Facebook is doubling its presence in London by acquiring office space across two buildings in King’s Cross. The 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) of office space will be enough for more than 6,000 workstations. The social media giant hasn’t said how many new jobs this will create, but it plans to have 2,300 UK …
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Today’s deal is a rerun, but one from way back in 2017 — and with the all-important lower price than last time. I’ll cut right to the chase: You can get a Mailbird Pro lifetime subscription for just $14.99. Get it at StackSocial Why would you want such a thing? Let me answer your question with a question: Do you …
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Android and Google Fit syncing can now work with Motiv Ring, the basic but tiny fitness tracker. The Motiv Ring measures steps, sleep, resting and active heart rate. It syncs to your phone via Bluetooth. We complained about the lack of Android support in our Motiv Ring review, and it seems we weren’t the only ones. Android and Google Fit support …
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Update, August 2018: The Samsung Galaxy Watch has been officially announced. Samsung’s next big event is coming soon, and the Note 9 is expected to make its official debut there. But Samsung might also reveal a new smartwatch, too. It’s been a while since Samsung had a new, big watch release. The Gear S3 arrived late in 2016, while a sport-oriented smaller …
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Google is trying out a new Chrome interface that for the first time in a decade presents a very different look for the tabs and address bar at the top of the widely used web browser. Since its public debut in 2008, Chrome has featured a trapezoidal tab for each website you have open. But tabs now look very different …
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Intrigued by Pokemon Go’s location-based gameplay but desire a bit more action in your experience? The Walking Dead: Our World mobile game might be up your alley. AMC and developer Next Games, made up of folks who helped make Angry Birds and Clash of Clans, launched the game on iOS and Android on July 12, but made its big promotional …
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Google owns Duck.com, which has been driving rival search engine DuckDuckGo up the wall for over six years. Because when you type “duck.com” into a web browser, you get Google.com. Doesn’t make a lot of sense, yes? But after a new round of complaints this Friday, Google has relented. Google comms VP Rob Shilkin just quacked tweeted that a new …
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If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be Google, right? Until today, if you typed duck.com into your browser right now and smacked the enter key, you’d see google.com appear. Weird, huh? Particularly considering that there is a search engine known for ducks, and it’s not Google at all — but rather, its privacy-first rival DuckDuckGo, …
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Alphabet’s Loon project said Thursday that its balloons will bring internet to remote parts of Kenya next year. This’ll be the project’s first deal in Africa, Reuters reports, and it’ll see Loon working with Telkom Kenya to get high-speed internet to the East African country’s rural and suburban populations. Loon became its own company only last week — having started …
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The European Commission slapped Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) on Wednesday over antitrust violations related to the Android mobile operating system. The European Union is concerned that Google’s agreements with phone makers such as Huawei, Samsung and LG put those companies at a disadvantage because they’re completely dependent on Android. The agreements stipulate that …
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