Earlier this week, Microsoft (MSFT) decided to acquire Minecraft by purchasing its parent company, Mojang Games, for $2.5 billion. Despite additional enticing offers, Minecraft founder Markus Persson and other top Mojang executives will not join Microsoft to oversee a flawless transition.
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War Of The Smart Watches
Apple’s (AAPL) highly anticipated iPhone 6 debut has come and gone. On Tuesday, September 9th, CEO Tim Cook, and other top executives, took the stage in Cupertino to unveil the next generation iPhone (the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus) and new iOS 8 platform. Upon conclusion of this expected announcement, Cook reemerged on stage and nonchalantly uttered Steve Jobs' three iconic words: "One. More. Thing."
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Pics From Last Night
Have you ever passed out at a party and awoken to embarrassing photos of your epic night, taken courtesy of your best friends? Have you ever been so embarrassed by your shenanigans that you wanted to delete them? A new application, called Seahorse, aims to solve this dilemma by creating collectively owned photos amongst friends.
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The Social Media Revolution
Over the last six years, companies like Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) have risen to the forefront of the social media revolution, along with their stock prices. These companies are praised for their seemingly limitless pools of innovation and young talent; yet, what most investors and analysts fail to recognize is that these companies would be seemingly irrelevant if not for the rise of mobile applications.
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Stop Acting Like A Humin
Have you ever awoken from a night of partying, with a massive hangover, and a confused look, attempting to remember what happened? Well, if you've experienced this roller coaster ride, you probably know you're, sadly, destined to forget the prior night's shenanigans. This realization is often compounded when assessing your social media damage, only to be made worse by finding a random number in your phone.
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That Tinder Hype
In September 2012, six developers pursued an idea for a location-based iOS dating application centered around college students. Not one year later, and Tinder has won TechCrunch’s Crunchie Award for “Best New Startup,” as it soon became a worldwide phenomenon. Even by Silicon Valley standards, such an ascension is seemingly rare.
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Onto The Next One
Have you ever found yourself searching through Pandora (P) trying to discover new artists that you might like? Have you ever run out of “skips” and had to wait through a song you hate? A new application designed by two Tinder employees aims to help users discover new music using the same interface as the ultra-popular application.
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