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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

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by on June 2, 2014 at 8:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Monday is upon us once again, but rather than sitting pining about how quickly the weekend passed, think about all the exciting things that are going to happen in tech this week. Not to forget Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote taking place today, of course. But before we get ahead of ourselves with a new influx of announcements and the news from Cupertino, it’s time to take 10 minutes to catch up on everything you missed from The Next Web and beyond in the last two days. Go make a coffee, we’ll wait for you to get back. News from…

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This Google Maps Easter egg lets you choose a dragon as your mode of transport

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 8:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

If you love Game of Thrones as much as we do, you’ve probably pondered what it would be like to have one of Khaleesi’s dragons at your disposal. Google appears to be on the same wavelength, after it added the mythical creature as a travel option in Google Maps. From what we can tell, it’s only available for a single journey – Snowdon to the Brecon Beacons – and is a fitting trip, given the red dragon that adorns the Welsh flag. If you’re curious, the mythical creature can whisk you between the two mountain ranges in approximately 21 minutes…

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Remember Gangnam Style? It just became the first video to pass 2 billion YouTube views.

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 6:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Remember Gangnam Style? The song may no longer be fresh and PSY may no longer be unknown, but it continues to be hugely popular after it became the first video to break two billion cumulative views on YouTube. We haven’t embedded this for two reasons: you’ve already seen it – you’re sick to death of it — and what’s cuter is this GIF that shows the amusing caricatures added by Google/YouTube to mark the milestone. (There was just one dancer when it reached one billion views.) YouTube is emerging as a key platform for both mainstream and new media across Asia and…

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The Samsung Z is the world’s first Tizen smartphone, will go on sale in Russia in Q3 2014

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches, tizen

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Samsung has finally announced the world’s first Tizen smartphone, the Samsung Z. It will be available in Russia in the third quarter of this year, and Samsung says there are plans to expand it to other markets. Other than being equipped with the new Linux-based mobile operating system, the Samsung Z comes with a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core processor and a 2600mAh battery. It also comes with a built-in fingerprint sensor, which Samsung first introduced in its Galaxy S5 flagship. The Samsung Z has an eight-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera,…

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