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• Behind the mask: Jason will get new origin story in next 'Friday the 13th' movie

  02-06-2016 23:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you think you know all there is to know about Jason Voorhees, prepare to have your world rocked: The fictional serial killer is going to get a new origin story in the next Friday the 13th movie.
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• Sega classic ‘Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap’ returns in HD

  02-06-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Parisian indie studio Lizardcube and publisher DotEmu are teaming up to deliver a remastered version of Sega's influential platformer Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap for modern consoles and PCs.
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• Don't feed the trolls: T.J. Miller to play internet instigator in Ready Player One

  02-06-2016 23:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As the infamous Erlich Bachman on HBO's Silicon Valley, TJ Miller gets plenty of practice in the ancient art of being teeth-grindingly irritating and side-splittingly hilarious at the very same time.
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• Can Instacart compete with Blue Apron now that it’s partnering with the Food Network?

  02-06-2016 23:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Thanks to Instacart's new integration with the Food Network's web tools like the Recipe Box and Grocery List, you'll be able to plan meals and have Instacart buy all the necessary supplies.The post Can Instacart compete with Blue Apron now that it’s partnering with the Food Network? appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Mobile gamers will do a lot to earn their virtual currency

  02-06-2016 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Want your advertisements to be seen? Go after mobile gamers. According to a new study, over 50 percent of highly engaged mobile gamers are willing to watch video ads, complete surveys, or install apps, all in the name of earning in-app awards.
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• Scientists prove playing ‘Super Mario Bros.’ can be as hard as complex math

  02-06-2016 23:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A team of computer science researchers has shown that levels in Nintendo's classic Super Mario Bros. can be as tough to solve as some of the most complex math problems.
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• Pebble’s clip-on Core will tap into Amazon Alexa for voice assistance smarts

  02-06-2016 23:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Pebble's new clip-on Core wearable is gaining a new feature ahead of its 2017 launch: voice-assistance chops courtesy of Amazon's Alexa. It'll be able to use many of the same skills and features as Amazon's Echo hardware.The post Pebble’s clip-on Core will tap into Amazon Alexa for voice assistance smarts appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Hands on: Samsung Gear Icon X

  02-06-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Earbuds used to be for listening to music, but now they can track your fitness, too. Samsung’s wireless Gear Icon X earbuds work like a Fitbit and play music. We go hand s on.
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• Hands on: Samsung Gear Fit 2

  02-06-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung’s first Gear Fit left a lot to be desired, but its second-generation Gear Fit 2 looks like a winner. Is it good enough to take on the Fitbit?
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• SF Bay Area Uber drivers want attorney to step down and the city to tax Uber

  02-06-2016 23:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Associations representing 5,000-plusSan Francisco Bay Area Uber drivers rallied Thursday against a $100 million settlement offer and a city tax. The drivers want their lead attorney to step down as they seek to be considered employees.The post SF Bay Area Uber drivers want attorney to step down and the city to tax Uber appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Samsung challenges Fitbit with $180 fitness tracker with GPS

  02-06-2016 23:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Just in time for summer, Samsung is unveiling a new fitness tracker that aims to undercut gadgets from market leader Fitbit.
  
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• Hockey player mistakes lens for puck after it falls on the ice during NHL finals

  02-06-2016 22:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  During Wednesday night's Stanley Cup Finals game between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins, a photographer had his 15mm fisheye lens knocked off his camera and mistaken for a puck.The post Hockey player mistakes lens for puck after it falls on the ice during NHL finals appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• WhatsApp and a selfie come to stranded hikers' rescue

  02-06-2016 22:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A selfie sent to a rescue team saved a British couple stranded at the top of a cliffside ledge. In addition to the photo, the couple also sent their location via WhatsApp.
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• Stranded British couple uses the power of the selfie to seek rescue

  02-06-2016 22:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A selfie sent to a rescue team saved a British couple stranded at the top of a cliffside ledge. In addition to the photo, the couple also sent their location via WhatsApp.
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• So what if the iPhone 7 is an iPhone 6s clone?

  02-06-2016 22:12
  
  Much has been written these past few months about the upcoming iPhone 7 , a device that is shaping up to be an iPhone 6s lookalike rather than a radical redesign. But there’s really nothing wrong with that. In fact, it’s perfectly fine that Apple decided to “copy” the iPhone 6s. After all, everyone else is doing it. DON’T MISS:  5 things you can do to make your iPhone faster Aside from tech bloggers and analysts who call Apple products boring when the
  
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• Google’s Magenta project releases first piece of AI-composed music

  02-06-2016 22:07 via digitaltrends.com
  
  
  Researchers from Google's Magenta Project have released the effort's first machine-composed song, with AI using the company's TensorFlow technology to learn to write its own piano jingle.
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• Elon Musk thinks we live in The Matrix, Facebook uncorks a text-reading A.I.

  02-06-2016 21:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Wundekind Elon Musk tells tech conference we may live in a simulation, Facebook reveals Deep Text A.I. that can read, Saudi Arabia dumps $3.5B into Uber.
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• From page to screen to stage: Meet the ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ cast

  02-06-2016 21:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Harry, Ron, and Hermione are back together again. Photos of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast in character have been released, and they show your favorite childhood trio as adults and parents.
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• DT Giveaway: Eizo Foris FS2735 Gaming Monitor

  02-06-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Eizo's Foris FS2735 is our favorite gaming monitor ever, but it's also one of the most expensive gaming monitors ever. Good thing we're giving one away to one lucky reader!
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• 'Cosmic Star Heroine' saves the galaxy this summer on PS4, Vita

  02-06-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Indie studio Zeboyd Games announced that its Super NES-style RPG Cosmic Star Heroine will premiere for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita this summer, following up on a successful Kickstarter project.
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• You can thank Portland for this giant silicon tongue for ‘licking’ your cat

  02-06-2016 21:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you've ever wanted to lick your pet, now you can with Licki, a giant, tongue-like, silicon brush, which users hold in their mouth to groom to their cat.The post You can thank Portland for this giant silicon tongue for ‘licking’ your cat appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• With Warner Bros Digital Networks, studio jumps headfirst into streaming waters

  02-06-2016 21:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As streaming continues to rise in popularity, Warner Bros. is seeking to take advantage of that trend with its new division, Warner Bros. Digital Networks, which will bring many of its OTT services together under one roof.
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• Here’s what yesterday’s swarm intelligence AMA predicted about the future of politics

  02-06-2016 20:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A swarm intelligence set upon Reddit yesterday for an IAmA session, in which redditors were invited to ask any questions about politics, as users on a swarm intelligence platform collaborated to answer in real time.
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• A new Olympic ring? Visa’s will allow athletes in Rio to make mobile payments

  02-06-2016 20:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Visa unveiled a new post-password wearable tech solution, a near-field-communication-based payment ring that syncs directly to its user's credit card account. Visa will give them to sponsored athletes at this summer's Rio Olympics.
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• Fujifilm’s selfie-loving Instax Mini 70 instant camera gets 3 new shiny colors

  02-06-2016 20:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Fujifilm has updated its sleek Instax Mini 70 instant film camera with three new colors: red, black, and gold. The camera features an improved viewfinder and a selfie mode that is essentially a mirror.
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• Don’t open that! 93 percent of phishing emails are now ransomware

  02-06-2016 20:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A full 93 percent of all phishing emails now attempt to encrypt a victim's files, as ransomware becomes the attack vector of choice for those behind such actions. This is a far more serious threat than malware of the past.
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• Google Doodle uses age-old technique to honor animation pioneer

  02-06-2016 20:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Go behind the scenes to learn how Google painstakingly replicated an age-old technique called “silhouette animation” to honor animator Charlotte 'Lotte' Reiniger on what would have been her 117th birthday.
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• Playboy's new music app soundtracks videos of models with best new music

  02-06-2016 20:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Playboy has partnered up with media company BAMM.tv to release a new Playboy Music app, which will feature up-and-coming musicians and their model-world counterparts, all for 99 cents per month.
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• Apple’s Back To School promotion returns, and look at what students will be getting for free

  02-06-2016 19:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Plenty of students are not even out of school for the current academic year, but already Apple has kicked off its Back To School promotion, offering free Beats headphones to students buying select Macs, iPads, and iPhones.The post Apple’s Back To School promotion returns, and look at what students will be getting for free appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• The Halo Legendary Crate offers exclusive collectibles for superfans

  02-06-2016 19:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Loot Crate and Microsoft have partnered to create the Halo Legendary Crate, which will offer exclusive figures and other Halo-themed merchandise. Halo was previously featured in December's "Galaxy" Loot Crate.The post The Halo Legendary Crate offers exclusive collectibles for superfans appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Apple's iOS is about to turn 10: Here are all the rumors

  02-06-2016 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With WWDC right around the corner, Apple will refresh its iOS mobile operating system for the tenth time. Let's take a look at what iOS 10 might have in store for us on its birthday.
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• Tom Clancy video game adaptation just landed Jake Gyllenhaal as producer and star

  02-06-2016 19:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Oscar-nominated Brokeback Mountain actor Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in a big-screen adaptation of Ubisoft's hit urban survival game Tom Clancy's The Division, which is now looking for writers.
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• Shutterstock brings its Reverse Image Search technology to its iOS app

  02-06-2016 19:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Searching for an image through Shutterstock's iOS app became a lot easier today. Now all you need to do is upload a picture of something similar to what you are looking for to get relevant results.The post Shutterstock brings its Reverse Image Search technology to its iOS app appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Amazon appeases plastic critics with a metal-clad Fire HD 10

  02-06-2016 19:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Amazon relaunches its previously plastic Fire HD 10 tablet with a new build material: silver aluminum. It'll debut at the same $230 price point, and begin shipping in June. It's got all the same specs as the original, too.
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• It’s official: Prince died of an opioid overdose

  02-06-2016 19:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After more than a month of public speculation as to the cause of Prince's death following his autopsy, the official toxicology report confirms his death was caused by an opioid overdose.
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• Missing 3DS charge cable isn’t a problem for iPhone users

  02-06-2016 19:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Powering up your 3DS doesn't need to be reliant on Nintendo's age-old 3DS charger. In-fact, with one quick purchase from a Japanese electronics maker, you can use your smartphone's charge cable to do the job instead.
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• Nikon rumored to be working on a large-sensor mirrorless camera

  02-06-2016 18:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  New information shows Nikon has registered a new camera in Indonesia. Could this be the full-frame mirrorless camera Nikon users have been waiting for, or much ado about nothing?
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• Valve gives developers and hobbyists a peek behind the scenes of ‘The Lab’

  02-06-2016 18:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ever wanted to poke around under the hood of a high-end VR experience? Now you can do just that, as Valve has made the scripts, shaders, and source code used on The Lab available for free.
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• Poppits are toothpaste-filled pods that melt in your mouth

  02-06-2016 18:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  We wouldn't necessarily call this new Kickstarter campaign "sexy," innovative it most certainly is. Meet Poppits, the softgel pods that melt in your mouth as you brush, releasing the dentist-recommended amount of toothpaste sans mess.
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• ‘Hitman: Sniper’ gets plenty of zombies — human and otherwise — in free update

  02-06-2016 18:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hitman: Sniper is one year old, and to celebrate the occasion, Square Enix has released the "Death Valley" update. This time, you'll be shooting zombies as you defend PAX East 2016 tournament winner Ben Randomoff from certain death.The post ‘Hitman: Sniper’ gets plenty of zombies — human and otherwise — in free update appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• We simulated the entire NBA Finals in NBA 2K16, and the winner is …

  02-06-2016 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Many wonder if Steph Curry will call for a repeat NBA Finals championship or if Lebron will vengefully take his crown. See who NBA 2K16 predicts will win it all in this quick video.
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• Facebook's text understanding engine is reading thousands of posts every second

  02-06-2016 18:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook has unveiled a 'text understanding engine' called DeepText. It's a system that can apparently read and understand thousands of posts published to the service every second.
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• Facebook’s DeepText reads, understands posts with near-human accuracy

  02-06-2016 18:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook has unveiled a 'text understanding engine' called DeepText. It's a system that can apparently read and understand thousands of posts published to the service every second.
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• Filmmakers rejoice, Panavision goes 8K with Millennium DXL cinema camera

  02-06-2016 18:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Panavision partners with Red to bring a new kind of digital cinema camera to Hollywood. Featuring an 8K-capable, large-format sensor, the Millennium DXL breathes new life into Panavision's large-format lenses.
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• Jaguar lights up Sydney with F-Pace-inspired LED installation

  02-06-2016 18:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Jaguar F-Pace SUV gets its own light show at the Vivid Sydney festival in Australia called "The Art of Performance." The installation uses LED lighting and projection mapping to create some trippy effects.
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• Dennis Haysbert returns as big baddie General Lyons in 'Dead Rising: Endgame'

  02-06-2016 17:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dead Rising: Watchtower wasn't exactly a critical darling, but it at least got the tone of the video game series correct. Its sequel, Dead Rising: Endgame, looks to ditch the humor for a focus on action.The post Dennis Haysbert returns as big baddie General Lyons in 'Dead Rising: Endgame' appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Marvel has reportedly found its ‘Captain Marvel’ actress

  02-06-2016 17:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Marvel Studios has reportedly entered early talks with Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson to star in its 2019 film Captain Marvel, featuring the powerful superhero Carol Danvers, scheduled for release in 2019.
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• Trump settles lawsuit over bald eagle photo used by campaign

  02-06-2016 17:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Despite his claims to the contrary, Donald Trump does indeed settle. Lawsuits, that is. The latest legal action to not be fully litigated against the presumptive Republican nominee has to do with an "iconic" image of a bald eagle.The post Trump settles lawsuit over bald eagle photo used by campaign appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Asus’ Avalon brings the modular PC dream closer to reality

  02-06-2016 17:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The modular PC concept has appeared time and time again, but the companies that conceive of it never have the resources to pull it off. Asus' Avalon is a different story.The post Asus’ Avalon brings the modular PC dream closer to reality appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Tesla says the Model X's falcon wing doors are almost useful

  02-06-2016 17:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tesla is fixing issues with the Model X's falcon doors by sending out over-the-air software updates. The company explains that the futuristic doors have been incredible difficult to fine-tune.
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