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Facebook Spaces: Our first take

Facebook has finally unveiled its grand plan for social virtual reality – Facebook Spaces. Will you ditch real life to hang out with your friends in VR?
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Everything we’ve seen and heard at Facebook F8

Facebook F8 is winding down.The company announced new initiatives in augmented and virtual reality. Here's everything you need to know.
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Facebook Messenger bots are getting MasterCard MasterPass payments

It's about to get a whole lot easier to check out from a Messenger chat bot. MasterCard is bringing MasterPass to bots.

The high-tech Juicero juicer can help you make mess-free juice in 17 states

Months after cutting its price, Juicero has announced its availability in 17 states across the country, meaning more juice for everyone.
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Samsung's new app replies to your messages so your eyes can stay on the road

Samsung Netherlands has built a new app that could help keep the roads a little safer -- by automatically replying to your messages.
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You can buy the Galaxy S8 in 24-karat gold, platinum, and 18-karat rose gold

Have an extra $2,800 lying around? A U.K.-based company is selling the Samsung Galaxy S8 in 24-karat gold and platinum.
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T-Mobile just spent a massive $8 billion as part of the FCC’s latest auction

The FCC's Broadcast Incentive Auction has come to a close, with a hefty 175 TV stations getting payouts for giving up spectrum.
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Google is helping you stay stylish, thanks to tweak to its Image search results

Google wants to help you stay stylish, Now, when you search for a fashion item in Images, it'll show you the item being used.
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Supreme Court of India rules to shut down cell tower after man’s cancer claim

India's Supreme Court has ruled to shut down a cell tower after a man claimed the radiation from the tower gave him cancer.
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Samsung Galaxy J7 release: Everything you need to know

The Samsung Galaxy S7 has finally been released, boasting decent specs at a relatively low price. Here's how to get it for yourself.

Twitter drops lawsuit against U.S. government to block unmasking critic account

Twitter sued the U.S. government in an attempt to block the governments request to unmask an anonymous user. The case has been dropped.
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Google’s crackdown causes fake Maps listings to drop by 70 percent since 2015

Google is making a stand against fake Maps listings. The company has seen a hefty 70 percent reduction in fake listings since June 2015.
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Samsung was just ordered to pay Huawei $11.6 million in China patent dispute

A Chinese court has ordered Samsung to pay up a hefty $11.6 million to settle a patent dispute with Huawei.
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Google’s new AI solution will help make Android phones smarter

Google is turning to new AI solutions to improve machine-learning techniques. The company is testing a new system called "federated learning."
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South Korea is getting the Galaxy S8 Plus with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is one of the most powerful phones, but South Korea is getting an even more powerful version of the phone.
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Facebook's 'M' digital assistant now pops up in chats to order you an Uber, more

Facebook wants its digital assistant, M, to play a bigger role in your digital life. That's why the assistant will now pop into chats.
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Facebook wants to educate users on how to spot ‘fake news’ online

Facebook has waged a war on fake news, and to prevent fake news from spreading, the company will publish posts on how to spot it.
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Honor's beta program could let you try out its new hardware and software

The Huawei-owned Honor is looking for beta testers to give feedback on the company's latest products.
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Black women in tech make 79 cents for every $1 a white man makes in the same job

It looks like we have a long way to go before we'll have true pay equality in the tech industry, at least according to a new report.
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This Android malware could be the most sophisticated we’ve seen yet

A new Android malware has been discovered, and it's a bad one. Called Chrysaor, the malware can spy on your camera, GPS, and even keyboard.
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T-Mobile shows off how incredibly fast gigabit LTE is on the Samsung Galaxy S8

We're set to get a pretty serious speed boost in our LTE networks thanks to gigabit LTE -- and T-Mobile has shown off just how fast.

Love your iPhone? You're not alone, as survey dubs Apple "most intimate brand"

People seriously love their iPhone -- so much so that Apple was just rated the world's "most intimate brand."
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Everything we saw at Samsung’s big Galaxy S8 Unpacked event

Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus -- but that's not all we saw at the Samsung Unpacked event.
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Baselworld was bursting with extravagant smartwatches, but these were the best

Baselworld 2017 introduced a flurry of new smartwatches and wearables -- here's everything we saw at the show.
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Google is reportedly working on a new social app for photo editing and sharing

Google is reportedly working on yet another photo-based app. Unlike Google Photos, this app may be for groups to edit and share their photos.
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Alcatel’s new A30 costs just $60 after discount, can be pre-ordered from Amazon

Alcatel has unveiled a new phone, the A30 -- boasting a 5-inch display, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage for under $99.
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Apple's latest patent hints at an air-tight and smart iPhone protective case

According to a recently awarded patent, Apple may be looking into developing more cases for the iPhone -- like this air-tight smart case.
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Hackers demand Apple pay up or millions of iCloud accounts will be wiped

Hackers are attempting to extort Apple by threatening to wipe iCloud accounts and connected devices unless Apple pays a ransom.
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Samsung Galaxy J7 V and LG K20 V smartphones just made their way to Verizon

Verizon has announced the availability of two new midrange smartphones -- the Samsung Galaxy J7 V and the LG K20 V.

Surprise! HTC’s mysterious product launch is a sapphire-covered HTC U Ultra

HTC recently started teasing a new product, and today finally took the wraps off of a limited edition HTC U Ultra.
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LeEco reportedly sells its Silicon Valley HQ less than a year after buying it

It's no secret that LeEco is struggling to make waves in the U.S., but the extent of that has so far been kept somewhat under wraps.
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YouTube may be letting anyone live-stream straight from their phone

It seems as though YouTube is opening up live-streaming to a much wider range of people, according to recent reports.
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This mystery Asus tablet may offer 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage

Asus may be prepping a new device -- an Asus-branded tablet has showed up on GFXBench with some very interesting specs.
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iPhone 7 was the best-selling phone worldwide in the first few months of the year

Android and iOS continue to dominate the market -- and in fact, are pushing out other operating systems like Windows Phone.