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Siri helps Mr. Scorsese change up his jam-packed schedule on the fly.

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Graduate student Pranav Mistry has developed SixthSense, a device that is worn like a pendant and super­imposes digital information on the physical world. Unlike previous “augmented reality” systems, Mistry’s consists of in­expensive, off-the-shelf hardware. Two cables connect an LED projector and webcam to a Web-enabled mobile phone, but the system can easily be made wireless, says Mistry. Read More

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Jay-Z and Will Smith are putting their money where your camera is — and are backing a new video-sharing application Viddy. Viddy is to video what Instagram is to photos and there are already 10 million registered users with 300,000 new members joining daily.
Brett O’Brian, the app’s founder, says Jay, Will, Shakira and Twitter founder Biz Stone have bought undisclosed shares in the company and will use their influence to expand its reach.

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Jay-Z has released a new Facebook game dubbed Empire. The hustler-turned-entrepreneur wants you to follow his steps in becoming a business mogul. Empire closely mimics the hip-hop star’s life from his time in the housing projects in Brooklyn to his eventual rise as global businessman.
“Make the right choices and the World belongs to you. Live the dream,” the game’s prompt reads.
In terms of gameplay, Empire follows the same routine and mechanics of most Facebook games. You have an energy bar in which you can perform tasks like engaging in rap battles, making a mix tape for street cred, getting a job for money, etc. In turn, these actions earn you experience, money, or fame which you can use to level up. Do it all right and you can end up living the high life in sunny Miami.
The game features several mini-games inside of it like rap battles or Cee-Lo, a dice game, but for the most part you’ll be using your energy to perform the goals given to you. As with most Facebook games, Empire encourages you to spend money on Facebook credits to complete goals quicker or gain more energy.
If you’re a fan of Jay-Z, inspired by his remarkable life journey, you may want to check out Empire, now available on Facebook. Read More


It only takes half a second for Google to return a search based on keywords you type in, but there’s a whole lot more happening behind the scenes to give you the results you need. Google on Monday launched a video that explains the science behind how the massive search engine actually works.

Matt Cutts, software engineer head of Google’s webspam team, details in a YouTube video how the search engine giant thoroughly scours the web on a daily basis to provide the most up-to-date results to users.
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As you’ve likely already seen, the late West Coast rap legend Tupac Shakur performed at Coachella alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg thanks to the work of San Diego company AV Concepts. Performing classics “Hail Mary” and “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” the four-minute holographic performance cost over $100,000 to execute. Read More

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Facebook values Instagram at $1 billion and LinkedIn (LNKD) has a market cap of $10 billion.

Twitter claims it is worth $8 billion. So where does that leave the new kid on the block Pinterest? Well, it looks like you can pin $7.7 billion on your Pinterest board.

Pinterest is important because the traffic is growing and statistics are impressive. It is known for its magazine quality images. Pinterest is to artful images what Twitter is to artful words. What’s more, Pinterest appeals to college-educated females between the ages of 25 to 44. A sweet demographic known for its spending decisions and habits.
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The highlight of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s historic performance at Coachella 2012 was the rumored and much talked about hologram performance by Tupac Shakur during their headlining set. Fans gasped and celebrated as the late legendary MC was brought to life for a medley of “Hail Mary” and “Amerikka’s Most Wanted. This is kind of crazy due to the fact that the song “Hail Mary” was released after 2Pac’s death in 1996. Watch Video below:

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YouTube announced a movie rental partnership with Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, despite the online video website’s long-running litigation with Paramount parent company Viacom Inc.

YouTube said it would offer online rentals of nearly 500 Paramount films, including “Hugo” and “The Godfather,” rounding out its growing catalog of feature-length movies.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it was not immediately clear why the two companies, whose parent companies have sparred in court for years, decided to put their differences aside for this licensing agreement.
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Since Instagram’s iPhone app hit the App Store in October 2010, Android users have been patiently — and in some cases, not so patiently — awaiting a version for their phones. That day has finally come: Instagram for Android is now available for free download over at Google Play, Google’s store for apps, ebooks and other media.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom announced at SXSW in March that the long-awaited Android version of Instagram was on the way. He teased the version on stage, but didn’t provide a demo. A signup page allowing Android users to be notified when the app went live was posted later in the month.

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Twitter, the popular social networking site that lets users share updates in just 140 characters, has just announced that it has acquired Posterous, a micro-blogging service.
The terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. Both companies announced the acquisition on their respective company blogs. Read More