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Facebook’s series of tests never fails to impress. The social network’s latest test could prove to be a game changer, as it should convince its millions of users to post status updates more frequently. As noted by TechCrunch, Facebook appears to be testing with a small group of users a new status composer that lets users share what they are doing. The new composer, which is situated underneath the standard “How are feeling, ___?” question, also has a series of nifty pre-made emoticons and activities such as feelings, eating, drinking, and etc. (more…)

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There’s nothing worse than paying for television service to only be interested in a small amount of channels while the rest are barely touched. Television subscribers are paying a ton of money in order to watch their favorite shows, although we know many of you would prefer to pay only for the channels you want to watch. YouTube is clearly aware there’s interest in this kind of content consumption and is reportedly preparing a paid subscription service for a number of its channels.

During an interview with Adweek, a Google spokesman spoke of the possibility of providing paid subscriptions in YouTube’s future:

“We have long maintained that different content requires different types of payment models. The important thing is that, regardless of the model, our creators succeed on the platform. There are a lot of our content creators that think they would benefit from subscriptions, so we’re looking at that.”

There’s no word what channels would be considered good enough to warrant a paid subscription, but prices would range somewhere between $1 – $5 per month for access to the content. We certainly would pay within that range for Epic Meal Time and maybe some of those channels that involve girls jumping on trampolines without even hesitating.

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When you’re searching for a flight, there’s nothing more annoying than having to remember airport codes as we’re sure many of you have absolutely no idea what your destination airport code is. If you do know the airport code, it may not be the cheapest option at times since some travelers wouldn’t mind landing in a not-as-used airport in order to save a few shekels.

Google Flights updated its service today that allows its users to search based on their destination instead of a particular airport. Instead of typing in “Tokyo, Japan” for example, you’ll be able to just enter “Japan” to allow Google Flights to deliver a number of flight options.

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A report by Internet analysis firm Renesys was released earlier this week where they believe Cuba activated an undersea fiber-optic cable the week prior, bringing broadband speeds to the country. The undersea fiber-optic cable has officially been confirmed by Etecsa, which is a Cuba’s government-owned telecom provider.

The cable runs 994 miles, which is estimated to cost $70 million, and connects directly to Venezula and has been operational since August. It was originally completed in February 2011 to then begin operating in July 2011, which officials didn’t explain why exactly it nearly took a year to start using it.

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Did you hop on the new Chrome beta track for Android? There’s a treat waiting under the hood. Google’s Brandon Jones has confirmed that the latest build enables the flags page, letting us toggle hidden elements — including the rather big deal of WebGL support. Anyone with reasonably quick graphics can now experiment with full 3D on their phone without having to hack or use a plugin, whether it’s wild music videos or lovefests. Just remember that the experience won’t be as seamless as it is on the desktop. You’ll likely have to force the desktop version of a page just to see the graphics code, and few if any WebGL developers are optimizing for the performance and screen size of a phone. If you’d still like to get a peek at what could be the future of the mobile web, hit the source to join the beta flock.

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