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Tweet An intuitive platform that takes the confusion out of investing in alternatives like real estate. For people who want to diversify their portfolio without having to shell out huge amounts of money. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Google’s search app for Android has been updated to include a Google Now widget for your home screen and lock screen, improved movie cards and real estate listings. Read more… Neowin

Tweet J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate and publisher HarperCollins are suing Warner Brothers, New Line Cinema and the Saul Zaentz Company for infringing copyright on Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The complaint, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, claims that Warner Brothers has “engaged in a continuing and escalating pattern of usurping rights to which they are not entitled,” for example, developing gambling games, downloadable video games and slot machines. They…

Tweet Real estate listing company Zillow plans to announce Wednesday that it has acquired Buyfolio, a NYC-based company that allows prospective home buyers and brokers to communicate and organize their real estate searches. This is the fourth acquisition for Zillow, a real estate listing site that boasts over 110 million postings of homes for sale, for rent, and those not currently on the market, and connects potential home buyers and renters with…

Tweet To say that Silicon Valley real estate market is hot would be an understatement. And no, Facebook millionaires buying mega-mansions has nothing to do with it. Instead it is start-ups who are helping push the rents to stratospheric heights in parts of Silicon Valley. It is hard to go to a San Francisco party and not meet a founder grumbling about being unable to find real-estate to house her…