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Google Discontinues Google Wallet Card

Important update about the Google Wallet Card (google.com)
I have a Google Wallet card and am a bit disappointed about its termination. I didn’t use it enough to justify having it though, but a prepaid debit account can have its advantages if you want to keep money separate from other accounts. They are right though, there are many alternatives.
Published on April 3, 2016
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Ubuntu’s bash and Linux command line coming to Windows 10

Ubuntu’s bash and Linux command line coming to Windows 10 (Ars Technica)

Rising from the ashes of Project Astoria.

Published on April 3, 2016
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The little computer that could

The little computer that could (Raspberry Pi)

Liz: Today we’ve got a guest post from the terrifyingly hirsute Pete Stevens. Pete’s from Mythic Beasts, our web hosts; and he’s the reason this website stands up to the absurd amounts of traffic you throw at it. (Yesterday we saw about a quarter of a million sessions – that goes up WAY above a million …

Raspberry Pi 3s used in a server rack.
Published on April 3, 2016
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Wink opens up about surviving the fall of Quirky

Wink opens up about surviving the fall of Quirky (The Verge)

Nathan Smith knew that Wink would have to go. It was early in 2015, and the smart home company he'd started less than a year earlier was being held back by the very thing that brought it into…

Wink is a popular home control platform.
Published on April 3, 2016
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RadioShack’s VP Of Stores Keeps Reminding People That It Still Exists

RadioShack’s VP Of Stores Keeps Reminding People That It Still Exists (Consumerist)

RadioShack declared bankruptcy last February and closed around 2,300 of its stores. Around 1,700 of the company’s stores didn’t close, though, and the Shack’s leaders want you to …

Published on April 3, 2016
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Why This Smart Luggage Startup Thinks It Can Roll to the Top

Why This Smart Luggage Startup Thinks It Can Roll to the Top (Fortune)

Unlike its best-known competitors, it went the VC route.

Published on March 31, 2016
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T-Mobile Will Begin Offering Data-Only Simple Choice Plans On March 30th, According To Leak

T-Mobile Will Begin Offering Data-Only Simple Choice Plans On March 30th, According To Leak (Android Police,Android Police – Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets)

If you route all of your voice calls through data-only web tools like Hangouts, you may want to keep an eye on T-Mobile. According to an internal leak post… by Michael Crider in News, T-Mobile

Published on March 30, 2016
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Cubetto – Hands on coding for ages 3 and up

Cubetto – Hands on coding for ages 3 and up (Kickstarter)

A playful programming language you can touch. Montessori approved, and LOGO Turtle inspired. Learn programming away from the screen.

Published on March 28, 2016
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Forgotten audio formats: The Highway Hi-Fi

Forgotten audio formats: The Highway Hi-Fi (Ars Technica)

If only we could still play our vinyl records while speeding down country lanes.

Published on March 28, 2016
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