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New iOS malware in China hijacks apps and forces full-page ads in Safari

A new crop of malware has been spotted making the rounds in China and Taiwan, slyly getting onto devices by offering a way to circumvent Web censorship.
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Sprint plans to cut jobs to save $2.5 billion in the next six months

An internal memo has revealed Sprint's plan to cut $2.5 billion in costs over the next six months.
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Google claims Apple Music snubbed invite to Chromecast Audio

Apple apparently snubbed Google's invitation to work on support for Chromecast Audio, its new device capable of making any speaker mobile-friendly.
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Works with Nest program expands to incorporate Weave language

Google's Weave smart home language will be added to Works with Nest, allowing 11,000 developers to make devices talk to each other.
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Your complete guide to the League of Legends: 2015 World Championship

League of Legends annual World Championship starts on October 1, scheduled to last for the full month with 16 teams battling out to win the tournament.
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Sprint jacks up unlimited data plan prices to $70 per month

Sprint plans to add $10 per month to its unlimited data price, raising it to $70 per month. The new rate will be added in the second week of October.
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Uber Hits Roadblock, Major Back-end System Instability

Uber continues its surge worldwide, but as the company adds more services to its app, the stability of the back-end systems is spiralling out of control.
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Alibaba partners with FiiSmart to announce Pay Watch, a payments-focused smartwatch

Alibaba has partnered with FiiSmart, a local fitness wearable operator, to create the Pay Watch. It is the e-commerce giant's first smartwatch.
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Apple reveals 25 studios responsible for malware scare

Apple has released a list of 25 apps that were infected with malware in its FAQ on XcodeGhost. The new malicious attack hit China a few days ago.
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Google Wallet revamped to let you pay your friends easily on iOS

Google Wallet has been revamped for iOS, now focused on peer-to-peer payments from debit cards to instantly pay friends for debts owed.
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Why spend more on a phone? The colorful new, high-spec Xiaomi Mi 4c costs just $205

Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin has confirmed the Mi 4C specifications, release date, and price in a new post.
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Apple’s iOS 9 update surpassed iOS 8 adoption in five days

Apple's iOS 9 continues to show good results, but compared to previous versions, the rate has dropped once again.
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Fitbit teams up with Target to get employees moving, thanks to HIPAA compliance

Fitbit wants to make a jump into the corporate work now that it's received HIPAA compliance to view employee's health information.
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Spend the money you save buying the OnePlus 2, and put it towards this gorgeous leather case

The OnePlus 2 is a bargain smartphone, but this new leather case for the device isn't, as it costs a third of what you'll pay for the phone itself. However, it does look very special.
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Russia accuses Google of not playing fair on mobile

Google has been found guilty of abusing its position on Android by bundling all of its services into one package and forcing manufacturers to use it.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook open to removing pre-installed apps on iOS

Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook is open to removing preinstalled apps on iOS, he said in an interview earlier this week.
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James Bond will carry around an Xperia Z5 in Spectre

James Bond will be kitted out with the Xperia Z5 in the upcoming Spectre film, despite Daniel Craig claiming Sony's smartphones weren't cool enough.
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They’re paying you to say Surface! Why the iPad won the NFL

Microsoft's $400 million advertising deal with the NFL might not be working as intended, as commentators continue to call the Surface an iPad.
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Apple accidentally reveals how much memory is in iPhone 6S, iPad Pro

Apple's developer platform Xcode has revealed the amount of iPhone 6S and iPad Pro memory, leaked out by a London-based developer.
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Google and Twitter team up to make it easier to read news articles

Google and Twitter are planning to team up to develop a platform for instant articles. The system will be capable of caching articles to load quickly.
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T-Mobile’s so confident in its network, iPhone 6S buyers get a lifetime coverage guarantee

T-Mobile wants customers to be confident when buying an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus, so much so that it is offering a lifetime coverage guarantee.
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You can now silence your Pebble Time or talk to it in German

Pebble has updated its latest smartwatch lineup with a quiet and standby mode, alongside multi-language support for broader appeal in Europe.
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Baidu announces new virtual assistant to compete with Google Now on Android

Chinese search giant Baidu has announced its own virtual assistant, a competitor to Siri, Google Now, and Cortana.
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Did Adobe spill the beans on the iPad Pro’s internal memory?

Adobe may have outed the iPad Pro’s internal memory in a press release earlier today, but the reference to 4GB of RAM has since been removed.
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Apple Watch hits 10,000 apps: How do Android Wear, Pebble, and Samsung compare?

Apple offers 10,000 apps for the Apple Watch, but how are the other wearable platforms performing? Android Wear, Pebble, and Tizen are behind.
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Look out, flagship phones: The Blu Pure XL is the latest $350 phablet with killer specs

Android smartphones are starting to drop in price, and no smartphone shows that more than the Blu Pure XL, coming on September 29.
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Jawbone’s up bands get more color options and better health features

Jawbone has updated the UP2 and UP3 activity trackers with new health features, including passive heart rate measurements and automatic sleep mode.
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AdBlock Plus arrives on iOS and Android, murders ads on your mobile device

AdBlock Plus has launched the AdBlock Browser on iOS and Google Play earlier today, a few weeks before Apple's Safari content blocker becomes available.
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Next-generation Apple TV to compete with Xbox One and PS4

Apple might be planning a video game focus for the fourth-generation Apple TV to compete with the Xbox One and PS4 in the living room space.
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LG’s G4 Note could launch on October 10, but the stylus is missing in leaked pics

The second LG flagship smartphone might be coming on October 10, according to new reports from inside Korea.
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WhatsApp nears one billion users

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has announced another milestone for the messaging service, reaching 900 million users earlier today.
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Samsung’s Gear S2 gets a makeover from Italian designer Alessandro Mendini

Samsung has partnered with Italian designer Alessandro Mendini, known for the Poltrona di Proust armchair and other wacky designs.
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T-Mobile brings free video calls to mobile

T-Mobile has announced video calls are coming directly to the dialer. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 will be the first to receive the update.
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Elon Musk Confirms Model X Starts Shipping Later This Month

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the first Model X units will start shipping on September 29. We also got word that Model 3 pre-orders will start March 2016.