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Microsoft offers $100 to customers who trade in their PS3 for an Xbox One

Microsoft is passing out a new ad campaign image. It highlights the gist of a new trade-in program it’s offering for potential Xbox One gamers. As the ad suggests, you’ll earn...

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Twitter adds new search features fro web users

Twitter just announced new search features designed to eliminate some of the clutter from users' feeds. After making a query on the search bar, micro-blogging junkies can now parse results by categories including...

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Google hires creator of Aether, an encrypted social network

Burak Nehbit, creator of the Aether network, has accepted a position at Google. The 23-year-old revealed the change in role on Twitter over the weekend, telling The Verge that despite the hire, work on...

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‘Downworthy’ plug-in removes annoying, deceptive headlines

Depending on who you ask, viral content farms like Upworthy and Viral Nova are either polluting your Facebook News Feed with deceptive headlines, or they're bringing interesting stories to your attention. If you're in...

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Microsoft to allow customers choose to store their data outside the U.S.

Microsoft’s top lawyer has said the company will let non-U.S. customers choose to have their data stored outside the U.S. To an extent, this would be a boon for the...

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Sony focuses on advancing genetic research in Japan

Search giant Google last year formed a company focused on tackling aging and other associated diseases, and now Sony is upping its commitment to breakthrough medicine after it announced a joint venture focused on advancing...

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Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra phone could actually be a Wi-Fi only tablet

We've seen many a tablet turn into a road warrior, or even a huge phone, with the addition of a SIM card. A phone becoming a tablet is a much scarcer transformation, but...

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Flexible nanowire sensors can be woven into your clothing

Imagine if your sweater was actually one big computer that responded to being stretched, pressed, or adjusted. That cyborg-inspired future could now be a reality thanks to a team of scientists that...

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Hershey’s and 3D Systems team up to make 3D-printed chocolate

3D Systems announced a deal with Hershey's Thursday to collaborate on developing a 3-D printer that makes chocolate and other edible products. In a statement, 3D Systems said making printers that print chocolate is...

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Motorola hires a former Sony and Disney employee

After eight years at Sony and five years spent elevating Disney Research to one of the premier interaction design labs in the world, Ivan Poupyrev is leaving for Motorola Mobility where...

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The Eco-Mobius is ZTE’s new modular smartphone

Modular smartphones might be a thing, or maybe it will just be a passing fascination. Whatever the outcome may be, ZTE is ready to dive into the modular smartphone game with the...

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Razer reveals its ultra-simplistic modular gaming PC

PC's are fairly easy to build and upgrade once you've had practice, but most people, even most PC gamers don't know how to do either of these things. Razer aims...

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