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bPay’s contactless payment wristband takes on Apple Pay in the UK

Apple Pay launches in the UK in July, but Barclays Bank won't be supporting it. Instead, it has announced bPay, a contactless payment system that works with a special sticker, key fob or a wristband.
Wearables News
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Google talks Project Loon: 14 different prototypes, leaks solved by using fluffy socks

Google X's Astro Teller has talked about the challenges the company faced when designing the balloons that will see its Project Loon plan take off in the future, from multiple prototypes to the type of socks worn by engineers.
Emerging Tech News
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Steve Wozniak welcomes his robot overlords, says the future no longer scares him

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is looking forward to a future where artificially intelligent beings of our creation are so clever, they are happy to keep us humans around, rather than destroying us. A subject that, he says, used to keep him awake at night.
Emerging Tech News
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With $500 million in the bank, OneWeb looks to launch Internet-giving satellites by 2019

OneWeb has announced $500 million in new funding, allowing it to further develop the technology needed to launch Internet-providing satellites into space. It aims to have the project online by 2019.
Emerging Tech News
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In 3 years, all your smart-home gadgets may speak Bluetooth

Bluetooth may be best known for connecting wireless speakers and smartwatches to your phone, but it's working hard to become the connection of choice for the smart home, and intends to make it more open and simpler for everyone.
Smart Home Smart Home Features
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Vertu has just the thing to go with your $335,000 Bentley: A $22,000 feature phone

Vertu has announced the second device in its ongoing, five-year partnership with Bentley. This time it's the Signature for Bentley, a $22,000 feature phone that exists to make the best possible quality calls. Oh, and perfectly match your $335,000 Bentley Mulsanne Speed.
Phones Cars
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Artificial blood could soon run through your veins, as clinical trials are set for 2017

The National Health Service in the UK has announced it's intention to begin the world's first clinical trials of artificial blood in 2017. The intention is to boost blood stocks for transfusions.
Emerging Tech News
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It’s official, AOL is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon

Verizon's offer to buy AOL has now been completed after regulatory approvals. AOL has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon and current AOL CEO Tim Armstrong will continue to lead the way.
Phones Business
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The plan for making 5G mobile connections a reality by 2020 is coming together

The International Telecommunications Union has laid out its plan for establishing the rules and regulations regarding 5G mobile data connections. The new system will be known as IMT-2020 , and the name is a reference to the earliest it will be commercially available.
Phones Business
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Apple patents a way to get rid of those ugly white plastic strips on your iPhone

Apple is working on a solution to having to build those plastic strips into the body of an iPhone, just to let radio signals pass through the metal body. A new patent shows how it may solve the problem in the future.
Phones Apple
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This $400, 3D gaming smartphone from Snail Mobile promises not to be a slowcoach

Do you play a lot of games on your smartphone? if so, then you'll want to check out the Snail Mobile W3D, a games-focused device with a 3D screen and a full set of gaming controls.
Phones Mobile
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The Lumia 735 is $80 with Verizon, and it’ll handle Windows 10 when it arrives

Verizon added the Lumia 735 to its smartphone range for $80 . It runs Windows Phone 8.1 at the moment, but will upgrade to Windows 10 when it arrives.
Phones Business
Child Phone Tracking

The Smart Sheriff app rides into South Korea, ready to watch over teens’ smartphones

New rules introduced by the South Korean media regulator mean that smartphones sold for use by anyone under 19 in the country, must have a tracker app installed, so parents can keep watch over online activities.
Phones Android
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This won’t end well: See a $10,000 Apple Watch Edition come between two very big magnets

Just because the Apple Watch Edition costs at least $10,000, doesn't mean no-one is willing to give it a hard time, but this video takes it to the extreme. See what happens when the expensive gadget comes between two massive magnets.
Wearables Mobile
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Stop! Why it’s a bad idea to buy an iPad, for now

The new multi-tasking feature in iOS 9 may look like a compelling reason to go out and pick up an iPad Air 2, but you should wait for the iPad Pro instead.
Tablets Apple
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FCC urges phone companies to make opt-out anti-theft measures standard on all devices

The FCC has urged smartphone manufacturers to make the anti-theft measures on devices an opt-out system, ensuring they come switched on as standard, in an effort to cut down on smartphone thefts.
Phones Android
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Enough with the numbers! Fitness tracking in bed can only wreck a good romp

There is now a pedometer designed for your penis, recording thrusts as if they were laps at a gym. Here's why this is the dumbest thing we've heard all week.
Mobile News
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Report shows evidence of phone spying tech being used in London

A report shows evidence that technology used to fool phones into giving up private call data is being used in London, although law enforcement will neither confirm nor deny its existence.
Phones Mobile
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Help catch skin cancer early with this potentially life-saving, $100 smartphone accessory

The MoleScope is an amazing tool that uses the high quality camera on your iPhone to assess moles on your skin, ready to detect the early stages of skin cancer. Caught early enough, the survival rate is 98%.
Phones Emerging Tech
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T-Mobile strikes out at Verizon, offers free trial to disillusioned customers

T-Mobile's not happy about Verizon's Never Settle advertising campaign, and has come up with Never Settle For Verizon, a free two-week trial of its own network exclusively for disillusioned Verizon customers.
Phones Mobile
Blocks Smartwatch Press

Lock and load: Blocks is the Project Ara of smartwatches

The Blocks smartwatch team has come up with two ingenious methods of solving the challenge of battery life and securing modular strap parts to the device.
Wearables Features
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HTC dramatically slashes sales estimates, but it has a plan to get things back on track

HTC has sent out a statement saying it's expected revenue is going to be lower than previously stated, due to demand for its high-end phones not matching up with forecasts. However, it has outlined plans to reverse its fortunes.
Phones Android
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ZTE’s stunning bezel-free Nubia Z9 is coming to the U.S. later this year

ZTE has finally announced the Nubia Z9, following on from the launch of the Z9 Max and Z9 Mini earlier in the year. The Z9 has a 2.5D almost bezel-less screen, and is powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor.
Phones Android
Asus Transformer T100

Microsoft shows off previously unseen new Windows 10 hardware at Computex tech show

During its keynote presentation at the Computex tech show in Taiwan, Microsoft has shown off several previously unseen pieces of new hardware
Computing News
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Lenovo CEO teases new Moto phones and smartwatches for release this summer

Lenovo's CEO has said in an interview we should be on the look out for new Motorola-branded hardware this summer, and the company's plans include new smartphones and smartwatches.
Mobile News
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You’ll be amazed at the smartphone $130 will buy you in China

Chinese smartphone brand Meizu has announced the M2 Note, and it's proof you don't have to spend a fortune to get a smartphone with an impressive on-paper spec.
Phones Android
Thync Vibes

Zap yourself awake: Thync’s mind-altering, brain-jolting band is now on sale for $300

The Thync Vibes is an amazing wearable device that promises to either relax your body and mind, or stimulate it so you have the energy to push through the day. We tried it out earlier this year, and now it's finally about to go on sale.
Health & Fitness Features
Asus Zenphone Selfie

The Asus ZenFone Selfie’s 13-megapixel front camera makes you the center of attention

Asus has announced the ZenFone Selfie, a variation on its ZenFone 2 smartphone with a massive 13-megapixel front camera equipped with a dual-LED flash, an HDR mode, and gesture controls.
Phones Android
Sundar Pichai

Underwhelmed by I/O 2015? Look again, because Google is changing the world

This year's Google I/O keynote may have seemed a little bit... dull. After all, there were no new gadgets! Here's why everyone is completely wrong. It was an amazing I/O.
Phones Android
Google Maps Offline Support

Google Maps and YouTube will work offline for people in developing countries

Google has announced it's working hard on an offline feature for Google Maps, but rather than a simplified version, it will contain many of the major features, including turn-by-turn navigation -- all without a data connection.
Mobile News
Android Wear

Google confirms 4,000 apps and an update coming to Android Wear

Google has announced there are now 4,000 specific apps available for the wearable platform, along with 1,500 watchfaces. A new software update is also bringing new features to the seven available watches.
Wearables News
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Lenovo unveils a smartwatch with 2 screens, and phone with a projector keyboard

Lenovo has shown off two crazy tech concepts at its Tech World 2015 show. The first is a dual-screen smartwatch called the Magic View, and the second is a smartphone with a virtual keyboard projector built-in.
Mobile News
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Can’t afford an Apple Watch Edition? This dog owns, and wears, two

There is a dog in China that owns -- and wears at the same time -- two Apple Watch Editions. That's two more than we own. That's the life of a pampered pet when you live with the richest family in China.
Wearables News
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Good news Xperia fans! The Xperia Z3+ is a version of the cool Xperia Z4 for everyone

Sony has finally announced an international version of the Xperia Z4. It's called the Xperia Z3+, and it has a water resistant, slim, and light body with a Snapdragon 810 chip and a 5.2-inch screen.
Phones Android
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Watch golf balls get shot out of an amazing, sci-fi propane cannon

What could be better than a dramatic, sci-fi-style homemade propane cannon? How about one that gets modified to shoot golf balls 600 feet into the air? That's what this mad scientist has done, and it's very cool indeed.
Emerging Tech News
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This Instagram account shows how good it is to date a rucksack. Yes, really

Genevieve Blau is dating a pink JanSport rucksack and posting about it on Instagram. The pair appear to be having a lot of fun in their far from conventional relationship, but there is more to it than just that.
Phones Mobile
LG Watch Urbane

Full-on Google Maps is (almost) working on Android Wear

It appears Google is in the final stages of testing out a full Google Maps experience for Android Wear smartwatches. The right combination of the latest software sees a new Maps app show up on a smartwatch, but it's still not quite ready for everyday use.
Wearables News
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Sharp’s on-trend, bezel-free Aquos Crystal 2 smartphone launches in Japan

Sharp has announced the Aquos Crystal 2 and Aquos Xx smartphones, sequels to its original bezel-free devices from last year. Currently only for Japan, there's a chance at least one may come to the SoftBank-owned Sprint network in the future.
Phones Android
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