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More than 90% of “anonymous users” can be identified easily
One of the ways that companies like Facebook and Google are able to make their users OK with the fact that the companies gather vast amounts of data on them is by assuring them…
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Adblock Plus accepted payouts to lets ads through its filters
Many of us who browse the Internet regularly use extensions like Adblock or some derivative of it to remove all of those annoying ads that would otherwise bombard us at every…
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Three days in and The Pirate Bay has already become polluted
The Pirate Bay has been reborn after nearly two months of downtime, but there have been some changes. One of the most notable changes s the absence of admins and moderators that…
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This satellite’s sole purpose is to monitor the drought in the Western US
Four years into the drought that’s plaguing the Western US and it doesn’t look like it’ll be stopping anytime soon. Things are so bad, in fact, that there is actually going to…
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Nintendo has taken a half step into the modern gaming world
Nintendo hasn’t exactly embraced the world of Let’s Plays and video game streaming. In fact, the Japanese company has actively tried to shut down anyone who releases gameplay…
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Valve wants to help gamers make money by creating custom content
Steam Workshop is a platform from Valve that allows users to create custom content for the company’s most popular video games and then make money off of it. This platform…
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Imgur’s new tool makes it easy to turn videos into high quality GIFs
A significant portion of the Internet is dominated by GIFs, including Reddit, the so-called “front page of the Internet.” The popular image sharing website known as Imgur that…
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Why Seattle is probably the best place for startups at the moment
The biggest factor in determining whether a city is a good place to build a startup is how large that city’s talent pool is. An appealing culture, attractive scenery, delicious…
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Vine had introduced a new version of the app just for kids
Similar to YouTube, Vine has become a major entertainment whirlpool where people can get sucked in for hours just watching humorous videos, particularly children who have lots…
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The co-founder of Secret has left the company due to a strategy change
The increased demand for anonymous messaging and social apps has given birth to many interesting services, such as Secret. While Secret started off as an aesthetically pleasing…
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China may be removing the biggest roadblock for video game consoles
China has been gradually opening its doors to video game consoles over the last year or two, having already lifted the blanket ban on such devices, but companies are still limited…
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Phablets will make up 20% of smartphone shipments in 2019
Samsung may not have been the first company to release a phablet, but it was certainly the first company to release a successful one. Similar to when Apple unveiled the iPad, many…