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Top Stories of the Day // March 29, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Mar 29, 2013

Bitcoin: How An Unregulated, Decentralized Virtual Currency Just Became A Billion Dollar Market

Hang around in the tech industry long enough and you or someone you know will be heard saying, "that's so crazy it just might work." Two years ago, if you'd... read more

Facebook To Reveal "Home On Android" Sources Say Is A Modified OS On HTC At 4/4 Event

Facebook just invited press to an event at its headquarters on April 4th to "Come See Our New Home On Android". Sources tell us it will be a modified version of... read more

OUYA's Julie Uhrman Unveils The Android Console's Interface And Games

Today is a big day for OUYA, the Kickstarter-backed, Android-based game console. The company is announcing that its $99 console will be available on June 4 (the... read more

Sprint Nextel and SoftBank Agree Not To Use Huawei Equipment After Merger

Sprint Nextel and SoftBank have pledged not to use equipment from Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies after they merge. Congressman Mike... read more

Enterprise-Class 3D Printers To Drop Under $2,000 By 2016, Says Report

3D printing is still in its infancy. But, to use an overused phrase, it is the future. From home use to enterprise use, 3D printing will continue to grow and... read more

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope Maps The Universe With NASA's Data

The Microsoft Research team is building an epic map of the universe using data and photographs collected from the many telescopes around the world, including... read more

Office-As-A-Service RocketSpace Doubles Real Estate To Accomodate Bigger Startups

Startups around the world are desperate for office space in the San Francisco Bay Area, so tomorrow RocketSpace will announce the lease of a new 50,000 sq. ft.... read more

Backed By General Catalyst Partners & First Round Capital, Chloe & Isabel Offers A Modern, Tech-Savvy Take On Direct-Selling

When many people think of direct-selling, they envision Tupperware parties or pink-suited women lugging cases of cosmetics door-to-door. New direct-selling... read more

Delicious Becomes A Bit More Social Again, Adds Twitter And Facebook Logins

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Under Amazon's Wing, Goodreads Plans Closer Integration While Retaining Its Indie Status

Following this afternoon's announcement that Amazon has agreed to acquire Goodreads, I had a few minutes to talk to the Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler and Amazon... read more

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