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• 500 Intel drones to replace fireworks above Travis Air Force Base for Fourth of July

  03-07-2018 23:59
  The Fourth of July will be a little different tomorrow at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. Instead of fireworks, 500 IntelShooting Star drones will take to the sky to perform an aerial routine in honor of the holiday and the base’s 75th anniversary.
  These are the same drones that preformed at Disney World, the Super Bowl and the Olympics.
  One person controls the fleet of drones thanks to a sophisticated control platform that pre-plans the route of each drone. Intel engineers told
  
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• DeepMind AI’s new trick is playing ‘Quake III Arena’ like a human engt.co/2MMzJlz

  03-07-2018 23:48 via twitter.com
  DeepMind AI’s new trick is playing ‘Quake III Arena’ like a human engt.co/2MMzJlz
  
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• Research shows Facebook (probably) isn’t listening through your phone engt.co/2tRf9t5

  03-07-2018 23:22 via twitter.com
  Research shows Facebook (probably) isn’t listening through your phone engt.co/2tRf9t5
  
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• Amazon is preparing another checkout-free retail store in Seattle engt.co/2MJUazu

  03-07-2018 22:43 via twitter.com
  Amazon is preparing another checkout-free retail store in Seattle engt.co/2MJUazu
  
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• This Neural Network Instant Camera Turns Everything You Shoot Into Cartoon Doodles

  03-07-2018 22:30 via gizmodo.com
  Photographers who still shoot on film claim they like the lo-fi, grainy aesthetics of the medium. But by that logic, they should be throwing hundreds of dollars at Dan Macnish who created a custom instant camera that converts what the camera’s lens sees into crude, stick figure doodles.Read more...
  
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• Third-party app developers could be reading your Gmail engt.co/2KwEu6c

  03-07-2018 22:25 via twitter.com
  Third-party app developers could be reading your Gmail engt.co/2KwEu6c
  
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• Two attendees of doomed Fyre Festival win $5 million suit engt.co/2z86HLh

  03-07-2018 22:07 via twitter.com
  Two attendees of doomed Fyre Festival win $5 million suit engt.co/2z86HLh
  
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• Spotify users request refunds after over-the-top Drake promotion https://t.co/nkGmi7heD6

  03-07-2018 22:01 via twitter.com
  
  Spotify users request refunds after over-the-top Drake promotion https://t.co/nkGmi7heD6
  
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• Heat Stroke Is Making Me Desperately Want This Giant Motorized Umbrella for My Car

  03-07-2018 22:00 via gizmodo.com
  Spend too much time in extreme summer heat and you’ll find yourself doing strange things. A week ago the idea of a gigantic umbrella for my car would have seemed laughable, but after a weekend of climbing in and out of unbearably hot vehicles, the Lanmodo seems like it should be a standard feature on every car.Read more...
  
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• The Decode app spots fakes with NFC engt.co/2KwsvFN

  03-07-2018 21:17 via twitter.com
  The Decode app spots fakes with NFC engt.co/2KwsvFN
  
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• Here's how 'Wolfenstein II' manages to run on Nintendo Switch engt.co/2KlmxqZ

  03-07-2018 21:12 via twitter.com
  Here's how 'Wolfenstein II' manages to run on Nintendo Switch engt.co/2KlmxqZ
  
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• 'Semblance' makes history on the Nintendo Switch on July 24th engt.co/2KtIFjh

  03-07-2018 20:59 via twitter.com
  'Semblance' makes history on the Nintendo Switch on July 24th engt.co/2KtIFjh
  
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• This day in Engadget history: Blockbuster Video tanks in a big way engt.co/2tS5anm

  03-07-2018 20:36 via twitter.com
  This day in Engadget history: Blockbuster Video tanks in a big way engt.co/2tS5anm
  
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• Spotify tests stripped-down lite version of its app engt.co/2KwkjoY

  03-07-2018 20:12 via twitter.com
  Spotify tests stripped-down lite version of its app engt.co/2KwkjoY
  
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• The best bluetooth wireless headphones (via @wirecutter) engt.co/2tQvP4d

  03-07-2018 19:57 via twitter.com
  The best bluetooth wireless headphones (via @wirecutter) engt.co/2tQvP4d
  
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• iOS 12 code hints at iPad with Face ID engt.co/2MLHng1

  03-07-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  iOS 12 code hints at iPad with Face ID engt.co/2MLHng1
  
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• Vivo's all-screen NEX S is a frustrating glimpse of the future: engt.co/2z4HDEX https://t.co/PIJbzGjVRY

  03-07-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  
  Vivo's all-screen NEX S is a frustrating glimpse of the future: engt.co/2z4HDEX https://t.co/PIJbzGjVRY
  
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• ‘Shenmue’ returns August 21st engt.co/2MJ5FHq

  03-07-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  ‘Shenmue’ returns August 21st engt.co/2MJ5FHq
  
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• A look back at HTC’s 10 most iconic devices

  03-07-2018 17:41
  HTC is gone. The company of today is not the company that helped start the smartphone revolution. That’s a shame, too. In the early years of the smartphone, HTC released some of the best devices available.
  Here’s a look back at ten of the company’s most iconic devices.
  
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• BBC Studios really wants to know who leaked 'Doctor Who' footage engt.co/2z3hNRL

  03-07-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  BBC Studios really wants to know who leaked 'Doctor Who' footage engt.co/2z3hNRL
  
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• Airbnb test allows hosts to get paid faster engt.co/2KqnA9j

  03-07-2018 17:11 via twitter.com
  Airbnb test allows hosts to get paid faster engt.co/2KqnA9j
  
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• PUBG Xbox One Has Over 8 Million Players; Xbox One X PUBG Bundle Announced

  03-07-2018 16:55
  PUBG Xbox One hits 8 million players and Microsoft announces an Xbox One X PUBG bundle to celebrate.
  
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• Light is building a smartphone with five to nine cameras

  03-07-2018 16:50
  Light,the company behind the wild L16 camera, is building a smartphone equipped with multiple cameras. According to The Washington Post, the company is prototyping a smartphone with five to nine cameras that’s capable of capturing a 64 megapixel shot.
  The entire package is not much thicker than an iPhone X, the Post reports. The additional sensors are said to increase the phone’s low-light performance and depth effects and uses internal processing to stick the image together.
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• The UDOO BOLT is a powerful computer on a tiny board

  03-07-2018 16:46
  When we last met UDOO the team was building a powerful Raspberry Pi-based DIY board with a bunch of impressive features including more ports and a better processor. Now the team behind the first units has released the UDOO BOLT, a DIY board that can run “AAA games” thanks to a built-in AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B 3.2 GHz SoC processor and a Radeon Vega 3 graphics card. The system is also Arduino compatible so you can connect it to your robotics and other electronics projects.
  The BOLT,
  
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• Seagate courts PC enthusiasts with Barracuda SSD engt.co/2KrpLcw

  03-07-2018 16:39 via twitter.com
  Seagate courts PC enthusiasts with Barracuda SSD engt.co/2KrpLcw
  
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• Shenmue HD and Shenmue 2 HD Release Date Announced

  03-07-2018 16:17
  Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC have a release date.
  
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• Spotify users request refunds after over-the-top Drake promotion engt.co/2z61wvc

  03-07-2018 16:08 via twitter.com
  Spotify users request refunds after over-the-top Drake promotion engt.co/2z61wvc
  
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• Fallout 76 Has Fast Travel and PvP Protection: Todd Howard

  03-07-2018 16:00
  Fallout 76 director Todd Howard said that players under level 5 in Fallout 76 can't be killed by others in PvP and that the game has fast travel.
  
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• Waze can get you a roadside tow in Europe engt.co/2zd0qOe

  03-07-2018 15:46 via twitter.com
  Waze can get you a roadside tow in Europe engt.co/2zd0qOe
  
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• US court rules that using online photos can be considered 'fair use' engt.co/2MLWDK3

  03-07-2018 15:22 via twitter.com
  US court rules that using online photos can be considered 'fair use' engt.co/2MLWDK3
  
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• Trump Moves to Block China Mobile's US Entry on National Security Grounds

  03-07-2018 15:22
  The US government moved on Monday to block China Mobile from offering services to the US telecommunications market.
  
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• NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes a close-up of Ceres' brightest spot engt.co/2MKMY66

  03-07-2018 15:09 via twitter.com
  NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes a close-up of Ceres' brightest spot engt.co/2MKMY66
  
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• Belkin 3.5mm Audio + Charge RockStar iPhone Accessory Launched in India at Rs. 4,999

  03-07-2018 15:07
  This Belkin 3.5mm Audio + Charge RockStar accessory looks to fill the void that was created when Apple decided to let go of the 3.5mm audio jack two years ago.
  
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• Oppo A5 With 6.2-Inch 19:9 Display, 4GB RAM, Android 8.1 Spotted on TENAA

  03-07-2018 15:02
  The Oppo A5 is powered by an octa-core processor clocked up to 1.8GHz, which could be the Snapdragon 450 SoC.
  
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• Vivo Z10 With FullView Display, Moonlight Selfie Camera Goes Official in India

  03-07-2018 15:00
  Vivo Z10 is currently available for purchase through offline stores in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
  
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• Super Mario Run Reaches $60 Million Revenue, 77 Percent From App Store: Sensor Tower

  03-07-2018 15:00
  Super Mario Run and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp were recently said to have not reached a "satisfactory profit point yet".
  
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• Motorola One White Colour Variant Leaked in Live Images Showing Glass Back, Vertical Dual Camera Setup

  03-07-2018 14:58
  While leaks have given us a clear look at one of the smartphones expected at the Motorola One Power, a leak pointed towards the launch of yet another variant, the Motorola One.
  
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• Election Commission Unveils cVIGIL App to Help Report Poll Code Violations

  03-07-2018 14:43
  The Internet-based beta version of the application is called 'cVIGIL', which stands for "citizens' vigil".
  
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• Snapchat’s new lens lets you play tennis against Serena Williams engt.co/2MGIj5g

  03-07-2018 14:35 via twitter.com
  Snapchat’s new lens lets you play tennis against Serena Williams engt.co/2MGIj5g
  
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• Amazon Prime Day: Twitch Prime Members to Get Free PC Games Every Day Until Amazon Prime Day

  03-07-2018 14:31
  Twitch is celebrating Amazon Prime Day by giving its Twitch Prime members free PC games from July 2 to July 18.
  
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• Facebook Reportedly Buying UK-Based AI Startup to Fight Fake News

  03-07-2018 14:23
  Facebook aims to deploy the Bloomsbury AI technology to work on fighting fake news, TechCrunch claimed.
  
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• Samsung's The Frame TV Refreshed for 2018 With Enhanced Features, New Customisation Options, and Artwork

  03-07-2018 14:20
  Samsung's The Frame TV in 2018 comes in two size variants - 55-inch and 65-inch.
  
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• 4th of July Tech Sales (2018): Osprey, Nest, iPad, V-Moda

  03-07-2018 14:00 via wired.com
  Don't want to wait for Amazon Prime Day? We have 22 deals on everything from drones to robot vacuums.
  
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