Friday, August 23, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // August 23, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 23, 2013

Google Ventures Puts $258M Into Uber, Its Largest Deal Ever

A Certificate Of Incorporation unearthed by AllThingsD today shows that Uber has closed $361.2 million in its latest round. It's unknown why TPG, who picked... read more

Steve Ballmer To Retire As Microsoft CEO Within 12 Months

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iWork For iCloud Beta Launches To Public

Apple today opened up access to its iCloud for iWork beta to the public, following a period of testing which has seen the service gradually becoming more... read more

Modus III Is A Portable Workstation That Wants To Turn Your iPad Into A Desktop

Modus III is a home for your iPad that promises to iron out tablet productivity niggles by giving your slate a laptop/desktop-esque workstation home. The... read more

With Flipkart's Launch Of PayZippy, India's Answer To Amazon Wants To Become Its PayPal, Too

Flipkart, the largest e-commece site in India, has been likened to Amazon both for what it offers and its presence in the market. But it has one crucial... read more

iPad Animation App Loop Captures The Fun Of Making Doodled Flipbooks

Remember turning the corners of your class notes into flipbooks with a sequence of tiny drawings? iPad app Loop recreates the glee of watching your doodles come... read more

GetInspired365 Is A Discovery Site For Inspirational Videos

An industry has blossomed around people hungry for a quick hit of motivation. TED talks, Do Lectures and sites like Brainy Quote all exist to provide... read more

All Hail The Hyetis Crossbow, The 41-Megapixel Smart Watch From Outer Space

Greetings, Earthling. I come bearing glad tidings of the Hyetis Crossbow, a smartwatch with built-in mechanical movement and a 41-megapixel "life camera"... read more

Slice, The Shopping Companion Powered By Email Inbox Data, Raises $23M From Rakuten & Others

Slice, the technology startup whose mission is to organize all commerce data by tapping into the information buried in your inbox, has closed on $23 million in... read more

Obama Keeps Promise By Appointing A Privacy Hawk To NSA Review Panel

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