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Crowdsourced Wi-Fi network raises $14 million in funding

Jan 20, 2014

Fon, a free “crowdsourced” WiFi network that is created out of people sharing a portion of their private WiFi connections,...

One-third of cabbies in San Francisco work for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar

Jan 16, 2014

In San Francisco, where Uber and Lyft got their starts, resistance to these services seems futile. While taxi drivers may be striking against the “unfair...

CRM startup picks up $2.6 million in seed funding and another startup

Jan 16, 2014

Linko, a mobile enterprise startup operating out of Berlin, San Francisco and Helsinki, has just picked up two rather useful...

Amazon is preparing to enter the Korean e-commerce market

Jan 15, 2014

Amazon.com is expected to increase efforts to enter the Korean market, according to industry sources. Amazon’s recent recruitment of Doug...

FitBark helps you track your dog’s health and fitness

Jan 13, 2014

Dogs, just like humans, need their exercise as well, and one of the ways to tell if there’s something wrong...

Elektra Nails makes it easier to use touchscreens with long nails

Jan 11, 2014

Have you ever watched somebody with long fingernails tap-tap-tapping at their iPhone or iPad screen? It’s painful. Either their overgrown...

Care.com sets IPO share range between $14 and $16

Jan 10, 2014

Care.com, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based caregiver services marketplace, on Friday said it expects shares in its planned initial public offering to...

Smart headband claims to be able to induce lucid dreams

Jan 9, 2014

There are never enough hours in a day, our over-connected culture often says. But connected devices worn nightly do not...

China temporarily lifts foreign game console sales ban

Jan 7, 2014

China's State Council has temporarily lifted a ban on the sale of foreign games consoles, paving the way for firms...

Intel’s vision of the future is filled with 3D technology

Jan 7, 2014

Intel showed off a lot of 3D technology as CEs, including a convertible laptop-tablet with a built-in 3D scanner on...

HP is laucnhing its first Android-based all-in-one desktop computer

Jan 6, 2014

Hewlett-Packard will be launching its first all-in-one desktop computer powered by Android. The device will be geared towards small businesses and will...

Quantenna promises Wi-Fi routers with speeds up to 1.7Gb per second

Jan 6, 2014

Quantenna Communications has announced that it is supplying three hardware partners - Asus, Mimosa Networks, and Vixs -with the necessary chips to...