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Bitly Reportedly Raising Funds To Branch Into Search

May 18, 2012

Link-shortening dynamo Bitly is reportedly prepping to launch a viral search engine, and is working on a $20 million round of funding to power that venture.

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Google Debuts Knowledge Graph, An Associative Search Tool

May 18, 2012

Google launches new search tool called the “Knowledge Graph,” that will display certain facts associated with certain objects, and suggest topics that are linked in the system.

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WordPress Gets Its Own App Store, Sort Of

May 18, 2012

Wordpress App Store combines all of this into one, seamless experience that doesn’t require the user to ever leave the WordPress dashboard.

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Nokia Moves To Sex Up The Candybar Phone

May 18, 2012

Remember feature phones? They were usually shaped like candy bars, and they didn’t have the new-fangled touch screens, accelerometers and processing power that now characterize smartphones. But feature phones are still big sellers, especially in developing markets.

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Google TV Isn’t Dead Yet, According To LG

May 18, 2012

Google TV isn’t dead yet, at least according to manufacturer LG. The South Korean conglomerate is expected to demonstrate a new smart TV this week based on Google’s beleaguered media platform .

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Facebook “Acquihires” Photo-Sharing Site Lightbox To Bolster Its Mobile Team

May 18, 2012

Lightbox, the rather beautiful photo sharing startup, announced on its company blog that the team will be joining Facebook. It indicated that it will work with the Facebook mobile team to improve user experience.

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Monterey Bay Engineers Developing Massive, DARPA-Funded “Power Buoy”

May 16, 2012

Researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is developing a power buoy which utilizes ocean waves to generate electricity in greater capacities than ever before.