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Almond+ Expands The Router’s Domain, Adds Zigbee And Z-Wave Smart Home Controlview story

http://techcrunch.com – The Almond, a router with a small touch screen that achieved significant success on Amazon thanks to a decent price point and excellent reviews, has a successor from parent company Securifi hitting Kickstarter soon. The Almond+ comes with 802.11ac support, boasts a 2.8-inch touchscreen, and can be set up without even connecting to a PC. (IT news)

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Why can I not access imgur.com and gravatar.com from Ubuntu but can do so from Windows?view story

http://askubuntu.com – I have this strange problem, I am unable to access imgur.com from Ubuntu ! I have checked the /etc/hosts file, there seems to no entry related to imgur. I can access it from Windows(same connection). I cannot ping it or traceroute it, I cannot even ping the IP of imgur. I have cleared iptables too, what could be the cause ? i cannot access gravatar.com too !! (HowTos)

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Amazon AutoRip: Inaccurate bozo Jeff Bezos autorips-off non-US customersview story

http://www.itwire.com – Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos is a very clever man, but when he uses the term “all of our customers” in relation to the new Amazon AutoRip service, without specifying upfront that means US customers only, he proves himself to be an inaccurate bozo. (IT news)

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Samsung Galaxy S3 or LG Optimus G!? Which is better?view story

http://forums.androidcentral.com – I'm in a little delimma and I need some help!! So next Monday my contract with AT&T fully expires and I am planning on switching to Sprint because of their cheap plans and awesome phones. I have the option to get the Samsung Galaxy S3 (US) on Amazon for $0.01 or the LG Optimus G for $99. (HowTos)

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Alternative to heroku for facebook PHP appsview story

http://serverfault.com – I understand the title is not very suitable for this question.But,I have developed a facebook application in PHP,that will store images of users on server and create a link of that image.Since heroku doesn't allow to store files on their server,i am unable to move those files from /tmp folder to permanent folder.I don't have a credit card so can't signup with Amazon s3 storage to use it with herok (HowTos)

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Roku Now Has 700 Channels, Including Time Warner Cable; Also Has 14 TV Manufacturers Compatible With Its Streaming Stickview story

http://techcrunch.com – Roku is announcing at CES today a significant milestone both in the amount of content and the number of devices that are compatible with its USB-sized streaming stick. The company now has more than 700 channels of content its subscribers can choose from, as well as 14 device manufacturers making TVs that users can hook the streaming stick into. (IT news)

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Paymill, The Samwer Stripe Clone, Raises $13M From Serial Rocket Internet Backer Holtzbrinck Ventures And New Investor Sunstoneview story

http://techcrunch.com – Paymill, the Rocket-Internet incubated online payments company that works like developer-friendly Stripe by offering users an API to quickly integrate card transactions, is today announcing that it has picked up €10 million ($13.2 million) in funding. Rocket regular Holtzbrinck Ventures participated, along with new investor Sunstone Capital, a backer of companies like Prezi and Trunk. (IT news)

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[Q] Droid DNA Activationview story

http://forum.xda-developers.com – Sorry for the duplicate as i posted wrongly on general section rather than Q&A Hi, i am planning to buy the Verizon Droid DNA without contract from Amazon wireless and planning to use it overseas(Singapore). i know the phone is GSM unlocked and i can literally use it with any GSM network and that gave me a confidence to buy it, Do i really need to activate the phone with Verizon? (HowTos)

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Yet another reason why I hate Comcastview story

http://forums.androidcentral.com – Tried streaming from the Xfinity app on my new Fire HD 8.9 via hdmi, and the app has the ability to shut off streaming and will not permit output to an external hdmi device. So, can only stream xfinity content on the Fire itselft and can't connect to my TV. These other streaming apps have worked just fine via hdmi to my tv - Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Movies. (HowTos)

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With A Flick Of The Wrist, Facebook Could Destroy Current Advertising Modelsview story

http://techcrunch.com – Advertising is something that we’ve all grown accustomed to in today’s society. For companies that provide free services, it’s an important part of keeping those services free for everyone to use. But are ads even working on us anymore? (IT news)