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Shyp Launches In New York City, And Miami Is Next
On-demand shipping startup Shyp is now officially expanding beyond San Francisco, launching its service in New York City after just a few weeks in private beta. Read More
No, People Are Not Leaving Facebook In Droves For Ello
Ello is not the second-coming of Facebook and Facebook users are not leaving the social network giant in droves. How do I know this? Those with a shiny new Ello profile are posting about it on Facebook. Despite the promise … Continue reading
HP Plunges Downmarket With A $99 Windows Tablet, $199 Windows Notebook
The race to the bottom is back. Reminiscent of the netbook war of yesteryear, HP just followed Toshiba’s lead with a $99 tablet along with introducing a $199 Windows notebook. Expect to see these colorful devices at a department superstore … Continue reading
iCloud Is Down For Some
It seems Apple’s iCloud woes are not over. The service is down for some users including myself. It’s unreachable from iCloud.com and files and emails are failing to sync. Apple’s System Status page reports iCloud and the rest of Apple’s … Continue reading
SAM Is A Wireless Electronics Kit That Wants To Make Coding Connected Objects Super Simple
Meet SAM, a wireless electronics kits that’s aiming to make it easier for kids or indeed anyone with an idea for a connected project to get building — using a series of Bluetooth connected pieces and a drag and drop … Continue reading
Apple Just Patched The Shellshock Bug In OS X
Last week, a big, nasty, freakishly widespread bug was discovered hiding in many UNIX-based systems, including OS X. While Apple was quick to proclaim that the “vast majority” of OS X users weren’t susceptible to the bug, that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Fly Or Die: Apple iPhone 6
We’re back with a new episode of Fly or Die and armed with the latest iPhone. Will John and I, longtime Apple users, give the iPhone 6 the green light? Read More
Qubit Bags $26M To Grow Its Ecommerce Personalization Platform
Big-data ecommerce analytics startup Qubit, which provides online retailers and their marketers with tools to optimize sales by conducting A/B testing and personalizing the content each user sees, has announced a $26 million Series B round of funding, led by … Continue reading
Free Consumer Credit Monitoring Company Credit Karma Raises $75M, Now Valued At Over $1 Billion
A consumer-facing credit monitoring startup, Credit Karma, is now worth more than a billion dollars following a new round of funding. The company announced this morning it has raised an additional $75 million in growth funding from Google Capital, Tiger … Continue reading
