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The other day we reported that 6tindr, the unofficial Tinder app for Windows Phone, had been released. The app was developed by Rudy Huyn, a developer well-known in the Windows Phone circles for creating and releasing unofficial apps for the Windows Phone platform, apps that the original developers might have forgotten or not bothered to release for Windows Phone. In any case it looks like Tinder is not too happy about Huyn’s activities and have since requested the app to be removed from the Windows Phone store after complaining to Microsoft about it. Granted that 6tindr is based on Tinder, we guess the developers aren’t too thrilled about unofficial versions which could have the potential to tarnish their reputation.

However according to Huyn who wrote a short letter to Tinder, “If you want me to remove 6tindr from the Windows Phone Store I will respect your wishes, however I appeal to you that we work together so we can provide your new Windows Phone users – who are clearly passionate about using your service – with an awesome Tinder experience. I request that you please allow me the pleasure of helping you grow the popularity of Tinder within the Windows Phone community. I feel that together we can do great things for Windows Phone users, and I’d love to assist in any way possible to help bring an official Tinder app to Windows Phone.” Fair enough, don’t you guys think?

6tindr Pulled From Windows Phone Store As Per Tinder’s Request original content from Ubergizmo.

It’s not tough to make friends at hostels, but if you need a solid convo starter for that attractive stranger nursing a beer at the bar, Generator in Berlin has got you covered. Audiovisual artist Jacques-André Dupont recently set up a trippy multi-media installation with plain old tape and 3D mapping projections. Boom.

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We’ve all had the pleasure of slipping and falling on our bums at least once or twice during the cold months. You can’t stop the snow and ice from coming, but you can find ways to make it less of a crap shoot to live through. We salt our driveways, bundle up in extra layers, and shovel snow, but when you get to the front steps, they’re laden with ice.

If you want to avoid this deathtrap that seems like the final stretch home, you’ll need something more than a bit of salt. The HeatTrak Snow and Ice Heated Stair Mat is so ingenious that I wish I’d thought of it. They run off of electricity, and are made of reinforced SBR rubber, which is about as hearty as the rubber on your tires. That means they can withstand whatever the weather may be.

You don’t have to worry about installation, as you only need to set them down and plug them in. They come with a six foot power cord, and each mat is connected by a cable. They’re 10×30”, and can be daisy-chained together. One will cost you around $90, but it will be more than that with the constant addition to your electricity bill. You’ll also need to be wary of someone fancying them and carrying them off as they’re not exactly hard to move around. While they are an excellent idea, it’s one that might not be useful enough to justify the cost.

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The kitten is about to come alive.

(Credit: Digg/LiveLeak)

When you wake up on a Sunday morning to messages from readers that say: “You have to see this,” there are a few potential reactions.

One: “Oh, someone’s trying to get to write about their new, very slightly useless gizmo.”

Two: “Spam.”

Three: “This video could actually be worth seeing.”

Grumpily clicking on “play” on this video posted to Digg, but originally to LiveLeak (and who knows where before that), I still feared the worst. It was entitled: “How to Pull a Live Cat Out of a Laptop.”

What ensued were 7 minutes of really quite captivating video editing, even if the live cat appeared to emerge from a desktop screen, rather than a laptop.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R) were on Meet the Press this morning with explosive allegations: Edward Snowden may have been working with Russian spy agencies before leaving the US with about 1.7 million documents that revealed NSA surveillance tactics. The only catch? They presented no real evidence to back up their claims.

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