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Google PhotoScan lets you digitize old photos with your phone

Google is making it easy to digitize and share old photos with a new app called PhotoScan -- just in time to embarrass you for the holidays.
Phones Android
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40 tech companies send letter detailing their policy priorities to President-elect Trump

A coalition of 40 companies, called the Internet Association, have sent President-elect Donald Trump a 12-page letter.
Phones Apple
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Google tells European Commission that Android offers 'choice at every turn'

Google has filed its response to the European Commission addressing complaints that it stifles competition with its Android mobile operating system.
Phones Android
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Yahoo’s data breach has Verizon feeling buyer’s remorse, may withdraw acquisition

Yahoo disclosed it discovered a data breach from 2014 that affected 500 million accounts. Verizon thinks that could affect its deal to acquire it.
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Why does a $600 phone have last year’s processor? The many follies of HTC’s Bolt

HTC has released a new smartphone. It's called the Bolt and it doesn't have a headphone jack. It's also carrier-locked to Sprint.
Phones Android
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LeEco low on cash following big expansion; co-founder apologizes to shareholders

LeEco is having money problems, and it looks like its rapid expansion is at fault.
Business News
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Google's Material Design standard, Undo Send, arrive on Gmail for iOS

Gmail on iOS just got its biggest update in four years. It now actually looks like an app, rather than a mobile website, and it's faster than ever before.
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Facebook’s WhatsApp is testing a feature like Snapchat Stories

Facebook loves Snapchat Stories so much that it brought it to Instagram, and is currently testing it for Messenger and WhatsApp.
Phones Android
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Amazon Rapids is a kid-themed messaging app that makes reading feel conversational

Getting kids to read books can be quite the task when there are an endless number of screens to distract them, so Amazon is trying something different.
Phones Android
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Google refreshes Wallet’s website to conform to ‘Material Design’ guidelines

Google Wallet for the web has gotten a much-needed visual overhaul. It's now embracing Material Design.
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Dakota Access pipeline protesters' Facebook trick 'overwhelms' police monitoring

Protesters in North Dakota against the Dakota Access pipeline say police are monitoring people checking in on Facebook at the camp.
Social Media News
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Google’s first AR-capable Tango phone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, now available

Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro, the first consumer-bound device to support Google's AR platform Tango, ships now.
Phones Android
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T-Mobile offers up to 50 percent off your Pixel purchase, but there’s a catch

T-Mobile isn't selling Google's new Pixel smartphones, but if you own the device or are about to, you can get up to 50 percent off the price.
Phones Android
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Broadband providers now need consent to share your data, thanks to the FCC

The Federal Communications Commission has approved new regulations that require internet-service providers to offer "opt-in consent" to share user data.
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Battle of Google’s phablets: Pixel XL vs. Nexus 6P

Google is aiming for the high-end market with its new Pixel smartphones, but is the higher price worth the upgrade from last year's Nexus 6P?
Phones Android
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Hands On: Google Daydream View

Google’s VR headset is here, and boy is it comfy. Daydream View is only $80, and we can see it stirring the masses. More than 50 partners are expected to bring apps and games to the platform by the end of the year, including Netflix and Hulu.
Computing Reviews
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Joy is a $500 tablet that’s a curated digital frame for your photos

The CEO of Joy wants to make digital photo albums better. His solution? A $500 tablet that can only do one thing.
Tablets Android
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Pixel vs. Nexus 5X: Which smaller Google phone is best for you?

Google's two smaller handsets vary in price as well as performance. We break down how last year's Nexus 5X compares with the $650 Pixel.
Phones Android
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Wearing Alexa on our wrists with the metal and ceramic CoWatch

The CoWatch, built by Chinese company iMCO and powered by Cronologics OS, is the first smartwatch to feature Amazon's cloud-based voice assistant, Alexa.
Wearables Features
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Apple will no longer secure its iPhones with cables in some retail stores

Apple has removed the security cables that secure iPhones in some of its stores outside the U.S.
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Google gets another extension to respond to EU antitrust allegations

The European Commission formally leveraged charges against Google over what it says are anticompetitive practices with its Shopping service.
Web News
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Sprint’s 1 Million Project brings connected devices to high school students

Many students in low-income families deal with a lack of internet access, meaning they won't be able to do their homework.
Phones Android
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Forget chatbots: Blend adds ‘Genies’ to amplify your conversations

Blend has just released its own take on chatbots. They're called Genies, and you don't need to interact with them.
Phones Android
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Facebook Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted feature is now available to everyone

Facebook Messenger has finally made end-to-end encryption available to all users. Here's how you can activate your very own "secret conversations."
Phones Android
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Inventive startup LittleBits brings Bluetooth bit to its Gizmos & Gadgets Kit

Kids spending too much time on their phone? LittleBits wants to help with its revamped Gizmos & Gadgets Kit.
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Pichai: India projects inspire improvements to Google services ‘around the world’

Google has been around for 18 years now, and the company is renewing its push to improve connectivity in India.
Web News
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Lenovo continues Motorola integration by firing 1,100 employees

Lenovo has laid off 1,100 employees from Motorola's Chicago headquarters. The company says it's a part of integration efforts since its acquisition.
Phones Android
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Happy eighth birthday, Android! Google’s cake salutes previous versions

Google said it was whipping up "something sweet" to celebrate the eighth birthday of the Android mobile operating system, and it turns out it was cake.
Phones Android
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Despite mixed reviews, Google Allo has more than a million downloads in 3 days

Google Allo, the messaging app that features the artificially intelligent Google Assistant, is currently the number one app on the Play Store.
Phones Android
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Apple may open a retail store on Samsung's turf in South Korea

South Korea doesn't have an Apple store, but the Cupertino, California-based company is trying to change that.
Mobile News
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Just tap this wristband to easily capture pocket monsters in ‘Pokémon Go’

There's finally a little more information about the wearable that acts as an accessory to Nintendo's highly anticipated Pokémon Go.
Wearables News
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Elsewhere’s app and glasses make videos pop out in 3D

With $50, an iPhone, and a pair of glasses that look like Benjamin Franklin's bifocals, you can add some depth to your videos, thanks to Elsewhere.
Mobile News

Hands-on: Google Allo

Google's new messaging app, Allo, introduces Assistant, Google’s artificially intelligent bot that will power Google Home.
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Google may have to pay up to 5 years of back taxes in Indonesia

Indonesia says Google isn't paying the taxes it ought to, and the country wants the search giant to pay up to 5 years of back taxes.
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Google Photos improves sharing, adds ‘creative concepts’ for mini-videos

A new update for Google Photos adds faster sharing features, but also introduces a new "creative concepts" function for videos.
Phones Android
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In a mad dash to dethrone Apple, Samsung overextended its suppliers

Samsung executives learned that Apple wasn't going to offer major features in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. So they seized the chance with the Note 7.
Phones Android
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Look out, Qualcomm: MediaTek will soon power more devices in the U.S.

MediaTek has been certifying its Helio P10 chipset on all major carriers for the better part of a year. The certification will complete by October.
Phones Android
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Hands on: Dyson Supersonic hair dryer

Dyson is usually in the vacuum business but has recently starting putting out fans and heaters. Now it’s come out with the Supersonic, its $400 hairdryer. Here are our first impressions.
Smart Home Reviews
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