Friday, July 19, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // July 19, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 19, 2013

With Its Acquisition Of Locationary, Apple Zeros In On Maps, Big Data And Competing With Google

After breaking up with Google and forging its own way forward with its mapping service on iOS, Apple is now taking another step on that path: today it emerged... read more

URGENT FOR ALEXIA AND ELDON ...

This is the worst email our tips line received today. I look forward to having a drink with this dude. read more

Never Forget A Face With NumberSnap

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Freemium Is Irresistable, Even For Successful Game Companies

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Urbanara Becomes First To Try An 'IPO' On Bergfuerst's Crowd Funding Platform

Founded in 2010, Urbanara is an upscale 'home wares' site across Europe, but manly Germany. It has VC backing, 25,000 customers and will make about €5million... read more

Lernstift Pen, Which Corrects You As You Write, Picks Up Speed On Kickstarter

Lernstift is a pen which vibrates when you spell the word incorrectly. However, it could also be capable of spawning its own App ecosystem. After launching on... read more

U.S. Music Sales Down As Streaming Up 24% To 51B Tracks In 6 Months; Harlem Shake Bumps Its Way To The Top

As questions continue to swirl around just how well artists get paid through streaming music services like Spotify -- and what they can do to improve that --... read more

Freedom Of Information Act Machine Fights Government Secrecy By Automating Transparency Requests

The Freedom of Information Act Machine, an open online platform that automates Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, launched on Kickstarter two days ago... read more

Evernote Makes Big Push To Sync Up Apps With iOS, Android, Windows App Updates

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Australia E-Commerce Giant The Catch Group Launches Incubator SketchBook Ventures To Share Its Resources With Startups

Australia's top online shopping group The Catch Group, which boasts annual revenue of A$350 million ($321 million) and a database of 3.5 million customers,... read more

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