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The former CEO of Line just raised $4.1 million for his new startup

Akira Morikawa, the former CEO of Line, has a new video startup called C Channel which launched yesterday. The company aims to be a lifestyle magazine, video website hybrid that focuses...

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The only way to get an Apple Watch is through the Internet

Apple has made it very clear that getting your hands on an Apple Watch at launch won't be as easy as walking into the store. At least during the initial...

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Apple secretly acquired a startup known as Dryft last year

Apple's trademark business secrecy makes it so that we can go months, even years without knowing that the Apple has acquired another company. This was the case with Dryft as well,...

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Augmented and virtual reality could be worth $150 billion by 2020

Perhaps more so than any other technology, augmented and virtual reality are two of those technologies that have been science fiction staples for decades but are now working their way...

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Samsung denies paying people to attend the Galaxy S6 launch event

You know what would be really embarrassing? If you were caught paying people to attend the launch event for your flagship smartphone. That's why it's no surprise that Samsung is...

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Microsoft goes in-depth about the Surface Pro 4 on a Reddit AMA

Microsoft only just recently released the Surface 3 but many people are wondering about the Surface Pro 4, which is expected to be the company's first tablet to run on...

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Line just renewed its IPO paperwork, but don't hold your breath

Another day, another teaser about Line's eventual IPO. Don't hold your breath though, the Japanese messaging app only renewed the paperwork for its initial public offering, that doesn't mean it...

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SmartNews raises $10 million to continue its international expansion

Gunosy and SmartNews are two of Japan's top news apps that have been fighting for dominance in the country, and now it looks like that fight is about to go global....

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The FCC is confident that it can beat its net neutrality lawsuits

It was to be expected that the FCC be hit with a plethora of lawsuits following its vote to reclassify broadband under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, but the number...

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YouTube is adding support for stupidly high quality 60 FPS videos

Remember when YouTube added support for 60 FPS videos a few months back? Well now it's taking things to the next level, or perhaps even farther than that by adding...

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