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Everykey is a master key for your phone, Gmail, and door lock

John McAfee and Everykey have launched a new crowdfunding project on Indiegogo, for a new style of hardware device.
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Samsung’s 2016 smart TVs will be ready to take control of your smart home

Samsung wants to take a big stab at the smart home market in 2016, with plans to add a SmartThings hub to every Smart TV next year.
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HTC chief confident that brand will not ‘disappear’ in 2016

HTC chief executive and chairwoman Cher Wang is confident that the company will not disappear any time soon, despite growing criticism.
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Samsung enters the smart ring world with a new patent application

Samsung recently filed a patent application for a smart ring, which might be able to control other devices and applications through gestures.
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Zuckerberg goes on the offensive, blasts critics of Free Basics

Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has penned an opinion piece in the Times of India, defending the company's Free Basics program.
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More Beats radio options coming, as Apple files trademarks for four new stations

Apple has trademarked four new Beats stations, hinting at more radio choices in the near future for Apple Music customers.
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Amazon adds three million Prime members in the week leading up to Christmas

Amazon has announced three million new Prime members were added in the week leading up to Christmas, with 200 million items shipped using the program.
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Star Wars apps kicked into hyperdrive after The Force Awakens premiere

The success of The Force Awakens has sent iOS apps into hyperdrive, as millions troop to the mobile store to find Star Wars apps.
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YouTube unhappy with T-Mobile's Binge On program, accuses carrier of throttling video

YouTube has accused T-Mobile of throttling all video traffic on its new Binge On program, which waivers data usage in exchange for lower-quality video.
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Meizu reaches 20 million smartphone sales in 2015

Meizu has been in the smartphone market for ages, but this year marked a turning point for the firm with a stunning 350-percent sales jump from last year.
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Apple concerned that UK Snooper’s Charter will hurt law-abiding citizens

Apple has voiced its opinion on the U.K. Snooper's Charter, a bill that comprehensively changes Internet privacy and security. 
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Google and Ford may partner on self-driving cars at CES 2016

Google and Ford might team up to build a self-driving vehicle, according to new reports. The partnership may be announced at CES 2016.
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Alphabet still relies heavily on Google to keep it from sinking

Alphabet might be a conglomerate, but only the Google division is bringing home the bacon, according to an analyst.
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LG plans to launch augmented reality vacuum at CES 2016 … Yes, really

Ever wondered what your vacuum is up to while you're at work? Well, with LG's new hoover you can check up on it with your phone. 
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BlackBerry chief John Chen hints at potential midrange smartphone next year

BlackBerry's chief executive John Chen hinted at more high-end and midrange smartphones coming in the near future. 
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iPad Pro misses 50,000 mark on first month in China, much lower than the iPad Air 2 sales

China seems to love everything Apple is selling at the moment, apart from the iPad Pro, which noticed rather low sales in the opening month. 
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Best Buy will sell you the iPhone 6S for $1 this weekend

Looking to purchase an iPhone 6S before the holidays are over? Best Buy has started a weekend deal where you purchase the 6S for $1. 
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Huawei surpasses local rivals Xiaomi and Lenovo in sales

Huawei revealed today that it sold 100 million smartphone units this year, surpassing local giants Xiaomi and Lenovo, as well as its own projections.
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WhatsApp service has been restored in Brazil, but more Internet trouble is still on the way

A 48-hour ban on the messaging service Whatsapp in Brazil has been lifted, but there still are some alarming discussions going on in the Brazil's Congress.
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Analyst predicts Apple Music could reach 20 million subscribers by end of next year

While most analysts are predicting a slip in subscriptions for Apple Music, one notable analyst claims the service will reach eight million by end of year.
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Tencent purchases the remainder of Riot Games’ shares, now owns 100 percent of League of Legends

Tencent has completed a deal with Riot Games, and now owns 100 percent of the firm responsible for League of Legends. 
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Philips Hue will no longer block third-party light bulbs (Update)

Philips sent out a firmware update to the Hue bridge, which has blocked all third-party light bulbs from working with the ZigBee Light Link protocol. 
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Apple snaps up another semiconductor plant in San Jose for $18.2 million

Apple bought a semiconductor plant in San Jose, California, fanning the flames of speculation that the company will make its own processors one day soon.
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Facebook begins testing real-time comments on status updates

Facebook has started testing real-time comments on status updates, similar to real-time Messages updates that show three dots when someone is replying. 
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AdBlock Plus confirms Microsoft Edge extension is “coming soon”

Microsoft Edge users will soon be able to download an AdBlock Plus extension for the web browser, to block all incoming adverts. 
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Swatch is secretly stockpiling smartwatch patents, could a device be on the way?

Swiss watchmaker Swatch is reportedly stockpiling smartwatch patents, despite the company's CEO trashing the current smartwatches on the market. 
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Yahoo Mail announces support for Gmail accounts

Yahoo Mail users are now able to manage Gmail accounts on the mail client, alongside Yahoo and Outlook accounts. 
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Twitter users without an account will start seeing ads, affecting up to 500 million viewers

Twitter will begin showing ads to the 500 million viewers that don't have an account, as it tries to offer marketers a larger audience for ads.
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Microsoft announces extension of Xbox One Black Friday deals, $50 off all bundles

Microsoft will continue its Black Friday deals for Xbox One consoles until the Dec 26, including its holiday edition 1TB bundle. 
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Pebble continues to update its older models with 3.0 operating system update to Classic and Steel

Pebble has added its 3.0 operating system onto the Classic and Steel, adding the Timeline beta and a bunch of new upgrades to older models.  
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Apple’s first official battery case gives your iPhone a rectangular tumor

Apple has stealthy launched an official battery case for the iPhone 6S and 6, offering up to 25 hours additional battery. 
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Could this be the end for Yahoo? Board decides to spin off core Web business

Yahoo has made a U-turn on plans to spin-off its Alibaba shares into its own business, instead looking to spin-off its core Web business, or both.
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Alphabet rebrands its health division Google Life Sciences, now named Verily

Alphabet announced another new division earlier this week, Verily, the health division previously named Google Life Sciences.
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Apple mapping out successful strategy for Apple Maps

In 2012, Apple Maps was the laughingstock of the tech world, but three years on most of the issues have been fixed, and users are returning.Â