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The Edge card stores all of your debit and credit accounts in a single physical card

The Edge is an electronic payment card that consolidates all of your debit, credit, and loyalty accounts in one.
Phones Business
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Stop phone scammers in their tracks with FONES, an anti-robocalling solution

First Orion's FONES system is a custom-built call-filtering system for mobile operators. It blocks fraudulent calls using a variety of tech.
Phones Android
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No more shaky footage: Imint's Vidhance software stabilizes video in real time

Smartphone video is typically difficult to stabilize, but Imint's Vidhance software suite does it automatically -- and in real time.
Phones Android
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11 million Asiacell subscribers in Iraq to get free access to Wikipedia

Wikipedia and Asiacell announced a partnership that will see the carrier grant 11 million Iraqi customers free access to Wikipedia.
Web News
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Samsung's Flow app to let you log into your laptop with your phone's fingerprint

Samsung's Flow, a companion app that syncs pictures, videos, messages, and more between devices, will soon support more Windows computers.
Phones Android
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Apple reportedly has five groups working on wireless charging technology

Apple has as many as five different groups working on wireless charging, according to a report in Reuters.
Phones Apple
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Google’s Gboard keyboard on iOS adds new languages, voice typing, and more

Google's third-party keyboard, Gboard, is getting a massive upgrade. An update adds support for voice typing, new languages, and more.
Phones Apple
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Google's superfast Webpass internet is making its way to Seattle and Denver

Google's wireless high-speed internet service, Webpass, is expanding to Seattle and Denver in the coming months.
Computing News
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Heal, an app for arranging medical house calls, is expanding nationwide

Heal makes it easy to arrange an in-house visit from a medical professional. Now, it's expanded the number of cities in which it operates.
Phones Android
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Intel’s new modem can deliver gigabit download speeds

Gigabit's the future of mobile connectivity, and Intel's getting a head start. The company revealed its XMM 7650 modem in February.
Phones Android
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Samsung's Exynos 9810 will sport a powerful GPU and support super-fast networks

Samsung's Exynos 9810, which is expected to power select variants of the company's upcoming Galaxy S8 handset, has become less of a mystery.
Phones Android
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Remix OS consolidates your laptop and smartphone into one package

Beijing-based Jide Technology has taken the wraps off an operating system that transforms your smartphone into a desktop.
Tablets Android
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Verizon undercuts its own lowest price with 2GB postpaid plan for $40 a month

For customers who don't need unlimited data, Verizon now offers a more affordable option: A 2GB tier of prepaid data for $40 a month.
Phones Android
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Everything you need to know about the Huawei Honor V9

Huawei has officially taken the wraps off of the Honor V9, a device that boasts excellent specs at a surprisingly low price.
Phones Android
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Meitu's flagship smartphone uses AI to make your selfies the best they can be

The Meitu T8, the Chinese smartphone maker's upcoming flagship, is ostensibly the first to use dual-pixel technology in the front camera.
Phones Android
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Android 2.3 Gingerbread is effectively dead, as Google ends support

Google has effectively ended support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread by releasing libraries that no longer support it.
Phones Android
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Malicious hackers could exploit flaws in Android for Work to nab sensitive data

Two key flaws in Android for Work's security could allow an unscrupulous hacker to gain access to sensitive data.
Phones Mobile
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HTC plans to exit the low-end smartphone market in 2017

HTC plans to bow out of the low-end smartphone market by the end of this year, according to company executives.
Phones Android
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Etsy Studio makes materials easier to find, Shop Manager makes them easier to sell

Etsy's new Studio and Shop Manager make it easier to find tutorials, tools, and materials all in one place.
Web News
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New Android virus poses as an Adobe Flash Player update

A newly discovered strain of Android malware spreads by posing as an update to Adobe's Flash Player web plugin.
Phones Mobile
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The MotherBox Mini, launching on Indiegogo, can charge your phone wirelessly

The MotherBox, the brainchild of Columbia University-backed startup Yank Technologies, promises to imbue your phone with wireless charging.
Phones Android
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AT&T caves to the competition, suddenly serves up a new unlimited data plan

AT&T, responding to pressure from Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, announced a new unlimited data plan for new and existing customers.
Phones Android
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Gfycat makes it easier for developers to make GIFs a part of their apps

Gfycat, one of the world's largest online GIF libraries, has launched an SDK that'll let developers tap its growing collection of images.
Phones Android
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AT&T earns top marks among wireless peers in recent J.D. Power surveys

AT&T bested competitors in recent J.D. Powers surveys, the carrier reported. It's the eighth time in a row it's been specially recognized.
Phones Android
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Don’t touch that outlet: Public chargers could let hackers steal your data

Security researchers have discovered clever methods that could allow hackers to disguise data-mining computers as public chargers.
Phones Android
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Google, Telenor to bring RCS messaging to more than 200 million subscribers

Google announced it would partner with Telenor to roll out RCS support for the carrier's more than 200 million subscribers.
Phones Android
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As if it weren’t already enough of a know-it-all, Google just got even smarter

An update to Google's expansive fact database has augmented its ability to answer questions about animals, plants, and more.
Web News
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Google’s virus-scanning Verify Apps feature for Android now reveals its secrets

Verify Apps, the Android tool that checks new and installed software against a list of known malware, is now a little more transparent.
Phones Android
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The Google Assistant can now call up personal info via Allo

The Google Assistant, Google's eponymous personal helper, can now call up and share info in the Allo app for Android.
Phones Android
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Samsung may be working on a Google Now competitor called Samsung Hello

Samsung may launch an artificial assistant to take on Google Now. It's reportedly called Samsung Hello, and it might launch on the Galaxy S8.
Phones Android
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New rules could let citizens in one EU country stream digital content in another

The European Commission's proposed Digital Single Market rules would allow customers in one country to access content in another.
Phones Android
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Circuit Cubes teaches kids basics of circuitry with Lego blocks, light-up LEDs

Circuit Cubes, a startup founded by two longtime educators, seeks to teach kids the basics of electronics and circuitry with pure fun.
Emerging Tech News
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Samsung’s batteries just caught fire, and nearly took a factory with them

A Chinese factory belonging to Samsung SDI, Samsung's battery division, caught fire. The resulting damage was reportedly "minor."
Phones Android
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Facebook’s Community Help is a forum for survivors to mount rescue efforts

Facebook's new Community Help feature aims to help survivors of terrorist attacks and natural disasters connect.
Phones Android
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Milwaukee passes ordinance requiring permits for Pokémon Go-style games

Some government regulators are fed up with the throngs of crowds drawn by games like Pokémon Go, and they're doing something about it.
Phones Gaming
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AT&T’s flexible GoPhone gets a bit cheaper in time for tax season

AT&T's launching discounts just in time for tax season. Starting February 10, GoPhone prepaid customers can save on new devices.
Phones Android
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Apple patent describes headphones that flip upward to double as speakers

Apple's dreaming up wild and crazy headphones in the bowels of its engineering labs. These double as loudspeakers when flipped upward.
Phones Apple
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Expect massive mobile data traffic growth from 2016 to 2021, Cisco says

Mobile traffic is expected to grow 39-fold between 2016 and 2021, according to Cisco. Mobile devices are expected to contribute.
Phones Android
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