July 15, 2014
Minuum Demos Non-Annoying Text Entry On An Android Wear Watch
The Android Wear devices currently available let you respond to texts as well as read them – but they employ either voice-based input or canned responses to do…
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July 15, 2014
Snapchat Adds Geofilters For Quick Image Location Tags, And A New Revenue Possibility
Snapchat has added a new feature to its app starting today that will offer special image filters depending on your location. All you need to do to activate…
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Google Enlists Novartis To Ship Glucose-Sensing And Autofocus Smart Contact Lenses In As Little As 5 Years
Google has announced a new licensing deal with big pharmacy corporation Novartis to bring its “smart” contact lenses, with the power to help diabetics track their blood glucose…
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InkCase Plus Adds A Second, Standalone E-ink Screen To Your Android Phone
Meet InkCase Plus: a second companion screen for your Android smartphone that’s designed to slot into a case so you can stack one pane atop the other, sandwich…
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Google Search On Mobile Now Warns When A Site Won’t Work On Your Device
Google is on track for mobile search queries to overtake those on desktop this year, and today it took one more step forward in how it is will…
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Europe’s Game Sector Gets New Seed Fund Raised By LVP, Backed By Nexon, Zynga CEO, Wargaming
London Venture Partners (LVP) has announce a new early stage seed fund focused primarily on the European games sector. The eponymously named ‘LVP Seed Fund I’ is LVP’s…
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Autobutler Raises €5.8M To Vet Garages For European Car-Owners
Over the last few years we’ve seen a number of startups appear that would like to bring the market power of the Internet to bear on a traditionally…
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Lexalytics Acquires Semantria To Bring Sentiment Analysis To The Masses
Lexalytics is looking to bring sentiment analysis to smaller firms around the globe with the acquisition of Semantria, whose Excel-based sentiment analysis tool offers an easy, affordable way…
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Squink Lets You Print A Circuit Board For The Price Of A Cup Of Coffee
3D printing has changed the way engineers test products, allowing them to cut down on time and costs. But what about 3D printing the components that go into…
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Toonimo Raises $2.5M To Liven Up Websites With Custom Cartoons
Toonimo, a startup that says it can make websites more engaging and lucrative by adding custom animations, is announcing that it has raised $2.5 million in funding. The…
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