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Google Glass was doomed from the start

Eight months after Google Glass was released and it's becoming ever clearer that the device was doomed from the start. Fore one, the devices are too hard to acquire and have...

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Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype’s Facebook, Twitter, and official blog

The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility for hacking Skype's Facebook, Twitter, and official blog and demanding an end to public spying. Skype managed to regain control and delete the hackers...

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Augmented reality tech will revolutionize the medical industry

An augmented reality software platform that integrates digital eyewear, smartphones, and tablets into one platform is trying to revolutionize the medical industry. The platform, called Infinity Augmented Reality, has released a special...

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Google-acquired mobile contact and file-sharing service getting shut down

Just three months after acquiring Bump, a mobile contact and file-sharing service, Google has decided to shutdown the company. The company is pulling its apps from the Apple App Store and Google...

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Twitter is currently testing out a ‘recommended accounts’ feature

People have spotted an option on Twitter for Android that most believe to be some sort of  endorsement tool that  allows users favorite the top accounts that they recommend other people to...

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Microsoft brings some classic solo games to Windows Phone

Solitaire, mahjong, and minesweeper are some of the most played computer games in the world due to the fact that they're included in most Windows installations. Now Microsoft is bringing...

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Bitcoin exchanges in India suspend services because of recent crackdown

Numerous Bitcoin exchanges in India have had to suspend their services after authorities began cracking down on the virtual currency. India's recent crackdown is due to concerns that the virtual...

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Nokia’s Lumia 1320 launches in China, will soon be coming to the rest of Asia

The Lumia 1320, Nokia's massive, six-inch smartphone, has gone on sale in China and will be heading to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asian countries over the next few weeks....

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Chinese search giant denies spying on Japanese users

Baidu, the Chinese search giant and major player in the Asian tech industry, has been accused of leaking information from the Japanese users of a software program the company developed....

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Online shopping this holiday season failed to meet expectations

Consumers in the U.S. spent over $40 billion online during the holiday season. While this shows about a 10% growth from last year it still failed to meet expectations. comScore blamed...

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Apple patents system for voice-based photo tagging and retrieval

Apple made a patent application back in March for a system that would use Siri to search and tag photos with voice commands. Basically, instead of manually tagging each of...

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Developers can now create apps that control home appliances on Samsung Smart TVs

It was only yesterday that LG announced its new smart appliances that can be controlled by SMS. Now, less than a day later, its South Korean rival Samsung has announced...

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