knowing the basics of coding is beneficial for anyone working with technology, i.e. nearly every person. New Beck songs get visualized, inspire musical platforming. Nielsen to use watermarks to enhance local channel rating accuracy. Nielsen Reveals Plan for Next Generation Local Audience Ratings Nielsen Local Audience Ratings Quadruple Sample Size in Metered Markets, Double Sample Size in Diary Markets; Build Foundation for Local Cross‐Platform Measurement NEW YORK – July 20, 2012 – Nielsen, a leading provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, today announced a comprehensive plan for upgrading its Nielsen Local Audience Ratings, the standard used by the Local Media advertising industry.
Nielsen's next generation Local Audience Ratings will meet the key needs of its clients and the industry by dramatically increasing sample sizes and stability across all local markets. Nielsen plans to increase the sample sizes by employing a hybrid measurement methodology combining Nielsen's existing panels, new proprietary measurement technology currently referred to as Nielsen Code Reader and complementary return path data (RPD), commonly obtained from set top box devices.