The Tap Lab Experiment: Geo-Social Gaming, Without Check-Ins
July 19, 2012A Boston-based startup wants to breathe new life into the shriveled husk of location-based gaming by discarding the ubiquitous “check-in” mechanic.
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BREAKING: You Can Now Purchase .Africa Domains
July 18, 2012After a prolonged discussion since last year, the flood gates opened today, and registration requests for .Africa names are now being accepted.
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The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund Invests $600,000 In Three Tech Startups
July 18, 2012The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund recently announced that it has invested $600,000 in three tech startups: Larky, Flocktag, and FreeStride Therapeutics.
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At Maker Camp, Kids Stay Home And Attend Online With Google+
July 18, 2012An online summer camp by MAKE Magazine sounds like a blast – especially the Coke and Mentos part – but the social aspect still rings a little hollow.
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BlackGirlsCode Raises $21,000 To Fund Summer Of Code Program In Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and More
July 18, 2012Much ado is made about changing the ratio of women to men in computer science programs, but BlackGirlsCode is an organization that is taking the initiative one step further.
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Increasing Number Of Americans Using Smartphones To Supplement TV Viewing
July 18, 2012According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, more than one third of American smartphone owners are using their mobile devices to supplement TV viewing.
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Nearpod: Synced Screens Are The Future Of Classroom Tablets
July 18, 2012A Miami-based educational startup says that synced screens could be the missing puzzle piece to making mobile technology easy and effective in the classroom.
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Prepare For The Mars Rover Landing With NASA’s Free Kinect Game
July 18, 2012This week NASA and Microsoft teamed up to release a free-to-play Kinect title based around the “seven minutes of terror” of the latest mission to Mars.
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The Internet Pleads With New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer To Fix Flickr
July 17, 2012Today is Marissa Mayer’s first day on the job as the new CEO of Yahoo. Technology junkies across the Internet already have an agenda for her: fix Flickr.
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Charge Your Smartphone In The Great Outdoors With…Fire?
July 17, 2012BioLite has introduced a portable camping stove this week that will allow adventurers to charge their electronic devices in the great outdoors, utilizing a thermoelectric generator to send power to USB devices.
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