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Microsoft is working on a mysterious new service called Sway

Aug 3, 2014

Microsoft has bought the domain name Sway.com and appears to be planning a cloud service by that name. Domain name...

Ukrainian restaurant payment app, Settle, has raised $1.5 million

Aug 1, 2014

Settle, a new restaurant payment app from Ukraine, has just raised $1.5 million in funding. According to TechCrunch, the soon-to-launch...

Oculus Rift DK2 teardown reveals Samsung innards

Jul 31, 2014

You may not be able to get your hands on the very-much-backordered second generation Oculus Rift, but you know who...

Kurbo Health has raised $5.8 million to fight child obesity with its app

Jul 29, 2014

Kurbo Health today announced the launch of Kurbo, the first safe and effective program to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic...

Microsoft pits Cortana against Siri in its latest TV spot

Jul 28, 2014

Microsoft's Cortana voice assistant is an impressive addition to the company's Windows Phone software, and while Siri's update in iOS...

NPR One bring curated public radio streaming to your smartphone

Jul 28, 2014

There's something wonderful about listening to radio soaked in that soothing NPR gravy. The public radio powerhouse's new NPR One...

Amazon is taking on YouTube with Instant Video “Video Shorts” section

Jul 26, 2014

Amazon’s never been one to back down from a fight. The company’s Instant Video streaming service seems aimed squarely at...

Uber has finally arrived on Windows Phone

Jul 24, 2014

Better late than never, or so the saying goes. For those of you who are rocking to Windows Phone, you...

Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit by 20,000 of its employees

Jul 23, 2014

Apple is seen by many as a company that you’d seize the opportunity to work for, but apparently that’s not...

Icix has raised $25 million to improve global product supply chain safety

Jul 22, 2014

Icix, a startup that makes it easier to track and test consumer products, has raised $25 million in a third...

Monument Valley has surpassed one million sales

Jul 20, 2014

Monument Valley, an Apple Design Award-winning game that twists player perspective like an MC Escher painting twists stairs, has surpassed...

Netflix is toying with the idea of a private viewing mode

Jul 19, 2014

Designed to hide the list of your most recently viewed movies and television shows, Netflix is currently testing a private...