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T-Mobile may soon offer plans without voice service

A leaked image shows that T-Mobile may launch a data-only plan with unlimited texting as soon as March 30.
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Uber recruits new engineers with coding games while you’re on the road

Next time you take an Uber, you might get a chance to play an in-ride coding game. Uber is using the game to recruit new engineers.
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Vodafone smartphone tech is being given to harbor seals in Orkney, Scotland

Harbor seals in Orkney, Scotland will be receiving smartphone technology in an effort to stymie their population decline.
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iOS 9.3 problems and how to fix them: Activation issues, links crashing, and more

Some iPhone users are having trouble with the iOS 9.3 update. First, there was an activation issue, and now, there's a problem with links crashing.
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You can remotely access any pic, video, or file that’s on your PC with this app on your phone

Younity helps you access the files on your computer or tablet straight from your phone, and starting today it's available on iOS and Android.
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This company is encouraging people to punch its smartphones

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FBI drops its fight with Apple over shooter's recovered iPhone 5C

The FBI has dropped its court order to force Apple into creating a special versions of iOS for a shooter's confiscated iPhone 5C.
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Facebook may be prepping a way to make in-store purchases through Messenger

Facebook is looking to go head to head with Apple Pay and Android Pay, developing its own mobile payment system that will work through Messenger.
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The iPhone SE is an early hit, as pre-orders hit 3.4 million in China

Pre-orders for the iPhone SE is going well in China, but many vendors don't think it will be successful.
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DARPA thinks artificial intelligence could wring out bandwidth from the radio spectrum

The radio spectrum is getting really crowded. DARPA hopes to find a solution in a competition to use AI to assign radio frequencies.
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T-Mobile wants you to tweet its Wireless Bill of Rights at your carrier to demand change

The Wireless Bill of Rights, from T-Mobile, includes no penalties for overages, no service contracts, coverage without limits, and more.
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This mystery 4.3-inch phone could be Xiaomi’s answer to the iPhone SE

Xiaomi could be readying a 4.3-inch phone for a summer release to compete with the iPhone SE.
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Who’s your presidential sweetheart? Tinder gets political with ‘Swipe the Vote’

If you find an odd card as you swipe through possible dates on Tinder, don't panic, it's not an ad. It's Tinder's way of getting you involved in politics.
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Walking while texting could get you arrested, if a NJ law is passed

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Facebook sorry for global Safety Check error after Pakistan bomb blast

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To help us understand CTE, Harvard developed TeamStudy for ex-NFL players

TeamStudy is a new app Harvard researchers hope may help us better understand brain function, heart health, pain, and mobility of these monster athletes.
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MIT’s app promises to count calories and help you lose weight

Researchers at MIT are currently developing an app that helps you keep track of caloric intake and general nutritional data using just your voice.
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Weekly Rewind: Japanese ‘bots writing books, gene editing, Sony photo awards

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.
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Mobile AMOLED displays just got cheaper than LCD

The ongoing struggle for your attention between LCD and AMOLED might have reached a breaking point as mobile AMOLED gets cheaper than LCD.
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Awesome Tech You Can’t Buy Yet: Electric Legos, robo-wheelchairs, and more

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Google Goggles might meld with your default Android camera app

Goggles, Google's image analyzing technology, could be integrated to the basic feature set of Android's default camera app.
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How common is distracted driving? This agency filmed traffic to find out

SR22 filmed 20 minutes of rush-hour traffic on South Florida's I-95 and recorded 185 incidents of distracted driving.
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LG ordered to cough up $3.5 million in patent violations

LG lost in court to Core Wireless over alleged patent infringement. As such, the former is expected to pay $3.5 million in damages.
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Baidu can use map data to give early warnings about dangerous crowds

Baidu, China’s version of Google, is making the case that it can use queries made on its maps service to predict dangerous overcrowding.
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Apple wants to delay the New York iPhone case until after the DOJ's next move

Apple is looking to delay proceedings in a New York case, where the DOJ also used the All Writs Act to force the company to give access to an iPhone.
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Submit your crazy and innovative app ideas to the Android Experiments I/O Challenge

Google launched the Android Experiments I/O Challenge, asking developers to come up with interesting and innovative app ideas.
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House bill targets ‘burner’ phones after Paris, Brussels terrorist attacks

It's quick and anonymous to get a prepaid phone, but a new bill might change that after reports that terrorists use such devices to avoid detection.
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Try Sprint out for 30 days in a new customer satisfaction guarantee plan

Sprint is inviting potential customers to try out "America's fastest LTE network" with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
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1.5 million Verizon Enterprise customers' data has been stolen, and is now for sale

The information of some 1.5 million Verizon customers has been exposed and this data is reportedly being offered for sale at $100,000.
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$1 billion in global profits is helping to keep Uber's Chinese operation alive

According to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, the $1 billion profit his company is generating in its 30 best cities is helping keep its China operation alive.
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If iOS 9.3 bricked your iPhone or iPad, download this update from Apple

Apple has published an update to iOS 9.3, to fix activation problems people are having on iPhone 5S devices or earlier, and iPad Air devices and earlier.
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Mapstr finally adds directions to its app

Mapstr has gotten even better, as it's finally added directions (or really, a map) to its functionality.
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Apple Music adds another Android-exclusive feature with its new widget

Apple Music continues to actually pay attention to the differences between its home platform and Android, as evidenced by the new widget it just added.
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Netflix admits it has been throttling its streams on AT&T and Verizon for years

Following T-Mobile CEO John Legere's accusations that rivals were also throttling Netflix, the company admitted that it had been the culprit.