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Today's Top Stories // Jul 26, 2013

Prim Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

You can call it a first-world problem. Or you can say it distracts people from their passions and contributions to the world. Either way, laundry is a chore,... read more

Android 4.3 Includes Hidden App Permissions Manager That Could Bolster Privacy & Security

Google officially confirmed Android 4.3 on Wednesday. Among the new features/improvements in the update are Bluetooth Low Energy support, performance... read more

Google's Chromecast No Longer Comes With Free Netflix Because Demand Got Too Nuts

In what is a solid example of the best sort of problem to have, Google's just-announced Chromecast video streaming dongle is already proving too damned popular... read more

A Week With The Shine, A Beautifully Designed Smart Activity Tracker Made From Japanese Metal

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Timehop, The Place To Reminisce Online, Raises $3M Led By Spark Capital

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Google's Instant Translators Could Become The Universal Tongue

Google likes to create things that gather data, which can be used to determine intent and for all kinds of profitable purposes. There's no bigger fish in that... read more

Asian Mobile Makers Squeeze Apple's Global Smartphone Share To Its Lowest For 3-Years In Record 230M Unit Q2

More proof, if proof were needed, that Apple needs a low cost iPhone to get its smartphone momentum mojo back: Cupertino's share of the global smartphone market... read more

Google Kills Google+ Local For iOS, App Now Pulled From iTunes App Store

According to a report circulating the web, Google is officially retiring its Google+ Local application for iOS as of August 7th. However, as far as we can tell,... read more

Personalized Financial Planning Service LearnVest Raises $16.5M From Accel, American Express And Others

LearnVest, a personalized financial planning program, has raised $16.5 million in strategic funding from existing investor Accel Partners, and new investors:... read more

The iblazr Flash Illuminates Your Smartphone And Tablet Photos, Preventing Black Square Syndrome

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Kevin Coleman 3 Disruptive Technologies Gaining Speed
Former chief strategist of Netscape says IT leaders should brace themselves now for three big movements: smart cities, car tech and big data analysis.


DARPA Robot Challenge: Disaster Recovery
Robots can go where humans can't in a disaster. See what the innovative machines in DARPA's next robotics challenge can do.

DISA Mobile Decision Sends Potent Signal
Defense Information System Agency's commitment to off-the-shelf mobile tech is likely to ripple across the government as well as health, financial and other security-sensitive industries.

Data.gov Gets Updated: A Closer Look
Version 2.0 of government's data portal relies heavily on open-source platforms, but finding usable data can still be like looking for buried treasure.

In-Q-Tel Backs Open Source Mapping Company
In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community, invests in OpenGeo, which allows customization of geospatial maps.

NASA Seeks Public-Private Product Partnerships
Agency pursues private partnerships to develop commercial space products despite budget uncertainty.

5 Habits Of Highly Effective Government IT Leaders
Former Department of Transportation CIO Nitin Pradhan offers lessons for up-and-coming and incoming government IT execs.

DOD IT Leader David Wennergren To Retire
Wennergren, an accomplished CIO and government IT leader, steps down as DoD's assistant deputy chief management officer.


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