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Microsoft acquires Sunrise calender app for more than $100 million

Following its recent trend of refocus and reinvention, Microsoft has acquired the company behind the popular calender app known as Sunrise for more than $100 million. Sunrise offers a suite...

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Instagram has decided to copy Vine a bit and that’s fine by me

Instagram has finally decided to make it so that videos loop indefinitely in your feed, a feature which many people have been begging the company to add and one that...

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How will Asia continue to shape the world of mobile gaming?

The video game market wouldn't be what it is today without Asia, particularly China and Japan, which have both influenced the market in a way that no country outside of the...

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Microsoft hires former Adobe employee to lead its design team

The new era of Microsoft that is being brought forth by CEO Satya Nadella is one in which the company focuses much more on its services such as Microsoft Office. Evidence...

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Alibaba is investing $130 million in the youth of Hong Kong

In an effort to acquire more sellers for its main shopping websites, Alibaba has created a $130 million non-profit organization that will help young men and women in Hong Kong who...

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Google-owned Nest has lost two of its key people

Nest has lost a couple of key people this week: Yoky Matsuoka, the smart home company's founding vice president of technology and Greg Duffy, who joined Nest after the company acquired home...

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Vine had introduced a new version of the app just for kids

Similar to YouTube, Vine has become a major entertainment whirlpool where people can get sucked in for hours just watching humorous videos, particularly children who have lots of time on...

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The co-founder of Secret has left the company due to a strategy change

The increased demand for anonymous messaging and social apps has given birth to many interesting services, such as Secret. While Secret started off as an aesthetically pleasing image-centric app, it...

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Depop wants to blur the lines between e-commerce and social networks

As already established companies like eBay and Pinterest try to blend e-commerce and social networking, a British startup by the name of Depop has created an app from the ground up...

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Reddit has released its first-ever transparency report

Transparency reports are becoming increasingly common in the post-Snowden world, particularly for Internet-based companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and now Reddit. The "front page of the Internet" has released its...

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