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Revolution in Egypt Captured Through the Eye of a Camera

When the spirit of revolution swept across Egypt in 2011, an amateur photographer put aside his studies and headed to Tahrir Square, camera in hand. It was the beginning of big changes both for his career and his country. Mosa’ab … Continue reading

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Google Glass Competitor Telepathy Raises $5 Million

Google Glass has the potential to be a revolutionary product when it eventually reaches the hands of consumers. Sunnyvale, Calif. startup Telepathy plans to be right there with Google when that happens. The company just raised $5 million toward its … Continue reading

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LinkedIn Redesigns Group Pages

LinkedIn unveiled a new design for the network’s Group pages on Thursday, providing a new look for one of platform’s most popular features The redesign is part of LinkedIn’s continued efforts to make the site “easier and simpler to use,” … Continue reading

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Canon Debuts Its First ‘Facebook Ready’ Camera

The Canon PowerShot N isn’t your typical point-and-shoot camera. Besides the compact form factor that includes a folding LCD and posts on the sides for attaching to a neck lanyard, there’s a button on the side that sports the Facebook … Continue reading

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Can Canon Make Photo Printing Relevant Again?

Print any photo from Facebook, Twitter or Flickr immediately, in your own home — that’s the promise of Canon‘s new Pixma photo printers, which just got a big upgrade that includes a new cloud service as well as apps for … Continue reading

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‘Words With Friends’ Now Available in 8 Languages

Words With Friends is now available in eight languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Danish, Italian, Swedish and Portuguese. The game was only available in English from when it launched in 2009 until Thursday, when Zynga launched a new international version … Continue reading

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Watch Mike Tyson Play ‘Punch Out’ for the First Time

As it turns out, everyone was familiar with Nintendo‘s Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! — except for Mike Tyson. The boxing great had never played the video game bearing his name, which was first released in 1987. So while Tyson was relaxing … Continue reading

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Crowdsource Your Next Vacation With These 8 Sites

The days of planning your vacation through faceless, text-only travel reviews are over. No more sifting through countless guides for desired cities; no more scrolling through generic tips on travel websites that may or may not have been planted by … Continue reading

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How the Smartphone Market Has Changed Since the iPhone 5

If recent reports are accurate, Apple will unveil the next-generation iPhone — or iPhones — in just under three weeks. Every new product from Apple is big news, especially when the company goes nearly a year without a major product … Continue reading

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Amazon Offers 25% Discount on Kindle Fire

Here’s more evidence that Amazon may soon unveil its next-generation Kindle e-reader and Kindle Fire tablet devices: All day on Thursday, Amazon will offer flash discounts on various Kindle Fire devices and accessories. Currently, Amazon is selling refurbished Kindle Fire … Continue reading