Sunday, September 29, 2013

Article: Swiftype closes $7.5M in less time than it takes to break a habit

Usually startups take a little break between raising their seed rounds and their Series A, but not Swiftype.

This "search-as-a-service" company has closed $7.5 million, just 6 weeks after announcing a $1.7 million seed round.

Y Combinator-backed Swiftype provides solutions that help companies...

http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/27/swiftype-closes-7-5m-in-less-time-than-it-takes-to-break-a-habit/

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Article: Advancing the state of the art for in-ear headphones, at a lower price

The 1964 Ears V6-Stage is a tour de force of in-ear headphone design, and they're hand-crafted in Portland, Ore.

When I first reviewed the 1964 Ears V6 custom in-ear headphones earlier this year I not only loved the sound, I got the distinct feeling the company tries harder to please its custom...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57604982-47/advancing-the-state-of-the-art-for-in-ear-headphones-at-a-lower-price/

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Article: NSA’s Targeting Prowess Doesn’t Extend To Ads

If the NSA only invited TechCrunch to its birthday party, it'd have to eat its cake alone. While we aren't big fans of the NSA, it appears to fancy our readers, as it consistently advertises on our site.

This makes me slightly uncomfortable, as I have spent a good portion of my time these past ...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/28/nsas-targeting-prowess-doesnt-extend-to-ads/

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Article: The Great Suspender Automagically Kills Off Memory-Hungry Chrome Tabs

Just a quick heads up to a fantastic Chrome extension I've been using of late: The Great Suspender.

I'm sure there are others out there, but this is the one that has worked for me and it has dramatically improved my Chrome and overall computer experience.

The Great Suspender effectively allow...

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/09/29/this-chrome-extension-has-dramatically-reduced-its-cpu-usage-for-me/

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Article: A.I smartwatch is also a standalone Android smartphone (video)

Smartwatches sure are multiplying faster than rabbits. One of the newest devices hoping to make it to market is the A.I Watch: a companion gadget that's also a standalone Android phone, similar to a Chinese creation we saw in August. According to its developers, you can use the A.I Watch to make ...

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/29/ai-android-smartwatch-indiegogo/

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