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France just passed its own Patriot Act, and civil rights groups aren’t happy

France passed a new law that will authorize mass surveillance and metadata collection, much like the U.S. Patriot Act.
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Microsoft’s Surface 3 supports full Windows 10, starts at $500

Microsoft's Surface 3 is the successor to the Surface 2, but it will run full Windows and upgrade to Windows 10, as soon as Microsoft releases the OS.
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Low demand for the One M9 is to blame for HTC’s depressing April

HTC posted its lowest revenue for the month of April in six years. The slump is largely believed to be due to poor One M9 phone sales.
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FCC Net neutrality update: U.S. Telecoms say reclassification will be ‘crushing’ to industry

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s new Net neutrality proposal aims to reclassify broadband under Title II, end throttling, blocking, and paid prioritization. Here’s what it all means and how it will affect you.
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Look out, Xiaomi! Apple could soon overtake the Chinese company on its home turf

Apple is now the second bestselling smartphone maker in China, and it may soon surpass Xiaomi, if its growth continues.
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Asus VivoWatch might be the smartwatch of your dreams with 10-day battery life

Asus may have another smartwatch in the works with GPS, fitness tracking, and 10-day battery life.
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Tech fail! Pilots iPad crash delays two dozen American Airlines flights

A dozen American Airlines flights were delayed by software bug on several pilots' iPads.
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Apple Watch face selection to stay at 10, after alternative time telling apps are banned

Apple officially stated in its App Store guidelines that it will not accept third-party watch faces or time-telling apps for the Apple Watch.
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Major L.A. hospital offers HealthKit access to 80,000 patients

Major hospital Cedars-Sinai revamped its electronic records to include HealthKit integration. Patients' data will be available to the hospital's doctors.
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Xiaomi’s thin, slinky Mi 4i smartphone bares all in stripdown video

Xiaomi courts the Indian market with the $200, mid-range Mi 4i phone. The phone a plastic version of the Mi4, but with slightly less high-end specs.
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German parliament may limit intelligence agency communications with the NSA

The German parliament reconsiders an intelligence-sharing agreement with the NSA, over spying on politicians and defense contractors.
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See the Apple Watch take a shower, go for a swim, and still work perfectly

The Apple Watch may not be fully waterproof, but one guy took his in the shower and went swimming with it on, and it still works just fine.
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Does encryption help terrorists? The head of Homeland Security thinks so

Jeh Johnson, the head of the Department of Homeland Security, called encryption dangerous and encouraged security experts to work with the government..
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1,500 iOS apps are vulnerable to a security threat: Here’s how you can stay safe

SourceDNA discovered a security flaw in 1,500 iOS apps that could allow hackers to steal sensitive information from users' devices.
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John Oliver says patent trolls are as stupid as they are evil

John Oliver tackled patent trolls in his latest crusade against archaic laws that don't make sense.
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Two roommates stab each other with broken beer bottles, arguing Android vs. iPhone

Two roommates stabbed each other with broken beer bottles during a fight over which operating system is better: iOS or Android.
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Lost your phone? Search ‘Find my phone’ on Google, and you’ll find it in a jiffy

Google's come up with another way to help you find your lost Android phone. All you have to do is search for "Find my phone,"
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Astropad and FiftyThree’s Pencil pair up to take digital art creation to the next level

Professional drawing app Astropad added support for FiftyThree's Pencil stylus to its latest update.
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Now you can listen to A Game of Thrones, Fifty Shades of Grey, and more audiobooks on Scribd

Unlimited ebook and audiobook subscription app Scribd added more than 9,000 audiobooks from Penguin to its collection. It now has 45,000 audiobooks.
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Cyanogen gets rid of Google, will put Microsoft’s apps on its version of Android

Cyanogen and Microsoft finally announced their partnership, which will put Microsoft's apps on all CyanogenMod devices in the future.
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What a deal! Microsoft’s Lumia 540 costs just $150 and will upgrade to Windows 10

Microsoft's Lumia 540 takes cheap to a whole new level with $150 price point and entry-level specs
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Artists demand that the NYPD return Edward Snowden bust in a letter from their lawyer

A group of unknown artists placed a bronze bust of NSA leaker Edward Snowden in a Brooklyn park. It was later removed and the police are investigating.
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Rambo the octopus loves taking pictures of visitors with a Sony camera

An octopus named Rambo is taking pictures of aquarium visitors with a Sony Cybershot camera.
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Unlimited data — Who wants that? says Verizon in totally unconvincing blog post

Verizon's latest blog post rails against unlimited data plans, calling them pointless and bad for customers.
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Adonit Forge isn’t for drawing pictures, it’s for building ideas

Adonit's first drawing app, Forge, aims to help designers filter through ideas and find their next project.
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Look out, Moto G! Huawei’s SnapTo is just $180 on Amazon, and it just went up for preorder

Huawei introduced a dirt cheap Android smartphone called the SnapTo in early April. The phone is available on Amazon unlocked for $180.
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Edward Snowden made a joke! The NSA leaker recommends a great password to John Oliver

Not only did John Oliver and Edward Snowden discuss d--k pics, they also chatted about passwords. Snowden had the perfect suggestion for Oliver.
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Oyster’s new ebook store will let you buy many titles you can’t find in your subscription

Ebook subscription service Oyster added an ebook store to supplement the titles that are already included in the $10 a month subscription price.
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Would you wear this? Samsung’s bizarre flexy phone that’s also a smart bangle

Samsung patented a flexible screen that can morph from a smartphone to a smartwatch. It looks like a crazy bangle, but it can do everything a phone does.
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Facebook sneakily integrates WhatsApp button into beta version of its Android app

Facebook may have plans to add a WhatsApp button to its own app soon, if leaked pictures of the feature in an Android app beta are real.
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ZTE’s Blade S6 Plus is cheap at just $300, but it’s got great mid-range specs and a swanky design

ZTE made a phablet-sized Blade S6 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen and mid-range specs to sell around the world on eBay.
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John Oliver and Edward Snowden explain how the NSA collects pics of our junk

John Oliver interviewed NSA leaker Edward Snowden about the most important issue of our day: Whether or not the government can see out naughty nude photos.
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Facebook’s Scrapbook helps parents put all their baby photos in one place

Facebook now has a Scrapbook feature that lets parents put all the photos of their baby in one place.
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HTC One M9 (2015) vs. HTC One M8 (2014): An in-depth comparison

HTC rolled out a new, upgraded model of its flagship smartphone. The HTC One M9 debuted at Mobile World Congress 2015. Is it worth the upgrade?