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A number of new Windows Phone devices — including the excellent Focus Flash — launched this week and Microsoft decided to celebrate with a big media blitz in New York City. Microsoft built a six-story Windows Phone with truly “live” … Continue reading →

Since the dawn of the X-ray, teenage boys have dreamed of glasses that would see through clothing. Now, they have an app: MoosejawXRAY Outerwear retailer Moosejaw has released an augmented reality app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that lets … Continue reading →

Despite a grassroots Facebook and Twitter effort for the Muppets to host the 84th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose eight-time host Billy Crystal. The Oscar vet is second to only 18-time host Bob Hope for … Continue reading →

Ari Meisel is co-founder at Less Doing, where he works on making every task in life and business more efficient. He used self-tracking to overcome Crohn’s Disease and compete in Ironman France. You can follow him on Twitter @liontex and … Continue reading →

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Tidal Quick Pitch: Tidal puts … Continue reading →

Apple is now selling unlocked and contract-free iPhone 4S devices from the U.S. Apple Store. The unlocked, contract-free devices start at $649.99 for the 16GB version. The 32GB iPhone 4S is $749.99 and the 64GB iPhone 4S is $849.99. These … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season to plan your 2012 event strategy. Here are 10 quick tips to help make event marketing work for your brand, strategy and your bottom line. 1. Don’t Reinvent (Or Compete with) the Wheel If a non-competitive brand … Continue reading →

Jim Romenesko, who has run the Poynter Institute’s media aggregation blog for 12 years, resigned Thursday after a spat with Poynter about attribution on the blog. Fittingly, Romenesko was brought down by another journalist. Erika Fry, an assistant editor at … Continue reading →

Laura Larsell is the information ontologist at Trapit, a content discovery, personalization and curation platform currently in beta. Laura holds an M.A. in library sciences from the University of Texas at Austin. I rolled my eyes when the Library of … Continue reading →

Since the release of Avatar, we’ve seen all kinds of movies get the 3D treatment; it was only a matter of time that stoner films would follow suit. Throw in some 3D, some raunchy humor, Neil Patrick Harris and some … Continue reading →