Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and New Relic sponsored the Bases Coded Technology Challenge. Bases Coded featured a 24-hour hackathon the last weekend of October, coinciding with the 4th game of the World Series. The four finalist teams were invited to Chicago for the hackathon and were given access to MLBAM’s private data and APIs to create their apps, an Amazon Web Services instance to host their apps.

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Given that 69% of the population in the Philippines in unbanked, pawnshops play an important role in enabling people to obtain cash and loans, since they cannot participate in the standard banking system.

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Chinese app Alipay’s new “Circle” feature has turned the e-payment app into a breeding ground for smut

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Part of the magic of podcasting is that you can do it from LITERALLY ANYWHERE. As long as you have a good internet connection.

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More people are writing about a small frustration with their iPhone or iPad. Hopefully Apple is listening to them, because if Cupertino is not careful there’s going to be some trouble in the shangri-la of iOS.

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Includes 100-plus channels for $35 – if you’re quick.

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