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Vine users on Android finally get selfie-esteem

Vine for Android is catching up to its iOS counterpart with the addition of front-camera support. Whether the power of selfies will compel users who have decamped to Instagram to go back over to Vine...

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Google Chromecast media streamer

Google's new Chromecast device wants to make it dead-simple to play Internet video on your TV, using a huge range of phones, tablets, and laptops as your controller.

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Innovative activity tracking app Moves comes to Android

Moves does more than just measure your steps, distance, time, and calories burned. It creates a "storyline" showing exactly where you were all day, which can be all kinds of interesting. Best of all,...

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In Pictures: The wearables of Mobile World Congress.

MWC stands for 'more wearables coming'.Wearable tech was big at CES, and now the mania continues at Mobile World Congress. This week’s line-up in Barcelona has included plenty of weird-looking things...

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Amazon Fire Phone review: Give this Fire time to grow

Amazon's Fire Phone is really solid, maybe even great. But unless it's your first smartphone, it might be hard to switch from a more mature platform like Android or iOS. You'd have to be really...

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Facebook adds 3D Touch support, tests a dedicated Shopping feed

Facebook updated its iOS app for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and we also found great iOS updates for Day One and TripAdvisor.

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Apple TV review: Big steps forward, but not a revolution

The new Apple TV has better performance and better remote, but nothing that the competition doesn't have already.

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iFixit tears down Apple's Smart Battery Case

You'll be shocked, but inside it's mostly battery.

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Google's top trending topics of 2015 include the hottest gadgets in tech

Globally, the biggest search spikes were for breaking news and entertainment. But nerds like us searched for gadgets, gadgets, and more gadgets.

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Apple is reportedly seeking exclusive content for the Apple TV

Taking a page from Netflix and Amazon, Apple may be in search of the next House of Cards or Transparent.

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FAQ: What you need to know about the 4-inch iPhone SE

It starts at $399, it does Live Photos but no 3D Touch, and the battery should even outlast the bigger iPhones.

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Apple working on a fix for iPad Pros bricked by iOS 9.3.2

Some 9.7-inch iPad Pro units are showing "Error 56" when updated to iOS 9.3.2, rendering the device unusable. Apple will need to issue an update.

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WWDC wish list: Predicting the next version of OS X

Mac OS X, OS X, MacOS—whatever it's called, it's about to get a slew of new features, like Siri, overhauled Photos, and more tools for developers.

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Apple's making some built-in apps deletable in iOS 10, but there will be...

Built-in apps like Stocks, Calendar, and Weather are now in the App Store, and deletable—with some consequences. Apple also hasn't said whether you can replace a built-in app with a third-party app.

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Apple previews Apple File System to replace HFS+ in 2017

The current file system, HFS+, is starting to show its age. At WWDC 2016, its successor was finally born.

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The classic 'Slide to Unlock' iPhone gesture is gone from iOS 10

Pour out some pixels for the gesture that unlocked every iPhone for years.

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Bottom line: Should you install the public beta of iOS 10?

There are reasons to go for it, and reasons to wait. Whether you use Maps a lot is definitely a factor!

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Apple has sold 1 billion iPhones

Tim Cook told employees in Cupertino that Apple sold its 1 billionth iPhone last week.

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Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac supports macOS Sierra and the hit game Overwatch

Parallels also announced Parallels Toolbox, a standalone app that puts shortcuts for common tasks in your menu bar.

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Barbra Streisand says Apple is updating Siri on Sept 30

Siri just can't seem to say her last name correctly, so Babs asked Tim Cook to fix it—and then leaked the alleged date when it'll be done.

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