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Facebook just released a new programming language called Hack

Facebook has endeavored to make coding a more efficient process by developing acoding language called Hack. Facebook has been using Hack internally for quite some time, and now the company is open...

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Steve Jobs reportedly thought Apple TV was a bad idea

The idea of an Apple-made television set has become perhaps the most notorious rumor that has ever surrounded the company. The notion swirled for years, picked up steam due to its inclusion in...

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Overstock receives $20-$30 thousand a day in Bitcoin

Since Overstock.com started to accept Bitcoin as a purchase currency, the company has received a good press for its efforts to support the nascent cryptocurrency. Working with Coinbase to process Bitcoin,...

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Verizon CEO wants to charge gamers more for their Internet service

Heavy Internet users, like those who stream lots of high-definition video or download video games regularly, should pay more for bandwidth compared to people who don't. That's the opinion of...

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Online dating doesn’t just save time, it’s cheaper too

Meeting someone online leads to courtships that are thousands of dollars cheaper than meeting and wooing somebody the traditional way. According to market strategists at New York City–based ConvergEx Group, the...

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12-year-old creates an affordable braille printer with LEGOs

For those of you who thought baking soda volcanoes made for a pretty sweet science fair project, 12-year-old Shubham Bannerjee’s entry will absolutely blow you away. It’s an actual working...

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How will the Comcast-Time Warner deal affect the future of Apple TV

One of the more overlooked aspects of the proposed Comcast-Time Warner cable merger announced last week was how it would impact Apple’s plans for Apple TV. After all, right before the merger was announced, Apple was...

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Clash of Clans pulls in $654,000 every day

The workers at Finland based studio SuperCell are living the high life these days. Not only did their company get bought out by two of Japan’s biggest mobile companies for $1.5...

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Microsoft’s OneDrive may be more than just a re-branding of SkyDrive

Microsoft announced its OneDrive rebranding of SkyDrive recently, and it appears the service will soon debut with some new additions. OneDrive will offer up to 8GB of additional cloud storage, similar to...

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Pandora stocks fall despite biggest quarter of profit since it went public

Today Pandora reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, essentially matching revenue expectations, and beating on earnings per share. For the period, Pandora had non-GAAP revenue of $200.8 million, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.11. Investors...

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Yahoo confirms coordinated Yahoo Mail hack

Yahoo mail users seem to be the most recent victim of mass data theft. Yahoo, in a security update posted today, claims to have "identified a coordinated effort to gain unauthorized...

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Netflix stock jumps after soaring past Q4 targets

With Emmy, Golden Globe, and now Oscar nods under its belt, Netflix had plenty to glow about on its fourth quarter report, issued after the bell on Wednesday. The digital video streaming company...

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