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Gmail Gets An iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Update

 In my initial review of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, I didn’t spend too much time dwelling on third-party app compatibility. That’s because A) I was content with the way iOS handled upscaling lower-resolution apps, and B) I was … Continue reading

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Beepi Gets $60M More In Funding For Its Peer-To-Peer Car Marketplace

 Auto sales marketplace Beepi is looking to grow fast and it’s raised a bunch of money to do so. The company announced today that it’s closed on a $60 million round of funding less than six months after launch. Read … Continue reading

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eBay To Host Live Art Auctions On New Site

 In July, eBay announced a partnership with noted auction house Sotheby’s to help bring its inventory of art, antiques and collectibles online via a new live auction format with real-time bidding. At the time, eBay said Sotheby’s was the “anchor tenant” to … Continue reading

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ShipHawk Raises $5 Million To Provide Large-Item Shipping With No Sticker Shock

 ShipHawk wants to take the pain out of shipping those items, with a platform that allows users to get shipping quotes from multiple providers and pick the one that makes the most sense for them. The company just closed on … Continue reading

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Square Closes $150 Million Round At $6 Billion Valuation

 Square just closed the Series E round it had been raising. Filings in September showed the e-commerce payments company was set to raise at least $100 million, but the deal wasn’t done just yet. Now a Square spokesman has confirmed … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s FlexSense Project Is A Thin Sensor Layer To Make Your Tablet Awesome

 The merry band of scientists over at Microsoft Research — who apparently get paid to have fun and speak with fixed tones over videos — have put together something called FlexSense, a flat piece of bendable material loaded with sensors. … Continue reading

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HarperCollins Will Give Authors A “Buy Now” Button For Their Own Books

 In what seems to be an effort to reduce the power Amazon has over book sales, Harper Collins has announced a new service for authors that allows them to add a “Buy Now” button to their personal websites and social … Continue reading

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Cirqle Debuts A Photo-Sharing App For Groups That Works Offline

 A mobile application called Cirqle – no, not that Circle or that one either – launched last year as a way for users to share and collaborate on photo and video collections in groups, both public and private. Now Cirqle … Continue reading

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Passive Fitness Tracking App Human Showcases Where HealthKit Shines

 The Human app has been on the App Store for a while now. But this beautifully designed passive activity app received a major update that showcases how some of the main new features in iOS 8 can be useful. Human … Continue reading

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London Hardware Alley Registrations End This Week! Hurry!

 It’s Hardware Alley time again and we want to see you at Disrupt London! The alley, which runs during the last day of Disrupt, features all of my favorite startups – the hardware ones – in glorious Technicolor. What is … Continue reading