Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // July 8, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 8, 2014

MIT And Dropbox Alums Launch Inbox, A Next-Generation Email Platform

Founded by Dropbox and MIT alums, a new startup called Inbox is launching out of stealth today, hoping to power the next generation of email applications.... read more

Apple Patents A Way To Make All-Glass iPhones, iPads, Monitors And TVs

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BlackBerry Is One Of The Hottest Stocks Of 2014, Seriously

Don't look now, but BlackBerry, you know, the butt of most cell phone jokes, is mounting an impressive comeback. BlackBerry's stock (NASDAQ:BBRY) is up 50% on... read more

General Harmonics Is Basically Pied Piper From “Silicon Valley”

General Harmonics is a small startup from Canada that's looking to revolutionize the way we stream media. Rather than risk sounding like I'm writing some kind... read more

BlackBerry Explains The Passport, Its Square Tablet… Phone Thing

BlackBerry previously gave us a sneak peek at a device that's as category-busting as the revolutionary Padfone, called the Passport. I expressed my... read more

4 MusicTech Insights From Wall Street Journal Writer Taylor Swift

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Keith Rabois’ Homebuying Startup OpenDoor Raises $9.95M From Everyone

Well. It seems like a lot of Valley investors want to see the process of buying homes become a lot more efficient. After Khosla Ventures VC and former... read more

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Electric Objects Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Build Displays For Digital Art

 Startup Electric Objects aims to build displays for Internet art, separate from devices like laptops and... read more

Fly Or Die: Yo

You might have heard of Yo. It’s a new app that has one singular function: it sends the word “Yo”... read more

Gillmor Gang: Pass the Buck

 The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor — spend... read more

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Monday, July 7, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // July 7, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 7, 2014

Charge Your Phone Before Flying! TSA Will Now Block Dead Devices At Some Airports

We've all been there: you're standing in the security line at the airport. The TSA agent is mad at you about a water bottle, or a pair of scissors, or some... read more

Programmer Craig Muth Kickstarts A New Version Of His (Arguably Amazing) Shell, Xiki

Put on your nerd hats, kids, and let's sit back and bask in the glory of Xiki. Created by Craig Muth, founder of Memorize, Xiki and its shell product, xsh,... read more

Google Co-Founders Talk Regulation, Innovation, And More In Fireside Chat With Vinod Khosla

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A Lens For The Love Of Photography

It can be hard for third-party, high-end camera-accessory makers to distinguish themselves and attract consumer attention. Canon and Nikon make lenses for their... read more

New Kinect For Windows Now Available For $199, Shipping July 15

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Virtual Reality Gets A Real Content Studio With Launch Of Alchemy VR

In the wake of the Facebook acquisition of Oculus VR, and the launch of Sony's Project Morpheus a week earlier, virtual reality has quickly moved beyond its... read more

Gartner: Device Shipments Break 2.4B Units In 2014, Tablets To Overtake PC Sales In 2015

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TOP VIDEOS

Gillmor Gang: Pass the Buck

 The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor — spend... read more

Gillmor Gang Live 07.03.14

 Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, Dan Farber, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording... read more

Foundation: The Squarespace Ideation Narrative

 In our newest Foundation interview, I spend some time with Squarespace founder and CEO Anthony Casalena.... read more

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