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Facebook is mulling buying original videos

Will you be able to watch your next favorite show right on Facebook? The world’s largest social network said Wednesday that it’s exploring funding some of its own original video content. That includes various kinds of programming, including scripted and unscripted content and sports, Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s head of global creative strategy, said in a statement. He said the …

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Pandora vs. Slacker vs. TuneIn vs. Rhapsody UnRadio: Online streaming radio services compared

I remember when Pandora was the only streaming radio service in town. Now there are tons of choices and nearly every on-demand streaming service has some kind of radio feature. In this guide, I’ll outline the big names in internet radio, running through their features and what makes them unique. I won’t cover the on-demand streaming services that offer radio-like …

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Snapchat Spectacles with prescription lenses can be yours for as low as $29

Now playing: Watch this: Cheap prescription lenses for Snapchat Spectacles 1:19 The only thing worse than waiting in line for hours to buy a pair of plastic sunglasses that are only notable because they can take Snapchat footage is not being able to see through their lenses because you wear prescription glasses. Not for long, though. Starting today at GlassesUSA.com, …

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5 tricks to free up space on your Android phone

Now playing: Watch this: Free up space on Android phones 1:03 Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET It doesn’t matter if your Android phone has expandable storage via a microSD card — you fill up whatever space you’re given, whether it’s 32GB or 200GB. Here are some easy ways to free up storage on your Android device — both the internal storage and …

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​Brave gets first partner in push for privacy

Brave Software has signed a publishing partnership the browser maker hopes ultimately will help rid the web of privacy-invading advertisements. Brave, the startup led by Mozilla co-founder and JavaScript inventor Brendan Eich, announced the deal Tuesday with CoinDesk, a website with news and information about the Bitcoin digital currency. Under the first phase of the deal, Coindesk has begun promoting …

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Best Buy offers free two

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, you’re probably looking at the calendar and worrying about whether your gifts will arrive at their destination on time. To ease some of that anxiety, Best Buy has made two-day shipping free for almost any purchase made at the retailer. Best Buy said Tuesday that orders placed between 8:30 a.m. PT Thursday …

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