10 Things You Need To Know This Morning In Tech
Microsoft
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Use your iPhone all you want, and never worry about running out of power. Just remember to drink lots of water. "Scientists have successfully generated electricity from human urine, enough to partially power a cellphone."
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Microsoft has also combined the motion-sensing Kinect with projectors. That means you can turn any flat surface into a touchscreen.
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Final piece of Microsoft news: The company hired an executive from online game store Steam to run its gaming-for-Windows division, signalling renewed interest in PC games.
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A cofounder of Bleacher Report raised $6.5 million to launch a new publication for women yesterday. He immediately got tons of blowback.
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New Zynga CEO Don Mattrick shaking up the company's executive ranks. The COO, CTO, and HR boss are out.
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Google Ventures created a 5-day rapid prototyping process for the 170 startups in its portfolio.
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- COVID lockdown-related school disruptions will continue to worsen students’ exam results into the 2030s: study
- India legend Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 ambassador