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  • 16th December 2011

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With Factual, 1 API now unlocks data for 55 million places

Application developers can now use one API to access data from Factual’s marketplace that contains data on more than 55 million places worldwide. And, as of today, that data includes places in China…

  • 14th December 2011

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The 10 Best TED Talks of 2011

BestOf2011.pngWatching videos online is usually considered fun, but generally a waste of time. Not so with TED videos, which are uniformly interesting, educational, inspiring, and enjoyable. If you haven’t…

  • 10th December 2011

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Jawbone Cancels All Pending Up Orders, Refunds Unhappy Owners (Even If They Keep It)

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For a company that generally sticks to fancy-pants Bluetooth headsets and speakers, Jawbone has done a surprisingly good job of making their UP fitness-wristband-thing into a rather trendy…

  • 8th December 2011

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Enloop Wants To Take The Pain Out Of Writing A Business Plan

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Writing a business plan is no easy task — it can be painstaking. If you’ve ever written one, you’re probably familiar with the many websites that offer those static business plan and…

  • 4th December 2011

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Spare Me From “Product Guys”

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Editor’s note: Guest contributor Aaron Harris is a co-founder of Tutorspree, the marketplace for tutoring. Follow him @harris, or take a lesson from him on Tutorspree.

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  • 30th November 2011

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Entrepreneurship Sucks

SuperStock_1569R-160023.jpgThe sad state of affairs is that working for yourself is really just a worse version of working for somebody else We really, deeply, unabashedly, lust after entrepreneurship. It’s the dream…

  • 18th November 2011

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Paperlinks Makes Takeout Menus More Interactive With QR Codes

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Y Combinator-backed Paperlinks, which creates QR codes for businesses and brands with an emphasis on the design of the code itself, is hoping to reinvent takeout menus with its…

  • 16th November 2011

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Battery Breakthrough Could Improve Capacity And Reduce Charge Time By A Factor Of Ten Each

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It’s no secret that batteries are holding back mobile technology. It’s nothing against the battery companies, which are surely dedicating quite a lot of R&D to improving their technology,…

  • 9th November 2011

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Updated Apple Store App Makes For Less Painful Retail Experience

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The holidays will soon be upon us, and with them will come the inevitable clogging of our nation’s retail arteries. How fortunate then that Apple has just released an update to their Apple…

  • 5th November 2011

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WhiteyPaint Turns Walls Into Whiteboards Without Cramping Your Wallpaper’s Style

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Feeling useless?

The folks over at WhiteyBoard seem to have a solution: WhiteyPaint. As WhiteyPaint’s motto so clearly points out, “you’re useless without it.” While the verdict’s still…

  • 31st October 2011

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iHealth HS3 Bluetooth Body Scale reveals your weight to iOS

While my long-term quest for fitness has been stymied by a severe lack of motivation to actually get off of my butt and exercise, it comforts me to know that there are plenty of…

  • 30th October 2011

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The Most Effective Habit For Entrepreneurs

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Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written 6 books on investing. His latest book is I…

  • 26th October 2011

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Mint Finally Brings Personal Finance Platform To The iPad

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Mint.com has been available on a variety of mobile platforms, including iPhone and Android, but has not developed an iPad app. Considering the popularity of other finance apps on the iPad…

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iPod Godfather Tony Fadell Finally Reveals His New Product: A Thermostat. No, Really.

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For the last eighteen months, the tech world has been anxiously awaiting news of what iPod godfather Tony Fadell is up to. His staff has been sworn to secrecy since word got out he was…

  • 20th October 2011

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A Restaurant, Dive Shop, And Bakery Share Their Groupon Experience (TCTV)

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With Groupon reportedly set to begin its IPO road show early next week, it’s a good time to revisit the deal site. Is Groupon a great, lucrative deal for its merchants, a swindle or

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