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Want to message your PlayStation friends? Sony has an app for you

Sony has launched a dedicated mobile app for PlayStation users who want to send messages to friends.
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Minecraft is finally coming to the Wii U

Minecraft is on almost every platform conceivable apart from the Wii U, but earlier today Nintendo announced the game would be available before Christmas. 
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Amazon partners with Baidu to launch Fire Tablet in China

Amazon has announced that it will launch its inexpensive Fire Tablet in China, partnering with Baidu to help sell the device. 
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explains why he is not giving his $45 billion to charity

Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has defended his philanthropic plans earlier today, revealing where some of the $45 billion will be going. 
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Samsung will finally pay Apple $548 million in patent dispute

Samsung and Apple have finally settled with differences, announcing in a joint statement that Samsung would pay the $548 million in patent damages. 
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Wearable market mayhem: Apple closes in on FitBit, while Xiaomi hunts down Apple

FitBit remains top of the wearables market with 22 percent market share, but Apple is quickly catching up with 18 percent, despite the price discrepancy. 
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Windows phones need ‘to run Android apps,’ says Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer

Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has fired a few shots at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting, blasting the company's current mobile plans. 
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YouTube Red eyes entering movie and TV show licensing market

YouTube might be planning to compete with Netflix and Amazon Instant Video for those key movie and TV show licenses in the near future.
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Want a secure messaging app on desktop? Signal has announced a private beta

Open Whisper Systems has officially launched Signal Desktop in private beta. The encrypted messaging app is used by quite a few notable privacy advocates.
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HTC and Under Armour to launch connected scale as first product in fitness ecosystem

HTC and Under Armour's first fitness product might be a connected scale, the first in a growing ecosystem of products developed for fitness fanatics. 
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Airbnb reveals that half of its hosts in New York City are breaking the law

Airbnb has released an internal report showing data from New York City hosts, and it would appear 55 percent of hosts are breaking the city's laws. 
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Amazon pushes Fire OS 5 Bellini update to Fire HD 10, HD 8, and Fire tablets

Amazon will push an over-the-air update to the Fire HD 10, HD 8, and Fire tablets, upgrading them to Fire OS 5 Bellini. 
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LinkedIn launches major mobile app revamp for iOS and Android

LinkedIn has launched its major mobile revamp for its flagship app on iOS and Android, originally revealed in October. 
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Vivo announces X6 and X6 Plus with slightly underwhelming specs

Chinese phone maker Vivo has officially announced the X6 and X6 Plus, two flagships that look an awful lot like the iPhone 6S. 
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Amazon is welcome to launch Instant Video on Apple TV

The Apple TV and Chromecast might have been booted off Amazon's store, but that doesn't mean Amazon's own services will be kept away from Apple TV owners.
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BlackBerry refuses to back down, leaves Pakistan instead of handing over private data

BlackBerry went against Pakistan's telecommunications authority and has decided to leave the country, removing its enterprise and consumer services.
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LG’s $8.7 billion OLED factory might be the birthplace of the OLED iPhone

LG plans to open an OLED factory in 2018, which might be the first to manufacture OLED displays for Apple's iPhone. 
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Sony reveals 30 million PS4 sales since launch

Sony has revealed 30 million PS4 sales since launch, double Microsoft's 15.1 million Xbox One sales in the same time period. 
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UK carrier O2 reveals it is also looking into technologies to block adverts on mobile

UK carrier O2 has announced "advanced stages" of research into a network-level adblocker.
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Google might step in and make TouchWiz faster and less buggy

Google might be planning to work with Samsung on optimizing its custom Android user experience, TouchWiz. 
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Apple acquires Faceshift, maker of Star Wars: The Force Awakens motion capture

Apple has acquired motion capture company Faceshift -- best known for working on the new Star Wars film -- for an undisclosed amount earlier in the year. 
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Samsung smartwatch sales are up ‘several hundred percent’ compared to last year

Samsung might not be doing so well in the mobile industry, but its smartwatch sales are up "several hundred percent" compared to last year. 
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Jeff Bezos aerospace startup Blue Origin makes first successful rocket landing on Earth

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos made his first tweet since launching a Twitter account in 2008 to celebrate Blue Origin's successful rocket landing. 
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Airbnb raises $100 million in new funding round, valued at $25.5 billion

Airbnb ran another funding round in November, with a valuation of $25.5 billion. It is the second funding round this year by the rent lodging company. 
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Bangladesh bans Facebook and chat apps for being used to carry out crimes

Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber have all been banned in Bangladesh, following an accusation that the chat apps are being used to commit crimes. 
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U.K. carrier EE considers blocking adverts on mobile

UK wireless carrier EE is discussing the potential of blocking adverts on mobile devices, adding to the growing list of companies focused on bringing more clarity and speed to the mobile Web by getting rid of its main revenue source.
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Sailfish OS creator Jolla will restructure debt, cut half its workforce

Jolla, the Finnish creator of Sailfish OS, has filed for debt restructuring, delaying a planned financial round. The company plans to cut half its staff.
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T-Mobile Binge On doesn’t violate Net neutrality rules, says FCC chairman

T-Mobile's latest Un-Carrier service, Binge On, does not appear to violate the Net neutrality rules imposed by the Federal Communications Commission.
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YouTube changes its tune, will now defend select channels against DMCA takedowns

YouTube will defend select video creators from DMCA abuse with a new $1 million legal protection fund.
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Don’t want to hand a $600 smartphone to a kid? Yip Yap has the perfect solution

Yip Yap announced a new Bluetooth mobile for kids, named Pipsqueak, on Indiegogo earlier this week.
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Elephant Door can tell when someone’s trying to break in and scares them off

Elephant Door is the latest smart home device that alerts the homeowner to attempted burglaries, maintaining a high level of security without an alarm.
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Apple predicted to sell 2.6 million iPad Pro units despite production delays

Apple is on course to sell 2.6 million iPad Pro units by the end of the fiscal year, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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You can now stream Android apps through Google Search

Google has announced a way to stream an app on Search, letting users bypass the download and continue to the use the app for a limited time.
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Apple takes home 94 percent of smartphone market profit

Apple takes the lion share of the smartphone market profit, surpassing its own record of 92 percent to reach 94 percent this quarter.