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Rainforest Connection is using old smartphones to stop illegal logging
Rainforests are full of exotic animals and plants. But one group is using technology to keep a check on particularly dangerous creatures — humans. San Francisco startup Rainforest Connection is...
Pinterest is eyeing a new headquarters that is already full of tenants
Pinterest, the San Francisco darling of crafters and do-it-yourself enthusiasts, has signed a deal to take over a four-story brick warehouse in the heart of San Francisco's Showplace Square Design...
Ancestry.com has been incapacitated by a massive DDoS attack
The genealogy website Ancestry.com is working to fully restore its service after it was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service attack. Company spokeswoman Heather Erickson says it means ancestry.com...
The Supreme Court has voted to restrict "abstract" software patents
You take an idea that's not all that original and implement it on a computer. For that, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday, you don't deserve a patent. Seeking to...
This quadcopter can follow and record you autonomously
We know there are more than a few adrenaline junkies out there who love to film their crazy exploits. However this usually involves bringing a friend or camera crew along...
Coin Pocket has become the first Bitcoin wallet to return to the App Store
Apple updated its policy for developers to allow Bitcoin wallets and in-app Bitcoin payments, and now the first apps taking advantage of that shift are live in the App Store....
The battery-free iFind could be the “next generation item locating tag”
Bringing the world’s first battery-free locating tag into the spotlight, Texas-based technology company WeTag launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its brand new device,iFind. The product is powered by...
AppsFlyer has launched “AppsFlyer for Agencies”
According to a study by Ovum for the Internet Advertising Bureau , fewer than 50% of 300 surveyed leading US marketers use media buying agencies for their mobile advertising due...
Twitter temporarily took down TweetDeck today due to a security issue
Twitter plugged a security vulnerability in its popular TweetDeck application Wednesday, after disabling the system for over an hour earlier in the day to fix it. People logged into the...
eBay is reportedly shutting down eBay Now, its local delivery service
When we checked in on eBay Now last fall, its leaders were brimming with optimism, announcing plans to bring the same-day delivery option to 25 more cities by the end...