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Researchers can guess your age based on your Instagram likes

@ 2016/07/15 read/post comments(0)

If you're the sort of person who carefully prunes your unloved Instagram photos, chances are good you're a teenager. At least, that's one of the findings in a new set of research papers on social media behaviors from Penn State… Go To Full Article

MasterCard is lending its mobile payment tech to banks

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MasterCard is hoping to make in-store mobile payments -- the ability to wave your phone at a terminal to buy something -- more accessible. The company is teaming up with several banks, including Citi and Bank of America, to let… Go To Full Article

Nintendo won't offer additional games for the Classic Mini

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Bad news, Nintendo fans: The Classic Mini that was announced earlier today won't be able to play R.C. Pro-Am, Stadium Events, Little Nemo: The Dream Master or anything else beyond what's in the NES-themed box. Nor will it be able… Go To Full Article

Regulators reject plan to fix 85,000 diesel Volkswagens

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Although Volkswagen has those ambitious plans to launch 30 new electric vehicles in the next 10 years, the German automaker is still on the hook for that $14.7 billion class-action settlement related to the diesel emissions scandal. While VW has… Go To Full Article

T-Mobile is giving away free 'Pokémon Go' data for a year

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T-Mobile has been watching you play Pokémon Go, and it knows you're guzzling data every time you head out to catch Pokémon. That's why the next T-Mobile Tuesday is poised to offer unlimited data for Pokémon Go through August 2017... Go To Full Article

Facebook Released More Diversity Stats

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Facebook has released another diversity report. Although the company feels it is moving in the right direction (for instance, the company now includes LGBT data) the numbers aren't much better than they were last time the company released stats. It… Go To Full Article

Why Is Windows Hibernating Instead of Fully Shutting Down?

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Windows’ hibernation setting can be a very useful “feature” when you need to quickly start your computer, but there are times when you want or need to completely shut down your operating system every time instead of just occasionally. With… Go To Full Article

Facebook's Instant Articles are heading to its Messenger app

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Facebook's fast-loading news stories have been around for a while now, but soon they'll make their way to the company's standalone chat app. Instant Articles will son be available inside Messenger. When someone shares a link with you, a lightning… Go To Full Article

NVIDIA's 'VR Funhouse' carnival game just launched on Steam

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A few months ago, NVIDIA showed off a new virtual reality tech demo designed to showcase what its new graphics technology could do for VR. Today, it's releasing that demo to the public: VR Funhouse is a free, virtual reality… Go To Full Article

Emmys recognize online video with this year's nominees

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You knew this was coming. The Emmys announced back in March that it would expand its award categories beyond the conventional, big-budget television productions to include short-form series, virtual reality and internet-only videos -- and it has. At... Go To Full Article

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