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It started back in 2011 when Gizmodo ran a column in which one of its female interns recounts her date with a Magic: The Gathering pro gamer. Before then, it seemed like a game quietly played by super fans and little kids. After the article appeared, everyone from Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen to MMA Fighter Josh Barnett (who apparently plays before a fight) and NFL punter Chris Kluwe are now known to frequent the game, putting Magic back on the millennial map despite its birth in 1993. Since then, the game has gained quite the momentum. There are now mobile and Web versions of the game, and a…
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While some cable companies are none to happy with the idea of HBO separating its content into its own separately-available HBO Now service, there’s no denying they’ll have to embrace it eventually. That’s starting today with Cablevision, now that it’s announced an agreement with HBO to offer HBO Now to Optimum Online customers. Optimum is the first cable provider to partner with HBO for the service. No price details were announced, but Cablevision says it will provide those details and other news in the coming weeks. The service will cost $14.99 a month on Apple TV, and traditional HBO costs an $14.95 for…
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Microsoft is slowly releasing tidbits about the next big release of Windows 10 and today it shared details on how it’s worked to free up more storage space on computers running the OS. In a blog post today, the company detailed a new compression algorithm that saves 1.5GB of storage on 32-bit machines and 2.6GB of storage on 64-bit machines. According to the company, Windows uses smart compression techniques to avoid a performance hit on your machine. When upgrading to Windows 10, the computer assesses its own performance and determines what compression factor to use. On top of that, Microsoft has improved…
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Networking company, LinkedIn has acquired Toronto based startup Careerify with the aim of automating the referrals process using big data. The announcement was made today by Careerify. The purchase means that the company will be turning its attention to developing a referral service that will help companies find prospective candidates through its existing employee’s contacts and networks. In other words, it will use an employees contacts on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to work out who might be suitable for a position in that person’s place of work. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. ➤ The Next Frontier: Careerify Joins…
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