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After New Yorker Alex Rein lost his job as a corporate lawyer in 2009, he decided to trade long hours reading contracts at his desk for... slushies. But not the neon, artificially flavored, convenience-store concoctions—he wanted to sell frozen treats that combined real pureed fruit with grown-up flavors like ginger and green tea.
Read More »Cancer Testing? There’s an App for That
Many people already use their smart
Read More »Geoffrey Moore Interview: How to Approach the Smartphone App Business
This article is the final part of an 8 part series. Read part 7 to learn how to find your economic sweet spot
Read More »Play FarmVille With A Real Farm–If You Dare
Think you've honed your 4H chops with hours of online agriculture? You can now control a real British farm to see how you do. God save the cows
Read More »E-Ink On Cloth Raises The Terrible Prospect Of T-Shirt Ads
E-Ink Holdings, which makes the display tech behind Amazon's Kindle e-reader, can now print updatable digital displays onto cloth . Yep...you're already imagining what Google or Facebook could do with the ad space on your T-shirt , aren't you?
Read More »May the Fourth be with You!
As many science fiction fans out there already know, today is known as Star Wars Day . May 4 is a date that makes a clever wordplay on the popular movie quote, so fans everywhere are telling their friends, "May the Fourth be with you." We at AccuWeather.com decided to take a look at the climates on the many different locations in the Star Wars Universe.
Read More »Xobni’s New Gadget Store
Xobni, which makes a free Microsoft Outlook plug-in that helps you manage your inbox, has launched the Xobni Gadget Store . If you already have Xobni installed, you can visit the store and download “gadgets” from a variety of services, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Read More »Is Cigarette Smoking Now Safe?
No. But Chinese scientists think new nanotech filters could do a better job at blocking out badness. Conventional cigarette filters are made of cellulose--low-tech, old, but effective.
Read More »How AT&T Could Best Groupon (Hint: Not Just By Saving You More Money)
AT&T expands its forays into the daily deals space, this time through yellowpages.com. Why a telecommunications company may have a natural advantage in daily deals.
Read More »AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don’t Prove Guilt, And More…
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Bad News For AOL And Microsoft Beleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease.
Read More »Sitting Is Bad for You: What Can You Do About It at Work?
Is it possible that the traditional office worker has the most dangerous job in America? Consider the following studies that found sitting for extended periods is hazardous to your health. In 2007, Dr
Read More »Tiger will be ready for U.S. Open
PGT: Tiger Woods won't set a specific return date, but says he'll be back for the U.S.
Read More »CloudMagic Brings Offline Search To Gmail, Docs, Contacts
Welcome to a world where you no longer need an Internet connection to check email. But is this truly a miracle? At long last! You can now search your Gmail, Google Docs, a Contacts without an Internet connection.
Read More »From Dot.Coms to Cloud Computing: What’s Old Is New Again
Is "cloud computing" enabling the next generation of information accessibility or simply a marketing campaign devised by technology companies to peddle more of what they are already selling? The answer lies somewhere between those extremes.
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