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Some time ago we wrote about the Hater App that acts like Instagram for the things you hate. Now we are discovering this new concept of “Instasham”.

Some forward thinking McDonalds branches located in Japan are revolutionizing the way people order their fast food. Starting this month, they will be testing a system in which users can order and pay for a McDonald’s meal through their car’s navigation system. After that, all you have to do is drive to the McDonalds and pick up your food!

Google will pay a fine of $7 million dollars in a new snooping scandal that has affected 37 states and the District of Columbia. Using the Street View program company employees “casually scooped up passwords, e-mail, and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users” between 2008 and 2010 while driving around taking photos of houses and buildings to populate their “Street View” maps, according to David Streitfeld of the New York Times.

A testimonial is a statement made by other people, likely your customers, demonstrating satisfaction with your product or service. If you want to help sway potential customers into committing to your business, including testimonials from clients could be very beneficial.

We are constantly looking for ways to make our technology more secure and keep it out of the hands of hackers. You might be asking why there is a need for increased security measures in regards to our phones. As smartphones are becoming smarter and storing more sensitive information, technology has to evolve to make things more secure and out of the hands of potential hackers.

There is a free iPhone app that helps you track your experiences from different projects you’ve completed and helps assess if they were worth it based on how much fun, money, and knowledge you gained from them. The goal is to keep track of the projects that are worth it to you so you can assess what types of projects would be ideal for you in the future.

Just when we thought we’ve seen everything, a  new type of computer was revealed at the TED Conference in Los Angeles. It is a transparent computer called Spacetop 3D where you can reach inside and touch the digital content inside.

With all of these new apps coming out, it seems like the issue of privacy is becoming more prevalent. Should we give up our privacy for making our lives easier and maybe safer?

Tired of rummaging through endless amount of paper mail all the time? There may be an answer! There is this new service called Outbox that revolutionizes physical mail and turns it into something similar to email.