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Google optimizes web versions of Play Movies and Music for Chromecast
The Chromecast is the tiny dongle that just keeps on giving. A mere couple of days after announcing support for a number of new applications, Google has let it be known that its $35 streamer is now...
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Twitter changes how ‘block’ works, makes it more of a mute button
From your garden variety troll to far worse kinds of harassment, we’ve all run into people on the internet that we’d rather not deal with. On Twitter, choosing to block someone used to mean they...
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Anemia Drug EPO Made by Chemists, Not Cells
Most drugs are simple, small molecules produced through well-defined chemical reactions: aspirin, Lipitor, and Prozac are made this way. Biotech drugs, on the other hand, are lab-made versions of...
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How to Use the wikiHow iPhone and iPad Application
The wikiHow application for iPhone and iPad is a great way to take the best of wikiHow with you on-the-go. With the wikiHow app, you can browse our featured article feed, search for any of our...
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Moto X gets Android 4.4 KitKat and camera enhancements on Sprint and US Cellular
Sprint and US Cellular customers with Motorola’s $199 smartphone have finally joined the KitKat party. Starting today, Moto X users can enjoy Android 4.4′s streamlined interface and Google-licious...
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Oculus Rift makers get $75 million from investors to finish consumer model
Short of attending an industry event or ordering your own dev kit, it’s a bit tricky to get your hands on an Oculus Rift VR headset. Soon, that could change: the company just secured $75 million in...
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YouTube opens live streaming for all verified channels, even yours
What’s that, your YouTube channel has fewer than 100 subscribers, but you feel it’s a travesty that you can’t share your video opus as it happens? Well, start popping bottles: Google has begun rolling...
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Twitter changes how ‘block’ works, makes it more of a mute button (update:...
From your garden variety troll to far worse kinds of harassment, we’ve all run into people on the internet that we’d rather not deal with. On Twitter, choosing to block someone used to mean they...
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Get a glimpse into the snaking, hovering and pedaling of robots past (video)
The director of that awesome James Bond quadrotor video from last year has unearthered some fascinating footage from University of Pennsylvania professors, detailing robotic breakthroughs that lead to...
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Pebble smartwatch update brings do not disturb mode and snooze alarm
The Pebble smartwatch is all about getting mobile notifications more efficiently, but what about when you don’t want to see those notifications at all? The new PebbleOS v1.14 update rolling out can...
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Electric Vehicles Out in the Cold
As winter weather arrives, electric car owners are worrying about what the cold will do to the range of their vehicles. Message threads with titles like “Winter driving warning” and “Another way to...
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World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted without Surgery
Tiny ticker: A new pacemaker is small enough to fit inside the heart and can be implanted through a patient’s veins. Pacemaker surgery typically requires a doctor to make an incision above a patient’s...
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Google launches Tips to help you get more out of Gmail and its other services
Though we’re sure Google tries to keep its products like Now and Docs as easy to use as possible, who has the time to learn every single feature? That’s likely why Google just launched Tips, a site...
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Cover’s context-aware Android lock screen launches on Google Play (video)
Context-sensitive interfaces like Aviate and Google Now are on the rise in the Android world, and Cover is taking advantage of that spotlight by releasing its dynamic lock screen on Google Play as a...
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Foxconn still not in compliance with all local labor laws, but it’s getting...
Remember when Apple and Foxconn pledged to improve working conditions, increase wages and limit work weeks to 60 hours? Turns out they’re still working on that. According to a recent investigation by...
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How to Plop Your Hair
Plop: v. To put wet hair up into a cloth; n. Said act of putting hair up. If you are looking for way to decrease the drying time of your hair and help enhance waves and curls, plopping is for you!...
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Twitter 3.0 for Mac brings in-line photo previews and detailed tweets
Twitter brought in-line media previews to its mobile apps a few weeks ago; today, it’s the Mac’s turn. The new Twitter 3.0 app for Mac now shows a quick glimpse of photos from supported services, so...
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LG and Google tweak Nexus 5 production to fix speaker and loose buttons
Owners of brand new Nexus 5 handsets are starting to notice a few subtle differences compared to the version that sold at launch. The mono speaker grille holes are slightly larger, for a start, which...
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Aereo chief: We’re fighting for consumer’s rights to watch TV with an antenna...
Big media may have thought its deep pockets and love of ceaseless litigation would break Aereo’s bank and spirit, but the cloud-based DVR company is sticking to its guns. In a statement released just...
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Amazon tipped to launch online wholesale store called Pantry in 2014
While Amazon has no shortage of rivals, it’s now reportedly gearing up to take on big players in the warehouse store business, like Costco. According to USA Today’s anonymous sources, Amazon is...
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