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Samsung’s days as the king of smartphones are numbered

Samsung's days as the king of smartphones are numbered, as the South Korean company's operating profit has been in free-fall these past few quarters, and last quarter was no exception....

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The enthusiast’s web browser just received a ton of new features

There was a time when Opera was quite possibly the best web browser out there, better even than Chrome or Firefox. That time has long since passed, but the former...

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Switzerland is testing a drone-based mail delivery system

The Swiss are known for their efficiency, and what's more efficient that using robots to do a task as repetitive and simple, yet as absolutely essential as delivering mail? That's exactly what the...

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BlackBerry is closing its Swedish operations in favor of Israeli ones

Shortly after announcing that it was expanding its operations in Israel through the acquisition of WatchDox, BlackBerry announced that it will also be shrinking its operations in Sweden. The company began...

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Funding Circle raises $150 million to expand its P2P lending platform

It looks like another billion-dollar startup has been born, but this time it's not based in the United States. Funding Circle, which is based in London, has just raised $150 million in...

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Facebook Messenger accounts for 10% of global VoIP calls

Facebook's ambitions aren't limited to messaging, the company wants to dominate voice communication as well, and it's certainly off to a good start. According to Mark Zuckerberg, voice calls through Facebook...

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DogVacay wants to be the Airbnb for pet-sitting

Have you ever stopped to think how lonely and sad your dog must be while you're not at home? Everyone who has a dog has to deal with this, and there's...

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Not even doctors are safe from the Uberization of the economy

Nobody is safe from the Uberization of the economy, not even doctors. A new startup from Los Angeles wants to bring back the good old days of doctors making house...

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Disney’s new 3D printer makes things that are soft and cuddly

Most of the 3D-printed objects we see are made of some kind of hard, rigid material that nobody wants to cuddle with. That's not really a bad thing, but those...

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Google will end support from Chrome on Windows XP before 2016

Still haven't abandoned Windows XP? Well there's a bit of good news if you're also a Chrome user: Google has promised to keep its web browser updated on Windows XP...

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