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Tweet Any company that wants to sell software to enterprise in the next few years might be wise to start thinking about data. That doesn’t mean becoming a “big data” company, per se, but at least thinking of what metrics your customers need tracked and how to deliver that information to them. At least, that’s what I took away from two early sessions from our Structure: Europe conference that took…

Tweet If you’ve edited photos on Google+ lately, you might have noticed some handy new tools. And if they look familiar, that’s because they’re part of Snapseed: A mobile app for iOS and Android that Google bought in 2012. The new editing tools offer a glimpse into Google’s ongoing Chrome strategy: Finding ways for web apps to have the power of traditional software for mobile devices and computers. The Snapseed…

Tweet Dave Perell is a professor at the University of Texas-Austin, and, this fall, he noticed something completely new: Students showed up at his campus laboratory with previous 3D printing experience. “It’s going to integrate into society,” Perell said. “It’s already integrating, and we’re going to continue to see that happen.” Perell spoke on a panel with Stratasys CEO Scott Crump and 3D System CEO Chuck Hull at the Inside…

Tweet Recently, I got into the FX series Sons of Anarchy. Unfortunately, a friend spoiled a character’s death. It kind of ruined the suspense, since I knew he or she wasn’t long for the series. Apple events are like that now. Between manufacturing leaks and the rumor mill, we pretty much know everything Apple is going to announce long before the keynote. If there’s one thing you can expect from…

Tweet Given the craziness of the first two weeks in September in the tech world an interesting hire that should have gotten more attention slipped largely through the cracks. Steve Coast, founder of the OpenStreetMap project, has joined Telenav, signaling a big move by the navigation outfit toward crowdsourced mapping. Steve Coast OpenStreetMap is the Wikipedia of mapping. OSM’s dedicated community of 1.3 million editors have gathered GPS data while…