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Forget sex: how the idea behind Bang with Friends could revolutionize social interaction

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Apple’s Find My Friends, a mostly-unrelated concept. Perhaps you’ve heard of Bang With Friends. It’s a rather controversial thing. Simply put, it’s a Facebook and mobile app that lets you pick which of your friends you’d like to “bang.” Oh, but it’s more clever than that: the app won’t reveal your intentions until that friend picks you back. Then, theoretically, you can clandestinely meet for a night of sex…

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Google Visualizes Massive Changes To The Face Of The Earth With New Timelapse Project

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON A lot can change in 28 years, and Google has put together a very graphic demonstration of just how much can happen geographically with a new effort that combines global, annual Landsat satellite image composites with its Google Earth Engine software. The result is a series of interactive time lapse images that progress year-by-year, showing exactly how things have changed in key areas like the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest, booming metropolitan…

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Google Maps Said To Be Getting A Facelift That Could Appear At Google I/O

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CHRIS VELAZCO Google’s bound to pull back the curtain on some goodies at its annual I/O conference next week (though it’s being characteristically quiet about the whole thing), but could a redesigned version of Google Maps be one of them? That’s what the folks at the (completely unofficial) Google Operating System blog hint at — they’ve come into possession of a pair of screenshots that supposedly depict Google’s new approach to mapping, and…

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Fitbit Flex review

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As reported on The Verge. By David Pierce Whipping you into shape one step at a time For a little over a month, I’ve been getting off my subway one stop early and walking the rest of the way home. I’ve been playing soccer twice a week, and trying to drink eight glasses of water every day. I’ve been running more, eating better, but still not sleeping nearly enough.     I’ve been testing the Fitbit…

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Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite to become subscription-only products

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes  Camera shake reduction comes to Photoshop, Adobe upgrades and rebrands entire Creative Suite Adobe is making a major move into the cloud. The company has just announced the next version of its flagship digital editing tools, Creative Suite, and for the first time the new products will only be available through the company’s online subscription service. Adobe previously offered standalone editions of each product, which users could choose to…

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Lumu Is A Digital Light Meter For Photographers That Plugs Into Your iPhone & Tells You What Camera Settings To Use

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As reported on TechCrunch. by NATASHA LOMAS Meet Lumu: a digital light meter for photographers that plugs into the iPhone’s headphone jack as a smaller and smarter replacement for traditional analogue light meters. It’s used in conjunction with Lumu’s app — being demoed in prototype here at hardware alley at Disrupt NY – to help photographers figure out the best camera settings for their current location. Lumu is not going to help you take better photos on your…

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Google Play comes to Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD and HD+, we go hands-on (video) Hands-on

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As reported on Engadget. By Brian Heater Barnes & Noble’s refusal to open its ecosystem has long been one of our primary complaints about the company’s tablet offerings. The Nook HD and HD+ are extremely nice pieces of hardware that have been held back by their own walled software offerings — having a fast device with a nice screen only gets you so far without the proper apps. The company line up to now has been that walling off content…

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Snapzoom Gives You A Smartphone Camera Mount That Turns Binoculars Into A Super Zoom Lens

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON A lot of people don’t carry cameras anymore, now that they have smartphones. But that means that you could miss opportunities to capture great moments, especially when you’re missing out on the great optical zoom available on some more expensive or specialized dedicated camera devices. That’s what Snapzoom hopes to fix with its binocular mount for smartphone cameras, and the best part is that it’s completely universal, meaning it fits a wide variety…

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HealthyOut Is Like A Personal Nutritionist For Healthy Food Deliveries

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER New York-based startup HealthyOut already has a popular iPhone and Android app for quickly finding nearby restaurants and dishes that users can order and have delivered. Today at Disrupt NY 2013, HealthyOut is unveiling a new service, which will provide users with personalized menus of food delivered to help them lose weight or just eat better overall. Launching first in New York City, HealthyOut’s delivery service is designed to provide users…

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Traveling Abroad? EatWith Wants To Help You Break Bread With The Locals In Their Own Homes

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREG KUMPARAK Nothing makes traveling to a new land more amazing than befriending a local or two. Meet the right person — someone outgoing, with knowledge of the locale — and it’s like punching in a cheat code. You’ll do better things, see better places, all while avoiding the generic tourist junk. But finding that person can be hard. EatWith, a company presenting at Disrupt NY today, wants to make it easier.…

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