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Wanderful Media wants to bring newspaper coupons to phones

Wanderful Media, a company that partners with major American newspaper companies to bring online their Sunday “circulars” — or their flyers, deals and coupons the companies insert inside of their...

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Facebook tries to engage its rapidly growing mobile user base

With the increasing number of Facebook users accessing via their smart mobile units, the company has recently unveiled two new apps to keep the avid users more engaged in the social platform. According...

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New restrictions from China cause Bitcoin’s price to drop once again

The People’s Bank of China has once again privately warned banks and payment companies to restrict customers’ access to bitcoin exchanges, reports indicate. The news is likely to have affected the international bitcoin price, which...

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Apple launches replacement program for users with faulty sleep buttons

Apple has launched a replacement program for any users affected by a broken sleep/wake button on the iPhone 5. Some handsets manufactured after March 2013 have faulty mechanisms that can...

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Shanghai-based education startup ChaseFuture raises $400,000

ChaseFuture, a Shanghai-based, globally-focused education startup, has secured seed funding of $400,000. The round was completed by a series of reputable names in the global VC space. They include: Florida-based...

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Facebook acquires Finnish fitness software company ProtoGeo Oy

To say that Facebook has a lot of information about its users is a bit of an understatement. The social giant knows about countless birthdays, relationships, jobs and vacations. And...

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Microsoft challenges government search warrants on overseas emails

Microsoft contends the U.S. government shouldn't have the power to search the content of email stored overseas, but a federal judge disagrees. U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis in New York on...

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The future of Google+ is uncertain as top executive leaves Google

Vic Gundotra, the head of Google+, has announced that he will be departing Google, leaving a big question mark over the future of G's social network. While he stayed on-brand by announcing...

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Apple appoints former Burberry CEO as retail and online leader

During yesterday’s second quarter earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company’s new retail and online leader, Angela Ahrendts, will be joining the company next week. Ahrendts first resigned...

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FCC thinks AT&T’s threat to boycott spectrum auction is a bluff

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said he doesn’t believe AT&T will sit out of the agency's highly anticipated airwaves auction next year. He pointed to AT&T's past insistence that it needs more...

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Google to offer targeted app install ads on YouTube and mobile search

Ads for mobile apps are rarely personal; they're more often based on search keywords than your actual habits. Google is fixing this today with new ads in search and on YouTube that...

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Nest thermostat comes to Google Play for $249

After buying Nest for $3.2 billion earlier this year, Google finally started selling the company’s Internet-connected thermostat directly through the Google Play Store on Tuesday. The Nest Learning Thermostat is available from Google for...

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