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Mobile Apps Are the New Network TV, Without the Ad Dollars

Researcher Flurry reported on Thursday that the audience for mobile apps has hit 58 million in primetime — 8 p.m. — a figure that rivals that of the top three TV networks on a very good night, but revenues are … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Ad Turns ‘Forbes’ Magazines Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Like other tech companies, Microsoft has advertised some of its products in the past by offering free Wi-Fi in public places like subways and park benches. Now, the company is doing something a little more original and promoting a product … Continue reading

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Pinterest Brings Back Beloved Design Features

In March, Pinterest rolled out a new site design with larger images, a cleaner layout, and several new discovery and navigation features. Since that time, users have praised and criticized various aspects of the design — and Pinterest has listened. … Continue reading

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Augmented Reality Brings 3D Street Art to Life

Artist Leon Keer has worked on a large number of 3D street paintings in the last couple of years at events around the world. Because these street paintings have to be viewed from an exact vantage point, Keer is looking … Continue reading

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Wounded Veterans Send Inspiring Message to Boston Survivors

“We stand with you.” Those are the powerful words delivered by U.S. veterans to survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings in this new video. Shoulder 2 Shoulder, a Virginia-based Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, produced the YouTube clip that … Continue reading

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Video: This Is How Water Will Look Like in Games of the Future

Although graphics in 3D computer games has gone really far in the last decade or so, the water in most of them does not look very real — especially when you throw a couple of solid objects into it Now, … Continue reading

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Video: This Is What Water Will Look Like in Games of the Future

Although graphics in 3D computer games has gone really far in the last decade or so, the water in most of them does not look very real — especially when you throw a couple of solid objects into it Now, … Continue reading

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Amazon Stock Flat After Strong Earnings Report

After missing analysts’ expectations for three consecutive quarters, Amazon beat the Street’s forecast, reporting earnings of $0.18 per share compared to earnings of $0.28 per share last year. Wall Street analysts were expecting earnings of $0.10 per share. Despite the … Continue reading

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Texting Your Parents About Drug Deals Is Terrible (and Hilarious)

Comedian Nathan Fielder made parents across the country Google “rehab” with a little game that he challenged his 39,000 Twitter followers to play The fun all started with this tweet encouraging followers to prank their parents: Experiment: text your parents … Continue reading

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10 Places You Can’t Use Google Glass

Google Glass, the tech giant’s augmented reality eyeglasses project, lets you capture photos, record video and surf the web all at eye level. But this kind of innovation isn’t free of limitations. Currently, Explorer editions are only available for a … Continue reading