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

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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

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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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Samsung’s new Galaxy W is a 7-inch phablet that’s available in Korea only

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by on June 2, 2014 at 4:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, samsung

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We know that Korea is the home of phablets and Samsung, of course, so it’s no great surprise to see that the company has launched a new seven-inch tablet-cum-phone on its home turf. The Galaxy W — which was first spotted by Sammy Hub — appears to be a Korea-only device at the point. The phablet sports an HD display, runs the slightly dated Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS, and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 1.5GB RAM. There’s an eight-megapixel rear camera and a two-megapixel front-facing camera, while the 16 GB internal storage can be upgraded by up to…

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Google will reportedly spend over $1 billion to build satellites that deliver internet access

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by on June 2, 2014 at 3:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Internet access, satellites

Google is planning to spend over $1 billion — and possibly up to $3 billion — on satellites that can bring internet access to regions around the world that still don’t have connectivity, the Wall Street Journal reports. The project is said to kick off with 180 “small, high-capacity satellites” that circle around earth at lower altitudes than the traditional ones. Google has been experimenting with helium balloons for internet access. A recent story from The Information also said that Google was exploring satellites as a way to deliver internet access, with evidence cited including Google’s recent hiring of Brian Holtz…

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