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While some of our news feeds are filled with news updates, less than half of Facebook users say they use the social platform to get news updates. The most popular social network for getting for news is Reddit, where 62% of users say they get news. The least popular source is Pinterest, where just 3% of users say they get news. Statista’s chart below shows the percentage of users of 11 major social networks who report getting news from the respective platforms. Source: Mashable “[katogoaward]”

One of the oldest and most relied upon pieces of software from the early days of online digital music will finally be mothballed at the end of this year. Winamp, the digital music file player and visualizer for Windows, will be officially discontinued as of Dec. 20, according to an announcement made Wednesday by AOL. The message, appearing on the Winamp.com website, states: Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past Dec. 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download … Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years. Although a number of online…

It took long enough, but it’s finally happened: Instagram is now on Windows Phone. The breakout photo (and now video) sharing app that established itself on iPhone before spreading to Android in 2012 is now on the third-place platform in mobile. Waze, the social-powered traffic app owned by Google, has arrived, too. It appears similar to how it does on other platforms (see screenshots in the gallery below), although it’s missing some functionality: Video capture and uploading, tagging photos and viewing geotaxis, aren’t supported. Although it has been reported that in-app photo capture isn’t supported either, that app actually does allow that function, although users…

A South American team was the first to qualify and another team from the same region was the last to complete the line-up for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. While Brazil were the first by virtue of being hosts, Uruguay became the final team to qualify for the 2014 Fifa World Cup on Wednesday after grinding out a 0-0 draw in a gritty battle with Jordan. But the Uruguayans did the job in the first leg in Amman last week with a 5-0 thrashing of the Jordanians. With 52 nations in the running, the battle for the five World Cup…

Four people have been reported killed in Algeria during celebrations of the country’s qualification to the 2014 World Cup following a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in Blida on Tuesday. State radio ENRS said the incident occurred in the north-eastern city of Tolga on Tuesday night when thousands of jubilant supporters stormed the streets after the final whistle, causing a stampede in which the four were killed. The source also said more than 20 people were injured in the rush and currently taking treatment in government hospitals. Algeria captain Madgid Bougherra scored the lone goal of the encounter to help…

More than 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in California. Initially, the security company that protects the facility said the trucks were in the wrong place, but minutes later, Tim Cook (Apple CEO) received a call from Samsung CEO explaining that they will pay $1 billion dollars for the fine recently ruled against the South Korean company in this way. The funny part is that the signed document does not specify a single payment method, so Samsung is entitled to send the creators of the iPhone their billion dollars in the way they deem best. This dirty but genius geek troll play is a new headache to…

Kim Kardashian had some harsh words for the media following the publication of a tabloid story claiming she has spent thousands of dollars on cosmetic procedures to get her body back after baby. The 33-year-old reality star appears on the latest cover of Life & Style magazine beside the headline, “Weight-Loss Cheater.” The story claims Kardashian did not lose weight by going on the Atkins diet, but rather by getting secret cosmetic procedures done by Dr. Simon Ourian at Beverly Hills’ Epione clinic — like fillers, stretch-mark treatments and a fat-reducing ultrasound procedure on her stomach. “Kim and other high-profile clients…

Eminem and his ex-wife, Kim Scott Mathers, have reportedly reconciled, and her mother thinks the two might even rekindle their romance. Kim’s mother, Kathy Sluck, recently revealed to RadarOnline.com that “The Monster” rapper and her daughter see each other “all the time” and “get along better than ever.” He’s currently building her a new mansion just five miles from his own house on Mile Road in Macomb, Mich. “She has been clean all these years, she just takes care of her family. She’s doing very well,” Kathy said. “I think they might [get back together soon], they get on better…

Wait a second… if “American Idol” is “hell,” then who’s “Satan”? Mariah Carey had some not-so-kind words about her former gig as an “American Idol” judge. The singer recently told radio show Hot 97 that her experience on the reality singing show was like “going to work every day in hell with Satan.” Yikes. But Carey quickly followed that up with “Nah, I’m just playing. It didn’t affect me that much — I was just disappointed.” But what was she disappointed in? The songstress did have a very public on-air feud with fellow judge Nicki Minaj. Maybe that’s what ruined…

Mexico’s president has denied a tweet by Justin Bieber saying the singer met with the president and his family prior to a show. It was the latest sour note in Bieber’s controversy-filled Latin American tour. President Enrique Pena Nieto’s office put out a tweet late Monday that read “@Presidenciamx denies meeting between President @EPN with the singer @justinbieber.” That was a response to a tweet from Bieber’s official account saying “just met some amazing mexican beliebers and the presidente of mexico and his familia.” The 19-year-old pop sensation faces two criminal complaints and demands for refunds in Argentina, in addition…