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Top 10 Android Widgets
Widgets have long been a staple that Android users have been able to hold over the heads of iOS supporters. And while there
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Phil Simon: What Startups Can Learn from Large Companies About Big Data
Let's pretend, for a minute, that we're living in the state of nature. I'm 5'5" (ugh, fine, I'm 5'4.5"), so, naturally, I
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Silica Labs: Democratizing Apps for Google Glass
For most of us, Google Glass remains largely a thing of the future; with only a select few chosen for Google's Glass
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Google Confirms Acquisition of Map-Software Provider Waze
It is official; Google has confirmed its acquisition of Israeli map-software provider Waze today for over $1 billion. It
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Google Nose: Smell the World Right from Your Computer
Google’s done it again. Now, go beyond the glass touchscreen and experience scents from all around the world, right from
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New Contender for Cloud-based Media Storage: QVIVO
Is there room in the cloud-based media storage space for a new contender?
With an offer of unlimited storage at a price
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Homes for Hackers Offers Free Housing to Entrepreneurs in Kansas City
Kansas City’s startup scene just got a huge boost in the form of a four-bedroom house, the first property in a project
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Google for Entrepreneurs: A New Online Resource for Startups
Over a hundred people came to the DC Google office last night to hear more about Google’s current efforts to support
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Tips For Building A Product VCs Will Invest In Part I
Key lessons from VCs and entrepreneurs about what it takes to build a product that will be funded:
1. “VCs
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SCVNGR Raises $12 Million for LevelUp and Is Raising More
Boston-based SCVNGR today announced $12 million in funding, part of a larger round that is still in the process of
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To Compete with Google, Korea’s Ecobe Will Give Away 40% of Its Gross Profit
In Ecobe’s DEMO pitch, VP Joseph Stanfield called Google greedy and outlined his vision for a more fair search engine.
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“The Age of the Platform” Explores the Secret behind Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Last May, Google’s Eric Schmidt named 4 technology bigshots with skyrocketing growth as the “Gang of Four”: Amazon,
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The Beginning of the 3D Communication Era; Y Combinator-Backed Matterport Leads The Way
A revolutionary technology. It's not every day you come across a vision so ambitious that a startup founder is willing to
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The PowerInbox API Lets You Turn Emails Into Interactive Experiences
Boston-based PowerInbox, has just launched an API (in beta) that is a marketer’s dream. Anyone from developers to
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Three Easy Ways to Protest SOPA and PIPA
Today, across America, there are sweeping protests against a pair of anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online
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Google Music Launch Challenges iTunes, Boosts Android and Google Plus
Google Music, which has been in beta since May, launched yesterday and expanded to a full service for buying, selling, and
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Lead iPod Creator Unveils Nest: The Sleek, Smart Thermostat
Green technology is making consumer appliances cool again: yesterday, former Apple iPod SVP Tony Fadell unveiled a smart
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Google Wallet Launches; George Costanza Approves
Google Wallet, the web giant’s mobile payment system, launched yesterday on Sprint Nexus S 4G phones.
Locked with a pin
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Google Acquires Zagat, Aims to Topple Yelp and Others
Google announced earlier today it has acquired ratings company Zagat.
Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local offering -
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Google Offline Email, Docs and Calendar Rolling Out Today
As a Google mail user, I used to love the way you could leverage Google Gears to access your email offline so you could plow
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New Facebook Privacy Settings: Approve Tags, Choose Who Sees Posts, and More
Facebook announced changes to posting and tagging this afternoon, to be rolled out “in the coming days.”
“You have
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