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66% of F2P mobile game players quit after just one day

Re/code has shared the results from app testing firm Swrve’s “April 2014 New Player Report” that tracks the tendencies of 10 million players over the course of 90 days. With more than 30 titles being...

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Social reading platform Wattpad raises $48 million in funding

Wattpad announced a massive $48 million third round of financing this morning, saying it would use the cash to expand its team and boost product development. The social reading platform already...

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Facebook rumored to be considering its own anonymity app

With several anonymity apps like Secret and Whisper gaining popularity, looks like Facebook is thinking of creating its own such app. According to a report by Re/code, Facebook wants to build...

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Microsoft decides to join the Amazon-Google cloud price war

Microsoft has been dragged into a cloud price war, slashing the cost of Azure to match last week's price cuts on Amazon Web Services. Ahead of the Build developer conference, the company...

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Yahoo considers creating its own version of YouTube

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer-led shift toward a full-fledged video-network hub is gaining steam, a move that will be powered in part by talent poached from YouTube, according to a new report. Citing sources...

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Microsoft CEO explains why Office for iPad took so long

We guess it’s safe to say that the wait is finally over regarding Office for iPad. After all it was as far back as 2011 that we started hearing rumors that a version...

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American college students to receive 50% Spotify subscriptions

As the music streaming market becomes increasingly crowded, each service is finding new ways to stand out. iTunes Radio teamed up with NPR, Samsung’s Milk Music doesn’t have ads and now Spotify has revealed a new 50%...

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NPR live news channel comes to iTunes Radio

Apple’s music streaming service, iTunes Radio, made the jump into news streaming on Monday with the introduction of NPR. The public news station launched earlier today, and Re/code reports that additional live news radio stations...

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Microsoft can access and disclose information about Hotmail users

An ex-Microsoft employee was recently arrested for allegedly leaking company secrets, all because Redmond found evidence against him in his contact's Hotmail account. Hold on, is it even legal for the company...

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Vimeo acquires Cameo, a recently launch video-creating app

IAC-owned video service Vimeo has acquired video creation appCameo for an undisclosed amount, the company announced today. Cameo is a video recording app for iOS that features simple video editing tools, such as adding title...

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iOS 7 reportedly reduces app crashes significantly

No platform is perfect. Whether it be iOS, Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry, there are bound to be flaws, bugs, security holes, and so on that needs addressing over the...

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GitHub engineer leaves the company citing gender-based harassment

The exit of engineer Julie Ann Horvath from programming network GitHub has sparked yet another conversation concerning women in technology and startups. Her claims that she faced a sexist internal culture at  GitHub...

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