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Plastic Logic Works With Intel and Queen’s University To Deliver Flexible Display PaperTabs
0By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets, News, O Canada
Plastic Logic is a firm that had big plans for the e-reader market but discontinued its own product and focused on its flexible color e-paper screen. The demise of the QUE proReader also led to job cuts and the closure of the British firm’s offices in the US. However, one good thing that did come out of the scenario was that the company...
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More Content! Facebook Launches Flexible Sentences Feature for Devs
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | Social Media
Developers will now be able to add more descriptive news feed stories on Facebook after the social media platform unveiled its latest Flexible Sentences feature. The new tool will allow application developers to deliver news feeds that are less awkward, make the Facebook news feed richer as well as attract more downloads from users. As ...
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Track Your Ford…Glympse Signs Exclusive Agreement with Car Manufacturer
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | Android, Mobile Apps, Social Media
Ever faced the problem of friends or family repeatedly calling or texting you up to check where you are or how much time will it take you to reach your destination? Now Ford owners can say goodbye to those problems after the Detroit car manufacturer signed an exclusive agreement with social sharing experts ...
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Rumours: Reddit Raising Money at $400M Valuation
By: Zain Nabi | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News
Reddit, a social news and entertainment website, is once again rumoured to be raising money, after the idea of selling off some parts of the company was buried earlier in 2011. A couple of years ago, it was reported that Condé Nast, which acquired Reddit in 200...
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Shape Security Grabs $20 Million in Funding For Its Disruptive Web Security Technology
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News
Online security company, Shape Security, has successfully raised $20 million in Series B funding. The latest round of investment gives the total amount raised by Shape Security to $26 million. The disruptive technology the startup has to offer attracted investors that were led by Venrock. Other VC funds that contributed to the roun...
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Boxee and Sigma in Partnership to Enter People’s Living Rooms
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | Gadgets
In a move to gain an advantage over its rivals, New York based content streaming provider Boxee has teamed up with Sigma to bring its services direct to third party smart television sets. Boxee is facing increased competition from rival services such as
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Quora Founder Adam D’Angelo Shares Facebook Experience
By: Zain Nabi | January 8th, 2013 | Business, Social Media
The expansion of Facebook from a Harvard-based project to a household name in the world can best be termed more or less as a roller-coaster ride, involving some gutsy yet sensible decisions from the stakeholders, who have a peculiar tale representing their valuable life experiences. One of them is Adam D’Angelo, who was...
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Associated Press Strikes Deal With Samsung For Sponsored Tweets By Cutting Out Twitter
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News, Social Media
The Associated Press, a leading newswire agency, has started selling space on its Twitter Feed to generate more revenue. The first tweets will be coming from Samsung who is showcasing products at the current Consumer Electronics Show. The AP is reporting from the CES as a part of th...
