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Facebook Messenger joins the free phonecall brigade
If you’re a Facebook Messenger fan, then you’ll probably be relieved to find out that the social network hasn’t stopped work on the app…
Alibaba looks to close gap between physical and online, pumps $629m into Chinese department store chain
China’s biggest ecommerce company is fusing online shopping with good, old-fashioned brick-and-mortar retailing. Sort of. Today, Alibaba announced a US$692 million investment in InTime…
Klout scores as it gets acquired for $200m by Lithium Technologies
You guys! Someone’s found a use for Klout! In fact, Lithium Technologies reckons the once controversial social ranking system is so useful that it’s…
Google slashes Drive prices, undercuts competitors
This could be quite important. Google has slashed prices on the paid versions of Drive, its cloud storage product, seriously undercutting its Western competitors….
