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High profile tech companies urge Obama to dismiss calls to lower mobile security

In a letter written to President Obama, a coalition of major tech companies and organizations -- including Apple, Microsoft, and Google -- has urged the government to dismiss any proposals to weaken the state of mobile security encryption standards.
Phones Android
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New LG G4C shares the G4’s name, but not its amazing screen or camera

LG has announced the G4C, which may share the flagship G4's name, but actually has more in common with the mid-range LG Magna announced earlier this year. Here's what you need to know about the new phone.
Phones Android
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This leaked Sony phone has a bezel-free screen and massive 13-megapixel selfie cam

A new leak may have given us a glimpse of a new Sony smartphone, and it's following two of the major up and coming trends of the year - an almost bezel-free screen, and a massive 13-megapixel selfie cam.
Phones Android
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HTC: No-one cares about small-screen phones anymore, so we won’t make a One Mini 3

An HTC executive has said the company won't be making a sequel to the One Mini 2, released this time last year, which could potentially have been based on the new One M9, because the market doesn't want small-screen phones anymore.
Phones Android
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Dumb criminal jailed for scamming Apple’s iPhone replacement scheme to make $42,000

A fraudster has been sent to jail for six months after laundering stolen phones through Apple's iPhone replacement scheme. It's estimated he made more than $42,000 during the scam.
Phones Apple
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This tiny Spanish town uses Twitter to run everything, and it’s working

Twitter isn't only about frivolous tweets. When used creatively, it can help run an entire town. That's what's happening in Jun, Spain, where the government operates via the social network, and everyone from the mayor to the guy driving the street sweeper is a Twitter user.
Phones Mobile
tunnelbear

Watch U.S. Netflix anywhere with TunnelBear, now available as a Chrome extension

Who knew VPNs and online privacy could be so simple and cute? That's what the TunnelBear app does. It takes a complex, and often dull, feature and makes it accessible, simple, and best of all, fun.
Phones Android
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Yes, you can now get a protective case for your Apple Watch

The Apple Watch can be pretty expensive, and being exposed to the world on your wrist like it is, could mean disaster is right around the corner. Don't worry, case manufacturer Speck has come up with the CandyShell Fit -- a case for your Apple Watch.
Wearables News
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Bad timing? Smartphone shipments in China fall, just as a new player announces its arrival

According to the latest research, smartphone shipments in China have fallen for the first time in six years, but this hasn't put a new player off from making its entry into the competitive market.
Phones Android
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OtterBox responds to horrorifying otter attack on its iPhone case

The OtterBox is a sure-fire way to keep your smartphone safe from harm, just don't expect it to last if it finds its way into an actual otter's clutches. It won't end well, as this story proves.
Phones Mobile
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This $5 contact lens turns your smartphone’s camera into a microscope

After a chance discovery, a research team at the University of Houston have produced a reusable lens that turns your smartphone into a microscope. What's more, one costs just $5, and it's on Kickstarter right now.
Phones Emerging Tech
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This smartphone accessory can see blood parasites, and could save your life

The CellScope Loa is an accessory that converts a smartphone into a blood parasite-detecting microscope, and due to its accuracy, speed, and ease of use, it could save lives in countries where disease treatment is urgently needed.
Phones Emerging Tech
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Slim, powerful, and cheaper than expected, the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro officially launches in China

Xiaomi started 2015 off by announcing two new smartphone - the Mi Note and the Mi Note Pro. Both have 5.7-inch screens and curved bodies, but differ in screen resolution and processing power. After a short wait, the Mi Note Pro is ready for sale.
Phones Android
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ZTE Smart Voice: Star 2 gets wider release, voice control software update coming soon

ZTE's voice control system impressed us when we tried it out on the Star 2 smartphone, but we were frustrated the phone wouldn't be sold outside China. Happily, the Star 2 will be getting a wider release, and Smart Voice will be available as a software update.
Phones Android
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Is that a pimple on your $15,000 watch? No, it’s a silly fitness tracker

Luxury Swiss watch maker IWC Schaffhausen has announced the IWC Connect, its answer to fitness trackers and smartwatches. It's designed to be added to the strap of its expensive watches.
Wearables News
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This is what Tencent’s version of Android Wear looks like on a circular smartwatch

China's Tencent, which owns the WeChat messaging app and the QQ social network, has announced a new mobile operating system called TOS+. Now, early pictures have shown how it'll look running on a circular smartwatch.
Phones Android
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Kobo’s new $130, high-res Glo HD e-reader promises to make your ebooks look amazing

Kobo may have taken its time coming out with a challenger to Amazon's Kindle Voyage, but at $130, the Glo HD appears to be worth the wait. It's set for release in the U.S. on May 1.
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See this newborn baby’s heartbeat sent out into the world using an Apple Watch

The proud parents of this newborn baby decided to celebrate its arrival into the world, by sending its heart rate out to their family. They did so using the Digital Touch feature on the new Apple Watch.
Wearables News
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Get ready, aftermarket Apple Watch straps are on the way

Bored of your Apple Watch strap already? Apple has released guidelines for creating alternative straps for the Apple Watch, opening the floodgates for third-party straps.
Wearables News
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$17K Apple Watch is ‘missing integrity and substance,’ asserts maker of $13K phones

With the $17,000 Watch Edition, Apple has moved on from its premium status to become a luxury brand. We sat down with Vertu, makers of luxury smartphones, and talked about how it viewed Apple's latest creation, and if it was planning a response.
Wearables Features
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Indiegogo cancels modular phone project without an explanation

Google's Project Ara isn't the only modular smartphone we can expect to see launch this year. Meet Fonkraft, a new modular phone that's cheap, easily modified, and expected to be ready in September.
Phones Android
LG Watch Urbane

LG Watch Urbane is coming to Google Play and AT&T in April

LG's new, and very classy, Watch Urbane smartwatch is almost ready to go on sale. The good news is when it reaches the Google Play Store this month, it'll come with the latest version of Android Wear installed.
Wearables News
Rubiks Cube World Record

Watch this incredible video of the Rubik’s Cube world record being beaten

The world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik's Cube puzzle has been beaten by teenager Collin Burns, and it now stands at just 5.25 seconds. Watch a video showing the extraordinary feat,
Emerging Tech News
Bodyprint ear scanner

Ears will become like fingerprints if this amazing new tech is built into your next phone

Only the most expensive smartphones come with a fingerprint scanner for extra security, but this research team has found a way to use a regular touchscreen as a biometric scanner - except it doesn't look at fingerprints, it looks at your ears.
Phones Emerging Tech
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Christopher Walken advises you to hide the Apple Watch in a very uncomfortable place

Most Apple Watch ads are standard Apple style, with solemn commentaries and beautiful images to persuade us to buy one of the new wearables. Except what if Christopher Walken was advising us where an Apple Watch is best kept safe? Imagine no more.
Wearables News
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Are you paranoid, patient, and rich? This super-secure smartphone is for you

The Turing Phone is a new, highly secure smartphone from a company known as Turing Robotic Industries. It's supposed to be virtually impossible to hack, and be made from a super strong material called Liquidmorphium. It's coming in August.
Phones Android
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Here’s some confidence for you: Huawei wants to chase down Apple and Samsung in the U.S.

Huawei wants to reverse its fortunes in the U.S., and go from little known brand to the third most popular manufacturer, behind Samsung and Apple. It's targeting networks to help it achieve this goal.
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The standard $12,000 Watch Edition isn’t expensive enough for Beyoncé

The rich and famous are wearing special versions of the most expensive Apple Watch. Photos showing Beyonce and Karl Lagerfeld have appeared, and each has a gold-strapped Watch Edition on their wrist.
Wearables News
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Disney has made tiny musical instruments that use sound to control your smartphone

Disney has created Acoustruments, tiny musical instruments which use ultrasonic sound to control your smartphone, that require no power, and can be built using 3D printers.
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These twins need ventilators to survive, but create amazing 3D printed gadgets together

Twins Chris and Nick Fryer love technology, and by using their knowledge and a 3D printer, they have made everything from drones to robotic pets. What's inspirational is they're both in wheelchairs and only have movement in their fingertips and mouths.
Emerging Tech News
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This politician blamed a naughty iPhone charger for favoriting sexy tweet

This UK politician blamed a third-party iPhone charger for favoriting a pornographic tweet on his account. He called the situation a "technological accident," but bizarrely was still happy to later admit he watched adult content.
Phones Apple
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Police officers hilariously use a lost phone to post selfies on Facebook

When a lost iPhone without a passcode activated was handed into a police station in Australia recently, the cops decided to use an unusual method to reunite it with its owner. They posted selfies to her Facebook page.
Phones Mobile
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You’ll have to break the law to use this unbreakable, unhackable Android tablet

How would you like to try out an almost unbreakable tablet, with super secure software, that's based on a Samsung Galaxy Tab? Sure, who wouldn't, right? Well, there's a pretty big catch in this case.
Tablets Mobile
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An old iPad 4 sold for $30,500 because of the Pope

An Apple iPad tablet which once belonged to Pope Francis has sold for more than $30,000 at an auction to an anonymous buyer. The proceeds will go to a school for the poor in Uruguay.
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Nokia’s serious about 5G, acquires Alcatel-Lucent to boost development

Nokia has announced it will acquire Alcatel-Lucent for $16 billion. Despite a similarity in name with Alcatel OneTouch, the deal isn't about smartphones, and is instead about accelerating development related to 5G networks.
Phones Mobile
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In the future, your phone could use electric smart pants to steer you around the city

In the future, electrically charged smart underwear could help your phone's GPS app control where you walk. Sound scary? It's not, according to people who've already tested the actuated navigation system, also known as cruise control for pedestrians.
Wearables News
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This bezel-less phone has a USB Type C charger, a 21-megapixel camera, and is coming to the U.S.

Chinese media giant Letv has announced the Le Superphone, its first smartphone, and it's going to be released in the U.S. later this year. Details are slim, but we do know it'll have an almost bezel-free, high quality touchscreen.
Phones Android
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No such thing as bad press? CEO apologizes after comparing Apple to Hitler

Following one of the least well-judged marketing moves we've seen in a while, the CEO of Chinese media company LeTV has apologized for comparing Apple to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, due to its closed software ecosystem.
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