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RIAA now counts online streams in Gold and Platinum Digital Single Awards

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After years of fighting against the digital tide, the RIAA announced it’ll now factor online audio and video streams when considering tracks for its Digital Single Award. The certification has heretofore been given to digital tracks that have gone…


Loewe Reference ID TV hits the UK in July with full customization and a 1TB DVR

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Loewe has staked its success in the TV market on personalized designs, and it’s taking that concept to its logical extreme with the upcoming Reference ID. First shown at IFA last year, the LCD set is now due to reach the UK in July with progressiv…


EFF report knocks Verizon, praises Twitter for protecting user data

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released its annual “Who Has Your Back?” report, ranking 18 companies by how well they protect user information from government eyes. Twitter and Sonic.net get high scores from the EFF, as they meet all six o…


Iron Man mouse fuels your hot-rod red obsession, is all about the next mission

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Whether you’re looking to instill fear in the hearts of enemies at LAN, or just want to edit spreadsheets in style, this Iron Man mouse will do everything a normal mouse can… just cooler. To capitalize on hype for the third installment of the su…


Kohler’s $6,000 Numi Comfort Height toilet gets added connectivity, loftier bowl

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We know what you’re thinking: The only thing missing from my ridiculously expensive, excessively tricked-out toilet is a USB port. Well it’s time you welcomed your posh posterior to the 21st century, because Kohler’s just released the second edition …


There will be cake: join us at 8PM ET to celebrate Vergecraft’s first year with an in-game dance party!

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In the beginning of Vergecraft, The Verge’s own Minecraft server, we lived the simple life. Newbies built farms and fences to protect from the fresh, untamed wilderness. Iron was more precious than gold. And Paul Miller was still on t…


LYFAO with this Google Glass St. Patrick’s Day skit (NSFW) [VIDEO]

Google Glass. It’s tech’s latest buzzword and it just so happens to be a comedy gold mine. We’ve already seen how Glass could be the perfect wingman for picking up hot chicks, and now we get to see how Glass could improve your life on St. Pactrick’s day. Just in time too. Can’t say I’ve [...]


Banned from the internet for three hours in the middle of SXSW

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It was just after 6:30PM on Friday and still light outside when Jeremy Hollander, a Belgian entrepreneur who lives in San Francisco, strolled into one of the high-ceilinged, gold-hued ballrooms at the Hilton Austin wearing a suit an…


Play this: ‘Bombermine’ is a chaotic, massively-multiplayer mash-up

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Bombermine is an addictive amalgam of Bomberman, Minecraft, and pop culture that lets 1,000 people play together, all in your browser. You won’t be crafting diamond pickaxes, but you will be blasting through ore, gold, and you…


Asus unveils 7-inch Fonepad with voice call support, starting from $249 in March

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Asus is launching a 7-inch Fonepad today at Mobile World Congress. Running Android 4.1, the 7-inch Fonepad uses Intel’s Atom Z2420 processor with 3G voice and mobile data support. Asus has equipped its Fonepad with a 1.2-megap…