Jon Christian
Jon Christian is a Boston-based reporter and blogger, particularly interested in the intersection of technology, civil rights and culture. At Tech.li, his beat encompasses Google, cloud and ultra-portable computing, haptic/cyberpunk/brain-in-a-tank news, and other cool stuff in the tech world. Tip him off at: [email protected]
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Smarter Handsets Aren’t Necessarily Better Phones: Report
BY: Jon ChristianThe dissonant implication of Pew’s findings is that powerful, expensive handsets are not necessarily serving as better phones
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Google’s Vic Gundotra: Don’t “Screw Over” Developers
BY: Jon ChristianA Google executive joined a pile-on this week on social social giant Facebook, which has been accused of using bully tactics to shut down perceived rivals
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What A 3D Printed Assault Rifle Means For Safety, Copyright
BY: Jon ChristianA firearm enthusiast believes he may have been the first to test a 3D-printed gun assembly, which he has used to build and fire a pistol and assault rifle.
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Kinesis Brings Gesture Control To App Developers
BY: Jon ChristianIndian startup Kinesis is working to build a native framework to bring gesture and depth-based modeling developers, on the Kinect and likely soon other platforms.
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Out Of The Way, Banayan: Meet The (Likely) New Youngest VC
BY: Jon ChristianAn even younger investor is looking to dethrone Alex Banayan of his reigning ‘youngest VC’ title. And no, it’s not the E*TRADE baby.
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StartupStay Lets Entrepreneurs Crash On Each Others’ Couches
BY: Jon ChristianA new project aims to find places for traveling entrepreneurs to stay, in exchanges that it says will trade in ideas, connections and social capital rather than cash.
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Meteor Secures $11.2 Million Led By Andreessen Horowitz
BY: Jon ChristianThis week, Andreessen Horowitz led an impressive round of funding that garnered $11.2 million for Meteor.
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Ubooly: iPhone Sock Puppet Plays Games With Kids
BY: Jon ChristianA Boulder-based startup will soon ship a cuddly stuffed animal built to hold an iPhone or iPod, with the display serving as the creature’s face and a custom app that interacts and plays games with young children.
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Google Springs Into ISP Realm With The (Sorta Free) Fiber
BY: Jon ChristianGoogle Fiber might sound like a healthy snack, but it’s actually the search giant’s first foray into the ISP industry.
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HealPay: Making Debt Collection A Little Less Miserable
BY: Jon ChristianThe system, the co-founder said, is “designed to make it easier for consumers to pay their bills.” If all goes well, more people choose to (and are able to) pay up.
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Marxent Labs Wants To See Augmented Reality Everywhere
BY: Jon ChristianDetroit-based Marxent Labs is a magician’s workshop of visual trickery, where they’ll create a custom app that bridges the gap between software and the real world.
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Flikdate Offers Speed Mobile Dating With “Perv-Alert Functionality”
BY: Jon ChristianA new video dating service is making waves with a casual, real-time interface and a powerful moderation system that the all-female development team hope will cut down on lewd behavior.
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Is St. Louis The Next Big Game Development City? 
International Spotlight: The Tech Startup Scene In Perth, Australia
Using Twitter To Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims