Voyager Mobile, a startup promising cheap, unlimited mobile service around the U.S., has postponed the launch it planned for Tuesday, saying a malicious attack took down its website.
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Voyager postpones mobile service launch, citing Web attack
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Cox and Verizon Wireless join forces, launch service bundles in Oklahoma
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on May 15, 2012
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It’s a moderately good day to be an Oklahoman. Wireless subscribers living near Oklahoma City or Tulsa will be among the first to reap the benefits of a new partnership between Cox Communications and Verizon Wireless that bundles services from both companies, letting customers sign up for packages that include video, internet and voice services from Cox, and wireless service from VZW at a discounted rate. They’ll also be eligible to receive debit cards valued at $ 100-400 if they make the switch to a co-sponsored bundle. You can head over to select retail outlets from either company to sign up, or hit up the source links past the break for more info.
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Virgin Atlantic To Launch In-Flight Cell Phone Service
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on May 14, 2012
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Having in-flight access to WiFi is quickly becoming a standard feature on modern airliners, but (thankfully) in-flight cell phone service for voice calls is still a rarity and even outlawed in a number of countries, including the United States. If you’re flying Virgin Atlantic between London and New York in the near future, though, chances are that at least a few of your fellow travelers will be happily chatting away on their cell phones while you’re riding the jetstream somewhere over the Atlantic. Later this month, Virgin Atlantic is launching cell phone service on this route and plans to expand this service to ten more routes by the end of the year.
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Baidu Cloud set to launch next week
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on May 11, 2012
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Android and iOS may be seeing massive success in Europe and the United States, but Baidu is poised to compete against both in China. The search based company is planning to launch a new version of its operating system, Baidu Cloud, which will feature cloud-based products such as storage. Executives at Baidu have told Reuters
Cloud Storage Service Pogoplug Goes After Business Users With Launch Of “Pogoplug For Teams”
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on May 9, 2012
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Cloud storage service and device maker Pogoplug is expanding beyond the consumer space today, to focus on the more potentially profitable business market. With a new offering dubbed “Pogoplug for Teams,” the company is introducing a service that will turn a file server or spare PC into a private cloud for storing data onsite. The idea, like most of what Pogoplug offers, is to provide a DIY cloud storage alternative to third parties like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box.net.
Cricket Wireless plans to launch ten phones by October
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on May 9, 2012
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The no-contract wireless carrier may be having a slow CTIA, but the summer and fall months will heat up, alright.
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PayPal, Softbank to form Japan joint venture, launch PayPal Here service
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on May 9, 2012
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PayPal and Softbank said Wednesday they will form a new joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country.
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LG to launch second version of Google TV in May?
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on May 7, 2012
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Keeping a close eye on the emerging Internet TV market, the South Korean company plans to launch another set based on Google’s platform in the U.S. the week of May 21, Reuters says.
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New Orleans’ First Tech Incubator, Launch Pad Ignition, Debuts Its Second Batch Of Startups
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on May 5, 2012
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Launch Pad Ignition, the first tech incubator to make its home in the Big Easy, today officially unveiled the seven companies that participated in its second annual session.
The accelerator’s 12-week program began the second week of February and culminated yesterday with its own New Orleans rendition of the patented “Demo Day,” appropriately called “Launch Fest,” which we’ve been told is “Jazz Fest with startup steroids.” Launch Pad’s model is a bit different than that of the traditional accelerator, in that Co-founder Chris Schultz tells us it’s geared towards building traction, not offering big early funding.
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SpaceX delays commercial cargo launch to May 19
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on May 5, 2012
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Work to validate critical navigation and control software forces SpaceX to delay the long-awaited flight of a commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station to May 19, company officials say today.
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BBC to launch app companion for Antiques Roadshow, asks you to price up British heritage
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on May 4, 2012
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Perennial evening schedule-filler Antiques Roadshow will launch a new companion app in the UK, connecting PCs, smartphones, tablets and BBC’s red button feature on TVs to the show, as it goes out live. It’s shaping up to be very different to the existing PBS app, this time combining your incredulity over whether a painting is really worth that much with a quiz format. You’ll be able to guess the value against the clock, with separate amateur and expert levels. (We’re all experts when it comes to 18th century pottery, right?). It’s the Beeb’s first public launch of its companion feature, following closed trials with shows like Frozen Planet. When it eventually launches in September, you’ll be able to poll the rest of the British Isles to see what they reckon before you make your decision. Until then, we’re stuck vocalizing our disbelief at the TV.
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Rdio Does A Super Weird Stealth Launch In The UK And France
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on May 3, 2012
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Rdio has launched in the UK and France with a 7-day free trial of unlimited listening. Rdio hasn’t officially announced this, but it’s working. You can sign up for a free trial and stream.
The cost is £4.99 a month in the UK for web-only streaming, and £9.99 a month for unlimited streaming and mobile access. This is comparable with Spotify’s pricing.
Comcast VOD coming to Boston TiVos, next gen X1 DVR platform could launch there too
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on May 3, 2012
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Comcast already reported its Q1 results earlier today but on the earnings call CEO of the cable division Neil Smit revealed its next generation X1 cloud DVRs (previously called Xcalibur and promised for a wide rollout to “hundreds of thousands” of customers this year) will launch in a major market in the second quarter. Light Reading cites sources indicating field testing is already under way in Boston and that it could launch in May which fits all too well because The Cable Show will take place there May 21st. In case you’ve forgotten, the quad-tuner X1 DVRs have an all new UI with support for third party apps and social media tie-ins, and will reportedly precede the company’s eventual push towards IP video. While that’s the rumor, what we do know is that TiVo has completed the rollout of Comcast video on-demand support to Premiere DVRs in the Bay Area, and also let us know that Boston, coincidentally, will be next. Customers in other areas can sign up on TiVo’s site at the link below for notifications when the feature goes live in their neck of the woods.
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7 Startups Launch Out Of NewMe Accelerator’s Spring 2012 Demo Day [TCTV]
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on May 3, 2012
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The NewMe Accelerator, a startup incubation program founded last year aimed at under-represented minorities in the tech world (namely African Americans, Latinos, and women), held its second-ever Demo Day today for its latest class of entrepreneurs.
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Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch
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on May 3, 2012
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Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system.
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T-Mobile Prism leaked: entry-level Huawei smartphone to launch in May
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on May 1, 2012
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While the design (and even the briefing slides) scream affordable, we’re sure there must be some Big Magenta customers aching for a keenly-priced smartphone fix. So here’s the Prism. Huawei‘s behind that T-Mobile face, cooking up a Android Gingerbread phone with a pretty weedy 600MHz processor and a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) touchscreen. A fixed-focus (yeah) 3.2-megapixel camera pokes out the back, while a microSD slot means you can extend space for those vaguely-almost-in-focus shots — the Prism arrives with a 2GB card already onboard. The phone looks set for a May 6th release date and TmoNews has several more slides with some extra launch details — you can check them out at the source below.
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First BlackBerry 10 smartphone to launch in October, reports say
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on April 26, 2012
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Reports indicate that the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone will be announced by mid-August and will be launched in October, somewhat earlier than expected.
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Course correction: 1st private spaceship plans May 7 launch to space station
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on April 26, 2012
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Italy to launch Ferrari-style high-speed train
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on April 21, 2012
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Making its debut next week, the Italo has a top speed of 186 mph and will connect Milan, Rome, and Naples in high style.
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Sony to launch 5GB online photo sharing service next week
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on April 20, 2012
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Sony said Friday it will launch its online photo sharing service, "PlayMemories Online," next week.
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MacBook Air, ultrabook chips coming as second Intel launch
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on April 18, 2012
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You’ll have to wait until June for the big wave of Ivy Bridge-based systems to break.
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Privacy groups launch protest against CISPA bill
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on April 17, 2012
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Several groups Monday launched a week of protests against a controversial proposed cybersecurity bill they claim would eviscerate online privacy rights.
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Steve Jobs film with Ashton Kutcher as the lead aims for Q4 launch
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on April 16, 2012
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With the passing of Steve Jobs, there are two movies in the works about his life. Sony is working on the big-budget production based on the autobiography of Jobs published very shortly after his death. The second film is an independent project with Ashton Kutcher playing Jobs. What we didn’t know when the picture was
Leaked Microsoft roadmap shows 2013 launch for Office 15
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on April 13, 2012
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A leaked Microsoft roadmap shows that the next version of Office won’t ship until the first quarter of 2013, according to the Dutch developer who found the document.
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First Intel Ivy Bridge launch expected on April 23
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on April 12, 2012
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The first wave of Ivy Bridge product announcements are expected on April 23.
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T-Mobile holding HTC One S launch party April 18
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on April 11, 2012
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Press event invites just went out for the T-Mobile HTC One S and we’ll be on hand to witness its U.S. arrival.
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NASA Wants to Launch Floating Algae Farms
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on April 11, 2012
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A $ 10 million project aims to grow algae for biofuels inside plastic bags.
Next week, NASA will show off some of its latest technology: a system for growing algae in floating plastic bags. The system is the result of a $ 10 million, two-year project that investigated whether the algae could be used to make biofuels, including jet fuel.
Nokia takes over Times Square for Lumia 900 launch event (video)
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on April 8, 2012
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We’re still not exactly sure what Nicki Minaj has to do with Nokia’s new Lumia 900, but the company put her at the center of its promotional efforts in a launch event Friday night that took over Times Square. Oh, you missed it? For just the visual effect of what went on including CGI dancers on massing LED displays and coordinated effects on the tourist destination’s many video boards (been there, done that) you can check out our gallery of pics from the event, or look below for the video. If you’re all about the phones, Nokia is pushing its Windows Phone 7 flagship with new “the smartphone beta test is over” ads — there’s also one of those embedded after the break. So, is anyone concerned Nokia might not be doing enough to promote this new phone?
Gallery: Nokia Lumia 900 in Times Square
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Nonprofit “Digital Public Library Of America” To Launch In April 2013
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on April 6, 2012
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The Google Books project (just today pared down a bit) always impressed me with its sheer scope. Offering modern e-books is all well and good, but that’s more of a business problem. It’s the scanning and free availability of thousands upon thousands of old books that struck me as a worthwhile endeavor.
But publishers and booksellers have been wary of the service, knowing that Google is a fan of free, and their scan-first, ask-permission-later strategy caused some consternation as well. And while access to all that knowledge is appreciated, it is lost on no one that the data is in the hands of a for-profit company.
Enter the Digital Public Library of America, which aims to create a similar catalog of works, but both more comprehensive and unimpeded by commercial motives. It’s been in the works for a while, but it seems it may finally launch as early as a year from now.
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Foxconn Recruiter: We’re ‘Hiring’ For A June iPhone 5 Launch
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on April 3, 2012
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Come one, come all! Come build the iPhone 5!
In a conversation with TV Tokyo, a Foxconn recruiter mentions that the company is hiring more workers right now to prep for the iPhone 5 launch. “It seems like it will go on sale around June,” he said. The manufacturing giant is apparently looking to add 18,000 souls to its assembly lines to build something.
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Google’s hilarious April Fools’ Maps launch
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on March 31, 2012
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What the world needs is a Google Maps 8-bit for the Nintendo Entertainment System. So Google launches it as an April Fools’ wheeze. But what is most beautiful is the performances from the actors in the launch video.
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Intel Ivy Bridge launch confirmed for April 29
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on March 28, 2012
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After being delayed a couple different times, the Ivy Bridge CPU is set to debut on April 29. This after Intel had first pushed back the launch from the first quarter of 2012 to the second quarter, and then announced that it would be delayed even further. But computing enthusiasts are hoping that it will
South Park Digital Studios announces South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge launch date
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on March 28, 2012
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The newest downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game based on everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed cartoon characters will launch on March 30. South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge puts players in the shoes of the fictional Colorado town’s young inhabitants as they face off against arch rival Scott Tenorman in various scenes and environments from the show. And yeah, all
Former Googlers Launch YC-Backed Delupa: A PageRank For Daily Deals
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on March 27, 2012
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If you were to stop for a moment and consider what your perfect deals site would be, chances are it doesn’t look a whole lot like any of the big names currently operating in the space. When it comes down to it, we all have our own individual preferences when it comes to products, activities, and experiences. So, the lowest common denominator would be a platform that routinely serves us great deals on the things we actually enjoy. As simple as that may sound, there are few deals players that do it well. Dealupa, a startup that’s part of Y Combinator’s current winter batch, is launching today with what it hopes is a solution to deal disappointment, aka deal fatigue.
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April 8 launch date set for AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900
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on March 26, 2012
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Sean Parker And Shawn Fanning’s New Social Video Startup Airtime Staffs Up For Launch
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on March 25, 2012
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A few weeks ago at SXSW, Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning briefly mentioned — during a talk about another company they co-founded, Napster — that they were working on a new social video startup called Airtime. Now it looks like the company is gearing up for launch.
Airtime now has a website and a Facebook sign-up button for early access. And it is hiring.
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Samsung Galaxy S III may launch in April
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on March 22, 2012
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Microsoft to launch Windows 8 in October, report says
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on March 20, 2012
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Microsoft will wrap up Windows 8 this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Monday.
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Apple mum on ‘record’ iPad launch numbers
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on March 19, 2012
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While not announcing any tangible sales numbers, Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s latest iPad model set a new record over the weekend.
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First commercial spaceship to launch to space station April 30
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on March 18, 2012
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Hundreds of Apple fans line up in Tokyo for new iPad launch
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on March 16, 2012
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Hundreds lined up in Tokyo, some for a day and a half, for a chance to buy Apple's new iPad early Friday.
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Mozilla nixes Firefox 11 delay, will launch upgrade today
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on March 13, 2012
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Mozilla on Monday announced it was postponing the release of Firefox 11, but changed its mind today, saying that the browser upgrade would go out on schedule.
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Ahead Of US Launch, Wrapp Opens Its SoMo Gift Card App For Business In The UK
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on March 12, 2012
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With $ 10.5 million in funding behind it, Wrapp, an app that lets users buy gift cards from a variety of retailers and send them on as presents, is now launching in the UK as both an Android and Apple app, its first step beyond Sweden in an international strategy that will also see the company come to the U.S. later this year.
To kick off the service, the app is offering gift cards from a variety of top UK retailers — a sign not only of how these shops believe enough in the product to give it a try, but a mark of where the app’s creators are looking to pitch the business longer term. The list includes online shopping giant ASOS; the retail group Aurora Fashions (which includes high street fixtures Coast, Oasis and Warehouse; Karen Millen); and the gym chain Fitness First.
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HP readying competitor for Amazon’s cloud computing, plans to launch soon
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on March 11, 2012
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We’re still waiting to see where HP goes with webOS, but according to the New York Times it will officially launch a cloud computing service that competes with Amazon Web Services in the next couple of months. HP Senior VP and General Manager Zorawar Singh is quoted saying the currently in beta service projects as an alternative to what Amazon has built with a focus on personalized sales and service and additional tools for third party developers, as well as a system of small data centers around the world. Throw in analytics based on technology it’s obtained by purchasing Vertica and Autonomy, and maybe Meg Whitman’s ship has something here, but we’ll wait until the next Netflix is running its operations from this cloud before declaring it on the same level.
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Here are the Launch Conference winners
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on March 10, 2012
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Space Monkey gets a running start in its attack on DropBox, and more down-to-earth startups win awards, too.
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HP To Launch New Online Retail Experience At The End Of March, Code-Named “Atlas”
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on March 9, 2012
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HP.com is a mess. It has been for years. But I just received word via an internal HP memo that the company plans on launching new U.S. Home & Home Office consumer store at the end of March. As the memo stats, this project, code-named “Atlas”, will be “the foundation of a new HP.com experience with more visual content, more product information and better navigation.” Anything would be better than Hewlett-Packard’s current website.
We’re still trying to dig up screenshots. The leaked memo — reprinted after the jump — links employees to a special purchasing program site for a special price on a Folio 13. However, the link is to just a landing page and not a preview of its swanky new website that the company so desperately needs.
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From scooters to servers: The best of Launch, Day One
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on March 8, 2012
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Rafe’s top picks from the big startup conference include a service to help you get financial aid, one to get you in shape, and cloud storage company with no servers.
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AllTuition is the star pupil at Launch conference
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on March 7, 2012
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AllTuition, which launched a college financial-aid application service, won an informal vote among a high-powered panel of judges at the Launch conference on Wednesday.
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Peer-to-Peer Carsharing Goes National With RelayRides’ Big Launch
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on March 5, 2012
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Starting today, carsharing startup RelayRides is getting the chance to prove its model on a national scale. The company launched in Boston and expanded to San Francisco, but rather than continuing a gradual roll out from city to city, RelayRides is making the service available everywhere in the United States.
Companies like RelayRides and TechCrunch Disrupt winner Getaround offer a different take on carsharing than the one established by Zipcar and its competitors. While those companies own fleets of cars, RelayRides is entirely peer-to-peer — if you have a car, then you can make it available for rental when you’re not using it.
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AMD Radeon HD 7850 and HD 7870 GHz edition launch
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on March 5, 2012
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AMD has launched two new video cards today in the HD 7800 series. The new video cards include the Radeon HD 7870 GHz edition and the Radeon HD 7850. Both of the new video cards use AMD’s Graphics Core Next Architecture for high performance and both support PCI Express 3.0 along with AMD ZeroCore Power [...]
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