Instagram crams more ads in less space with Video Carousels

 What’s more lucrative than a video ad? Multiple videos in a single ad. To help businesses show different sides of their products in vivid motion, today Instagram is launching video ad carousels. It’s a savvy way for the company to give advertisers more flexibility through horizontal space so as not to further clutter the vertical scrolling feed. Now the carousels Instagram introduced… Read More

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April Loot Crates bring drinking horns and JoJo hats

It’s a veritable Loot Crate-a-palooza this week, and not just because I’m catching up after PAX East and being sick. Loot Crate sent us their April QUEST crate and DUEL Loot Anime crate, […]

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4K Ultra HD isn’t just a resolution bump, it’s a complete visual upgrade

We’ve reached a point where you can no longer walk into a store and purchase a non-HD TV. That’s a good thing. HD is now prevalent and cheap, and we can all enjoy […]

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Brazilian judge denies WhatsApp’s appeal against 72-hour block

 A Brazilian judge has denied an injunction against a countrywide ban filed by messaging app WhatsApp, according to local media reports. Read More

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Geek deals: Dell Inspiron 3000 quad-core desktop for $559

Desktop PCs are affordable and powerful, but traditionally they’ve been hulking beasts. Thankfully, desktop towers have progressed in recent years. They’re smaller, more energy efficient, and less noisy on the whole — take […]

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IndieCade East’s “Strange Arcade” lives up to its name

IndieCade East was held this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York. There were panels and exhibitions targeted at indie game developers but, for people who just want […]

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Microsoft’s pre-touch sensing intelligently anticipates your screen taps

How do you improve the touchscreen user experience? According to Microsoft Research, you learn to anticipate the touches before they even happen. Don’t worry, Microsoft isn’t working on some brain-scanning smartphone — at […]

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