June 24, 2014
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June 23, 2014
SF Sends Cease-And-Desist To Apps Selling Public Parking Spots
Turns out you’re not allowed to rent away public property like parking spots as if you owned them. Parking app Monkey Parking received a cease-and-desist order today from San Francisco’s City…
Read articleJune 23, 2014
Pirate Radio, YouTubers And Video Games
YouTubers are considered a big boon by some, but also a big threat by others. Game developers in particular sometimes feel that what they’re doing is less journalism/coverage…
Read articleJune 22, 2014
Control VR Opens The Door To Virtual Offices
Control VR is a startup which has created a wearable system that captures precise motion data for virtual reality applications. On its Kickstarter page the most intriguing use…
Read articleJune 19, 2014
The BlackBerry Passport Is A Phablet With A Hardware Keyboard That Makes No Sense Whatsoever
Just when you think you might have figured out what BlackBerry is up to (a strong push in enterprise services and emerging markets like the Internet of Things)…
Read articleJune 19, 2014
Algolia Raises Another $1.2 Million For Its Real-Time Search API
French startup Algolia raised $1.2 million as an extension of the company’s existing seed round to turbocharge your website’s search engine. It brings the total funding of the…
Read articleJune 19, 2014
Puppet Labs Raises $40M More To Take Its IT Automation Business Global
Puppet Labs, whose IT automation software is used by the likes of Google, Twitter, Salesforce and AT&T among 18,000 others, is today announcing another $40 million in venture backing, money…
Read articleJune 18, 2014
Harley-Davidson Might Be Making An Electric Motorcycle
A mysterious video released on Harley-Davidson’s YouTube channel today shows a much quieter motorcycle zooming down Route 66, fueling speculation that this bike is electric. Read More Powered…
Read articleJune 18, 2014
Facebook’s New Open-Source Data Switch Technology Is Designed For Flexibility And Greater Control
Today Facebook announced new modularized top-of-rack networking switch technology and a new Linux OS to control these switches. The company will eventually share this technology as part of…
Read articleJune 18, 2014
The Next Generation Of Atari
Atari is back. Again. After the crash of Nolan Bushnell’s empire in the early ’80s, several ventures attempted to resurrect the iconic brand. Atari Interactive is the latest,…
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