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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: Moredays Quick Pitch: Moredays helps … Continue reading →

Starbucks is launching a QR code program designed to let consumers learn more about its coffee. The codes, created by Scanbuy, have already started appearing at some Starbucks locations and in ads in popular magazines like People and in daily … Continue reading →

Google has released version 15 of its Chrome web browser, bringing the usual round of bug fixes and security improvements, as well as a redesign of its Chrome Web Store and tab pages. Now when you open a new tab, … Continue reading →

The sci-fi classic Star Wars: A New Hope features a famous scene in which Luke Skywalker practices Jedi Lightsaber skills on a small, flying sphere that can hover and move quickly in any direction. Now, Japan’s Ministry of Defense has … Continue reading →

1. Vector RSS Icons Take your RSS feed to the dark side with these sinister symbols. Click here to view this gallery. If you decorate your house for Halloween, why not do the same for your blog? We’ve found eight … Continue reading →

Nokia officially launched a host of new interesting mobile apps, Public Transport, Nokia Pulse and Live View at Wednesday’s Nokia World conference in London. The Public Transport app tracks public transportation in more than 430 cities all over the world. … Continue reading →

Sprint beat analysts’ forecasts in its third quarter earnings report Wednesday, narrowing net losses to $301 million, or 10 cents per share, on revenue of $8.3 billion. The wireless carrier reported losses of $911 million, or 30 cents per share, … Continue reading →

Few events can boast headliners like Tim Cook, Norah Jones, Jonathan Ive, Al Gore and Coldplay. But Apple‘s campus-wide celebration of the life of Steve Jobs last Wednesday was hardly an ordinary event. The entire Cupertino-based company was crammed into … Continue reading →

Ten years after it first arrived and a year after Microsoft stopped selling it, Windows XP survives. It is an incredibly resilient piece of programming that has millions of fans around the world. But we can’t hold on forever. Microsoft … Continue reading →

The act of highlighting a noteworthy passage in an ebook is being socialized by Findings, an online destination where readers can collect, share, discuss and discover such highlights from ebooks and web texts. Findings’ creators, the folks at startup incubator … Continue reading →