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This novel Russian app wants to be the Uber of the afterlife
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Zimbabwe U-turns on steep data, voice tariff hikes
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Snapchat’s interface becomes human-friendly with universal search bar
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Watch Ed Sheeran slay the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song
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Congrats #SaltBae, you’re 2017’s first awesome meme
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Instagram Stories will soon get full-screen video ads
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WhatsApp adds Giphy GIF search to latest beta
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Miss Obama’s final speech? Rewatch it in 360-degrees
Like saying goodbye to a kid finally leaving for the big wide world, outgoing US President Obama gave his final speech to a nation…
YouTube Rewind celebrates the fun moments of 2016
YouTube has had a good year. The video hosting site now has “almost one-third of all people on the Internet” using it. It’s also…
This drone video imagines South Africa as a beautiful, miniature toy set
Drone videos are on the rise on the likes of YouTube and Facebook, with sales of these little winged wonders ever increasing too. But…
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