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A hackable, cocktail mixing robot called Barobot has come to Kickstarter

Anyone who enjoys a cocktail but where prefer the mixing to be done by a professional, might be interested in a new device that has launched over on the Kickstarter crowd funding...

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Netflix wants to begin delivering truly personalized recommendations

The current Netflix navigation system - scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll until you find something - can be a nightmare to use. But apparently it has plans to...

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Lead electrical engineer of Google Glass joins Oculus

Building a new entertainment medium requires lots of money and very talented engineers. Facebook ensured that Oculus VR has plenty of the former, and now the company has set its sights on...

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SweetLabs announces new app install platform

SweetLabs has announced a new App Install Platform designed to allow mobile device manufacturers the same opportunity to cash in on app recommendations that other providers such as Facebook and...

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Google adds elevation data to bike routes on its Maps service

Google has quietly added elevation data to bike routes in its Maps service, providing better intel for intrepid cyclists. The feature, which launched Friday, seems to work for much of...

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Homesnap Pro brings real-time listing data to smartphones

D.C.-based Homesnap, the maker of a mobile app that allows users to find real estate data by taking photos of homes, has signed a deal that could be worth up...

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Personalized hotel recommendation startup OLSET raises $1.1 million

OLSET, which offers personalized recommendations for hotels, has raised $1.1 million of seed funding on a convertible note. The lead investor was Todd Kimmel from Montage Ventures. About half of...

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HTC announces the miniature variant of its flagship Android phone

As it was last year, so it is in 2014. HTC's flagship Android phone, the One, is getting a downsized variant in the form of the One mini 2. The new handset...

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Samsung reportedly set to reveal its Google Glass competitor in September

An anonymous Samsung source has told Business Korea that the company is preparing to reveal its Google Glass competitor towards the end of the year. Referring to the product as Gear Glass,...

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Moju app is like Instagram for moving pictures

There’s still images and video; there’s even multimedia images with sound effects, still images pulled from video, and of course, animations. But with Moju, an iPhone app released today by Moju Labs, there’s...

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