May 2013
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Jelly HQ: Business is “Blooming” →
mrbizstone:
A group of jellies is called a bloom, and this group just closed its Series A. Our round was led by Spark Capital with additional investment by SV Angel. With this investment, Spark General Partner Bijan Sabet joins Jelly’s board of directors. We’re also proud to announce a group of …
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Outlook begins Google Chat rollout
Beginning today, Microsoft is rolling out their Google Chat integration to Outlook.com users. When you open the Messaging pane in Outlook.com or SkyDrive, you’ll see a message that helps you set up chat with your Google contacts. Just click it to get started; setup will only take a minute.
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Once your services are connected, you can see all of your contacts together in one...
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MobileLite Wireless allows you to share data via...
Kingston has released a pretty interesting new product. MobileLite Wireless will allow you to share any content from SD cards or USB drives. It creates an Ad-hoc wireless network, very similar to their existing WiFi drive.
What is also great about it, is that it has the capability to charge your USB device. You can copy and share files within drives, or share to Twitter/Facebook from within...
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iRig on sale for $19.99 today only at Best Buy
IK Multimedia - iRig and AmpliTube for Apple® iPod®, iPhone® and iPad™
Model: 631639
Anyone that has been waiting to pull the trigger on order the iRig system, today is your day. A part of the daily deals from Best Buy (in store or online), IK’s iRig is $19.99 (normally $39.99) and best price for the guitar recording setup that feature a headphone...
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Free Apps Today
BlastPoints for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Space combat game
Instalyrics for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Music lyric tracking tool
TextCrafter 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Note-creating tool
FlickPig for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Action game
AlphaTots for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Children’s learning tool
PicShop HD for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Photo editing...
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Amazon Cloud Player app released for PC, MAC...
Amazon has released a stand alone app for Windows that will allow you to stream or even play your MP3s offline. Amazon Cloud Player is a 31MB download now available if your log in to your web cloud player.
Note: MAC version coming soon
All your albums, songs and playlists on your computer and in the cloud are at your fingertips.Downloading Amazon MP3 purchases has never been easier.
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Amazon releases Amazon Cloud Drive Photos to... →
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$100 Itunes gift card for $85 at best buy
Best Buy is offering for a limited time, a $100 iTunes gift card for only $85.
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FBI wants to read your email, Gchats, Facebook...
The wiretap laws are currently in the process of being re-written and possible changed to allow the government to access more of your digital communications. This will include your email, Google Chat, Skype, Facebook messages and more.
The FBI’s proposal required Internet communications services to each build in a wiretapping capacity, the revised one, which must now be reviewed by the...
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Clear is available for free at Starbucks
For the first time ever you can grab a free copy of the popular list-keeping iPhone app, Clear. This app was released February and found that “[Clear] is unlike any other to-do list software, because it includes a multi-touch optimized interface that functions like no other.” Since its launch it has been featured as the App Store “Best of 2012” and topped out the iTunes...
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“We only see surveillance as an invasion of privacy if we feel safe. And these...”
– David Ropeik
http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2013/05/07/civil-liberties-surveillance-david-ropeik
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Adobe Ideas App is free today, normally $9.99
For the first time since 2011, Adobe Ideas app is free. This app allows you to create freeform vector illustrations with layers, and is a universal IOS app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-ideas/id364617858?mt=8
Adobe® Ideas lets you create freeform vector illustrations wherever you are with your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. With a Creative Cloud membership,...
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Onavo Protect is a VPN for your iPhone that also...
There are many reasons to use a VPN, which are located here.Onavo Protect is a free VPN for your iPhone that was released today.
Its amazing that it is free (as of right now), and so far my speedtests are pretty fast even matching ones that are paid VPN services. Anyone wanting VPN data protection but do not want to pay, you can download the free app today and give it...
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Dropbox and MAC users, pay attention to this deal:...
If your a Dropbox and a MAC user, here is a special deal for a utility that allows you to access your files from any browser.
Spotdox is an add-on to Dropbox that allows you to access any file on your computer (or any drives attached to it) from any location or device. FREE Lifetime Subscription for the first 10,000 users.
Never get stuck without that important file or folder. Simply download...
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"Who Has Your Back" - #EFF shows report card for...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation just released its annual “Who Has Your Back” report card, detailing the privacy policies of tech companies. Here’s the rundown of who fights for your privacy in the face of government requests for your data—and who doesn’t even bother.
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T-Mobile users get AT BAT for free
T-Mobile customers who download the official Major League Baseball app At Bat 13 before June 30th will get free streaming access to the MLB.TV Game of the Day, as well as live & away radio broadcasts and highlights from home & away games around the league …
The deal is part of a multi-year partnership between T-Mobile and Major League Baseball.
The deadline applies only to...
April 2013
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Forbes Magazine features wireless Hotspot courtesy...
Many subscribers will be in for a surprise when the latest issue of Forbes Magazine arrives on doorsteps and newsstands. Microsoft has embedded a Wi-Fi router in select copies of the May 6th print edition of the magazine, which gives users 15 days of free Wi-Fi through T-Mobile. The free Wi-Fi is part of Microsoft’s latest campaign to promote its subscription-based Office 365 service. The router...
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Game im addicted to: GameDevTycoon
Greenheartgames has made a name in the news recently for showing some unique in game activity for people have pirated their game online. After starting and playing the game, you will suddenly go bankrupt and a message appears informs the player that people are choosing to pirate their studio’s game, and profits will drop until the virtual company eventually goes bankrupt. The company...
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iPhone 5S
Apple is holding its annual developers conference June 10-14 , and that event is typically held for software. Both IOS and MAC OS future releases are revealed in some sort of details at this event, not typically a new hardware release associated with a new iPhone.
We have seen in leaks that the Macbook Pro may be refreshed/updated at this event, but I tend to think the iPhone is always...
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WWDC sold out in two minutes
So yea, that was fast. Selling out in two minutes
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Apple tops the list for best performing Windows... →
https://www.soluto.com/reports
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US and Internet Surveillance
CNET has a great article today about the authorization of “interception of communications” that can be carried ISP carriers.
CNET
Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on portions of networks operated by AT&T and other Internet service providers, a practice that might otherwise be illegal under federal...
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Tumblr IOS App updated to share to Twitter,...
Tumblr seems to be rolling out updates and changes fast to enhance social sharing.
The company has recognized that users want the ability to post and share beyond the Tumblr atmosphere, adding support to use the IOS embedded Twitter/Facebook sharing, but also enabled a few other third party apps like Pocket, Netbot, Tweetbot and others.
What’s New in Version 3.3.1
Follow the world’s...
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Free apps today
Outland Games for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Action game
Super Mega Worm Vs Santa 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Action game
uTrakt for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Television timing tracker
Speedometer+ G12 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Motion-tracking tool
Zombiez! for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (pictured): Reaction-time game
Take It Easy for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad:...
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CrashPlan+ Unlimited Backup 1yr Sub for Carbonite...
CrashPlan offers its CrashPlan+ Unlimited Backup 1-Year Subscription for free. That’s $50 off . CrashPlan offers real-time backup of your files, even from attached drives, and features version retention, web restore, and more.
Of note, while this deal states that it’s for Carbonite members wishing to switch, any e-mail address will work.
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Reddit sends pizzas to Boston PD, PD comes on and...
“Your kind gesture of sending us pizza is greatly appeciated!
none of us really use reddit so hopefully this is posted in the right place.
Thank you again!!”
http://www.reddit.com/user/BPD_MURICA
HTC One launches today, a month late for $199
The delayed HTC One, HTC’s flagship phone originally due to have been launched a month ago, has finally launched. It’s intended to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S4, and HTC had hoped to beat Samsung to market before a shortage of camera components forced a delay.
The all-metal unibody handset with Snapdragon 1.7Ghz processor, LTE, NFC, 1080×1920 display and full 1080p HD video recording is...
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Siri remembers your history for two years
Here’s what happens. Whenever you speak into Apple’s voice activated personal digital assistant, it ships it off to Apple’s data farm for analysis. Apple generates a random numbers to represent the user and it associates the voice files with that number. This number — not your Apple user ID or email address — represents you as far as Siri’s back-end voice analysis system is concerned.
Once the...
Yahoo! launches Weather app, is absolutely...
Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Weather and it is very very nice.
I have tried many apps for weather and I have never been satisfied with any of them. I do have the full version of The Weather Channel app and have been using that as my main weather information source. Looks like that is about to change with the launch of the Yahoo! Weather app.
Yahoo! is supposedly in talks with Apple to integrate more...
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Time Warner allows live streaming, finally
I am still angry with most providers taken forever to do this, but Time Warner Cable have updated their IOS apps to allow access to stream select OnDemand content and TV channels while away from home. Previously, the application could only stream TV while you were in your home with Time Warner Cable TV service. Additionally, the app update has improved filtering and sorting for categories...
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Facebook IOS updated, seems actually faster and...
Facebook added some new features to their IOS app today that actually may be a good thing. The speed of the app seems to be improved, which is one of my biggest complaints. Their attempt at improving messaging seems pretty good, but I could care less about ‘stickers’ and their presence on anything.
When chatting, the app will keep the profile pic on your screen for easy access back...
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Fotor Photo Editor for Mac is capable and free if... →
Great MAC app that is free today
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Missing in action: why doesn't Google help...
A great article was posted on TheVerge.com about how Google doesnt help customers find lost phones. I have always wondered this about any company and how the cell carriers have the capabilities, but fail to implement it. The article points out the obvious Android excuse of fragmentation, but there is no excuse for the carriers to do something.
Why doesnt any company take...
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Burner App now free for IOS
Burner App by Ad Hoc Labs Now Free and on Android
Burner for iOS Also Gets Significant Upgrade and Now Free to Download
Los Angeles, CA – April 10, 2013 — Burner, the mobile privacy app by Ad Hoc Labs, is now available on Android in the Google Play Store and is now free for download on both Android and iOS. The Burner app puts users in control of their mobile identity and is a first step...
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Free Apps on Itunes today
The iTunes App Store offers downloads of several apps for Apple iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad for free, as listed below. The deals:
Redneck Revenge: A Zombie Roadtrip for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Action game
Super Wars X for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Strategy game
Puzzle Bricks for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Puzzle game
nozoku for iPhone, iPod touch, and...
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News Corp threatens to move Fox to cable-only...
Aereo won their case that they are legally allowed to offer streaming TV channels that already free over the air channels like Fox, NBC, CBS and a few others.
News Corp, who owns Fox, is apparently stating that they may change their channel to subscription only, to stop Aereo from being allowed to broadcast their FREE station.
“We need to be able to be fairly compensated for our...
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Mark Zuckerberg loves Apple and his iPhone, but... →
Didn’t think he still used an iPhone, especially now there is no reason to since he is pushing the Facebook Home setup. He is probably one to carry many different phones but I would like to see Facebook get a little faster and more stable on iOS devices. It’s a lot better now and I do not resort to third party apps any longer. I do not want to be on Facebook for all aspects of my...
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Daily Deals for April 5, 2013 →
Here is a collection of daily deals
VPN will be changing on Apple devices due to...
Due to a lawsuit Apple has with VirnetX about VPN on Demand on IOS devices and they wait it operates. Apple is addressing this by removing the ‘always on’ feature in a future update to IOS devices. This will cause a user to have to manually turn on VPN instead of it activating automatically when they access their specific corporate website.
According to Bloomberg, Apple lost a...
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Fed cant access Apple iMessage becuase of...
DEA documents show that even with a warrant that messages sent with Apple’s encrypted chat service are “impossible to intercept.”
I have wondered about the security aspect of iMessage so this is a good sign if they cant even access it. Good news for privacy advocates.
It quickly became the most popular encrypted chat program in history when it...
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This is your Facebook phone
Its actually an HTC phone named Facebook Home.
Although it does look kind of nice, just not sure of the market for a specific Facebook phone. Especially since IOS and Android have such a strong hold on the market.
Is anyone actually excited about this? Maybe it will create more competition and competitive pricing?
