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Google Now Alerts You If You’re Near a Product You’ve Researched Online

By Todd Wasserman

Google is attempting to bridge the online and offline worlds with a new feature in Google Now that alerts you if you walk near a product you’ve researched online.

“You’ve been looking for the perfect pair of hiking boots online, but haven’t gotten around to pulling the trigger. Starting today, if you’re out and about and near a store that carries those boots, you might see a Google Now card showing you the product and price to remind you that you wanted them,” reads a Google Plus post. “Now all you have to do is pop into the store and check if they’re in stock!”

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Crowdfunded Gadgets That Let You Play Music, Charge, And Wash

By Ross Rubin

Musicians have trouble spending time away from their instruments. But bulky instruments, especially guitars, aren’t very portable and cannot be left in cars or public places where they may be stolen. Those with busy lives who like making music are left with few options. Read More

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Source: Tech Crunch

Puzzle Piece’s $19 Tablets Help Children With Autism Learn Social Skills

By Catherine Shu

Almost as soon as the iPad came out, parents and therapists began incorporating apps into autism therapy. Many parents, however, cannot afford to buy a device for their child. New startup Puzzle Piece hopes to make tech ubiquitous for all families with autistic children by making and selling an Android tablet for just $19. Read More

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Source: Tech Crunch

Opera Buys A Rich Media Mobile Ad Startup, Apprupt, As Sales Rise 40%

By Ingrid Lunden

Opera Software, the Norway-based company that makes browsers for mobile and other devices, today reported its quarterly results and announced another acquisition along the way: apprupt, a mobile startup based out of Germany that focuses on rich media advertising, which will become part of its Opera Mediaworks advertising subsidiary. The news comes as Opera reported first quarter sales of $87… Read More

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Source: Tech Crunch

Why Business Schools Need to Start Thinking Small

By The Conversation

Legend has it that notorious American hold-up man Willie Sutton, who netted an estimated $2 million between the late 1920s and his final arrest in 1952, was once asked why he robbed banks. His reply: “Because that’s where the money is.”

It’s perfectly understandable that such ice-cold logic should also dictate the ambitions of most business school students. The majority dream of working in blue-chip companies that will reward them as handsomely as possible. They can hardly be faulted for aiming high.

The truth, though, is that for many the dream will remain precisely that. Some of the very best and most dynamic students will start their own businesses, while others will work in small or medium-sized companies. Their futures will lie not in the sprawling world of the multinational but in the comparatively cozy confines of the local economy. Read more…

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