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Wednesday, 23rd November 2011

Foursquare Users Find Free WiFi Anywhere

Today two Greek entrepreneurs launched a new iPhone app called 4sqwifi, which uses the Foursquare API to find locations nearby that offer free WiFi, along with the WiFi's passwords. The app gathers nearby venues, searching for keywords like "wifi" or "password," and then displays only those venues. There are also a small percentage of…

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Internet of Things

Real Connected Devices

Last week the New York Times broke news of a top secret lab where secret Googlers are tinkering on more than 100 fantasy projects that may or may not ever come to market. It's called Google X Lab and it's filled with robots, self-driving cars (those are definitely real) and real-world devices not traditionally connected to the Internet that will…

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Has the Windows Phone Marketplace Reached Critical Mass?

A little more than a year after Windows Phone 7 was launched to the world, the ecosystem is seeing some strong growth from Windows Phone Marketplace. According to a new report by Distimo shows that the Windows Phone Marketplace has downloads of 101,000 free applications per day and 20,000 paid applications. The Windows 7 Marketplace is 39 times…

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Grooveshark Sued for $17 Billion

The music streaming site Grooveshark is no stranger to the ire of the music industry. The service's approach to hosting and streaming songs has resulted in a barrage of criticism from industry players, as well as a handful of lawsuits. The latest lawsuit is actually the second one to be filed by Universal Music Group, the biggest of the major…

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The Squarest Black Friday Deal Finders

Even though Black Friday might be happening on Thanksgiving Day after dinner, there is obviously still an offline component to the whole ordeal. Location-based check-in service Foursquare, released an infographic on its blog yesterday that includes tips for finding deals. Users who are looking for an additional option can try Poorsquare, an app…

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