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You can now gift people bitcoins through Facebook with the QuickCoin app

The new startup out of San Francisco, QuickCoin, has created the first of its kind bitcoin social wallet that allows users to initiate bitcoin transactions through web-based platforms such as Facebook. The...

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HarperCollins has added a thousand books to children e-book service Epic

HarperCollins continues its support for subscription e-book services in a deal with Epic!, a children’s subscription service, adding 1,000 backlist kids’ e-book titles to the company's library. Epic! offers access...

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The Smithsonian's art collection will soon be available for digital viewing

The White House promised that it would open up government data last year, and it's now expanding those plans in some intriguing directions. For one, it's opening up the Smithsonian American Art Museum's digitized collection; you'll...

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Google Maps Street View now lets you time travel

Google Maps Street View gained a new feature on Wednesday: a way to travel through time. Street View has always offered time travel of a sort: Its images show the past....

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Hyperlocal social network Nextdoor partners with San Francisco

Nextdoor, the San Francisco startup that connects neighbors to each other and has secured over $100 million in funding, will announce an official partnership with the San Francisco Department of...

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Strong demand for PS4 still causing supply issues for Sony

Another month, another sales milestone for PlayStation 4. One month after revealing sales of its video game console topped 6 million worldwide, Sony announced Wednesday the PS4 crossed the 7 million...

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Breather app helps you find a quiet place in NYC

In the hustle and bustle of New York it can be hard to find some peace and quiet. But now, thanks to a new company called Breather, there’s an app for that. “You...

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Chromecast can now live stream YouTube videos from the desktop

It seems that Google is quietly trimming back the restrictions around sending YouTube videos to your Chromecast. In addition to being able to share private videos, you can now push live...

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Sprint will pay you to switch from another carrier

T-Mobile may have stolen the spotlight earlier this year by paying customers to switch, but it looks like Sprint is cooking up a similar deal in response. An S4GRU leak has revealed a Sprint...

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You can now update your Google Music library through Chrome

Google Play Music has long been a solid option for uploading and accessing your music collection wherever you are, but using the Music Manager app to actually get your songs...

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