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  Scan Bar Codes With Your iPhone

  By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:22 PM ET

  existed and never got around to finding out. Then, in October of that year, ShopSavvy showed up on Android and I lost interest. ShopSavvy was, as TechCrunch put it, "one of the best early Android applications." And today, it's finally available on the iPhone. What does it do? Once downloade Read More

  More like this in: iPhone, iPhone app, Android Phone, Black Friday, Bar Codes, Business, Technology, Retail, Cutting-edge
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  3Com Joins HP

  By Marc Hertz | Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:45 PM ET

  According to this HP release about the acquisition, both companies' boards of directors have approved the terms of the transaction. According to TechCrunch, it's possible this acquisition is a reaction to money recently being thrown around by Cisco, a rival of HP. Two of Cisco's bigger recen Read More

  More like this in: Networking, Business, Technology
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  Tweet to Help the Honey Bee

  By Marc Hertz | Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:07 PM ET

  continues to be concerned with honey bees and has decided that Twitter is another good avenue to get the word out. According to this TechCrunch article, from November 5 to 11, Häagen-Dazs was planning to give $500 per day, based solely on the first 500 people each day to twee Read More

  More like this in: Twitter, TwitCause, Colony Collapse Disorder, Häagen-Dazs, Technology, Social Responsibility, Tech Does Good, Giving, Fundraising, Activism
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  Eco-friendlier Travel Site Launches

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:19 PM ET

  outings from around the world, linking travelers to 450 travel operators globally, including jaunts that may be close to home. CEO T.J. Sassani told TechCrunch his goal is to get people active and to help them "break the theme park habit."As more people use the site, the more crowd-sourced inpu Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Eco-Friendly, Philippines, Eco-Tourism, Costa Rica, Technology, Travel, Tech Does Good, Eco-travel, Leisure Travel
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  iPhone Games for Toddlers?

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:31 PM ET

  the mere existence of these toddler-appropriate (?) games provoked outrage below the TechCrunch story, including this comment from "Elliot":"Hey TechCrunch… You might be interested to know that research has proven that so-called interactive multimedia for children inhibits health Read More

  More like this in: Children, iPhone, Seattle, Babies, Technology, Life & Style, Gadgets, Family
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  Cash Poor, 'Whuffie' Rich

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:42 PM ET

  authors of some of the best online content usually don't make a dime, which is where the Whuffie Bank comes in, as reported by technology journal TechCrunch.A "Whuffie" is a unit of currency bestowed upon those who who create value online -- in essence, it's a way of attaching value to one' Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Facebook, Twitter, Currency, Technology, Life & Style, Tech Does Good, DIY
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  Should We Take the Back Road? Just Google It

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:19 PM ET

  tech-savvy metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, Seattle, etc. (so my little town of Ben Lomond probably doesn't make the cut) -- according to TechCrunch and a Google blog dedicated to its maps division.For those of you who are not familiar with Google's traffic feature, here's a brie Read More

  More like this in: Google, San Francisco, Seattle, Mountain View, Maps, Technology, Gadgets
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  New Music Service Clouds iTunes' Dominance

  By Steve Tanner | Mon Jul 6, 2009 2:30 PM ET

  at bay. Another benefit of the would-be iTunes killer (perhaps that's a stretch) is its use of a desktop client instead of a Web browser. As the TechCrunch article points out, it can get kind of confusing keeping track of which browser window is playing the music -- so the blueTune Read More

  More like this in: Apple Inc., Business, Technology, Entertainment, Good Ideas, Cutting-edge, Music
• YouTube's Call-To-Action a Potentially Powerful Tool

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:08 PM ET

  video educates viewers about the importance of clean drinking water, within the context of our wasteful ways as Americans.According to a story by TechCrunch, you can only use the Call-To-Action overlay through YouTube's Promoted Videos program. It doesn't cost extra, but you have to be a payin Read More

  More like this in: Charity, Non-Profit, Water, YouTube, Drinking Water, Central African Republic, Technology, Social Responsibility, Tech Does Good, Giving, Fundraising