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• How GungHo could afford to buy Grasshopper thanks to a single mobile game
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• As Transformers and Bond sales sink, Activision backs away from licensed games
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• Disney and Square tap an unusual studio to bring Kingdom Hearts free-to-play to PCs
• The Brooklyn Nets now let fans live stream games on their phone from inside the stadium
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• ProxToMe app lets you easily share files with anyone nearby
• Qualcomm unveils ‘always on’ voice activation and quicker charging for mobile devices
• China is waging an undeclared cyberwar on the US … but now what?
• Oscar Effects: How The Avengers built a better Hulk
• Sony’s PlayStation 4 offers a first look at the future of gaming
• Nikon unveils the D7100, the latest high-performance DSLR in a compact body
• Police inform mother of son’s death over Facebook, message unseen in Other inbox
• ZTE to debut the Grand Memo and a Firefox phone at MWC, could be joined by a Tegra 4-powered surprise
• Zuckerberg, Brin and other tech players donate millions for new Breakthrough Prize
• Google working with Warby Parker to create cool look for Glass, claims report
• Goal-line technology to be used at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
• LG just can’t keep a secret, as MWC-bound F Series smartphones are made official
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• 3D evolved: Hands-on with Canon’s MREAL augmented reality system
• Judge overrules the request to ban CNET’s P2P coverage
• Hands on: News360 update for Android adds some intelligence to news gathering
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• Media mafiosos: Is Adblock Plus shaking down websites for cash to let ads through?
• Need a place to crash at SXSW? WeHostels has you covered – if you move fast
• Iconic Sega Dreamcast game designer Kenji Eno dies at age 42
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• Petition forces White House to address why unlocking smartphones is illegal
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• Bohemia Interactive embraces the Valve way, making ArmA 3 a Steam-only release
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• Twitter addressing security problem, introduces DMARC to prevent email phishing attacks
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• Crysis 3 review: Crytek’s shooter is an expertly made toy soldier with no soul
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• Yahoo updates Flickr iPhone app with tagging, faster uploads, volume shutter and more
• Zendesk hacked – Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter user email addresses stolen
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• 2013 Audi RS Q3: Pint-sized performance SUV to debut at Geneva Motor Show
• Driving design: How DesignNobis’ V-Tent could help EVs charge themselves
• The true cost of switching to a new phone OS? It’s more inconvenience than money
• Unity Technologies co-founder goes indie to make his own games
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• Digital Blend: PlayStation 4 fallout and D.I.C.E. catch-up
• Green speed: Toyota updates TS030 Hybrid racer for 2013
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• And now, here’s a second lawsuit against book publishers over e-books
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• Huawei officially announces long-awaited Ascend P2
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• Activision’s CEO discusses the future of Call of Duty
• Mozilla flaunts Firefox OS with a host of European partners at MWC
• Here’s a social media cheat sheet for picking tonight’s Oscar winners
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• Nokia Lumia 720 not coming to U.S. (so far)
• $1.99 iPhone app helps filmmaker win Oscar
• Nokia announces the budget Lumia 520, and it’s coming to T-Mobile
• LG unveils Optimus G, Vu, F, and LII series smartphones at MWC
• Hands on: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 is good, but clearly an iPad Mini reaction
• Discrete GPUs see biggest drop in shipment since 2008
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• ZTE’s Grand Memo is its new hope for a flagship phone
• The race to outgrow your pocket is over: Phones have finally stopped getting bigger
• Hands on: Kyocera Torque is an Android phone you can drop in the toilet
• Facebook Messenger gets a data price cut – at least, for international users
• We can all be Peter Parker: New suit gives wearer ‘SpiderSense’
• Corvo returns, according to leaked Dishonored DLC details
• Just reading about the China cybersecurity scare can get you hacked – here’s how
• Life and Tiles of a Win8 Convert: Where do I go from here?
• Super Meat Boy creators follow-up allows you to live out your crazy cat lady fantasies
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• Hands-on: Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z could be the first Sony tablet worth owning
• What Microsoft’s next Xbox needs to do to keep up with the PS4
• Square-Enix says no free-to-play for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
• Confessions of a straight male: Why I’m done with online shopping
• Why LG acquired WebOS and what it means for the future of Smart TV
• Dumb people, smartphones: One in four users saves dirty pictures on their phones
• GM announces onboard AT&T 4G LTE in select 2015 models
• Bertone Aston Martin Jet 2+2: Practicality never looked so good
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• Tesla CEO claims company lost $100M in value after New York Times spat
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• Portable and affordable: Splitsecnd delivers automated crash detection regardless of your ride
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• Open platforms, peak performance states, and Apple: The future of wearable tech
• Apple ‘more flexible’ and ‘less arrogant’ under Tim Cook, says telecom boss
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• BBC accuses, condemns China of blocking World Service broadcasts
• Instagram threatens to close Madonna’s photo sharing account
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• Diablo 3 on PS3 and PS4 won’t connect to Blizzard’s Battle.net, won’t need to be always connected
• Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 available to download
• BioShock for the Vita remains firmly in limbo due to negotiation gridlock
• The battle for your login information heats up as Google+ launches Sign-In
• Cadillac’s 2013 ATS embraces style, safety, and a host of driver assist technologies
• Sony may mimic Xbox Live with tiered memberships for PS4 services
• Hands on: Fujitsu ‘Stylistic S01’ is the best smartphone for the tech challenged
• What user backlash? Instagram now has 100 million users
• After a decade of waiting, is Beyond Good & Evil 2 coming to Nintendo Wii U later this year?
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• Adobe’s Photoshop Touch comes to smartphones
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• Coinstar now offers deposits directly into a PayPal account
• Mission to Mars: Space tourist Dennis Tito intends to send married couple to the Red Planet (and bring them back again)
• Viddy rolls out major update to iPhone app with longer clips, multiple shots, new filters and more
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• Twitter makes ‘American Idol’ even more interactive (content quality still questionable)
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• How does GM’s fabled EV1 stack up against the current crop of electrics?
• Judge rules against Apple in FaceTime lawsuit
• Sony Europe says that Gran Turismo 6 is coming to PlayStation 3
• Facebook Graph Search saves all your creepy searches – and here’s how to delete them
• OpenTable gets in on social discovery with ‘Places I’ve Eaten’ Facebook app
• EVE Online tops half a million users as it celebrates its 10th birthday
• eBay Now goes fully mobile, same-day shipping available in New York, San Fran, and San Jose
• Will the companies feeding Vine’s growth ultimately poison it?
• U.K. authorities order social networks to take down photos of killer
• Hands on: Huawei’s Ascend P2 caters to iPhone refugees with simplicity
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• Beyond the Jeopardy podium: IBM takes Watson computer to the kitchen
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• Groupon says goodbye and cuts ties with CEO Andrew Mason
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