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EA will no longer pay gun makers for the right to depict weapons in games
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Verizon only wants to pay for the TV channels its viewers are watching
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Amazon Prime now streaming shows from Travel Channel, Food Network, HGTV, others
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Pandora caps free mobile listening at 40 hours per month, blames licensing costs
Pandora founder Tim Westergren took to his company's blog with some bad news today: the streaming Continue reading…
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Google Hangouts upgrade removes ability to host Google Voice calls on your computer
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