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Do you see what AI sees? Google unleashes ARCore and Lens features

Today on DT Daily: Sony's Xperia secrets spill ahead of MWC2018, NASA fires up their own heavy lift rocket motor, Google releases ARCore and Lens features to select smartphones.
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CAT’s FLIR-packing S61 Android smartphone is your tough new best friend

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Go-fast time: Ducati previews 214hp Panigale V4 S and Speciale track weapons

Ducati's More Than Red road show stopped in Portland recently, and we were on hand to check out the latest hardware from the legendary Italian bikemaker.
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Cobalt crisis coming? Apple in direct talks with miners of battery mineral

Apple might want to brush up on their (cobalt) mining....craft, Qualcomm set to bring Snapdragon-powered VR headset to MWC2108, fast Ferrari 488 gets even fast with new Pista version.
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Your life on one drive? Samsung debuts 30TB solid state hard drive

Today on DT Daily: Google Pay simplifies tap-to-pay with your Android phone, Samsung crams 30TB into one hard drive, Spotify is looking help designing physical products.
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Samsung Galaxy S9 camera details come into focus ahead of MWC reveal

Today on DT Daily: Details about the Samsung Galaxy S9 leak out, Google finds a hole in Microsoft's Edge browser, Japanese EV matches key Tesla Roadster performance metric.
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Google nixes the ‘view image’ button on photo searches after settlement with Getty

Today on DT Daily: Google zaps the 'view image' shortcut from image searches, Apple workers are having a problem with transparency at Apple Park, Black Panther opens tonight and we have a full review.
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Is the Apple HomePod marking its territory with its own ‘spaceship’ symbol?

Today on DT Daily: Apple HomePod smarthome speakers leave their mark, Samsung slips the popular S-Pen into a new laptop, and we talk with Michael B. Jordan, one of the stars of Black Panther.
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Hate those pop-ups and video ads? Chrome update is set to banish them

Google Chrome update targets annoying ads - including those from Google, Magic Leap CEO says holographic streaming is on the AR/VR horizon, Tim Cook wants you to get off Apple Park's lawn, pronto.
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Avast! It’s time to play pirate in Microsoft’s fun-filled ‘Sea of Thieves’ Xbox MMO

Get your sack and pillage on with the not-so-serious Xbox pirate game Sea of Thieves, Monero miners target Android smartphones users, jet maker Airbus thinks small with Skyways drone delivery system.
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New AMD ‘APU’ chips get their game on, but will they replace GPU systems?

AMD's new Ryzen chips come with graphics power baked right in, iFixit gets out the power tools to bust open the Apple HomePod, iOS 12 will come out when it's good and ready.
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Still want a Facebook ‘dislike’ button? Big blue tests ‘downvote’ option

Facebook tests out a 'downvote' button, Apple says the iBoot leak doesn't affect up-to-date devices, Waymo is now an Uber investor is a sudden and unexpected settlement of a major lawsuit.
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Twitter finally turns a profit – and it only took 12 years

Twitter has a green quarter at long last, app maker's study shows smart watches can pinpoint health issues, Google is set to rev up Nest smart home products.
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Apple: Tweaks to iPhone X and 8 models mean no future throttling

Apple says the iPhone 8 and X models won't need 'throttling,' we interview the man behind the beats to some of your favorite tunes, and a recap of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch.
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NYPD trades old Nokia Windows phones for 36,000 new iPhone 7s

The NYPD replaces Nokia Windows phones with thousands of Apple iPhones, France cracks down on mobile phone distracted driving problems, Porsche doubles down on an electric future.
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Apple Music makes gains in the U.S., but a possible Spotify IPO looms

Apple Music is making gains against streaming giant Spotify, at least in the USA, new group pushes back against social media and tech addiction, The Verge takes a closer look at Intel's Vaunt AR glasses.
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Apple posts record $88B Q1 haul but iPhone sales actually ticked down a bit

Apple earnings hit record levels while iPhone sales slip a bit, even Amazon's CEO is impressed with Alexa, and we fly best new small drone to hit the market.
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Mario and the Minions Movie? Nintendo says it’s going to happen

Mario and Minions may get together for some movie mischief, the new Corvette ZR1 steals the VIR lap record from the Ford GT, and Samsung's super-secret flexible phone may arrive this year.
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Cisco warns users about serious vulnerability in WebVPN software

Cisco warns users about a flaw in their VPN software, Tinder loses an age discrimination lawsuit appeal, high-tech 'Amazon Spheres' indoor garden goes online in Seattle.
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Kuo: Apple’s culty iPhone SE is not getting any big changes

News that Apple's legacy iPhone SE isn't getting any changes is good news to fans, Huawei hits another US market roadblock, long-standing Atari 2600 video game record wiped out due to cheating allegations.
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Apple prunes back iPhone X production as sales figures wither

Apple may cut iPhone X production as sales cool, Microsoft unpatches an Intel Meltdown patch, Trump administration mulls a nationalized 5G network.
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Apple HomePod pre-orders open today; is it worth $350?

Pre-order window opens for the Apple HomePod smart home speaker, Intel says future chips won't have Meltdown or Spectre flaws, does America's possible spacefaring future doom the ISS?
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Apple iOS 11 update will allow storage of health records on your phone

Apple iOS 11.3 update gets poked and prodded, Samsung's Galaxy S9 smartphones get a launch date, BYU imaging researchers are our only hope.
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Apple’s iOS 11.3 update will (finally) open a window on battery life

Apple's iOS 11.3 update draws near, Qualcomm will need more than pocket change to pay a huge EU fine, and we pick up some milk and other goodies at the highly automated Amazon Go store.
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Puro Sound Labs BT2200 review

Puro Sound Labs BT2200 headphones are a safe – and great-sounding -- first “real” set of cans for kids.
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Apple HomePod debut set, but is Alexa too far ahead of Siri?

Apple HomePod gets a release date at long last, Elon Musk to stay at the helm of Tesla, DJI's new Mavic Air minidrone takes to the air.
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Apple says there will be no Amazon-like bidding by cities on next big HQ

Apple won't play the Amazon game in selecting their next campus site, Google patches up their tech to prevent wifi problems, everyone is waiting for Elon to throw the switch on the Falcon Heavy test.
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Tim Cook lays out Apple’s well-funded near-future in the U.S.

Apple set to pour billions of dollars and thousands of jobs into the U.S. market, Hassalblad uncorks a 400 megapixel camera, we pick the six best TVs from CES 2018.
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Google Arts app goes viral with new match-me-to-a-classic-painting feature

Google app shows your doppelganger from the art world, tiny app sniffs out Meltdown and Spectre patches, smart home bits crash wifi networks.
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Google looks to expand cloud operations by going deep sea (cable) diving

Google pushes multi dollar plan to expand cloud computing biz, Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 8.1, Ford pays homage to the King of Cool.
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Skully’s AR helmet is back! And burned crowdfunders won’t be burned after all

The Skully smart motorcycle helmet has risen again like a tech Fenix, with a new owner and management. New helmets set to debut this summer.
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CPU and OS makers go on red alert over Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities

Entire computer industry collectively freak out over Meltdown and Spectre chip flaw, H/P issues battery recall, Jimmy Iovine will leave Apple.
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AT&T says actual 5G wireless super-fast network will debut later this year

AT&T promises great things from their upcoming 5G cell system makeover, Nintendo Switch sales set a record, we preview CES 2018 hot topics.
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Spotify quietly files for IPO just before getting hit with $1.6B Wixen lawsuit

Spotify makes a move, then someone else moves against Spotify, Intel CPU flaw has OS devs scrambling, modder thinks inside the Xbox One X box.