Thursday, August 15, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // August 15, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 15, 2013

Illumoscope Is An iPhone Macrophotography Accessory That Lets You View Your Inner Ears In Spelunking Detail

Here's a neat iPhone extension for macro photography fans that could also have a variety of medical and/or industrial use-cases. The Illumoscope -- currently... read more

Facebook Testing PayPal-Style Mobile E-Commerce Payments, Starting With JackThreads

Facebook is going to be a means of payment for purchasing stuff via mobile e-commerce apps, according to a new report from AllThingsD. The social network will... read more

IBM Buys Israel/US Cybersecurity Specialist Trusteer For $800M-$1B

Another exit for an Israeli enterprise startup and a deeper move into Israel by one of the world's tech titans: IBM today announced the acquisition of Trusteer,... read more

Ad-Free Social Platform App.net Raises Another $2.5M From Andreessen Horowitz

App.net, the social platform created in response to the ad-driven consumer social networks (specifically Twitter), just announced that it has raised $2.5... read more

Carrot Is A Productivity And Social Motivation App With A Sense Of Humor

There are plenty of productivity and self-motivation apps on the market, but Hong Kong-based startup Innopage wanted to create one with a sense of whimsy. iOS... read more

5 Million Downloads And 1 Billion Games Later, Dots Drops On Android And Kindle Fire

Dots is to the smartphone what Snake was to Nokia feature phones 10 years ago. The game is simple, addictive, and as of today, available on Android.... read more

Apple Says Apps For New Users Under 13 In iOS 7 Can't Use Behavioral Ads Or Link Out Without Parent Permission

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines (via MacRumors) in anticipation of launching iOS 7, and the new rules feature a number of changes focused on... read more

Lenovo Sells More Mobiles Than PCs Now As It Rides High On Chinese Demand

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Microsoft Adds Business Vendors For Its Surface Project In 18 Countries Across Two Continents

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Apple Looking Into Device-To-Device Gifting Of Owned Digital Media Via NFC

Apple isn't known to be that bullish on NFC use in mobile devices, but a new patent application originally created earlier this year and published by the USPTO... read more

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