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Twitter's Facelift: A Step Towards the Facebook Effect or Google+ Fail?

Twitter's CEO said he would do something about the less than user-friendly look of the social network, and it looks like the company is trying to make good on his promise: A new Facebook-looking Twitter profile page has leaked to Mashable.

Puerto Rico Officially Joins LinkedIn To Combat STEM Brain Drain

While Latinos remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and professions in the U.S., Puerto Rico is having a different sort of problem: U.S. recruiters are stealing away with Puerto Rican STEM graduates. But the island's government is trying to end the brain drain, using LinkedIn as a tool.
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Here's Our List of the Best Laptop Bags Based on Price, Style and Storage

Did you buy a new laptop and want to protect it?
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iTV, Wearable Gadgets and New Smart Phone are Rumored to Be Part of Apple's New Product Line Up

CEO Tim Cook says Apple will introduce new products this year
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iPhones with Popular Flappy Bird Game Selling for Thousands Online

Flippity flap, clappity clap, sell me a very expensive iPhone app.

Is Apple Teaming Up With Sony for Enhanced Front Camera and Bezel-Free Display?

According to the latest in tech rumors, Apple's next smartphone, which will presumably be called the iPhone 6, will feature a bezel-free display and some help from Sony.
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iPhone 6 Release Date, Features & Specs: New Apple Phone Will be Bezel-free?

A recent report by Korea Herald claims that the upcoming iPhone 6 will be rim-less, according to an unnamed “industry source.”

GTA V's Valentine's Day Massacre Special DLC Goes 1920s, Offers New Guns & Cars

Celebrate a 1920s-themed holiday with Grand Theft Auto 5 Online's "Valentine's Day Massacre Special" DLC.
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Google and Foxconn: New Robotic Partners

Apple and Google now have a relative they can both claim as their own: Foxconn. Google and the Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer that churns out popular devices like the iPhone and iPad have reportedly entered into an agreement that will bolster the robotics capabilities of both companies.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumor Roundup: What Might Rear Its Head Feb. 24

Samsung's highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is set for a Feb. 24 unveiling in Barcelona. The device has been one of the hottest topics around the technosphere, given the less-than-stellar performance of the Galaxy S4 — so for those wondering, here's what to expect.
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Sprint Announces Loss and Customer Growth Amidst T-Mobile Deal Hesitation

Sprint, the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States, announced its fourth quarter results Tuesday, revealing that while it is experiencing customer growth, the company is still losing money.
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Why Did 6000 Web Sites Call For Users To Contact Their Local Congressman?

Major websites are calling for citizens to engage Congress members to pass a bill against surveillance
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Flappy Bird Imitators Flock with Real Game Now Gone From iTunes And Google Play Store

Scammers take advantage of customers based on the game's viral popularity
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Will Galaxy Gear, Google Glass, and Oculus Rift Soon Become Household Names?

What are the hottest tech trends look forward to this year?
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NSA Onerously Linked With Drone Strike Program, According to a Report by Greenwald's New Venture

The National Security Agency is working with the Joint Special Operations Command's High Value Targeting task force to track targets using their cellphones and blow them away using drones, according to a new report.
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U.S. Latinos Are "Ahead of the Digital Curve" - Nielsen Study

"Hispanics are ahead of the digital curve" according to a new report from Nielsen, which found that the average Latino is more likely to own a smartphone and frequently use cutting-edge digital media on the internet.
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Google To Force Manufacturers To Keep Up With Android Updates? - Report

If recent anonymously sourced reports are to be believed, Google might begin forcing smartphone manufacturers to keep their Android systems up-to-date - otherwise Google will remove support for key Google apps.
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World's First 3D-Printed Titanium Bicycle by Renishaw Is Super Strong And Extremely Light

Want to take your bike to the mountainside? It can easily be done simply by printing out the frames and other parts of a bicycle and put it together. British firms - Renishaw, the U.K.'s only 3D-printing manufacturer and Empire Cycles, a bicycle design company in the west of England - come together to create an innovative framework of world's first 3D-printed metal bike.

'The Day We Fight Back': Thousands Protest NSA Surveillance in Aaron Swartz's Memory

Reddit, Tumblr, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, the American Civil Liberties Union and more than 5,000 other internet-based companies and organizations have joined together to protest surveillance by the National Security Agency on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
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Anticipation As FCC Prepares Next Net Neutrality Move

All eyes are on Federal Communications Commission Chariman Tom Wheeler, as he is expected to release his plan for how to respond to the court decision stripping, at least temporarily, the FCC's ability to enforce its Open Internet Rules (the commission's version of Net Neutrality).
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