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Google’s bus program in San Francisco gets challenged by activists

Apr 1, 2014

A few dozen housing and inequality activists from Heart of the City surrounded a Google shuttle at 24th and Valencia Street in...

Estonian startup Lingvist can teach you a language in 200 hours

Apr 1, 2014

Thanks to Lingvist, a startup from Estonia, you can use a mathematically-optimized approach to language acquisition that will have you learning...

Language education startup Fluentify raises $410,000 in funding

Mar 31, 2014

Language education tech start-up Fluentify has announced that it has closed a $410,000 investment round primarily backed by angel investor...

Russian mobile payments startup 2can raises $5 million in funding

Mar 31, 2014

Russian mobile payments startup 2can has attracted $5 million from investors led by InVenture Partners. 2can technological solution consists of mobile applications for iOS...

Google finally starts filtering out apps with deceptive ads

Mar 30, 2014

Google has issued revised rules for Google Play apps in its continuing effort to stay one step ahead of nefarious developers. This time, the...

New iPod alternative PonoPlayer passes $5 million on Kickstarter

Mar 30, 2014

In the weeks since Since Neil Young unveiled Pono, billed as a high-fidelity alternative to the iPod and other .mp3 digital...

Google Naps parody app helps you find the best places to sleep

Mar 28, 2014

Google Naps is a new service that allows tired users to find a place to sleep nearby by leveraging the...

Sony launches $1,100 Digital Paper

Mar 28, 2014

While there are some devices out there that are worth checking out and waiting patiently for an official release, some...

Social score startup Klout to be acquired by Lithium for $200 million

Mar 28, 2014

Social score startup Klout has been acquired by Lithium Technologies, a provider of social customer experience solutions for the enterprise, in a...

Spotify is reportedly gearing up for an IPO later this year

Mar 28, 2014

A new report from Quartz claims Spotify is planning an IPO for as soon as this fall. The music-streaming company is apparently meeting with...

Candy Crush Saga maker King takes a beating from investors

Mar 26, 2014

Shares in King Digital Entertainment Plc fell as much as 16 percent in their Wednesday debut, underscoring investor concern about...

How to make a DIY tattoo machine that uses a Makerbot base

Mar 26, 2014

A team of French students replaced the extruder of a Makerbot Replicator with a real tattoo instrument and transformed the...