Users average 50 minutes per day on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram

 Facebook’s “family of apps” strategy is a wild success. While some might have expected it to roll Instagram into Facebook and leave chat in its main app, keeping Instagram independent and splitting off Messenger into a companion app has helped it solidify itself as more than just a ubiquitous utility, but as a downright addiction. Today on the Q1 2016 earnings call, Mark… Read More

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Microsoft will reveal a new Xbox One controller and other hardware at E3

We’ve heard a lot of talk about new hardware from the Big Three console manufacturers throughout the year, but have yet to actually see anything concrete from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. With E3 […]

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Facebook swells to 1.65B users and beats Q1 estimates with $5.38B revenue

 Facebook continued its winning streak as other tech companies floundered, reaching 1.65 billion monthly users and surpassing estimates in its Q1 2016 earnings report with $5.38 billion in revenue and $0.77 earnings per share. Facebook’s share price climbed over 8% in the moments after earnings were announced, reaching over $117 in after-hours trading. Revenue was up 52% year over year,… Read More

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Chris Hemsworth is dumb as a post and funny as hell in new Ghostbusters

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, Sony Pictures released a Ghostbusters featurette on Chris Hemsworth’s character Kevin who, uh, isn’t too bright. Hemsworth describes Kevin as a “big, dumb puppy dog,” and Kate […]

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Facebook is adding a new class of stock that will help keep Zuckerberg in control

 Facebook today, as part of its earnings release, said it would add a new class of non-voting stock for the company, which will keep Zuckerberg in control of the company.. “This proposal is designed to create a capital structure that will, among other things, allow us to remain focused on Mr. Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for our company and encourage Mr. Zuckerberg to remain in… Read More

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Nintendo plans to kill the Wii U by 2018

Last month, Japanese newspaper Nikkei wrote a story about how Nintendo was going to kill off the Wii U by the end of 2016. This was quickly squashed by the company when it […]

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Hubble spots moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake

Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet in the solar system, having been demoted from full planet. However, there are more of them out there in the icy reaches of the solar system […]

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