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How social is your social life outside of social media? A new Facebook app from Ultimat Vodka attempts to answer that question by measuring the frequency of your checkins and using facial-recognition technology that analyzes photos on your Page to … Continue reading →

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Pro tip: choosing “password” as your online password is not a good idea. In fact, unless you’re hoping to be an easy target for hackers, it’s the worst password you can possibly choose. “Password” ranks first on password management application … Continue reading →

Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his opinions on Microsoft, Apple, open vs. locked down technologies and the future of Linux, at the LinuxCon Brazil conference this week. “Technologies that lock things down tend to lose in the end,” said Torvalds … Continue reading →

Google‘s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility cleared a major hurdle on Friday as the electronics manufacturer’s stockholders overwhelmingly approved the move. About 99% of the shares voting in a special meeting of stockholders on Thursday were in favor of … Continue reading →

This week in 1939, German authorities declared martial law in Prague, warning protesters they would be shot if they took to the streets. If you didn’t already know this World War II history tidbit, you would have, if you were … Continue reading →

It’s been a huge week for digital music lockers. First Apple made iTunes Match available to U.S. customers, then Google Music launched. These two services are competing with with Amazon’s Cloud Player (which is integrated with the new Kindle Fire) … Continue reading →

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone with the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. We have one in our hands, and it’s the best Android phone yet. A new era in the impressive story of Google‘s … Continue reading →

Samsung‘s flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, will get an upgrade to the latest version of Android – 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich – the company has announced. “Hi, good news – the Galaxy S II will be receiving … Continue reading →

British retailer Tesco is launching an ambitious augmented reality program on Thursday that will let consumers see 3D images of more than 40 products online. As outlined in the video above, the technology requires a browser plugin. After that, consumers … Continue reading →