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Replace your boring old case with a customized Nexus ‘Live Case’ from Google

You can now create your own case for your Nexus phone with Google's 'Live Cases.' You can upload a photo or a map, and even set a matching background.
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This health app makes Fitbit look like a basic calendar

Where other suggestion software assumes people of a certain weight or activity level are more or less the same, Shae looks at a person's epigenetics.
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Forget the iPhone, we want this Japanese robot phone

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FBI hasn’t found anything useful on San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone yet

The FBI is still analyzing the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5, but nothing of value has come up yet.
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Acer’s latest 10-inch tablet wants to be a portable home theater

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Vine’s new ‘Watch’ button takes away the loops

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Google Drive gets friendly with Yahoo Mail and WhatsApp, adds attachment support

Coming soon to Google Drive: the ability to add cloud-stored docs directly to Yahoo Mail e-mails and WhatsApp messages.
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California bill forcing companies to unlock devices has been abandoned

A California bill that would have imposed $2,500 fines on companies that refused to decrypt devices to allow access into phones has been defeated.
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Nintendo’s first social networking experiment seems to be an early success

According to a recent report, Nintendo's Miitomo, the company's first foray into the mobile app market, is off to a pretty good start.
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Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is the lightest and most luxurious ebook reader yet

The Kindle Oasis may not be waterproof, but it is lighter, smaller, and has a brighter screen. It's also one of the most expensive Kindle to date.
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Your life's an open book: Uber shared the data of 12 million riders with the feds

In its first ever transparency report, Uber revealed it had released information on more than 12 million riders and drivers to various U.S. officials.
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Tens of thousands of Verizon employees have gone on strike

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These blue-light blocking glasses are made to help screen-addicted night owls sleep better

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Google Calendar wants to help you make time for yourself for a change

Keep putting off your reminders to go to the gym? Google wants to help nudge you to work on your directions with a new Goals feature in Google Calendar.
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The new Meizu Pro 6 is sleek beauty, with a monster deca-core processor at its heart

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Facebook and Microsoft may offer equal pay, but women in tech still earn less

Happy Equal Pay Day! Numerous tech giants may say they offer equal pay, but they still have a huge gender disparity in their workforce.
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HTC Lifestyle is the HTC 10’s low-end cousin

HTC has unveiled a cheaper, lower-specced version of its new HTC 10: the HTC 10 Lifestyle. It's bound for India and other developing markets.
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Need a couch to crash on? Overnight mixes Airbnb with Uber on-demand

Overnight combines the best of Airbnb and Uber: connecting spontaneous travelers with local hosts instantly
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Not sure which candidate you hate the most? New app helps you find your political identity

Here to help is Politalk, a new app that promises to help young voters discover their political identity.
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Samsung hits the refresh button on its Galaxy Tab S2 buttons — in Germany

Samsung revealed slight refreshes to its pair of Galaxy Tab S2 tablets. Unfortunately, they seem to only be sold in Germany for now.
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One of the LG G5’s modules is missing, and it’s not good news at all

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Was that a smile? It turns out that Emojis are subject to interpretation

Researchers at the GroupLens lab have shown why emojis don't always look the same to us.
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Using your phone while driving may be stupider than ever

Technology developed by Cellebrite, the company many assume cracked the San Bernadino terrorist's iPhone, can detect mobile phone use and contents.
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You won't need your glasses to look at the Lenovo Phab's gargantuan display

The Lenovo Phab is the company's latest phablet, and stays true to its name by packing a gargantuan seven-inch display.
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Apple boots third-party Reddit apps for violating pornography rules

Third-party Reddit apps are being pulled from the Apple App Store. The clients' devs claim the apps are being targeted for carrying pornographic content.
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The next round of awesome smartphones may have a mighty new chip and 8GB of RAM

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Look, no hands! Google’s latest app lets you control a phone with just your voice

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Copy/paste be gone! You can now share Dropbox files straight from Messenger

You won't need to copy and paste links to share files from Dropbox anymore -- Dropbox will no integrate straight into Facebook Messenger.
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One of Snapchat’s most popular features is coming to Periscope

Periscope confirmed that its testing a new Sketching feature that lets broadcasters doodle on live streams.
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Apple is losing iPhone sales to carriers

Wider distribution is a good thing, as more people get the option to buy iPhones from various outlets -- but it's still cutting into Apple's profits.
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Weekly Rewind: Facebook for the blind, a champagne gun, and more

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.

HTC becomes “obsessed with battery life” in an effort to keep up with smartphone heavy hitters

The HTC 10 is being hyped by its manufacturer to be the next big thing. In its most recent teaser, the company says it's "obsessed with battery life."
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This Uber competitor is betting heavily on sexual discrimination

All the drivers and passengers of Chariot for Women are, you guessed it, women.
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Apple just fixed an iMessage bug that researchers called easily exploitable

It turns out that for a while, your chat history was not altogether safe, but luckily, all wrongs have been righted thanks to an OS X update.