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• LG G7 canceled — What we know so far about LG's 2018 flagship

  16-01-2018 23:57 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Net neutrality is dead. Let’s move on and deal with the fallout

  16-01-2018 23:17 via thenextweb.com
  
  “If just one more GOP Senator crosses the aisle we can save net neutrality!” Is a statement that would be awesome if it were, in any way, true. Folks, it’s time to accept the death of net neutrality. We denied it could ever happen, we got pissed off about the impending repeal, and we’ve bargained for another shot — one more GOP Senator is all we need, right? But not really. It’s depressing to report, but all that’s left to do is accept it and move
  
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• More than El Dorado: 3 less obvious benefits of launching in Latin America

  16-01-2018 23:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  Latin America has been receiving a lot more attention in recent years as a new and exciting location to start one’s business. Since venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and Accel Partners started investing in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia and global startup organizations like 500 startups and StartupBootcamp began to lay roots over the continent, foreign businesses have started to take note of a potentially profitable region to startup in. For many founders the idea of low
  
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• BitConnect is shutting down its lending and exchange platform

  16-01-2018 22:42 via thenextweb.com
  
  Following months of red flags, Bitcoin investment platform BitConnect – which has long been suspected of running a Ponzi scheme – has officially announced its platform is shutting down. In a blog post – titled “Changes coming for the Bitconnect [sic] system – Halt of lending and exchange platform” – released on its official website, the company said that is “closing the Bitconnect [sic] lending and exchange platform.” The website has si
  
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• Blame the algorithm: How kids get away with watching what they shouldn’t

  16-01-2018 21:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  No one tells you that becoming a parent means keeping a lot of dirty little secrets. Like that time you wiped your kid’s booger on the underside of a park bench when you were out of tissues. Or that sometimes (ok, at least once a month) an entire weekend goes by without them brushing their hair. Well, here’s another one that parents don’t like to cop to: Their kids watch a lot of digital content. According to research presented this year at the Pediatric Academic Societie
  
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• Gadget Ogling: CES Edition

  16-01-2018 21:30
  Roader's Time Machine Camera is designed to hang around your neck and, for up to seven hours of battery life, constantly capture what it sees. When you hit a button, it saves the last 10 seconds of footage and the following 10. You can send a low-resolution version of that 20-second clip to your smartphone immediately, and if you'd like to save a high-resolution version, you can grab that too. It could be a great solution for people who always find themselves just missing an important or interes
  
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• Facebook gave up on news too soon, for no good reason

  16-01-2018 19:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  Facebook recently announced a major change to its News Feed: Namely, that it was shifting away from brand and news posts and prioritizing what your friends and groups post. This comes after Facebook spent several months being raked across the coals for its inability to police its fake news and propaganda– so it comes across as Facebook not fixing its own problems so much as giving up and excising the symptom completely. Even if Zuckerberg says he wants to bring Facebook back to its roots,
  
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• BitConnect promoters cover their asses as site struggles with server downtime

  16-01-2018 17:25 via thenextweb.com
  
  One of the things that made BitConnect so resilient to criticism was its wide network of promoters, shamelessly shilling the company on YouTube and other social media channels. But it seems that even these “once-passionate” supporters are leaving the Bitcoin investment platform behind – though probably not for the right reasons. Following a menacing string of cease and desist orders served to the sketchy operation, BitConnect has been experiencing a series of long windows of s
  
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• WhatsApp now warns users against annoying chain hoax messages

  16-01-2018 16:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Whatsapp is reportedly testing a new feature designed to curb the proliferation of spam chain letters throughout the service. The feature, which was spotted by Whatsappen.nl and WABetaInfo, warns users that certain messages have been “forwarded many times”. This warning, which is displayed to both senders and recipients, makes no claim to the messages authenticity, but serves as a tell-tale clue that the message perhaps isn’t exactly kosher. WABBetaInfo, which spotted the feat
  
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• CrackBerry Poll: Which BlackBerry KEYone color is your favorite?

  16-01-2018 16:52 via feeds.crackberry.com
  Personally, I'm a big fan of the Black Edition over the others but use the embedded poll to let me know which is your favorite. We'll see what color comes out as the favorite for the majority.
  With the announcement of the BlackBerry KEYone Bronze Edition at CES 2018, that means there will soon be three different color variants of the BlackBerry KEYone out there. Black, Silver, and Bronze. Personally, I'm a big fan of the Black Edition over the others but use the embedded poll to let me know whic
  
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• Freelancing isn’t just a hobby, and these courses will make you a one-man industry

  16-01-2018 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Successful freelancing requires as much discipline and organization as it does talent (maybe even more). So get schooled in ways top freelancers manage their careers with the Professional Freelancing Mastery Bundle. Right now, you can get the full course for just $29 (an over 90 percent discount off its regular price) from TNW Deals.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ MWC 2018 Launch & Release Date Confirmed

  16-01-2018 15:57
  Paul Briden16/01/2018 - 2:57pmSamsung's Galaxy S9 will launch in late February and arrive by the middle of MarchWe've been hearing for a while that the Samsung Galaxy S9 series will be making its debut at MWC 2018 in Barcelona this February, likely at one of Samsung's usual "Samsung Unpacked" branded events. Now though, we have pretty solid evidence apparently not only confirming that the phones will launch on day one of MWC - February 26 - but also when pre-orders will begin AND the subsequent
  
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• This discounted 3-pack of USB-C adapters brings new life to your old cables

  16-01-2018 15:50 via feeds.crackberry.com
  Grab this 3-pack of USB-C adapters to convert your old micro-USB cables into useful ones. Enter coupon code AUKEYA23 to grab them for just $5.99.
  Don't ditch your old cables completely.The transition from micro-USB to USB-C has been a pretty positive one for most, but that means that a lot of our old cables are no longer useful to charge our gadgets. Odds are you have tons of old cables laying around that you don't want to get rid of, and luckily you don't have to.Right now you can pick up Aukey
  
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• The Most Anticipated Xbox One Games Coming In 2018

  16-01-2018 15:49
  Michael Grothaus17/01/2018 - 7:53amIt’s going to be an AWESOME year for gaming. My picks for the biggest and best Xbox One games landing in 2018The last several years for console gaming have seen some incredible titles: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Overwatch, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Uncharted 4, Friday the 13th, Doom, Outlast 2, Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, Halo Wars 2, and The Last Guardian, just to name a few. But 2018 is set to outdo them all wit
  
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• Got questions for an AI expert? Exact’s Judith Redi is joining us on TNW Answers

  16-01-2018 15:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  Up until about ten years ago, choosing a career in accountancy was considered a safe bet. It came with a decent salary, plenty of job opportunities, and all sorts of benefits. Oh, how times have changed. Recent research estimates there’s a 95 percent chance accounting will be fully automated in the near future. Should accountants be worried? How can we best prepare for this robot-infested future of finance? Which tools and software do you really need to know about? Ask all this and more t
  
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• Anker PowerPort Wireless 5 Stand & Pad Review

  16-01-2018 15:02 via youtube.com
  
  
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• This startup wants to send you a mystery box full of cryptocurrencies

  16-01-2018 14:23 via thenextweb.com
  
  The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but as devoted hodlers often say – there is no better time to enter the market than buying the dip. But if you happen to be too lazy to do your own research, there might be an easier way to make your first investment. CBlocks is a new service that aims to lower the cryptocurrency entry barrier by choosing what coins to buy for you. The company essentially picks five random currencies from the top 300 on CoinMarketCap, buys them fro
  
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• Kenya’s push for nuclear power rests on false premises

  16-01-2018 14:19 via thenextweb.com
  
  Kenya wants to go nuclear. Since 2012, Nairobi has been talking the talk and walking the walk. It has engaged the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed multilateral letters of intent in pursuit of nuclear power. To date, Kenya reportedly has memoranda of understanding with Russia, China, South Korea and Slovakia which involve the building of four nuclear power plants with a total output of 4,000 MW. France is apparently also eyeing the potentially lucrative deals which would nearly doub
  
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• This CSS stylesheet lets you add Instagram-esque image filters to your website

  16-01-2018 13:40 via thenextweb.com
  
  Instagram is best known for its photo filters. These let you adjust the profile and color of a photo, in order to subtlely transform what it looks like. There are lots of different filters. For example, Valencia brightens photos and adds a yellow tint, giving images a kitschy retro aesthetic, while Gingham cranks up the brightness to eleven. But what if you want to use Instagram’s photo filters elsewhere, like on your personal webpage? Sure, you could play around with Photoshop for a bit.
  
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• I wrote a ‘cryptocurrency will’ to leave my riches to my family — here’s how it went

  16-01-2018 13:29 via thenextweb.com
  
  Most people don’t yet know what a blockchain is, even less how to interact with one. For those who do venture into the unknown crypto space, it can feel a little intimidating at first. When trading cryptocurrencies and storing your funds, you need to watch your step or you risk losing it all. Poor UX is one of the main reasons why mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies is still years away. This is also why crypto investors can seem a little paranoid when it comes to securing their funds.
  
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• Amazon Echo Spot Smart Clock: All You Need To Know

  16-01-2018 13:09
  Paul Briden16/01/2018 - 12:09pmAmazon's Echo Spot alarm clock lands in the UK this month - here's what you need to knowAmazon's announced its plans to release the Amazon Echo Spot smart clock in the UK, powered by the Amazon Alexa AI. Following success in the US, it's landing in the UK market in late January with an RRP of £120 (or you can buy two for £200). You can pre-order it now and (in black or white) and it'll ship on January 24.
  The Amazon Echo Spot is a spherical clock with a
  
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• Netflix WILL NOT Be Coming To Nintendo Switch Anytime Soon

  16-01-2018 11:19
  Richard Goodwin16/01/2018 - 10:19amNintendo has confirmed it has NO plans to bring Netflix to its Nintendo Switch gaming consoleIf you have a Nintendo Switch, you might be wondering why it doesn’t feature a Netflix app on it. I mean, most modern consoles and set-top boxes feature Netflix, so why not Nintendo’s Switch?
  Plenty of Nintendo Switch users have apparently been asking about this. So much so, that Netflix has now officially commented on the lack of Netflix on the Nintendo Swi
  
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• Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD Review

  16-01-2018 10:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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• China reportedly plans to block access to foreign cryptocurrency exchanges

  16-01-2018 09:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  Bloomberg reports that China is cracking down hard on cryptocurrency activity in the country by plotting to block domestic access to foreign exchanges and platforms that allow for centralized trading. That’s worrying news for crypto enthusiasts in China, who have already seen local exchanges being shut down entirely towards the end of 2017. The country is known to house the largest community of Bitcoin mining operations worldwide. According to Bloomberg’s sources, peer-to-peer trans
  
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• A Nintendo Switch emulator for PC is in the works

  16-01-2018 08:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  The folks behind the Citra emulator that lets you play Nintendo 3DS games on PC are now at work on an exciting new project: Yuzu, an emulator for the Nintendo Switch. The developers announced the project on Twitter earlier this week, but haven’t specified exactly when Yuzu will be ready for primetime. Announcing yuzu, the first Nintendo Switch emulator that does all of the things you didn't need it to do! Stay tuned for more from the yuzu team! — yuzu (@yuzuemu) January 14, 2018 Sti
  
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• Airbnb now lets you stagger the cost of your rental

  16-01-2018 07:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Airbnb is rolling out a new feature called Pay Less Up Front. No prizes for guessing what it does. It (shockingly) lets you stagger the bill for your accommodation. In most cases, guests will pay 50 percent of the bill upfront, with the remainder before check-in. If you’re curious, you can get an idea for how it works in the GIF below: Not every rental is eligible for Pay Less Up Front. The total value has to be at least $250, making this only really an option for those staying in higher-
  
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• How Twitter could have avoided this week’s DM scandal

  16-01-2018 06:31 via thenextweb.com
  
  Twitter is under fire this week after media organization Project Veritas published undercover footage of engineers from the company saying that employees – “at least, three or four hundred people” read users’ posts and supposedly private Direct Messages. The company denied the claim, telling BuzzFeed News, “We do not proactively review DMs. Period. A limited number of employees have access to such information, for legitimate work purposes, and we enforce strict acc
  
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• Samsung Galaxy X shown off, Galaxy S9 battery worries & more - Pocketnow Daily

  16-01-2018 03:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Study shows TV ads are responsible for your growing waistline

  16-01-2018 01:35 via thenextweb.com
  
  Surprise! Watching TV is bad for you. But, not for the reasons you might think. Okay, well, those too… but not only for the reasons you think. A recent study by Cancer Research UK revealed those watching more than three hours of television a day were more likely to eat hundreds of additional snacks per year, the kind of snacks known for making you fat. Interestingly enough, though, it wasn’t the sedentary behavior, per se, that did the average TV watcher’s waistline in; it wa
  
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• Scientists find darknet drug markets have little influence on global trafficking

  16-01-2018 01:12 via thenextweb.com
  
  The darknet, cyberspace’s filthy flea-market for forbidden goods, isn’t the global drug network it’s been made out to be. According to Oxford’s new darknet drug map it’s more like your local pusher’s Etsy page than Amazon’s marketplace. The researchers used darknet web crawlers to scrape the marketplaces of several top underground markets including Alphabay, Hansa, Traderoute, and Valhalla. Data gleaned from the search was then organized geographically
  
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• This gadget turns your old piano into an educational ‘smart’ piano

  16-01-2018 00:15 via thenextweb.com
  
  Teaching yourself to play piano can be pretty daunting. I should know; I’m currently in the process. That’s why I’m curious anytime I come across a new resource to make the journey easier – like this gadget called the Piano Hi-Lite I came across at CES. It uses guide lights to tell you which notes to play when learning a new piece. The device is basically a long strip of LED lights designed to fit any standard 88-key piano, slotting in between the black keys while leavin
  
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