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Where’s my pizza? Domino’s Pizza Tracker app arrives on Pebble

When you’re craving pizza, waiting for the pie to arrive can take centuries. Sometimes you even wonder if the delivery guy got lost, had an accident, or crashed his car. Now, Domino’s new Pizza Tracker app for Pebble smartwatches takes the mystery out of pizza delivery. The app will tell you when you placed your […]
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Smart earrings pack all the functionality of a fitness band into a tiny stud

Ear-o-Smart is a pair of smart earrings that aim to track your heart rate, activity, and calorie burn.
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YouTube’s paid service Music Key is Spotify for music videos and it only costs $8

YouTube paid subscription Music Key will offer offline playback, ad-free music videos, and full albums for streaming from Google Play Music.
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Buy a book from Barnes & Noble and get the Nook ebook version for $5

If you buy a book at Barnes & Noble, you can get the Nook ebook version for just $5. The promotion is part of the new B&N Sync Up service.
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7 new Wink products for $100 or less just made the smart home a lot cheaper

Quirky unveils seven more smart home devices for its Wink platform. The gadgets range from light switches and outlets, to customizable sensors.
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Meta’s luxury M1 ‘watches that happen to be smart’ start shipping

The Meta M1 smartwatch is now shipping and available to order on the company's website. The M1 features high-end materials and a unique design.
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Incoming! HTC Re, Desire Eye, and One M8 with Windows to hit AT&T Nov. 7

AT&T will offer the HTC Re, Desire Eye, and One M8 with Windows on November 7 on its Next and two-year contract plans.
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Living in a smart home as imagined by Quirky’s Wink

Quirky aims to make connecting any home a breeze with its $50 Wink hub, free app, and partnership with the Home Depot.
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Quirky to unify the smart home with $80 Wink hub and app

Quirky aims to unify all smart appliances with the $80 Wink Hub and app. The Home Depot will sell almost 60 Wink-enabled products on July 7.
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Google Wallet’s fortunes rise as Apple Pay spreads the gospel of mobile payments

Google Wallet reportedly saw an increase in use and downloads before and after Apple Pay launched.
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Dell’s new Venue 11 Pro aims to be the tablet that replaces your laptop

Dell introduced a new Venue 11 Pro tablet with a faster processor, double the RAM, and a slightly brighter screen.
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Don’t worry! CurrentC can’t block Apple Pay forever

The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) says its Apple Pay ban will last "months, not years," to give its CurrentC app a chance to get off the ground.
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Jawbone may release $50 Move fitness tracker and the new Up 3 soon

Jawbone may soon introduce the Up 3 fitness band with a heart rate monitor and a $50 tracker called Move.
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Solar brick road: This bike path will power three homes, cost $3.7 million

The Dutch installed a 70-meter bike lane that has solar panels built into the concrete.
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Christian Bale leaves Batman behind, will become Steve Jobs in upcoming Sorkin film

Christian Bale will star as Steve Jobs in a new biopic about the Apple cofounder's life. Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin will write the screenplay.
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Android Lollipop 5.0 sweetens Google’s calendar app

Google revamped its calendar app to match its new Material Design language and Lollipop 5.0.
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Google Fit measures your activity … and nothing else — yet

Google Fit tracks your activity and aims to help you lead a healthier life. The app collects data from Android Wear smartwatches and third-party apps.
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Samsung’s futuristic superwatch, the Gear S, hits the U.S. on November 7

Samsung's large, standalone Gear S smartwatch will arrive at AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile on November 7.
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Cash, card, or phone? Whatever, Poynt payment terminal lets you pay any way you want

Poynt aims to be the payment terminal for the future. It supports all kinds of payments from EMV cards, regular credit cards, NFC, QR codes, and more.
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Apple Pay competitor CurrentC just got hacked — How do you like them Apples?

Apple Pay competitor CurrentC, which is backed by the MCX merchants coalition, has already been hacked. The email addresses of early testers were stolen.
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The Google+ feature you’ve never used is actually one of its most innovative

Google has changed the world by sorting the world’s information, and with Project Boswell (Google+ Stories) it now hopes to become your own personal historian.
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Is Apple Pay a hit? Cook says it surpassed 1 million activations in 72 hours

Apple Pay surpasses 1 million downloads in 72 hours. CEO Tim Cook says retailers will support Apple Pay or risk losing customers.
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Want an iPad Air 2 or iPad Mini 3? Here’s where to buy one (updated)

Apple introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 on October 16. Now the two iPads are up for pre-order from carriers and retailers. Here's where to get them.
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Bruvelo lets you tweak every last detail of your morning coffee with an app

Now you can brew the perfect cup of coffee with Bruvelo, a Wi-Fi enabled, app-controlled coffeemaker. The Bruvelo is up on Kickstarter for $300.
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Why can’t we be friends? Google wants to bring Android Wear to iOS

Google would consider adding iOS support for Android Wear devices, but says there are a lot of obstacles in the way. Would Apple ever agree to support it?
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Hands on: Apple Pay is even slicker than your snakeskin wallet, brah

Apple Pay aims to disrupt the mobile payments space with its easy-to-use interface and many partners. Just how well does it work, though? We go hands on.
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Zepp Labs partners with PGA and MLB pros to improve your swing

Zepp Labs' updated baseball and golf apps feature video footage and data from MLB and PGA pros. Users can compare their swings to the pros' using the app.
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Awesome! The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack is coming out on cassette tape

The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack will be released on cassette tape this November. It's a limited edition and can only be found at a few record stores.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. iPad Air: Which tablet does it best?

Microsoft announced the all-new Surface 3 today. How does it compare with the iPad Air? See our spec showdown for the winner.
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The IT Crowd gets another remake on NBC

The It Crowd was a huge hit in the UK, but an earlier U.S. remake failed miserably. Now, NBC is working on a second remake of the series.
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Apple’s new iPads let you switch LTE networks without changing your SIM card

Apple's new iPad Air 2 will have an Apple SIM card that lets users switch between LTE networks with the tap of a finger. No more changing SIM cards!
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Scientists create a lithium-ion battery with super speed charging and longer life

Researchers discovered a new lithium-ion battery that can charge super fast and lasts 20 years. The battery could be used in electric cars and gadgets.
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BlackBerry Passport: Hands-on video shows off keyboard features

The BlackBerry Passport will feature a square display, full QWERTY keyboard, and BB 10.3 when it launches in September. Here's everything we know so far.
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Work, sleep or just think: Breather’s rentable rooms provide space for anything

We sit down in an actual Breather room in Manhattan, NY and spoke with the app’s creator, Julien Smith.
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Don’t joke about ebola on an airplane or a hazmat crew will detain you

So a man walks onto a plan and says, "I have ebola. You're all screwed!" Then people in hazmat suits take him away to a tiny room for questioning.
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Apple Watch graces the cover of Vogue China, as iPhone 6 preorders top 1 million in 6 hours

The Apple Watch will appear on the cover of China Vogue this November. Meanwhile, iPhone 6 preorders in China topped 1 million in just 6 hours.
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Order coffee like royalty with the app that lets you stride to the front of the line

Square Order will now let you preorder coffee from select cafes. The app alerts the barista when you're about to arrive, so your coffee is hot and ready.
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Top 10 tweets from the iPhone 6 #Hairgate Scandal

Owners of the new iPhone 6 are now complaining about #Hairgate and #Beardgate. It's turned into a big joke on Twitter. Here are the best tweets we found.