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Words U replaces regular words with $10 ones. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET You’ve heard of Words with Friends? Get ready for vocabulary words with friends. Words U for iOS is a messaging app aimed at students or anyone else looking to increase their word power. It’s free, and the English major in me absolutely loves …

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Lyft gets a lift with $530 million funding round

Lyft now has a lot more money on its hands. Lyft Ride-hailing service Lyft is now flush with cash as it looks to expand across the US. Lyft has raised $530 million in a new round of funding led by Japan-based e-commerce giant Rakuten. The new round brings Lyft’s total venture investment since its founding in 2012 to more than …

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YouTube to add 360

Videos shot with 360-degree cameras capture the entire point-of-view around the shooter at once. Joshua Goldman/CNET If you already feel like YouTube — the most-watched video site on the planet — is all around you, then 360-degree videos might make the sensation literal. The Google-owned video site plans to add the ability to upload 360-degree videos, clips shot with special …

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PC market expected to face more pain in 2015

Desktops and laptops have seen some gains in 2014, though IDC doesn’t expect that to last. Sarah Tew/CNET Here comes more bad news for the personal-computer market. On the same day Intel cut its quarterly outlook by nearly $1 billion, researcher IDC trimmed its forecast for worldwide PC shipments this year. It now expects a drop of 4.9 percent to …

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Intel blames $1B revenue hit on Windows XP’s stubborn grip

Intel’s PC business showed improvement in 2014, but is off to a bumpy start in 2015. James Martin/CNET Intel has slashed its quarterly revenue outlook by nearly $1 billion, as business customers are proving reluctant to upgrade from Windows XP — a popular but now 13-year-old operating system. The company said Thursday it now expects to post $12.8 billion in …

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FCC spells out Net neutrality rules

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler defends his Net neutrality policy at Mobile World Congress 2015. Stephen Shankland/CNET The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finally spelled out how it will preserve the open Internet, publicly releasing a 400-page PDF that details its new, stricter regulations for broadband services. The agency’s commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the order last month but did not …

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Amazon launches Exclusives to surface ‘up

Amazon Exclusives is now online for ‘up-and-coming’ products. Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET Amazon is giving its customers a new way to get a “first look” at some fledgling brands and products. The e-commerce titan on Wednesday launched a digital marketplace it’s calling Exclusives. The branded store within the standard Amazon marketplace provides customers with a wide range of accessories, toys, …

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