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Paid Twitter wannabe App.net hits $500K target with time to spare Aug 13th 2012, 13:31 Paid Twitter-style service App.net has achieved its self-imposed $500,000 funding goal with almost two days still left on the clock. The social platform is the brainchild of Dalton Caldwell, who said he wanted to spawn a service dedicated to users instead of advertisers. It was originally pitched to Facebook, but the two companies came to loggerheads when it clashed with the social network's own App Center -- inspiring Caldwell's Kickstarter-style campaign. Though the software is still in alpha, over 10,000 backers have paid $50 for an annual membership or put down $1,000 for support, developer tools and a meeting with the founder. The company will now start working on its terms of service, letting users offer feedback and discover new features -- and if you wanna be @John instead of @JohnFDoe99427 on the new service, you may want to pony up, quick. Filed under: Internet, Software Paid Twitter wannabe App.net hits $500K target with time to spare originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink TechCrunch  |  App.net  | Email this | Comments Fisker issues second statement about self-combusting Karma Aug 13th 2012, 13:10 Fisker's inability to catch a break is matched only by its vehicles' worrying reliability record. The company has issued another statement after a parked, thankfully empty Karma EV opted for some self-immolation in a Californian parking lot last Friday. It currently doesn't believe the cause was its (previously recalled) Lithium-ion battery, exhaust routing or electrical components, having learned that the ignition zone was outside the engine compartment, in front of the driver's side front tire. We've got the full text after the break, meanwhile we're considering doing a lot more walking. Continue reading Fisker issues second statement about self-combusting Karma Filed under: Transportation Fisker issues second statement about self-combusting Karma originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  SlashGear  | Email this | Comments Amateur archaeologist finds possible pyramids using Google Earth Aug 13th 2012, 12:43 While most Google Earth hobbyists are satisfied with a bit of snapping and geotagging, some have far loftier ambitions. Satellite archaeologist Angela Micol thinks she's discovered the locations of some of Egypt's lost pyramids, buried for centuries under the earth, including a three-in-a-line arrangement similar to those on the Giza Plateau. Egyptologists have already confirmed that the secret locations are undiscovered, so now it's down to scientists in the field to determine if it's worth calling the diggers in. Filed under: GPS, Internet Amateur archaeologist finds possible pyramids using Google Earth originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink ANN, Firstpost  |  Google Earth Anomalies  | Email this | Comments

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