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Snapchat users can now send text messages and video chats

Cheaters, sexters and ugly selfie fans can rejoice. Snapchat, the app that self-destructs photos and messages, unveiled text messaging and video chat features today that will allow users to carry on...

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Rajeev Suri to replace Stephen Elop as Nokia’s CEO

Nokia named the man who led a turnaround at its main telecoms network business as its new chief executive on Tuesday, boosting investors' confidence in the future of the company...

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OnePlus One smartphone could be a serious Android player

With Google’s Nexus 5 and Motorola’s Moto G, there has been a recent influx of high-powered and inexpensive Android smartphones that you can buy without a two-year contract at a...

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All current-generation Roku devices to receive YouTube

Roku is recognized as the set-top box with the most online video content but until yesterday most of its devices were missing one of the world's biggest video providers, YouTube,...

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Dropbox expands outside of cloud storage with Carousel app

Dropbox wants to be your new family photo album. It also wants to be the collaboration tool for companies. And an email manager. On Wednesday, Dropbox unveiled a suite of new...

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Violent video games don’t make you aggressive, sucking at them does

The disturbing imagery or violent storylines of videos games like World of Warcraft or Grand Theft Auto are often accused of fostering feelings of aggression in players. But a new study shows hostile behavior...

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Employee exclusive white Xbox One goes up for sale on eBay

A handful of Microsoft employees are looking to make a few extra bucks by selling their exclusive white and silver Xbox One gaming console—a Microsoft freebie gifted to workers in August. Ten...

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HP announces plans to enter the 3D printing market

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman dropped a small bomb on the 3D printer market and said that the company in June will outline enterprise systems that will create models and parts...

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Facebook begins putting premium autoplay video ads in News Feeds

Those Facebook autoplay video ads— well, call them Premium Video Ads. That’s what the social network just announced it would label the long-anticipated marketing tool that delivers video right into users’...

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Amazon Prime’s price bump is only half as much as expected

The price of an Amazon Prime membership was raised Thursday, but only half as much as the online retailer had said it was considering a month ago. Amazon announced the annual membership...

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Netflix detects when you’re asleep and pauses your video for you with new hack

Technology can solve big problems -- the least of which is falling asleep during a movie and losing your place. Thankfully, Netflix staffers have created a solution for this by...

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Australia’s 4G is the fastest in the world, U.S. is the second slowest

Australia's 4G networks deliver the fastest download speeds in the world, but patchy coverage means users only experience those speeds 58 per cent of the time. Australia's top spot in the global ranking...

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