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Microsoft Now Monitoring Tweets From IT Types With "Pulse"

Microsoft's British office is embarking on an ambitious new project to find out just what IT workers and developers think of their iconic products.READ»

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AOL iPad Mag "Editions" Missed The Memo About The AOL Way

The iPad magazine looks gorgeous and works about as well as Zite, Flipboard, et. al. It even understands if you're not into AOL content. And it's cool with that. Why? Its creators, David Temkin and Sol Lipman explain.READ»

FLIPBOARD   |  Comment

Scribd Debuts Float, A Netflix-Style Competitor To Pulse, Flipboard, Instapaper

Document-sharing service Scribd, the world's largest social publishing site with more than 75 million monthly readers, launches an iPhone and web content-reading app. Will its UI and design help it compete in a crowded field?READ»

Percolate: The Microblogging Platform Where Tumblr And Twitter Go To Hang Out

The startup, currently in its "double secret alpha" version, taps into your RSS and Twitter feeds, culls content based on your interests--the stuff that "percolates up"--and then lets you share your thoughts on the subject with friends. READ»

Celebs Crowdsource With Talenthouse, Pulse Raises $9M, Comcast Touts Gigabit Speeds

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day.READ»

Personality Test: Which iPad Reader App Are You?
PULSE   |  Comment

Bing Launches iPad App Featuring Flipboard-like News

Today, Microsoft launched Bing for the iPad, an app that integrates the company's search engine with Apple's tablet, and highlight's the company's aim to make Bing a more visually rich experience. READ»

NEWS APPS   |  Comment

AOL's Editions: A New Digital Magazine That Aims to Be "Like Pandora for Content"

The upcoming iPad app is designed to deliver news in a new, interactive way. Can it challenge existing apps such as Flipboard and help return AOL to relevance?READ»

TROJAN   |  Comment

How Trojan Slipped Into CES

Why is the condom maker showcasing its sexy wares at the Vegas electronics show?READ»

WEBCAMS   |  Comment

Laptop Webcams to Double as Desktop Heart Docs Thanks to MIT

MIT discovers yet another use for a simple webcam: measuring your pulse rate. It's desktop video-chatting and heart physician in one tiny unit.READ»

PULSE   |  Comment

5 Ways iPad's Pulse App Creators Applied Design Thinking to Their Business

Grad students Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta were struggling to come up with a new software product for the iPad. They turned to the Institute of Design at Stanford. Six weeks later, they launched news aggregator app Pulse.READ»

FLIPBOARD   |  Comment

Flipboard iPad App Pretties Up, Declutters Your Social Web Life Into Magazine Form

Flipboard, like Pulse before it, looks to take advantage of the iPad's power and size to show certain information in a new and fun way. This time, it's Facebook and Twitter feeds.READ»

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Facebook on Pulse: Yahoo Goes Social

Yahoo calls it "increasing your social IQ," and seasoned social networkers might just call it bandwagon-jumping. We are, of course, referring to the relaunch of Yahoo Profiles--now called Pulse--a massive Facebook connect ...READ»

MAINGEAR   |  Comment

MAINGEAR Unveils Ultra Energy-Efficent Gaming PC

Custom computer manufacturer MAINGEAR Computers has unveiled the Pulse--an energy-efficient, small PC that the company claims is the world's greenest gaming PC. Gaming PCs are, of course, some of the biggest power hogs in the ...READ»