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Download a Copy of The Pirate Bay, It’s Only 90 MB
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Last month The Pirate Bay announced that it will stop hosting torrents in the very near future. This change is expected to go into effect before the end of the month. From then on, Pirate Bay users can only download files through magnet links. The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak...
Run prize draws on Twitter? Twitterdraw could very well make your life easier
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Twitterdraw isn’t for everyone, but if it is for you, you’ll probably find yourself saying “A-ha! At last!” If you look after a business account on Twitter, there may be times when you want to run prize draws. These often follow a ‘retweet to win’, ‘follow us to win’ or...
Content marketing is booming, but social media doesn’t lead just yet
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If you have any doubt about the growth of content marketing in today’s market then you’ve simply not been paying attention. In a few words, content marketing is defined as using the creation and sharing of content to promote a product. It’s one of the most hotly-contested spaces, with 90%...
Kodak faces patent ruling setback
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A ruling that one of Kodak's digital imaging patents is too "obvious" to be enforced calls into doubt the value of its other innovations....
Sources say the US is going to approve Google’s purchase of Motorola
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The “will they or won’t they” argument is apparently over when it comes to Google’s monster $12.5B acquisition of Motorola. According to a report by Reuters, the Department of Justice will soon officially approve the sale. The deal has been held up since Google announced the bid in August, and...
Google begins linking Google+ with Orkut. Is this the beginning of the end for Orkut?
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Google’s first social network Orkut will now let its users link their profiles to Google+, the company announced today on Orkut’s official blog. In practical terms, Orkut users will be able to automatically share their public posts on both networks at the same time. While it sounds convenient, they may want...
IBM's Holey Optochip transmits 1Tbps of data, is named awesomely
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Be honest: was there any doubt whatsoever that something called a "Holey Optochip" would be anything short of mind-blowing? No. None. The whiz-kids over at IBM have somehow managed to transmit a staggering 1Tbps of data over a new optical chip, with the fresh prototype showing promise for ultra-high interconnect...
The Big Doubt Over Facebook
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As Facebook prepares for an IPO on May 18, some advertisers are doubting whether they're getting their money's worth buying new forms of ads on the social network....
Adobe Photoshop Touch Review
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When I first heard that Adobe was bringing Photoshop to the iPad sometime last year, I was sceptical. I presumed it would be a very limited app compared to the powerful desktop app, or maybe just a slightly improved version of Photoshop Express. At best I thought it might give...
Google Nexus 7 tablet from Asus official
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It's been on display in full form since before I/O started, but only now is it official: the Nexus 7 tablet from Asus. Built for Google Play, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It has a 1280 x 800 HD display, a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 12-core GPU, front-facing camera,...
First ever 'dead heat' photo-finish at US Olympic trials
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US sprinters Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh both crossed the finish line in exactly 11.068 seconds on Sunday to tie for third place in the final of the women's 100 meter Olympics qualifier. The "dead heat" finish was captured by a single camera shooting 3,000 frames per second located...
Yahoo-Facebook: First fisticuffs, then flowers?
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Social network needs to move fast to stave of any doubt among investors as its IPO approaches One possibility: Facebook buys a bunch of Yahoo's patents outright. [Read more]...
Yahoo disables Axis Chrome extension after developer exposes security vulnerability
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Yahoo has confirmed that it has disabled the Google Chrome extension from its new Axis browser, after security concerns were raised by a developer who managed to forge the extension. A company spokesperson provided The Next Web with the following statement that confirms the temporary shutdown: Yahoo! takes online security...
Microsoft’s infamous Steve Ballmer named worst CEO by Forbes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc Forbes (via BGR) has ranked Microsoft’s infamous Steve Ballmer as the worst CEO of any publicly traded company “without a doubt”. I’m sure you all know Ballmer, the tall, sweaty man who loves to yell things like “c’mon!” and the classic “developers, developers, developers”. Ballmer was put into the role of Microsoft CEO during...
AnandTech takes a long hard look at the MacBook Pro Retina Display
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Not quite fully sated with the latest Apple updates from this year's WWDC? Without doubt, one of the most anticipated goodies to come from the keynote yesterday was the introduction of the MacBook Pro into the Retina Display-fold. We'll, of course, be giving all the new hardware our own...
'Social Network' screenwriter Aaron Sorkin signs on for Sony's Steve Jobs biopic
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Ashton Kutcher may have been spotted trying on Steve Jobs' signature outfit recently for a film project, but Sony Pictures is putting together a major studio adaptation of the Apple co-founder's life and it just landed a huge name: screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. He will be adapting Walter Isaacson's best-selling...
Analysis: "Cybersecurity" bill endangers privacy rights
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The controversy over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act intensified on Tuesday when a White House spokeswoman warned Congress not to pass "cybersecurity" legislation without "robust safeguards to preserve the privacy and civil liberties of our citizens." While the statement by National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden did...
Congressmen ask devs of 34 iOS apps about user privacy
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In the wake of the Path address book fiasco, Congressmen Henry Waxman (D-CA) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) have followed up their initial query to Apple about privacy issues by contacting the people and companies behind 34 iOS apps. The list includes Tim Cook (again), concerning Apple's own Find My...
Nevada DMV grants first self-driving car testing license to Google
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Nevada has been making a name for itself lately, becoming the first state to put in place rules and regulations for autonomous vehicles last February. It's now moved on to the next step, approving the first testing license under the new rules, and it's going straight to Google. Under...
Valley to Detroit: Motor City Woos Laid-Off Yahoo Employees
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Last week, Yahoo announced that it would cut 2,000 jobs. Given the employee shortage in Silicon Valley, most of the qualified engineers that lost their jobs in this round of cuts will likely land on their feet pretty quickly. For those who just had enough of the Valley, though, Detroit-based...
Facebook’s Mobile Ads Are Working. Clicked 13X More, Earn 11X More Money Each Than Its Desktop Ads
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How will Facebook monetize mobile? Its organic-seeming Sponsored Stories ad format may be the answer. Mobile Sponsored Stories are getting over thirteen times the click-through rates on mobile compared to all of Facebook’s desktop ads, and almost two times the CTR of Sponsored Stories on the web in the two...
Chart: In Four Years, Apple Sold More iPhones Than All Macs Ever
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If anyone has any doubt that iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices are the future if Apple, just take a look at the chart above from Asymco. It shows all iOS products sold cumulatively versus all OS X products ever sold (Macs) over the past 28 years. The iPhone has...
Kred Starts Offering Rewards So Maybe You’ll Finally Give A Damn About Your Influence Score
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Kred today launches “Rewards” so you can win discounts and product samples if you get retweeted and Liked enough. That doesn’t mean you should TRY to get retweeted or Liked more, but now there’s at least a reason to sign up to see your influence score. While you might think...
Google's Steve Lee talks about the history and future of Project Glass
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Details on Google's Project Glass haven't been the easiest thing to come by since the wearable computing effort was announced earlier this year, but Google execs have been getting a bit more talkative and eager to give demonstrations as of late. You can now add product lead Steve Lee...
Bid for a dinner with Sean Parker on eBay right now. Proceeds go to Cancer research
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If you’ve been paying attention today, you know that Sean Parker launched his latest company Airtime to the masses. Whether you’re a fan of the service, there’s little doubt that Sean Parker is an interesting figure in the history of the Internet. You can bid on a dinner for three...
After selling its first ticket 12 years ago, Fandango breaks traffic and ticket sales in May
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Fandango has turned twelve years old and is celebrating with a record-breaking month of May. After announcing an exclusive partnership with Moviefone, the company says that its May was one of the best months ever in its history. Other than being its best May ever, Fandango saw a record 34M...
450+ fonts, 60 templates and better image support come to Google Docs
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There’s some new features for your document-crafting pleasure on Google Docs today. It starts with more fonts, but then there are loads of new templates, plus options for adding images from Google Drive, the LIFE Photo archive or webcam snapshots. It’s all detailed in a blog post from Google, but...
Google+ launches Apps section for Hangouts, API comes out of preview
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Without a doubt, one of the most popular features of Google+ has been its “Hangouts” feature that allows up to ten people to video conference and do things like share their screen and add little effects to their video. The service is also the first piece of Google’s social layer...
Technology + Purpose = Social Change
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This post is sponsored by Chase — a strong supporter of Good360, a program that embraces the sustainability of the recycling of technology. Learn more here._ Without a doubt, technology can be used to cause real social change in the world. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been used...
LG Optimus LTE 2 and Optimus UI 3.0 hands-on photos
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We just wrapped up a launch event for the LG Optimus LTE 2 here in Korea, and there's little doubt that it's LG's flagship play. The center of attention is definitely the screen: the phone boasts a 720p, 4.7-inch IPS display that looks pretty great to our eyes. Beyond...
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