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Gemini Israel Ventures led a $3.3 million initial financing round in Implisit

Gemini Israel Ventures led a $3.3 million initial financing round in Implisit, a company that provides a SaaS based product for boosting sales and improving the productivity of sales teams.  Rotem Eldar, Partner...

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Intel will shutdown its failed PC app store in March

Intel is closing down its AppUp online application store as it sees a shift in the market and consumer needs. Designed originally for netbook computers, the Intel AppUp center was first...

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Amazon is building a Kindle-based point-of-sale payments service

Amazon might still be working away on its far-out delivery drone project, but it's also reportedly cooking up something else, admittedly a little tamer, too: a Kindle checkout system and a...

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Yahoo acquires Tomfoolery, a social network for business

Yahoo is acquiring Tomfoolery, a startup that makes software to better connect employees on the desktop and mobile, it was announced Wednesday. “We’ve reached an agreement to join Yahoo to help...

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World’s first desktop 3D printer capable of creating carbon fiber objects

There's a new 3D printer in town, and unlike other models that use plastic, rubberor even chocolate, this one prints out objects using a far tougher material: carbon fiber. The printer, named Mark One, was designed by...

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Imgur releases new analytics tools for Pro users

Imgur has slowly but steadily been adding a host of features over the last year or so. After making a big move to become the YouTube of viral images, the company...

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60% of Apple sales last quarter were international

Apple’s latest quarterly results were another reminder of how important China has become for the U.S. company. But the biggest question for Apple in the Chinese market is just how much...

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New Mexico police capture and preserve crime scenes with 3D scanners

Police in Roswell, New Mexico are now capturing some crime scenes in 3D to preserve them as evidence. The equipment, made by Faro 3D, costs $86,000 and creates a 3D...

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Samsung said to be working on a Google Glass competitor

An unnamed Samsung spokesperson cited by The Korea Times suggests that Samsung may be attempting to beat Google Glass to a public launch with its Galaxy Glass or Gear Glass device. Samsung suggests that its smart glass product may...

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Internet advertising grew by 32% last year, still far behind television ads

Display internet advertising has surged 32 per cent worldwide in the first three quarters of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global Adview Pulse...

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PricePanda raises $3 million from German retail major Tengelmann Group

Rocket Internet’s price comparison platform PricePanda announced today it secured $3 million funding from Tengelmann Group and other existing investors including Investment AB Kinnevik and Rocket Internet. Through this funding, PricePanda aims to reshape the e-commerce landscape...

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Ephemerality is the key to Snapchat’s success

Recently, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel revealed why he turned down a $3 billion cash acquisition offer from Facebook late last year. Spiegel claimed short-term gain wasn’t worth giving up the...

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