Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Good morning! Here’s the news of the day: Facebook will launch a mobile ad network at its developers conference F8, which happens at the end of the month.  Jack Dorsey’s hyped payments startup Square has talked to Google about a possible sale as its losses are growing.  Google made a high-profile hire for Calico, it’s anti-aging/anti-death health startup. It hired Cynthia Kenyon, a high-profile biochemist and biophysicist at the University of California.

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10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning

Samsung Malaysia Electronics has launched the NX mini, the South Korean giant’s slimmest and lightest interchangeable ­lens camera to ­date. Weighing 158g and sporting a 22.5mm design, the NX mini can easily slip into almost any pocket or bag, enabling selfie lovers to “effortlessly indulge in the global trend of self­-shooting” on the go. “The NX mini has both style and substance, perfect for trendsetters looking for a fun way to capture their life in outstanding photo quality,” said Lee Dong Yong, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics.

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This Ridiculously Small Samsung Camera Gets You The Ultimate Selfie

Android From wild pranks on April Fools Day to hidden tricks in its search engine , the Google team loves creating surprises for users.  Here’s how to find Google’s Easter eggs, for the three latest versions of its Android operating system

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AP Google+ boss Vic Gundotra Google+ is often the butt of many jokes in the tech world.  Google’s attempt at recreating a social network to rival Facebook or Twitter has largely failed to go mainstream. (Google would argue otherwise, pointing to engagement stats like shared news stories, YouTube comments, and the like.) But buried beneath Google’s Facebook clone is one of the most useful tools on the Web

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AP Google+ boss Vic Gundotra Google+ is often the butt of many jokes in the tech world.  Google’s attempt at recreating a social network to rival Facebook or Twitter has largely failed to go mainstream. (Google would argue otherwise, pointing to engagement stats like shared news stories, YouTube comments, and the like.) But buried beneath Google’s Facebook clone is one of the most useful tools on the Web. And you’d be crazy not to start using it.  It’s the photo tool, which can be used to store all your photos in virtual albums that are automatically organized and edited by Google’s impressive algorithms

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YouTube/calloftreyarch Cortana is a disembodied voice on WP8 based on the Halo character Windows Phone is still a distant third to Apple and Android in the smartphone market, but Microsoft is hoping to change that with the introduction of Windows Phone 8.1— and more importantly its personal digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft claims that Cortana isn’t like your average virtual assistant

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Microsoft Tells Us How It Created The Virtual Assistant That Could Blow Siri And Google Now Away

Renowned for being of Kuala Lumpur’s most frequented visitor attractions, the Batu Caves is a limestone hill comprised of three large caves and numerous small ones, rising 100 metres above the ground. The caves  …

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A Married Couple &amp; Their Travels: Exploring the <b>Batu Caves</b>

A talk on leadership was held by DHRRA Malaysia for women leaders in Selayang recently. Mr Saravanan Sinapan, President of DHRRA Malaysia spoke on the need to develop the leadership skills among women.

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A conference devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium April 9-11, 2014 · Sheraton Dallas Hotel – Dallas, TX Twitter: #et4online |  Follow us on Twitter @et4online Unconference Twitter: #unet4online | Launch Pad Twitter: #launchpad Follow the Symposium at:  blog.sloanconsortium.org The Sloan Consortium, MERLOT, and our Emerging Technologies steering committee welcome you to the 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (ET4Online), which will be held in Dallas, TX on April 9-11, 2014. This year, we move the conference to Dallas, a central location for those of you located in North America, which also provides an opportunity to visit the birthplace of the integrated computer circuit which made the information age possible. As we prepare to convene in the cradle of the digital era, it seems hard to believe that how swiftly society has been transformed by emerging technologies.

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7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium

Thaipusam … ever hear of it? I vaguely remember seeing something about this on Nat Geo TV a long time ago, but never in my life did I think I would get to attend this festival in person.

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Thaipusam Festival 2014 | Blinkman Buzz