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Give the gift of music this Valentine’s Day, Google Play Music now 50 percent off

Google is celebrating Valentine's Day with a big sale on Play Music All Access. Get 50 percent off for a limited time.
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Sprint slashes its family plan price to $150 with four lines of unlimited talk, text, and data

Like free stuff? Head over to Sprint, where it's giving customers their fourth line for $0 on unlimited talk, text, and data plans.
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Watch Google U.K.’s boss conveniently forget how much he gets paid

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The NYPD has been spying on phones since 2008

The New York Civil Liberties Union has published a report that confirms the use of phone-intercepting technology by the NYPD.

Chrome for Android can now receive alerts from nearby objects using the Physical Web

Starting with Chrome for Android beta version 49, Android users can now interact with Bluetooth beacons using the Eddystone standard.
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Microsoft’s Fetch! will classify your dog’s breed

Microsoft Garage is out with another app that showcases its machine learning technology. Fetch! can be used to identify a dog's breed using only a photo.
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Uber: London black cab demo brings traffic chaos to city

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The FBI still hasn’t cracked the San Bernardino terrorists’ encrypted smartphone

The FBI hasn't cracked the encryption on a smartphone belonging to the perpetrators of the San Bernardino attack, the agency's director said.
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The Archos 50d Oxygen smartphone promises to be high-end for $150

The Archos 50d Oxygen promises to be a high-end phone for $150
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Take a look at how your NYC subway line fares with cell signals

Subspotting is an iOS-only app that shows you how much cell service you'll get at all the subway lines in New York City.
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Your Valentine’s Day date could be a dog, and we mean that literally

Bark 'N' Borrow matches dog lovers with those that crave canine companionship.
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Samsung’s new trademark might mean ambient notifications for its next major smartphone

Samsung has applied for the trademark "Always On Display" in the U.S., an hint that it plans to introduce an ambient notification feature in its next phone.
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Withings’ new Health Mate add-on makes sense of your in-home blood pressure tests

Withings is making it easier to better understand your in-home blood pressure results with a new algorithm called Hy-Result
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Uber Paris came to a screeching halt on Tuesday

To protest regulation changes in Paris, transportation giant Uber shut down its services in the French capital for around four hours on Tuesday.

Samsung follows Apple’s lead, updates its Android browser with ad blocking

Samsung rolled out an update to its Android browser which enables ad blocking, but Adblock Fast was swiftly taken down by Google.
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Everything you need to know about Sony’s Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact

Sony has announced that the Xperia Z5 and the Z5 Compact is making its way to the U.S. and will be available to purchase unlocked and without a contract.
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One of the best cheap smartphones you can buy just got even cheaper

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Huawei brings the G8 to the U.S. and renames it the GX8

The budget-friendly G8 was launched globally in September of 2015, but you can now buy the U.S.-intended replica GX8 for $350.
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The Connected Sleeve is the prettiest wireless phone charger you may ever see

The Connected Sleeve from De Rigeur is a new wireless smartphone charger that is as a beautiful as it is functional.
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Google Project Ara tablet rumors and news

Google's Project Ara lets you swap out components of your smartphone, but now a 13.8-inch display listing has cropped up on GFXBench.
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T-Mobile offers up a free tablet, discounts on phones and accessories for Valentine’s Day

T-Mobile brings back the Tablet on Us promotion and offers deep discounts on phones and accessories for Valentine's Day.
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Tim Cook proves it’s the photographer, not the camera, that takes awesome pictures

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Europe might get the Note 6 instead of the S7 Edge Plus

Despite doing the complete opposite last year, a source claims that Samsung skips the Edge Plus in favor of the Galaxy Note 6 in Europe this year.
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Don’t smash your smartphone tonight, even though you’re 200 percent more likely to

According to smartphone repair and trade-in company iCracked, if your team loses in the big game, you're 200 percent more likely to smash your phone.
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The mobile technology of Super Bowl 50

This year's Super Bowl promises to be the most spectacular yet, and the key to much of the game's success this year would appear to lie in mobile technology.
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Uber drivers in San Francisco are threatening to strike over Super Bowl weekend

The pot is finally boiling over this weekend, this very busy Super Bowl weekend, no less, as San Francisco Uber drivers threaten to strike.
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BlackBerry lays off 200 employees in Canada and Florida

BlackBerry recently laid off about 200 employees in Canada in Florida as part of the its efforts to drive “efficiencies” across its workforce.
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Humble duffel bag gets reinvented for modern, tech-savvy business travelers

Los Angeles-based design firm, Keep Pursuing, has taken on the challenge of reinventing the lowly duffel bag for tech-savvy travelers.
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Poros Tetra backpack carries and charges all your stuff

The Poros Tetra backpack features integrated dual charging for your laptop, tablet, and mobile phone.
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New York City drivers will now be able to pay for parking meters via phone

The much dreaded parking meter, a ubiquitous sight along New York City streets, is finally letting you pay via your smartphone.
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Latest Apple patent suggests big plans for the iPhone's home button

Apple's latest patent involves adding force sensing technology to its Touch ID and home button.
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U.S. LTE speeds aren't that great — just 55th in the world

In a world ranking from OpenSignal, the U.S. ranks an abysmal 55th when it comes to LTE download speeds.
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Smash your iPhone? You may still be eligible for Apple Store credit

Thanks to a policy change, Apple Stores may soon begin offering store credit for certain models of slightly damaged iPhones.
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Verizon’s prepaid plans are finally graced with additional data

Verizon announced it has added more data to its prepaid plans.