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Smarter Handsets Aren’t Necessarily Better Phones: Report
Posted On August 7, 2012 Jon Christian 0

The 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
Posted On August 6, 2012 Jon Christian 0

A Google executive joined a pile-on this week on social social giant Facebook, which has been accused of using bully …
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What A 3D Printed Assault Rifle Means For Safety, Copyright
Posted On August 2, 2012 Jon Christian 0

A firearm enthusiast believes he may have been the first to test a 3D-printed gun assembly, which he has used …
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Kinesis Brings Gesture Control To App Developers
Posted On August 1, 2012 Jon Christian 0

Indian startup Kinesis is working to build a native framework to bring gesture and depth-based modeling developers, on the Kinect …
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Out Of The Way, Banayan: Meet The (Likely) New Youngest VC
Posted On July 31, 2012 Jon Christian 0

An even younger investor is looking to dethrone Alex Banayan of his reigning 'youngest VC' title. And no, it's …
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StartupStay Lets Entrepreneurs Crash On Each Others’ Couches
Posted On July 30, 2012 Jon Christian 0

A new project aims to find places for traveling entrepreneurs to stay, in exchanges that it says will trade in …
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Meteor Secures $11.2 Million Led By Andreessen Horowitz
Posted On July 29, 2012 Jon Christian 0

This 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
Posted On July 28, 2012 Jon Christian 0

A Boulder-based startup will soon ship a cuddly stuffed animal built to hold an iPhone or iPod, with the display …
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Google Springs Into ISP Realm With The (Sorta Free) Fiber
Posted On July 27, 2012 Jon Christian 2

Google 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
Posted On July 26, 2012 Jon Christian 2

The system, the co-founder said, is “designed to make it easier for consumers to pay their bills." If all goes …
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Marxent Labs Wants To See Augmented Reality Everywhere
Posted On July 24, 2012 Jon Christian 1

Detroit-based Marxent Labs is a magician's workshop of visual trickery, where they'll create a custom app that bridges the gap …
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Flikdate Offers Speed Mobile Dating With “Perv-Alert Functionality”
Posted On July 24, 2012 Jon Christian 0

A new video dating service is making waves with a casual, real-time interface and a powerful moderation system that the …
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YouTube Aims To Protect Activists With Face Blurring Option
Posted On July 23, 2012 Jon Christian 0

This week Youtube started to offer automatic face blurring which the Google-owned site connected to human rights concerns as well …
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UpTo: The Future Is Unwritten (But Let’s Plan Ahead, Okay?)
Posted On July 23, 2012 Jon Christian 0

Foursquare and Twitter are well and good, according to Schwartz, but without planning ahead, meetup opportunities will necessarily be limited, …
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Users Prefer Google+, But Aren’t Leaving Facebook: Report
Posted On July 22, 2012 Jon Christian 1

Consumers are more satisfied with Google+. But what Facebook lacks in love, it makes up for in inertia.