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Windows 7 is still growing faster than Windows 8

Sorry, Microsoft: Even the superficial return of the Start button isn’t enough to make people clamor for Windows 8. TheNextWeb takes a look at some of the latest numbers from Net Applications and finds that Windows 8′s growth...

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Smartphone sales in Southeast Asia rise by over 60%

Smartphone sales Southeast Asia have increased by 61% in the first three-quarters of this year. Over 70% of the smartphones sold were Android-based.  Emerging markets are increasingly accessing the Internet...

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Changefolio automatically donates to charity when you spend money

Changefolio allows you to set up donation rules to the charity of your choice based on your daily spending at your bank. If you’re in the giving spirit, new giving...

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Instagram owned Thanksgiving

It was their busiest day ever. That's not saying much when you consider how small the company is compared to others in the same niche, but it was still a...

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Google’s Chromium team is building a way to launch apps without installing them

In effort to boost the popularity of Chrome apps, Google is developing a way to launch apps without installing them by simply clicking a web link. Google really wants Chrome apps...

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New app for iOS and Android lets you spy on other people’s mobile devices

mSpy is a new app for iOS and Android that lets you spy on other people's mobile devices by recording nearly all of their activity on the device. The company...

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Samsung shows off its new 5.25-inch Galaxy Grand 2

Samsung has revealed its latest large-screened smartphone, often called a "phablet", the Galaxy Grand 2. The new device features a slightly larger screen, more powerful hardware, and an updated version of...

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Japan’s largest operator introduces a new unlimited international mobile data deal

While it isn’t exactly on a par with T-Mobile's free unlimited data and text roaming deal, NTT Docomo is introducing a new unlimited international mobile data deal that will help reduce some customers’ bills....

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As the cable industry continues to die, what must providers do to stay alive?

Cable companies currently hold a monopoly on the cable Internet market but due to the massive amount of cable-cutting households, cable providers are bleeding subscribers and that monopoly is breaking down. Cable is dying of...

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Twitter now allows advertisers to zone in on chatter around TV shows

Twitter has announced a new feature called TV conversation targeting that lets networks and brands promote tweets to users who engage with specific shows, regardless of whether they ran an advertising spot on...

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Microsoft announces Office 365 Message Encryption, a new encrypted email service

Microsoft is adding another level of protection against unauthorized access to email being sent via Office 365. The company has announced Office 365 Message Encryption, a new encrypted email service that will...

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Neuromarketing technology can show brands how customers will react to their next ad

A company called Synetiq is using crowdsourced neuromarketing to show brands how customers will react to their next ad. By tracking neural activity, the company can identify exactly when testers are feeling engaged, excited,...

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