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‘It just all comes out’: The Republican convention gets ‘glogged’

Now playing: Watch this: ‘Gloggers’ paint unique picture of the RNC 1:17 Cartoonist and illustrator Tim Fielder and his twin brother, video artist Jim, made the trip from New York to Cleveland to “glog” the Republican National Convention. Related stories #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes takes over Twitter How to watch the Republican National Convention from anywhere From the …

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Will Twitter ever clean up its troll problem? (The 3:59, Ep. 81)

Twitter admits it needs to do a better job handling trolls, and it made at least one step in that direction. The social-media site permanently banned conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos after he incited a Twitter mob to bully “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones with racist and misogynist tweets. We debate Twitter’s next move forward and how it may balance First Amendment …

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Dell shutters its Alienware X51 ‘experiment’

Dell has announced it’s retiring the popular X5 compact gaming PC after four years in favor of two newer designs. Named after the infamous Area 51, long associated with supposed UFOs and aliens, the X51 debuted in 2012 and has gone through several changes with the most recent model including high-end Intel processors and liquid cooling. The company released the …

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Can you hear me now? Mobile operators beef up networks for conventions

Here’s something Democrats and Republicans can agree on during this contentious political season: a strong wireless signal. The country’s major wireless and cable carriers have invested in Cleveland and Philadelphia, the cities hosting the Republican and Democratic conventions, to ensure that the tens of thousands of political junkies at the gatherings have access to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook from their …

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Trump’s hands may not be small, but his wall is

Trump asked for a wall. Trump got a wall. Only this one’s not the one he’s been proposing all these months. It’s an itty-bitty wooden wall surrounding Trump’s star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s 6 inches tall, complete with yellow “Caution border: Keep out” signs and topped with razor wire and mini American flags, and it’s sure …

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RNC grabs prime

Forget the drama of “Pretty Little Liars” and action of “WWE SmackDown!,” this week people are turning to Twitter to talk about the Republican National Convention. On Monday, 1.6 million tweets were sent by 449,000 people in the US about the first night of the RNC, according to Nielsen Social, which tracks Twitter activity around TV series and events. On …

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