July 8, 2014
Fly Or Die: Yo
You might have heard of Yo. It’s a new app that has one singular function: it sends the word “Yo” to your friends. The app saw 50k downloads…
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July 8, 2014
Dasher Takes Messaging Apps Up A Notch With Support For Rich Content, Location Sharing, GIFs And More
Do you need another messaging app? One that does GIFs? Sure, why not?! You have room on page 10 of your “chat apps” folder of your iPhone, right?…
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A Weekend With The All-Electric BMW i3
I’ve never driven a BMW, or an electric car, so I might have been an odd choice to test drive the new BMW i3, the German car maker’s…
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Spark Labs Raises $4.9 Million For An Internet Of Things OS
Spark Labs, the same folks who made this open-source Nest-like thermostat, has raised $4.9 million in Series A funding led by Lion Wells Capital, and with participation from…
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Apple Patents A Way To Make All-Glass iPhones, iPads, Monitors And TVs
Apple has patented a method for building devices with all-glass outer casings (via AppleInsider), by fusing pieces together for a completely seamless final look. The all-glass device casings…
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4 MusicTech Insights From Wall Street Journal Writer Taylor Swift
When millions of people point camera-phones at you while you sing, you learn a thing about music and technology. You could laugh at pop starlet Taylor Swift for…
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General Harmonics Is Basically Pied Piper From “Silicon Valley”
General Harmonics is a small startup from Canada that’s looking to revolutionize the way we stream media. Rather than risk sounding like I’m writing some kind of self-parody,…
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Airbnb Showdown On San Francisco’s November Ballot Averted For The Time Being
It looks like Airbnb is going to get a reprieve on facing a huge regulatory showdown on November’s ballot in San Francisco. A former planning commissioner and affordable…
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BlackBerry Explains The Passport, Its Square Tablet… Phone Thing
BlackBerry previously gave us a sneak peek at a device that’s as category-busting as the revolutionary Padfone, called the Passport. I expressed my …uncertainty regarding the wisdom of…
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Keith Rabois’ Homebuying Startup OpenDoor Raises $9.95M From Everyone
Well. It seems like a lot of Valley investors want to see the process of buying homes become a lot more efficient. After Khosla Ventures VC and former…
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