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Tinder is preparing to launch its paid premium service

Feb 2, 2015

In an effort to monetize, Tinder has been testing out a premium version of its service, known as Tinder Plus, which...

Half of the Super Bowl ads contained hashtags for social networks

Feb 2, 2015

Hashtags are the primary language of the social networking world, a world which has managed to inetgrate itself into virtually every...

The free Windows 10 upgrade won’t apply to enterprise users

Jan 30, 2015

Remember when Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users? Well, while...

Microsoft patents an “inconspicuous mode” for smartphones

Jan 17, 2015

There are already a few different modes that our phones can be in, but Microsoft has patented a new one...

The British Army is using Oculus Rift to recruit soldiers

Jan 16, 2015

There are an innumerable number of uses of for virtual reality and virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift...

Facebook is open-sourcing its deep-learning artificial intelligence tools

Jan 16, 2015

Facebook has announced that its research team for artificial intelligence technology is now open-sourcing its deep-learning AI tools. The company...

Polaroid tries once again to reestablish its relevance in the digital age

Jan 3, 2015

Polaroid's attempts to make itself relevant again in the age of digital photography have been met with minimal success, but the...

Microsoft has brought its MSN app suite to iOS and Android

Dec 11, 2014

Microsoft's got a weird history when it comes to strategy: popular software like Office has always been best on Microsoft's...

YouTube improves copyright infringement warnings for uploaders

Dec 8, 2014

If you're using a popular tune to compliment your YouTube footage, the service now has a way for you to...

IBM’s Watson Analytics service has entered into open beta

Dec 4, 2014

IBM Watson, apparently not content with its Jeopardy winnings, is looking for work. After a lot of buildup, Watson Analytics,...

OnePlus screwed over by Cyanogen’s new exclusivity deal in India

Nov 28, 2014

Poor OnePlus just can't take a break. Just as the company's busy taking care of its Black Friday promotion, its...

Bing begins abiding by Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law

Nov 28, 2014

Bing has become the latest search engine to abide by the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ whereby search engine removal...