Amazon Blows Up the Tablet Market
This is war. Amazon’s jaw-dropping new collection of Kindle Fire HD tablets recalibrates almost everything we thought we knew about the tablet market. It lowered prices while offering enhancements and fresh technology in almost every area imaginable. It took the warning shot of the successful Kindle Fire tablet, based on Android 2.3 “Gingerbread,” and turned it into [...]
Read MoreAiming to Grow Its Business User Base, HootSuite Acquires Seesmic
HootSuite, the company behind the business-oriented social media management service, just announced that it has acquired Seesmic, the company perhaps better known for its colorful French founder, Loïc Le Meur, than for its often-changing stable of social media tools. Financial terms aren’t being disclosed, but the deal appears to be more about Seesmic’s user base [...]
Read MoreAngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees
There’s no doubt that AngelList has evolved into an incredibly powerful (and disruptive) platform in the investing world. The hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform allows startups to access investors, and has also become a resource for investors looking to boost dealflow and connect with other investors. But while the network has been able to connect investors with [...]
Read MoreB.o.B Releases New iOS Game ‘Strange Clouds’
Did you happen to get B.o.B’s latest album Strange Clouds? If you didn’t you have another way of getting into “Strange Clouds.” The Atlantic Records rapper has released an iOS game named after his album. If you like Fruit Ninjas then you might like Strange Clouds too. Players fly a rocket ship around space with B.o.B [...]
Read MoreGoogle Checks in With African Developers [Video]
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A lot has been heating up in the African tech space. As it continues to grow as an emerging market, Africans from various countries are contributing to the growth of a true eco-system. Google decided to do a brief round up of the latest in African technology that included the 2012 Google Apps Developer Challenge. [...]
Read MoreTech Accelerators Can Bring Diversity to All-White, All-Male Start-ups
The Slurpee straw is the pinnacle of straw innovation. Widened to accommodate refreshment the consistency of baby food — and with a little shovel-shaped bottom — the Slurpee straw gets it done. So, consider a Slurpee straw with a hole in the side: Can it even be called a Slurpee when the would-be slurper pulls unsatisfying [...]
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