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Apple’s new TV app puts all your shows and movies in one place

Apple's new TV app puts all of your shows and movies in a single, easily accessible portal. It's launching on Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone later this year.
Entertainment News
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Chipmaker Qualcomm spends $39 billion to buy NXP Semiconductor

Chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to acquire NXP Semiconductor, a fabricator specializing in automotive and analog silicon, for $39 billion.
Phones Business
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EU advocacy group expresses concern over WhatsApp’s data-sharing policy

WhatsApp's data collection policy, which permits the messaging service to share user info with parent company Facebook, drew sharp rebuke from regulators.
Social Media News
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Samsung's Note 7 woes hurt its bottom line, but things are looking up

Samsung's ongoing Note 7 saga burned the company's bottom line. The electronics behemoth's mobile division posted its weakest profit in eight years.
Phones Android
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LG’s mobile division loses $389.4 million, has declined for six straight quarters

Weak smartphone sales drove LG's mobile division to a sixth straight quarter of declining profits.
Phones Android
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Amazon brings Alexa to its line of tablets, starting with the Fire HD 8

Amazon is bringing its Alexa voice assistant to its Fire tablets. The new Fire HD 8 will gain it first, followed by the rest of the retailer's lineup.
Phones Android
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Samsung Pay gains new loyalty features, Masterpass integration, and more

Samsung Pay is launching in three new countries by the end of this year. It's also gaining support for coupons and Mastercard's Masterpass platform.
Phones Android
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Google has 'paused' its deployment of Fiber internet in 11 U.S. cities

Google has "paused" its deployment of gigabit internet service Fiber in 11 cities following layoffs and the departure of its parent company's CEO.
Computing News
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Google Express now delivers to nearly 90 percent of the continental U.S.

Google's eponymous shopping service, Google Express, now delivers to almost 90 percent of the continental U.S.
Phones Android
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Google's Jamboard is a connected, collaborative whiteboard for enterprise

Google's Jamboard is the whiteboard of the future: it connects to the internet, features real-time collaboration, and supports Chromecast.
Computing News
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BlackBerry's DTEK60 is a security-focused smartphone for businesses, govenment

BlackBerry has announced the DTEK60, a high-end alternative to the company's DTEK50. It features the company's suite of proprietary security apps.
Phones Android
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Osmo's 'Pizza Co.' teaches kids about managing money and running a business

The latest game from augmented reality startup Osmo, 'Pizza Co.', teaches kids about running a business by putting them in the shoes of a store manager.
Tablets Apple
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In New York, it's now a crime to advertise short-term apartment listings on Airbnb

The governor of New York has signed a law that levies steep fees on property owners who advertise short-term rentals.
Phones Business
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Alcatel's new phones deliver respectable hardware at a low price

Alcatel's releasing four new low-end phones that won't break the bank: the Pop 4S, the Pop 4 Plus, and two models of Pixi handsets.
Phones Android
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The 32GB iPhone 7 may perform worse than the 128GB and 256GB versions

Preliminary tests show that certain models of Apple's 32GB iPhone 7 may exhibit slower write speeds and worse reception than 128GB and 256GB versions.
Phones Apple
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The Plum wine dispenser preserves opened bottles for up to 90 days

The Plum wine dispenser, a temperature-controlled, internet-connected wine dispenser from entrepreneur David Koretz, preserves your wine by the bottle.
Smart Home Smart Home News
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Google's Wallpaper app delivers gorgeous vistas and stunning images to your mobile

Google's new Wallpapers app delivers a veritable deluge of wallpapers from which to choose for any Android phone running 4.1 or newer.
Phones Android
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LeEco wants to woo Americans with the affordable, feature-packed Le S3

Chinese electronics behemoth has announced that one of its smartphones, the Le S3, would be making a stateside debut later this year.
Phones Android
Google promises to improve urban life with Sidewalk Labs

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs wants to help modernize cities across the U.S.

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, an incubator of urban technologies, is extending its metro modernization effort to 16 cities later this year.
Emerging Tech News
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The most unstable version of the Chrome browser is now available on Android

The most unstable version of Google's Android browser, Chrome Canary, has finally come to mobile. It is publicly available.
Phones Android
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon processors, gigabit modem, camera platform

Qualcomm took the wraps off a bevy of new products: the Snapdragon 653, 626, and 427. It also unveiled gigabit modem and connected camera platform.
Phones Computing
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Electric Objects delivers curated digital artwork to your living room wall

Electric Objects, a startup specializing in curated artwork, wants to deliver curated artwork to a digital picture frame on your wall.
Phones Android
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Your newest travel agent: Google Flights lets you know when airfare will spike

Google Flights just gained a useful feature: the ability to notify you of potential airfare hikes.
Phones Mobile
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Google Maps gains a shortcut to the Traffic screen and readies a real-time ‘busyness’ view

The newest version of the Google Maps beta for Android has gained a shortcut to the app's traffic screen and a real-time busyness view.
Phones Android
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Xiaomi’s Mi Box gives Android TV lovers their 4K fix, and it’s headed stateside

At Google's 2016 I/O developer conference, Chinese company Xiaomi unveiled the 4K Mi Box, set-top hardware bound for U.S. shores later this year.
Phones Android
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HP partners with Movado to launch new line of connected smartwatches

HP, in partnership with Movado, is launching a new series of connected smartwatches with fashion licensing by Tommy Hilfiger, Coach, Hugo Boss, and more.
Wearables Android
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Apple planning a second research and development center in China

Apple has announced plans for a second research and development facility in China following the groundbreaking of a Beijing-based facility.
Phones Mobile
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In light of the Note 7 debacle, Samsung may be poised to ditch the brand

Samsung may ditch the Note brand in light of the Note 7's negative publicity. But in the short term, the smartphone maker may stay the course.
Phones Android
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Amazon’s Kindle for Kids bundle aims to inspire next generation of readers

Amazon's updated Kindle for Kids bundle includes a Kindle e-reader, a durable case, and generous two-year warranty.
Phones Android
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This crazy new wearable promises to measure your hydration level and heart rate in real time

A new wearable from healthcare startup BSX Technologies promises to measure your hydration level and heart beat in real time using infrared technology.
Wearables Features
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Google Pixel vs. Samsung Galaxy S7: Which 5-inch flagship is right for you?

The Pixel, Google's top-of-the-line phone, is finally here. It's just as impressive as rumored, but how does it stack up against Samsung's lauded Galaxy S7?
Phones Android
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Exclusive: Google will take VR to the streets with Daydream pop-up shop in NYC

Digital Trends has learned that Google will host pop-up events for its Daydream virtual reality platform in New York City, which will begin in October.
Computing Features
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Sensory announces a wake word solution for Amazon Alexa devices

Sensory's software suite lets Amazon Alexa developers add a 'wake word' -- that is, a word that launches Alexa -- to hardware of all shapes.
Smart Home Smart Home News
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Skynet — ahem — Google executives scrapped plans to sell AI-powered arms

Google ultimately decided against selling artificially intelligent robotic arms, a project spearheaded by engineers within its experimental X division.
Emerging Tech News
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Google may sell as few as three million Pixel phones this year, report predicts

Analysts predict that sales of Google's first-party phones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, will fall short of optimistic expectations.
Phones Android
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After Pixel unveiling, Google puts its Nexus program on indefinite hiatus

Google said it had "no plans" to produce Nexus devices in the future. Instead, the company intends to replace its current lineup of with new Pixel devices.
Phones Android
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A new Google patent describes ways you'll interact with your smart clothing

Google has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that describes a gesture control system designed to work with connected clothing.
Mobile News
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Apple may be prepping as many as three iPad Pros for launch in spring 2017

According to a new report, Apple may be prepping as many as three iPad Pros ahead of an unveiling in the spring of 2017.
Tablets Apple
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