News
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Nielsen: Cord Cutting is on the Rise, But Traditional TV is Still Holding Strong
Media pundits love to discuss whether cord cutting – that is forgoing a traditional cable TV subscription in favor of going streaming-only – is a real trend [...]
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Chrome 17 has Arrived: Features Safer Downloads and Smarter Prerendering
Google just released version 17 of its popular Chrome browser. Given its rapid release schedule and its various beta and developer channels, there are no major surprises [...]
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What’s the Deal with Google’s Screenwise Panel? (Updated with Statement from Google)
Google has had a bit of a bad PR run lately and it looks like today will be yet another one of those days for the search [...]
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Congress Gives Commercial Drones Takeoff Clearance for 2015
The U.S. Senate today approved the reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Besides obviously making sure that the FAA has the necessary money to operate, [...]
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Google Docs Gets Customizable Styles, Sparklines and Google+ Sharing for Forms
Google just announced some welcome new features for Google Docs. Maybe the most important of these updates is Google Doc's new-found ability to apply changes to a [...]
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Opinion
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Facebook Places Is the Most Boring Location-Sharing Service Yet – And That’s a Good Thing
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Yesterday, Facebook launched Facebook Places, its new location-sharing service. As a location-sharing service, Facebook as about as barebones as they come. The functionality is limited to checking in and sharing your location with your Facebook friends. -
What's the Point of Checking In?
I used to think that location-based services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and all of their clones represented the next big thing in mobile. The reality, however, is [...]
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