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Why Twitter's database restrictions hurt academic research
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Did Instagram actually lose a quarter of its users last week? (update: Instagram says no)
According to one mobile app metrics firm, Instagram appears to be suffering in the wake of its Continue reading…
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How to regulate Uber and Airbnb with their own data
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Boost Mobile to start throttling users that exceed data cap on January 20th
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Apple, Samsung, Nokia, and others petition Congress to free up mobile spectrum
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Diabetic details the benefits and pitfalls of activity-tracking devices like the Fitbit
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Verizon's effort to end the FCC's data roaming requirements rejected by US appeals court
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FCC's data roaming order in Continue reading…
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The future of election fundraising emails
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Jawbone Up review (2012)
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Facebook proposes policy changes, will share user data with Instagram and kill user veto
Facebook has proposed another set of updates to the documents that describe how it handles user Continue reading…
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Evernote upgrades web clipper to save your Gmail, including attachments
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Dish bails on Sprint acquisition to focus on Clearwire
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US and Russia agree to use Cold War-era hotline to stave off cyberwar
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Chipotle becomes first US fast food chain to label all genetically modified ingredients
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Nvidia will license its Kepler GPU technology to tap into the 'exploding' smartphone market
