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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New crowdfunding service raises money before development even begins
App.net, the social platform by Dalten Caldwell has launched a new crowdfunding service called Backer that allows companies to ask users for money before committing to build software features. The idea behind Backer is that when a company...
Facebook debunks Princeton’s study predicting 80% loss of users by 2017
Princeton researchers did roll out a study last week, touting that social network giant Facebook could very well lose up to 80% of its users by the time our calendars...
Google awarded patent for free, advertisement-powered taxi service
To those who say that self-driving cars have nothing to do with Google's core business selling ads, listen up: Google was just awarded a patent for an ad-powered taxi service. The patent, which...
Singaporean online grocer raises $5.4 million in funding
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin moved to Singapore in 2009 and renounced his US citizenship in 2011. Now, in one of the few public investments he’s made, Saverin has just led a round...
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