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Apple has finally killed off the iPod Classic

The iPod Classic is probably one of the better value iPods in Apple’s lineup. This is because of the amount of storage it offered and if you already have an...

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Japan’s Rakuten has acquired Ebates for $1 billion

Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten has added another company to its cart with the acquisition of Ebates, a cash-back shopping website. The $1 billion cash deal will give Rakuten 100...

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Facebook is adding view counters to its videos

Though it's still far from YouTube, Facebook fired a shot across its competitor's bow by saying it now serves up a billion native video views per day. In addition, its...

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Facebook is trying to educate users on privacy with its blue dinosaur

Facebook has garnered a reputation for hopelessly complicated privacy settings, and now, a decade into its existence, the company's turning to a cute blue dinosaur to educate its users. It's...

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Brain training startup Memorado has raised $1.3 million

Two ex-Wimdu employees received a $1.3 million seed round for a brain training games website called Memorado. The company also announced that it already has 1 million users. Different from...

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Chinese shipping companies are being overloaded by Apple shipments

As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 and its much-rumored iWatch at its September 9 event, TechCrunch reports that the Cupertino company has once again booked a high amount...

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The Moto Hint is Motorola’s new wireless earbud

Don't call the Motorola Hint a Bluetooth headset. It makes everyone at Motorola wince. They'd rather you call it a wireless earbud, or, in a brilliant slip of the tongue...

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The Isis mobile wallet platform has rebranded to Softcard

Isis, the US mobile wallet platform that is backed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, decided that they have had enough of the Islamic State and its brutal regime over in...

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Baidu has invested $10 million into mapping software firm IndoorAtlas

Baidu is investing about $10 million in IndoorAtlas to expand mapping services inside buildings and shopping centers as it steps up competition to e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., according...

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Google has opened a new startup campus in Seoul

Google, on an international mission to rapidly connect with the global startup community, has recently announced that it will open a startup campus in Seoul, Korea next year. This comes...

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Microsoft is continuing its fight against warrants overseas data

A US judge on Friday lifted a suspension on her order directing Microsoft to turn over a customer's emails stored overseas to US prosecutors, but the software company said it...

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Nintendo has announced a new handheld console

It’s been a trying year for Nintendo as the Wii U struggles to compete with the PS4 and Xbox One, but with the holiday season approaching, the company has a...

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