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Android this week: Hot home screens; more Nexus partners; Galaxy S III pre-orders
Even with manufacturer “skins”, Android tablet home screens haven’t been much more useful than those on Android smartphones, even though the slates have larger displays. One third-party software developer wants to change that and it’s using Kickstarter to fund the … Continue reading
Facebook’s foreign foes: five countries to conquer for new growth
After growth slowed just in time for its IPO, Facebook must look overseas for a jump-start. Target countries are easy to see. ”Now there are only five markets where Facebook is not the #1 social networking site,” a comScore spokesperson tells paidContent. … Continue reading
Foursquare gears up to make money with new revenue chief
Foursquare, as we reported recently, is getting its revenue story in order in hopes of making money through promoted check-in deals. Now, the company is recruiting some talent to lead the company’s big financial effort with the hiring of Steven Rosenblatt, the … Continue reading
The unsexy side of big data: 5 tools to manage your Hadoop cluster
Before you can get into the fun part of actually processing and analyzing big data with Hadoop, you have to configure, deploy and manage your cluster. It’s neither easy nor glamorous — data scientists get all the love — but … Continue reading