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Truecaller Opens Paid API To Select Developers To Monetise Its Global Phone Directory by TechCrunch on 04:30 PM

Truecaller, the Sweden-based creater of a crowdsourced phone directory app and online white pages service, has opened its API to a select group of "handpicked" developers. Truecaller said its dir(...)

Sensors Are Everywhere, And A New Project Wants To Bring Them To The Classroom For Cheap by TechCrunch on 04:30 PM

One interesting element of Google I/O this year were the sensors laid out everywhere around Moscone tracking environmental data throughout the event. Those types of sensors are now all around us,(...)

Twitter just added Lead Generation to Twitter Cards, this could be big by TNW on 04:15 PM

Twitter unveiled the Lead Generation Card today, a new expandable tweet format which allows users to show their interest in a particular discount or offer being promoted by their favorite... Keep(...)

Google Chrome Can Now Talk Back to You by Mashable on 04:15 PM

You can now talk to your computer, kind of like you would a person — that is, if you're running Google's Chrome browser. The conversational search abilities that Google showed off last week(...)

If Google+ Is Good, Why Does Google Force It On Us? by Read/WriteWeb on 04:15 PM

Google really, really wants us to like Google+. Google is embedding Google+ into each of its products, making it increasingly difficult to use its services(...)

Pinterest isn’t just looking for a Country Manager in France. They’re already there. by TNW on 04:00 PM

Editor’s note: This article by Liam Boogar originally appeared on Rude Baguette, which covers the Internet and technology sector in France, combining breaking news with in-depth analysis.(...)

Penguin pays $75 million to settle US eBook price-fixing case ahead of Apple’s June trial by TNW on 03:45 PM

Apple may be calling the overarching lawsuit flawed, but Penguin has confirmed it has reached a “comprehensive agreement” with the US State Attorneys General, and other private class (...)

Amazon’s new Kindle Worlds gives authors a way to sell fan fiction without legal hassles by GigaOM on 03:45 PM

Amazon Publishing is launching Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform that lets authors sell fan fiction based on properties like Gossip Girl. Amazon Publishing retains the rights to the works and (...)

Amazon unveils Kindle Worlds publishing platform to help aspiring fan fiction writers sell their work by TNW on 03:30 PM

Amazon announced a new publishing platform today called Kindle Worlds, which will give both established authors and aspiring fan fiction writers the chance to earn royalties based on their work..(...)

The Sky Is Falling For Smartphone Maker HTC by Read/WriteWeb on 03:30 PM

Smartphone manufacturer HTC is in disarray. According to a report from The Verge, the company is hemorrhaging executives from its Seattle-based o(...)

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