Yahoo readies username recycling with Facebook verification
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Yahoo’s username recycling program that is set to launch this summer. The self-proclaimed technology company is gearing up to commence the ID turnarounds by tapping what might be an unlikely partner: Facebook. Now, the world’s largest social network might come across as…
Red Hot Tinder Arrives On Android
The Digital Dating World has seen its fair share of companies come and go over the years, and few have been able to give the usual suspects, like eHarmony, Match.com and OkCupid, a run for their respective monies. However, since bursting onto the scene in October of last year, Tinder…
Microsoft and Blackberry cut Surface and Z10 prices
Microsoft and Blackberry have both cut prices on their flagship products in a bid to boost sales. Microsoft dropped the price of the 32GB Surface RT to 279 from 400 in the UK, with the 64GB model’s price down by the same amount to 359. And in the US, Blackberry has cut the…
Android Gaming Consoles: The Ultimate Guide
Successful Kickstarter project and highly publicized Android gaming console OUYA has ignited a feeding frenzy as competitors rise to fill the market. What’s the appeal of the Android console? As developers create games more prolifically and cheaply for mobile phones, hardware manufacturers seek to bridge the gap between mobile and…
Twitter-Backer, Spark, Helps Fund Harvard Grads’ Police Software Start-Up
If you’re a fan of Iron Man movies, you will know that it features many new and improved protective suits. The most recent of these, introduced in Iron Man 3, is called Mark 42. On July 15, a former Hollywood writer and current venture capitalist, Alex Finkelstein, announced that he is among Mark43…
Delivering royal baby news: Tradition vs. Twitter
Prince Charles and Princess Diana leave St. Mary’s Hospital in London with their newborn son Prince William in June 1982. By Martin Fletcher, Correspondent, NBC News LONDON – If Britain’s royal family has its way, the world will learn the gender of the future monarch the old-fashioned way: A medical bulletin…
Expanding OpenGov, Marijuana Farmers’ Markets, Robot Valets: July 15
Startup OpenGov built software to make Palo Alto’s government data more transparent. Now it’s working on systems for other cities including South Orange, N.J., writes Yulia Chernova. [Wall Street Journal] An SEC vote allowing hedge funds, venture capital firms, and startups to promote themselves to (rich) investors is a…
Robotics camp : Automated success
MONROE The Monroe County Intermediate School District’s summer robotics camp is a roaring success and will become an annual program, officials said. “This is the first year we have offered the camp. We’re having it for four weeks, and we could fill it for four more if we wanted to,”…
BlackBerry Z10 Price Falls from to $49 Four Months After Launch
While it might be raining and pouring a bit for embattled BlackBerry formerly Research in Motion, until shareholders officially approved the name change this past Tuesday it might be an even worse sign for the beleaguered smartphone manufacturer that one of the company’s latest phones, the BlackBerry Z10, is just…
Bring Your iPad 2 or iPad 3 to Best Buy, Get $200 In Exchange
Best Buy wants to be the go-to destination to trade-in your electronics. Late last month the retailer offered a free iPhone trade-in deal — you bring in your old iPhone 4 or 4S and you can get a new iPhone 5 for free. Now, it is offering a deal on On Friday…
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