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• Tinder's New 'Share' Button Will Let You Play Matchmaker - Fortune

  05-03-2016 18:26 via
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  Tinder's New 'Share' Button Will Let You Play Matchmaker
  Fortune
  It's almost as easy as a screenshot. Tinder is testing out a “share” button that lets you send someone's Tinder profile to a friend. Tinder describes the feature as a chance for you to play matchmaker. Once you send the profile, your friend will have ...
  Don't Just Swipe: Tinder Now Lets You Play MatchmakerTech Times
  Tinder Will Make It Easier To Share Ridiculous Profiles With FriendsNew York Magazine
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• SpaceX launches TV satellite, but floating barge landing is a bust - Christian Science Monitor

  05-03-2016 18:26 via
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  SpaceX launches TV satellite, but floating barge landing is a bust
  Christian Science Monitor
  SpaceX chief Elon Musk says he never expected to nail this landing because of the faster speed of the booster that was required to deliver the satellite to an extra-high orbit. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press March 5, 2016. Save for later Saved. close.
  SpaceX Falcon launches on successful delivery missionUPI.com
  Perfect Launch, Still No Perfect Landing: SpaceX Rocket Lands Har
  

• China emissions goals less ambitious than 2015 cuts: plan

  05-03-2016 17:59
  
  China on Saturday set less ambitious climate change goals for this year than it achieved in 2015, as the world's biggest polluter struggles to wean itself off harmful fossil fuels.
  
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• Snapdragon 820 In Galaxy S7 Edge Tested Against the Competition - Android Headlines - Android News

  05-03-2016 17:55 via
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  Snapdragon 820 In Galaxy S7 Edge Tested Against the Competition
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Although LeEco may have held the distinction of creating the first commercially available smartphone to boast Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon 820 processor, it didn't have the international clout to make the device a worldwide success. Samsung, on the ...
  Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Will Not Charge If It Detects Moisture In USB PortTech Times
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• Amazon Reverses Course, Encryption Returning for Fire Devices - Bloomberg

  05-03-2016 17:33 via
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  Amazon Reverses Course, Encryption Returning for Fire Devices
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  Amazon.com Inc. will restore encryption as a security option on its tablets and other devices that use the Fire operating system, following a customer backlash driven by increased sensitivity about data protection as Apple Inc. grapples with the FBI ...
  Amazon backtracks, decides to bring encryption back to Fire OSMashable
  Amazon reverses itself on Fire encryptionUSA TODAY
  Amazon Reverses Course, Will Allow Local
  

• Some San Bernardino kin side with govt vs. Apple - CNBC

  05-03-2016 17:03 via
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  Some San Bernardino kin side with govt vs. Apple
  CNBC
  Mandy Pifer, whose boyfriend was one of the victims who perished in the San Bernardino terror attacks, has a message for Apple CEO Tim Cook—who is currently trying to fend off an order to hack one of the perpetrators' iPhone. "I am angry. [While] I ...
  UN Commissioner: iOS Backdoor Would Be a “Gift to Authoritarian Regimes”Fortune
  Dial tone: The crazy is coming from inside the iPhoneMacworld
  Apple Vs. FBI: 4 Key D
  

• 99-million-year-old lizards in amber: A dazzling diversity display - Christian Science Monitor

  05-03-2016 16:01 via
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  99-million-year-old lizards in amber: A dazzling diversity display
  Christian Science Monitor
  Some 99 million years ago, 12 unsuspecting lizards stepped or fell into sticky tree resin and couldn't tear themselves loose in the forests of what is now Myanmar. Over time that resin fossilized into amber, preserving the little lizards for scientists ...
  99 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Lizards Give Fascinating Details of a "Lost World"Regal Tribune
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• SpaceX launches satellite, but floating barge landing is a bust - Christian Science Monitor

  05-03-2016 15:27 via
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  SpaceX launches satellite, but floating barge landing is a bust
  Christian Science Monitor
  SpaceX chief Elon Musk says he never expected to nail this landing because of the faster speed of the booster that was required to deliver the satellite to an extra-high orbit. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press March 5, 2016. Save for later Saved. close.
  Perfect Launch, Still No Perfect Landing: SpaceX Rocket Lands Hard On Floating PlatformTech Times
  SpaceX Launches Satellite, But
  

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• Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Will Not Charge If It Detects Moisture In USB Port - Tech Times

  05-03-2016 15:21 via
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  Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Will Not Charge If It Detects Moisture In USB Port
  Tech Times
  Samsung Galaxy S7 edge faces charging issue after being submerged in water for a while. The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge are IP68 certified, which means that the phones are protected against complete and continuous submersion in water.
  Android Circuit: Galaxy S7's Big Problem, How LG Can Defeat Samsung, Falling Prices Killing AndroidForbes
  Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with moisture senso
  

• Microsoft No Longer Keen on Buying Slack - Bidness ETC

  05-03-2016 15:18 via
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  Microsoft No Longer Keen on Buying Slack
  Bidness ETC
  "If you cant beat them, you buy them" has been the mantra for Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) top executives for quite some time now. According to a report published on Friday by TechCrunch, Microsoft had been thinking about acquiring messaging ...
  Microsoft Drops Idea Of $8 Billion Bid To Acquire Slack Because Of Bill Gates And Satya NadellaTech Times
  Microsoft considered $8B bid for Slack, but Bill Gates and Satya Nad
  

• New Apple iPhone Needs One More Thing To Win In 2016 - Forbes

  05-03-2016 15:11 via
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  New Apple iPhone Needs One More Thing To Win In 2016
  Forbes
  After a record-breaking finish to 2015, Apple dampened speculation for 2016 during the quarterly earnings call. The key to success for Apple this year may be derived from new technology, updated form factors, and more efficient production, but the real ...
  Apple To Release iPhone 7, iPhone Pro, iPhone SE In 2016ValueWalk
  iPad Pro 2016 release date, price, specs rumors: New Apple tablet could arrive in March 2016 event?Vine Repor
  

• This new robot skin can glow, stretch – and walk - Christian Science Monitor

  05-03-2016 15:05 via
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  This new robot skin can glow, stretch – and walk
  Christian Science Monitor
  A newly developed artificial skin can both sense and respond to pressure or touch, and it could represent a more human future for robotics. By Lucy Schouten, Staff March 3, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. Researchers at Cornell University have built ...
  Super Elastic Electroluminescent “Skin” Can Transform Future Robotics and Health ServicesMicroCap Magazine
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• Scott Kelly's epic year in space: Is NASA any closer to Mars? - Christian Science Monitor

  05-03-2016 14:30 via
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  Scott Kelly's epic year in space: Is NASA any closer to Mars?
  Christian Science Monitor
  Scott Kelly's 340-day mission represents an important step toward exploration of the Red Planet, but the challenges of such a mission remain daunting. By Lonnie Shekhtman, Staff March 4, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly ...
  Scott Kelly After A Year In Space: Sore Muscles, Skin Issues, Joint Pain And MoreTech Times
  1-year spaceman, Scott Kelly, adjusts to
  

• Dial tone: The crazy is coming from inside the iPhone - Macworld

  05-03-2016 13:00 via
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  Dial tone: The crazy is coming from inside the iPhone
  Macworld
  Already this week we've learned that the San Bernardino iPhone that Apple won't make a whole new operating system to unlock could contain the plans for a nuclear attack. It almost certainly does not but… scary! Right? So, it was really only a matter ...
  Prosecutor: iPhone could ID unknown San Bernardino attackerBoston Herald
  Government officials just really like the word “cyber”Quartz
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with moisture sensor as key feature - Modern Readers

  05-03-2016 12:45 via
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  Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with moisture sensor as key feature
  Modern Readers
  Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with moisture sensor as key feature Ever since its arrival at MWC 2016, the Samsung Galaxy S7 has been hyped as a king-in-waiting in the Android smartphone space. Despite the best efforts of HTC and LG, the Galaxy S7 has ...
  Android Circuit: Galaxy S7's Big Problem, How LG Can Defeat Samsung, Falling Prices Killing AndroidForbes
  13 reasons why you should upgrade your Galaxy S5
  

• Don't Just Swipe: Tinder Now Lets You Play Matchmaker - Tech Times

  05-03-2016 12:40 via
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  Don't Just Swipe: Tinder Now Lets You Play Matchmaker
  Tech Times
  Out of luck on the mobile dating scene? Well, your friends will soon be able to lend you a helping hand on Tinder. The developers are currently testing a share feature that lets users send temporary links of profiles to their friends. (Photo : Tinder ...
  Be The Matchmaker For Your Friends With This New Tinder UpdateREM
  Tinder just made your friends matchmakersCNET
  Tinder testing profile share button that lets you play m
  

• Apple To Release iPhone 7, iPhone Pro, iPhone SE In 2016 - ValueWalk

  05-03-2016 12:36 via
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  Apple To Release iPhone 7, iPhone Pro, iPhone SE In 2016
  ValueWalk
  Consumer electronics customers all over the world have been eagerly awaiting the next range of iPhone releases, and it now seems that the names for these mobiles have been confirmed by Apple internally. Leaked sketchings of the smaller four-inch iPhone ...
  Latest rumors about Apple's future launchesNH Voice
  Apple Loop: Secret iPhone 7 Design Leaks, An iPhone-Killing Earthquake, Apple's New Wireless EarbudsForbes
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• Your Next Car May Be Unlocked With Your Smartphone

  05-03-2016 12:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  You might notice something missing if you buy the new 2017 Volvo S90. The car key.
  
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• HTC One M10 Press Render Leaks And Shows Smartphone Design From All Angles - Tech Times

  05-03-2016 11:11 via
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  HTC One M10 Press Render Leaks And Shows Smartphone Design From All Angles
  Tech Times
  A press render for the upcoming HTC One M10 has leaked. The image confirms its updated design and rear UltraPixel camera. (Photo : @Evleaks). HTC has revealed that its upcoming smartphone would have a "very, very compelling camera." Now, images ...
  HTC 10 renders show off the upcoming flagship phoneEngadget
  HTC's Next Flagship Apparently Dubbed “HTC 10,” and Here are a Bunch of Pictu
  

• Fin24.com | SIM-swap victim feels betrayed by FNB, MTN

  05-03-2016 11:06
  
  Cape Town audiologist Gail Jacklin, who lost over R200 000 in a SIM-swap scam earlier this year, says she is emotionally drained and has lost trust in FNB and MTN.
  
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• China Looks to Ramp up Internet Growth, and Its Controls

  05-03-2016 10:49 via abcnews.go.com
  China's government has highlighted big data, encryption technology and "core technologies" such as semiconductors as the key elements of its push to grow into a tech powerhouse, according to a five-year plan released Saturday
  
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• HTC 10 renders show off the upcoming flagship phone - Engadget

  05-03-2016 10:47 via
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  HTC 10 renders show off the upcoming flagship phone
  Engadget
  On the last day of Mobile World Congress, HTC released a very vague teaser showing the outline of a new phone. Well, we now know what that phone might look like, thanks to these renders that Evan Blass (a.k.a. the famed leaker of phones, evleaks) at ...
  'HTC One M10' Release Date, Specs: Sample Photo Leaks Online; Set To Be Released In April?BREATHEcast
  HTC's Next Flagship Apparently Dubbed “HTC 10,” and Here
  

• SpaceX Launches Satellite, But Fails to Land Rocket on Barge - Bloomberg

  05-03-2016 10:19 via
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  SpaceX Launches Satellite, But Fails to Land Rocket on Barge
  Bloomberg
  Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) -- SpaceX has another launch under its belt, but not another rocket landing. The leftover first-stage booster hit the floating platform hard Friday, said SpaceX chief Elon Musk. The company never expected to nail this landing ...
  SpaceX's rocket successfully launches SES-9 into orbit, but fails to Land on a droneshipPerfScience
  Falcon 9 launch successful, but at-sea landing fails aga
  

• Astronaut Scott Kelly Tells of Bumpy Return to Gravity

  05-03-2016 09:20 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Speaking out in a news conference, the record-setting NASA astronaut says his return to life on Earth has been a little more difficult than expected.
  
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• Evidence of Zika's Risk to Pregnant Women Continues to Grow

  05-03-2016 09:19 via abcnews.go.com
  Researchers say the Zika virus may be linked to a wider variety of "grave outcomes" for developing babies
  
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• Prosecutor: iPhone Could ID Unknown San Bernardino Attacker - ABC News

  05-03-2016 08:43 via
  Prosecutor: iPhone Could ID Unknown San Bernardino Attacker
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  Information contained in an encrypted iPhone could help finally answer whether there was a third assailant in the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people, according to court papers filed by the county's district attorney. San Bernardino ...and more »
  

• SpaceX launches satellite, but fails to land rocket on barge - Phys.Org

  05-03-2016 08:34 via phys.org
  
  Phys.Org
  SpaceX launches satellite, but fails to land rocket on barge
  Phys.Org
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station Friday, March 3, 2016. The rocket is carrying the SES-9 communications satellite. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP). SpaceX has another launch under its belt, but not another ...
  SpaceX successfully launches rocketLos Angeles Times
  SpaceX's rocket crash lands on a floating drone ship — as expectedThe Verge
  SpaceX launches communications
  
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• Possible new octopus species found near Hawaii

  05-03-2016 08:33
  
  Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands.
  
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• Scientists: Possible New Octopus Species Found Near Hawaii

  05-03-2016 07:56 via abcnews.go.com
  Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands
  
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• 1-Year Spaceman: Tired, Joints Ache, Can't Sink Basketball

  05-03-2016 07:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scott Kelly says he's surprised at how tired and sore he is, now that he's back on Earth.
  
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• NOAA: Seven Miles Deep, the Ocean Is Still A Noisy Place In Challenger Deep Trough - SpaceCoastDaily.com

  05-03-2016 06:48 via spacecoastdaily.com
  
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  NOAA: Seven Miles Deep, the Ocean Is Still A Noisy Place In Challenger Deep Trough
  SpaceCoastDaily.com
  Located in the Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench is the deepest part of any of the oceans in the world. It is 1,580 miles long with a maximum depth of 6.831 miles. Its depth makes it pitch black and the temperatures there are few degrees above freezing.
  Scientists Find Ocean Floor Noisier Than ExpectedNewsweek
  Deep-Sea Audio Recordings Reveal A Noisy Mariana Trench, Surpris
  
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• San Bernardino DA: Apple is not 'the Orwellian arbiter or definer of privacy' - VentureBeat

  05-03-2016 04:45 via venturebeat.com
  
  VentureBeat
  San Bernardino DA: Apple is not 'the Orwellian arbiter or definer of privacy'
  VentureBeat
  The U.S. District Court handling the Apple-FBI encryption case today published the entire amicus curiae brief from San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos in support of the U.S. government. And oh, is it contentious. Ramos, an elected ...
  San Bernardino DA says seized iPhone may hold “dormant cyber pathogen” [Update]Ars Technica
  ​Prosecutor: iPhone could ID unkno
  
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• System May Forecast Tornadoes 2 to 3 Weeks in Advance

  05-03-2016 04:22 via abcnews.go.com
  A meteorologist has created a longer range tornado risk forecast, predicting likely activity 2 to 3 weeks in advance
  
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• SpaceX Launches Satellite, but Fails to Land Rocket on Barge

  05-03-2016 04:03 via abcnews.go.com
  SpaceX launches a broadcasting satellite, but fails to land its first-stage booster rocket on a floating barge
  
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• Does an Extremist's iPhone Contain a "Cyber Pathogen"?

  05-03-2016 03:49 via abcnews.go.com
  A local prosecutor offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer
  
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• Scott Kelly Says a Year in Orbit Felt Like 'Forever' - New York Times

  05-03-2016 03:41 via
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  Scott Kelly Says a Year in Orbit Felt Like 'Forever'
  New York Times
  After nearly a year in space, Scott Kelly, the NASA astronaut who returned to Earth this week, is clear on one thing: It was a long trip. “I think the only big surprise was how long a year is,” Mr. Kelly said at a NASA news conference on Friday. “It ...
  Even after a year in orbit, Scott Kelly is still groundedWashington Post
  Astronaut Scott Kelly Is Home from a 1-Year Mission, But the Science Co
  

• Does an Extremist's iPhone Contain a 'Cyber Pathogen'? - New York Times

  05-03-2016 03:28 via
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  Does an Extremist's iPhone Contain a 'Cyber Pathogen'?
  New York Times
  SAN FRANCISCO — A local prosecutor has offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer: The phone might have been "used as a weapon" to introduce malicious software to county computer ...
  IPhone could ID unknown San Bernardino attacker , prosecutor saysFox News
  11 juiciest arguments made in the Apple vs. FBI iPhone fightCNET
  

• Phone Comparisons: Huawei Nexus 6P vs Samsung Galaxy S7 - Android Headlines - Android News

  05-03-2016 03:09 via androidheadlines.com
  
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Phone Comparisons: Huawei Nexus 6P vs Samsung Galaxy S7
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Do we have a good one for you today – the flagship Huawei Nexus 6P takes on the newest Samsung Galaxy S7 in a battle over specifications. The all-metal Nexus 6P received rave reviews upon its arrival in September, but does it still have the muscle to ...
  Best Deal On Samsung Galaxy S6: Unlocked 32 GB For $399Tech Times
  The Galaxy S7 has a secret charging feature to pre
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches rocket - Los Angeles Times

  05-03-2016 02:57 via
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  SpaceX successfully launches rocket
  Los Angeles Times
  After several scrubbed launches and delays in the last week and a half, SpaceX successfully blasted a commercial communications satellite into orbit Friday, but its rocket experienced a "hard landing" on a drone ship in the ocean. Liftoff occurred at 3 ...
  March 5, 2016 in Falcon 9: TV broadcasting satellite finally launched on Falcon 9Spaceflight Now
  SpaceX Rocket Misses Landing at Sea After Successful Satellite LaunchSpac
  

• Prosecutor: iPhone Could ID Unknown San Bernardino Attacker

  05-03-2016 02:46 via abcnews.go.com
  A local prosecutor's office says information contained in an encrypted iPhone could help finally answer whether there was a third assailant in the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people
  
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• Apple Loop: Secret iPhone 7 Design Leaks, An iPhone-Killing Earthquake, Apple's New Wireless Earbuds - Forbes

  05-03-2016 01:13 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes
  Apple Loop: Secret iPhone 7 Design Leaks, An iPhone-Killing Earthquake, Apple's New Wireless Earbuds
  Forbes
  Taking a look back at another week of news from Cupertino, this week's Apple Loop includes the impossibly thin iPhone 7, the potential of an iPhone Pro with dual camera lens support, Apple's latest patents for magnetic headphones and flexible circuits ...
  Three professionals test iPad Pro and find it falls shortThe Seattle Times
  What to expect at Apple's March 21 event video - CNET
  
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• Android Circuit: Galaxy S7's Big Problem, How LG Can Defeat Samsung, Falling Prices Killing Android - Forbes

  05-03-2016 01:01 via
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  Android Circuit: Galaxy S7's Big Problem, How LG Can Defeat Samsung, Falling Prices Killing Android
  Forbes
  Taking a look back at seven days of news across the Android world, this week's Android Circuit includes Samsung's storage problems with the Galaxy S7, the flashy display of the South Korean flagship, how LG hopes to defeat Samsung, the virtual reality ...
  Phone Comparisons: Huawei Nexus 6P vs Samsung Galaxy S7Android Headlines - Android News
  13 reasons why you should upgrade y
  

• Hubble Captures Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen, 13.4 Billion Light Years Away - Newsweek

  05-03-2016 00:27 via
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  Hubble Captures Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen, 13.4 Billion Light Years Away
  Newsweek
  0316_Hubble_Captures_Most_Distant_Galaxy_01 Show in the inset, GN-z11 is in the first generation of galaxies that formed after the Big Bang. Though full of blue stars, it appears red because the expansion of the universe has stretched its light into ...
  Most distant galaxy GN-z11 located a record 13.4 billion light years from earthMaine News Online
  The Hubble Telescope Just Broke a New Cosmic RecordTIME
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• Trends with Benefits: VR roller coasters, Amazon's new Echo, Nickelodeon nostalgia - Digital Trends

  05-03-2016 00:07 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Digital Trends
  Trends with Benefits: VR roller coasters, Amazon's new Echo, Nickelodeon nostalgia
  Digital Trends
  Apple isn't budging on iPhone encryption, and neither is the FBI, so this battle isn't going anywhere — but the stakes are as high as ever. We discuss the ongoing court battle, what's next, and what it means for consumer privacy. Apple also launched ...
  Amazon amplifies its Alexa line of voice-controlled devicesMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Want an Echo Dot? Here's how to byp
  
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• Cleanup Work Set to Resume After Massive Colorado Mine Spill

  05-03-2016 00:03 via abcnews.go.com
  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to return to the Gold King Mine in Colorado this spring or early summer to resume preliminary cleanup work after it inadvertently triggered a 3-million-gallon spill of wastewater there in August
  
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