7 Silicon Valley CEOs weigh in on Microsoft and the HoloLens

Microsoft gave the public a compelling glimpse of the future when it trotted out the HoloLens, an augmented-reality headset along with the Windows Holographic platform, at its Windows 10 launch event on Wednesday.

But the event made headlines for other reasons, too. As part of its vision of having “universal apps,” Microsoft unveiled versions of Office and Outlook now coded to run similarly across different devices. It’s also bringing Cortana, the voice-controlled digital assistant, to the desktop via Windows 10. And Microsoft is finally on the road to replacing its heavily criticized Internet Explorer for a slick, new web browser codenamed Project Spartan. Read more...

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Twitter officially adds Bing tweet translator to website and mobile

Twitter has officially added its Bing-powered translation feature to its web and mobile apps.

Twitter has been experimenting with the tool for some time, but now it seems as though it's here to stay. The translation feature is now part of the social network's website, and also works on iOS, Android and TweetDeck. It can provide translations between more than 40 language pairs.

See also: Twitter: What to expect in 2015

The tool is easy to use: Users click on a tweet, and once it's pulled up, a tiny globe-like icon will appear under the post. Clicking that will prompt Bing to translate the tweet to the user's default language. The original tweet sits on top of the translated tweet: Read more...

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12 basic Ice Age problems to make you feel better about those Ugg boots

Even cavepeople had some basic problems worthy of a complaint on Twitter.

Pumpkin spice lattes, Ugg boots and kale smoothies aren't just modern inventions that complicate our lives. People in the Ice Age had their fair share of basic struggles, too — when they weren't fighting saber-toothed tigers and huddling in caves to keep warm.

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Increase College Admissions with Inbound Marketing

Did you know that there are over 9,000 colleges and universities in the United States today? With that kind of competition, it can be difficult to continually increase admissions numbers. Institutes of higher education need to diversify their organizations to attract a higher volume of students. This can be achieved through inbound marketing.

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8 Ads With Subliminal Messages You've Probably Missed

Advertising is supposed to be impactful and clever without overpowering. David Ogilvy, the modern Father of Advertising, once shared this great quote: “A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.”

In short, be subtle.

And advertisements have a long history of being subtle. Whether hiding a double-meaning in a logo or working some Photoshop magic, subliminal ads definitely meet the criteria of clever — and the more clever the ad, the better we feel about “getting” it — and the better we feel about the product. Win-win for advertisers!

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Twitter's password-killing tool is now available on the web

Twitter rolled out the web version of Digits, the company's tool to help kill the password, to developers Wednesday.

Digits is one element of Twitter Fabric, the new suite of tools for developers the social network rolled out last year during its Flight Developer Conference. Digits replaces passwords with mobile phone numbers with the goal of making it easier to sign up for new apps.

See also: What Twitter Fabric Means for Developers

The thinking is that reducing friction at signup will make it easier for developers to keep users on their service as some users are put off when they need to make a new account and password for each service. During Flight, Twitter said this would be particularly useful in emerging markets where many users with smartphones don't have access to a PC. Read more...

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Create your dream gadget for our Vine challenge

Between touch-screen laptops, sleep-tracking bracelets and wireless headphones, it's safe to say that most of our everyday needs are taken care of. Information comes with a touch of a button and interaction is as easy as Siri

But what if our gadgets could do even more? Say our smartphones held the power of teleportation, and our smart belts could grant us invisibility.

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Mashable partnered with Kingsman: The Secret Service , an upcoming action film by 20th Century Fox, to challenge you to create your dream gadget. The theme is in line with the spy-centric storyline of the movie, which will be released Feb. 13 Read more...

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