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The untold story of how Zipcar's founders built (and lost) a car-sharing empire

Posted by quadrahelix on Tuesday April 01, 2014 @12:14PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/1/5553910/driven-how-zipcars-founders-built-and-lost-a-car-sharing-empire

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Yes, Gmail users have an expectation of privacy

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @03:39PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4621474/yes-gmail-users-have-an-expectation-of-privacy

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I wore Google Glass at a Justin Timberlake concert

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday May 09, 2013 @12:55PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/9/4315230/using-google-glass-at-a-justin-timberlake-concert

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Microsoft's 64GB Surface Pro will only have 23GB usable storage

Posted by quadrahelix on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @02:11PM
from the reddit.com dept.

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/17ibhc/microsofts_64gb_surface_pro_will_only_have_23gb/

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Why Amazon is the only unstoppable monster in tech today

Posted by quadrahelix on Monday January 07, 2013 @05:37PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3847116/why-amazon-stock-record-unstoppable-monster

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Nvidia unveils Tegra 4 chip for smartphones and tablets

Posted by quadrahelix on Sunday January 06, 2013 @11:59PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/6/3844860/nvidia-tegra-4-announcement-specs-availability

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Microsoft is 'surprised' by Google's ecosystem warfare? Give me a break

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @11:38PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3829690/microsoft-google-exchange-activesync-debacle

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Let's be honest, your smartphone's price makes no sense

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday December 20, 2012 @10:21AM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/20/3786064/lets-be-honest-your-smartphone-price-makes-no-sense

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Google image search currently blocking explicit content in the US

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @02:16PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/12/3759530/google-image-search-blocking

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Twitter takes on Instagram with built-in image filters

Posted by quadrahelix on Monday December 10, 2012 @06:27PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3752512/twitters-photo-filters-now-available-for-android-app

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T-Mobile to sell Apple products in 2013

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday December 06, 2012 @02:20PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/6/3736042/t-mobile-apple-2013

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Does free speech on the Internet actually exist?

Posted by quadrahelix on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @10:32AM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/4/3726440/tweets-of-rage-free-speech-on-the-internet

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Microsoft's Surface Pro to arrive in January, priced from $899 for 64GB model

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday November 29, 2012 @12:49PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3706866/surface-pro-january-price-availability

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Google did Not purchase ICOA, both companies deny acquisition

Posted by quadrahelix on Monday November 26, 2012 @12:21PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/26/3692672/google-continues-its-isp-march-with-400-million-purchase-of-public-wi

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Intel CEO Paul Otellini to Retire in May

Posted by quadrahelix on Monday November 19, 2012 @09:31AM
from the newsroom.intel.com dept.

http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/11/19/intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-retire-in-may?cid=rss-90004-c1-278408

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Why is turning on the TV still so hard?

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday November 15, 2012 @01:41PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/15/3649310/remote-control-turning-on-tv-so-hard

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AT&T allows some iPhone 5 users to FaceTime over LTE

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday November 08, 2012 @03:16PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/8/3619034/at-t-loosens-facetime-restrictions-allows-iphone-5-users-to-video

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Kim Dotcom loses new domain in preemptive strike by Gabon government

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @11:19AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/kim-dotcom-loses-new-domain-in-preemptive-strike-by-government/

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NBC sites were hacked

Posted by quadrahelix on Sunday November 04, 2012 @12:37PM
from the nbc.com dept.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/

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Microsoft sued for infringing patent on Live Tiles

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @11:37AM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/31/3580728/microsoft-sued-for-infringing-patent-on-live-tiles

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Radio Fairness? Sirius/XM Paid My Band $2,213 Pandora Paid $91

Posted by quadrahelix on Friday October 19, 2012 @11:20AM
from the thetrichordist.wordpress.com dept.

http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/radio-fairness-siriusxm-paid-my-band-2213-pandora-paid-91/

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Can Boxee reinvent cable with the help of a TV antenna?

Posted by quadrahelix on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @10:21AM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3507568/boxee-tv-unlimited-dvr-netflix-vudu-apps-99

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Tapbots releases Netbot, an App.net client

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @12:13PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/3/3448762/netbot-app-net-client-tapbots

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Re:Facebook Users Report Seeing Old Private Messages Showing Up On Tim... on Monday September 24, 2012 @02:47PM (#4566244)

Screenshot?

Re:Show HN: Making of the Breaking Bad logo (CSS/SVG/JavaScript) as a ... on Tuesday September 11, 2012 @10:08AM (#4505481)

This is just incredible. Well done.

Instagram and Facebook: Looking Ahead

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday September 06, 2012 @11:36AM
from the blog.instagram.com dept.

http://blog.instagram.com/post/30996220545/instagram-and-facebook-looking-ahead-this-is-an

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Current status: API v1.1

Posted by quadrahelix on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @04:58PM
from the dev.twitter.com dept.

https://dev.twitter.com/blog/current-status-api-v1.1

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Re:Cyborg America: inside the strange new world of basement body hackers on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @01:35PM (#4356834)

So anyone with a magnet in their finger can detect magnet fields. Wonder what that feels like.

Demonoid was shut down by the Ukrainian police

Posted by quadrahelix on Monday August 06, 2012 @11:50AM
from the gizmodo.com dept.

http://gizmodo.com/5932143/ukraine-officials-shut-down-demonoid-to-impress-the-us-government

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Embedding copyrighted video is not infringement, rules Posner

Posted by quadrahelix on Thursday August 02, 2012 @10:38PM
from the theverge.com dept.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/2/3216557/myvidster-flava-works-appeal-injunction-copyright-infringement

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