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• Sprint Galaxy S9 deal slashes $500 off price, includes $150 Visa gift card

  28-02-2018 23:59
  Sprint will start taking Galaxy S9 and S9+ preorders on March 2, but ahead of that it has detailed the deals it has planned. The company boasts plans to offer the latest Samsung flagship Galaxy phones at the lowest monthly device rate of any major carrier, at least when it comes to offers that don’t require a down payment. Non-Sprint … Continue reading
  
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• HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses, displays as Vive Pro

  28-02-2018 23:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A recent hands-on report reveals that HTC's Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses and screens as the Vive Pro headset for PC. Currently, the stand-alone headset is sold only in China as a "premium" mobile VR option.
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• CapSnap keeps your baseball hat clipped and clean

  28-02-2018 23:36
  There’s an accessory called CapSnap out there that’s taking baseball hats as seriously as some people take sneakers. Imagine having a cap that you wear sometimes – not all the time, because that’s nuts – but pretty often. Now imagine that you don’t want to just jam it in your bag when you’re not wearing it. What do you do? … Continue reading
  
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• These accessories will take your Instant Pot to a whole new level

  28-02-2018 23:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're familiar with Instant Pots, you know that these bad boys act as pressure cookers, rice cookers, cake makers, egg boilers, and a lot more. Here are some must-have accessories to make Instant Pot cooking even better.
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• Porsche Mission E charger plan has Tesla in its sights

  28-02-2018 23:22
  Porsche plans to turn every one of its US dealerships into a super-fast electric charging point, as it paves the way for its Tesla-fighting Mission E electric car. The automaker’s first all-electric production vehicle may be trailing cars like the Model S to market by several years, but Porsche is counting on fast charging stations several times more powerful than … Continue reading
  
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• Node is the iPhone’s Lightning port holy grail

  28-02-2018 23:17
  The cross I wish the iPad pro came with in the first place is set to be delivered by the folks at ILOVEHANDLES. They’ve created NODE, a “multi-charger” that has two outs and two ins – that’s 2x Lightning plugs and 2x Lightning jacks. Plug it in to basically any iOS device and it’ll allow more than one device to … Continue reading
  
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• Why Ring’s porch-protecting cameras made it a no-brainer acquisition for Amazon

  28-02-2018 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Amazon’s purchase of Ring, the maker of smart home security devices, doesn’t surprise us, as it makes sense. The real question is, what is Amazon going to do with this acquisition? Is a purchase of a smart lock company next?
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• Nokia acquires Unium to bolster whole-home mesh WiFi portfolio

  28-02-2018 23:04
  Nokia announced plans to acquire mesh networking company Unium earlier this week, a business move that paves the way for it to get in on the home WiFi market in a big way. Unium, which is based out of Seattle, specializes in intelligent mesh technology to give customers a whole-home WiFi experience. Over the weekend, Nokia explained that it will … Continue reading
  
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• Humanoid firefighting robot will go where it’s not safe for humans to venture

  28-02-2018 22:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Engineers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have developed Walk-Man, a humanoid emergency responder robot which could be used to assist firefighters. Coming soon to a blaze near you.
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• Here’s where to watch 2018’s Oscar nominees online

  28-02-2018 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The 2018 Oscar field is one of the strongest in recent memory, and if you missed some of the films in theaters, you may be in luck: Several of them are available on popular streaming services like Netflix and HBO.
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• What you should know about Vero, the sketchy social app that came out of nowhere

  28-02-2018 22:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Vero has taken the social media world by storm recently, but the app isn't good. Worse, its founder's reputation also has many users jumping ship -- but deleting your account isn't the most straightforward process.
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• Vero: What it is, why it’s suddenly big, and how to delete it

  28-02-2018 22:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Vero has taken the social media world by storm recently, but the app isn't good. Worse, its founder's reputation also has many users jumping ship -- but deleting your account isn't the most straightforward process.
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• Bitcoin price to go 2x by midyear says Wall Street’s Tom Lee

  28-02-2018 22:23
  Historical trends and a selection of top-level company announcements of late will bolster Bitcoin prices by mid-year. That’s what Fundstrat’s Tom Lee expects, anyway. Lee’s expectation for the price of USDT per Bitcoin was right up around $20,000. Lee also suggested that the climb will cool off by the end of the year, where he projected the price of Bitcoin … Continue reading
  
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• Wind and solar could supply 80 percent of U.S. energy needs, study says

  28-02-2018 21:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If the U.S. were to focus its energy on renewable sources, it could reliably supply 80 percent of its electricity demand through solar and wind power, a study says. However, it may still take hundreds of billions of dollars.
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• Amazon adds UFC pay-per-view event sales: get UFC 222 now

  28-02-2018 21:54
  Amazon just made it easier for UFC fans to ditch cable: it is now offering pay-per-view event sales to everyone, including non-Prime customers. These sales are available directly through the Amazon Video site, where the UFC 222 event scheduled for this weekend is already listed for sale. Purchased PPV products can be viewed using any streaming device supported by Amazon … Continue reading
  
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• Spotify plays the long game with Family and Student Plans even as revenue per user drops

  28-02-2018 21:47
  
   Spotify’s “Family Plan,” a variation of which launched in 2014, as well as its “Student Plan” appear to be driving a significant portion of the company’s growth and improving retention, as the company points to it multiple times in its filing for a direct listing on public markets today. Read More
  
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• Poloniex down: It’s not just you

  28-02-2018 21:47
  This afternoon Poloniex was rendered unreachable in the mid afternoon for users around the world. This downtime began at approximately 2:30 PM Central Time and is still in effect as this article goes life. Users first experienced server issues that allowed the Poloniex site graphics to load, but nothing else – then it went straight to HTTP ERROR 500. When … Continue reading
  
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• Twitter’s new share tools mean enjoying tweets at any time

  28-02-2018 21:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Love Twitter's real-time feed but can't dig into that link or video just yet? Twitter now allows users to bookmark tweets, along with adding save shortcuts. Here is how to save a tweet on Twitter.
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• PS Plus free games go big in March as Sony shares some bad news

  28-02-2018 21:28
  Now that we’re at the end of the delightfully short month that is February, it’s time to talk about the free PlayStation Plus games for March. Sony detailed those titles today, and it would appear that it plans to go big with next month’s PlayStation 4 games. Sadly, this was paired with news of incoming changes that some PS Plus … Continue reading
  
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• How to use Google Calendar

  28-02-2018 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google Calendar is a fully featured organizing tool available for free to anyone with a Google account. Better yet, it doesn't take long to learn how to use it. Here's how to get started.
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• Galaxy S9 Plus vs. Galaxy S8 Plus: Battle of the galactic titans

  28-02-2018 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It seems that Samsung has another hit on its hands -- but before the Galaxy S9 Plus can take on the world, it has to take down an old friend. Can the S9 Plus' new blood overpower the veteran S8 Plus?
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• Twitter Bookmarks global rollout lets all users privately save tweets

  28-02-2018 21:01
  Last month, Twitter introduced a Bookmarks feature in its beta Android app that enabled users to bookmark tweets. Bookmarks is the official name for the feature first introduced as “Save For Later” in October 2017; it gives users a way to privately save tweets for easier access at a different time, eliminating the need to “like” tweets as a workaround … Continue reading
  
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• Best of MWC 2018 Award Winners

  28-02-2018 20:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With yet another popular Nokia phone resurrected from the dead, a driverless car powered by a smartphone, and of course, the return of the Samsung’s Galaxy S-series, Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona has been lively, packed with plenty to see and experience. Then it snowed. Like the blackout at CES this year, it’s all anyone could […]
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• Digital coin miners purchased more than 3 million graphics cards in 2017

  28-02-2018 20:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A recent report published by Jon Peddle Research claims that digital coin miners purchased more than 3 million graphics cards in 2017, totaling around $776 million. The demand from miners is expected to drop during 2018.
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• Baidu’s new A.I. can mimic your voice after listening to it for just one minute

  28-02-2018 20:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers at the Chinese search giant Baidu have created an A.I. they claim can learn to accurately mimic a person's voice based on less than one minute’s worth of listening to it.
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• Apple and Samsung go high, Nokia goes up, down, and all around

  28-02-2018 20:42
  Apple and Samsung are making no qualms with their efforts to bring the most expensive mass-market smartphones to the public. The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone ever, and Samsung’s smartphone collection continues to inch upward in price across the board – Galaxy S9, S9 Plus, and newest Note included. Nokia, meanwhile, just revealed their full spread for 2018 … Continue reading
  
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• Takeaway.com grows in Germany, but annual loss widens

  28-02-2018 20:30
  Takeaway.com said on Wednesday its net loss for 2017 widened by more than a third even as revenue rose sharply, as the Dutch food delivery provider invested heavily in marketing.
  
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• Doomsday seed vault to get $13 million upgrade in face of climate change

  28-02-2018 20:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Norway proposed a plan to invest about $12.7 million to upgrade the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The plan includes construction of a new concrete access tunnel and a service building to protect emergency power and refrigeration units.
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• Hangouts Chat, Google’s Slack competitor, is now available for all G Suite users

  28-02-2018 20:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google has transitioned its Slack competitor, Hangouts Chat, from preview mode to a core service in its G Suite productivity solution, offering AI-powered collaborative tools that help groups work together more efficiently.
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• Tanky-support character Brigitte confirmed as new ‘Overwatch’ hero

  28-02-2018 20:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Blizzard confirmed that Brigitte Lindholm, the daughter of Torbjörn and squire of Reinhardt, will be the 27th hero to join Overwatch. She is now live on the public test realm servers for PC.
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• Switch user reviews suddenly disappear from Nintendo’s website

  28-02-2018 20:03
  Last week, Nintendo launched a new eShop feature that actually got quite a few Switch players excited: user reviews. Switch owners could head over to the eShop and leave surprisingly thorough reviews about the games they owned, giving potential buyers one more thing to consider as they looked for new games to play. It seemed to be a well-implemented review … Continue reading
  
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• Kelly Slater’s wave-generating ‘Surf Ranch’ will host its first competition

  28-02-2018 19:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kelly Slater's infamous Surf Ranch will open its doors to the public for the first time when it plays host to a World Surf League event with five riders taking on the artificial waves that the venue is famous for.
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• ‘Bloodborne’ and ‘Ratchet & Clank’ lead March’s PlayStation Plus lineup

  28-02-2018 19:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The stellar March PlayStation Plus lineup includes a pair of excellent PS4 titles that couldn't be more different from one another. Sony also revealed looming changes for the subscription program.
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• Sensors help smartphones keep eye on solo seniors

  28-02-2018 19:35
  Looking after an elderly relative who lives alone can be a huge source of worry.But what if your smartphone could automatically alert you if your mother has stayed in bed all morning or suffered a fall?.
  
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• Twitter surges ahead in terms of users and revenue in Japan

  28-02-2018 19:32
  Twitter has continued to grow its Japanese mobile user base over the last 18 months even as Facebook struggles to expand its app users numbers, data
  
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• Brigitte Is Overwatch's Newest Hero

  28-02-2018 19:32
  New Overwatch hero Brigitte announced by Blizzard. Overwatch lore, abilities, release date, and everything else we know.
  
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• Is your mouse causing wrist pain? Try this ergonomic wireless mouse for just $20

  28-02-2018 19:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If traditional mouses are causing you discomfort, the Anker wireless vertical mouse might be the solution. Now 60 percent off on Amazon, this ergonomic mouse shifts your hand into a vertical grip for more natural wrist alignment.
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• Day 3 at MWC2018: Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro drives an autonomous car

  28-02-2018 19:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Today on DT Daily from Mobile World Congress: Huawei shows that a smartphone may one day drive your car, ASUS unveils their own iPhone X, Vivo's APEX concept phone showcases some next-gen tech.
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• Rebuild the world’s most influential personal computer with this Arduino kit

  28-02-2018 19:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're looking for a great Arduino kit project, you could do worse than building a replica of the most influential personal computer of all time in the form of the MITS Altair 8800.
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• One lit Moon donut: A new creation model for our closest space neighbor

  28-02-2018 19:12
  Researchers report they have a new theory for how our moon formed in the aftermath of our Earth’s most major collision. The moon and the Earth – or what started as two planetary bodies – likely collided and formed a donut-shaped type of planetary object called a “synestia.” “We looked at the statistics of giant impacts, and we found that … Continue reading
  
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• Here’s how to pair a Bluetooth headset with your PlayStation 4

  28-02-2018 19:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  One of the best aspects of modern consoles is how easily you can pair them with other devices. Here's our quick primer on how to connect a Bluetooth headset (or really any Bluetooth device) to your PlayStation 4.
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• Take a virtual ride in one of Waymo’s self-driving cars with this video

  28-02-2018 18:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ever wondered what it's like to ride in one of Waymo's autonomous minivans? This video offers a taste of the experience, plus an explanation of how self-driving cars avoid crashing.
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• Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks your winter sports

  28-02-2018 18:54
  Apple Watch Series 3 is getting a small but possibly significant update today, depending on how much you love certain winter sports. Snowboarders and skiers will find that their Apple Watch is now capable of tracking runs, thanks to updates launching certain apps. Of course, this being the Apple Watch, it’ll track a fair bit more than just your time … Continue reading
  
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• Here’s how to turn off the Narrator feature on an Xbox One

  28-02-2018 18:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Narrator is a great option for Xbox One players who have trouble seeing or reading, but it can be a nuisance for others. Here's how to turn off Narrator on an Xbox One -- and turn it back on again.
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• Google IO 2018 events schedule released: Device Future Teasing

  28-02-2018 18:16
  This morning Google posted their event schedule for Google I/O 2018, showing the many ways in which they’ll invigorate their developer masses. The schedule is set for Monday the 7th of May until the 10th of May, 2018. The first day – the 7th – will be exclusively all about pickup of badges. There won’t be any keynotes about how … Continue reading
  
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• PS3 and PS Vita Games Will Not Be Included in PS Plus From March 2019: Sony

  28-02-2018 18:13
  Sony has revealed that PS Plus will no longer include PS3 and PS Vita games in its line up from March 8, 2019.
  
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• March’s Xbox Games With Gold freebies arrive a day early

  28-02-2018 17:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The creative first-person shooter Superhot is among the free games offered through Xbox Games With Gold in March. As always, all four games are playable on Xbox One, with two also on Xbox 360.
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• Facebook Jobs goes huge and LinkedIn should be terrified

  28-02-2018 17:45
  To some of us, Facebook is just a social network, but over the past few years, it’s been attempting to become much more than that. From sending money to friends to getting rid of stuff you’re not using, Facebook has rolled out a number of different services to become a one-stop shop of sorts. More recently, we’ve seen Facebook attempt … Continue reading
  
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• Spyro Collection or ‘Black Ops’? Activision has more remasters for 2018

  28-02-2018 17:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Game publisher Activision-Blizzard revealed that it has more remastered games in the works for 2018. Could Spyro the Dragon be one of them, or is the company referring to Warcraft III?
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• Tecla Shield gives disabled people new choices for interacting with touchscreens

  28-02-2018 17:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  When a disabled person wants to use a touchscreen, actually touching it can be a problem. The Tecla Shield lets them use the assistive device of their choice, without hooking up any additional wires.
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