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Telegram denies rumors that it’s being acquired by Google

Google was in a perfect position to dominate the mobile messaging and social networking markets while they were still in their infancy, but because it was too slow to act, it...

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Here’s proof that a smartphone company can develop a car

LeEco is one of the numerous smartphone companies that are pretty big in China, but virtually non-existent elsewhere. However, whereas most of these companies try to gain recognition outside of China by...

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Japan wants tourists to use their fingerprints to make purchases

Japan is already one of most tourism-friendly countries in the world, even going so far as to offer free Wi-Fi to tourists, but there's always room for improvement. In an...

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The leaked images of the Nintendo NX controller were fake

In case you haven't been keeping up with this week's batch of gaming rumors, images of the controller for Nintendo's next console, known as the Nintendo NX, were leaked through Reddit,...

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Domino’s wants to use this autonomous robot to deliver pizzas

Robots are very close to reaching the point where they can start taking over our everyday jobs, and when that happens, fast food jobs will be among the first to...

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Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail

From time to time, Samsung will release a new product in an area that it's not familiar with which will inevitably fail, and the tech community will laugh and wonder...

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The founder of 4chan is now working for Google

It's been more than twelve years since Christopher Poole founded 4chan, and a little more than a year since he decided to step down as the infamous website's administrator, so what's...

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Cyanogen is trying to free Android from Google’s restrictions

Customization is one of the biggest selling points of Android, but the operating system isn't nearly as customizable as it could be, and that's because Google has put locks on it...

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You might be able to vote in elections through Google one day

When dealing with patents, it's important to remember that the vast majority of them are never actually made into real life products, but they can still give us an idea of...

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Yahoo’s financial struggles mean more autonomy for Tumblr

There's been quite a lot of fighting between Tumblr and Yahoo over the last year, as the latter company has been trying to integrate Tumblr's sales team into its own...

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