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Flickr Announces “20 Under 20″ Collection Of Young Photographers

 In an effort to promote young artists using its service, Flickr has put together a collection of 20 artists under the age of 20 who have shown exceptional talent in their early work. Users can choose their favorite photographers from … Continue reading

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How Many Times A Day Do You Check Your Phone? Checky Will Tell You.

 In today’s hyper-connected world, meditation and relaxation-focused resource Calm gives you a much-needed mental break during the day, and can help you quiet the spinning wheels in your head when it’s time to sleep at night. Now the company is … Continue reading

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Qualcomm Quietly Acquires AI-Based Image Recognition Startup Euvision

 Another acquisition in the area of image recognition technology, and another exit for a European startup to a U.S. giant. Qualcomm has acquired Euvision Technologies, a specialist in image recognition applications powered by artificial intelligence, originally spun out of the … Continue reading

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Forget Siri, Fetch Is A Real Personal Assistant, Contained In An App

 Fetch, a mobile app that serves as a personal buying assistant by allowing you to submit text or photos then have results returned to you by a professional shopper, is expanding beyond product search with a new release out now. … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s Safe $2.5 Billion Bet On Minecraft

 Microsoft expects to break-even on its $2.5B purchase of Minecraft maker Mojang in 2015. It’s easy to say that buying Minecraft is a safe bet for Microsoft. The deal was announced this morning following a week of unsubstantiated reports and … Continue reading

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TrustedCompany.com, An E-Commerce Review Site For Emerging Markets, Raises $1M Series A

 TrustedCompany.com, a review platform for e-commerce businesses in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and India, announced today that it has raised a Series A round of $1 million led by Tengelmann Ventures, with participation from 500 Startups and returning investor … Continue reading

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First Wave Of “Affordable” Android One Phones Breaks Cover In India

 Google has announced the first Android One devices — which are targeting the Indian market, starting at Rs 6,399/$105. Hardware partners for this first wave of affordable ‘Droids are Micromax, Karbonn, Spice and chipmaker MediaTek. Read More

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Leaked Clips Show Windows 9 In Action

 Around two weeks out from the purported release date of the technical preview of Windows 9, videos of the upcoming operating system have hit the Internet. German site WinFuture has released a mess of screenshots and videos of the upcoming code over … Continue reading

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A Random Walk Down Hardware Alley

 Last week at TC Disrupt I took to the aisles of Hardware Alley armed with a microphone and a full glass of cold brew, highly potent Jittery Joe’s coffee. The result is a series of pratfalls, horrible jokes, and lots … Continue reading

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Panasonic Announces An Epic Cameraphone

 Meet the Panasonic DMC-CM1 cameraphone. Inside is a massive image sensor on par with top-tier pocket cameras, yet the whole package is still rather svelte. With the DMC-CM1 Panasonic is returning to the smartphone market in an important way. Two … Continue reading