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Booting Up: Apple Is Supposedly Prepping an iPhone Trade-In Program
"Leave me alone." (Photo: Twitter) Facebook is going to pony up $20 million to some users who were included in its "Sponsored Stories" ad program without receiving their permission. [Wired] Apple is...
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Booting Up: Twitter’s Verified Users Can Now Ignore Everyone Else
)Photo by Brian Harkin/Getty Images) Samsung's buttering up startups. What gives? [The Verge] Sources say Twitter isn't growing as fast as its own projections. Are you psyched for the IPO hysteria yet?...
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Booting Up: You’d Probably Bail on a Keynote to Watch Some Sailing, Too
This looks p. fun. (Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images) Larry Ellison skipped a keynote to watch his team in an America's Cup race. Because who's gonna tell that guy no? [Business Insider] Looks like there's...
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Booting Up: Uber Is Sorry for Screwing the Pooch on Kitten Day
Use Uber or the kitten gets it. (Photo: Uber) Philadelphia has finally beat its big bro New York City at something--the historic city leads the nation in smartphone theft :(. Their mayor is joining...
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Booting Up: Blame Princeton Students For Creating That “What Would I Say?”...
"Nah, I'm good." (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images) Snapchat's rejection of a multibillion dollar offer from Facebook was made "because they think making a deal now would leave many billions more...
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Samsung Asks Olympic Athletes to Cover Apple Logos
Hide your iPhone when you take that victory selfie! (Getty) Those Olympic athletes better think twice before taking their opening ceremony selfies tomorrow. The details are admittedly vague, but...
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Lenovo Adorably Files Patent for Google Glass Lookalike
(Photo via the Department of Labor) Google may have scored a fab partnership with Diane von Furstenberg, but that doesn't mean they won't face competition from other tech companies Following in...
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Thief Shoots Woman When She Won’t Hand Over Her Samsung Phone
(Photo: KHOU-TV) Apparently there's one person out there who doesn't want to give up their Samsung Galaxy. A Houston, Texas, woman was involved in an armed robbery when the thief demanded that she hand...
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Samsung’s Largest, ‘Most Curved’ Television Can Be Yours for Just $120,000
Curved in the right places. (Photo: Samsung) Attention rich people: There's a new gadget for you to blow your weekly earnings on. Samsung is introducing a 105-inch curved television that's priced at a...
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Teen’s Samsung Phone Bursts Into Flames While She’s Sleeping
Crispy. (Photo: Fox 4) A Texas teen's phone bursted into flames and melted her pillow in what sounds like a very relatable situation. Like all of us, 13-year-old Ariel Tolfree is addicted to her cell...
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