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• Google Play Store Down: Android Users Getting 'Server Error' While Accessing the Store

  01-06-2019 15:34
  Google Play Store seems to be down for Android users, though its Web version is working fine.
  
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• Nokia 6.2 to Be Launched at HMD Global's June 6 Event, Tipster Claims

  01-06-2019 15:04
  Nokia is reportedly set to launch Nokia 6.2 aka Nokia X71 on June 6. A teaser from the company on Saturday revealed that it will be hosting a global launch event on the day.
  
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• Spotify Testing 'Social Listening' Feature to Allow Users to Listen to Music Together

  01-06-2019 14:24
  Spotify is testing a new feature called "Social Listening" that would let multiple users add songs and make playlists in real time.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica Scandal: US Judge Denies Facebook's Request to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Improper Sharing of User Data

  01-06-2019 13:30
  A US judge denied Facebook's request to dismiss a lawsuit by the Washington, D.C. attorney general over the social media giant's improper sharing of 87 million users' data with Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Redmi K20 May Launch as Xiaomi Mi 9T Outside China, Leaked Retail Box Tips

  01-06-2019 13:12
  Xiaomi Mi 9T purported retail box hints at its relation with the recently launched Redmi K20 smartphone.
  
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• 15 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Laptops, TVs, Games, and More

  01-06-2019 13:00 via wired.com
  We picked our favorite tech deals this weekend, and a new Android phone preorder you should consider.
  
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• Inside the bizarre world of VR sex

  01-06-2019 12:42
  Prague, Czech Republic. The late afternoon summer sun reflects off the windows of the gothic buildings opposite, as 10 partially naked 20-somethings gather on a balcony engaging in sex acts and smoking cigarettes with the sort of free abandon you’d only find in Europe.
  
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• Vodafone’s New Rs. 229 Prepaid Recharge Plan Offers 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 28 Days

  01-06-2019 11:17
  Rs. 229 Vodafone prepaid recharge plan sits alongside the Rs. 199 recharge that offers 1.5GB daily data access, unlimited calls, and 100 SMS messages per day for 28 days.
  
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• 1 Million Computers Still Vulnerable to Major Windows Security Exploit

  01-06-2019 11:09
  Microsoft has warned that nearly one million computers globally are still at risk of malware attack similar to WannaCry that spread worldwide in 2017 causing billions of dollars in damage.
  
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• Apple says it will kill off iTunes

  01-06-2019 10:28
  The iTunes platform was a vital part of Apple’s global growth in the early 2000s.
  
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• PUBG Mobile Addiction: Teen Dies After Allegedly Playing PUBG for 6 Hours

  01-06-2019 10:14
  A 16-year-old boy died of cardiac arrest allegedly while playing PUBG Mobile for six hours at a stretch in Madhya Pradesh.
  
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• Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi 6 Pro Start Receiving MIUI 10.3 Global Stable Update With Android Pie in India, Users Report

  01-06-2019 10:12
  Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi 6 Pro both were originally running MIUI 9, though Redmi Note 5 Pro was launched with Android Nougat, whereas Redmi Note 6 Pro had Android Oreo.
  
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• YouTuber Found Guilty of Humiliating Beggar

  01-06-2019 08:53
  Kan-Hua Ren, known as ReSet, was sentenced to 15 months in jail and 20,000 euros for posting a YouTube video in which he offered a homeless man biscuits stuffed with toothpaste.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy M40 Specifications Leaked, Tipped to Include 6GB RAM and 3,500mAh Battery

  01-06-2019 08:31
  Samsung Galaxy M40 specifications leaked ahead of its June 11 launch in India.
  
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• SpaceX Says Its Internet Satellites Won’t Ruin Our View of the Cosmos

  01-06-2019 08:25
  SpaceX said that the first 60 satellites in its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space, will be less and less visible from Earth as they reach their final orbit.
  
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• Alphabet's Loon Providing Internet Access to Peru's Earthquake Victims

  01-06-2019 07:42
  Loon - an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - is providing Peru's people with wireless broadband communication.
  
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• Huawei Ban Retaliation? China Draws Up List of 'Unreliable' Foreign Companies

  01-06-2019 07:15
  China has said that it was drawing up a list of "unreliable" foreign companies, organisations and individuals for targeting in what could signal retaliation for US sanctions on the Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei.
  
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• Google Said to Be Facing a Potential Antitrust Investigation From US Justice Department

  01-06-2019 06:58
  The US Justice Department has taken early steps toward opening a federal antitrust case into Google, according to three people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg’s Security Head Accused of Sexual Misconduct

  01-06-2019 06:46
  Zuckerberg's Head of security Liam Booth has been accused of sexually harassing other household staffers and making derogatory racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic remarks about other staffers as well as Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan.
  
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• Facebook Ordered by US Judge to Turn Over Records on Data Privacy

  01-06-2019 06:29
  A US judge ordered Facebook to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company handles data privacy, after data for 87 million users was accessed by the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
  
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