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Sony’s new app offers a different discounted album every 24 hours

Aug 14, 2014

Sony is hoping to boost digital record sales with a new iPhone app that offers a discounted album every 24...

Amazon has partnered up with Purdue University

Aug 13, 2014

Purdue students looking for a good deal on their textbooks now have an easier way to find them, thanks to...

Electric Imp has raised $15 million to bring the Internet of Things to reality

Aug 13, 2014

Electric Imp, a startup that builds Wi-Fi modules and cloud for connecting devices has raised $15 million in Series B...

Google has opened its new learning management tool to educators

Aug 12, 2014

After announcing a preview of “Google Classroom” back in May, today Google has opened up the tool for educators to...

Yahoo has acquired a location-based recommendation app called Zofari

Aug 12, 2014

Yahoo has picked up a dizzying number of startups since its Tumblr acquisition in May 2013, and today it added...

Microsoft has made high-speed videos actually watchable with Hyperlapse

Aug 11, 2014

Good news for extreme sports fans: Microsoft has figured out how to make high-speed video watchable, without making the watcher...

Disney is delving into the world of 3D printing

Aug 9, 2014

3D printing can make an action figure copy of your body and face, but the hair usually ends up looking...

Quettra has raised $2.9 million to compile information on mobile users

Aug 9, 2014

And you think apps that track your location are bad! Quettra, a mobile intelligence startup that compiles massive amounts of...

Facebook has acquired a security startup called PrivateCore

Aug 7, 2014

Facebook has acquired PrivateCore, a security startup focused on encryption and malware prevention, according to a blogpost by PrivateCore chief...

Timex and Qualcomm are teaming up to create a new smartwatch

Aug 6, 2014

Timex just added a new entry to its Ironman line of GPS watches, 'cept it's not just any ole timepiece...

This app brings pizza to your door with the press of a button

Aug 5, 2014

Since the dawn of time, humans have been building ever more elaborate tools to simplify their lives. Today that long...

Over 11,000 Europeans are suing Facebook at once

Aug 4, 2014

Grab a map, because we’re going around the world on this one. A Viennese privacy activist is suing Facebook’s Irish...