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Microsoft Office Web Apps to receive real-time collaboration, Android support

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Ballmer and Co. have just laid out what changes Office Web Apps will see over the next year and beyond, and it’s honing in on social features and more. Sure, the productivity suite already has collaborative document editing, but Microsoft is vowin…


First Else’s Splay officially comes to Android as a thumb-friendly launcher (video)

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Emblaze’s long-canceled First Else may never come back in its original form, but to our surprise, its futuristic Splay interface has finally been ported to Android! Released as a free beta by the same company, this fan-shaped launcher offers a sim…


Foursquare updates app for Windows Phone 8, brings lock screen notifications and NFC check-ins

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Foursquare’s been rather attentive to most mobile plaforms this year, releasing updates for Android, BlackBerry and iOS in 2013. The time has finally come for Microsoft users as well, as a fresh WP8-compatible version has just hit the Windows Phon…


Rovio launches syncable accounts for Angry Birds Classic and others, stores your progress across devices

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No more repeating those first stages. Again. No more attempts to glean three stars on Level 4-14. Again. Rovio is finally offering sync functions for its new Croods game, globally, and its original hit, Angry Birds — although that’s only for Pola…


US Senate passes internet sales tax bill, faces a stiff fight in House

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The debate over taxing out-of-state online sales in the US has been raging for years, but there are signs that the often messy saga is finally winding to a close… well, maybe. The Senate just voted 69-27 in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act,…


‘Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time’ coming this July, finally (video)

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Come on, admit it: you’ve all secretly been longing for more Plants vs. Zombies action, right? Well fans, today’s your lucky day. PopCap’s just uploaded a YouTube video announcing that the sequel to its wildly successful game — appropriately call…


32GB Samsung Galaxy S 4 coming to AT&T May 10th for $250

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We knew that the 32GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 would be coming to AT&T to complement its 16GB sibling for an extra 50 bucks, but the carrier kept pretty quiet about when it would show up. A tweet from AT&T’s official account has f…


Left 4 Dead 2 now available on Linux, reclaims beta moniker

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Valve’s bid to lure gamers away from Microsoft’s platform just got a little sweeter: Left 4 Dead 2 is finally available on Linux. Despite early appearances in early leaks, the game has been absent from Steam’s Linux compatible library. The wait mi…


NASA PhoneSat returns photos from orbit, reminds us of streaming circa 1998

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The launch of NASA’s PhoneSat mission last year was loaded with promise: finally, proof that mobile technology could power nanosatellites and stick it to The Man. The photos have returned, and… well, Lockheed won’t be scrapping its big satellite…


Solar Impulse sets off on its journey across the US (video)

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Early this morning at Moffet Air Field in Mountain View, California, Solar Impulse finally took off on the first leg of its barnstorming tour across the US. Of course, this isn’t the first time the sun-powered plane and its pilots, Bertrand Piccar…