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This girl lucked out after landing Bill Gates as her Reddit Secret Santa

He may be the billionaire founder of Microsoft, champion of numerous charitable causes and much more, but Bill Gates is just like the rest of us… sometimes. Point in case,...

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LG’s 105-inch, 21:9 curved UHD TV is wide enough to be a tanning bed

LG already has a big 77-inch curved Ultra HD OLED TV, but why stop there? The Korean company has just announced that it will be unveiling a 105-inch version at CES next month,...

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Leaked voice-controlled personal assistant video was not made by Yahoo

Earlier today, there was word of a leaked video which showed off the possibility of Yahoo’s plans for a voice-controlled personal assistant. Well, this particular rumor has more than meets...

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LG Chromebase all-in-one desktop to run Chrome OS

While ideal for laptops, Google's Chrome OS has occasionally found itself on desktop PCs, usually in small-form-factor systems like the Samsung Chromebox. But LG is going a different route with its forthcoming Chromebase machine....

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Google’s Ingress to become a platform for other augmented reality games

Eventually, Google's Niantic Labs will have to wind down Ingress' storyline. However, that won't be the end of the developer's augmented reality efforts. Niantic says that it's working on programming kits that would...

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Cover, an intelligent Android lock screen, exits private beta

After months of private beta status, Cover is now available in the Google Play Store. The free app, still in a public beta status, is a smart lock screen of sorts...

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Microsoft may combat Android with license-free Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT

Microsoft is considering releasing both Windows Phone and Windows RT for free in future versions as a way of pushing back against the dominance of Google's Android platform in the...

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Google “Open Gallery” lets you create online exhibitions

Google on Monday officially launched “Open Gallery,” a new service that lets aspiring artists create exhibitions online. The service is currently in an invite only stage, but Google says it...

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Nokia Normandy rumored to be low-end Android-based phone

While not much was known about the recently rumored Nokia Normandy at the time, the lack of hardware shutter button, capacitive buttons and LED flash indicated that this mystery phone was...

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Is Google building a Nexus TV box to push development for Android on TV?

Google is building a Nexus-branded TV set-top box that could launch in the first half of 2014, according to a report from the Information. The device is running Android, and is...

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Secret Hong Kong facility uses boiling goo to mine Bitcoins

Pff, who needs shelves full of graphics cards to a few Bitcoins dismantle today to build data centers in which the Boards in Electronic Liquid swim with an elaborate cooling system on...

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Battle over Google Glass etiquette erupts in another Seattle diner

As more people try to assimilate Google Glass into their everyday lives, the results continue to be mixed. Last week, a network engineer named Nick Starr walked into a new Seattle diner called Lost Lake...

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