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Social media faces the music with Grammy nominations

And the nominees are… Beyonce, Justin Bieber and Adele fans have reason to celebrate on social media today as the three artists are Grammy nominees in several major categories. Meanwhile, a hashtag parodying President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks is popping up across Twitter, and Facebook users are debating whether a Texas Republican’s decision to cast his electoral vote for Trump …

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Samsung scores unanimous Supreme Court win over Apple

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung wins in Supreme Court battle against Apple 1:14 The US Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Samsung a victory in its long-running patent dispute with Apple. The nation’s highest court said in a unanimous opinion that damages for design patent infringement can be based only on the part of the device that infringed the patents, not …

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LinkedIn wants to help you get the conversation started

It can be awkward, sometimes even downright painful to start a conversation, especially when you’re looking for a job. LinkedIn is now offering users tips, called Conversation Starters, for how to connect or reconnect with other members through its messaging feature. The professional network launched the new option Tuesday with the simple goal of helping break the ice in informal …

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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 could lose its headphone jack, too

People scoffed and moaned when the iPhone 7 ditched the headphone jack, but it seems like the trend could continue. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 may become the next popular phone to forgo the headphone jack, according to SamMobile. A lot is riding on Samsung’s next Galaxy S flagship. After this fall’s Galaxy Note 7 went up in flames, all …

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Apple Music surpasses 20 million subscribers

Apple Music appears to be growing on listeners. The music subscription service has surpassed the 20 million subscriber milestone just 18 months after its launch, Billboard reported Tuesday. That number represents growth of 15 percent since the company announced in September it had accumulated 17 million paying customers since it launched in June 2015. Apple Music is hitting new highs …

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