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Feed SubscriptionIntroducing the 3-D Printed Bicycle
Last year, Stratasys and Kor Ecologic introduced the first 3-D printed car .
Read More »iPad ADD Is More Acute Than Anticipated
A new study shows readers of iPad magazines find their attention wandering. A lot. And any way you spin it, that's a tricky finding for both publishers and advertisers.
Read More »Driptech Makes a Splash as China Invests $600 Billion in Water Conservation
The Palo Alto-based company is rapidly expanding in India and China with a simple tool to save farmers and governments large amounts of water and cash. China is getting ready to invest over $600 billion in the next ten years in water conservation , as announced in its latest five-year plan . Why?
Read More »NPR Scandal Explodes Plans for New Social Media Campaign
By now, many have heard about the undercover video of NPR's outgoing Senior Vice President for Development Ron Schiller railing against Tea Partiers and how NPR would be better off without public funding. But what most don't know is that the comments, particularly the funding talk, theaten to derail a new social media campaign NPR was planning to launch--one aimed at saving the very government funding Schiller said NPR could do without.
Read More »The Most Successful App Ever?
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs.
Read More »These eBooks Will Self-Destruct After Reading: HarperCollins to Libraries
HarperCollins wants ebooks--and their licenses--to expire over time. Many lenders aren't happy
Read More »NFC’s Great, but Rumors of Credit Cards’ Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
The fantasy of buying a Slurpee with nothing more than a dramatic wave of your iPhone 5 seems to be coming true. But like hydrogen cars and hoverboards, electronic wallet technology has a long, long way to go
Read More »Old Spice Man Marketing, Redux: What Went Right–and What Did Not
In this excerpt from his new book The Thank You Economy, author Gary Vaynerchuk turns a critical eye to the Old Spice Man marketing campaign. What did the brand get right
Read More »Emphas.is, a Kickstarter for Photojournalists
Crowdfunding serious visual journalism.
Read More »How Do You Find That Special Someone?
The internet helps me find a lot of things I’m looking for, like a nearby restaurant or where to renew my driver’s license.
Read More »iFive: AOL Job Cuts, SpaceX Expands Facility, Apple-Canon Partnership, UAV Automatic Refuelling, Pop-Up Apple SXSW Store
1. AOL is expected to lay off between 400 and 500 people in the U.S. today (about 8-10% of its staff), as part of its push to make itself more profitable
Read More »Ahoy, Matey! South Africa Launches Pirate Satellite Network
South Africa has launched a Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system , a sophisticated network of satellites meant to monitor sea vessels and track down pirates. Somali pirates are increasingly moving South, putting South African vessels in greater jeopardy. Last year alone there were over 400 incidences of piracy off the horn of Africa, resulting in $238 million in ransoms.
Read More »Finally: White iPhone 4 A’Coming
The long national nightmare is coming to an end, Apple-istas. The white iPhone 4 will finally be available in a matter of just a few weeks
Read More »7 Tips for Networking at SXSW
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