ASUS announces new ZenFone 2 Laser for the U.S., on sale today starting at $199
ASUS today announced the U.S. release of the ZenFone 2 Laser, a follow-up to the successful launch of the original ZenFone 2 earlier this year. To clarify from the start, this isn't the same ZenFone 2 Laser that was already released earlier this year internationally — that phone is a bit on the lower end of the spectrum and is actually a smaller device. The U.S. version o...
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ASUS announces new ZenFone 2 Laser for the U.S., on sale today starting at $199ASUS today announced the U.S. release of the ZenFone 2 Laser, a follow-up to the successful launch of the original ZenFone 2 earlier this year. To clarify from the start, this isn't the same ZenFone 2 Laser that was already released earlier this year internationally — that phone is a bit on the lower end of the spectrum and is actually a smaller device. The U.S. version o...HardwareNovember 5, 2015, 15:41:42ASUS announces new ZenFone 2 Laser for the U.S., on sale today starting at $199source: http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-announces-new-zenfone-2-laser-us-sale-today-starting-199 | November 5, 2015, 15:41:42
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AT&T begins BlackBerry Priv sales on November 6 for $249 on contract
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AT&T begins BlackBerry Priv sales on November 6 for $249 on contractAT...BlackberryNovember 5, 2015, 15:41:11AT&T begins BlackBerry Priv sales on November 6 for $249 on contractsource: http://www.androidcentral.com/att-begin-blackberry-priv-sales-november-6-249-contract | November 5, 2015, 15:41:11
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Sprint subscribers will soon be able to roam in Cuba
Sprint has announced that it has signed a direct roaming deal with the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA). This will allow Sprint subscribers to easily roam inside Cuba, though the company doesn't mention whether roaming in Cuba will be covered under its Global Roaming or Open World plans....
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Sprint subscribers will soon be able to roam in CubaSprint has announced that it has signed a direct roaming deal with the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA). This will allow Sprint subscribers to easily roam inside Cuba, though the company doesn't mention whether roaming in Cuba will be covered under its Global Roaming or Open World plans....TechnologyNovember 5, 2015, 15:40:40Sprint subscribers will soon be able to roam in Cubasource: http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-subscribers-will-soon-be-able-roam-cuba | November 5, 2015, 15:40:40
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Google reportedly scraps plans for rumored New York City retail store
According to a new report, Google has put the kibosh on plans for a New York City retail store — which would have been a first from the company — after spending roughly $6 million on renovating leased retail space. From Crain's New York Business:...
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Google reportedly scraps plans for rumored New York City retail storeAccording to a new report, Google has put the kibosh on plans for a New York City retail store — which would have been a first from the company — after spending roughly $6 million on renovating leased retail space. From Crain's New York Business:...Google/AndroidNovember 5, 2015, 15:40:16Google reportedly scraps plans for rumored New York City retail storesource: http://www.androidcentral.com/google-reportedly-scraps-plans-rumored-new-york-city-retail-store | November 5, 2015, 15:40:16
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Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu sold to Chinese investors
Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu is now owned by Godin Holdings, a Hong Kong-based fund, along with "international private investors." Vertu's phones are handmade in England, offering premium materials combined with expert craftsmanship and a round-the-clock Concierge service for last-minute travel arrangements, hotel bookings, and much more....
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Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu sold to Chinese investorsLuxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu is now owned by Godin Holdings, a Hong Kong-based fund, along with "international private investors." Vertu's phones are handmade in England, offering premium materials combined with expert craftsmanship and a round-the-clock Concierge service for last-minute travel arrangements, hotel bookings, and much more....HardwareNovember 5, 2015, 15:39:46Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu sold to Chinese investorssource: http://www.androidcentral.com/luxury-smartphone-manufacturer-vertu-sold-chinese-investors | November 5, 2015, 15:39:46
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Remember When Google Tried To Start Uber In May 2005?
The internet is a wonderful thing. It’s a place for new and fresh ideas, forums for people to discuss them. And well, ways to find ones that had been dropped. One idea that was dropped was Google’s attempt to start what sounds a whole lot like Lyft and Uber....
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Remember When Google Tried To Start Uber In May 2005?The internet is a wonderful thing. It’s a place for new and fresh ideas, forums for people to discuss them. And well, ways to find ones that had been dropped. One idea that was dropped was Google’s attempt to start what sounds a whole lot like Lyft and Uber....TechnologyNovember 5, 2015, 15:38:26Remember When Google Tried To Start Uber In May 2005?source: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/04/remember-when-google-tried-to-start-uber-in-may-2005/ | November 5, 2015, 15:38:26
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Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In April
Facebook video viewership is growing by leaps and bounds. It now sees 8 billion average daily video views from 500 million users. That’s up from just 4 billion video views per day in April. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on the call to investors following Facebook’s blockbuster Q3 2015 earnings report....
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Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In AprilFacebook video viewership is growing by leaps and bounds. It now sees 8 billion average daily video views from 500 million users. That’s up from just 4 billion video views per day in April. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on the call to investors following Facebook’s blockbuster Q3 2015 earnings report....PlatformsNovember 5, 2015, 15:38:5Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In Aprilsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/04/facebook-video-views/#.benqr9:FjJq | November 5, 2015, 15:38:5
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Walgreens Becomes First Retailer To Integrate Its Loyalty Program With Apple Pay
Drug store chain Walgreens announced this morning its loyalty program will now be available through Apple Pay – making it the first U.S. retailer to integrate their customer rewards platform with Apple’s mobile payments service. The added support will allow the chain’s over 85 million Balance Rewards members the ability to use Apple Pay at checkout using either their iPhone o...
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Walgreens Becomes First Retailer To Integrate Its Loyalty Program With Apple PayDrug store chain Walgreens announced this morning its loyalty program will now be available through Apple Pay – making it the first U.S. retailer to integrate their customer rewards platform with Apple’s mobile payments service. The added support will allow the chain’s over 85 million Balance Rewards members the ability to use Apple Pay at checkout using either their iPhone o...Apple/iOSNovember 5, 2015, 15:37:42Walgreens Becomes First Retailer To Integrate Its Loyalty Program With Apple Paysource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/05/walgreens-becomes-first-retailer-to-integrate-its-loyalty-program-with-apple-pay/ | November 5, 2015, 15:37:42
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Microsoft Readies Its Cortana For iOS Beta, Promises Invites In “Weeks”
Microsoft said earlier that its Cortana personal assistant – something of a rival to Google Now and Apple’s Siri – would take on its competition by offering cross-platform support, including via iOS and Android. It then delivered on those promises in August when it rolled out a Cortana for Android beta. Now it seems the iOS release is nearing, too – as the company has begun...
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Microsoft Readies Its Cortana For iOS Beta, Promises Invites In “Weeks”Microsoft said earlier that its Cortana personal assistant – something of a rival to Google Now and Apple’s Siri – would take on its competition by offering cross-platform support, including via iOS and Android. It then delivered on those promises in August when it rolled out a Cortana for Android beta. Now it seems the iOS release is nearing, too – as the company has begun...Microsoft/WindowsNovember 5, 2015, 15:37:18Microsoft Readies Its Cortana For iOS Beta, Promises Invites In “Weeks”source: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/04/microsoft-readies-its-cortana-for-ios-beta-promises-invites-in-weeks/ | November 5, 2015, 15:37:18
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Karma’s Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plan
Karma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to those who more regularly use their device. Instead of topping off data as you need it, the new “Neverstop” plan will instead offer users unlimited data for $50 per month. The plan is still available without a contract, how...
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Karma’s Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data PlanKarma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to those who more regularly use their device. Instead of topping off data as you need it, the new “Neverstop” plan will instead offer users unlimited data for $50 per month. The plan is still available without a contract, how...PlatformsNovember 5, 2015, 15:36:57Karma’s Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plansource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/05/karmas-mobile-hotspot-adds-neverstop-a-50-per-month-unlimited-data-plan/ | November 5, 2015, 15:36:57
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Apple TV apps are becoming much easier to find
Nearly a week after it launched the App Store for its new Apple TV, Apple has added Top Charts and Categories sections to help make it easier to find new apps. The new sections appear to be rolling out slowly to Apple TV users, according to 9to5Mac, but should be available soon for everyone....
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Apple TV apps are becoming much easier to findNearly a week after it launched the App Store for its new Apple TV, Apple has added Top Charts and Categories sections to help make it easier to find new apps. The new sections appear to be rolling out slowly to Apple TV users, according to 9to5Mac, but should be available soon for everyone....Apple/iOSNovember 5, 2015, 15:35:12Apple TV apps are becoming much easier to findsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9677036/apple-tv-apps-are-becoming-much-easier-to-find | November 5, 2015, 15:35:12
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Mossberg: It's time for Google to make its own hardware
It's Nexus time again, the time each year when Google ships its hero devices in the Nexus line. That's a brand of phones and tablets commissioned by the company starting in 2010 — not to be huge sellers, but to show the world the best of its Android operating system....
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Mossberg: It's time for Google to make its own hardwareIt's Nexus time again, the time each year when Google ships its hero devices in the Nexus line. That's a brand of phones and tablets commissioned by the company starting in 2010 — not to be huge sellers, but to show the world the best of its Android operating system....Google/AndroidNovember 5, 2015, 15:34:45Mossberg: It's time for Google to make its own hardwaresource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/4/9666760/walt-mossberg-google-nexus-hardware-innovation | November 5, 2015, 15:34:45
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Apple iMac review: two sizes of Retina
Last year’s iMac brought the Retina display to Apple’s desktop product line in dramatic fashion. The 27-inch 5K screen was a jaw-dropping addition that made the all-in-one impossible to look away from. And if you were in a position to afford one, you came away with an incredibly capable machine that blurred the line between consumer PC and professional workstation....
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Apple iMac review: two sizes of RetinaLast year’s iMac brought the Retina display to Apple’s desktop product line in dramatic fashion. The 27-inch 5K screen was a jaw-dropping addition that made the all-in-one impossible to look away from. And if you were in a position to afford one, you came away with an incredibly capable machine that blurred the line between consumer PC and professional workstation....HardwareNovember 5, 2015, 15:34:17Apple iMac review: two sizes of Retinasource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9670426/apple-imac-review-27-inch-5k-21-inch-4k-retina | November 5, 2015, 15:34:17
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THE HEART IS JUST A PUMP
Steve Williams couldn’t breathe. The former athlete had cardiomyopathy, which occasionally choked his lungs with fluid, making him gasp for air. But this felt different; Williams felt like he was dying. He was raced to an Orange County hospital, and shortly after checking in, his heart stopped. For 30 minutes, ER workers compressed his chest in an attempt to revive him. At one po...
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THE HEART IS JUST A PUMPSteve Williams couldn’t breathe. The former athlete had cardiomyopathy, which occasionally choked his lungs with fluid, making him gasp for air. But this felt different; Williams felt like he was dying. He was raced to an Orange County hospital, and shortly after checking in, his heart stopped. For 30 minutes, ER workers compressed his chest in an attempt to revive him. At one po...ScienceNovember 5, 2015, 15:33:47THE HEART IS JUST A PUMPsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/4/9665902/artificial-heart-transplant-cedars-sinai-clinical-trials | November 5, 2015, 15:33:47
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The Sun has stripped away Mars' atmosphere, causing global climate change
Mars' upper atmosphere is slowly leaking out into the cosmos, according to new data gathered from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft. The cause of this great escape is our Sun; solar winds from the star constantly slam into Mars and strip away the atmosphere's outer layers....
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The Sun has stripped away Mars' atmosphere, causing global climate changeMars' upper atmosphere is slowly leaking out into the cosmos, according to new data gathered from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft. The cause of this great escape is our Sun; solar winds from the star constantly slam into Mars and strip away the atmosphere's outer layers....ScienceNovember 5, 2015, 15:33:18The Sun has stripped away Mars' atmosphere, causing global climate changesource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9676076/nasa-mars-atmosphere-loss-maven-spacecraft-solar-winds-water | November 5, 2015, 15:33:18
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Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed
As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit of information you could possibly need without ever having to leave your News Feed, Facebook has begun rolling out a new music feature that will let you sample the music shared into your feed. A new post format called Music Stories will let users preview 30 second clips of songs and albums shared to Facebook from Spotify, Apple Mus...
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Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News FeedAs part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit of information you could possibly need without ever having to leave your News Feed, Facebook has begun rolling out a new music feature that will let you sample the music shared into your feed. A new post format called Music Stories will let users preview 30 second clips of songs and albums shared to Facebook from Spotify, Apple Mus...PlatformsNovember 5, 2015, 15:32:51Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feedsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9671754/facebook-music-stories-news-feed-apple-music-spotify | November 5, 2015, 15:32:51
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