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Lookin’ At My Lumps? Tech Makes “Keys,” Other Shapes Rise Up From A Touchscreen 2

By Jon Christian June 8, 2012

We've written previously about haptic technology that changes the texture of a touchscreen by manipulating electromagnetic charge pixel by pixel, even creating invisible contours that you can trace with your finger. Now, another startup says it has developed a system that can actually raise...

Cell-Like Structures To Help Collect Solar Power In Space 3

By Corey Cummings June 8, 2012

While solar energy is already an extremely viable route to achieving sustainability, there are...

Dell To Launch $100 Million Startup Fund 4

By Jon Christian June 7, 2012

Dell announced a $100 million financing initiative Thursday, aimed at startups and incorporating...

Is That Google Earth, Or The New Sim City? 5

By Jon Christian June 7, 2012

Google unveiled a graphically intense vision for Google Earth during a press event Wednesday,...

5 Reasons Why Cincinnati is THE Place for Startup Ventures 6

By Guest Post June 7, 2012

This is a guest post by Sean Grace, Marketing Director at CoupSmart. As an ambitious...

Twitter’s First Bird Logo Cost $15. For the Latest, It Poached a Designer From Google 7

By Jon Christian June 7, 2012

Twitter's first bird logo cost less than a beer at some Silicon Valley drinking establishments....

Editorial: Hey, Paul Graham, It’s Not About Facebook 8

By Jason Rowley June 7, 2012

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Gossip Permeates 15 Percent of All Work Emails, Study Finds 9

By Corey Cummings June 7, 2012

A recent study conducted by Georgia Tech has found that nearly 15 percent of the average 112 emails...

Here’s How To Check Whether Your LinkedIn Password Has Been Released 10

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

Multiple security experts are now corroborating claims that Russian hackers have posted the...

Swap-O-Matic: The Bartering Vending Machine 11

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

If you see something you want behind the Swap-O-Matic's glass display, cash or cards aren't even an...

Adventures in Airtime: What Seven Strangers Think of the Service 12

By Techli Team June 6, 2012

Napster co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning met in a chatroom when they were teenage hackers....

Meebo Slow Cooked To $100 Million Sale 13

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

Online chat client Meebo grew “organically,” relying on word of mouth and a deliberately-paced...

Sony Introduces Augmented Reality Platform Wonderbook 14

By Corey Cummings June 6, 2012

While Microsoft’s E3 press conference focused largely on new media and SmartGlass, the new second...

Google Steps Up Microsoft Rivalry With Quickoffice Acquisition 15

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

In a move that could represent a gauntlet in a battle for mobile office suite share between Google...