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Facebook’s Rooms app get a much-needed “Explore” feature

Dec 17, 2014

Back in October Facebook launched a new application called Rooms. It is different from many of the social network’s other...

Leaked emails reveal Snapchat’s secret acquisitions

Dec 17, 2014

Snapchat reportedly made a number of secret acquisitions, including Vergence Labs, Scan.me and AddLive, according to leaked Sony emails that...

Facebook now automatically enhances your photos for you

Dec 17, 2014

Pretty much everyone on Facebook shares mobile photos. So Facebook thought it would be a good idea to add an...

Mattermark raises $6.5 million to help investors rank startups

Dec 16, 2014

Business intelligence company Mattermark has been described as “counting cards” when it comes to evaluating startups amid a sea of...

Seoul is hosting the largest-ever international hackathon

Dec 16, 2014

The largest-ever international hackathon was announced this Friday. The result of a partnership between the Seoul Metro Government and Global...

Netflix has brought recommendations to phones and smartwatches

Dec 16, 2014

Following the launch of its Facebook-based social recommendations in September, Netflix is now extending the feature to its Android app....

Spanish news papers are begging for Google News not to be blocked

Dec 14, 2014

Anti-Google lobby group the AEDE, which represents publishers in Spain, has asked the country's government to prevent the ad giant...

Yahoo tells visitors that they should “upgrade to Firefox”

Dec 13, 2014

Yahoo! has started urging visitors to its homepage to "upgrade to the new Firefox" – even when they aren't using...

Oculus acquires two more virtual reality companies

Dec 11, 2014

It happens every time I strap on the Oculus Rift. Whether the amazing head-tracking wonder that is the DK2 unit...

Google pulls Amazon’s Android app from the Play Store

Dec 11, 2014

Back in October, Amazon updated its official Android app with hidden yet fully functional access to its own app store....

BitTorrent is testing out its own peer-to-peer web browser

Dec 11, 2014

BitTorrent is looking for Alpha testers for a new product called Project Maelstrom, and what that is may surprise you:...

Facebook brings its “Trending” section to mobile users

Dec 10, 2014

Facebook introduced a new “Trending” section on the web in January to display trending stories that are frequently shared and...