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Twitter beats Facebook in #BreakingBad buzz

People are discussing real-time entertainment such as last night's Breaking Bad series finale on Twitter more than Facebook. Despite being much bigger by hundreds of millions of users and having...

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1,262,090,690 faces from Facebook in one image

An artist that wanted us to be able to visualize the massive reach that Facebook has accumulated over the last decade has taken every Facebook user's profile picture and laid...

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China lifts ban on gaming consoles

Capitalism scored a win. Chinese gamers scored a bigger win. China has officially approved plans to lift a 13-year ban on the sales of video game consoles in the country, heralding in a...

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YouTube Audio Gallery allows 150 royalty-free instrumentals that can be used anywhere

YouTube is giving away music that you can use on the video site... or anywhere else you could imagine! YouTube now has an Audio Gallery featuring 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks,...

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Every Constitution in the world, brought to you by Google

Google has never been shy about getting involved in politics. They talk to governments. They fight with governments. They help governments get overthrown. Now, they're going to educate the people...

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You are just a spoiled kid if you are complaining about Apple right now

As an Apple fanboy I often get asked whether I’m worried about the future of the company. People will say things like ‘clearly they aren’t innovating anymore’. I call bullshit...

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UK to test SMS and cell broadcast mobile emergency messaging system

Parts of the UK will soon be testing a mobile phone based emergency alert system to see how the general public responds to the messages. The trials will take place...

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Spammers are back on Twitter

Twitter users are finding themselves dealing with a new, but ambiguous onslaught from spammers. But instead of directly getting your attention with a mention or a direct message, they’re hoping to...

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Watch iOS 6 morph into iOS 7 with this mind-bending GIF

Kudos to Gadgetlove.com for putting together this montage which shows the shadow-based icon design of iOS 6 — developed under the tenure of former Apple exec Scott Forstall — morphing into the flat design...

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Microsoft removes cringe worthy videos aimed at Apple

We’ve received a statement from Microsoft: “The video was intended to be a light-hearted poke at our friends from Cupertino. But it was off the mark, and we’ve decided to...

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Windows Phone video ads mock Apple

Microsoft’s Windows Phone team posted today a rather cringe-worthy Windows Phone video on YouTube that mocks Apple and its recent iPhone announcement. Titled “A fly on the wall in Cupertino?”, it depicts...

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Study: Hashtags are a turn-off on Facebook

Are Facebook hashtags useful in accelerating a company’s post’s viral reach? A recent study by Facebook analytics service EdgeRank Checker states that posts with hashtags do not have as great of reach than those...

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