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Twitter is testing a major redesign that borrows heavily from Facebook, Google+
- Twitter is in the process of testing a major profile redesign. The changes, which appear to be rolling out to select profiles, are undeniably familiar and borrow heavily from social networking powerhouses Facebook and Google+.
Facebook's News Feed algorithm update cuts traffic to major viral sites down significantly
- Viral content site Upworthy posted some impressive traffic numbers in November of last year. The company reached a total of 90 million people at its peak based on numbers from Quantcast, and then suffered a massive decline at the same…
Microsoft OneDrive to offer 8GB bonus free storage and folder sharing feature
- A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft renamed SkyDrive to OneDrive after losing a trademark dispute with British Sky Broadcasting Group over the "Sky" name. Although OneDrive is yet to make its debut, it looks like the service will provide some…
Build your own air hockey robot using 3D printer components
- 3D printers are extremely versatile machines but what happens if you simply grow tired of printing your own meme-based figurines, complex spherical gears or other common creations? Why not hack the machine and use its parts to build an automated…
Check out the camera gear that Getty Images is using to cover the Olympics
- All eyes will be on Sochi over the next couple of weeks as the world’s greatest athletes compete in the 22nd Winter Olympics. We’ll no doubt be treated to some spectacular sights and sounds from Russia but have you ever…
Former Googlers announce new Beep audio streaming device that connects to any speaker
- A couple of former Google employees have launched a new product called Beep. It is a WiFi device that allows you to stream music to any existing speaker systems with a line-in. The device, which carries a fairly small footprint…
Twitter doubles revenue, posts huge losses for Q4 2013
- There's good news and bad news coming out of Twitter's first earnings report as a public company today. The good news is that Twitter posted $243 million in revenue for Q4 2013, which is up 116% from the same quarter…
Holodeck-style virtual reality gets a step closer with the Inversion VR system
- The Oculus Rift is already pushing the bounds of virtual reality gaming far beyond anything else currently possible but thus far, you’ve pretty much had to use it while sitting stationary (or with a treadmill). That’s no longer the case…
Google adds new Chrome reset feature to combat browser hijacking
- Google has now added a new feature to its Chrome browser that automatically warns users when malicious software is tampering with their settings. Google VP of engineering Linus Upson, announced the update recently on the Google Chrome Blog. The new…
Newegg announces its own Amazon Prime-like subscription service, Newegg Premier
- Newegg has announced a subscription plan for shoppers offering free three-day shipping, discounted expedited shipping, and free returns with no restocking fees for $49 a year. Dubbed Premier, it’s essentially the retailer’s version of Amazon Prime, except targeted at a…
Google settles antitrust probe with European Union, will promote rival services
- Google has reached a settlement with the European Union to end a three-year antitrust probe that could have resulted in a fine of up to $5 billion, or 10 percent of the search giant’s 2012 revenue. Instead, Google will change…
Mozilla Firefox 27 now available with better performance and security
- Mozilla on Tuesday launched the latest version of their popular web browser. Firefox 27 includes a major update to the Firefox Social API, improved security via TLS (Transport Layer Security, the successor to SSL) and added language support via Android,…
US government releases report on Bitcoin's legal status in EU and 40 other countries
- Are you under the impression that Bitcoins are legal all around the world? Well, think again. According to a report (PDF) from the Law Library of Congress, which surveyed the European Union and 40 other countries, most of the governments…
Facebook's Paper merges your news feed with curated content
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Facebook has released a new standalone news reader app called Paper. The app takes a few design cues from Flipboard, but combines both human and algorithm based curation while adding some sharing features of its own. In a way it’s also a reimagining...
Preparing for Sunday: Watch these "leaked" Super Bowl XLVIII commercials
- For a single day in February, up becomes down, black becomes white, and those things that we normally fast-forward through become things we actively seek out. Yep, it's Super Bowl time and everyone can't wait to see what commercials the…
Google and LEGO bring virtual brick building app to Chrome
- Google and LEGO are teaming up to bring the brick building to the browser with a new LEGO Build with Chrome app. Google posted the news to its blog saying that it feels the creative freedom LEGO brings shouldn't be…
Google to pay 1.36% of AdWords revenue for infringing patents
- Google has been ordered to pay 1.36 percent of AdWords revenue to Vringo, a publicly traded company which sued the search giant over infringement of its patents. Back in 2011, the company bought a couple of patents (numbered 6,314,420 and…
Court rules Pirate Bay blocks ineffective allowing Dutch ISPs to lift bans
- The Netherlands have been one of the places leading the charge on blocking out online piracy, specifically The Pirate Bay, having put in place several laws forcing internet providers to ban sites like these. But it now appears as though…
CEO of Winklevoss-backed Bitcoin exchange arrested for money laundering
- Charlie Shrem, the 24-year-old CEO of New York-based Bitcoin exchange BitInstant, was arrested Monday and charged with money laundering. According to a TIME report, Shrem helped Robert Faiella, a 52-year-old Florida man, sell more than $1 million worth of Bitcoins…
FBI has a complete copy of a Tor Mail server, is using it to catch hackers
- Back in August, when the FBI was investigating Freedom Hosting, an anonymous web hosting company known for sheltering child porn, it managed to clone an entire server of Tor Mail, a popular anonymous webmail service hosted on the company's network. …
Watch Bill Gates play an exhibition chess match against the best player in the world
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently took part in an exhibition chess match against World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. The second richest man in the world was actually winning just one move before he lost according to chess.com but the problem…
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