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• Nintendo adds easy mode to ‘Super Mario Run’ as downloads surpass 78 million

  31-01-2017 23:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Super Mario Run players now have the option to complete courses with unlimited lives and without a time limit. Toad Rally also received a useful modification. Nintendo also announced that Super Mario Run has hit $53 million in revenue.
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• Warm and dry: Fjallraven to launch line of breathable mountaineering gear

  31-01-2017 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Swedish gear manufacturer Fjallraven is set to introduce a full line of mountaineering apparel with baselayers, insulating jackets, and weather-resistant shells to help keep climbers safe and protected at altitude.The post Warm and dry: Fjallraven to launch line of breathable mountaineering gear appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Mountaineers can climb more comfortable and safely with new gear from Fjallraven

  31-01-2017 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Swedish gear manufacturer Fjallraven is set to introduce a full line of mountaineering apparel with baselayers, insulating jackets, and weather-resistant shells to help keep climbers safe and protected at altitude.The post Mountaineers can climb more comfortable and safely with new gear from Fjallraven appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Revisit ‘Stranger Things’ with Atari-inspired game from Netflix Hack Day

  31-01-2017 23:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Everyone loves Stranger Things, right? Well, in case you’re tired of binge watching the first season over and over while waiting for season two, Netflix has a little surprise for you. A Stranger Things-themed retro-browser game is now available.
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• Get another dose of 'Stranger Things' with hacker's Atari-style retro-browser game

  31-01-2017 23:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Everyone loves Stranger Things, right? Well, in case you’re tired of binge watching the first season over and over while waiting for season two, Netflix has a little surprise for you. A Stranger Things-themed retro-browser game is now available.
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• Pick a fuel, any fuel: Versatile Uuni Pro is more than a wood-burning stove

  31-01-2017 23:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Featuring the ability to use wood, pellets, gas, or charcoal for heat, the Uuni Pro outdoor oven took to Indiegogo to bring quad-fueled baking to the masses, and has already raised more than $80,000 in funding.
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• Snapchat now lets businesses create custom Snapcodes that launch their websites

  31-01-2017 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Snapchat is adding a new feature to its website that could make the app very useful for businesses and website owners -- custom Snapcodes that launch websites within the Snapchat app.The post Snapchat now lets businesses create custom Snapcodes that launch their websites appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Snapchat lets businesses create custom Snapcodes that launch their websites

  31-01-2017 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Snapchat is adding a new feature to its website that could make the app very useful for businesses and website owners -- custom Snapcodes that launch websites within the Snapchat app.The post Snapchat lets businesses create custom Snapcodes that launch their websites appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Oppo’s Sonica DAC converter provides high-quality sound, connectivity

  31-01-2017 23:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Oppo’s new Sonica DAC combines a high quality digital-to-analog converter with a vast array of both wired and wireless connectivity options, including the ability to work with the company’s Sonica wireless multiroom speakers.
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• You'll have one more chance to try out 'For Honor' during its open beta

  31-01-2017 23:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ubisoft has announced that For Honor will receive an open beta from February 9-12 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, giving users another opportunity to try out "The Art of the Battle" before its February 14 release.
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• Ubisoft says ‘For Honor’ open beta will run right before Valentine’s Day launch

  31-01-2017 23:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ubisoft has announced that For Honor will receive an open beta from February 9-12 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, giving users another opportunity to try out "The Art of the Battle" before its February 14 release.
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• Hard disks from Toshiba and HGST spin for 1.2 million hours without a failure

  31-01-2017 22:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Cloud storage provider Backblaze released its drive reliability numbers for the last quarter of 2016, illustrating that two hard drive manufacturers just might produce the most reliable drives on the market.
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• Hard disks from Toshiba and HGST make it through 2016 without a drive failure

  31-01-2017 22:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Cloud storage provider Backblaze released its drive reliability numbers for the last quarter of 2016, illustrating that two hard drive manufacturers just might produce the most reliable drives on the market.
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• Next chapter of ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ will take players back to Morrowind

  31-01-2017 22:51 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Bethesda has unveiled the next chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online. The expansionwill take players back to Vvardenfell, the ashen island setting of the beloved 2002 game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
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• New sponsored workshops aim to give photojournalists (drone) wings

  31-01-2017 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drones can let journalists show the size of an event -- but only if they can pass the test. A new partnership from five different groups including DJI aims to give journalists the tools they need to fly safely (and legally).The post New sponsored workshops aim to give photojournalists (drone) wings appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Honda could bring back one of its most emblematic sports cars in 2018

  31-01-2017 22:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Honda could celebrate its 70th birthday by introducing a successor to the well-regarded S2000 roadster. The model will be introduced in late 2018 with a 320-horsepower four-cylinder engine, according to industry rumors.
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• Apple delivers monster earnings as iPhone sales get back on track

  31-01-2017 22:34
  
  Apple just posted its earnings report for the December quarter and the company appears to be back on track. Revenue wise, Apple posted $78.4 billion in revenue, a quarterly profit of $17.89 billion and EPS of $3.36. As a point of comparison, Apple during the same quarter a year-ago posted revenue of $75.9 billion and EPS of $3.28. Funny enough, for all the armchair pundits and professional analysts who have been so eager to proclaim Apple's demise, Apple last quarter set a new quarterly record f
  
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• Cotton candy and jello could be secret ingredient for growing new organs

  31-01-2017 22:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers from Vanderbilt University are using cotton candy spinners and jello to grow artificial blood vessels 10 times thinner than a human hair. Just check the ingredients next time you're at the fair!
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• HTC loses another key executive as global vice president leaves after 12 years

  31-01-2017 22:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  HTC Global Executive Vice President Jason Mackenzie announced that he has left the the Taiwanese company, only mere days after news broke that it had lost a key designer to Google's Daydream VR team.The post HTC loses another key executive as global vice president leaves after 12 years appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• RAM prices are on the increase, with no relief in sight until later in 2017

  31-01-2017 22:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  SSD prices are already on the way up and now RAM has joined in with increase prices as well. While prices started rising sometime in the middle part of 2016, it looks like things aren't likely to improve anytime soon.
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• If you're buying or upgrade your PC, expect to pay more for RAM

  31-01-2017 22:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  SSD prices are already on the way up and now RAM has joined in with increase prices as well. While prices started rising sometime in the middle part of 2016, it looks like things aren't likely to improve anytime soon.
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• Will ‘Pokémon Sun’ and ‘Moon’ players participate in the third global mission?

  31-01-2017 21:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Pokémon Sun and Moon's third global mission is here, but players failed the first two. The goal now is to trade a million Pokémon before Valentine's Day. Do they stand a chance this time?The post Will ‘Pokémon Sun’ and ‘Moon’ players participate in the third global mission? appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• It was fun: Nintendo ends Wii production as Switch system nears debut

  31-01-2017 21:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Also today: Microsoft may be readying a stripped-down version of Windows to compete with Chrome OS, we take the new Chevy Bolt EV for a spin.
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• Buy a GTX 1070/1080 card, get a code for ‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ or ‘For Honor’

  31-01-2017 21:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nvidia is offering a promotion for its GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 cards that provides a free copy of either For Honor or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. The promotion applies to new desktops and notebooks, too.
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• Programmable cells may be the next step toward making us real-life cyborgs

  31-01-2017 21:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers from the University of Maryland have demonstrated how the “gene expression” of biological cells can be controlled electronically and even programmed to behave in different ways.
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• Kickstarter, Indiegogo pull plug on adoption app campaign Adoptly

  31-01-2017 21:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Adoptly was an app that simplified the child-adoption process via the same mechanic that made Tinder so popular. It turns out the project was a hoax that satirized the desire to make everything faster and easier.The post Kickstarter, Indiegogo pull plug on adoption app campaign Adoptly appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Crowdfunded Moto Z Mod adds wireless charging with no extra bulk

  31-01-2017 20:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  An entrant in Lenovo's "Transform the Smartphone Challenge" has developed a Moto Z Mod that enables wireless charging, but is barely thicker than one of the phone's style shells.The post Crowdfunded Moto Z Mod adds wireless charging with no extra bulk appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• There’s a perfectly good reason why Apple removed its anti-theft iPhone tool

  31-01-2017 20:26
  
  Multiple reports on Monday revealed that Apple silently killed a special anti-theft tool that can help users avoid buying stolen iPhones or other devices that might be locked with iCloud. Apple’s Activation Lock checker is a simple site that lets you enter a device’s IMEI or Serial Number (both of them unique identifiers) to see whether the Activation Lock protection has been disabled. A stolen iPhone that has the Activation Lock protection enabled can’t be used by thieves or a
  
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• 2K Games wins the right to store and share your physical likeness in NBA 2K

  31-01-2017 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Publisher 2K Games has emerged victorious in a court case involving the permanent storage of scanned player faces and biometric data in its NBA 2K series, ending a lawsuit that first emerged in October 2015.
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• Bad vibrations: Are ‘phantom messages’ a sign of smartphone addiction?

  31-01-2017 20:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Michigan believe that "phantom vibrations" -- the false perception that you've received a phone message or notification -- are a sign of addiction to your smartphone.The post Bad vibrations: Are ‘phantom messages’ a sign of smartphone addiction? appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Nintendo fans bring classic Famicom F1 racing games to English-language players

  31-01-2017 20:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Some classic Nintendo F1 racing games from the '80s never made it to English-speaking markets, but has changed thanks to the efforts of two ROM hackers. They've translated three classic titles, making them fully playable in English.
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• McLaren, BMW think they can build better internal combustion engine together

  31-01-2017 20:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  McLaren and BMW have announced they will link up to develop engines with greater output per liter of displacement and lower CO2 emissions. McLaren could use the new technology in a road car by 2020.The post McLaren, BMW think they can build better internal combustion engine together appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• AT&T’s Project AirGig turns utility poles into supercharged wireless networks

  31-01-2017 19:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A good percentage of AT&T's copper lines isn't capable of providing high-speed internet connectivity. The company is therefore investing in other technologies to provide high-speed internet, and its Project AirGig is getting some attentionThe post AT&T’s Project AirGig turns utility poles into supercharged wireless networks appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• In a battle of machine against man, the machine won … in Texas Hold’em poker

  31-01-2017 19:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After 20 days and 120,000 hands, the artificial intelligence called Libratus defeated four of the world's top Texas Hold'Em poker players. Libratus was backed a computer that supplied around 25 million computational hours.
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• Day trader is betting his last $250,000 that Apple shares will crash today

  31-01-2017 19:44
  
  One of the oldest adages about investing is that you can't time the market. Sure, you can do your best to try, but if you're hoping to accumulate a vast amount of wealth a'la Warren Buffet, you might want to try investing for the long-term instead of gambling your money away with multiple trades a week. Still, that sound piece of advice has never stopped enterprising folks from trying to strike it rich. And with Apple slated to post its earnings later today, one day-trader who frequents the Wall
  
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• Razer Kraken 7.1 gaming headset offers a surround-sound gaming experience for $54

  31-01-2017 19:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Razer Kraken 7.1 gaming headset, one of Razer’s most popular models, is now available on Amazon for just $54. The Kraken 7.1 features 40mm drivers, virtual surround-sound technology, and a retractable microphone.
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• Enjoy virtual surround sound with Razer Kraken 7.1 gaming headset, now just $54

  31-01-2017 19:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Razer Kraken 7.1 gaming headset, one of Razer’s most popular models, is now available on Amazon for just $54. The Kraken 7.1 features 40mm drivers, virtual surround-sound technology, and a retractable microphone.
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• Lego Life is a social network that encourages kids to share their creations

  31-01-2017 19:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Lego Life is a social network tailor-made for kids ages 7-12. It features innovative filtering technologies that ensure a safe environment, plus fun games and activities that encourage kids to play with Legos.The post Lego Life is a social network that encourages kids to share their creations appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• After failing to produce its Kickstarter product, Triggertrap announces closure

  31-01-2017 19:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After admitting defeat when its Kickstarter product failed after it grossly exceeded the original budget, Triggertrap is shutting down. Technical support ends today, with any remaining products to be discounted in the next few weeks.
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• Score 70 percent off E-Element’s new multicolor backlit keyboard

  31-01-2017 19:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This newly released 2017 model of the E-Element Mechanical Keyboard with RGB Multicolor Backlit normally retails for nearly $200, with a list price of $190, but you can currently grab one on Amazon for only $56.
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• Comcast is bringing Xfinity TV to Roku, but you’ll still need your cable box

  31-01-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Xfinity TV subscribers who also own one or more Roku players will soon have one less remote to keep track of, as Comcast and Roku announced today that an Xfinity TV app is coming soon for Roku, and a beta is available now.
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• Get more desktop real estate with AOC 27-inch frameless monitor (51% off)

  31-01-2017 18:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Now just $170 on Amazon, the AOC 27-inch frameless monitor maximizes your desktop space and cuts down on dead space with its slim 2mm bezel. The vibrant IPS display features a 1080p full HD resolution.
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• 'Ghost Recon: Wildlands' documentary on real-world drug trade to be released in March

  31-01-2017 18:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A Ghost Recon: Wildlands documentary, simply titled "Wildlands," will be released the day before the game hits store shelves. The film tackles the South American drug trade and its worldwide implications.The post 'Ghost Recon: Wildlands' documentary on real-world drug trade to be released in March appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• ‘Final Fantasy XII’ remaster due in July, ‘FFXV’ DLC coming in February

  31-01-2017 18:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will launch worldwide in July, while Final Fantasy XV players can look forward to all-new storyline DLC and Season Pass content starting next month.
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• Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 and Redmi Note 2 Pro news and rumors

  31-01-2017 18:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Xiaomi is set to launch quite a few great new phones this year, including the Redmi Note 2 Pro and the Redmi Pro 2, and we could see them relatively soon. Here's everything we know about the upcoming handsets so far.
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• 'The Banner Saga 3' production is underway but Stoic needs some crowdfunding help

  31-01-2017 18:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Stoic returns to its Kickstarter funding roots for The Banner Saga 3. While its original campaign helped fund the first two games, it's now returned for the third. With its goal reached, Stoic is revealing its stretch goals.
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• The X-Games’ new snowbikes give winter sports an overdose of adrenaline

  31-01-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The newest event at the Winter XGames pits competitors against one another on snow bikes, machines that are a hybrid of a dirt bike and a snowmobile, giving us a fun new vehicle for playing in the snow.The post The X-Games’ new snowbikes give winter sports an overdose of adrenaline appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Bring back the joy of photography with this recycled cardboard camera

  31-01-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Made entirely of recycled cardboard and paper, the Jollylook camera uses Fujifilm Instax Mini film but is completely operated by hand without any electronics. The company hopes to raise $15,000 on Kickstarter to bring the camera to the world.
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• Walmart launches free two-day shipping, ends ShippingPass subscription service

  31-01-2017 18:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Walmart is shaking up its shipping options as it attempts to compete with Amazon, shedding its Prime-like ShippingPass subscription in favor of free two-day shipping for all customers.
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• Facebook improves your account security with new Delegated Recovery tool

  31-01-2017 18:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  At Monday's USENIX Enigma Conference, Facebook security engineer Brad Hill announced that the social media giant launched an account recovery feature dubbed Delegated Recovery. It's part of the site's attempt to improve account security.
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