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Fly Or Die: Apple iPhone 6 Plus

There is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the new iPhone 6 Plus. It’s the new golden child of Apple’s product line, bigger, thinner and more beautiful than ever. However, the size may just be detrimental to people who have … Continue reading

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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Gapgate, Garmin, And Jamstik

 We’re off and running this week with the latest TC Gadgets podcast. Garmin announced a new smart watch called the Forerunner 920XT. We take a look at that, as well as Garmin’s earlier smart watch offering, the VivoFit. We’re also … Continue reading

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Yahoo Acquires Mobile Messaging App MessageMe

 Yahoo has acquired mobile messaging application MessageMe, a Whatsapp-like service with $11.9 million in reported outside funding. The deal, we’re hearing from multiple sources, is a talent acquisition that isn’t great for MessageMe investors, falling into the “single-digit” millions. [Update: We’re hearing … Continue reading

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Robocoin Announces A New Wallet Service To Meld The Physical With The Virtual

 Robocoin, maker of Bitcoin ATMs, has announced a new service called Robocoin Wallet. The service, which acts as a bitcoin wallet directly connected to the company’s public ATMs, allows you to store your BTC and send and receive cash via … Continue reading

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Microsoft Launches New Office 365 Subscription Plans For Small And Midsize Businesses

 Microsoft is rolling out new Office 365 plans for companies with fewer than 250 employees that will slowly replace the company’s existing plans for small and midsize businesses. The company had already outlined some of these changes earlier this year, so … Continue reading

Narrative’s Clip-On Camera | One Lap

In this week’s episode of One Lap, Martin Källström of Narrative joined me at Thunderhill Raceway. I met Martin earlier this year while he was visiting San Francisco from Sweden. During our meeting he asked me for suggestions on how … Continue reading

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Childish Gambino Name-Drops A Bunch Of Techies In His New Mixtape

 Rapper Childish Gambino (also known as Donald Glover, former cast member of cult sitcom “Community”) just dropped an 11-song mixtape, his first big release since last year’s hit album “Because The Internet.” That wouldn’t generally be something we write about, … Continue reading

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Estify Raises $1.5 Million To Roll Out Insurance Software For Auto Repair

 After spending two years developing a product to automate the integration of car insurance damage estimate data for repairs between insurance companies and body shops, Estify has raised $1.5 million to bring its technology to market. There’s a rift between … Continue reading

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Little Moe Is A Robot That Hunts And Kills Ebola

 A San Antonio-based company called Xenex has risen to media prominence recently thanks to their ultraviolet pulse robot called Little Moe. The robot can enter and clean a hospital room in five minutes and destroy the virus by fusing its … Continue reading

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Apple Event For iPads, iMacs And Yosemite Pegged For Oct. 16

 Apple is reportedly holding an event for the iPad, OS X Yosemite and new iMacs on October 16, according to a report from Re/code today. The event will be held at Apple’s own Town Hall Auditorium at its Cupertino HQ, … Continue reading