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Samsung’s second Tizen

Enlarge ImageSamsung’s Z3 runs on homegrown software. Samsung Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its second phone powered by the company’s own Tizen software, an alternative that so far hasn’t made much headway against Google’s more widely used Android. The Samsung Z3 is due to go on sale in India on October 21 for 8,490 Indian rupees ($131), following the release of …

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Social media crowns a winner in the Democrats’ presidential debate

While political pundits gave former First Lady Hillary Clinton the victory in the first Democratic presidential debate, her main challenger, Bernie Sanders, was the clear winner on social media. The Vermont senator was the most mentioned candidate on Facebook and Twitter, according to social media analysis platforms Wayin and Brandwatch. He also was the most searched candidate on Google by …

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Mobile

Mobile-payments company Square on Wednesday revealed its plans to go public, putting in motion what should be one of the biggest and most-anticipated tech initial public offerings of the year. The 6-year-old maker of credit-card reading devices was expected to make such a move for months. Reports came out over the summer that the San Francisco-based company filed confidential paperwork …

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Get four phone lines and 40GB for $120 per month

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. 4 lines, 40GB, $120 per month. Yes, please. T-Mobile Last February, I wrote about why I ditched T-Mobile and switched to Cricket Wireless. Today I’m going back. Make no mistake, Cricket’s been fine …

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Twitter names former Google exec Kordestani as new chairman

Twitter has named former Google business chief Omid Kordestani as the social network’s new chairman. James Martin/CNET It didn’t take long for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to find someone to replace him as chairman. The social network named Omid Kordestani, Google’s former chief business officer, as its new executive chairman, Dorsey announced in a series of tweets Wednesday. Kordestani’s responsibilities …

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California launches site to help victims of revenge porn

More than 50 major tech companies have helped put together California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ online tool for victims of revenge porn. California State Department of Justice California is ramping up its war on revenge porn by giving victims new tools for fighting back. State Attorney General Kamala Harris said Wednesday that her office has partnered with tech companies and …

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