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• This $4 smartphone finally has a ship date after sparking investigations

  25-06-2016 22:46
  
  Chances are, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That seemed to be the case for the Freedom 251, the world's cheapest smartphone, announced in February. Ringing Bells, the Indian company behind the phone, sparked controversy when it claimed the smartphone would sell for just $4.  SEE ALSO: The 7 things to delete first when your iPhone storage is full Naturally, people were very curious to know how the company could sell an Android smartphone for so little, prompting the
  
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• The good Schiit: Bifrost Multibit digital converter - CNET

  25-06-2016 21:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Schiit Bifrost Multibit digital converter might take your sound to the next level.
  
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• Trump tweets that Scotland loves Brexit (though Scotland voted against) - CNET

  25-06-2016 21:31 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Arriving in Scotland, the presumptive Republican nominee for US president seems unaware that the Scottish really want to be part of Europe.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may unlock with a glance, report says

  25-06-2016 21:21
  
  Fingerprint scanners are an excellent way to secure your smartphone from hackers (or prying partners). But as we've seen before, if someone really wanted to break into your device and steal your data, they can do it by lifting your fingerprint and printing out a mold. What's harder to steal is a scan of your iris. No two people have the same iris pattern. And since your eyes aren't like your fingers, constantly touching things and leaving behind prints, they're even more secure as forms of biome
  
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• Samsung's next phablet phone may be the 'Galaxy Note 7,' tipster says - CNET

  25-06-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Mobile reporter Evan Blass, who often gets reliable phone leaks, claims Samsung's next big phone will skip the Galaxy Note 6 moniker.
  
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• 7 can't-miss apps: BitTorrent Now, 'Hyperburner,' Radar and more

  25-06-2016 21:03
  
  With the House of Representatives sit-in blowing up social media and Instagram introducing new video channels, you may have missed some of this week's latest app news. SEE ALSO: Here's what the 'i' in iPhone means Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes one that helps you manage your trips, as well as an English language speech assistant app and a game where you pilot a spaceship past obstacles. Check out the gallery below to see our t
  
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• SolarCity recuses two more board members from voting on Tesla offer

  25-06-2016 20:51
  Two additional SolarCity Corp board members with ties to Elon Musk are recusing themselves from making decisions regarding Tesla Motors Inc's offer to buy the solar power company, in a bid to alleviate corporate governance concerns surrounding a potential deal. The new recusals mean the majority of SolarCity's board will be sitting out the decision on whether to be acquired by Tesla. Peter Rive, who is the cousin of Tesla chief executive and SolarCity chairman Musk, along with JB Straubel, chief
  
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• The Audiophiliac presents: Music to your ears - CNET

  25-06-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  A tasty selection of new releases from Radiohead, Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, Brian Eno and many more.
  
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• Stephen Colbert ridicules Ticketmaster's free-voucher concerts - CNET

  25-06-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Yes, you too can get free tickets for a Black Sabbath tribute band. If you try very hard.
  
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• Updated: Best free iPad apps 2016

  25-06-2016 19:17
  
  Best free iPad appsOK - you've probably noticed on the Apple App Store that iPad apps cost more - sometimes a LOT more - than their iPhone equivalents. But trust us, it's worth the extra cash.Many of the best free iPhone apps cost money in their iPad incarnations, and the quality level of what's still free for the tablet is often ropey. But among the dross lie rare gems – iPad apps that are so good you can't believe they're still free. Of those we unearthed, here's our pick of the best fre
  
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• UPDATED: For your eyes only: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 reportedly includes an iris scanner

  25-06-2016 18:49
  
  Cross out Samsung Galaxy Note 6 with your S-Pen and jot down the new name: Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It's reportedly launching in a month along with a brand new biometric feature.The Note 6-skipping name is so future-forward that it'll include an iris scanner, according to notable phone leaker Evan Blass. If true, this will allow you to unlock the new Android phone with your eyes.The Galaxy Note 7 name and iris scanner news are both a surprise for the phablet series, which typically takes cues from
  
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• Leak shows iPhone 7 will likely have big camera changes

  25-06-2016 18:38
  
  The iPhone 7 (or whatever it will be called) will be boring.  Based on leaks from the shadiest tech blogs to well-known publications like the Wall Street Journal, the general consensus is that this year's iPhone will be a modest update.  SEE ALSO: So many leaks. So many fakes. Is the real iPhone 7 one of these designs? There will reportedly be no significant redesign — the iPhone 7 is expected to come with the same unibody design as the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, but with cleaner ant
  
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• Latest leaked shots points to a huge camera lens for the iPhone 7

  25-06-2016 17:15
  
  If you're growing weary of iPhone 7 rumours then you might want to take an extended summer holiday somewhere remote - they're going to come thick and fast between now and September, and the latest leaked image is courtesy of Nowhereelse.fr reporting on a Weibo posting from Chinese repair shop Rock Fix.As you can see, we're looking at a rather large CMOS sensor for the new camera, which suggests this is a camera that's going to let in a lot of light (the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones are excellent per
  
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• Updated: Best free iPhone apps 2016

  25-06-2016 15:43
  
  Best free iPhone apps 2016There are now hundreds of thousands of apps available for your iPhone 6S and, surprisingly, many of the best are free.What's the best phone of 2016?The following list showcases our pick of the best free iPhone apps, and includes iPhone applications for social networking, travel, news, photography, productivity and more. Most of these apps are also compatible with the iPod touch.If your top free iPhone apps aren't covered, tell us all about them in the comments. And don'
  
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• The 7 things to delete first when your iPhone storage is full

  25-06-2016 15:30
  
  There are two things your iPhone will run out of quickly: battery life and storage.  Getting more power is easy — just get a battery case or a portable battery pack or turn on Low Poer Mode. Getting more storage isn't. What do you remove first? SEE ALSO: 16 apps that will seriously raise your Instagram game With Apple still selling 16GB iPhones (shame on them!), local storage is at a premium for a lot of people unless they pony up for the more expensive, higher-capacity models. Storin
  
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• Ultra big-ass phones need to die in a fire

  25-06-2016 15:00
  
  I thought big phones were stupid when Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note in 2011 and created this whole phablet (shudder) trend. I still think big phones are ridiculous. But where phablets with 5.5- to 5.8-inch phones are now commonplace, phone makers have now run out of interesting ways to make phones exciting again. So what are they doing? Oh, just releasing even BIGGER phones.  Oh, for f*cks sake. SEE ALSO: Samsung Unveils Enormous 6.3-Inch Galaxy Mega Smartphone Big everywhere We've rea
  
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• The Whale of Iron: Inside the JMSDF Akishio submarine and the Kure Maritime Museum - CNET

  25-06-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Japan's Akishio submarine was decommissioned in 2004 and now sits on dry land just outside Hiroshima. The Kure museum next door has a scale model of the largest battleship ever built. Here's what they're like inside.
  
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• Most anticipated games of 2016: July to December - CNET

  25-06-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  E3 is over, and now we have hard dates for nearly all of the big games for the rest of 2016. Here are ones we're most looking forward to.
  
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• The real cost of virtual reality - CNET

  25-06-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Splurging on a high-priced VR headset is just the beginning. The computer hardware needed to run Oculus Rift and HTC Vive can cost several times as much.
  
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• China tells search engines to ID paid results after man died

  25-06-2016 14:05
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China issued new regulations on Saturday demanding search engines clearly identify paid search results, months after a terminally ill cancer patient complained that he was misled by the giant search engine Baidu.
  
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• Seven tips on keeping your phone safe while traveling - CNET

  25-06-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers advice on how to make sure your vacation isn't ruined by becoming a victim of mobile cybercrime.
  
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• Alphabet expands Google Fiber and introduces a new robot video - CNET

  25-06-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Alphabet is a big, busy company. Google Fiber is acquiring an ISP while Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics unveils the awesome Spot Mini robot.
  
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• 2017 Chevrolet Volt charged up in the sun - Roadshow

  25-06-2016 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  The new Volt isn't a stunner, but it's a much cleaner looking car than before.
  
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• Tour Japan's JMSDF Akishio submarine and Kure Maritime Museum (pictures) - CNET

  25-06-2016 10:00 via cnet.com
  
  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Akishio submarine sits ashore as part of the JMSDF Kure Museum. Here's a tour of this diesel-electric sub, the museum, and the adjacent 'Yamoto' museum.
  
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• China to regulate search results following man's death

  25-06-2016 09:04
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China issued new regulations on Saturday demanding search engines clearly identify paid search results, months after a terminally-ill cancer patient complained that he was misled by the giant search engine Baidu.
  
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• China tightens controls on paid-for internet search ads

  25-06-2016 05:08
  China's internet regulator said on Saturday that search engines should tighten management of paid-for ads in search results, making clear which results are paid-for and limiting their numbers. Chinese regulators last month imposed limits on the number of lucrative healthcare adverts carried by Baidu Inc following the death of a student who underwent an experimental cancer treatment which he found using China's biggest internet search engine. Wei Zexi, 21, died in April of a rare form of cancer,
  
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• Citigroup resolves 'technical issue' that left accounts frozen

  25-06-2016 02:55
  (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it resolved a technical issue that had left customers unable to access their accounts remotely. Customers had taken to social media to complain about the outage, which affected several U.S. states, including New York, Pennsylvania and California, according to Bloomberg. "We experienced a brief technical issue that is now resolved," Citigroup's customer service Twitter account said in response.
  
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• Exclusive: Google, Facebook quietly move toward automatic blocking of extremist videos

  25-06-2016 02:32
  By Joseph Menn and Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the web’s biggest destinations for watching videos have quietly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites, according to two people familiar with the process. The move is a major step forward for internet companies that are eager to eradicate violent propaganda from their sites and are under pressure to do so from governments around the world as attacks by extremists proliferate, from Syr
  
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• How to set up the OnePlus 3's look and feel video - CNET

  25-06-2016 02:11 via cnet.com
  
  If you just got the OnePlus 3, we show you step-by-step how to start customizing the look and feel of the handset's interface.
  
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• Up close with HP's Elite x2 hybrid - CNET

  25-06-2016 01:19 via cnet.com
  
  It's like a Microsoft Surface Pro, but the HP Elite x2 includes a keyboard cover where Microsoft doesn't.
  
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• Watch molten copper destroy a Rubik's Cube and Ping-Pong balls - CNET

  25-06-2016 01:09 via cnet.com
  
  When classic toys get covered in molten copper, the results are anything but playful.
  
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• The best IFTTT recipes for business travelers - CNET

  25-06-2016 01:07 via cnet.com
  
  You'll be so on top of email that your colleagues will have no idea you're sitting on a beach.
  
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• Apple discontinues the 27-inch Thunderbolt Display. What's next? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 43) - CNET

  25-06-2016 01:02 via cnet.com
  
  Everything points to the next big upgrade coming in 2017 for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. The Apple Watch is looking at new display tech, and say goodbye to the Thunderbolt Display.
  
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• A painfully telling video about Brexit sweeps the web - CNET

  25-06-2016 00:57 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Within hours of Britons voting, a chief proponent of withdrawing from the EU says one of the Leave campaign's biggest promises was false. The news spreads quickly on Twitter.
  
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• Twitter now lets you see all the tweets sent from a specific location

  25-06-2016 00:29
  
  Twitter is silently rolling out a new feature for precise locations on tweets, so now some users can see where tweets were tweeted from without opening them up for a detailed view. SEE ALSO: Twitter's best tweets during this past week This feature, first seen by TechCrunch , allows you to tag your tweets with specific locations, like "Mashable HQ" or a nearby store, which are visible to some people as you scroll through your timeline. If you click on this location, it will pull up a new screen w
  
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