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Facebook has started to roll out photo comments, a new feature that allows you to comment on posts with images rather than words. Originally built during a Facebook employee hackathon, photo comments are starting to roll out globally on the…

Zynga cast a long shadow when its stock tanked by about 75 percent in the first year after going public. But that apparently isn’t scaring off other contenders in the gaming industry from an IPO. Over the past two weeks,…

When Firaxis Games announced in March that turn-based strategy giant XCOM: Enemy Unknown was coming to iPad , it was unclear how it would pack a huge, immersive console and PC title into an app Thankfully, XCOM: Enemy Unknown ,…

A touching, never-before-seen video of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has revealed his inner thoughts about what his legacy might be one day. The video is a part of a 60-minute documentary called Steve Jobs: Visionary Entrepreneur , which is based…

AnyPresence, a mobile backend-as-a-service, is launching a platform that tailors front-end branding and functionality with a backend server that the company calls a “meta API.” Richard Mendis, chief marketing officer and co-founder of AnyPresence, calls its “Meta- Platform” an evolution…

There’s no room at the digital inn for more mobile messaging apps , but that’s not stopping them crowding in.  Hike , an Indian mobile messaging app that’s only been around six months but has amassed more than five million…

Jimmy Flebotte was in San Francisco the night he hit rock bottom, hammered on the booze that had come to run his life. Alcohol addiction had already left him homeless. It had already drowned his career as a cook Now,…

Verizon and PRISM and drones — oh my. Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Robert Mueller confirmed on Wednesday his agency owns and operates a handful of drone aircrafts for domestic surveillance missions Mueller added in his Senate Judiciary Committee testimony…

Men’s clothing retailer Combat Gent wants to be the place where young people turn when they need a new suit or dress shirt for work. To do so, it’s raised $1.84 million in seed funding from a group of investors…

The Japanese watch company Tokyoflash has long turned heads with their odd (if unreadable) designs but in a first they’ve added a breathalyzer to their Kisai watch , thereby allowing you to see just how drunk you’ve gotten at la…