The Verge
Seamless and GrubHub food delivery services reportedly considering merger TechCrunch is reporting that two of the largest players in online food delivery have been talking about joining forces. GrubHub and Seamless, which offer websites and mobile apps that allow users to order food online for delivery to their home or business, are said to be discussing a potential... 2 days ago
SlashGear
Technology in new $100 US note aims to foil counterfeiters The United States will be rolling out a new greenback this fall, in this case a new $100 note that, while visually similar to the current offering, utilizes new technology (and a slight splash of color) to make it harder for counterfeiters to replicate the bills. Among the changes are such things... 2 days ago
Good E-Reader
Video: Google Play on the Nook HD Barnes and Noble announced a few weeks ago that the entire Nook HD Tablet line will get full access to Google Play . We have heard from many readers that they intend to buy one for the first time, or decided to stick with their device because of this new enhancement. Google Play gives international... 2 days ago
Good E-Reader
Top Publishers Donate eBooks to Get London Reading Campaign Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Random House have donated a selection of top children’s titles to support the Get London Reading literacy campaign . This is a big event with Barnes and Noble and the London Evening Standard aiming to make reading more accessible and affordable across the UK... 2 days ago
Techcrunch
Online Takeout Giants GrubHub And Seamless In Talks To Merge Today, thanks to the maturation of the web, digital tech, and smartphones now in seemingly every pocket, startups are finding it easier than ever before to build scalable solutions to finally address the many inefficiencies in our food manufacturing, production and distribution systems. As interest... 2 days ago
PhoneArena
Fitbit now supports Galaxy S4 syncing, but not with S Health One of the thousands of features that Samsung has packed into the Galaxy S4 is S Health, which promises to track all sorts of things (assuming you have the right accessories). The Fitbit is an established player in the personal health tracking game, and the app has just been updated to support... 2 days ago
Techradar
Blip: Apple's hook up with Bang With Friends is over "Anonymously find friends who are down for the night!" reads the Bang With Friends mobile app description on Google Play. "Your friends will never know you're interested unless they are too!" While the Android version of the Facebook-based, bang-finding application is bumping and grinding, today... 2 days ago
SlashGear
Photoshop Express rolled out in the Windows Store Tablets can be handy little photo-editing devices, particularly for photographers or media workers who need to tweak an image on-the-go without pulling out a laptop. For that reason, Adobe launched an app version of Photoshop for Android and iOS users called Photoshop Express, which offers some of... 2 days ago
New York Times
Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to content. 2 days ago
AllThingsD
Next Up to Investigate Google's Competitive Practices: Canada Here’s some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada’s Competition Bureau will investigate Google’s Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post . Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S.... 2 days ago
The Register
Google builds crowdsourcing into new Maps code stack Wants a unique map for every user Google I/O Google has been giving more details about how it has redesigned its Maps software by adding in crowd-sourced photographic and driving directions to its coding scheme.… 2 days ago
Techcrunch
Zynga Tells CupidWithFriends To Stop Using ‘With Friends' Zynga has apparently told the makers of the dating website CupidWithFriends that they need to change the site’s name, because it allegedly infringes on Zynga’s trademarks. CupidWithFriends was built by the startup Apartment 7 (which also released the dating apps Flock and Wednesday Night ). The... 2 days ago
PC World
No big-bang Apps news at I/O, but some announcements merit attention Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite. Specifically, a string of news about Gmail, Google Plus... 2 days ago
PandoDaily
Bitcoin is legal, but mainstream adoption will mandate playing by the rules Earlier this week, the US government took its first action against the bitcoin ecosystem , freezing the US accounts of Mt. Gox, which is the largest bitcoin exchange in the world, processing 75 percent of all transactions in the last 30 days. Since that time, the questions on most people’s mind has... 2 days ago
AllThingsD
DirecTV Consider Bid for Hulu DirecTV is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old video site, according to a person familiar with the matter. Hulu’s owners, including Walt Disney Co., News Corp., and Comcast Corp., are considering various strategic options for the site including... 2 days ago
Ubergizmo
New Google Chrome Ad Spoofed By Microsoft Right on the heels of a very successful Google I/O conference during which Google has shows on stage that Chrome was becoming as good on mobile as it is on desktop, the company also launched a new television ad that [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo . 2 days ago
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Weekend Poll: What apps did you discover via the 50 billionth download contest? On Wednesday, Apple sold its 50 billionth iOS app . TUAW was there keeping track of the excitement and monitoring the iTunes store. Many of our colleagues and readers used this contest as an opportunity to stock up on numerous free apps, to test and explore. Were you one of them? What apps did you... 2 days ago
