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Netflix Preparing New Run at Social Media Features

Two months ago, Netflix pulled the plug on its community features. Now, inspired by the gospel of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, the company is getting ready to dive into “social” again, but with a whole new mindset.READ»

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What Every Guy Needs: Smart Balls

Memo to FIFA (and the England team, whose execrable performance in South Africa still has me shaking with anger). See what technology can do to your balls? Gearbox is a start-up that makes smart toys "how HTC/Android/Apple make smart ...READ»

PayPal Reminds Everyone They're Still in the Mobile Payments Game

In the wake of MasterCard's opening of its API to app writers, PayPal teases its future smartphone payment tech. With Visa in the game too, things could get feisty.READ»

Twitter to Compete With Ever-Expanding Facebook Connect

Facebook's Connect system, the unseen code that makes logging in to many other Web sites much easier, marches on--it's just reached MySpace for example. But Twitter isn't planning on being left out, and it's improving its own ...READ»

UK's Guardian Newspaper Embraces Future With Free Digital Content

The New York Times recently took a stab at what a proper online version of a newspaper might look and feel like, and there were recent suggestions that the newspaper might be better off going for an all-Kindle digital distribution ...READ»