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Web Browsers Are Reinvented

Mobile phones, wearable devices and self-driving cars are generating buzz as the future of technology. But the old Web browser is being reinvented too, in a trend with implications for how consumers work and entertain themselves online.

Look Ma! Still No App! Seven Months After Launch, Quartz Says Its Web-Only Business Site Is Thriving.

Two million visitors a month sounds pretty good.
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Movile’s Bloisi Says Wi-Fi and Cheaper Prices Are Key for Smartphone Penetration in Latin America

The founder and CEO of Brazil’s largest mobile services company thinks the next four years will see a boom in the important region.
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Blogging Pioneer Dave Winer Launches Outliner Web App That Saves Everything Locally

Little Outliner may appeal to people who don’t like storing their stuff in some company’s cloud.
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Facebook Aims to Attract More Mobile Developer Hearts and Minds With New Conferences

The social network will hold the first event April 18 in New York, followed by confabs in London and Seoul, each aimed at helping developers who want to include Facebook technologies in mobile apps.
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Why Carriers Just Love Firefox OS

First off, carriers are game for anything that threatens iOS and Android. Plus it’s free and open — two other words that carriers love.
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What’s Next for Kik, One of the Original Mobile Messaging Hotshots

Kik had not added any new features for a year and a half. Now, it’s launching “Cards,” a controlled app platform.
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“Own Your Code”: Facebook’s Engineering Shift Tackles the Problem of Mobile

Facebook’s plans to be a “mobile first” company start with a massive structure shift in its engineering teams.
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Time-Waster of the Day: Jam With Chrome

Get the band back together with Jam with Chrome.
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Apple Inhales Most of Particle

“Acqhired,” not acquired.
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