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Hottrix

Hottrix is a software development company that produces applications for mobile operating systems such as iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, Palm OS, and Windows. Their iPhone and iPod Touch software has been praised by CNN, Newsweek, Time, and David Pogue for The New York Times. Their software has also been involved in intellectual property disputes. The company also sells physical "gimmix" to complement their magic applications.

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Article summary

Hottrix is a software development company that produces applications for mobile operating systems such as iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, Palm OS, and Windows. Their iPhone and iPod Touch software has been praised by CNN, Newsweek, Time, and David Pogue for The New York Times. Their software has also been involved in intellectual property disputes. The company also sells physical "gimmix" to complement their magic applications.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359536486

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.