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Microsoft’s Wowzapp Hackathon Attracts 17,000 Student... Three weeks ago, Microsoft announced that it would hold a free global hackathon in over 100 cities around the globe. Today is the first day of this... Microsoft's Wowzapp Hackathon Attracts 17,000 Student Developers Who Want To Build Windows Apps http://t.co/olSFArOo by @fredericl

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Betaworks Launches Swirl To Let You Easily Create Albums... Today, the New York City-based don't-call-me-an-incubator incubator known as betaworks is launching its latest startup following its acquisition of... Betaworks Launches Swirl To Let You Easily Create Albums From Instagram & Twitter Hashtags http://t.co/mN4Hxr7Q by @ripemp

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Personify Live Uses Microsoft Kinect Or Other Depth Cameras... A video conferencing startup called Personify, Inc. (formerly Nuvixa) is launching its first product next week, which will allow users to take... Personify Live Uses Microsoft Kinect Or Other Depth Cameras For A Video Conferencing Service That ... http://t.co/LaRiXZFw by @sarahintampa

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Vets In Tech Holds Hackathon In SF This Weekend | TechCrunch A hackathon this Veteran's Day weekend in San Francisco is looking for a few good men and women. It's sponsored by VetsinTech, a group working to... Vets In Tech Holds Hackathon In SF This Weekend http://t.co/1dBu2I3C by @jonorlin

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With Pepper Spray iPhone Case, You Can Defend Yourself And... I love my iPhone. I also love tight jeans, not needing a wallet, and being able to fend off a gang of attackers with chemical weapons. Thanks to a new... With Pepper Spray iPhone Case, You Can Defend Yourself And Wear Tight Jeans http://t.co/RJK5d7gV by @ferenstein

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Y Combinator-Backed Virtual Phone System Profig Shuts Down... Profig, the Y Combinator-backed virtual phone system startup that launched out of the accelerator program's summer class this August, has shut its... Y Combinator-Backed Virtual Phone System Profig Shuts Down Fewer Than 3 Months After Launch http://t.co/FiirjsL4 by @fredericl

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Plisten’s ‘Brand Boards’ Let People Express Themselves... When done right, brands can go way beyond a static marketing symbol -- they take on a life of their own, and immerse themselves into customers'... Plisten's 'Brand Boards' Let People Express Themselves Through Their Favorite Big Names http://t.co/9aCl8YKR by @loyalelectron

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Rumor: Foxconn Planning To Build US-Based Plants, Will Train... In one of the oddest cases of an April Fool's joke coming true, Digitimes is reporting that Foxconn is looking at opening LCD TV plants in LA or... Rumor: Foxconn Planning To Build US-Based Plants, Will Train American Engineers In Taiwan Or China http://t.co/pnvmvxXX by @johnbiggs

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Reminder: The TC Chicago Meetup Is Tonight (And It’s Going... We're heading into the last leg of our Northern Meetup series. Toronto and Detroit have come and gone, and we now find ourselves in the Windy City.... Reminder: The TC Chicago Meetup Is Tonight (And It's Going To Blow Your Mind!) http://t.co/lBOsQK02 by @jordanrcrook

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China Telecom Confirms iPhone 5 Arriving On Its Network In... Apple is gearing up for the iPhone 5's launch in China, tracking down all the necessary certifications it requires ahead of launch, and now the Wall... China Telecom Confirms iPhone 5 Arriving On Its Network In "Early December" http://t.co/lMHzFoNn by @drizzled

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Kickstarter: Release Your Inner James Bond With These... High-tech watches are, arguably, a dime-a-dozen. But the Division Furtive electro-mechanical watch is something special. Built using a series of Swiss... Kickstarter: Release Your Inner James Bond With These High-Tech Linear Watches http://t.co/tcN20dIu by @johnbiggs

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4Mads, An Adtech Startup For DIY Web And Mobile Ads,... TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech... 4Mads, An Adtech Startup For DIY Web And Mobile Ads, Acquired By InSequent http://t.co/ueJzLm7A by @sarahintampa

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Konekt.me Is A LinkedIn For Creative Professionals |... There are plenty of resources on the internet to maintain a professional profile. LinkedIn is the most prominent, but none really cater specifically... Konekt.me Is A LinkedIn For Creative Professionals http://t.co/540zLaAt by @jordanrcrook

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Google TV Gains Access To Music & Movies In The UK, Germany... Following news last month which saw Google TV users gaining access to Google Play movies, TV and music here in the U.S., Google has announced today... Google TV Gains Access To Music & Movies In The UK, Germany And France Next Week http://t.co/KICHS8RT by @sarahintampa

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Apple Gives $2.5 Million To Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts,... Apple is donating $2.5 million to Hurricane Sandy relief, according to an internal staff email obtained by 9t05Mac this morning. The lump sum donation... Apple Gives $2.5 Million To Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts, Raises Additional "Millions" Via iTunes http://t.co/9TJHvOCo by @drizzled

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Flurry Signs 1,000 App Publishers To AppSpot Mobile Ad... App measurement and ad company Flurry has revealed significant traction for its iOS and Android app advertising and targeting platform, AppSpot. The... Flurry Signs 1,000 App Publishers To AppSpot Mobile Ad Targeting Platform In ~Three Weeks, Average eCPM... http://t.co/srDmN0hD by @riptari

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Photo Organizing App Woven Arrives On Windows Phone;... Woven, the mobile photo organization app launched out of Litl last year, is now available on Windows Phone, in addition to iPhone and Android. And... Photo Organizing App Woven Arrives On Windows Phone; Automatic Photo Albums Coming To All Platform... http://t.co/xjclsHM0 by @sarahintampa

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Android Veterans Tom Moss, Mike Chan Head To Accel As... TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech... Android Veterans Tom Moss, Mike Chan Head To Accel As Entrepreneurs In Residence http://t.co/kGflnlv8 by @kimmaicutler

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Feel The Force: Angry Birds Star Wars Tops U.S. App Store In... Rovio’s Angry Birds Star Wars mash-up launched yesterday -- and took just 2.5 hours to reach the number one spot in the U.S. App Store. In a blog... Feel The Force: Angry Birds Star Wars Tops U.S. App Store In Record 2.5 Hours, Says Rovio http://t.co/8GeZmua8 by @riptari

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European M-Payments Company Payleven Signs Berlin Taxi Firm... Square has Starbucks and now Square-clone Payleven, which is backed by Germany's Rocket Internet incubator/investor, has signed up Berlin taxi... Rocket Internet-Backed M-Payments Company Payleven Signs Up Berlin Taxi Firm To Trial Chip And Pin System http://t.co/3higpWCQ by @riptari

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U.K.’s First 4G Network, EE, Delays SIM-Only Tariff Launch... 4G carrier EE, the freshly rebranded parent of Orange and T-Mobile in the U.K. which also owns and operates the U.K.'s first (and currently only)... U.K.'s First 4G Network, EE, Delays SIM-Only Tariff Launch For Up To Two Weeks http://t.co/VCCNaofo by @riptari

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Airbnb: Our Guests Stay Longer And Spend More Than Hotel... Over the past few years, there's been some question about what effect peer-to-peer lodging marketplace Airbnb has on the hotel and tourism industry.... Airbnb: Our Guests Stay Longer And Spend More Than Hotel Guests, Contributing $56M To The San Franci... http://t.co/YgsWy1tE by @ryanlawler

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Is There Much Of A Market For A Universal Translator? |... Microsoft has an impressive new universal translator demonstration - Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid shows a real time translation of English... Is There Much Of A Market For A Universal Translator? http://t.co/ZkukXVPR by @arrington

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You Can’t Put A Price Tag On A TechCrunch Post |... We're reporters, so we hear a lot of bullshit. Lately we've been hearing that it costs $750 to get a post on TechCrunch, which we initially thought... You Can't Put A Price Tag On A TechCrunch Post http://t.co/0Ct0pl9V by @alexia

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Plan Your Next Trip With Desti, A Conversational App Spun... There's no shortage of travel guides and services on the web, but in some ways, that can be a curse — travel-planning can become a long process of... Plan Your Next Trip With Desti, A Conversational App Spun Out From Siri-Creator SRI http://t.co/ocl97MU0 by @anthonyha

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Mint - Personal Finance, Online Money Management, Free... Manage your budget with easy to use personal finance tools and calculators. Track spending and monitor your online banking account. Free to get... Tim Draper-Backed CapRally Wants To Be A Free Salesforce, http://t.co/jfw2WoP5 Hybrid For Fundraising http://t.co/WjtvA2w3 by @ripemp

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Founder Institute Quietly Expands Into The Middle East, With... Talk to 500 Startups' Dave McClure about what's important for his seed fund and accelerator going forward and, it's not just about finding and... Founder Institute Quietly Expands Into The Middle East, With Focus On Supporting Female Entrepreneurs http://t.co/0rvsGpxK by @ripemp

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Twilio & Parse Launch Cloud Module To Bring Scalable... Twilio was founded four years ago with the goal of creating a scalable API that would provide developers with an easy way to add SMS and calling tools... Twilio & Parse Launch Cloud Module To Bring Scalable Back-End Support, Telephony Services To Mobile Deve... http://t.co/OwLM4OE7 by @ripemp

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Reddit CEO Asks Users To Buy Revamped Membership Because Ads... "We could theoretically load up our pages with ads and probably make enough to cover our costs. However, that would significantly degrade the... Reddit CEO Asks Users To Buy Revamped Membership Because Ads Are "One Of The Reasons Digg Failed" http://t.co/IyQeXCOM by @joshconstine

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Behind The Scenes: How Apple Keeps Grey Marketeers From... Getting an iPhone in China has always been hard. For most of its life-cycle, the phone has been unavailable in the Mainland except through the grey... Behind The Scenes: How Apple Keeps Grey Marketeers From Buying Out iPhone Stock In Shenzhen http://t.co/Ht7fI9ea by @johnbiggs

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Watch: All The Videos From Inside The TechCrunch Toronto... At the beginning of this week, we kicked off our three-city TechCrunch Northern Meetup tour in Toronto, Canada. The Northern Meetups crew -- including... Watch: All The Videos From Inside The TechCrunch Toronto Meetup [TCTV] http://t.co/536Kueqq by @loyalelectron

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Google Taps Its Inner J.J. Abrams With The Niantic Project |... We have no idea what this is about either, but Google is apparently running some kind of viral marketing campaign right now that involves something... Google Taps Its Inner J.J. Abrams With The Niantic Project http://t.co/GpeeRiKJ by @fredericl

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Groupon Testing A Deal Search Feature In Chicago And New... During today's analyst conference call for Groupon's third-quarter earnings, CEO Andrew Mason mentioned a new feature that's being tested in a couple... Groupon Testing A Deal Search Feature In Chicago And New York http://t.co/D7bYXn8G by @anthonyha

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See Everything You’ve Ever Shared With Someone On... Facebook has a little-known feature called Friendship Pages that shows all the wall posts, updates, and photos you're tagged in with someone. Today... See Everything You've Ever Shared With Someone On Facebook's Redesigned Friendship Pages http://t.co/fcfUKCVg by @joshconstine

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Catching Up With Exponential Labs, The Startup Behind... People like to say that web search is a problem that has long been solved. But earlier this year, a small startup out of Toronto called Exponential... Catching Up With Exponential Labs, The Startup Behind Long-Tail Search Engine 'MillionShort' http://t.co/IBp2U2YP by @loyalelectron

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Priceline.com | Best deal on Hotels, Flights, Cars,... Get deep discounts on hotels, flights, rental cars, vacations and cruises. Exclusive travel deals you won't find anywhere else. Priceline.com http://t.co/a6JDrgK2 Acquires Kayak For $1.8 Billion http://t.co/myTWUo7h by @fredericl

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AT&T Expands FaceTime Support To Those With Tiered Data... Last month, open Internet advocacy groups threatened to file complaint against AT&T with the Federal Communications Commission due to AT&T's decision... AT&T Expands FaceTime Support To Those With Tiered Data Plans & LTE-Capable Devices http://t.co/KrYToBYO by @sarahintampa

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Friendster Founder Jonathan Abrams Raises $1.7M To Start... Social news startup Nuzzel has raised more than $1.7 million in seed funding. ... Friendster Founder Jonathan Abrams Raises $1.7M To Start Hiring At Social News Reader Nuzzel http://t.co/k6YqU64c by @anthonyha

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Groupon Reports Q3 2012 Earnings Significantly Below... Groupon just released its Q3 2012 earnings report, marking the company's first full-year cycle of earnings reports since its IPO in November 2011. The... Groupon Reports Q3 2012 Earnings Below Expectations: $568.6M In Revenue, Operating Income Of $25.4M, ... http://t.co/JV7KbRch by @fredericl

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International Users Lead Facebook Election Activity: On... While it started in a Massachusetts dorm room, Facebook's measure of presidential election mentions shows it's become an international news carrier.... International Facebook Users Dominate Election Activity: On Nov 6th, 71.7M Mentions In The US, 88.... http://t.co/mEyGh2PV by @joshconstine

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How Much Proposition E Will Save SF Startups #FunWithMath |... "Last night was an epic event for San Francisco," says investor Ron Conway, whose advocacy group, sf.citi, championed the successful passage of... How Much Proposition E Will Save SF Startups #FunWithMath http://t.co/h3tNe3TO by @ferenstein

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“In the Studio,” Quizlet’s Andrew Sutherland Quietly... "In the Studio" welcomes someone who created a project during his sophomore year of high school, released it to the world two years later, spent three... "In the Studio," Quizlet's Andrew Sutherland Quietly Built A Classroom Juggernaut http://t.co/rwWjEOj8 by @semil

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Facebook Publishes Super Nerdy Big Data Engineering Blog... 100 petabyte clusters! 60,000 hive queries a day! Facebook's latest 1,800-word engineering blog post has one goal: proving to the world's top... Facebook Publishes Super Nerdy Big Data Engineering Blog Post To Attract Hardcore Coders http://t.co/wbVpPYqr by @joshconstine

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Third Time’s A Charm? Amazon Tries Again With Launch Of... Amazon.com announced the launch of a new marketplace today, Amazon Wine, which offers customers a selection of over 1,000 wines from various wineries... Third Time's A Charm? Amazon Tries Again With Launch Of New Vertical, Amazon Wine http://t.co/8RvwTZUw by @sarahintampa

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Indian E-commerce Company Myntra Acquires The Gilt For... Myntra, one of India's largest ecommerce players for fashion, has acquired Exclusively.In, a members-only niche flash sales site for fashion, jewelry... Indian E-commerce Company Myntra Acquires The Gilt For Indian Fashion, Exclusively.In http://t.co/6xKlmPte by @leenarao

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Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 And HTC 8X Pre-Orders Start... AT&T announced earlier this week that it start pushing its spate of Windows Phones starting this Friday, and now rival carrier Verizon Wireless has... Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 And HTC 8X Pre-Orders Start Tomorrow, Still No Word On Official Release Dates http://t.co/iVEigOeF by @chrisvelazco

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Chrome For Windows Could Soon Get A Start Menu-Like Web App... Microsoft killed the traditional Start menu with Windows 8. Now, however, it looks like Google's Chrome browser is about to launch a very Start... Chrome For Windows Could Soon Get A Start Menu-Like Web App Launcher For The Taskbar http://t.co/gsL75wMd by @fredericl

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Crunchies Tickets On Sale Now | TechCrunch It’s time! The first batch of tickets for the 6th Annual Crunchies Awards are available now. Tickets will be released in batches for the annual... Crunchies Tickets On Sale Now http://t.co/l38VI99A by @slh

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UberConference Launches Visual Conference Calling For... UberConference, the online conferencing calling solution (and TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012 winner), today launched a version of its service designed... UberConference Launches Visual Conference Calling For Enterprise, Offers Easy Deployment Through G... http://t.co/ShfZNgUn by @sarahintampa

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