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SlidePick for Android lets you clean up your photo gallery, Tinder-style
2015-04-15

If you’re like me and have way too many pictures and screenshots saved on your Android device, you’ll want to check out this free (...)

Tech5 Sweden: Freespee named the fastest-growing Swedish startup
2015-04-15

Congratulations to Freespee – which turns consumer voice interactions into data – on being named Sweden’s fastest-growing startup. (...)

Good news for Dutch startups: Dell for Entrepreneurs opens its doors in the Netherlands
2015-04-15

Dell has been running its Dell Center for Entrepreneurs since 2011 with success stories in the US (e.g. Dropbox). Dell for Entrepreneurs (...)

Foursquare’s new Pinpoint ad platform sells ads based on users’ location data
2015-04-14

Foursquare is today introducing a new advertising tool called Pinpoint, which takes advantage of the platform’s location expertise (...)

Google is making it easier to find family-friendly apps in the Play Store
2015-04-14

There was a time when parents would be wary of letting their kids use electronics, but today pre-loading your tablet or phone (...)

Restaurant listings app Zomato acquires MaplePOS to launch reservations and payments
2015-04-14

Indian restaurant listings and reviews platform Zomato has acquired data firm MaplePOS today for an undisclosed sum, reports Reuters. (...)

Pocket launches an all-new design for the Web
2015-04-14

Pocket has today launched a new website that works across desktop and mobile, and features a cleaner design that makes it easier (...)

Virgin Trains is testing a new way to track your lost luggage
2015-04-14

UK train operator Virgin Trains is currently trialling HomingPIN – a new system that aims to help you track down your lost luggage. (...)

Twilio goes beyond voice and SMS with an API for embedding live video calling everywhere
2015-04-14

Twilio, the company that made it easy to make phone calls and SMS’ via an API call, has today announced its first big expansion (...)

Google Maps exposes Edward Snowden’s hideout in the White House
2015-04-14

In an unlikely turn of events, Google Maps is showing Edward Snowden as residing in the White House, within “Edwards Snow Den.” (...)

WhatsApp for Android gets a much-needed Material Design makeover, bringing cleaner layouts and new icons
2015-04-14

At long last, WhatsApp has received a Material Design overhaul on Android, and it now looks a whole lot better than the last version. (...)

Garmin takes aim at GoPro with new rugged action cameras starting from $299
2015-04-13

Garmin might be more closely associated with fitness and outdoors than some brands, but when it comes to rugged, sporting action cameras, (...)

What John Oliver can teach us about communication
2015-04-13

Pep Rosenfeld is co-founder of comedy theater Boom Chicago and Boom Chicago Creative in Amsterdam. He loves both nerd chic and (...)

You can now score an Xbox One in the UK for just £300
2015-04-13

Microsoft has just knocked £30 off the cost of its Xbox One gaming console in the UK, bringing the price down to £300. At that (...)

How The Guardian’s Ophan analytics engine helps editors make better decisions
2015-04-13

When you’re a massive international news organization, revamping your flagship platform is only part of the story. Adapting and (...)

LinkedIn’s launching a tool for companies to prod employees to share content
2015-04-13

LinkedIn has been betting big on content over the past year, and its latest product underlines the professional social network’s (...)

Why multitasking is bad for our brains
2015-04-12

Ben Slater is Sales & Marketing Director at Seed, a platform that applies marketing automation and data science to hiring. Follow (...)

Patrick Bateman reviews the Apple Watch
2015-04-11

Patrick Bateman is a New York-based hedge fund manager. I’m trying to enjoy my new Apple Watch Edition but Evelyn, my so-called (...)

Twitter to cut off firehose resellers as it brings data access fully in-house
2015-04-11

Twitter is taking back full control over who has access to its ‘firehose’ of real-time tweet data. Twitter has previously made (...)

When criminal law meets neuroscience
2015-04-11

Robert J. Szczerba is the CEO of X Tech Ventures, an innovative company focused on solving some of today’s most challenging problems (...)

The reason you’re not happy (and how to fix it)
2015-04-11

This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. If only [blank], I would be truly happy. We’ve all uttered that phrase at one point (...)

Mac App Store bids adieu to iPhoto and Aperture
2015-04-10

It’s the end of an era. Apple has removed both iPhoto and Aperture from the Mac App Store. With the release of OS X 10.10.3, Apple’s (...)

US breaks the grip of reviled “podcasting patent”
2015-04-10

The much-reviled “podcasting patent” — initiated by a company called Personal Audio, LLC to demand licensing fees from podcasters (...)

US breaks the grip of podcasting patent trolls
2015-04-10

The much-reviled “podcasting patent” — initiated by a company called Personal Audio, LLC to demand licensing fees from podcasters (...)

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