August 22, 2014
Deepak Chopra Backs Art Marketplace GlobeIn
GlobeIn, an online marketplace where you purchase art and handmade goods from around the world, has the backing of an unusual investor — spiritual guru Deepak Chopra. The…
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August 22, 2014
Clones Of “Flappy Bird” Sequel “Swing Copters” Flushed From App Stores
The mobile app stores are dealing with the app cloning problem at last, it seems. Earlier this week, “Flappy Bird” creator Dong Nguyen released the sequel to his…
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Windows 9 Preview Could Feature Rapid Build Updates
When Microsoft signaled that it would move to a more rapid release cycle for Windows code, it meant it. The coming technical preview of Windows 9 — the…
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Secret Update Removes Photo Library Access As It Faces Renewed Claims It Isn’t So Anonymous
Secret has a new update out for Android, with an iOS equivalent arriving sometime next week. The app changes include the addition of Flickr image search, which requires…
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Movie Theaters May Be Getting More Interactive, Thanks To Audience Entertainment’s SDK
You may soon be doing more twisting, turning, and jumping around when you go to the movies, if startup Audience Entertainment succeeds in launching a new type of…
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Product Hunt Briefly Banned From Reddit, Reinstated
Product Hunt, the YC-backed social network for sharing links to interesting new startups and apps via a Reddit-like interface, has been banned from Reddit. We first got wind…
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Facebook Rolls Out Analytics For App Links
Today, Facebook is rolling out analytics for App Links, its initiative to make it easier for developers to link to specific content in partnership with Parse (which it…
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Restaurant Discovery Service Zomato Eats Its Way Into Central And Eastern Europe With Two Acquisitions
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service that’s raised a whopping $55 million in VC, is adding a presence in Central and Eastern Europe by means of two…
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Pandora, Indiegogo Release Employee Diversity Reports
Indiegogo reported 33 percent of its tech employees are female, a relatively higher percentage than other companies that have recently released diversity reports. In comparison, Twitter’s tech employees…
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Instagram Starts Offering Essential Ad Tools At Last
Facebook-owned Instagram is making itself more advertising-friendly today with the rollout of a suite of business tools aimed at brands which offer insights and analytics related to their use…
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