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• Scientists just proved your phone’s PIN can be cracked using its gyroscope data

  11-04-2017 23:51 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Your PIN code might be frighteningly easy to crack. Researchers at Newcastle University showed how a phone's gyroscope and other sensors, along with special software, could crack it.
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• GoPro ‘trade-up’ program offers HERO5 credit for turning in old cameras

  11-04-2017 23:51
  GoPro has announced a new trade-up program designed to get consumers to upgrade to the latest action camera models. Under this program, which is open to all GoPro owners, the company will give either $50 or $100 off the price of a new GoPro camera in exchange for turning in an older model. Any old GoPro model can be returned … Continue reading
  
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• Report: Homeland Security fields 1,000 sex abuse complaints

  11-04-2017 23:50
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — An advocacy group said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog fielded more than 1,000 complaints of sexual assault or sexual abuse from people in custody in a little more than two years.
  
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• iOS 11 Update Could Disable Older iPhone, iPad Games

  11-04-2017 23:50
  
  Apple has started warning users that older games and apps could be made obsolete when iOS 11 drops later this year.
  
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• Cop Suspended After Video Appears to Show Him Attacking Jaywalker: Authorities

  11-04-2017 23:47
  
  The cop has been removed from duty after the video seems to show him beating a suspect, authorities said.
  
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• The Latest: Attorney: United passenger treated in Chicago

  11-04-2017 23:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the passenger who was dragged off a full United Express flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport (all times local):
  
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• Chief: Quick review of officer accused of kicking cuffed man

  11-04-2017 23:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus police chief said Tuesday she's fast-tracking an investigation into the case of an officer captured on video apparently kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head.
  
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• Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: source

  11-04-2017 23:42
  
  Wal-Mart Stores is eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs in a cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The cuts will affect employees in Wal-Mart's international division, its technology services division and in its Sam's Club business.The layoffs are centered in administrative functions, said the person, confirming a story in the Wall Street Journal.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin is 'seeing red' over United

  11-04-2017 23:41
  
  Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin gave us the Red Wedding, beheadings, and hordes of killer ice zombies. But even he can’t stomach United Airlines. SEE ALSO: People are trolling United Airlines with these brutal new slogans "I don't often comment on current events, but the story about the passenger that United Airlines beat bloody and dragged off a flight — for no reason but to accomodate some of their own deadheading employees, and despite the fact that he had a ticket that
  
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• Wildfires scorch parts of Florida; gov. declares emergency

  11-04-2017 23:40
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters are battling wildfires from the top of Florida near the Georgia line to Miami-Dade County in the south as the governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday.
  
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• Yuneec’s budget Breeze drone gains live-streaming capability in latest update

  11-04-2017 23:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The $499 Breeze drone has a new feature -- live-streaming. The addition is part of a new app update that has owners of the company's pricier drones asking when the feature is coming to their high-end models.
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• United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beating

  11-04-2017 23:37
  
  The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a thorough review of the airline's practices.In images now seen around the world, a passenger was forcefully removed and bloodied in the process -- the entire event captured on video by passengers and posted on social media.The 69-year-old passenger had refused to be "bumped" off the overbooked flight -- an airline practice that has come und
  
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• Want solar panels but hate their look? Tesla announces low-profile panels

  11-04-2017 23:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Panasonic will manufacture Tesla's new streamlined solar roof panels at Gigafactory 2 in New York for Tesla's exclusive use. The panels have no visible mounting hardware and are designed to blend with existing roofs.
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• Windows Vista officially reaches the end of life support

  11-04-2017 23:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft is officially ending Windows Vista extended support as of today, following fully five years after the OS hit its end-of-maintenance support date of April 10, 2012, and roughly 10 years since Microsoft first released Windows Vista.
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• Police probe motives behind fatal San Bernardino classroom shooting

  11-04-2017 23:21
  
  Relatives of a school teacher shot dead by her husband in a San Bernardino, California, classroom have told investigators the slaying capped a brief, turbulent marriage and breakup marked by accusations of infidelity and threats, police said on Tuesday.Police also revealed that surveillance video showed the shooter initially had tried to get into the school through a locked door, forcing him to gain entry instead by way of the front office, where he signed in and was allowed free access to the c
  
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• Season 3 premiere of ‘Better Call Saul’ is free to stream, with or without cable

  11-04-2017 23:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The season premiere of AMC's third season of Better Call Saul starring Bob Odenkirk is currently available to stream online for free, whether you have a cable subscription or not.
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• Better Call Saul's season 3 premiere is free to stream for everyone

  11-04-2017 23:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The season premiere of AMC's third season of Better Call Saul starring Bob Odenkirk is currently available to stream online for free, whether you have a cable subscription or not.
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• Uplifting sports bra uses smart sensors to make sure you stay feeling zen

  11-04-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Imagine if your everyday clothing could remind you to stand up straight or when to calm down and breathe. That’s the goal of a new tech-heavy sports bra that’s just arrived on Kickstarter.
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• Smart bra sends good vibrations when you need to take a breath and relax

  11-04-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Imagine if your everyday clothing could remind you to stand up straight or when to calm down and breathe. That’s the goal of a new tech-heavy sports bra that’s just arrived on Kickstarter.
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• Mexican mom with 4 American kids faces imminent deportation

  11-04-2017 23:15
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children faced imminent deportation Tuesday after a federal appeals court refused to block her removal.
  
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• Acura's 2018 TLX gets sharper styling, tech infusion, new A-Spec model

  11-04-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The 2018 Acura TLX debuts at the 2017 New York Auto Show with updated styling, lots of tech features, and a new, sportier A-Spec model. Will that be enough to make this luxury sedan stand out?
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• Google’s AI-powered drawing tool turns terrible sketches into masterpieces

  11-04-2017 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Can't draw? With Google's new AutoDraw, it's no problem since your sketches will be replaced by figures from actual artists. The tool uses an AI program to recognize the drawing, then replace it with one from a pro.
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• Bad doodler? Artificial intelligence can fix that too with Google's AutoDraw

  11-04-2017 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Can't draw? With Google's new AutoDraw, it's no problem since your sketches will be replaced by figures from actual artists. The tool uses an AI program to recognize the drawing, then replace it with one from a pro.
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• Plane makes emergency landing on highway, ends up nose-down

  11-04-2017 23:05
  
  BOWDOINHAM, Maine (AP) — A small plane made an emergency landing against traffic on an interstate Tuesday, struck a guardrail and came to rest nose-down, police said. One vehicle had to serve to avoid the plane, but no motorists were injured, and the two people aboard the plane suffered only minor injuries.
  
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• NASA preps first 4K live stream from space: here’s how to watch

  11-04-2017 23:05
  In the near future, NASA will broadcast what it says is the first ever 4K live video from space. The broadcast will take place from the International Space Station on April 26, and it’ll showcase NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson as part of a larger panel dubbed Reaching for the Stars: Connecting to the Future with NASA and Hollywood. The broadcast … Continue reading
  
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• New Chrome for Android update cuts down on those pesky page jumps

  11-04-2017 23:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Page jumps are one of the most infuriating things about mobile browsing, and Google's newest Chrome update is trying to end them for good, thanks to a little-known feature called "scroll anchoring."
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• 2018 Acura TLX adds sporty A-Spec to lure tech-savvy younger drivers

  11-04-2017 23:00
  Acura promised last year that its Precision Concept would donate its distinctive styling to production models sooner rather than later, and the 2018 Acura TLX is next in line. The company’s luxury sports sedan is targeting younger, more eager drivers with its big revamp for the 2018 model year, complete with the marque’s new signature diamond pentagon grille. Inside, meanwhile, … Continue reading
  
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• Infiltrate a smuggling ring in first ‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ expansion, due April 25

  11-04-2017 22:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The first of two Ghost Recon Wildlands expansions, Narco Road, tasks players with gaining the trust of three smuggler gangs in a bidto take out their leader, El Invisible. Season Pass holders will get in on the action a week early.
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• Woman sues ex-prosecutor accused of trading sex for leniency

  11-04-2017 22:53
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana district attorney accused of extorting sex from at least 22 women in exchange for favorable treatment from his office is being sued by the mother of one of his alleged victims.
  
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• Woman Speaks Out Against Brother Who Raped Her as a Child

  11-04-2017 22:51
  
  Kathryn Bailey, 23, tearfully opened up about the impact of years of abuse at the hands of her brother.
  
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• Overwatch: Uprising event takes us back in time

  11-04-2017 22:46
  It’s time for Overwatch‘s next seasonal event, but instead of drawing inspiration from real-world happenings like holidays or the Olympics, this one focuses on Overwatch lore. This new event, dubbed Overwatch: Uprising, will take us back in time, to a period before Overwatch was disbanded and was needed to prevent another Omnic crisis. To start things off, the trailer shows … Continue reading
  
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• Latest Google app beta hints at multi-user support for Assistant

  11-04-2017 22:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google's eponymous app for Android devices contains references to multi-user support for Google Assistant, a ratings service for third-party apps, and a mysterious device called "Bisto."
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• Google Assistant may soon support multiple users and a device called 'Bisto'

  11-04-2017 22:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google's eponymous app for Android devices contains references to multi-user support for Google Assistant, a ratings service for third-party apps, and a mysterious device called "Bisto."
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• Syrians protest U.S. airstrikes and more: April 11 in photos

  11-04-2017 22:40
  
  Among today’s photos: Syrian students protest U.S. airstrikes; Mount Etna disgorges lava; the Queen of England visits a new elephant care center.
  
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• Parihug is a stuffed animal that lets you hug your loved ones from a distance

  11-04-2017 22:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new Kickstarter campaign for an innovative stuffed animal toy called Parihug lets you send hugs to a loved one -- even when they are nowhere near you. Here is how you can get your hands on one.
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• Worried about internet privacy? Secure your data with one of these VPN deals

  11-04-2017 22:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The recent repeal of FCC regulations on ISPs has many people concerned about internet privacy. A VPN service can do a lot to secure your data, so we've collected some deals on VPN subscriptions and devices to help you protect your privacy.
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• These VPN deals can help you protect your privacy without breaking the bank

  11-04-2017 22:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The recent repeal of FCC regulations on ISPs has many people concerned about internet privacy. A VPN service can do a lot to secure your data, so we've collected some deals on VPN subscriptions and devices to help you protect your privacy.
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• Sessions Announces ‘New Era’ in Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants

  11-04-2017 22:19
  
  The United States will go after undocumented immigrants for identify theft and document fraud and will prosecute immigrants with felonies if they re-enter the country illegally.
  
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• ‘Overwatch’ launches ‘Uprising’ co-op mode

  11-04-2017 22:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Blizzard has confirmed and launched the 'Uprising' co-op 'horde mode' for 'Overwatch', which features a team of four heroes facing off against waves of robotic enemies.
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• You can pull La Sportiva’s G5 mountaineering boots on while wearing your gloves

  11-04-2017 22:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The G5 is La Sportiva's ultimate high-altitude technical mountaineering boot, equipped for long days across rugged mountainous terrain.
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• Defense Secretary Mattis briefs the press on the Syria Strike

  11-04-2017 22:16
  
  On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis briefs the press on the Syria strike that was carried out last week.
  
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• Gadgets: Temperature's rising and these devices are ready to play - Phys.Org

  11-04-2017 22:15
  
  Gadgets: Temperature's rising and these devices are ready to play
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  Gadgets: Temperature's rising and these devices are ready to play. April 11, 2017 by Gregg Ellman, Gregg Ellman. Jabra's Sport Pulse special edition Bluetooth 4.0 headphones are do-it-all when it comes to earbud features. They are touted as the world's ...
  
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• Japanese Official Says US Strike Against North Korea Is Increasingly Realistic

  11-04-2017 22:11
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump's relatively undiplomatic comments, Japanese officials suggested the U.S. and North Korea may be approaching a direct confrontation.
  
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• United CEO apologizes in full: ‘No one should ever be mistreated this way’

  11-04-2017 22:06
  
  Facing a public relations crisis and tumbling share price, the airline‘s chief executive issued another apology on Tuesday amid a firestorm of criticism sparked by the forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight.
  
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• The Latest: Mattis says Islamic State still focus in Syria

  11-04-2017 22:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. response to recent chemical weapons attack in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Honda Miimo robotic mower is like a Roomba for your lawn

  11-04-2017 22:05
  Honda has taken the wraps off Miimo, its first robotic lawn mower in the U.S. This contraption is sort of like a Roomba, but for your lawn rather than your carpet. Instead of spending time outside manually pushing around a mower, homeowners can set Miimo to cut the grass for them, leaving it to its task while going off to … Continue reading
  
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• ‘Orange is the New Black’ season 5 will kick off with a bang in June

  11-04-2017 22:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Orange is the New Black returns for its fifth season this June, and things will come to a head for Daya and her fellow Litchfield inmates, as a new first look teaser video provides a glimpse into how things will kick off.
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• Five nifty photography gadgets that go beyond the selfie stick, from gimbals to 360-degree cams - NEWS.com.au

  11-04-2017 22:03
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  Five nifty photography gadgets that go beyond the selfie stick, from gimbals to 360-degree cams
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  Five nifty photography gadgets that go beyond the selfie stick, from gimbals to 360-degree cams. April 12, 20171:04pm. Suzanna De Silva, director of Samsung product strategy, shows off the company's new 360-degree camera. Picture: Getty Images ...
  
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• 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster First Drive

  11-04-2017 21:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As Mercedes-AMG continues to expand the GT lineup, in comes the fastest and most capable convertible iteration of Affalterbach’s sports car.
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• How Sean Spicer Flubbed the Holocaust on Passover

  11-04-2017 21:54
  
  There’s no good time to make a Hitler comparison, but deploying one in the midst of Passover to justify voluntary airstrikes is an especially unwise choice, as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer realized, to his chagrin, Tuesday afternoon.
  
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