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Philly Tech Week 2014 Signature Event

Philly Tech Week’s Signature Event was held at the Comcast Center on Friday, April 11th. It was part cocktail party, part local tech expo, and […]

Things to Do

5 Things to Do in Philly This Week: Philly Tech Week Picks, Cinedelphia Film Festival Debuts, and More

Looking for something else? Visit our Philadelphia Event Listings page for a good rundown of local goings-on through June.

City Life

VIDEO, GIFs: World’s Largest Tetris in Philadelphia

The first thing I saw after arriving at the end of the Ben Franklin Parkway was a man in a Tetris costume being interviewed by […]

Property

Tetris on the Cira Centre Tomorrow Night

To kick off this year’s Philly Tech Week, Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust have partnered to bring another mega-size video game, Tetris, to the […]

City Life

Response: Women Aren’t at Philly Tech Week for You To Look At

“That Tech Girl Talk session? Seems pretty hot,” wrote Gene Marks in his article “The 56 Things You’ll Likely Overhear at Philly Tech Week” on […]

City Life

Interview: How Philly Tech Week Became an Institution

Christopher Wink isn’t yet on Philly Mag’s list of the city’s most powerful people (check out the newest issue!) but give it time. He’s a […]

City Life

The 56 Things You’ll Likely Overhear At Philly Tech Week

More than 20,000 people are expected to attend more than 140 events at next week’s Philly Tech Week. AT&T and Chevrolet are the big named […]

City Life

City to Turn N. 3rd Street into ‘N3RD Street’

Never doubt it: If they put their minds to it, develop a plan, and work really hard, a bunch of dorks can get new street […]

Shoppist

The 5 Best Shopping Apps You Need to Know About

“There’s an app for that.” It’s a phrase we hear just about every day. And, well, it’s kind of true; there’s seemingly an app for […]

City Life

Harassment Not Tolerated at Philly Tech Week

NewsWorks reports that the organizers of Philly Tech Week are taking steps to prevent the harassment of women during events this year; some high-profile incidents […]

City Life

The New Google Maps: Philadelphia Edition

You’ll notice a bunch of new features about Google Maps today, which is officially rolling out its upgraded version. (Or you might not notice much, […]

City Life

The Robots Are Taking Over the Opera!

Remember a few days ago, when we were debating whether using Twitter was too much technology for opera? It was just the opening wave. The robots […]

Shoppist

You Need The Hair App Of The Future: MyKlipsPics

We’ve all tried them: corny websites that let you virtually “try on” celebrity ‘dos. It’s like the paper dolls of hairstyles. Anyway, they never look […]

City Life

Your Guide to Watching the Olympics Anywhere

The Olympics are here! Well, okay, they’re not quite the Olympics — these are the Winter Games, the not-so-beloved younger brother of the Summer Olympics. […]

Shoppist

This Exists: The Lip Plumper Pump

While making my internet rounds this morning, I stumbled across a clip shared by beauty blog Into the Gloss of a North Texas ABC Affiliate news […]