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HP’s new Sprout PC set to change how we interact with digital content

HP is releasing Sprout, a new desktop computer that aims to end mouse-and-keyboard interaction and change the way we engage with digital content.

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Mobile phones used to help people in Angola locate water supplies

Development agencies are using mobile phone technology to help communities in Angola to access clean water.

Smart Philanthropy : Mobile Enabled Community Services : Angola

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Accidental lock-in inspires Airbnb to host sleepover in book store

Airbnb has hosted a sleepover in Waterstones’ flagship store. The inspiration for the event came when tourist David Willis was accidentally locked ...

AirBnB : Waterstones : Symbiotic Branding

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Online tool lets consumers understand how advertisers see them

Floodwatch is an online tool that enables users to track the advertisements they are presented with while browsing the internet.

Floodwatch : Big Data : Data Visualisation

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Global snackers opt for health and convenience

A shift toward healthy snacking and meal replacement signals growth opportunities for the global snacking industry, according to a new Nielsen rep...

Snacking : Nielsen : Meal Replacement

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Mobile app for life’s awkward moments

Dorothy is a new product for use in awkward social situations allowing users to call an Uber, text their friends or trigger a fake phone call simpl...

Dorothy : IStrategyLab : Everyday Re-Enchantment

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Mozilla Foundation launches Appmaker

Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit arm of Mozilla Firefox, is launching Appmaker, part of a new range of tools to empower internet users around the...

Mozilla Foundation : App Maker : New Emerging Affluents

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Poundland launches own-brand beauty range

Discount store Poundland has announced plans to introduce its own beauty range, launching in stores from October 2014.

Poundland : Budget : Price-conscious

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Start-up aims to connect emerging markets to internet

Outernet is a global broadcast data start-up that plans to address the fact that about two-thirds of the world’s population still lacks internet ...

Outernet : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems : Emerging Markets

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Dutch Design Week 2014

With a strong focus on storytelling and art direction, this year’s Dutch Design Week was a showcase for emerging design talent and curatorial bri...

DDW14 : Sense-Nonsense : Jules Van Den Langenberg

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US urban cores gain young, well-educated residents

Urban cores across the US are attracting an outsized share of young and educated residents, even in cities where the overall economic picture is...

City Observatory : Demographics : Urban Policy

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GQ launches YouTube series with rapper 2 Chainz

GQ has launched a YouTube video series, called Most Expensivest Shit, where rapper 2 Chainz trials outrageously luxurious goods.

YouTube : New Emerging Affluents : GQ Magazine

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Facebook launches new safety check-in feature

Facebook has launched Safety Check, which allows users to let friends and family know that they’re safe.

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Britain’s state schools put coding on the curriculum

Britain’s state schools have begun introducing their students to the world of algorithms, making it the first G20 country to put computer science a...

Schools : The Year Of The Code : Generation I

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Holt Renfrew opens men’s department store in Toronto

Canadian luxury department store chain Holt Renfrew has opened a 16,500-square-feet retail space for men.

Luxury : Department Store : Menswear

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MasterCard to introduce fingerprint-scanning cards

Norwegian start-up Zwipe has teamed up with MasterCard for the world’s first contactless payment card that uses fingerprint recognition for authent...

MasterCard : Zwype : Awakening Tech

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Frieze London 2014 Review

Now in its 12th year, London’s Frieze Art Fair offers a limited, mostly commercial perspective on contemporary art, but its 162 exhibitors from 25 ...

Frieze Art Fair : Frieze London : Nick Mauss

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New platform lets people sell advertising space on their clothes and cars

BadgerHunt helps advertisers connect with people eager to promote their brands in exchange for payment in Bitcoin.

BadgerHunt : The New Value Economy : Bitcoin

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Pepsi launches soft drink sweetened with cane sugar

Soft drinks brand Pepsi has launched Caleb’s Kola, a new range of artisanal soda drinks.

Pepsi : Caleb's Cola : Whole Chain Thinking

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Spanish comedy club unveils pay per laugh policy

A comedy theatre in Barcelona has introduced a Pay Per Laugh scheme in a bid to attract bigger audiences.

Teatreneu : Pay Per Laugh : The Cyranos McCann

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