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Facebook Announces New Policies to Regulate Posts about Firearms Sales
Facebook said that it is concerned over posts violating laws related to firearm sales and announced policies to regulate such posts.
Winklevoss Twins Buy Virgin Galactic Space Tickets with Bitcoins
The Winklevoss twins announced that they had booked tickets on Virgin's SpaceShip Two with Bitcoins.
T-Mobile Customers Ditch Blackberry with New Trade-In Program
Blackberry users of T-mobile are switching to other devices in a loyalty trade-in program. The fact that Blackberry has lost ground to Android and iOS is no secret, but an internal memo accesed by TmoNews shows just how many customers Blackberry is losing.
Yahoo to Block Facebook and Google Sign-Ins, Cutting Service Access
Yahoo announced that it would gradually phase out Google and Facebook sign-ins from its online services.
Fugitive Snowden to Speak at SXSW about Surveillance Deflection Measures from Russia
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will discuss surveillance at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival via teleconference from Russia.
Blackberry Outage 2014: Major Network Problems in Canada and Asia Pacific
Blackberry users early Tuesday reported service outage which affected message, BBM and Ping messaging.
PC Market to Face Stiff Competition in Coming Years from Tablets
PC Shipments declined by 9.3 percent in 2013 and is estimated to decline through 2018. The PC market is expected to face stiff competition in the coming years from mobile and tablet devices, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) reported Tuesday.
Radio Shack to Shut 1,100 Stores Across United States
Coming on the heels of a poor Q4 performance, Radio Shack on Tuesday announced that it was closing 1,100 stores.
Facebook to Acquire Drone Maker Titan Aerospace: Launching Internet Drones
Facebook is in talks with Texas-based Titan Aerospace to launch unmanned aerial vehicles for providing internet connectivity to remote areas.
New Samsung Chromebook Release Date for 2014 Revealed
Samsung on Monday said it would release two variants of Chromebook 2 in April. Samsung on Monday announced that its second generation Chromebooks would hit markets this April.
Apple in the Driver's Seat: Phones and Cars Combine with CarPlay
Apple on Monday showed off CarPlay, its phone integration system for cars that is expected to make phone use safe and easy while driving.
Android Tops iOS in the Tablet Arena
Android tablet sales surged by 127 percent in 2013 to tip Apple's sales and become the market leader in the tablet arena.