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Foursquare Hours – The Yelp Killer?

March 11, 2012

Foursquare announced a new feature for merchants this week just in time for SXSW: hours. This comes two months after the release of menus for merchants, which allows users to.

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SXSW: “Don’t Cut Your Toenails During a Pitch,” And Other Advice by Oren Jacob

March 11, 2012

As an ex-“entrepreneur in residence” with August Capital, and the current CEO of ToyTalk, Oren Jacob knows more than a thing or two about how startups get funded. Having sat on.

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Editorial

Don’t Go To SXSW; Crush Your Competition Instead

March 11, 2012

SXSW kicked off on Friday, but you already knew that if you signed into Facebook or Twitter over the weekend. Every tech hub that is not Austin, TX becomes a.

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Adding Texture To Touch Screens

March 9, 2012

[youtube id=”5X-9-57qG9Y” width=”600″ height=”350″] Feel it to believe it? Finnish developer Senseg says they’re sitting on the technology to make a tablet’s touch screen feel like sandpaper, silk or cloth..

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Game Engine For An Entire Planet

March 9, 2012

[youtube id=”ODPPNWXN1nc” width=”600″ height=”350″] You’ve got the whole world in your hands, at least according to the team of developers behind the game engine Outerra. But does the engine, which.

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Google Chrome Hacked at Pwn2Own 2012

March 9, 2012

Only a week after Google began offering cash for exploits in its Chrome browser, French security group VUPEN was able to take down the browser within the first five minutes.

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Envia Electric Car Battery Lasts 300 Miles

March 8, 2012

In a press release late last month energy tech innovator Envia Systems announced it has developed an electric car battery capable of lasting up to 300 miles. At 400 watt-hour/kilogram,.

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Bloom.com Takes Social Beauty To The Next Level Thanks To $5.4 Million Series A

March 8, 2012

Social commerce site Bloom.com raises $5.4 million to become the top destination for beauty on the web.

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Hipster.0: Virtual Ukulele For iOS

March 8, 2012

[youtube id=”wdPRhBtO4IA” width=”600″ height=”350″] European developer Amidio plans to release an innovative virtual ukulele, which incorporates hardware as well as software support, for iOS early next month. Futulele will be able.

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E-Waste Piles Up With Each New Apple Announcement

March 8, 2012

Apple’s iPad announcement today may move tablet technology forward, but it moves environmental initiatives backward. With each new product release, Apple diehards ditch their older hardware in favor of camping.