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Research finds that America’s solar industry is exploding

The solar industry has been exploding in the United States over the past few years and with millions of dollars in investment and tons of new jobs being created as a result, that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. In fact, market analysis firm GTM Research has found that last year was

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Glassjar wants to make paying bills in a group much easier

Payments apps have bee exploding in popularity in recent months, thanks to Apple Pay, but an app by the name of Glassjar is doing something a bit different. Founded by a couple of New Zealanders and aimed at the American market, this app focuses specifically on shared payments, meaning a payments th

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Lenovo promises not to shovel as much crap onto your computer

Lenovo has been trying to clean up the massive mess that was left behind when the Superfish adware scandal hit, and it’s not doing very well. In order to rebuild people’s trust, the company has promised to cut back on the amount of crap that it installs on its computers. While that&#8217

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Digg TV makes it easier than ever to watch viral videos

Watching viral videos is now easier than ever thanks to Digg TV, a new mode for the news aggregation service that allows you to create a playlist of Digg videos and watch them back-to-back. Discovery is one of the main focuses of this new mode, which is still in beta, and the Explore feature makes i

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What is Line and why are people going crazy over it?

A new store has opened up in Harajuku, the center of youth culture in Tokyo. What’s so special about this store you might ask and how is it relevant on a tech site? Well, the new store is called Line Friends and is owned by Japan’s fastest growing social media giant, Line. The app may fa

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Qualcomm is packing high-end power into midrange chips

High-end mobile chips are almost always the coolest, thanks to the new and interesting features that they tend to have, and therefore receive the most attention. However, it’s the low-end and midrange hardware that is the most popular in terms of how many are actually shipped which means that,

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Samsung isn’t doing very well in China

Xiaomi’s ridiculous success in China has been discussed in length on this site as well as pretty much every other tech site out there, but the numbers are still impressive to look at. While beating out Apple to take China’s number one spot was a big feat, its the fall of Samsung that has

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Dutch scientists have found a way to see through objects

Dutch scientists from the University of Twente have apparently discovered a way to see through opaque objects using light. By recording wavelengths from visible light that is able to pass through opaque objects, the scientists claim that they can create a usable image. This could have some major use

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Silk Road founder has been convicted on all counts

For those of you who aren’t aware, Silk Road was an online bazaar for drugs and other illicit products that allowed buyers and sellers to conduct business anonymously using Tor and Bitcoin but was taken down by the FBI in 2013. Since then, a California man by the name of Ross Ulbricht who foun

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Alleged specs for the OnePlus Two have been leaked

OnePlus was one of the surprise victors in last year’s smartphone war, and even though the new company is still struggling to meet the massive demand for its OnePlus One, it’s already working on the smartphone’s successor. Referred to as the OnePlus Two by most, this new device is

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Oppo releases the new version of it’s Kit Kat-based ColorOS

Since it was unveiled in February 2013, Oppo’s Find 5 has been running versions of their ColorOS based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The release of KitKat in October of 2013 has had Find 5 owners waiting anxiously for a 4.4-based version of ColorOS on their devices. The presence of ColorOS 2.0, based

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Nintendo is already working on a successor to the Wii U

There have been rumors in the past that Nintendo is working on a successor to the Wii U system, a console which hasn’t been doing particularly well as of late. The rumors suggested that the company was working on a brand new system which has since been denied, although if a recent statement by Ninte

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Sony’s game-streaming service is coming to Samsung smart TVs

PlayStation Now is Sony’s new streaming service that lets gamers stream games over the internet. Now it seems gamers will not have to own a console in order to use the service. Sony has just announced that they will be bringing PlayStation Now to Samsung Smart TVs. The service will be launched as an

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US turns to China for help with North Korean hackers

Apparently, the US is willing to recruit any ally it can get in its digital battles — including countries that are frequently its adversaries. Sources for both the Associated Press and the New York Times claim that American officials have asked China to implement a block that would “crip

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