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- New Star Wars free-to-play game puts fans in commandStar Wars: Commander asks players to build and attack sci-fi bases, but does this iPhone and iPad games seem a little too familiar?
- Islamic State militants turn to alternative social network in wake of ban from TwitterFollowing a ban from more traditional social media services such as Twitter, members of the Islamic State militant group have started using a lesser-known platform called Diaspora, whose contents are harder to monitor and control.Â
- FBI says healthcare industry targeted by hackersIn the wake of an attack on US hospital group Community Health Systems, the FBI has issued a warning to the healthcare industry that it could fall victim to hackers.Â
- For Internet celebrities, net neutrality proves a cause célèbreA slew of Internet personalities who have gained popularity thanks to online video-sharing platforms such as YouTube are banding together to defend net neutrality, fearful that federal legislation could divide the Internet into fast and slow lanes.Â
- From 'Sherlock' to 'House of Cards,' text messages become characters in filmCritic Tony Zhou walks through the history of text messages in film.
- With API, Uber sends message to developers: Let's work togetherUber announced Wednesday an API that lets developers integrate their companies' apps with Uber's services.Â
- Is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook the future of e-readers?Barnes & Noble and Samsung have partnered to release the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a Samsung tablet that replaces the Nook, Barnes & Noble's signature e-reader since 2009.
- Twitter changes policy to let families remove images of the deceasedTwitter announced Tuesday that it will begin removing imagery of certain deceased people following requests from family members and authorized individuals.Â
- Uber appoints former Obama advisor to lead policy effortsUber announced Wednesday that David Plouffe, well known as a senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the ride-sharing company as senior vice president of policy and strategy.Â
- 30-day emoji challenge: Are we the new Egyptians?Could you communicate through emoji alone? While a couple embraces these text-message symbols, a Monitor editor swears them off.Â
- Dropbox's e-mail app, Mailbox, now available for Mac – sortaThe popular e-mail app Mailbox, owned by Dropbox, announced Tuesday that it will now be available in a beta version for Mac desktops.Â
- Sprint reveals new family data plans to take on the wireless competitionIn its first major move since appointing a new chief executive after merger plans fell through with rival T-Mobile US, wireless carrier Sprint has announced new family rate plans that more closely resemble those of its competitors.Â
- Will these two new products be able to combat electronic spying?Two new products demonstrate the growing appeal for encryption products since Edward Snowden revealed the US government's electronic spying efforts last year.Â
- UE BOOM speakers and Lindsey Stirling master the tides of technologyLindsey Stirling's hit video 'Master of Tides' draws attention to the small but powerful UE BOOM waterproof speakers.
- These fitness apps provide short, sweet workoutsA slew of fitness apps aim to give people the opportunity to fit in condensed workouts throughout their busy daily schedules.Â
- Facebook adds 'satire' tag. Can you tell when a news story is fake?Facebook has begun marking certain fake news stories with a 'satire' tag so users can more easily determine between fake and real news.Â
- In #TwitterExperiment, users upset as favorites become retweetsTwitter users have been venting their frustration over a new feature recently rolled out that makes favorited tweets, typically private, available on the timelines of followers.Â
- Apple stores user data in China. What does it mean for cybersecurity?Apple has begun storing Chinese users' data in servers on mainland China, making Apple the first major US technology company to do so.Â
- Samsung buys SmartThings, diving deeper into the 'Internet of Things'Samsung recently announced that it purchased SmartThings, a start-up that lets users control their connected appliances through a single device.Â
- Mark Zuckerberg ice dunk brings ALS challenge to tech billionairesMark Zuckerberg ice dousing? The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that has gone viral and helped to raise millions of dollars for ALS research. Now it has expanded to tech billionaires who are dousing themselves with icy water.Â