July 25, 2014
Amazon Fire Phone Goes On Sale Today At AT&T
Amazon revealed yesterday during earnings that while revenues are growing, so are losses. That’s thanks at least in part to the development and production of the Amazon Fire…
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July 24, 2014
Samsung’s VR Software Leak Shows Initial Apps, Ability To Switch Between Virtual And Real Reality
Samsung‘s VR efforts are one leaky ship lately, with a report today echoing earlier rumors that the company would be partnering with Oculus VR for its own headset.…
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Pandora Q2 Tops Estimates Slightly With $218.9M In Revenue, But Its Stock Is Falling
Pandora came in just slightly ahead of analyst estimates in its just-released second quarter earnings report. The streaming music company reported revenue of $218.9 million (up 38 percent…
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Chrome Android Beta Gets Single Sign-In For Google Sites And New Material Design Looks
Google has a hit on its hands with Material Design in my opinion, which is why it’s great to see it already making its way into some products…
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Fixed Raises $1.2 Million For A Mobile App That Fights Your Parking Tickets For You
Fixed, the clever mobile application that helps you fight your parking tickets just by snapping a photo of the ticket with your mobile phone, has now closed on…
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The Smart Key Chain Will Store Your Files, Check Your Email, And Find Your Keys
Because everything is getting smarter, it would be silly to think that keychains would be exempt. The Smart Keychain has four uses in one small package: USB file…
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Instagram’s “Bolt” Leak Could Be A New Facebook App Or An App Install Ad Test
Some Instagram users are reporting having briefly seen a banner advertisement within the Instagram application which pointed to a new app called “Bolt,” described as a “one tap photo…
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SilverPush Says It’s Using “Audio Beacons” For An Unusual Approach To Cross-Device Ad Targeting
A number of companies are trying to help advertisers bridge the gap between devices — i.e. to identify when the same person is accessing the web or apps…
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Imoji For iPhone Lets You Turn Any Image Into A Custom Emoji
With the rise of smartphones and messaging apps, emoji and stickers have also grown in popularity, and are now a part of our everyday conversations. But the standard set…
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Karma Swipe Lets You Browse Reddit With Tinder-Like Swipes
There are literally dozens of third-party apps for the online community Reddit, from mini meme-makers to feature-rich native clients, like the popular Alien Blue, for example. But we’re getting…
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