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Wikipedia Officially Leaves GoDaddy

One of the largest and most visited sites on the internet has finally finished its move from domain hosting services; they recently dropped GoDaddy to get MarkMonitor. To make sure that the process was as smooth as possible wit...

by Bryan Conte (Associate Editor)

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Google Music off to a Shaky Start

To much fanfare and anticipation, three months ago Google announced that they will be taking on Apple and iTunes with Google Music. Google was proud to announce that they would not only offer songs that are available to downloa...

by Matt Lavelle (Staff Writer)

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Google Assistant: Is This Google’s Answer to Apple’s Siri?

When SIRI was first showcased publicly, Google announced that it was something of a threat for traditional search engines like Google, because it made it much easier for user to search without being exposed to ads or Google in ...

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Yahoo! Planning a Huge Makeover

The past few years have not been anything but brutal for Yahoo!, as they have fallen significantly out of line with people looking for a quick, simple and easy search engine to use. In the past half-decade (or arguably even m...

by Bryan Conte (Associate Editor)

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The “Shut Em’ Up” Gun

Have you ever wished you could hit the mute button on a remote to shut people up? How many people do you encounter daily that you’d wish could be silenced with the press of a button? Unfortunately, most people don’t come ...

by Sam Cheung (Senior Staff Writer)

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Kony 2012 Video Goes Viral – Sheds Light On Uganda & African Conflict

It’s very seldom that we see a video that impacts us enough to make an entire post on it, but that’s exactly what happened here. A brief 30 minute documentary about the shockingly unknown conflict that has plagued U...

by Omeed Asadi (Associate Editor)

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Microsoft’s New Ad Campaign Takes Aim at Google

It’s no surprise that Microsoft and Google don’t like each other. They are two of the largest and arguably the most influential firms in Silicon Valley, and their respective interests often collide with each other, leaving ...

by Matt Lavelle (Staff Writer)

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Facebook Stores See Less-Than-Exciting Sales

One of the ways that Facebook has sought to make itself relevant in the long term market is by offering companies and firms online shops through Facebook. By doing this, Facebook will be able to make added revenue with their us...

by Matt Lavelle (Staff Writer)

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Zynga Looking To Reduce Facebook Dependence

Not long ago we covered the news of Zynga going public. Like a lot of the recent tech IPOs , there was certainly a lot of excitement surrounding them and arguably more than is warranted. However, those looking for a solid inves...

by Bryan Conte (Associate Editor)

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Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Preview For The World To See

The anticipation among techies is getting stronger and stronger for the new Windows operating system- Windows 8. Naturally, Windows 8 is going to replace 7, but the difference between the two is going to be far more than just a...

by Bryan Conte (Associate Editor)

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Kalashnikov Rifle Receives An Update; Will FPS Follow Suit?

It is the world’s most recognized weapon. It’s graced the silver screen and the small screen. It’s been mentioned countless times in novels. It’s been fired millions of times by child-soldiers, Russian special forces, g...

by Sam Cheung (Senior Staff Writer)

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