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“Techi Two Takes” combines the best of both worlds: sourced content from trusted sites and our unique perspective. It’s where curated information meets insightful commentary, giving readers a complete, balanced view of the topic at hand.

Chromebooks accounted for over 20% of all notebook sales in 2013

According to reports, Google-powered Chromebooks accounted for over 20% of all laptops sold in 2013. This is very good news for Google and very bad news for Microsoft. As tablets...

Martian colony reality TV show continues to make progress

Mars One’s goal is to build the first human settlement on Mars and essentially turn the whole mission into a reality TV show, real time documentary. Despite many people being...

Facebook’s popularity is declining among young teens

According to data gathered by anthropologist Daniel Miller, Facebook's popularity is declining among young teens. The 15-month study led Miller to come to the conclusion that a growing number of young teens find...

Cryptocat encrypted chat app gets rejected by Apple

Cryptocat, encrypted chat network, has reportedly been rejected by Apple and therefore cannot be put up for sale on the App Store. Nadim Kobeissi, the Cryptocat developer, claims that Apple's reasons...

Netflix will be purging tons of free movies and shows on January 1st

Netflix will be purging dozens of movies and TV shows from its list of free online streaming options starting at the beginning of 2014. One dedicated Redditor was kind enough...

About 18% of American drug users got their drugs from Silk Road

Before it was shut down earlier this year, the popular black market for drugs, Silk Road, was responsible for an estimated 18% of all drug purchases in the U.S. The...

Snapchat adds new countermeasures in response to recent exploits

A few exploits were recently released for Snapchat, one of which allowed hackers to match phone numbers to Snapchat usernames. The company has tried to downplay the exploits and has...

Google received more than 235 million takedown requests this year

Takedown requests from copyright holders soared this year with almost five times the number of requests from 2012. According to Google’s recent copyright-related transparency report, the company recievedmore than 235 million takedown requests. Google received...

Microsoft brings some classic solo games to Windows Phone

Solitaire, mahjong, and minesweeper are some of the most played computer games in the world due to the fact that they're included in most Windows installations. Now Microsoft is bringing...

Twitter now warns Australian swimmers of nearby sharks

Thanks to a recent scientific initiative, swimmers in Western Australia get Twitter notifications whenever there is a nearby shark. Hundreds of transmitters have been fitted to various sharks in the area...

China bans Battlefield 4 over “national security” concerns

Following the release of Battlefield 4's recent China Rising expansion pack, the Chinese government has banned EA's most successful title due to "national security" concerns. The Battlefield 4 single-player campaign takes place during 2020,...

Tablets are killing off all PCs except for the Chromebook

There was a big shift in the marketplace for computing devices in 2013. Sales for Windows PCs remained stagnant at best and sales for Apple PCs decreased significantly. This is because...

Rdio is shutting down its attempt at creating a video streaming service

Trying to brings its success with the music industry to the movie and TV industry, Rdio released its own video streaming service in April called Vdio. However, after only eight...

Pro-government Syrian hackers are using malware attacks against activists

Using social-engineering techniques and remote-access tools, Pro-government Syrian hackers are using malware attacks against journalists, workers at non-governmental organizations, activists, and others. Basically any person or organization that is sympathetic to the Syrian rebels, and...