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Mobile fashion startup Poshmark teams up with USPS

Can the U.S. Postal Service – the micromanaged "economic Frankenstein" that it is – do anything for startups? For one mobile fashion upstart, it may actually be a game changer. That's because Poshmark, a...

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Apple patents remote control for the iPhone’s camera

Apple is toying with the idea of creating a remote control for your iPhone, according to a newly approved patent application. The company’s new remote control patent, which it first filed for...

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Amazon’s set-top box may actually be a Chromecast-like dongle

Amazon's long-rumored set-top box/game console might look less like an Apple TV and more like Google's Chromecast. The living-room device, which will reportedly debut as early as this month, won't be a box, but instead an...

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Facebook takes on Snapchat with update for its iOS app

One of the reasons Snapchat is so popular is because users have unprecedented control over who they share their photos with and who can see them. Facebook is looking to...

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Real estate crowdfunding startup users have invested over $14 million

Realty Mogul is an online marketplace for real estate investments. The company is sharing numbers related to its growth since its launch in 2012. In the company’s first year in business,...

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Google adds cross-platform multiplayer to its gaming services

Google is beefing up its gaming services with new features for Android and iOS. Game developers can now add cross-platform multiplayer for real-time and turn-based games, so iOS and Android users...

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Burstly’s SkyRocket users get 90-Day notice following acquisition by Applr

When Apple acquired Burstly last month, the company behind popular iOS app beta platform Testflight, a lot of people questioned how it would discontinue support for Android and the wider TestFlight SDK...

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T-Mobile plans to upgrade its 2G network to 4G by mid-2015

T-Mobile isn't slowing down when it comes to its network upgrade. The upstart wireless carrier said on Thursday that it plans to add 4G LTE to its slower 2G network, adding...

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WhatsApp tries to downplay reports of a security flaw

If you use WhatsApp on an Android phone, you should be careful about what you talk about or share on the instant messaging app. Using a few scripts and a rogue app,...

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AdBlock Plus now blocks over 8,500 tracking filters

Adblock Plus, the #1 most popular browser extension for blocking annoying online advertisements, today announced that it has doubled the number of tracking filters in its EasyPrivacy block list in...

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New Jersey bans Tesla’s direct sales model, third state to do so

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has just passed a rule earlier today that will signal the end of Tesla’s direct sales of cars to consumers, being the third state in the...

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British mobile payments app Flypay raises £1 million in funding

Early-stage mobile payments app Flypay has announced it has closed £1m from venture capital firm Entreé Capital to support its roll out across the UK. London-based Flypay is a free-to-use app...

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