Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Console

mashable.com 1 hour ago

The Xbox One is no longer a secret, and we tried to gather all the information possible about Microsoft's newest console.

 
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An Honor for the Creator of the GIF

bits.blogs.nytimes.com 15 hours ago

Steve Wilhite, who invented the enduring GIF file format in 1987, will receive a lifetime achievement Webby Award.

 
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Goa girl develops touch-free phone technology

timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 hours ago

The creation is set to make touchscreen technology passé and would allow users to interact with their devices through thin air.        

 
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Urturn Raises $13.4M Series A, Led By Balderton, For Its Social Expressions Platform That Lets Teens...

techcrunch.com 1 hour ago

TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

 
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Xbox One: 'We must allow experiences that were only ever dreamed of'

guardian.co.uk 1 hour ago

Keith Stuart: We speak to European Xbox boss Chris Lewis about the aims and ideas behind Microsoft's next console – including cloud gaming, Kinect and TV content. But will he tell us the price?

 
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When to Back Off the Social Media Baby Train

mashable.com 3 hours ago

Whether you’re the parent oversharer or the casual News Feed browser, these tips will make your social media experiences more pleasurable.

 
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The Engadget Interview: Mike Hickey, CEO of Wolfson Microelectronics

engadget.com 1 hour ago

Look at the prevalence of Wolfson's audio chips today, in everything from audiophile DACs to smartphones like the Exynos-powered Galaxy S III and Galaxy

 
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'Next!': the secretive world of casting directors

guardian.co.uk 18 hours ago

Casting directors are among the most powerful figures in showbusiness, able to make or break careers. But what exactly do they do?

 
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MessageMe Chat App Hits 5 Million Users | Geeky Gadgets

geeky-gadgets.com 54 mins ago

Mobile messaging apps are becoming more and more popular, the latest one MessageMe which is available on Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS platform has gained 5 million new users since it...

 
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Creator Of The GIF Says It's Pronounced 'Jif', Internet Loses Its Mind

huffingtonpost.co.uk 4 hours ago

The creator of the animated GIF has shocked the internet by declaring that it's pronounced... "jif".

 
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13 Facts You Won't Believe Are True

gizmodo.com 7 hours ago

Here's a short video that'll wrinkle your brain a bit. Like debunking 50 common misconceptions, this video shows 13 facts you might not know are true...

 
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EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy

reuters.com 1 hour ago

* EU losing 1 trillion euros a year to tax avoidance, evasion

 
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UE Boom: a splash-resistant, Bluetooth-enabled speaker for overzealous rioters

engadget.com 2 hours ago

You know what'll go perfectly with that waterproof Bluetooth speaker ball that a Billy Corgan doppelganger recommended a few years back? That odd tube

 
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Xbox One Does Require Internet Connection, Can't Play Offline Forever

kotaku.com 13 hours ago

The Xbox One doesn't have to be online all the time, but it does have to be online. Not just once in a while—once a day, according to Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison.

 
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SumUp, One Of Europe’s Many Mobile Payments Startups, Launches In Russia — Now Operating In 11...

techcrunch.com 3 hours ago

SumUp, one of the myriad European Square-style mobile card reader startups, has expanded its coverage footprint by rolling into an 11th European market: Russia...

 
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Airtasker Wants To Be oDesk Of Southeast Asia

techcrunch.com 2 hours ago

TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

 
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Samsung Spends Some of Its Cash on a 10-Percent Stake in Pantech

mashable.com 3 hours ago

Samsung has bought a 10-percent stake in Pantech, a South Korean smartphone maker, known primarily for its huge, feature-packed handsets.

 
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How teens are shunning Facebook in favor of Twitter and Tumblr to avoid peers' oversharing and...

dailymail.co.uk 2 hours ago

Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and inane details like what a friend ate for dinner.

 
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If you've bought DRM'd film files from Acetrax, here's the bad news •

theregister.co.uk 2 hours ago

We hope you have plenty of spare time, you'll need it Sky will next month shut down Acetrax, a website that streams movies and offers downloads of DRM-encrypted films to paying punters.…

 
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Programmer shuns images, recreates intricate London subway map from pure web code

theverge.com 2 hours ago

Freelance web developer John Galantini has recreated Harry Beck's London Underground map using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The map was created as a non-profit project to celebrate the...

 
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What to Do When Social Media Drives You Crazy

mashable.com 4 hours ago

Is Social Media Anxiety Disorder, known as SMAD, the newest affliction resulting from our love affair with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites? Researchers...

 
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The Funny, Occasionally Dirty, Hidden Messages in Your Favorite Games

wired.com 2 hours ago

Many a game designer has left messages etched permanently in the data of our games, buried deep within the code and not intended to be seen by us.

 
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Aiming To Be The Mobile Banking App To Rule Them All, Numbrs Stashes $7.7M Of Fresh Funding

techcrunch.com 4 hours ago

Chalk this up as one to watch closely in the world of consumer fintech...

 
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Rando’s 5M Anti-Social Photo Shares Could Be The Canary In The Social Networking Coalmine

techcrunch.com 4 hours ago

Rando only launched in March but the anti-social photo-sharing app that deliberately eschews the standard social network clutter of likes and comments and connections -- simply letting users share...

 
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Sony report details what Kaz Hirai has achieved in his first year as CEO

engadget.com 3 hours ago

In recent years, Sony's state of the union report has made for wince-inducing reading, but one year into Kaz Hirai's \

 
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MSI ships AMD Richland A10-based GX70 and GX60 gaming laptops

engadget.com 3 hours ago

Just as we knew it would, MSI has formally announced pricing for its newfangled GX70 and GX60 gaming laptops -- the world's first machines to ship with

 
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Apple chief calls for US corporate tax to be cut to single digits

guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago

Tim Cook warns Congress that he would refuse to repatriate $100bn stashed offshore unless US slashed its 35% tax rate

 
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Malaysia's Yes 4G adds WiMAX to Samsung Chromebook, aims to transform local education

engadget.com 4 hours ago

Samsung's Exynos 5-based Chromebook may have been available since last October, but how about one equipped with WiMAX radio? Graced with the presence of

 
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Kinect 2 Full Video Walkthrough: The Xbox Sees You Like Never Before

gizmodo.com 14 hours ago

The new Kinect is kind of awesome. Just by the numbers, it's a huge upgrade. You can (most of) the full walkthrough we saw just a bit ago here at Microsoft's Redmond campus in the video above...

 
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NASA funds 3D food printer, pizza is the first item on the menu

engadget.com 9 hours ago

Last week we had lab-grown burgers; this week it's powdered pizza. NASA's gotten in on the synthesized food action by awarding a $125,000 grant to Anjan

 
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There's been a mass exodus of senior staff from HTC this week, but it could get worse. Former produc

gizmodo.com 2 hours ago

There's been a mass exodus of senior staff from HTC this week, but it could get worse. Former product strategy manager Eric Lin has tweeted: "To all my friends still at @HTC - just quit. leave now...

 
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Zalora, Rocket Internet’s SE Asian Zappos Clone, Raises $100M More From Summit, Kinnevik And More

techcrunch.com 4 hours ago

Zalora, a Zappos-style fashion e-commerce site in South East Asia backed by the Samwer brothers' Rocket Internet incubator, is today announcing its latest investment -- $100 million, led by Rocket...

 
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Bitcoin ATMs: Handy Vending Machines or Money-Laundering Nightmares?

wired.com 2 hours ago

You can think of it as an ATM for Bitcoins...

 
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Google+ Unveils Redesign for Mobile Web [PICS]

mashable.com 5 hours ago

Less than a week after Google+ unveiled a redesign for desktop, the social network is also getting overhauled on the mobile web.

 
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