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Apple has acquired a social search engine called Spotsetter

Apple could be looking to make the Maps app more of a social experience. TechCrunch reports that Apple has bought Spotsetter, a service that let users search for places based...

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Mozilla is continuing to push Firefox OS despite tough competition

While Apple was busy in San Francisco announcing a new set of features that will wow its fan boys, Mozilla’s Chairman Mitchell Baker was in Seattle discussing devices and tools...

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A public relations-tracking startup called TrendKite has raised $3.2 million

Public relations-tracking platform TrendKite has secured a $3.2 million round of funding, the startup announced today. TrendKite offers a service that helps brands and business clients track all of the...

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MotionSavvy is a new app that can read American Sign Language

If you're fluent in American Sign Language, congratulations: you know one more language than most of the people reading this post. The rest of us? A solution to our communicative...

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Amazon’s Kindle Phone will utilize Omron face-tracking technology

Amazon's June 18th event is still mostly shrouded in mystery, but general consensus is that the e-commerce giant is releasing a phone of its own with an interactive 3D interface. Now, TechCrunch claims to...

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Michigan is building a fake city to test automated cars

The University of Michigan will be truly ahead of the pack this fall as it opens up a new automated vehicle test facility on North Campus. Over the course of...

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Tinder is taking on Snapchat with the new “Moments” feature

Tinder became one of the most popular apps around by offering one simple service, but now the company is hoping to expand its offerings by adding a tried and true feature to its...

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Twitter has acquired a native ad specialist called Namo Media

We already know that Twitter is preparing tons of different new ads that it plans to implement into its service. The social network needs to generate new revenue, and now that it’s...

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All 12 World Cup stadiums are now viewable through Google Street View

The World Cup begins next week, and ahead of the the first match, Google's put out full Street View imagery of the 12 World Cup stadiums and surrounding areas. That...

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An Israeli security startup called CyberX has raised $2 million in funding

CyberX, a security startup with tentacles in Israel and focused on what it calls the Internet’s industrial domain, raised $2 million in venture funding Wednesday. The seed round was led by Glilot Capital...

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