Archive for September, 2011
Shaker Disrupt Winner

Facebook Party & Mingling App Wins TechCrunch Disrupt

After three days that were dominated by the word “Creativity”, the jury deliberated: the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt SF is Shaker, the social game that turns Facebook into a bar.

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Facebook Unveils Smart Friends Lists

Facebook has rolled out a a new “smart friends” list feature, TechCrunch reports.

Salt Mario

Nintendo Art with a Pinch of Salt

The ones who miss Nintendo characters such as Mario or Link can nourish their nostalgia with the works of Bashir Sultani, a Canada-based artist who draws in the salt.

Pressly

Convert Online Publications Into Tablet Apps with Pressly

Pressly is a platform based on HTML5 that will convert online publications into tablet-friendly apps, making them easier to read and more comfortable to browse.

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8 Powerful Women in Technology Today

The technology world isn’t the all-exclusive boys club that it used to be. In celebration of Women of Achievement Month, here are eight of the most powerful women in the …

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Facebook Music to Introduce Scrobbling

Facebook Music never really caught up, but there seem to be some major developments taking place as we talk. Facebook has planned to integrate music services delivered by other services and would enable scrobbling.

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Windows 8 to Boot in Just 8 Seconds

If you were tired of the way your computer boots, you are not alone. Windows 7 too has not found a lot of supporters when it comes to booting speed, and Microsoft has realized that a major chunk of its computer consumers may switch to other platforms if it does …

Programming

Happy Programmers’ Day

If the anniversary of 9/11 has you down, all you coders reading this will have a holiday you can get behind. September 13 is Programmers’ Day.

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4 Unbeatable Fighting Robots

Maybe “unbeatable” is a bit exaggerated and in fact it should not even be a goal when building robots, given that such a scenario reminds us of Skynet. However, when …

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Mac Users Can Now Create Visual Content on HTML5 Using Radi App

Web designers and content creators have always loved Flash for it produces some of the most interactive, feature-rich and media-savvy sites that one could possibly want.