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7 tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium

Sony's latest Android flagship, the Xperia XZ Premium, is here. We offer some tips and tricks to help you take full advantage of the phone.
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With Qualcomm’s new platform, firms can make their own Google Home

If you've ever wanted to build your own alternative to Amazon's Echo speaker, Qualcomm's new Smart Audio Platform can help.
Phones Android
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Strava's new app directory puts cool third-party integrations front and center

Strava's app directory, a web-based resource for the athletic network's free and paid users, showcases the best third-party integrations
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Alexa can now alert you to local supermarket sales

Retale, one of the most popular shopping apps in the U.S., now works across Amazon Alexa devices and Google Home speakers.
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Google hires Apple veteran to design custom smartphone chips

Google may be developing a custom process to power the next generation of its Android smartphones, the Pixel series.
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Eero’s new hub has twice the range and speed of its predecessor

Eero's new hub router is twice as fast and delivers twice the range of the previous generation, and supports Thread-enabled devices.
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Canvas replaces over-the-phone job interviews with texting

Phone job interviews can be a real drag, but Candidates promises to do away with them once and for all. Its solution? Text messaging.
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ZTE's midrange Max XL smartphone goes big on everything except price

ZTE's Max XL won't turn heads anytime soon, but it delivers respectable hardware and design for the $130 asking price.
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Samsung's Bixby assistant now lets you swap short phrases for lengthy commands

Samsung's making it easier to invoke Bixby. Now, it recognizes short phrases, saving you the trouble of having to repeat a lengthy command.
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Google’s reCAPTCHA is coming to Android smartphones and tablets

Google's bringing reCAPTCHA, the form that distinguishes between 'bots and humans by requiring you to transcribe characters, to Android.
Phones Android
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Apple’s new App Store policy will cut down on annoying ratings reminders

Apple is making an effort to cut down on ratings reminders -- the pop-ups that ask you to give a positive app review -- with new guidelines.
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Apple employees in China allegedly sold customers’ personal data for $7.36M

Apple employees in China stand accused of using the company's internal computer system to steal -- and later sell -- customer data.
Phones Android
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Verizon offering new prepaid plans, summer discounts, and a design contest

Verizon wants your business. This summer, the carrier is launching new prepaid plans, trade-in promotions and an Otterbox case design contest.
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Alexa will soon be able to control more of your TVs, apps, and set-top boxes

Amazon's new Video Skill API for Alexa makes developing apps that control your TV easier than ever. It's launching in June 2017.
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Facebook's Instant Articles now support Google's AMP and Apple News

Facebook's adding support for Google's AMP and Apple News to Instant Articles -- potentially in response to the platform's weak uptake.
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Apple is opposes proposed law that would let iPhone buyers repair their own phones

Apple is lobbying against proposed "right to repair" legislation around the country that would grant consumers access to DIY repair tools.
Phones Mobile
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WhatsApp's new features organize your pics and make responding to messages easier

WhatsApp, one of the world's largest messaging platforms, can now generate albums from photos and videos automatically.
Phones Android
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Amazon is making Prime cheaper for those receiving government assistance

Amazon is making it cheaper for customers on government assistance programs to afford a Prime subscription.
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Google Fiber’s Webpass expands gigabit internet to condo in Seattle

Webpass, the Google Fiber-owned gigabit wireless company, is expanding service to its seventh market later this year: A luxury Seattle condo.
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Here is everything Apple announced at its Worldwide Developer Conference 2017

Apple's 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference arrived and it was a doozy. Here is all the iOS, MacBook, and iPad news we saw.
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Google Hangouts now takes advantage of iOS native-calling features

Hangouts now supports iOS's CallKit, which lets it integrate natively with the operating system's calling and messaging features.
Phones Android
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Here's how to set up Alexa Calling and Messaging

Devices in Amazon's lauded Echo lineup can place calls and send messages, but enabling the feature can be confusing. Here's how to do it.
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T-Mobile slashes the iPhone 7 by $100, offers family plan for $35 per line

T-Mobile, the self-coined Un-carrier, is knocking $100 off the price of Apple's iPhone 7 -- and throwing in a cheap family plan.
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Nuance's Nina virtual assistant gets better with time, and a little human help

Nuance's Nina platform marries artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human smarts to improve customer experience.
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Florida courts disagree on Fifth Amendment protection for smartphone passwords

Two courts in Florida have come to conflicting decisions on smartphone passwords' Fifth Amendment applicability.
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Apple’s new Swift Playgrounds app can control Lego robots and Parrot drones

Apple's Swift Playgrounds, an iPad app that teaches kids the basics of the Swift programming language, now integrates with robotics platforms.
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Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Plus is 15 percent faster, 30 percent more efficient

Qualcomm's enhanced Quick Charge, Quick Charge 4.0 Plus, recharges devices up to 15 percent faster and 30 percent more efficiently.
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T-Mobile’s ‘Thankiversary’ promotion includes free gas for a year, other prizes

T-Mobile's "Thankiversary" contest commemorates the launch of its rewards program -- and lets Verizon and AT&T customers join in.
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‘Pokémon Go’ drove The Pokémon Company’s profits to record heights

The Pokémon Company had a banner year, thanks in large part to the continued success of augmented-reality game Pokémon Go.
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Motorola announces new TurboPower, GamePad, and SoundBoost 2 Moto Mods

Motorola's Moto Mods are one of the Moto Z's best attributes. And Motorola committed to them in a major way at Mobile World Congress.
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Android malware 'Judy' earns hackers revenue by forcing devices to click on ads

Judy, an Android malware discovered by cybersecurity analysts at Check Point, commandeers Android devices to click on web ads.
Phones Android
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Samsung Gear Fit 2 is getting better sleep and activity tracking

The Gear Fit 2, Samsung's fitness-focused wearable, is getting an update. It now tracks heart rate, sleep, and more with greater precision.
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ReMarkable mimics the feel of paper, and it’s good enough to fool you

The ReMarkable, an E Ink tablet equipped with an impressively responsive stylus, is launching later this year.
Tablets Mobile
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Apple regulatory filings point to new iPad and MacBook Pro models

New Apple filings published by the Eurasian Economic Commission appear to reference model numbers for unannounced iPad and MacBook models.
Mobile News
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Pics of Microsoft’s canceled ‘Northstar’ flagship smartphone appear online

Pictures of Microsoft's canceled 'Northstar' phone, which was rumored to succeed the Lumia 950 and 950XL, have emerged online.
Phones Mobile

Microsoft is reportedly working on a smartphone with brand-new software

Microsoft hasn't given on smartphones yet. Rumors suggest the company is working on a new model with revamped software.
Phones Mobile
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ARM shows off the first processors based on Dynamiq technology

ARM, the firm behind chips in billions of devices, announced the first Dynamiq-based processors: The Cortex-A55, Cortex-A75, and Mali-G72.
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Google is tackling fat fingers, text translation through Gboard's AI

Google's using machine learning to improve its Gboard keyboard. It's cut down on miss-typed words, for example, and improved translation.
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