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Tinder is preparing to launch its paid premium service

In an effort to monetize, Tinder has been testing out a premium version of its service, known as Tinder Plus, which grants users access to a handful of useful features and...

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Half of the Super Bowl ads contained hashtags for social networks

Hashtags are the primary language of the social networking world, a world which has managed to inetgrate itself into virtually every aspect of our lives. You can see evidence of this...

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

Remember when Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users? Well, while that offer still stands for regular customers, enterprise users will...

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Microsoft patents an “inconspicuous mode” for smartphones

There are already a few different modes that our phones can be in, but Microsoft has patented a new one that would make smartphones much less annoying in movie theaters....

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The British Army is using Oculus Rift to recruit soldiers

There are an innumerable number of uses of for virtual reality and virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift that we've only just recently started to explore. One of...

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

Facebook has announced that its research team for artificial intelligence technology is now open-sourcing its deep-learning AI tools. The company is making the tools available on Torch, an open-source environment...

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

Polaroid's attempts to make itself relevant again in the age of digital photography have been met with minimal success, but the company is continuing its efforts. In its latest attempt, Polaroid...

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Microsoft has brought its MSN app suite to iOS and Android

Microsoft's got a weird history when it comes to strategy: popular software like Office has always been best on Microsoft's own operating system, Windows. In recent years, that's begun to...

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YouTube improves copyright infringement warnings for uploaders

If you're using a popular tune to compliment your YouTube footage, the service now has a way for you to check for possible copyright violations. The site used Content ID...

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IBM’s Watson Analytics service has entered into open beta

IBM Watson, apparently not content with its Jeopardy winnings, is looking for work. After a lot of buildup, Watson Analytics, the natural language business intelligence tool based on Big Blue's...

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

Poor OnePlus just can't take a break. Just as the company's busy taking care of its Black Friday promotion, its store opening in Beijing and its India launch with Amazon...

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

Bing has become the latest search engine to abide by the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ whereby search engine removal requests must be considered from users. The ruling was made...

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