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2014 was the worst year for movie ticket sales in two decades

The number 1.26 billion might not seem like a small number, but that's the smallest that movie theater ticket sales have been since 1995, where the number was around 1.21 billion....

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Microsoft is discontinuing the original Kinect for Windows

Nearly three years after Microsoft brought the revolutionary new gadget to gamers across the globe, the company has announced that the original Kinect for Windows will be discontinued later this...

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The FBI still blames North Korea for the Sony Pictures hack

Despite growing growing evidence to support the contrary, the FBI is standing firmly behind its previous claim that North Korea was directly responsible for the massive cyberattack that was recently...

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Samsung managed to beat Apple in customer satisfaction for handsets

Samsung hasn't had a very good year. The South Korean electronics giant's smartphone-related profits have been facing enormous pressure, particularly in China, and its flagship Galaxy S5 handset hasn't exactly been...

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OnePlus can now sell smartphones in India again, at least for now

Earlier this month, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus stopped sales in India after a New Delhi court upheld a complaint by rival Micromax. Now the ban has been lifted and OnePlus...

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Sony’s game-streaming service is coming to Samsung smart TVs

PlayStation Now is Sony’s new streaming service that lets gamers stream games over the internet. Now it seems gamers will not have to own a console in order to use...

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Reddit is giving away 10% of the company to its users

Reddit today revealed just how it plans to give a 10 percent stake in the company back to its most active users, thus making good on its promise from September....

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Samsung is shutting down its unsuccessful messaging service

Samsung is going to close down its ChatON mobile messaging app on February 1 next year. In a statement, the electronics manufacturer said, “ChatOn will be discontinued in all markets...

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Hulu has signed a major exclusivity deal with Fox

Fox has always been a friend of Hulu's (which makes sense considering 21st Century Fox is the company's largest shareholder), and it looks like that partnership is going to get...

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Jaguar Land Rover may have a way to eliminate blind spots

It may be a while before self-driving cars fill the roads, but that doesn't mean that smart technology can't make roads safer now. Consider Jaguar Land Rover, which just announced...

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Live performances come virtual reality courtesy of Jack White

Ever the innovator, Jack White has come up with a new way to engage his fans with his music: 3D videos. Working with Jaunt and Google, he announced today that...

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Reviews for the dual-screen YotaPhone 2 are coming in

Announced in late February at MWC 2014 and then teased again in mid-November, the dual-screen YotaPhone 2 is available to purchase in launch markets, with the new flagship device set...

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