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Beta no more: After nine months, Apple Music hits version 1.0 on Android

Apple Music has been in beta mode since it launched on Android back in November. It has finally hit version 1.0.
Phones Android
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Strava fitness app's 'Beacon' lets people track your location while you run, bike

Going for a late-night jog or bike ride? If you're using Strava Premium, you'll be able to turn on a Beacon to share your location with up to three people.
Phones Health & Fitness
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LittleBits’ Rule Your Room is a Lego-like construction kit for young inventors

Need to keep the kids entertained? Here's a $100 Lego-like kit from LittleBits that will let them build all sorts of electronic inventions.
Smart Home Smart Home News
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Google’s iOS-centric Gboard adds dark theme, support for five languages

Google has an update for Gboard, its iOS keyboard, that introduces support for five languages. There are also new Smart GIF suggestions and a dark theme.
Phones Android
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Visa, Uber offering rides in an Olympics-themed car in 6 cities, but only on Friday

On Friday only, you can get a chance to ride in an Olympic-themed car in six cities thanks to a partnership between Uber and Visa.
Phones Cars
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Talk about bang for your buck: Alcatel bundles $200 Idol 4 with a VR headset

Alcatel's flagship Idol 4S went on sale on August 3 for $400, and now its lower-tier Idol 4, exclusive to Cricket Wireless, is available for half the price.
Phones Android
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Designers including Calvin Klein file amicus brief supporting Apple in patent case with Samsung

More than 100 design experts, including the likes of Calvin Klein, have submitted an amicus brief showing their support for Apple.
Phones Android
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Google's latest app uses Maps to let you traverse the Himalayas as Verne the Yeti

Google has released a new educational app called Verne: The Himalayas. The app lets you explore the mountain range as Verne, a fuzzy Yeti.
Phones Android
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Apple plays catch-up with a bug bounty program coming in September

Apple is finally catching up with other tech giants -- it will launch an invitation-only bug bounty program, with rewards as high as $200,000.
Phones Apple
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Google makes finding a place to eat easier with critic reviews, best-of articles

Google is now adding critic reviews from websites like Zagat and Eater for local searches.
Phones Android
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Xiaomi announces the Mi VR Play, a virtual reality headset for your smartphone

Xiaomi's taken the wraps off the Mi VR Play, a smartphone-powered headset made of stretchable Lycra material. It's available to select "beta testers" now.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update to roll out ‘in the coming weeks’

Microsoft rolled out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 3, but there was no update for mobile devices. Good news -- it's coming soon.
Phones Computing
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Forget the dealership: Vroom wants you to browse cars in virtual reality

Vroom, the online car retailer, is launching a VR showroom, where you can hopefully cross a few cars off your list to save some time.
Cars Car News
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Huawei unveils Honor Note 8, a gargantuan phablet with a 6.6-inch screen

Huawei has unveiled its Xiaomi Mi Max competitor, and it's big. The 6.6-inch smartphone boasts a Quad HD screen and a 4,500mAh battery.
Phones Android
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Microsoft is laying off another 2,850 employees, mostly from its mobile division

First, Microsoft announced plans to lay off 7,800 employees last year. Then in May 2016 it was an additional 1,850, and now it will lay off 2,850 more.
Phones Business
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Alphabet's 'Other Bets' post operating loss of $859M as Google drives revenue jump

Alphabet Inc., the parent company that oversees Google and "Other Bets" like Nest, just beat analysts' expectations with its second-quarter performance.
Phones Business
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Strong Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sales keep Samsung's profits sky high

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge boosted the South Korean giant's profits to its best ever in two years.
Mobile News
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Brazil vs. WhatsApp: Everything you need to know

A Brazilian prosecutor has frozen $11.7 million of Facebook funds over WhatsApp's refusal to hand over user data in an ongoing criminal investigation.
Phones Mobile
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Apple Pay is dominating the contactless payment market in the U.S.

Apple Pay, the payment service that launched in 2014, is dominating the contactless payment market..
Phones Apple
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Freetel is bringing its Japanese-designed phones to the US

Freetel is a Japanese phone manufacturer that has been around since 2013. The company offers sleek, budget Android phones and is coming to North America.
Phones Android
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Samsung's looking to increase wireless chargers' workload, patents show

Samsung's patents for a wireless charger, filed in January 2016, show a tall device that can charge your phone and wearable at the same time.
Wearables Mobile
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Huawei is coming for Samsung with 60.5 million phones shipped in 2016 so far

Huawei says smartphone shipments have jumped 25 percent in the first half of this year. That has contributed to a global revenue of $11.6 billion.
Phones Android
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iPhone sales plummeted, but Apple Music saved the day

Apple's earnings report for the third fiscal quarter is in, and we take a look at the numbers product by product.
Tablets Apple
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Alcatel announces the Idol 4 and 4S, and the Plus 10 laptop hybrid

Along with a brand name change, removing the word "OneTouch" from their product line, Alcatel announced the Idol 4 and 4S, and a 2-in-1 hybrid laptop.
Phones Computing
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Moto Z and Mods grab the limelight, but the Moto X perseveres

Thought the Moto X was effectively replaced by the Moto Z? Think again. Motorola tells us that the Moto X line is still 'alive and well.'
Phones Android
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You gotta cat-ch 'em all in Android Nougat Preview 5's Easter egg

Android Nougat's final developer preview is here, and this version's Easter egg is all about cats.
Phones Android
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Google's standalone headset may feature augmented, virtual reality

Google said it's working on a mobile virtual reality headset for its upcoming Daydream VR platform. We now have more details.
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Android 7.0 Nougat is coming soon as the final developer preview rolls out

The final Android Nougat developer preview should be rolling out to your compatible device Monday if you have signed up for the Android Beta Program.
Phones Android
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Mastercard issues first brand change in 20 years, and Masterpass is now contact-less

Mastercard user? You can now use Masterpass in-stores via tap-and-pay technology, just like Android Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay.
Mobile News
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Pokémon Go is doing wonders for people with social anxiety and depression

Everyone's talking about Pokémon Go and for good reason -- the game by Niantic Labs is reportedly helping improve people's mental health.
Phones Android
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Girl power: Unicode greenlights new emoji of professional women

Eleven of Google's 13 proposed women at work emojis have been approved by the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee.
Phones Mobile
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Take a look at Kensington’s new docks that fully embrace USB Type-C

Kensington is out with a new suite of docks that embrace the up-and-coming USB port -- Type C. Type C delivers more power which means faster charging.
Computing News
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EU Commission gives Google a six-week breather in ongoing Android investigation

The European Commission has officially accused Google of using Android and its pre-installed apps to stifle the competition, after completing an investigation. Google had 12 weeks to respond to the charges, but the deadline has been extended until September.
Phones Android
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Lenovo quietly unveils the Vibe C2, but is it this year’s Moto E?

Lenovo quietly unveiled the Vibe C2, the company's latest budget phone, for launch in Russia.
Phones Android
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Google’s Hands Free app lets you keep your phone in the pocket at the cashier

Google has started looking past Android Pay with the launch of Hands Free, an app that lets you keep your phone in your pocket at the cashier.
Phones Mobile
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Every room in this NYC hotel will come with an iPad and wireless charging mat

Hotel Grand Union New York is a new hotel will include an iPad in every room, as well as wireless charging technology, thanks to Fli Charge.
Tablets Android
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Copperhead is selling Google's Nexus devices with its pre-installed secure OS

CopperheadOS is a custom operating system based on Android, and it offers a more secure environment, You can buy Nexus devices with the OS pre-installed.
Phones Android
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Huawei's lawsuit targets T-Mobile for alleged unlicensed use of 4G patents

First Huawei sued Samsung, and now the Chinese company is suing T-Mobile. Both lawsuits involve alleged patent infringements.
Phones Mobile
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