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Sorry Amazon, Prime Day kinda sucks

With how much Amazon was building up Prime Day as a deal-lover's paradise, one which not even Black Friday would be able to compete with, I'm pretty disappointed with how...

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Steve Huffman: Reddit is not a “bastion of free speech”

Reddit has always been a sort of free speech haven where users could do or say pretty much whatever they wanted, but as Reddit's co-founder and current CEO Steve Huffman...

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Google has finally released an Ethernet adapter for the Chromecast

While the Chromecast's small size is one of its biggest advantages, it also serves as a bit of a weakness. One such weakness is that the device can only use...

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Microsoft is making Bing Maps more Google-like, and that’s good

Microsoft is cleaning up and improving all of its services ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this month, and it looks like Bing Maps is next on the list....

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Twitter now lets brands specifically target baby boomers and millenials

Being able to target specific demographics is an invaluable tool for marketers, which is why Twitter has upgraded its Audience Insights feature for marketers to help categorize audiences based on...

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Google translates more than 100 billion words every day

Thanks to Google Translate, I've almost forgotten what it's like to not be able to read articles on foreign language websites, and I'm not alone. Alongside some progress reports that...

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AppleCare+ now has expanded coverage for battery capacity issues

Previously under the AppleCare+ insurance plan, you could send in your iPhone of the battery capacity was less than 50% of what was advertised, but now the company has boosted that number...

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Yahoo updates its search engine as part of its mobile-first strategy

Yahoo has made it abundantly clear that the mobile market is the company's primary focus as it tries to regain the ground it has lost over the years. As part...

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Medium finally has a native Android app

Most apps will make their way to both Android and iOS eventually, but for Android users, there tends to be a long waiting period before iOS exclusive apps launch on...

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Samsung is secretly disabling Windows Update on its newer laptops

Keeping your operating system up-to-date doesn't just give you bugfixes and new features, it's also important from a security standpoint as it allows companies to defend users against exploits and vulnerabilities. That's...

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Amazon is using machine learning to identify the most helpful reviews

Finding quality Amazon reviews has never been as simple a process as many people would like, but with the addition of machine learning software, the company hopes to change this....

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You can now buy and sell Bitcoin instantaneously thanks to Coinbase

You don't hear much about Bitcoin nowadays, at least not as much as we used to, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything going on with the cryptocurrency. In fact, Coinbase...

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