July 13, 2014
Stream (What It Feels Like To Be At) The World Cup On Snapchat
You can watch the World Cup final game on ESPN or Univision, but Snapchat is transporting all its users to Brazil today through clips of people celebrating in…
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July 13, 2014
Looking For A Niche, Cheap Hotel? Try The Poshpacker
Ever been intrigued in a hotel after looking at its brochure only to find it not so compelling when you set foot in it? Next time, try taking…
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Lyft Will Not Launch In New York Today, Company Says It Will Work With Taxi Commission
New Yorkers hoping to catch a ride with Lyft today are out of luck. The company said via email and on its blog that it’s putting off its…
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Instagram Direct Isn’t Dead, The Messaging Feature Has 45 Million Users
Seven months after launching Instagram Direct, 45 million of Instagram’s 200 million users are actively sending or opening Direct messages, the company tells me. This 23% monthly usage…
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XKit, The Tumblr Client For Power Users, Arrives On iOS
A well-liked Tumblr extension called XKit, which adds more functionality to the social blogging service, has just made its way to mobile in the form of a paid…
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Chinese State Media Renews Anti-Apple Rhetoric, Calls The iPhone A “National Security Concern”
Apple has faced a fair amount of state-sponsored criticism in China, a market where the prevailing powers have a stated goal of promoting more home-grown network and IT…
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The PC Market Has Its Strongest Quarter In Recent Memory
Personal computers, long an ailing member of the larger technology market, had a strong second quarter. After consistent quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market was either up…
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CEO With A Heart Of Gold, Neil Young Takes The Reins At PonoMusic, Tech Vet John Hamm Remains Investor
A changing of keys and tempo, at PonoMusic, the venture founded on the premise of a high-fidelity digital music service and music-playing device. Neil Young, the iconic musician…
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Salesforce Buys Big Data Startup RelateIQ For Up To $390M
The motto at Salesforce.com seems to be if you can’t beat them, buy them. This time the exact target of Salesforce.com’s $390 million desires is the scrappy startup…
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Science Inc. Acquires Armenian Mobile App-Maker Inlight
Looks like Science Inc. is getting more serious about mobile development — the startup studio is announcing that it has acquired an eight-person company based in Yerevan, Armenia…
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