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Hot calendar app Tempo crushed by demand
After a splashy launch, the calendar and scheduling app locks out new registrations. The company is opening things back up this morning. Buzzy calendar and scheduling app Tempo, which made a splashy...
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OpenTable gobbles up Foodspotting for $10 million
Foodspotting’s site and mobile apps will continue to operate on a standalone basis. Foodspotting photos from around the world. (Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) OpenTable, a company that...
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Amazon debuts new literary fiction imprint
The giant Web retailer adds Little A, its seventh imprint, to its roster. Upcoming titles include a book by actor James Franco. Continuing its push into creating original content, Amazon has launched a...
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Foursquare updates Android app with locale advice
Continuing to tread into Yelp territory, the check-in social network’s Android app is now offering popular restaurant, shop, and sight recommendations. Looking more and more like a local search and...
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Google to split mapping, commerce ops, WSJ reports
It appears that Google’s “spring cleaning” is even broader than thought. The online search giant is splitting its mapping and commerce unit into two separate businesses, The Wall Street Journal...
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With a drop of liquid, IBM develops a new microchip switch
Ionic liquids can switch the state of a metal oxide from conducting to insulating and back again, something that could be useful for computer processing and memory. On the left of this diagram, a...
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Detroit Electric set to launch U.S.-made Tesla rival
Detroit Electric will assemble its electric vehicles in the U.S., featuring a design not unlike the Tesla Roadster. Detroit Electric teaser for expected April 3 introduction. It may resemble the Lotus...
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Chrome for Android gets server-accelerated browsing
Proxy browsing uses Google’s servers to squeeze Web pages then shoot them to Chrome faster using SPDY networking technology. Also in Chrome 26 for Android: password sync and early WebRTC support....
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Apple wins 39 new patents on Smart Cover, pinch-to-zoom
The company is awarded patents on a wide array of technologies, including replication server selection and motion-sensor data processing. (Credit: Apple) Apple has won dozens of new patents across a...
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Global allies give Mozilla’s Firefox OS a mobile foothold
Partners backing the browser-based mobile operating system include phone maker LG Electronics and 18 mobile network operators across the world. The first phones are due in the second quarter. The...
View ArticleYouTube vice president touts paid subscriptions
The online video site sees paid subscriptions as a way to generate more revenue for content creators but remains mum on specific details. YouTube is clearly eyeing paid subscriptions, though it won’t...
View ArticleSpotify’s Daniel Ek: I don’t worry about Apple, Google
As Google and others gear up to enter the streaming-music business, the Spotify founder says he’s staying focused on bringing music to as many people as possible. Spotify sign at SXSW 2013 (Credit:...
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