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• You can now watch a video on WhatsApp before it finishes downloading

  23-11-2016 23:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  WhatsApp has added a new feature to its app -- the ability to watch a video before that video finishes downloading. The new feature follows a slew of others from the company including the ability to video call contacts.
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• WhatsApp now lets you stream a video before it finishes downloading

  23-11-2016 23:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  WhatsApp has added a new feature to its app -- the ability to watch a video before that video finishes downloading. The new feature follows a slew of others from the company including the ability to video call contacts.
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• Theaters must provide tech for blind and deaf customers, says DoJ

  23-11-2016 23:41
  New regulations require movie theaters to provide assistance technologies for blind and deaf customers, the Department of Justice has announced. These new regulations are part of the Americans with Disabilities Act Title III, with the final ruling specifying that movie theaters have to provide audio descriptions and closed movie captioning for those who need them. The requirement only applies to … Continue reading
  
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• Parker Posey joins Netflix’s ‘Lost in Space’ reboot as the villainous Dr. Smith

  23-11-2016 23:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are big changes in store for the villainous Dr. Smith in Netflix's 'Lost in Space' remake. Parker Posey will play the conniving character, taking over from the original actor, Jonathan Harris.
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• Netflix's 'Lost in Space' reboot finds its villainous Dr. Smith in Parker Posey

  23-11-2016 23:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are big changes in store for the villainous Dr. Smith in Netflix's 'Lost in Space' remake. Parker Posey will play the conniving character, taking over from the original actor, Jonathan Harris.
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• MagLock bike pedals secure cyclists’ feet using magnets

  23-11-2016 23:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new Kickstarter campaign is offering smart, adjustable bike pedals which use magnets to attach rider’s feet to their bicycle pedals. Here's everything you need to know about this neat alternative to clip-in pedals.
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• Kickstarter bike pedals secure your feet using adjustable magnets

  23-11-2016 23:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new Kickstarter campaign is offering smart, adjustable bike pedals which use magnets to attach rider’s feet to their bicycle pedals. Here's everything you need to know about this neat alternative to clip-in pedals.
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• Razer slashes prices for Black Friday while also throwing OSVR content on Steam

  23-11-2016 23:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Razer is reducing the price of many branded peripherals and laptops for Black Friday, with discounts available on Amazon, Best Buy, and more offline/online retailers. Razer also revealed that OSVR content is now on Steam.
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• Razer slashed prices for Black Friday, loads Steam with OSVR headset content

  23-11-2016 23:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Razer is reducing the price of many branded peripherals and laptops for Black Friday, with discounts available on Amazon, Best Buy, and more offline/online retailers. Razer also revealed that OSVR content is now on Steam.
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• The ultimate Black Friday Guide: All the hottest deals, none of the junk

  23-11-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The craziest holiday shopping season is upon us, and we've got a look at the hottest upcoming Black Friday deals on gadgets and accessories from Best Buy, Amazon, Target, and Walmart -- if you dare brave the lines.
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• Polar M450 review

  23-11-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Polar M450 proves that Garmin isn’t the only company making quality performance cycling computers.
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• Google to capture live-streamed music festival with Pixel phones, Daydream VR

  23-11-2016 23:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Good and Google have teamed up for GoodFest, an upcoming five-city, live-streamed music festival that will be promoted with Pixels phones and Daydream VR. The festival will celebrate five charitable causes.
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• T-Mobile Tuesday is #GivingTuesday next week, for local Boys & Girls Clubs

  23-11-2016 23:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Next Tuesday, T-Mobile is turning T-Mobile Tuesdays on its head, instead opting to use its giveaways to benefit charity. There's still free stuff, though, from Wendy's and Fandango Now.
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• Titanfall 2 free DLC arrives starting November 30

  23-11-2016 22:58
  Gamers who preordered Titanfall 2 will be able to download the game’s first free DLC starting on November 30. If you didn’t preorder the game, you’ll still get access to the DLC, but you’ll have to wait until December 3 to get it. Once you do, though, you’ll get access to the Angel City map from Titanfall 1, perhaps the … Continue reading
  
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• Microsoft’s next phone could be the ‘ultimate mobile device,’ CEO says

  23-11-2016 22:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the company isn't done with smartphones just yet -- in fact, it's next attempts could be the "ultimate mobile device." It seems Microsoft wants to pave the way for a new generation of smartphones.
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• Microsoft is working on the 'ultimate mobile device,' says CEO Satya Nadella

  23-11-2016 22:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the company isn't done with smartphones just yet -- in fact, it's next attempts could be the "ultimate mobile device." It seems Microsoft wants to pave the way for a new generation of smartphones.
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• Marshall Guitar Amp Key Holder

  23-11-2016 22:43 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  Marshall Guitar Amp Key Holder – Officially licensed and officially badass. Hang your keys like a rockstar!
  
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• Verizon’s Black Friday deals offer free phones and switcher bonuses

  23-11-2016 22:40
  Verizon has revealed its Black Friday deals, and they include some fairly big incentives for folks coming in for other carriers. They also include a list of phones that could potentially be free, assuming you have an eligible phone to trade in. On top of that, the Pixel is also seeing a decent discount so long as you purchase one … Continue reading
  
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• New label will tell you if SD cards are powerful enough to run apps

  23-11-2016 22:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new label is being implemented by the SD Association, which will tell you if your SD card is powerful enough to run apps or not. The label itself will appear on packaging, but it may appear on SD cards themselves as well.
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• MIT engineers made an innovative artificial muscle out of fishing line

  23-11-2016 22:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Many artificial muscle materials are either too expensive or fragile for most practical applications. That might change thanks to a new design by MIT researchers, whose relatively simple and inexpensive solution is to heat nylon fibers.
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• Teams of autonomous aircraft could be used to fight fires and help save lives

  23-11-2016 22:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Lockheed Martin demonstrated how multiple autonomous flying vehicles can work together to help fight wildfires -- an extremely dangerous task which last year cost the lives of six firefighters.
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• Mario, Zelda, and more Mario: The best games for Wii U

  23-11-2016 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Wii U has had some of the most interesting games of this console generation, even if it never found a wide audience. Here are our picks for the system's best titles, whether you like building your own levels or fighting demons in style.
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• Steam launches fall sale alongside the first annual Steam Awards

  23-11-2016 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Steam just kicked off its annual autumn sale, and along with it the first annual Steam Awards. That’s right, Steam’s firstvideo game awards are now open for nominations, with some very peculiar award categories.
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• Nominations are now open in the first annual Steam Awards

  23-11-2016 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Steam just kicked off its annual autumn sale, and along with it the first annual Steam Awards. That’s right, Steam’s firstvideo game awards are now open for nominations, with some very peculiar award categories.
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• Nintendo teases its upcoming ‘Super Mario Run’ game in a series of tweets

  23-11-2016 22:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nintendo of America launched a campaign on Twitter to promote the upcoming mobile game 'Super Mario Run'. The tweets chronicle Mario's marathon training through loosely drawn illustrations showing the progression of his jumping skills.
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• Climate change hits Arctic hard as Trump set to drop NASA funding

  23-11-2016 22:01
  President-elect Trump may cut NASA’s climate research funding despite a pair of new reports highlighting unexpected spikes in Arctic temperatures. According to a recent report from Stanford, quickly rising temperatures in the Arctic have affected ecology and industries around the world, and things are set to get worse if ‘we lose too much more ice.’ Despite this, Trump is set … Continue reading
  
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• Facebook may stop stripping metadata from photos after photographer’s lawsuit

  23-11-2016 21:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A photographer has won a lawsuit filed against Facebook in Germany. The suit claimed that Facebook’s practice of removing EXIF metadata from photos uploaded to the service violated German copyright law.The post Facebook may stop stripping metadata from photos after photographer’s lawsuit appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Lace ’em up: ‘FIFA 17’ is free to play this Thanksgiving weekend on consoles

  23-11-2016 21:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Electronic Arts is kicking off a free weekend for FIFA 17 on Thanksgiving Day, giving PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players an opportunity to experience the latest entry in its long-running soccer sim franchise free of charge.
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• ‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’ will be ported to the Nintendo Switch by a third party

  23-11-2016 21:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sources claim that a third-party developer was called in to port Xenoblade Chronicles X to the Nintendo Switch, as Monolith Soft is on another project. The port may be handled by Monster Games, as it previously ported Xenoblade Chronicles.
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• Survive 3 days of disaster with the Seventy2, a preloaded emergency backpack

  23-11-2016 21:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Seventy2 is a survival pack filled with more than 30 tools to help people to survive nearly any emergency situation. The pack itself is airtight and can even be used a flotation device if necessary.
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• Is Facebook willing to trade censorship for access to China?

  23-11-2016 21:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Also today: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gets his Twitter account suspended, and the chaos of Black Friday approacheth so check out our tech buyer's guide.
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• Switch Bot can mechanically control any switch and button you want

  23-11-2016 21:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Billed as the world's smallest remote robot, the Switch Bot is a tiny device for mechanically controlling the switches and buttons in your home. It is currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter.
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• T-Mobile Black Friday 2016 Deals

  23-11-2016 21:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  T-Mobile is following up their Magenta Friday deals with an even wider range of Black Friday savings. And better still, the savings start on Thursday instead of Friday, so you've plenty of time to save money.
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• Trump teases Apple incentives for US-made iPhone

  23-11-2016 21:26
  US President-elect Donald Trump promised Apple incentives to bring manufacturing to America, claiming to have spoken to CEO Tim Cook about the possibility. Restoring America’s position as a manufacturing behemoth was one of Trump’s biggest campaign promises in the run up to the US election, with the outspoken then-candidate promising a resurgence in steel, coal, and other industries. However, it … Continue reading
  
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• This ridiculous concept shows why Apple never made a touchscreen MacBook

  23-11-2016 21:17
  
  For as long as touchscreens have been around, people have been clamoring for a MacBook that they can put their sticky paws all over. Apple's never given the idea that much thought, and there's never been much indication that the iPad and MacBook will merge. That hasn't stopped fanboys the world over dreaming of some kind of iMacPad running maciOS. Someone's even gone to the lengths of putting together a concept video, which does an excellent job of demonstrating why Apple should kill the idea wi
  
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• Forget covering up cameras, now your headphones can be used to spy on you

  23-11-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Forget simply covering up your laptop's camera, you might want to unplug your headphones when not in use, too. Researchers revealed a simple hack that turns any headphones into a microphone.
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• Steam autumn sale kicks off just in time for Black Friday

  23-11-2016 21:12
  Steam is looking to get in on all the Black Friday excitement, launching its annual autumn sale today. There are nearly 12,500 games being discounted during this sale, which is a fairly staggering number. You won’t have a ton of time to track down the hidden gems either, as this sale wraps up on Tuesday, November 29. As with all … Continue reading
  
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• Ditto Pokemon GO update (and how to find it)

  23-11-2016 21:11
  This week Niantic enabled Ditto, one of the final 150 Pokemon available in the first wave of Pokemon GO pocket monsters. This unique creature allows its user to battle as an opposing Pokemon, transforming before a battle begins. As such, this Pokemon brings on a whole new dynamic in gym battles around the Pokemon GO universe. Users aiming to find … Continue reading
  
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• Gwizdz's Gadgets and Gear: Sweetfire - Traverse City Record Eagle

  23-11-2016 21:02
  
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  Ever have trouble getting your campfire started? If so, the folks at goFastandLight.com, who seem to have a low-cost solution to just about any outdoors-related problem, are selling just the thing for you — combination matches and tinder in one piece.
  
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• Acer’s ultra-thin and ultra-portable Spin 7 and Spin 5 hit store shelves

  23-11-2016 21:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Just in time for the holiday season, Acer announced on Wednesday that the Acer Spin 7, the world’s thinnest 2-in-1 notebook, is available for purchase in the United States.The post Acer’s ultra-thin and ultra-portable Spin 7 and Spin 5 hit store shelves appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• HTC Desire 650 unveiled with ‘sculpted grip’ design

  23-11-2016 20:56
  HTC has updated its Desire smartphone line with the new HTC Desire 650. This phone, as with the model before it, falls into the budget-tier with a design that’s very similar to the Desire 630 launched earlier this year. Unlike the speckled paint look of the previous model, though, the Desire 650 has a ‘sculpted grip’ design on the lower … Continue reading
  
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• Russia asks web browser Opera to install a blacklist on its Turbo Mode feature

  23-11-2016 20:51 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Opera had talks with Russian officials about the possibilities of implementing a blacklist on Turbo Mode to ensure that sites banned in Russia do not slip through the cracks. No deal has been made yet.
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• Rovos Rail African Train Offers the Ultimate Way to Safari

  23-11-2016 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Are you planning on a Safari trip? If so, you might want to consider taking the Rovos Rail, as this train can let you kick up your heels, sit back and watch the African countryside pass by in the confine of your luxury rail car. Since 1989, Rovos Rail African train has been moving guests […]
  
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• Three Madison Square Garden hack lessons to shop safe on Black Friday

  23-11-2016 19:16
  Madison Square Garden has announced that it was the victim of a security breach that lasted nearly a year. As if that weren’t bad enough, the breach affected five Madison Square Garden venues – four in New York City and one in Chicago. Considering how many people live in those cities and visit them each year, this has the potential … Continue reading
  
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• These are all the early Black Friday deals that are available right now

  23-11-2016 19:13
  
  It’s just Wednesday, but the Black Friday sales bonanza is already in full swing. Various retailers kicked off their promotions a few days early, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and many others. And there are plenty of great tech deals available right away, all from the comfort of your own home. That’s right, you don’t even have to get out of the house to get in on the action. DEAL ALERT: Don’t like these deals? Check out an even bigger Black Friday sale right he
  
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• This cool Touch Bar app polishes MacBook Pro task-switching

  23-11-2016 19:04
  Apple promised it’d be third-party developers who demonstrated just why the Touch Bar was the right way to make the new MacBook Pro finger-friendly, and now those devs are wading in. Microsoft is expected to push out a Touch Bar enabled version of Office later in the year, and Adobe is readying a Touch Bar Photoshop upgrade too. However, there … Continue reading
  
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• This Cheap $27 Toolkit Can Open 99 Per Cent Of Your Gadgets - Gizmodo Australia

  23-11-2016 19:04
  
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  Were the electronics makers of the world to have their way, every time one of your gadgets broke, you'd simply buy a new one. But most gadgets can be repaired, as the folks at iFixit have revealed time and time again. And the team's newest DIY repair ...and more »
  
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• Before the flood: Take a tour of a Noah’s Ark replica in virtual reality

  23-11-2016 19:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Three years after its completion, Johan’s Ark is available to experience in virtual reality through Bible VR, an app that lets users experience live-action renditions of biblical events.
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• Cyber criminals are using illicit virtual currency to fund criminal activity

  23-11-2016 18:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to security company Trend Micro, hacker groups are being funded by the illegal mining of virtual gaming currency which is then sold to gamers -- in a similar fashion to Al Capone and others who channeled alcohol to partiers.
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