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Kudoso rewards your children with internet time for doing chores
It's easy to spend an inordinate amount of time on the internet, and understandably parents would rather their children didn't grow up permanently glued to a screen. Stripping their hands...
Mobile music streaming service, Songza, has been acquired by Google
Google has acquired Songza, a music app for Android and iOS which provides curated mood-based playlists. Though purchased for an unknown amount, speculated to be upwards of $15 million, the...
TV guidance startup, TweetTV, has been acquired by ConnecTV
ConnecTV said it will amp up its social TV capabilities with the acquisition of TweetTV, an analytics and TV guidance startup that helps viewers discover what’s trending on TV in...
Mobile-only bank Osper has raised $10 million in funding
Keeping control of your finances can be a challenge at the best of times. Keeping control of your finances as a child is something that probably doesn’t even enter your...
Google Chrome users will no longer need a plugin to use Hangouts
Google brought its communication services under the Hangouts banner not too long ago, it is now a one-stop solution for instant messaging between Android devices and computers as well as...
France has passed an “anti-Amazon” bill to protect independent book stores
French lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday with the goal of helping small bookstores. The bill prohibits large online companies — including Amazon — from offering free delivery on discounted...
Apple is shutting down Aperture in favor of its new Photos app
Heavy-duty photo-editing Mac users may not be happy this morning. Apple told news website The Loop that it has decided to abandon Aperture, its professional photo-editing software application. “With the...
Asus is aiming for a September launch for its Android Wear smartwatch
@evleaks has news concerning the upcoming budget-friendly smartwatch from Asus, where the tweet claims that it will be given the codename Robin, with the intention of the Robin smartwatch being...
Identity verification startup BlockScore has raised $2 million in funding
With the recent hacking at retail stores like Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels and others, the issue of identity theft is on everyone's mind. It's a scary proposition, having someone rack...
Google Play for Education has arrived on Chromebooks
Google Play for Education is an Android thing, not a Chrome thing. But considering the fact that Chromebooks' low prices and web-connected nature make them perfect terminal PCs for schools,...
Facebook might take on business-centric social networks with FB@Work
Facebook and workplace productivity have never really gone hand-in-hand. It's even been estimated that the time US employees spend poking around on the social network is responsible for $28 billion...
Forget.me is making it easier to exercise your “right to be forgotten”
In the wake of the landmark EU ruling last month stipulating that individuals should have the right to be forgotten by removing outdated information about themselves from search engine results,...
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