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Apple’s March 21 Event Comes a Day Before iPhone Court Hearing
Apple sent out invitations for a media event to be held March 21, a day before a federal-court hearing in the company's fight with the U.S. government over a locked iPhone.
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Macs and Malware: What You Can Do to Stay Safe
Apple's ransomware scare raises serious security concerns for many Mac users who believed they were immune to malware. Here are some specific to-dos for playing it safe.
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Amazon Expands Alexa AI With New Tap and Dot Voice-Controlled Speakers
On Thursday, Amazon.com Inc. unveiled two little devices, Tap and Echo Dot, which contain speakers and microphones to connect to its Alexa voice-controlled artificial intelligence. They follow the Echo, an Internet-connected shelf speaker that’s become a cult hit in the past year.
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Uber Launches Motorcycle-Booking Service in Bangalore
Uber Technologies Inc. launched its motorbike-hailing service in the southern Indian city of Bangalore Thursday, a week after the San Francisco-based company first made the offering in Bangkok.
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McDonald’s Serves Up Happy Meal With a Side of Virtual Reality
The best part of a McDonald's Corp. Happy Meal used to come in the box. Now it is the box.
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Microsoft HoloLens Is Available to Software Developers
Microsoft’s HoloLens is taking the next big step toward putting the augmented reality headgear in consumer hands.
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Forget Keyboards: We Dictated This Story on Google Docs
Google on Wednesday unveiled a new voice-dictation tool on its Google Docs app, the latest move by Silicon Valley to make keyboards obsolete.
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Google Fiber Is Coming to San Francisco
Google parent Alphabet Inc. is using dormant fiber-optic cables beneath San Francisco to expand its high-speed Internet service, signaling how the company may expand its Fiber service across the U.S.
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Watch Out, Your Fingerprint Can Be Spoofed, Too
People trust their fingers when using smartphones--for typing, sure, but also to unlock phones protected by fingerprint-recognition security measures. Some online banking transactions and mobile payments these days also rely on fingerprint recognition. Is that all as safe as it sounds?
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Most Americans Say Apple Should Help Unlock Terror Suspect’s iPhone
A slim majority of Americans supports the U.S. government's effort to get Apple to help unlock a terrorist's iPhone, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.
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Amazon Boosts Free-Shipping Minimum to $49, Elevating Prime Service
By raising the minimum threshold, Amazon is signaling it really wants its customers to sign up for a Prime membership.
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At Mobile World Congress, LG Makes an Ambitious Bid for Attention
LG is accustomed to playing second fiddle to its flashier crosstown rival, Samsung. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, LG appears to be striking back.
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Facebook CEO Gets Cozy With Samsung at Galaxy Launch Event
At Samsung’s Unpacked event, all the attention was fixed on the South Korean technology giant’s plunge into virtual reality.
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Huawei Sets Its Sights on Apple, Samsung
Huawei Technologies Co. mobile chief Richard Yu isn’t one to boast, but he is talking about overtaking industry leaders Samsung and Apple in the cutthroat smartphone market over the next five years.
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Galaxy S7 First Look: Samsung’s Greatest Hits In One Phone
After shaking up its Galaxy smartphone design last year, Samsung is keeping much of that sleek glass and metal look for 2016. But for the reunion tour, the S7 brings back a number of gone-too-soon Galaxy S4 and S5 features that were actually useful, including expandable storage and waterproofing.
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HTC’s Vive VR Headset Arrives in April, Costs More Than Oculus Rift
On Sunday, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC announced that the Vive will be available for pre-order at a price of $799. The pre-orders will begin on Feb. 29 at 10a.m. ET on HTC’s website.
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It’s a Phone, It’s a PC, It’s HP’s New Elite X3 Phablet
HP Inc. unveiled its newest desktop and laptop Sunday. Turns out, it’s a phablet.
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First Look: LG’s Modular G5 Phone, VR Headset and Tons More
LG is matching its chief rival by introducing a VR headset and a 360-degree camera. But it also made key changes to its flagship phone to address customer concerns, and threw in some crazy future-looking features, too.
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In Apple vs. the FBI, Americans Want the Phone Unlocked
A narrow majority of Americans sides with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its fight to get Apple Inc. to help unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attack, according to a new survey.
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At Nintendo’s Revamped New York Store: the Voice of Mario
At Nintendo's flagship New York store reopening Friday, people dressed as the Italian brothers Mario and Luigi roamed the floor. While they looked the part of the plumbers, only one person in the room truly sounded it.
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DJI’s New Drone Outsmarts Bad Pilots
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Facebook Finally Goes Beyond ‘Like’
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Review: The End of Bad Home Wi-Fi
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Texting While Walking Isn’t Funny Anymore
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Fitbit Blaze Review: A Fitness Smartwatch in Need of More Smarts
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Stretch Your Wireless Data Plan Instead of Paying More
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Buy a TV Like a Super Bowl Champ
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The Hunt for the Perfect Universal Remote
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Stop Counting 10,000 Steps
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Public Wi-Fi’s Fast Future
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Truly Wireless Headphones, but With a Few Strings Attached
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Snapchat 101: Learn the Most Confusing Social Network
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Getting Old? This High-Tech Suit Simulates Aging
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