This is the age of thinking thermostats and, not to be outdone by a well-known circular model, hardware startup Ecobee has released the Smart Si .

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The Smart Si Thermostat Aims To Upset The Nest

Pulse , the popular free mobile news reader for iPhone, iPad and Android, could soon get ads. Until now, Pulse, which launched its first app in May 2010, was ad free and the company focused more on user acquisition than monetizing its service

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Pulse Is Getting Ready To Make Money, Looks To Hire Its First Sales Executive

You’ve no doubt heard or read in the past few weeks that Facebook’s hyperinflated valuation heading into its IPO has everything to do with its promise, and very little to do with its actual profits. That much is true.

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Why 900M isn’t the only number that matters to Facebook

Scientists recently discovered a fossilized turtle so big, its shell could be mistaken for a boat. If you were to stand it up, is 5 foot 7 inches, just shorter than the average American male. That’s just the shell.

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Ancient Car-Sized Turtles Hung Out with Titanoboas [Animals]

It’s been about a month and a half since peer-to-peer bike rental service Spinlister launched in San Francisco and New York . Since then, the New York-based startup has been busy trying to attract bike owners to list their bikes and improve its inventory, while also trying to improve the overall experience of using its site.

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Hey Bike Owners: Spinlister Can Make You Up To $100 A Week

We’re giving up. Nothing drives traffic like adorable animals doing adorable things

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Everything You Need to Turn Your Pet Into a Meme [Video]

Your summer schedule probably includes a lot of camping trips, hikes, and concerts. When you’re spending tons of time outdoors, sweating out all of your electrolytes, you must remember to stay hydrated. More

Samsung Electronics expands the 4 GB memory market, providing 20 Nano class 4 GB LPDDR2 Mobile DRAM. Thanks to the growing dominance of Quad Core CPU powered smartphones and tablet PCs in the mobile market segment. Also, the new 2GB package can process data at up to 1,066 Mbps, while spending the same amount of power as that of a previous 30nm-class 2GB package.

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Samsung Initiates World’s First Mass Production of 20 Nano Class 4GB LPDDR2 Mobile Memory

There’s no shortage of drumming apps and games for the iPhone and iPad, but who wants to risk damaging their device’s display during an epic drum solo?

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Portable Drumpad Saves You From Smashing Your Phone’s Display [Drums]

Editor’s note:  Peter Vogel is co-founder of Plink , a Facebook Credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook members for dining and making purchases at their favorite restaurants and stores. Reach him via email at peter@plink.com or follow him on Twitter @pvogel . Although introduced in 2009, we’ve only seen glimpses of what Facebook Credits will become when it grows up, and Facebook is about to kick off the training wheels.

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Facebook Credits About to Grow Up…. Fast