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Twitter’s Music app is dead, final shutdown scheduled for April 18th
It’s been months since reports suggested Twitter would shut down its #Music app and service, but now it’s actually happening. The service announced its iOS app is disappearing from the store today...
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Google’s 3D-sensing phones are taking a trip to the International Space Station
It’s arguably cool enough that Google is working on smartphones that can scan your surroundings, but now those devices are slated to take a spin in space too. How’s that for living in the future? NASA...
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White House testing LG and Samsung smartphones, considering BlackBerry...
It’s been a rough few years for BlackBerry, but America’s highest office remains a dedicated customer — for at least a few more months. According to a Defense Department spokesman quoted in the Wall...
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Ask Google Search on Android to ‘play some music’ and… it will
Sometimes, having your entire music collection in your pocket can be a bit overwhelming. When there are hundreds (or in our case, thousands) of tracks at your disposal, where do you even begin to...
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Titanfall on PCs will soon support 4K and NVIDIA’s latest graphics tricks
Many gamers already argue that the PC version of Titanfall is the best-looking of the bunch. Pretty soon, though, it won’t even be a contest. Respawn plans to update its robotic shooter to handle both...
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Twitter may indulge our vanity by showing view counts for tweets
Twitter isn’t supposed to be a popularity contest, but let’s be honest — many of us get a little thrill from new favorites and followers. It may be a good thing, then, that Twitter is experimenting...
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Titanfall on PCs will soon support 4K and NVIDIA’s latest graphics tricks...
Many gamers already argue that the PC version of Titanfall is the best-looking of the bunch. Pretty soon, though, it won’t even be a contest. Respawn plans to update its robotic shooter to handle both...
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Other Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 22 March 2014)
Advanced technologies are affecting everything from our sense of privacy and free speech to the types of jobs that are available to the foods that we eat. In our best features this year, we got into...
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Wendy’s now lets you pay for a meal with its mobile app
Wendy’s, home to a bunch of square burgers and Frosty, is following in Burger King’s footsteps and embracing mobile payments. Now, you can use the Ohio company’s app to pay for your purchase in most...
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How to Purify Water
When the water you’re hoping to drink might be riddled with parasites or bacteria particles, you can’t afford to skimp on water purification. In the very circumstances that put you in contact with...
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Time Warner Cable says ‘me too,’ issues first transparency report
Not to be outdone by its competitors (or future owner), Time Warner Cable has released a transparency report of its own. From January to June last year, the telco obeyed some 12,000 information...
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Xbox One’s ‘Titanfall’ bundle gets a price cut to $450 at Walmart and Best...
The PS4 may have commanded an early lead over the Xbox One, partly thanks to a $100 price difference, but Microsoft is quickly narrowing the gap. Now, the company might just seal the deal with a...
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Desktop Fun: Rustic Barns Wallpaper Collection Series 1
A classic staple in rural areas is the barn, found in a variety of styles and conditions, and used for many purposes. Take a road trip through the countryside and enjoy viewing these wooden wonders on...
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Rhapsody and Napster leave Echo Nest following Spotify’s takeover
Echo Nest must have developed cooties after Spotify bought it. Just days after Rdio said it would stop using the song recommendation provider to avoid sharing data with a rival, Rhapsody has announced...
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How to Use Your Macbook’s Trackpad Gestures
MacBooks offer quite a few multi-touch trackpad gestures. These gestures allow you to perform common actions more quickly — the trackpad isn’t for pointing and clicking. The same gestures will work on...
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Feedback Loop: Ultrabooks, discrete graphics, Google Voice replacements and...
Welcome to Feedback Loop, a weekly roundup of the most interesting discussions happening within the Engadget community. There’s so much technology to talk about and so little time to enjoy it, but you...
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Titanfall on PCs will soon support 4K and NVIDIA’s latest graphics tricks...
Many gamers already argue that the PC version of Titanfall is the best-looking of the bunch. Pretty soon, though, it won’t even be a contest. Respawn plans to update its robotic shooter to handle both...
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How to Oil Your Hair
Oiling hair is a tradition long followed by women and men alike from many cultures throughout the world. Oiling hair makes it stronger, softer, and shinier. It can be done either with a small amount...
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EFF lawyer questions Microsoft’s ability to search our email, claims it’s...
This week Microsoft revealed that, without a warrant, it accessed the Hotmail account of a French blogger in order to track down an employee leaking source code to some of its products, ultimately...
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Turkish PM plugs Twitter DNS loophole, Facebook and YouTube could be blocked...
When Twitter went dark for users in Turkey earlier this week, it didn’t take long for everyone to realize something was up. Prime Minister Erdoğan had reportedly threatened to pull the plug on the...
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