Why Microsoft Is Smart To Let Nokia Launch An Android Phone
It's no secret that Microsoft is hurting as the world moves to mobile. Sales of Windows Phones are miniscule compared to the competition, and the…
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WhatsApp's Hidden Weakness
WhatsApp's global success has been nothing short of epic, of course, By now, the app is hitting 450 million monthly active users. It's a reach…
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WhatsApp Reportedly Turned Down $10 Billion Offer From Google
Why did Facebook just buy WhatsApp for $16 billion? Probably because if it didn't, Google would have picked up the popular mobile messaging app for…
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BlackBerry's Top Secret Phone Revealed
BlackBerry has been working on a top secret phone internally code-named Windermere, and BGR has learned exclusive details about this peculiar smartphone from multiple trusted…
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Facebook To Buy WhatsApp For $16 Billion
When WhatsApp launched in 2009, no one predicted that it would grow to be a multibillion-dollar company. However, Facebook on Wednesday said that it planned…
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The Quest To Build A Better Siri
Since Marissa Mayer became CEO, Yahoo has been on a bit of a roll and has released several well-reviewed apps (Weather, News Digest, Sports, etc.)…
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Here's Why Netflix Streaming Quality Has Nosedived Over The Past Few Months
Have your Netflix streams been much more laggy or choppy in recent months? If so then you're not alone. As The Wall Street Journal shows,…
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Report Claims NSA Spied On WikiLeaks And All Of Its Readers
New documents leaked by former NSA employee turned whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA and GCHQ consistently spied on WikiLeaks in the past years,…
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There Will Be No Escaping Google+
Google's attempts to more aggressively push its Google+ social network have been controversial but we shouldn't expect them to stop anytime soon. The New York…
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Study Finds Online Trolls Much More Likely To Be Sadists, Psychopaths
Does Dexter Morgan spend his time submitting flamebait posts on 4Chan when he's not murdering people? That's the implication of a new study flagged by…
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Viber Sold For Nearly $1 Billion - How Much Is BlackBerry's BBM Worth?
Japanese internet powerhouse Rakuten announced that it acquired Viber for $900 million. Viber has 300 million registered users and is known for its strength in Africa,…
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Google Looking To Boost Google Fiber Speeds Up To Ridiculous 10Gbps
Even as Time Warner Cable keeps arguing that people really don't want super-fast Internet, Google is plowing ahead with plans to make its Google Fiber…
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Google Bought Motorola For $12.5B, Sold It For $2.9B, And Called The Deal 'A Success'
Rarely does a company offload a $12.5 billion purchase for less than $3 billion and call the deal "a success," but that's exactly what Google's head…
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Study: iPhone Owners Have 'Blind Loyalty' And Will Buy Anything Apple Makes
A study that will make blindly loyal Android fanboys giddy with glee has found that a huge chunk of iPhone owners admit to being blindly…
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Just In Case You Forgot How Awesome Bill Gates Is...
Bill Gates is an awesome human being. He has played a huge role in changing the world on several occasions — literally, not figuratively —…
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Three Things That Could Kill The Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
Are you feeling excited about the officially announced merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable? If not then you aren't alone — there are plenty…
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Time Warner Cable Still In Denial, Says Users Might Not Want Faster Data Speeds
Do home Internet service subscribers want faster data speeds at lower prices? The answer to that question might seem obvious to most people, but many…
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Wondering Why Google Bought Nest? Here's Your $71 Billion Answer
Google had plenty of good reasons to scoop up Nest last month, but the latest report from Juniper Research could be one of the best…
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Apple Designer Walks Away From Job, Dishes Dirt On What It's Like To Work There
On the outside looking in, Apple seems like a terrific place to work — and for many employees it certainly is. We have spoken with…
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We Just Learned That The Leading Mobile App Makes 60 Times More Money Than Flappy Bird
This has been an illuminating month for the mobile application business. Based on its daily download volume (as high as 2 million) and simple banner…
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Massive '2014 Google Tracker' Shows All The Amazing Things We Know Google Is Working On
Call it evil all you want, but Google accomplishes great things every day that no other company on the planet can even dream of attempting.…
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BlackBerry BBM Boss Gone As Company Looks To Strengthen Enterprise Business
BGR has learned from multiple sources that Executive Vice President Andrew Bocking is no longer with the company. What is unconfirmed, however, is whether Bocking…
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HTC Manages Small Q4 Profit Despite Slumping Sales
HTC's struggles continued in the fourth quarter last year but on the bright side, the wobbling smartphone maker did mange to post a narrow holiday-quarter…
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Viral Hit 'Secret' Is The Stupidest App I Have Ever Seen... And I Can't Stop Using It
I cannot tell you how much I dislike Secret, the latest social iPhone app to "go viral" and spread through the handsets of early adopters…
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Yet Another Way Coffee Will Improve Your Life
We all know coffee is good for us and that it's just a matter of time before scientific studies everywhere confirm this. Now, it looks…
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Researchers: Playing Too Much GTA Actually Can Make You A Sociopath
While violent video games are often unfairly used as scapegoats for mass shootings, scientists have found that playing violent video games for several hours a…
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Cook Says 'Really Great Stuff' Is Coming, But iWatch Still Not Confirmed
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook again reinforced the idea that Apple is working on new categories of products,…
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