BitTorrent Sync, a new service to synchronize your files across multiple computers.

Among the myriad modern ways to transfer files from one computer to another, you can now add BitTorrent Sync to the list. The company unveiled a very rough, pre-alpha version of the service today as part of its new initiative for developing new tech called BitTorrent Labs.

In a blog post announcing BitTorrent Sync, the company revealed few details. It's designed to "manage personal files across multiple computers," the company wrote.

Currently, you must fill out an application and wait for a response before you can use the service. It asks numerous questions, including how many computers you intended to use the service on, which operating systems you want to use Sync on, and which country you live in.

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To bust the city's ghosts, you'll need to earn money and other resources, hire more 'busters, and upgrade your gear.

There's not much to explain the timing behind Beeline Interactive's new Ghostbusters game for iOS. It's not like there's a new movie coming out, nor even a Blu-ray or 3D re-release of the original.

But here it is all the same, a cartoony but complex resource-management sim that's reminiscent of other freemium games like Men in Black 3 and The Simpsons. If you're into that sort of thing, I'd say you're in for a treat.

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The Lumia 900 is getting Windows Phone 7.8 soon.

Nokia is readying a flagship smartphone for Verizon Wireless, a new report claims.

Verizon is planning to carry the Lumia handset later this year, The Verge is reporting today, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company's plans. That device, codenamed Laser, will "be a variant" of Nokia's Lumia 920, but it's not clear what sort of features the handset will have.

According to The Verge, Nokia's device will be put on the same playing field as Verizon's other flagship devices, including the iPhone.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop hinted at a flagship phone for Verizon in an interview with CNET last month.

The addition of a flagship Nokia device on Verizon's network would complement the Lumia 822 currently running on the service. The Lumia 822 is free with a two-year contract.

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Chrome flags, now in the beta version of the browser for Android, lets people try new options.

Google has released a new beta of its Chrome browser for Android that gives people the option to try new features such as WebGL and CSS graphics features.

The update, the third since the inaugural version of the Chrome beta for Android, shows not only more of the browser team's ambition but also a faster pace of change.

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