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• Apple confirms iOS updates will lock out some police cracking tools engt.co/2JC8JYK

  13-06-2018 23:59 via twitter.com
  Apple confirms iOS updates will lock out some police cracking tools engt.co/2JC8JYK
  
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• China will start using car surveillance system in July, says WSJ engt.co/2sTRF6k

  13-06-2018 23:50 via twitter.com
  China will start using car surveillance system in July, says WSJ engt.co/2sTRF6k
  
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• 'Kingdom Hearts 3' made me feel 15 again engt.co/2sWYMef

  13-06-2018 23:33 via twitter.com
  'Kingdom Hearts 3' made me feel 15 again engt.co/2sWYMef
  
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• Fortnite Nintendo Switch Downloads Hit Two Million in Less Than 24 Hours

  13-06-2018 23:33
  Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch has hit two million downloads in less than 24 hours.
  
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• Netflix to Get Minecraft: Story Mode but Has 'No Plans to Get Into Gaming'

  13-06-2018 23:21
  Netflix is getting Minecraft: Story Mode and Telltale is working on a Stranger Things game for PC and consoles.
  
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• 'Skull and Bones' might be the cure for Thalassophobia engt.co/2LMX71K

  13-06-2018 23:03 via twitter.com
  'Skull and Bones' might be the cure for Thalassophobia engt.co/2LMX71K
  
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• Amazon makes it easy to share the Alexa skills you create engt.co/2JBzf4L

  13-06-2018 20:47 via twitter.com
  Amazon makes it easy to share the Alexa skills you create engt.co/2JBzf4L
  
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• 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' tweaks a familiar multiplayer formula engt.co/2LOuNvQ

  13-06-2018 20:33 via twitter.com
  'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' tweaks a familiar multiplayer formula engt.co/2LOuNvQ
  
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• Best Amazon Device Deals: Sale on Echos, Kindles, Fires (June 2018)

  13-06-2018 20:17 via wired.com
  Save up to 30 percent on Fire HD Tablets, Fire TVs, Kindles, Cloud Cams, and Echo speakers.
  
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• China’s Didi restricts some rides to same-sex drivers engt.co/2LLmgtW

  13-06-2018 20:14 via twitter.com
  China’s Didi restricts some rides to same-sex drivers engt.co/2LLmgtW
  
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• Adblock Plus creator hopes blockchain will help spot fake news engt.co/2LMJEHd

  13-06-2018 19:57 via twitter.com
  Adblock Plus creator hopes blockchain will help spot fake news engt.co/2LMJEHd
  
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• ‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ could be Netflix’s first streaming game engt.co/2y88Lm9

  13-06-2018 19:39 via twitter.com
  ‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ could be Netflix’s first streaming game engt.co/2y88Lm9
  
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• ‘Fortnite’ E3 tournament was a taste of its eSports future engt.co/2sTvWLB

  13-06-2018 19:34 via twitter.com
  ‘Fortnite’ E3 tournament was a taste of its eSports future engt.co/2sTvWLB
  
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• 'Spider-Man' is my web-slinging dreams come true: engt.co/2LOdsDs https://t.co/1wYTOtLsCg

  13-06-2018 19:22 via twitter.com
  
  'Spider-Man' is my web-slinging dreams come true: engt.co/2LOdsDs https://t.co/1wYTOtLsCg
  
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• Ring's home security system finally ships July 4th for $199 engt.co/2sUx2XN

  13-06-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  Ring's home security system finally ships July 4th for $199 engt.co/2sUx2XN
  
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• Google's latest VR Spotlight story watches you engt.co/2LOelMa

  13-06-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  Google's latest VR Spotlight story watches you engt.co/2LOelMa
  
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• Back Market raises $48 million for its refurbished device marketplace

  13-06-2018 18:54
  If you’ve tried selling your old smartphone on a refurbishment website, chances are you ended up with a dozen browser tabs comparing prices. French startup Back Market is taking advantage of this fragmented industry to create a marketplace and aggregate all refurbishers on a single online platform.
  The startup just raised $48 million (€41 million). Groupe Arnault, Eurazeo, Aglaé Ventures and Daphni participated in today’s funding round.
  Back in May, the company told me th
  
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• In ‘The Last of Us Part II,’ Ellie is a lethal loner engt.co/2sWW20k

  13-06-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  In ‘The Last of Us Part II,’ Ellie is a lethal loner engt.co/2sWW20k
  
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• Ring’s $199 security system will finally ship next month

  13-06-2018 18:00
  Way back in October of last year, Ringannounced “Ring Protect” — a modular, no contract, DIY home security system.
  After a few delays, a bit of legal drama and Ring being acquired for a billion dollars by Amazon,the alarm is finally about to ship — albeit with a slightly different (better!) name.
  Ring Protect has been redubbed as the more intuitive Ring Alarm — a better name if only because competitor Nest has both a security product and a totally different product
  
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• Intel to Launch Discrete GPU in 2020

  13-06-2018 15:52
  Intel has announced plans to launch a discrete GPU in 2020.
  
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• Xiaomi PetBit Pet Fitness Tracker, 3-Axis Gimbal for Smartphones Launched

  13-06-2018 15:50
  Xiaomi has listed the PetBit on YouPin, the company's crowdfunding platform, priced at CNY 199 (roughly Rs. 2,100).
  
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• Fortnite 2019 World Cup Announced

  13-06-2018 15:28
  At the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am during E3 2018, Epic Games revealed more details for its plans to turn Fortnite into a legitimate e-sport in the form of the Fortnite 2019 World Cup.
  
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• Jio, Airtel to Live Stream FIFA World Cup 2018 Matches Free for Users

  13-06-2018 15:26
  Jio TV app will live stream FIFA World Cup 2018 football matches scheduled to take place between June 14 and July 15.
  
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• Microsoft Plans to Launch Affordable Surface Tablet, Andromeda Foldable Device This Year: Report

  13-06-2018 15:20
  Microsoft is reportedly developing Surface Pro 6, codenamed "Carmel", as the successor to the Surface Pro 5.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Tipped to Include Larger Battery, Rumoured With Five Colour Options

  13-06-2018 15:11
  Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is rumoured to have a 4000mAh battery.
  
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• Oppo Find X Teased to Offer Full-Screen Experience, Competing Against Vivo Nex Models

  13-06-2018 15:04
  The latest teaser also highlights ultra-thin bezels around the Oppo Find X.
  
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• Microsoft's Office UI update includes a simpler, cleaner ribbon engt.co/2LKz8Ak

  13-06-2018 15:03 via twitter.com
  Microsoft's Office UI update includes a simpler, cleaner ribbon engt.co/2LKz8Ak
  
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• How EA talks about loot boxes depends on who's listening engt.co/2JyZLLR

  13-06-2018 15:03 via twitter.com
  How EA talks about loot boxes depends on who's listening engt.co/2JyZLLR
  
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• China's HOMTOM to Debut in India With 5 Budget Smartphones

  13-06-2018 15:00
  The new HOMTOM smartphones will start at Rs. 8,000, and will be manufactured in India.
  
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• Apple Macs vs Windows PCs: Our Favorite Alternatives

  13-06-2018 15:00 via wired.com
  If you're tired of waiting for Apple to address your Mac needs, consider these Windows-powered options.
  
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• Aadhaar Face Recognition Rollout for Authentication Delayed by a Month

  13-06-2018 14:44
  UIDAI says some more time will be needed to prepare for the rollout of the new facility which was earlier planned to be introduced from July 1.
  
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• Spanish soccer league app spied on fans to catch pirate broadcasts engt.co/2JCsorT

  13-06-2018 14:31 via twitter.com
  Spanish soccer league app spied on fans to catch pirate broadcasts engt.co/2JCsorT
  
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• Jio TV to Live Stream FIFA World Cup 2018 Matches Free for All Jio Users

  13-06-2018 14:26
  Jio TV app will live stream FIFA World Cup 2018 football matches scheduled to take place between June 14 and July 15.
  
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• Dumb feature ruins perfect phone

  13-06-2018 14:25
  SONY’S latest flagship smartphone is a lot like monogamy, you can’t help but think it’s a sh*t idea at first, although spend a little time getting hands on and you can see the benefits.
  
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• Truecaller Acquires Payments App Chillr, Announces Truecaller Pay 2.0 Launch

  13-06-2018 14:10
  The company also announced the launch of Truecaller Pay 2.0, and said the size of its team in India has more than doubled with the acquisition.
  
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• Volvo borrows cachet and power from its Polestar EV brand engt.co/2JCpl2V

  13-06-2018 14:07 via twitter.com
  Volvo borrows cachet and power from its Polestar EV brand engt.co/2JCpl2V
  
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• UK's Dixons Carphone Says Has Been a Victim of Cybercrime

  13-06-2018 14:01
  Dixon's said 105,000 non-EU issued payment cards which do not have chip and pin protection have been compromised.
  
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• A New Era of Frankensoftware Is Upon Us

  13-06-2018 14:00 via wired.com
  But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
  
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• Toyota Motor to Invest $1 Billion in Grab

  13-06-2018 13:49
  The investment by Toyota is the largest-ever by an automaker in the global ride-hailing sector.
  
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• Steam to Drop Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista at the End of the Year

  13-06-2018 13:47
  Valve has announced that Steam will drop support for Windows XP and Windows Vista from January 1, 2019.
  
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• Google Chrome Extensions Can No Longer Be Installed Directly From Websites

  13-06-2018 13:44
  Google Chrome will no longer support inline installation of extensions and inline install API will be removed with Chrome 71 launch.
  
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• Flipkart Offers Discounts on Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy On Nxt, and More

  13-06-2018 13:41
  Samsung Carnival sale will last on Flipkart until Thursday, June 14.
  
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• Amazon's Hometown Seattle Repeals Tax on Large Corporations in Divided Vote

  13-06-2018 13:39
  The vote showed Amazon's ability to aggressively push back on government taxes, especially in its affluent hometown where it's the largest employer with more than 45,000 workers
  
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• Apple's Support app expands to 20 more countries engt.co/2sWdYYY

  13-06-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  Apple's Support app expands to 20 more countries engt.co/2sWdYYY
  
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• Lenovo ThinkPad P52 VR-Ready Laptop With 128GB RAM, 6TB Storage Launched

  13-06-2018 13:20
  Key specifications include up to an 8th Gen Intel Xeon hexa-core processor, an Nvidia Quadro P3200 GPU, along with up to 6TB of storage, and up to 128GB of RAM.
  
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• Apple Executive Hired to Fix Uber's Image Departs After a Year

  13-06-2018 13:18
  Uber said Bozoma Saint John will be chief marketing officer at Endeavor LLC, the parent of WME.
  
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• Fortnite Nintendo Switch Not Getting Fortnite Save the World Mode: Epic Games

  13-06-2018 13:11
  Fortnite Save the World mode isn't coming to the Nintendo Switch according to Epic Games.
  
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• Garmin's Vivoactive 3 Music brings tunes to weekend warriors engt.co/2sVw5OP

  13-06-2018 13:02 via twitter.com
  Garmin's Vivoactive 3 Music brings tunes to weekend warriors engt.co/2sVw5OP
  
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• Inside Amazon's Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French

  13-06-2018 13:00 via wired.com
  Amazon tries to translate its homegrown voice assistant into a global success.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Declines to Lowest Since February

  13-06-2018 12:53
  It's down from a record high of $19,511 in December, the culmination of the more than 1,400 percent surge seen in 2017 as Bitcoin burst on to the mainstream.
  
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