Yahoo warns of industry-wide ‘pause’ in mobile growth for 2016
InnoGames’ mobile stable sees 100% growth in 2015 thanks to Forge of Empires
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MWC 2016: LG places massive bet on G5 launch to revive flagging smartphone business
Civilization: 25 years, 33M copies sold, 1 billion hours played, and 66 versions
Apple rolls out iOS update to restore devices bricked by ‘error 53’
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana, Edge, and Skype improvements
Google Play Games drops Google+ integration
Twitter launches customer feedback tool and direct message deep links for businesses
The Tribeca Film Festival is now accepting submissions via Snapchat (updated)
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Fire Emblem makes you feel like a monster for choosing Conquest over Birthright
Google launches Cloud Vision API in beta following limited preview
Hands-on with LinkNYC: the free Wi-Fi hub and tablet that killed the payphone
We’re one step closer to a world with non-removable SIM cards
Firefox 2.0 for iOS arrives with 3D touch support, password manager and search improvements
5 Fire Emblem: Fates tips to prepare you for a three-game adventure
Carey Chen Joins NVBOTS Board of Directors
Spanish taxis block central Madrid in Uber and Cabify protest
IBM to acquire Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion
ARCHIMEDICX Announces Partnership with Mail.Ru Group, Providing Millions with Access to the Best Medical Care in the World
News America Marketing® Partners with Linkable Networks to Help Specialty Retailers Reach and Influence Millions of Shoppers
Minecraft’s first big update of the year comes to PC and Pocket Edition
Nimble Collective raises $8.5M for cloud-based animation community
TwitchCon 2016 moves to Comic-Con’s home: San Diego
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Wearable startup Orion Labs raises $9M from Motorola Solutions and Avalon Ventures
Microsoft updates Translator with AI-powered offline translation on Android, OCR support on iOS
Skype starts to roll out group video calling on iOS and Android
Jana Announces $57 Million in Series C Funding Led By Verizon Ventures to Bring Free, Unrestricted Internet Access to Billions of People Worldwide
Apple Pay takes on China’s Internet kings in mobile payments
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Tapjoy partners with top ad mediation players to offer a complete mobile monetization suite
Jana closes a $57M round led by Verizon to bring sponsored Internet access to China
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Microsoft migrates open-source WorldWide Telescope project to the American Astronomical Society
Truecaller’s new SDK lets third-party apps verify phone numbers to onboard new users
Los Angeles hospital paid hackers $17,000 ransom in Bitcoins
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