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Facebook removes its “feeling fat” emoticon following user backlash

Who knew a chubby emoticon would become such a headache for Facebook. The social network decided to remove its "feeling fat" fat emoticon after more than 16,000 people signed a petition...

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AMD outlines its grand vision for the future of virtual reality

AMD has come in second place behind Intel and NVIDIA in virtually every category for years, but virtual reality may be where that all changes. The company has outlined its...

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Samsung is making your smartphone’s memory three times faster

Thanks to Samsung, your next smartphone may come equipped with flash memory that's almost three times faster than the storage technology that most of the current flagship smartphones use today....

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Lenovo is facing a lawsuit over its Superfish adware scandal

Remember last week when Lenovo came under fire for exposing some of the people using its computer to cyberattacks thanks to some sketchy adware that the company pre-installed on some...

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Microsoft’s new app is all about tracking the location of friends

There are plenty off apps out there that let you find out where your friends are at any given moment, such as Waze or even Facebook Messenger, but Microsoft wants to...

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It’s now easier than ever to find memes on Imgur

A significant portion of the Internet is dedicated to the creation and sharing of memes and one of the most popular resources for that is Imgur. As part of its...

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Google is giving companies a grace period with Project Zero

Project Zero is a program by Google that aims to catch vulnerabilities in popular services and software and then expose them to the public if the company responsible for the vulnerability...

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Google knows how bad you smell and wants to help

We've seen some strange patents come from Google over the years but this most recent one is definitely among the strangest. The company has been awarded a patent for an...

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Visa wants to track your smartphone to combat fraud

Visa has announced a new method of detecting and combating fraud for its users that matches your purchases to the location of your smartphone. Starting later this year, Visa users...

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How an iOS 8 bug caused Twitter to lose more than 4 million active users

While Twitter's quarterly earnings were impressive, its user growth was less so. CEO Dick Costolo blamed this on a bug in iOS 8 that caused to company to lose more than...

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