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Twitter may soon introduce mobile app install ads in its own apps

Twitter recently introduced app installs and deep-linking through its Cards feature but now it appears that the company is testing out mobile app installs ads within its own app. It looks like...

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First CyanogenMod phone is shipping now

For a cool $600, the CyanogenMod Edition Oppo N1 smartphone aims to be a hacker's delight. The first phone preloaded with the CyanogenMod Android ROM is shipping now, though Oppo notes that...

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Wikipedia adds Draft feature to ease pressure on article writers

Around 80 percent of new contributions to Wikipedia are abandoned before they're submitted. The organization thinks a lot of writers get cold feet because, since its creation, Wikipedia has deliberately...

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How aCommerce aism to fix Southeast Asia’s e-commerce ‘bottleneck’

In order for e-commerce to work, a region needs to not only have the right infrastructure, but a cohesive network that retailers can use to tap into the various markets. Unfortunately...

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Vine introduces web profiles, lets you snag vanity URL

Up to this point, your only chance of viewing vids on Vine was via its mobile app or if someone decided to share those clips on Twitter or Facebook. Soon, however, you...

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Rocket Internet plans to channel $410M into e-commerce in the Middle East

Notorious “super-incubator” Rocket Internet is ramping up in the Middle East. Rocket and telecom provider MTN Group are partnering to form Middle East Internet Holding which will develop Internet businesses in the region....

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Oppo N1 CyanogenMod phone launches December 24th with Google’s blessing

Oppo's announcement of a CyanogenMod custom Android version of the N1 was great news for performance phone fans, but who wants to sideload apps? Luckily, the new handset and CyanogenMod 10.2 combo...

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How one mobile browser is trying to save online privacy

Dolphin on Wednesday announced a new browser application for Android, which aims to protect the user’s privacy while browsing the web, essentially becoming a “Snapchat of browsing". If you’re reading this on...

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Flipkart’s new service allows customers to store card details for online transactions

Flipkart's payment solutions subsidiary, Flipkart Payment Gateway Services, has launched the customer version of its payment gateway PayZippy.  This service will allow online consumers to store their card information and...

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Twitter reportedly working on letting users edit their tweets

Ever published a tweet that you wish you had taken time to edit before putting it out there on the internet? Unfortunately as it stands, there is no way to...

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Cameron Winklevoss claims Bitcoin might hit $40,000 per coin

The Winklevoss twins — Cameron and Tyler — are perhaps best known as Olympic rowers for the U.S. and their long and painful lawsuit against Facebook, in which they claimed Mark Zuckerberg stole their...

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Facebook Messenger is now a chat app contender

The messaging race is far from over and, though Facebook entered it comparatively late and branched out from social networking, many of the cards are still stacked in its favor. Following...

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