Lolz! Oxford Dictionary Adds Ridic New Words

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JBL’s newest Jembe desktop speakers are Bluetooth-enabled, now on sale for $99

The Jembe wired speakers have been out on the market since late last year, but now JBL’s finally introducing a cordless variant of these sleek desktop noisemakers. Aside from being Bluetooth-friendly at last, the pair’s retaining its "stylish weave design" and adding a Harman TrueStream sound technology

Dedicate Music to Your Facebook Friends With This Radio App

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Flickr Android app gets updated, touts refreshed UI and camera selection

Flickr’s Android app has been around for nearly a year and was due for a tune-up to perform like its iOS sibling. First, a retooled UI touts a new navigation menu and the Explore section now does a better job of sorting shots according to nearby location and level of interest. In addition to the aforementioned

Topic Pages Need An Open Network Too – And Quora Is It

This week I’m exploring why topic pages are getting traction on the social Web. But one potential flaw in topic pages is that they are typically closed networks. Wikipedia, The New York Times, Branch, Medium – these are all tightly controlled, essentially closed knowledge networks. Sure you can wrangle

EcoXPower charges a smartphone, bicycle headlight and tail light with pedal power

Bicycle rigs for charging cellphones have lit up our radar before, but now the EcoXPower is being billed as the first device of its kind that can simultaneously juice up LED lights and a smartphone with the power of your pedaling. Packing a headlamp, a red tail light and a lithium-ion rechargeable battery,

Parents: Do Your Kids Use Their Mobile Devices to Cheat At School?

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Facebook for Android app updated with messaging emoji, easy event creation and a bit more

If you were wondering what features would be on the way after Facebook ditched pre-Froyo Android support for its app your questions have been answered. This revision lets users easily create events from their mobiles, share photos quicker and annoy their friends across platforms thanks to the kind of

IRISNotes 2 looks to undercut Livescribe, digitizes your scribbles for $99

IRIS is trying to make a big name for itself in the OCR world. But, top notch software alone isn’t going to put its name on the tips of consumers tongues. For that they’re gonna need something sexier, more… tangible. With its portable scanner line already on shelves the company is pushing out an update

Mocana Raises $25 Million To Address Mobile App And Smart Device Security Market

Mocana has raised $25 million in new funding from Trident Capital for mobile app and smart security solutions.  The Series D round gives Mocana $47 million in total investment.

Mocana’s goal is to be the next major global security franchise – a market estimated at $3 to $5 billion in size.

Mocana executives