Synaptic Web News

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Published: 26 April 2018

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Square has just announced^[1] that it's acquiring website building company Weebly for $365 million in cash and stock. The deal marks Square's second acquisition in a week's time following its purchase^[2] of...

Read more: Square buys website builder Weebly for $365 million

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Have you been wanting to come to MozCon^[1] but just can’t swing the budget? Want to take a selfie with Roger, meet like-minded friends at our afterparties, and learn from leading industry experts? I’m thrilled...

Read more: Win a Ticket + Lodging to MozCon 2018!

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(Image: ZDNet) The iPhone^[1] is America's favorite smartphone device, and in the 10 years it has been out^[2], Apple has been wildly successful with it as a profitable...

Read more: Make iPhone Great Again: Top fixes we want for America's beloved smartphone

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On Thursday Snap, the parent company of Snapchat announced^[1] the second-generation of its Spectacles sunglasses.

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The sunglasses are equipped with a camera to capture videos and for the first time,

Read more: Snapchat admits lessons learned, reveals second-generation Spectacles

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Intuit said on Wednesday that strong sales of its tax-prep products should result in third quarter revenue growth of 12 to 13 percent in its consumer group, topping its previous guidance range of 7 to 9 percent.

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Read more: Intuit ups outlook after strong TurboTax sales

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News briefs for April 26, 2018.

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Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" LTS is scheduled to be released officially today. This release features major changes, including kernel version updated to 4.15, GNOME instead of Unity, Python 2 no longer

Read more: Official Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release, Gmail Redesign, New Cinnamon 3.8 Desktop and More

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When pitching to new clients, business is rarely won based on the ability to tactically execute. It’s usually talking about how we will use data, or be able to deliver better than our competitors with...

Read more: Campaign structure gives killer competitive advantage

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Lumen5: Turn existing web content into cool text-and-image videos

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ZDNet's Business Bargain Hunter scours the web for great deals on computers, phones, services and much more. Prices and availability are accurate at the time deals

Read more: Get a free one-year subscription to social-video creator Lumen5

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The Gemini PDA^[1] is intriguing -- part blast from the past in its clear homage to the Psion Series 5^[2] that launched 21 years ago in 1997^[3], and part...

Read more: Gemini PDA, First Take: Return of the Psion Series 5, in Android/Linux form Review