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• Different ways technology is affecting everyday life

  31-12-2018 23:49 via techguide.com.au
  Technology is not only prevalent everywhere in society, but it affects everyone’s everyday lives as well. There are countless gadgets and gizmos which impact people’s daily routines, and they all work to make life much easier.
  Think about the modern modes of communication, as a starting point. It is thanks to mobile phones, social media, and various other apps that people can stay in touch with one another no matter where they are in the world. Everything has become much more efficie
  
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• Beijing uses face-detecting smart locks to curb public housing abuses bit.ly/2Rv2KII

  31-12-2018 23:08 via twitter.com
  Beijing uses face-detecting smart locks to curb public housing abuses bit.ly/2Rv2KII
  
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• Nokia's five-camera phone will include an in-screen fingerprint reader bit.ly/2GN4p81

  31-12-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Nokia's five-camera phone will include an in-screen fingerprint reader bit.ly/2GN4p81
  
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• FCC to suspend operations January 3rd unless funding resumes bit.ly/2Aywn27

  31-12-2018 21:29 via twitter.com
  FCC to suspend operations January 3rd unless funding resumes bit.ly/2Aywn27
  
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• Faraday Future comes crawling back to its main investor bit.ly/2GJYQr0

  31-12-2018 20:59 via twitter.com
  Faraday Future comes crawling back to its main investor bit.ly/2GJYQr0
  
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• 'Fortnite' New Year's event forces players to dance when it turns 2019 bit.ly/2Am1b5W

  31-12-2018 20:28 via twitter.com
  'Fortnite' New Year's event forces players to dance when it turns 2019 bit.ly/2Am1b5W
  
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• The New Horizons probe buzzes the most distant object ever encountered first thing tomorrow

  31-12-2018 20:20
  Four billion miles from Earth, the New Horizonsprobe that recently sent such lovely pictures of Pluto is drawing near to the most distant object mankind has ever come close to: Ultima Thule, a mysterious rock deep in the Kuiper belt. The historic rendezvous takes place early tomorrow morning.
  This is an encounter nearly 30 years in the making, if you count back to the mission’s beginnings in 1989, but it’s also been some 13 years since launch — the timing and nature of which wa
  
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• Motiv's Ring With Built-in 2FA Would Be Nicer If It Worked Consistently

  31-12-2018 20:15 via gizmodo.com
  Smart rings are a tricky thing to get right. Tech companies have a hard enough time miniaturizing all the necessary sensors into a watch, let alone a ring. That’s why the Motiv Ring was compelling when it launched in 2017—it stuffed three days of battery life, heart rate monitoring, and your usual step and activity…Read more...
  
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• Google aims to fix laggy interface on Chrome OS tablets bit.ly/2GPfrcX

  31-12-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  Google aims to fix laggy interface on Chrome OS tablets bit.ly/2GPfrcX
  
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• Our favorite games of 2018 bit.ly/2GWVkKe

  31-12-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  Our favorite games of 2018 bit.ly/2GWVkKe
  
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• Popsugar’s celebrity look-alike app is leaking users’ photos bit.ly/2Rwx31H

  31-12-2018 16:44 via twitter.com
  Popsugar’s celebrity look-alike app is leaking users’ photos bit.ly/2Rwx31H
  
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• Google is testing group calling in Duo bit.ly/2RscGm0

  31-12-2018 16:13 via twitter.com
  Google is testing group calling in Duo bit.ly/2RscGm0
  
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• How Google software won 2018: bit.ly/2SkY1pZ https://t.co/RbPYhoXkUj

  31-12-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  
  How Google software won 2018: bit.ly/2SkY1pZ https://t.co/RbPYhoXkUj
  
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• WriterDuet Pro Lifetime Subscription, Save 58%

  31-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  We have a great deal on the WriterDuet Pro: Lifetime Subscription in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store today, you can save 58% off the regular price. The WriterDuet Pro: Lifetime Subscription is available in our deals store for $99.99 it normally costs $239. If you’re set on drafting the next great screenplay, you’d be remiss […](Read More ...)The post WriterDuet Pro Lifetime Subscription, Save 58% appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.
  
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• Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 Goes on Open Sale in India via Flipkart

  31-12-2018 14:29
  Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC, supports LED front flash, and runs on stock Android 8.1 Oreo.
  
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• Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 Appears to Have Gone on Open Sale in India via Flipkart

  31-12-2018 14:29
  Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC, supports LED front flash, and runs on stock Android 8.1 Oreo.
  
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• Airtel's Wynk Music Launches 'Your Year in Music 2018', Shows What You Most Listened to This Year

  31-12-2018 14:09
  Wynk Music on Friday introduced a feature through which users can track their choices of music and artistes they followed in 2018.
  
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• Samsung Working on Smaller Bixby-Powered Smart Speaker: Report

  31-12-2018 13:58
  Samsung is reportedly planning a cheaper version of its Galaxy Home smart speaker powered by its voice assistant Bixby.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Leaked in Renders Yet Again

  31-12-2018 13:58
  The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is seen sporting a bezel-less and notch-less display, instead sporting what Samsung calls the Infinity-O Display.
  
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• This Startup's New Passenger Drone Is 'Like a Flight Simulator That You Can Ride In,' CEO Says

  31-12-2018 13:38
  The aircraft can travel just over 100kmph at top speed and includes air-cushioned floats, allowing it to land on water if necessary.
  
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• Motorola One Power Gets December Security Patch in India, Call Quality Improvements, Users Report

  31-12-2018 13:38
  Motorola One Power started receiving an Android 9.0 Pie update in India last month.
  
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• NASA's New Horizons to Fly Past Ultima Thule Tonight, Here's How to Watch

  31-12-2018 13:27
  To ancient explorers, "Ultima Thule" was what lay past the northernmost edges of maps, beyond the borders of the known world.
  
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• China Restarts Video Game Approvals After Months-Long Freeze, Tencent Missing From List

  31-12-2018 13:17
  China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year, but the titles did not include games from industry leader Tencent Holdings.
  
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• Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi Mix 4 to Sport a Triple Camera Setup and Snapdragon 855: Report

  31-12-2018 13:10
  Xiaomi is expected to include a triple-camera setup on the back of its next-generation Mi 9 and Mi Mix 4 smartphones, a research note has claimed.
  
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• Amazon to Expand Whole Foods Stores: Report

  31-12-2018 13:08
  Amazon is planning to expand its Whole Foods Market portfolio by adding more stores to put more customers within its two-hour delivery service range, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  
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• Big Tech Is Here to Help You Fight Excessive Phone Use—Kinda

  31-12-2018 13:00 via wired.com
  How Google, Apple, and Facebook turned "digital wellness" into a Goopified trend that gives them a new way to market themselves.
  
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• Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer Celebrated as 'Mother' of Hubble, Dies at 93

  31-12-2018 12:47
  Roman, who was celebrated as a trailblazer for female scientists and a driving force behind advances including the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died Dec. 25 at a hospital in Germantown, Maryland.
  
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• BSNL, Vodafone Idea Launch 'No Blackout Days' on December 31 and in 2019 to Counter Reliance Jio

  31-12-2018 12:40
  Reliance Jio is offering "no blackout days" to its customers since its launch back in September 2016.
  
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• Google Brings Inbuilt Spam Protection to Messages App

  31-12-2018 12:35
  Google has begun rolling out its spam protection feature to its Messages app on Android after almost over six months of developing it.
  
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• The Morning After: AI got its eyes in 2018 bit.ly/2GNCjK7

  31-12-2018 12:34 via twitter.com
  The Morning After: AI got its eyes in 2018 bit.ly/2GNCjK7
  
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• Microsoft Surface Go Starts Shipping in India, Starts at Rs. 38,599

  31-12-2018 12:01
  Microsoft Surface Go, the Redmond giant's smallest and most affordable Surface device yet, started shipping in India on Monday exclusively through Flipkart.
  
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• Soulja Boy's emulator consoles meet their inevitable end bit.ly/2GP5jBf

  31-12-2018 11:45 via twitter.com
  Soulja Boy's emulator consoles meet their inevitable end bit.ly/2GP5jBf
  
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• Facebook Says Not Moderating Content Based on 'Inaccurate' Information

  31-12-2018 11:45
  Facebook said on Saturday said the debate on content moderation should be based on facts not mischaracterisations.
  
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• Huawei Share in Global Premium Smartphone Market Hits Double Digits for First Time: Counterpoint

  31-12-2018 11:26
  Apple led the global premium smartphone segment capturing 47 percent share of the segment, followed by Samsung (22 percent), and Huawei (12 percent).
  
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• Fitbit Charge 3, Charge 3 Special Edition With 7-Day Battery Life to Go on Sale in India on Tuesday

  31-12-2018 11:03
  The Fitbit Charge 3 features an elevated, premium swim-proof design with a touchscreen display, over 15 goal-based exercise modes, up to 7 days of battery life,
  
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• Poco F1, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Realme C1, Nokia 6.1, Other Phones on Discount During Flipkart Qualcomm Days Sale

  31-12-2018 10:55
  Flipkart's 'Qualcomm Days' sale brings offers on popular Snapdragon-powered smartphones on Flipkart.
  
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• Save 49% on the Throwback Gaming Console

  31-12-2018 10:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  We have a great deal on the Throwback Gaming Console in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store today, you can save 49% off the normal price. The Throwback Gaming Console is available in our deals store for just $49.99, it normally retails for $99. This throwback gaming console is nostalgia in a box! Preloaded with 600 […](Read More ...)The post Save 49% on the Throwback Gaming Console appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.
  
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• Facebook Privacy Debacle Continues as Popular Android Apps Found Sharing Data Without User Permission

  31-12-2018 10:31
  A bunch of popular apps on Android could be putting your privacy at risk, according to a study conducted by Privacy International.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Android 9 Pie Update Scheduled for January 15

  31-12-2018 10:13
  Samsung has scheduled the Android 9 Pie stable update for the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone in January 2019.
  
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• MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass

  31-12-2018 10:13
  While the thought of a machine that can squirt out endless ropes of molten glass is a bit frightening, the folks at MIT have just about perfected the process. In a paper published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, researchers Chikara Inamura, Michael Stern, Daniel Lizardo, Peter Houk, and Neri Oxman describe a system for 3D printing glass that offers far more control over the hot material and the final product.
  Their system, calledG3DP2, “is a new AM platform for molten glass that
  
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• BSNL Offers Additional Talk Time on Combo STV Recharge Options to Rival Reliance Jio

  31-12-2018 10:08
  The new offer is valid on special tariff voucher (STV) options of Rs. 152, Rs. 402, Rs. 175, and Rs. 219.
  
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• Huawei Y7 Pro (2019) With 4,000mAh Battery, Waterdrop-Shaped Notch Launched: Price, Specifications

  31-12-2018 10:05
  The Huawei Y7 Pro (2019) smartphone sports a waterdrop-shaped notch, dual rear camera setup, face unlock, and 4,000mAh battery.
  
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• Tech-friendly bus startup FlixBus offers riders VR headsets bit.ly/2VhYfA1

  31-12-2018 10:04 via twitter.com
  Tech-friendly bus startup FlixBus offers riders VR headsets bit.ly/2VhYfA1
  
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