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• Here are the best movies on Netflix right now (May 2018)

  15-05-2018 23:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Save yourself from hours wasted scrolling through Netflix's massive library by checking out our picks for the streamer's best movies available right now, whether you're into explosive action, subdued humor, or anything in between.
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• DirecTV Now cloud DVR goes live for all customers

  15-05-2018 23:51
  AT&T’s OTT streaming television service DirecTV NOW has expanded its DVR features, making them available for all subscribers despite the continued “beta” status. The features are being made available to iOS and tvOS users first, though AT&T promises that Android, Roku, and Fire TV users will get access to the DVR and other changes in coming weeks. Joining the DVR … Continue reading
  
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• Pixel Buds new gestures: Tappin more

  15-05-2018 23:25
  This afternoon Google product manager Sandeep Waraich revealed a set of new ways to use Google Pixel Buds. This new set of features works with the same hardware as before – no upgrade needed. All Pixel Buds users will need is a software update loaded before taking any new actions. User will be able to do a couple new things … Continue reading
  
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• The Langly Field Jacket is a high-tech, all-weather coat for photographers

  15-05-2018 23:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drawing influence from the U.S. military's M-1965 Field Jacket, the Langly Field Jacket is a rugged, all-weather cargo coat built to endure the elements while also offering security and convenience for the modern traveler.
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• Ridy smart camera will alert drivers when they’re drowsy or distracted

  15-05-2018 22:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Using impressive machine learning technology, Ridy is a forthcoming smart camera which watches your face as you drive to notice behavior that suggests you are tired or distracted.
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• YouTube incognito mode will stop the annoying video suggestions

  15-05-2018 22:53
  It’s a common issue all YouTube users face: you can’t resist the lure of a clickbait title, click on it out of interest, and suddenly your recommended video list is full of similar garbage. Users have complained about this issue and requested an incognito mode to avoid it; by using this mode, any videos watched wouldn’t influence recommended videos. Incognito … Continue reading
  
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• ‘Doom’ creator John Carmack reminisces about working with Steve Jobs

  15-05-2018 22:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In a long Facebook post, Doom creator John Carmack discussed what it was like working with Steve Jobs. Prickly Jobs anecdotes aside, Carmack's experience reminds that Job could be receptive of great ideas.
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• The best smart backpacks

  15-05-2018 22:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Whether you want a backpack for commuting to work, to take on weekend trips, or for a trek through nature, many these days do more than just hold your lunch. Built with smart technology, there are packs that charge your phone, play music, stream videos, or act as WiFi hotspots. Here are the best smart […]
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• Tushy is the simple bidet for every toilet

  15-05-2018 22:30
  If there’s one thing I envy in the global spirit and character its the appreciation of a fine bidet. Hygiene being close to godliness, one can imagine the huddled scientists at CERN and KAUST and Tokyo University creating scientific marvels, secure in the knowledge that their posteriors were as clean and crisp as their lines of thought. The same can be said of peoples of all continents who celebrate the occasional fountainal intrusion, from those who use bidets complete with birdsong to hi
  
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• Microsoft Bing joins Google, Facebook in banning cryptocurrency advertisements

  15-05-2018 22:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft will ban ads for cryptocurrency and related products from its Bing Ads network. The company says they pose as an elevated risk due to potential scam artists preying on hopeful investors. The ban begins in June.
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• HTC Blockchain phone “Exodus” could be great

  15-05-2018 22:13
  The HTC Exodus is a smartphone that’s meant to lead the market into the future. HTC has a history of forging paths in this space – and with blockchain technology, it would appear that they’re aiming to take a first swipe at a crypto-phone. This device will have a touchscreen display, a single camera at its back, SIM and microSD … Continue reading
  
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• Discord’s big birthday update makes a ton of improvements

  15-05-2018 22:13
  If you’re a Discord user, you may have noticed a rather long changelog upon logging into the app today. Discord turned three years old this week, and what better way to celebrate than with a massive update? That’s precisely what Discord’s developers thought, and the update they’ve delivered makes a lot of big changes across the board. Many of these … Continue reading
  
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• YouTube TV rolls out voice control, incognito mode in new test

  15-05-2018 22:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  YouTube TV is gaining a voice control option that doesn't require the Google Home. The main YouTube app, meanwhile, appears to be testing an incognito mode to hide search and view history.
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• Here’s everything we know about Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S4

  15-05-2018 22:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Last year, Samsung released its Galaxy Tab S3. Rumors are now starting to surface about its successor -- the Galaxy Tab S4. From specs to a release date, here's everything we know so far about Samsung's upcoming tablet.
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• Google WiFi adds device performance network testing feature

  15-05-2018 21:55
  Google WiFi, the company’s mesh networking product, has been updated with a new feature that enables it to monitor how each device on the network is performing. Google announced the feature today, explaining that it helps users figure out where the issue in their setup is located. The user may, for example, discover that they need to move one of … Continue reading
  
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• Smart bike helmet maker Coros’ GPS fitness watch promises 30 days of battery life

  15-05-2018 21:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Smart bike helmet manufacturer Coros has introduced a new GPS-enabled fitness smartwatch that can track workouts, has a built in heart rate monitor, and offers a 30-day battery life, all for $300.
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• Smark bike helmet maker Coros’ GPS fitness watch promises 30 days of battery life

  15-05-2018 21:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Smart bike helmet manufacturer Coros has introduced a new GPS-enabled fitness smartwatch that can track workouts, has a built in heart rate monitor, and offers a 30-day battery life, all for $300.
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• AirFly connects wireless headphones to wired-only devices

  15-05-2018 21:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The AirFly from Twelve South is a handy gadget that lets use your wireless headphones with any device that has a traditional headphone jack, from in-flight entertainment to your old Walkman.
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• Deadpool DVD covers: Blu-rays get photobombed

  15-05-2018 21:25
  There’s a whole mess of Blu-rays at Walmart right this minute with Deadpool slip covers. These DVDs all come from Fox Home Entertainment, and would generally be on the shelf anyway, so they decided to slip some new covers on them before the release of Deadpool 2 in theaters. Today we’ve got a peek at the whole collection. Again, these … Continue reading
  
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• Serve your opponents with the ‘Mario Tennis Aces’ beta tournament

  15-05-2018 21:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nintendo's upcoming game Mario Tennis Aces will be available to try during a prelaunch beta tournament on June 1. The tournament will run for three days and will also give access to offline play.
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• Doctors in Britain are zeroing in on a universal cure for the common cold

  15-05-2018 21:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers from the U.K.’s Imperial College London have developed a new molecule that could help battle the cold virus by stopping it from hijacking human cells. Here's how it works.
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• Optoma UHD51A 4K home projector with Alexa now available

  15-05-2018 21:02
  The UHD51A project from Optoma that we first saw during CES 2018 is now available to purchase. Though it’s certainly not the first consumer-tier 4K projector on the market, Optoma did pack one unique feature into its UHD51A model: Amazon Alexa. The personal assistant makes Optoma’s offering the first projector of its kind with voice command support. The Alexa support … Continue reading
  
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• X-ray laser heats water to 180,000 degrees in a fraction of a second

  15-05-2018 20:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Scientists have used a superpowered X-ray laser to raise water temperature from room temperature to a massive 180,000 degrees Fahrenheit in just a millionth of a millionth of a second.
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• Fujifilm announces first-ever analog Instax camera

  15-05-2018 20:40
  Square-format analog cameras are the latest rage and Fujifilm is hopping on the trend by announcing its first Instax Square SQ6 instant film camera.
  
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• Fortnite update 4.2 gets a new release date after being delayed

  15-05-2018 20:40
  Today was supposed to be a fairly exciting one for Fortnite players. As it does every week, Epic Games prepped Fortnite players last night for the game’s usual period of downtime. Epic uses this downtime to apply Fortnite‘s weekly patch, but shortly before the servers were set to go offline, a wrench was thrown in those plans. As it so … Continue reading
  
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• Lynq is a dead-simple gadget for finding your friends outdoors

  15-05-2018 20:27
  If you’ve ever been hiking or skiing, or gone to a music festival or state fair, you know how easy it is to lose track of your friends, and the usually ridiculous exchange of “I’m by the big thing”-type messages. Lynq is a gadget that fixes this problem with an ultra-simple premise: it simply tells you how far and in what direction your friends are, no data connection required.
  Apart from a couple of extra little features, that’s really all it does, and I love it. I
  
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• Here’s everything we know about ‘The Batman’ movie so far

  15-05-2018 20:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Warner Bros. Pictures is giving DC Comics' Dark Knight another solo adventure on the big screen (his first since the conclusion of the Dark Knight trilogy). Here's everything we know about the studio's upcoming The Batman.
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• DT Daily: Facebook deletes over a half-billion fake accounts

  15-05-2018 20:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In the first three months of 2018 Facebook removed over 500 Million fake accounts. For perspective, there are over 2.2 billion accounts on Facebook. So are 1 in 4 accounts on the social network really fake?
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• The Surface Hub 2 can ’tile’ four units into one big display

  15-05-2018 20:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 arrives in 2019 packing a 50.5-inch screen with an UHD resolution. That's slightly smaller than the current 55-inch unit, but the next-gen Hub makes up for the size loss by providing a new tiling feature.
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• PUBG Mobile Gets Miramar Map, Improved Performance, Local Quick Teams, and More

  15-05-2018 19:54
  Dubbed the PUBG 0.5.0 patch, it brings the Miramar map, improved performance, easier options to play with your friends, and a host of new weapons and vehicles.
  
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• PUBG Mobile 0.5.0 Patch Brings Miramar Map, Improved Performance, Local Quick Teams, and More

  15-05-2018 19:54
  PUBG Mobile 0.5.0 patch update brings the Miramar map, improved performance, easier options to play with your friends, and a host of new weapons and vehicles.
  
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• Common cold cured (or so it would seem)

  15-05-2018 19:35
  Researchers just published a paper describing a synthetic molecule that prevents the spread of the common cold. This lab-created molecule blocks the fatty-acid attachment required for proliferation of the cold. Roberto Solari and Edward Tate at Imperial College London, UK and a whole bunch of other researchers made this discovery a reality. This stuff starts with the rhinovirus. That’s the … Continue reading
  
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• Apple Music’s latest numbers show fast growth

  15-05-2018 19:28
  Though Apple Music had something of a late start, that doesn’t seem to be having a negative impact on its growth. Tim Cook is talking subscriber numbers today, and it turns out that Apple Music has added millions more users since the last time we checked in. That’s particularly impressive, because the last time we were updated on total Apple … Continue reading
  
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• Canal+ gives up on its cable box, switches to Apple TV

  15-05-2018 19:12
  French premium cable television company Canal+ is slowly moving away from building its own set top boxes. As Next INpact spotted, you can now subscribe to Canal+ and get an Apple TV 4K with Canal+’s myCanal app already preloaded.
  Canal+ has been around for decades and was the first premium TV channel in France. Over the years, the company started distributing all sorts of premium channels through satellite, cable and partnerships with internet service providers.
  While you had to get your o
  
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• The Best Graduation Gifts

  15-05-2018 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Whether your new grad is college-bound or taking their first step into the real world, the perfect gift can be hard to come by. After all, graduation isn't just a milestone, it's the start of someone's future. We know how hard it can be to find something that represents such a pivotal transition in life, […]
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• Microsoft Build and Google I/O are over. Who came out on top?

  15-05-2018 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google and Microsoft both leveraged AI in their I/O and Build to demo digital assistants, accessibility and healthcare, and the Internet of Things. Google's more impressive Duplex technology may score it an early win.
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• Microsoft Build and Google I/O are over. Which came out on top?

  15-05-2018 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google and Microsoft both leveraged AI in their I/O and Build to demo digital assistants, accessibility and healthcare, and the Internet of Things. Google's more impressive Duplex technology may score it an early win.
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• Qualcomm smartwatch chip may include eye tracking support for AR glasses

  15-05-2018 18:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Qualcomm will release a new smartwatch processing platform later this year, which it says will make wearables smaller, with improved features and battery life. It could kick-start a much-needed touchscreen smartwatch revival.
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• Solis SO-6000 review

  15-05-2018 18:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Solis Audio’s SO-6000 wireless speaker blends mid-century modern design with contemporary Chromecast tech. We put this speaker to the test to see if its sleek style is matched by worthwhile performance.
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• Play Mario Tennis Aces before release day

  15-05-2018 18:25
  Aside from Super Smash Bros, Mario Tennis Aces is probably the biggest first-party game landing on the Switch this year. Though these Mario sports titles might seem a little weird to someone on the outside looking in, they’ve managed to build up a devoted following of fans over the years. If you count yourself among that group, then good news: … Continue reading
  
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• Facebook removed 583 million fake accounts in the first quarter of 2018

  15-05-2018 18:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook's vice president of product management Guy Rosen revealed that Facebook disabled around 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018 alone. That would equal about a quarter of the social network's user base
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• Snapchat ads unskippable: How to delete (the app)

  15-05-2018 18:19
  A new feature on Snapchat makes 6-second advertisements unskippable. They’re real, they’re here, and they’re not going away any time soon. As such, it’s time to discuss once again how to delete an app – namely Snapchat. It’s actually pretty easy when it comes down to it. If you just want to get rid of notifications, we’ve got a guide … Continue reading
  
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• Messenger speeds up reporting with tools to flag harassment, impersonation

  15-05-2018 18:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook Messenger now allows users to report abuse that violates Community Guidelines inside the app with a few taps. The update brings tools previously only available on the web to the mobile apps.
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• Oddly Satisfied And Never Bored Again

  15-05-2018 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Always hungry for the next good video compilations to fight your boredom? It doesn’t matter where you are but load of the Oddly Satisfying Youtube Channel and you’ll be entertained. What? You don’t believe us. Well here are a sample 5 of their awesome oddly satisfying video compilations and don’t forget to subscribe to their channel.   
  
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• Apple Music hits 50 million users, doubles down on original content

  15-05-2018 18:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple Music is growing, and growing fast. In a recent appearance on Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the service's latest subscriber numbers. In total, Apple Music now boasts 50 million users.
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• Galaxy Note 9: 5 reasons to skip it (if you can)

  15-05-2018 17:57
  Reasons for skipping a purchase of the Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung – that’s what we’re running down today. For those of you unconcerned with the reasons I’ve listed below, it might instead be a primer for any “why you need a Galaxy Note 9” articles you might read. The details I’m running down here depend both on facts and … Continue reading
  
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• The Brush Monster makes an augmented reality game out of oral hygiene

  15-05-2018 17:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Launching soon on Kickstarter, the Brush Monster AR-enabled toothbrush comes from Samsung spinoff Kitten Planet, and promises to encourage and educate kids on healthy brushing habits.
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• Have a look at Rage 2’s first gameplay trailer

  15-05-2018 17:29
  Yesterday, Bethesda delivered a bit of a surprise by officially announcing Rage 2. It’s been a long time since we last heard from the Rage series, but unfortunately, we didn’t get to see any actual gameplay in yesterday’s announcement trailer. As promised, that all changes today, with Bethesda delivering Rage 2‘s first gameplay trailer just a few minutes ago. In … Continue reading
  
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• Surface Hub 2 is another massive PC for walls

  15-05-2018 17:15
  Businesses in need of wall-based Windows 10 devices rejoice, there’s a new Surface Hub 2 in town. This device brings out the best bits of the Surface Hub 1 and advances all the parts that needed advancing. This beast features a 4K+ 50.5” multi-touch display and it’s made to get business done. This machine is made to make the most … Continue reading
  
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• WhatsApp’s latest update brings more order and control to group chats

  15-05-2018 17:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  WhatsApp is rolling out new tools for group chats. A new shortcut button helps recap mentions and replies, while the group's new description displays info for new members. The update also includes changes to administration tools.
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