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Apple shows how good the iPad is for music creation at the Grammy’s

What better time to advertise your product as a music creation device than at the Grammy's? That's exactly what Apple did last night in an effort to boost it's shrinking...

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Tinder’s premium option may do more bad than good for the app

One of the biggest reasons that Tinder has risen to be one of the most popular dating apps in the world is the fact that it's ridiculously easy to use....

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More screenshots of Microsoft’s Project Spartan have been leaked

Microsoft has revealed next to nothing about Project Spartan, the new web browser that the company is working on, except that it will launch alongside Windows 10 and will share...

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Two years in and Tumblr is still in the process of merging with Yahoo

It has been close to two years since Yahoo acquired Tumblr for around $1.1 billion but the merging process is still ongoing. After more than two years as Tumblr's head...

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Siri is the undisputed victor when it comes to foreign language support

I'm sure by now we've all seen those commercials comparing Siri to Cortana and Google Now with each one claiming that its respective voice assistant is superior, but while most of...

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Former Google employee explains why Google Glass failed

We all know by now that Google Glass has failed, by why? According to a former Google employee, it failed because the product wasn't even close to being ready when...

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The tables have turned and now Facebook is taking the fight to Google

Even with the massive power of Google behind it, Google+ was never able to beat Facebook and, while the social network certainly couldn't be considered a failure, it has failed...

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Android 5.0 only manages 1.6% adoption in three months

Android isn't exactly known for its quick update rollouts thanks to the complexities of having multiple companies and carriers releasing their own versions of the operating system. That's why the...

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Now everyone wants a piece of the video game live streaming pie

Twitch helped turn video game live streaming into a ridiculously popular business, which is why the website was acquired by Amazon last year for nearly a billion dollars, and now...

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WhatsApp’s voice calling feature is popping up for some users

WhatsApp has become insanely popular for its free instant messaging service, but many have been hoping for the company to release a similar feature for voice calling. Now images of...

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Nintendo has taken a half step into the modern gaming world

Nintendo hasn't exactly embraced the world of Let's Plays and video game streaming. In fact, the Japanese company has actively tried to shut down anyone who releases gameplay footage of...

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Google has paid out more than $4 million in bug bounties since 2010

Why look for bugs in your system when you can just pay other people to do it? That's the idea behind the bug bounty program that Google launched back in...

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