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Link-sharing service Branch and sister service Potluck have agreed to be acquired by Facebook for around $15 million, sources familiar with the deal told The Verge. Branch CEO Josh Miller broke the news in a Facebook post this morning, but didn’t disclose a price. Branch’s team of nine will remain in New York, Miller says, Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Juliet Huddy and Ben Simmoneau on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up about the Best of CES 2014. Continue Reading →

Singapore is a prominent hub for startup activity for many reasons, including the fact that it is the easiest country to setup a business and it possesses excellent technology infrastructure. One major contributor to the burgeoning clusters of startups is the abundance of grants and early-stage venture capital. There are very few places in the Continue Reading →

It appears Sprint’s answer to T-Mobile’s UnCarrier campaign hasn’t been quite the success the company hoped it would be. Less than four months after it announced its “One Up” early upgrade plan, Big Yellow began phasing out the tariff from January 9th and is now directing online customers to its new “Framily” plan instead. With Continue Reading →

The malware attack that took advantage of Yahoo’s Java-based ad network around Christmas Eve was far greater than anticipated, the company confirmed in a post (via CNET) on its help web pages. Initially believed to have affected only European users on January 3, 2014, the malware ad attacks were then said to have occurred during Continue Reading →

For a feature that has so many uses across all of iOS, it is amazing how many people have never used Siri before. A survey taken in the second half of last year found that as many as 84 percent of users polled were not using Siri following the launch of iOS 7. That means Continue Reading →

The App Store’s increasingly competitive nature may mean that only a minuscule number of apps (0.01% by 2018) become financial successes, but that hasn’t slowed down growth, either in number of applications available, or their usage. According to new data released by Flurry Analytics on Monday morning, overall app usage in 2013 saw 115% year-over-year Continue Reading →

Google is acquiring connected device company Nest for $3.2B. Google sent out an email to employees noting the acquisition on Monday and later issued a press release. In the release, Google noted that Nest has been offering its best-selling thermostat since 2011 and recently began offering the Protect smoke alarm, which networks with its other Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless has recognized local, New York City-based startup Smart Vision Labs with a $1 million award as part of its Powerful Answers Award winners during a presentation at CES. Verizon encourages innovators to help solve major world problems through this program, with special attention to education, healthcare and sustainability. Of the more than 1,300 entries submitted over Continue Reading →

If you love music, AT&T has an awesome new offer for you. The company is introducing an innovative new way for families to experience the music they love through an exclusive partnership with Beats Music by addressing the challenges that exist with current music subscription services today – lack of unique personalization and high costs Continue Reading →