Don’t Leave Home Without American Express When You Ride Uber

Ride sharing and alternative transportation services have gotten a lot of bad press over the past few months. While Uber just closed a behemoth round of funding at a $17 billion dollar valuation, it seems that every new municipality they, or competitors like Lyft, try and set up shop in, they quickly get shut down [...]

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Mobit: Getting App Developers Paid

Developing apps and games isn't an easy job. In fact, less than 10% of apps submitted to the iOS or Android app stores make more than $100 over the course of their lives. Matomy aims to fix all of that by offering payment solutions as well as marketing support through mass exposure to mobile developers [...]

Google in Talks to Buy Into Virgin Galactic

According to Sky News Google is exploring the option of buying into Virgin Galactic. According to the report: "Google is in talks with Virgin Galactic about a deal that will hand it crucial access to satellite-launch technology and an equity stake in Sir Richard Branson’s $2bn (£1.2bn) space tourism venture."Mark Kleinman, Sky News, "Google In [...]

Skype To Release Redesigned App For iPhone

Skype, one of the world’s leading VoIP services has revealed its redesigned app for iPhone that will be released globally in the next week. Skype version 5.0 promises new and improved features for all iPhone users, and the iPad version of the app is also reportedly in the works, but a release date has yet [...]

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Mcor Is Bridging 3D Printing And EdTech

We first got a chance to meet the folks at Mcor during the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. There, our 3D Faster correspondent John Hauer, CEO of 3DLT, spent some time talking with Mcor about changing trends in the rapidly expanding 3D printing industry.  Mcor is one of the pioneers in the 3D printing [...]

Classgap: Online Tutoring Service

   When I was in school, one of my biggest problems was my stubbornness. Whenever I couldn't understand a concept, or was having trouble, I refused to go to a tutor or lab. Rather than take the help that was available, I would try to figure things out for myself. Although I am not 100% [...]

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Put Soap At The Center Of Your Home Networking Universe

Wireless routers are one of the most bland, boring products, but at the same time they are one of the most vital. The only time you even really think about your router is when it stops working. It's just there. However, there is one company that wants to change how we think about routers. This [...]

EdTech: B.E. Publishing: Resources for Educators [Tots and Tech Preview]

As we are gearing up to head to the TECA Tots and Technology Conference, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is B.E. Publishing. B.E. Publishing will be showing off their new typing platform: EduTyping at Tots and Tech. We had a chance to speak with the B.E. Publishing [...]

Sony Announces PlayStation TV: a $99 Set-top Gaming Console

E3 has been mostly about the games thus far. For good reason, there were some mega announcements: a new Halo, a new Smash Brothers, a new GTA, a new Assassins Creed, and a new Battlefield to name a few. However, Sony dropped in a new piece of hardware that could be a monster game-changer. On [...]

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Mozilla to Offer $25 Firefox OS Phones in India

On Tuesday June 10, Mozilla announced that they will soon begin selling "ultra-low-cost" Firefox OS devices in India. Back at MWC, Mozilla announced that they had begun working with Spreadtrum to "deliver turnkey Firefox OS reference designs with Spreadtrum's entry-level smartphone chipsets."Spreadtrum Press Releases, "Spreadtrum and Mozilla Take Aim at Global Smartphone Accessibility with Turnkey Solution [...]