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You could own RadioShack’s name if you have a spare $20 million

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A report today on Bloomberg Business detailed Radioshack’s plans to sell off its name separately from its assets, with a $20 million opening bid. As part of the sell-off, Radioshack will put up for sale its trademarks and other intellectual property. The opportunity to purchase the RadioShack name was announced today in bankruptcy court. With the name being sold off separately, it’s possible we might see the brand reborn as something else in the future. If you’ve always wanted to own the Radioshack name, all you’ll need to do is dig deep for a few million and it could be yours. ➤RadioShack…

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Buzzfeed launches its first experimental app which naturally is about cute animals

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 11:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Buzzfeed is going all in with experimental apps. After acquiring GoPop last week, its launching its first experimental app. As expected, it’s so full of cute animals, your heart may burst. Available today, the Cute or Not app for iOS is a mix of the old Hot or Not site and Tinder. You’re presented with a cat or dog and you swipe right if it’s cute and left if it’s not. I mean come on, you’re going to be swiping right about 95 percent of the time. You’ll also probably be swiping right all day, because who doesn’t like to look…

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Lenovo’s website was hacked and it’s kind of perfect

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 9:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Lizard Squad has allegedly taken over Lenovo’s website right now, posting what seems to be a slideshow of pictures of the hackers dressed up, set to “Breaking Free” from High School Musical. It’s kind of perfect, even though it’s terrible. The attack may be in retaliation to the news breaking that Lenovo was loading malicious software onto consumer PCs. When the slideshow is clicked, it redirects to Lizard Squad’s Twitter account. Viewing the source of the site reveals a note that says “the new and improved rebranded Lenovo website featuring Ryan King and Rory Andrew Godfrey.” Ryan King and Rory Andrew Godfrey have been previously identified as…

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Hop, the app that turns email into quick messages has landed on Android

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Hop, the email app that tries to make sending emails like using IM, has landed on Android today. The idea behind Hop is that instead of sending long, cumbersome emails, you can quickly jump in and out of message threads and treat them like it’s like a quick chat service instead. Over the last few months, the team has been busy adding new features like groups, personalized notifications, attachments via Dropbox and more. Today’s launch is good news for Android users that want to try something different; Hop was previously only available on iPhone and iPad. ➤ Hop [Android]  

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The ‘Netflix for libraries’ app Hoopla is getting a major makeover

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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If you have  library card, having the Hoopla app and its access to your local library’s breadth of content is a bit of a no-brainer. But like all new apps, the first iteration has been a learning experience. Now it’s taking the feedback it received from users and libraries to update its app. Hoopla will be updating its app for iOS and Android on February 28 with what it calls its “LightSpeed” interface and architecture. The app will have a brand new Home Screen that surfaces quicker access to your browser history and a new recommendation engine based on your recent activity. It also…

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