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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours. That's the idea behind a new photo-sharing app Facebook released Tuesday for Android and iOS devices. Slingshot lets you send an image or video to a group of friends. However, they can't view what you've sent until they first send you something. After that, they can view what you sent them and either respond to it or swipe it into oblivion. Slingshot appears to be targeting Snapchat, one of the most popular image-sharing apps in the market.

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Facebook's Slingshot Draws a Bead on Snapchat

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I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours. That's the idea behind a new photo-sharing app Facebook released Tuesday for Andro...

Amazon is poised to reveal its very first smartphone, and the rumor mill is in full swing. It's expected to include a 3D display, utilizing sensors or retina-tracking technology in four front-facing cameras to detect eye positioning and movement in order to project a 3D image without the need for 3D glasses. As users move the device around, and closer to or further away from their face, it will zoom in and adjust text and images automatically. It reportedly will be available exclusively from AT&T.

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If Amazon Builds It, Will They Come?

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Amazon is poised to reveal its very first smartphone, and the rumor mill is in full swing. It's expected to include a 3D display, util...

Nest has returned its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm to the market, less than one month after recalling 440,000 units because of a defect. The device has been discounted to $99 from $130. The Protect was recalled because of a software glitch that could prevent it from properly sounding an alert. Nest issued a temporary software update to disable its Wave feature, promising a permanent fix later. Returning the device to the market before a permanent fix has been developed may call into question Nest products' reliability and quality.

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Nest Offers Discounted, Wave-Less Smoke Alarm

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Nest has returned its Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm to the market, less than one month after recalling 440,000 units because of ...

UK-based Pulsar, a social data analytics platform, has recently emerged as a smaller, but interesting new competitor to others in the field, such as Radian6, Brandwatch, Crimson Hexagon, Sysomos and Synthesio. Brandwatch recently raised $22 million to boost its social media monitoring platform – so this space clearly remains as hot as ever. Pulsar itself has so far raised a $2.3… Read More

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Pulsar Launches New Social Analytics Tools After Raising $2.3M

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UK-based Pulsar, a social data analytics platform, has recently emerged as a smaller, but interesting new competitor to others in the field,...

Augmented reality startup Blippar has confirmed it has Layar, an AR pioneer which started in 2009. Terms were undisclosed in a blog post on the company’s site today. The acquisition makes Blippar one of the largest AR players globally giving it a powerful positioning in the AR and visual browsing space and which may help it’s adoption in the mass consumer space where AR has tended… Read More

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UK Startup Blippar Confirms It has Acquired AR Pioneer Layar

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Augmented reality startup Blippar has confirmed it has Layar, an AR pioneer which started in 2009. Terms were undisclosed in a blog post on ...

Spire on Tuesday kicked off preorders for its namesake new wearable device dedicated to promoting health by monitoring the wearer's breathing. Billed as "the first wearable that tracks both physical movement and state of mind," Spire is the first activity tracker to measure breathing patterns, the company said, thereby offering new insights into periods of tension, relaxation and focus. The device offers suggestions for better well-being via push notifications and real-time activity recommendations.

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