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Google's business practices to be investigated by Canadian Competition Bureau

By Bryan Bishop on May 18, 2013 12:57 am + 97 comments

It appears that Canada will become the latest country to look into the business practices of search Continue reading…
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T-Mobile drops anti-net neutrality lawsuit filed by MetroPCS, leaving Verizon on its own

By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2013 04:29 pm + 7 comments

Cellphone carriers have generally met net neutrality proposals with varying levels of hostility, but Continue reading…
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Tribeca Film Festival Vine competition winners are stop-motion masterpieces

By Dieter Bohn on April 26, 2013 07:30 pm + 4 comments

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the winners of its #6SECFILMS Vine competition. With 400 Continue reading…
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Vine creator Dom Hofmann on the evolution of six-second storytelling

By Casey Newton on April 22, 2013 10:05 pm + 18 comments

Vine co-creator Dom Hofmann says the app's appeal lies in its immediacy: "A post on Vine takes you Continue reading…
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What is FairSearch and why does it hate Google so much?

By Vlad Savov on April 12, 2013 09:00 am + 678 comments

Being the world’s favorite search engine has brought Google and its founders to positions of Continue reading…
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Murdoch's Sky TV accused of abusing power by refusing to air competitor's ads

By Aaron Souppouris on April 8, 2013 08:08 am + 40 comments

British broadcaster Sky — a company controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. — has reportedly Continue reading…
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Submit your six-second Vine films to the Tribeca Film Festival by Sunday night

By T.C. Sottek on April 6, 2013 06:29 pm + 20 comments

Are you ready to bump shoulders with filmmaking royalty? If so, you've got until 11:59PM ET tomorrow Continue reading…
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Google's 'If I Had Glass' winners list dominated by celebrities, popular Twitter accounts

By Dante D'Orazio on March 30, 2013 01:44 am + 199 comments

Google's "If I Had Glass" competition has always been a public affair: applications were submitted Continue reading…
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Apple stays on the defensive with new iPhone promotional campaign

By Bryan Bishop on March 16, 2013 05:18 pm + 796 comments

The night before the introduction of the Galaxy S4, Apple's Phil Schiller took a number of shots at Continue reading…
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Facebook reportedly kills friend-finding for group messaging competitor MessageMe

By Bryan Bishop on March 16, 2013 03:43 am + 19 comments

In January Facebook caught some flack for preventing Vine users from using Facebook to discover new Continue reading…