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LinkedIn has confirmed it has acquired the news reader Pulse for $90 million dollars. Senior VP, of Products & User Experience at LinkedIn, Deep Nishar explains in a blog post how he first met Ankit Gupta, one of Pulse's founders years ago at a technology innovation competition in India--which the latter won. Nishar knew Gupta had...

After much anticipation, Pebble has released their Watchface SDK over at http://developer.getpebble.com/, as previously promised: Pebble is a customizable, Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch that connects to iPhone and Android smartphones. It features a 144×168 1-bit display, a 3-axis accelerometer and a Cortex-M3 ARM microprocessor. Pebble can be customized by installing new apps developed with its Software Development...

A Chinese man surnamed Wang has pulled off an amazing petty crime in downtown Zhengzhou i.e pickpocketing a woman's iPhone by using chopsticks. The lady, who was riding a bicycle, apparently didn't even notice and continued pedaling (via Kotaku). Photos of the thief stealing the iPhone have recently appeared online in China. Wang later said that he began committing crimes...

Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple as well as Pixar Animation Studios, has been dedicated a tree by Disney's Pixar in front of the Steve Jobs Building at Pixar Studio's campus (via Pixar Times). Take a look at the beautiful tree and its plaque that reads "Dedicated With Love And Gratitude To Steve Jobs. Our Partner, Mentor, And Friend." "Earlier this...

Yesterday, Samsung announced a couple of new 'GALAXY Mega' jumbo sized devices, which fall in the phablet category i.e between smartphones and tablets. Today, Phone Arena has published a side-by-side size comparison of GALAXY Mega devices with GALAXY Note II, GALAXY S4, iPhone 5 and other popular smartphones. "So, the new devices are big. We know that they...

According to NPD DisplaySearch, next generation Retina iPad a.k.a the iPad 5 is expected to feature a redesigned LED backlight apparatus which may bring its thickness and weight close to the iPad 2 (via CNET). Analyst Paul Semenza suggests that a thinner, lighter LED design will be achieved partly by making the display more efficient and partly by using...

How many text messages do you send in a day? According to a University of Winnipeg study, students who send more than 100+ texts per day are more inclined to value wealth and image over leading an ethical life. A study from the University of Winnipeg found that students who text that much are 30...

After attending an industry trade show this week in China, Topeka Capital analyst Brian White concluded that Apple intends to present the low-cost iPhone alongside the iPhone 5S, with the handsets reaching consumers in July. (more…)

Earlier this week the trio of newer wireless entrants WIND Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile exited the CWTA over allegations the lobby group favoured our 'Big 3' carriers. Was that move foreshadowing a sign of things to come? The Globe and Mail reports this morning all three companies are now up for sale, as sources...

Three days ago some users faced an iMessage and FaceTime outage and as of this morning it appears another one has surfaced, according to Apple's iCloud system status page: To bypass iMessage, here are instructions on how to force send a text message. Tuesday's outage caused users to be unable to send or receive iMessages and...

Remember those British cases when children left in the company of an iPad racked up thousands of dollars in in-app purchases? Although some of them had a happy ending, in-app purchases offered in free apps have captured the U.K. Office of Fair Trading's attention, triggering an investigation, BBC reports. (more…)

A former Adobe employee, Kevin Lynch, who recently joined Apple – causing an uproar among Apple fans – is said to be in charge of a team with many engineers who formerly worked on the iPod, sources speaking with French site MacGeneration revealed. (more…)