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Rotoview smart scroll lets you navigate your phone by tilting it

Thanks to a new "smart scroll" patent awarded to Houston-based Innoventions Inc., reading an article may soon be as easy as changing your viewing angle.
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This phone case contains an entire glucose testing kit for people with diabetes

Today saw the Indiegogo launch of GluCase, a smartphone case that holds an entire glucose testing kit built into a phone case.
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Nvidia refreshes the Shield Tablet with a much lower price point

Wanting to make the Shield Tablet more accessible, Nvidia announced the Shield Tablet K1, which is the original Shield Tablet with a lower $200 price point.
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Pandora buys pieces of Rdio to battle rivals Spotify and Apple Music

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Is Apple beefing up its own apps’ rankings in the App Store?

Apple may be promoting its own apps on the iPhone App Store instead of giving fair billing to apps that deserve Top Chart positions. Or it may be a bug.
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Microsoft’s Lumia 950 and 950XL bring Windows 10 to big little screens

Microsoft has announced the new Lumia 950 and 950XL, its two long-awaited high-spec Windows 10 smartphones
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Samsung’s 18.4-inch Galaxy View tablet is the portable, touchable TV you always wanted

Samsung made an 18.4-inch tablet called the Galaxy View for everyone who's ever wanted a portable, touchable TV. Here are all the specs and more.
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MetroPCS customers, don't despair — Music Freedom and Binge On is here

T-Mobile is porting some of its well loved features to MetroPCS customers, including Music Freedom and Data Maximizer.
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This smart pen transfers handwritten notes to your phone in real time

The Stylograph is a new smart pen on Kickstarter that can save your handwritten files in real time and send them to an app on your phone.
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Sony’s e-ink FES Watch goes on sale this week

Sony is launching its popular e-ink watch in Japan this week. The watch was the first project on the company's internal crowdfunding site.
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Microsoft kills support for Android porting to Windows 10

Microsoft recently announced plans for Android and iOS developers to easily port their existing apps to Windows 10, but has put the Android feature on hold.
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Walmart is now selling a $10 smartphone because why not?

You can spend $600 on a new iPhone from Apple, or you can spend $10 for a new smartphone from Walmart.
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Tim Cook says Apple will not build a converged Mac and iPad

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has confirmed that the company will not create a Mac-iPad hybrid, claiming consumers don't actually want a device like that.
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We need a bedtime mode for our phones to stop that bright blue light

Our love of our smartphones is now getting in the way of our need for sleep.
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The pope wants you to put your phone away at dinner

Your parents have told you not to bring your phone to the dinner table a thousand times, and now, Pope Francis I himself is joining in on the debate.
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This man used Craigslist to lead police to his stolen phone and the thief

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Why did Facebook turn on Safety Check for Paris and not Beirut? Zuckerberg explains

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OnePlus will bring back NFC when it’s used more, may ditch invite system in a few years

In an interview with VentureBeat, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei responds to issues like the lack of NFC, that invite system, and the "Never Settle" motto.
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Samsung reveals its next flagship chipset, the Exynos 8

Samsung reveals its Exynos 8 chipset, which will go toe-to-toe with the Snapdragon 820 next year.
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Coming in 2020: Huawei says a superphone will save the day

Huawei predicts a superphone by 2020, the culmination of digital intelligence, far beyond any smartphone we have today.
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Google's finally got something to offer iPhone users

Avid users of Apple's products don't always get love from Google, but the search giant has now launched a Chrome beta program for iOS.
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Google makes Hangouts calls to France free in aftermath of Paris attacks

Hours after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Google announced on its social media channels that it’s making Hangouts calls to France free.
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Apple and its CEO apologize for incident in an Australian Apple Store

Apple and CEO Tim Cook apologized for an incident in a Melbourne, Australia Apple Store that commenters say was fueled by racism.
Tim Cook is right about privacy and encryption- We shouldn’t give them up for Google

Tim Cook says money will be forgotten by history, thanks to Apple Pay

Apple CEO Tim Cook says that cash will be forgotten in future generations thanks to Apple Pay and other forms of convenient digital transactions.
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Gogo’s next-gen inflight Wi-Fi is fast enough to stream Netflix and Spotify simultaneously

Inflight Wi-Fi service provider Gogo demonstrated its 2Ku technology's ability to offer faster Wi-Fi, allowing for multiple streams of content.
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SwiftKey doubles down on word prediction, adds easier access to emojis in version 6.0

SwiftKey gets updated to version 6.0 with new Double-Word prediction, easier access to emojis, and revamped settings.
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LG G4 news: White Gold edition announced for South Korea

The LG G4 smartphone is the company's flagship Android phone for 2015.
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Verizon quietly announces the 10-inch version of its Ellipsis Android tablet

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Firefox for iOS finally shows up

google play may be back in china soon

Free comics from Google to celebrate new comic mode in Play Books app

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Get fit, stay fit: Runtastic’s Results app offers on-demand workout videos

Runtastic's new Results service is a souped-up on-demand platform for both fitness fanatics and those looking to shed a few pounds.
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Lenovo plans to enter U.S. mobile market next year, reports poor sales in China

Lenovo has reported its first quarterly loss in six years, but investors aren't worried, with revenue higher than expected and a strong future outlook.
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Uber is now using TomTom digital maps in its smartphone apps

Transportation giant Uber signed a deal with Dutch mapping company TomTom letting Uber license mapping and traffic management services.
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Developer behind malware app InstaAgent says there’s nothing to worry about