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The people who made Candy Crush think they now own the word Candy, at least when it comes to games and a bunch of merchandise. How adorable. Seems that in February 2013, the game’s makers submitted a trademark application for the word. One that on January 15 2014 was approved for publication i
Pinterest is experimenting with GIFs and soon you can pin them as well along with your routine pictures and snaps. Currently, this feature is allowed to selected pinners and they can upload GIFs and play them within the platform. interest was never compatible with GIFs and whenever any user uploaded
Adallom, which aims to secure the growing pools of data stored in SaaS systems, now has $15 million in series B funding to boost its sales presence in the U.S. and its R&D in Israel. Most legacy security software vendors focus on perimeter-based defenses, proxies and firewalls, but as more corpo
Netflix is now available on Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo platform. Netflix will be included through TiVo as an app, giving viewers to access to all Netflix content including Arrested Development, House of Cards, and Breaking Bad. Customers can log in with a current Netflix account or subscr
There is a lot of competition between music streaming services, given the fact that the market is being catered to by a wide variety of services. Spotify has established itself as a major player in this particular market, it boasts over 24 million users and continues to grow. In a bid to attract mor
Streaming video services such as Netflix and Hulu could in some cases be eroding the customer base of premium television broadcasters, according to a new report. NPD Group figures for the period between March 2012 and August 2013 show that the number of subscribers to HBO, Showtime, and other channe
Beware of wireless carriers trying to sell you on “bargains.” CNET notes that Verizon has come out with a new “share everything” data plan that costs just $20 a month but that also offers only 250MB of shared data. And of course, the $20 data plan is only part of the package since you’ll also have t
In addition to delicious food and infectious K-pop, South Korea is also home to some of the fastest, if not the fastest, Internet connections on the planet. While U.S. LTE connections get slower with all of the clogged airwaves, South Korea is preparing for even faster LTE by the end of the year. Mo
Why bother with a gift registry or wish list, when you can just pin favorite products to a Pinterest board? With newly launched iPhone app LoveList, you can do just that, even when you’re out shopping in the real world. The app lets you quickly expand your Pinterest collections with products you fin
More and more people are shopping online – it’s where the best deals are, and it beats going round the shops. But it can be very time consuming and stressful trawling through dozens of sites to find exactly what you want at the right price. With BuyHandPicked, your personal shoppers do all the
Over the last 20 years, land mines in the fields and jungles of Colombia have maimed more than 10,000 people. The country’s annual casualty rate as a result of those mines is the second highest in the world. While efforts are being made to track and clear the explosive devices, people who live
Fon, a free “crowdsourced” WiFi network that is created out of people sharing a portion of their private WiFi connections, is today announcing another $14 million in funding led by Qualcomm Ventures as it gears up to tackle new areas like the U.S. and business users. It will also be teaming up with
