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Twitter Adds Photo Sharing via Direct Message
You still can’t stuff 1,000 words into a tweet, but you can now send pictures back and forth via direct message when using Twitter’s iOS and Android apps.
LG’s G Pad 8.3 Gets the Google Play Treatment for $350
A pure Android tablet with more screen for more money.
Google Chromecast Adds Support for 10 Streaming Services
GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers reports that Google’s $35 Chromecast TV stick has added support for 10 new streaming media services: Plex, aVia, RealPlayer, BeyondPod, PostTV, Songza, RedbullTV, Revision3, VEVO and Viki.
Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update [GigaOM]
Why Doom Still Holds Up After 20 Years
The iconic shooter is influential in many ways, except for the fun parts.
This Dongle Adds the PlayStation 4’s Best Feature to the Xbox One
Device claims to let you use Sony’s DualShock 4 controller with Microsoft’s Xbox One.
This $6,500 Gadget Kit Promises to Help You Catch Santa
For an overweight, elderly man who subsists largely on cookies and milk, Santa is surprisingly difficult to document in the wild.
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The Return of the Windows Start Menu: Good for Us, Good for Microsoft
The next version of Windows may restore a feature it never should have lost.
Your 3DS Can Now Venture Further into Your Wii U-Verse
Update adds Nintendo Network ID support as well as Nintendo’s social Miiverse.
12 Days of Gifts: Apple to Give Away One Digital Freebie Per Day
Starting December 26, Apple will be giving away one downloadable goodie each day until January 6. As 9to5Mac notes, this marks the first time this promotion will be available to those of us in the U.S.
Don’t Fear the Tablet: Assassin’s Creed IV Companion App Is Actually Good
The iOS and Android app is a meaningful extension of the console game.
4 Microconsoles that Offer Cheap Gaming Alternatives
We’ve taken the most popular ones for a spin.