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Kickstarter helped raise more than $529 million for its projects last year

Kickstarter has started off the new year by announcing that 2014 saw more than $500 million pledged by more than three million backers to the website's various projects. Of the...

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Forgot about smartcars, smartbikes is where its at

Especially ins dense urban areas, biking to places can be both an affordable and healthy alternative to driving. However, there are some risks involved, mainly in the form of theft....

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Montblanc’s answer to smartwatches is a smartstrap for a normal watch

Montblanc has established its reputation as a provider of expensive, high-quality products such as pens and watches and, like most luxury watch makers, the company has been trying to find...

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Snapchat is now valued at somewhere around $10 billion

Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has lead a recent round of financing for Snapchat that managed to put more than $485 million into the company's pockets. Driven by the it's...

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Tesla’s new wall charger can automatically hook up to your vehicle

Plugging in your electric vehicle when you get home may be a minuscule inconvenience, but it's an inconvenience nonetheless. That's why Elon Musk is announcing that Tesla Motors is working...

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Livemap raises $300k for its smart motorcycle helmet

A Russian startup by the name of Livemap has raised $300,000 in funding to develop its unique new motorcycle helmet that is voice controlled and provides GPS navigation through a HUD-like...

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The Interview has finally made its way to iTunes

A little late to the party, but not disinvited entirely, Apple has finally decided to make The Interview available for rent and purchase via iTunes. For those living under a...

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Anonymous leaks thousands of passwords and credit car numbers

So, um, it's probably a good day to change your passwords. For everything. Anonymous (or some kid claiming to be part of Anonymous) supposedly made good on a promise to...

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About 60% of Amazon’s holiday orders came from mobile devices

If you're worn out from all your holiday shopping lately, perhaps you can take a minute or so to recoup by learning about everything else that everyone picked up. Online...

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The FCC somehow lost a bunch of net neutrality comments

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that more than half a million public comments were, in fact, missing from the bulk download that the agency had shared with the...

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Apple creates official iTunes page on Tumblr

Apple on Monday took its social media presence by launching a new Tumblr page dedicated to iTunes, which currently contains pictures, video and GIFs focusing on the "Best of 2014." Apple's...

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Facebook’s new app allows you to put stickers on your photos

Facebook's cartoon stickers add a whimsical touch to the company's Messenger app, and now they're coming to photos. The company announced today a new app called Stickered that lets you...

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