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happytables: Because Restaurant Websites Don't Have to Suck

If you’ve never yet felt frustrated by how bad a restaurant’s website sucks, chances are you’ve just not visited a restaurant website. Ridiculous, Flash-based designs, terrible navigation and non-embedded, PDF…

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To-do App Astrid Lets You Outsource Unwanted Tasks

When news of an update to a to-do list app hits our tips email address, it had better offer something different – after all, how much innovation can a checklist…

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Twilio Launches Native iOS SDK for Voice Calling

Twilio has made a name for itself by making it super-easy for developers to add telephony features to their apps. Now the San Francisco-based startup has launched a native SDK…

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Critical Path Acquires Webtop Maker Laszlo Systems

Critical Path, a company that offers communication and collaboration services, this morning announced its acquisition of Laszlo Systems, maker of the Webtop application platform. The deal dates back to December…

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Dragon Go! Adds Support for Hulu Plus

Dragon Go!, the mobile app which uses voice recognition to make it easier than ever to perform a search on your phone, has just added another item to its arsenal…

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Zinio Launches 'Fusion' for Publishers

Zinio, one of the world’s largest digital newsstands and bookstores, has announced a suite of new tools designed to stimulate interactive content creation among publishers and advertisers. Founded in 2001…

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Fashion and Technology: What to Expect in 2012

This post is brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. Every day, we strive to fulfill one simple promise: the best or nothing. Visit MBUSA to learn more. Karl Lagerfeld’s keynote interview…

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9% of Parents Know their Children are Cyberbully Victims

According to a comScore study, commissioned by SocialShield, less than 9% of parents know that their children are victims of cyberbullying, and that, overall, they are aware of only half…

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Spotify Adds Gapless Playback, Crossfade Features

European music streaming service has delivered an update to its platform that will allow users to take advantage of new gapless playback and crossfade features, ensuring that users can listen…

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Shanghai Court Rejects iPad Ban

Apple has been given a little bit of respite in its fight to overturn trademark rulings in China after a Chinese court ruled that the company will not be forced…

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F-Commerce: Where Next for Retail on Facebook?

It seems like recently Facebook has been resonating with the sound of the virtual shutters coming down on large brands’ F-commerce stores for the last time – with Gap, J.C…

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CyberDefender Files For Chapter 11, Sells Assets To GR Match

CyberDefender, a NASDAQ-listed provider of remote technical support services and Internet security software with a less than stellar reputation, is in dire straits. The Los Angeles-based company this morning announced…

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Google and Major Advertisers Back 'Do Not Track'

Google and the Digital Advertising Alliance have all thrown their weight behind the drive to bring a Do Not Track feature to popular browsers, in a bid to improve users’…

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LG Unveils Quad-Core Optimus 4X HD

With Mobile World Congress just days away and a number of new smartphone launches already under its belt, Korean electronics giant LG has today announced its new flagship quad-core Android…

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BBC iPlayer Booms in Australia

Two months after BBC Worldwide launched its global iPlayer app to 11 Western European countries in July, the app arrived in Australia, followed swiftly by Canada and then Scandinavia. The…