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Creator of Dogecoin discusses the future of cryptocurrency

A dogecoin-themed conference held in San Francisco brought together hundreds of attendees to hear leaders from the altcoin industry, and to just have a good time. The event, called Dogecon SF,...

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Facebook aims to be a trusted source for journalists with Newswire

Facebook might be taking a stronger foothold in the breaking news world of journalism with their launch of FB Newswire, a news aggregator resource for journalists that collects Facebook posts deemed...

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Microsoft helps tech startups in India with its new hotline

Microsoft has offered tech support by phone for decades, from guiding business customers through a tricky Windows installation to making sure grandmas successfully locate Solitaire on the Start menu. But...

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Ride the Back to the Future hoverboard using Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift could make your childhood dreams become a reality, as a developer has combined the VR headset with a Wii Balance Board in order to recreate the experience...

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LinkedIn announces that it has reached 300 million active users

On Friday, social network and recruiting site LinkedIn announced via blog post that it had officially surpassed 300 million members, with 100 million members based in the U.S. alone. Acquiring roughly 100...

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Uber implements $1 “Safe Rides” fee to ensure rider safety

Uber offers on-demand rides in vehicles that vary in their swankiness. Fares on its lower-priced UberX option are about to go up with a “Safe Rides” fee tacked on to...

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Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to eliminate phone theft

To combat phone theft, several lawmakers over the last year have put pressure on manufacturers and wireless carriers to include smarter antitheft technology on smartphones. A group of tech and...

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Halo Belt 2.0 could make biking and walking at night much safer

The new and improved LED illuminated safety belt is not only rechargeable and brighter than its predecessor, but the key to saving over 270,000 pedestrians who are killed on the...

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Pandora app is coming to Pebble smartwatches

Detailed on the official Pandora blog earlier today, anyone that owns both an iOS device and the Pebble smartwatch will be able to control streaming music service Pandora directly from the watch interface. While...

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Tidy Photo app helps you organize the photos on your smartphone

A new app can help you better organize photos on your smartphone by sorting them into albums based on distance, time or shape. The Tidy Photo app would group all the...

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How Neil Young plans to restore the quality of music

With five days left in their Kickstarter funding initiative, Neil Young and the PonoMusic team are now the third most funded campaign in Kickstarter history at $5.75 million as of...

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Can the Bieber-backed selfie app Shots succeed?

Don’t look now, but your teenage daughter may be taking Shots. I’m not talking about Jack Daniel’s; I mean Shots, a mobile social network built entirely around selfies. The site is...

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