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BYOP: Republic Wireless now lets you bring your own phone — as long as it’s approved

Want to join Republic Wireless but don't want to buy a new phone? You can now bring your own. As long as it's on the list of approved devices, that is.
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Yonomi smart home automation app review

The smart home is on the rise, however there aren’t yet many ways to make smart home devices work together. Yonomi changes that.
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Waze is now making it far easier for you to drive to events

Driving to or around events can be a bit of a pain, but Waze is here to try and make things easier through a number of new tools.
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Goodbye, competition! FCC loses court battle over municipal broadband networks

The FCC has lost a court battle in an attempt to allow the creation of municipal broadband networks. Currently 19 states do not allow these networks.
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Google is making Gmail safer with new security warnings for malicious links

Google has updated Gmail, both on Android and the web, with a number of new security features.
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Google's smart bathroom patent puts sensors in your toilet, tub, and mirror

Google has filed a patent for a smart bathroom concept that includes sensors being placed in the user's toilet, bathtub, and mirror.
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You can pre-order Fossil’s new Q Wander, Q Marshal smartwatches as of Friday

Fossil announced the Q Wander and Q Marshal earlier this year, and the two devices are finally going on sale later this week.
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Android Wear alert: Fossil’s first-class new smartwatches are ready to buy

Fossil is making good on its promise to deliver 100 new connected devices before the end of the year. The Q Wander and Q Marshal are its latest Android Wear smartwatches, which are set for an August release.
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16GB iPhone owner? Google thinks you don't have enough storage

Google thinks you need to free up some space on your phone, and has published an ad taking aim at 16GB iPhone owners who may have run into storage issues.
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Third-party scheme that inflated phone bills results in $7.75M fine for AT&T

AT&T has been fined a hefty $7.75 million after a money laundering scheme set up by suspected drug traffickers caused AT&T customers to be charged extra.
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As tablet sales tank, Apple finds iPad success from an unlikely source

Tablet sales may be taking a dive, but that doesn't mean that they're disappearing altogether. Apple is finding some serious success in the business market.
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Google is killing Together watch face, its version of Apple's Digital Touch feature

Google has announced that it is shutting down Android Wear's Together watch face, which is the company's version of Apple's Digital Touch.
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Kim Kardashian has designed two LuMee iPhone cases

LuMee has announced a set of new iPhone cases, both of which were designed by none other than Kim Kardashian herself.
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Mint SIM boasts great prepaid mobile carrier prices, but there’s a serious catch

A new MVNO called Mint SIM has launched, boasting seriously low prices -- but there's a catch. The best prices comes when you buy a year's worth of data.
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Watch the Olympics in stunning virtual reality with the Samsung Gear VR

The Olympics can be enjoyed a different way this time around: in virtual reality. Well, as long as you own the Samsung Gear VR headset, that is.
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Dashlane and Google launch OpenYOLO API-based password management system

Google and Dashlane have buddied up for a new password management initiative that will make it far easier to log in to services on Android.
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Messaging has been made musical thanks to Bars, which detects song lyrics from texts

A new messaging app called Bars hopes to disrupt the massive messaging market. What makes Bars different? It uses song lyrics instead of basic text.
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Basis recalls every Peak fitness tracker ever sold after some users sustain burns

Basis has issued a recall for its Peak fitness tracker, due to the fact that the tracker was causing some users to get burned.
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1Password's new subscription service keeps your passcodes safe for $3 per month

There are plenty of password-management services out there, but 1Password is one of the best. The service just launched a subscription plan for individuals.

OnePlus 3 sales to cease in Europe, Hong Kong for a month as demand dents stock

It looks like OnePlus is having trouble keeping up with the demand of the OnePlus 3 -- the company will be pausing sales of the device across Europe.
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Watch Real Madrid play Bayern Munich in virtual reality with your Gear VR headset

Watching Bayern Munich play Real Madrid match tonight? Forget the TV -- you can watch it in stunning VR.
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YouTube Red's benefits — no ads, ability to download — now apply to YouTube Kids

Wish the kids didn't have to watch those pesky ads? Or that they could download videos for offline viewing? YouTube Kids now integrates with YouTube Kids.
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Remix OS 3.0 brings a desktop operating system to your Google Pixel C

The Pixel C is a great tablet, but it would definitely benefit from a more desktop-type operating system. That's what Jide is trying to do with Remix OS.
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Polar pairs Android Wear with fitness tracking for the M600 sports watch

Polar has announced its latest fitness tracker, the M600, which is the company's first to feature Google's Android Wear.
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Google aims to speed up the mobile web with AMP for all websites

Google is hoping to speed up the mobile web on a larger scale, and has announced that it will be bringing Accelerated Mobile Pages to all websites.
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Asus outs the ZenPad 3 8.0, boasting a 2K display and up to 4GB of RAM

Asus has taken the wraps off of the new ZenPad 3 8.0 tablet, boasting a 2K display and up to 4GB of RAM.
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With iOS 10, your iPhone’s emojis are about to get more diverse than ever

iOS 10 will come with the most diverse set of emojis ever released by Apple, including characters depicting women in sports, as well as a rainbow flag.
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Brikk is taking pre-orders for a $1.3 million, diamond-encrusted iPhone 7

Impatient to pre-order the iPhone 7? Brikk has put its Lux version of the iPhone 7 up for pre-order. It costs between $5,000 and $1.3 million.
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Forget foldable: Japanese researchers develop a display you can cut to pieces

Flexible displays are set to play a big part in future devices, but displays you can cut could be even more important.
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Turn your smartphone into a laptop for only $100 thanks to Superbook

Need a laptop but don't need anything overly powerful and don't want to spend a ton of money? Superbook turns your Android phone into a laptop.
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Google Fiber facing slow Nashville rollout thanks to AT&T-owned telephone poles

Google is facing a slow rollout of its Fiber gigabit internet service thanks to the fact that AT&T owns many of the telephone polls in the area.
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Apple increases tablet market share despite continuing decline in sales

The tablet market is in decline -- so much so that the tablet market has just seen decline in its seventh straight quarter.
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You can finally get a decent phone with your cheap Republic Wireless plan

Republic Wireless became known for its innovative plans that offer refunds for unused data, but unfortunately its phones have been lacking. Not anymore!
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Lenovo promises Android security updates for the Moto Z and Moto G in response to criticism

Lenovo hasn't been issuing Android security updates to Moto phones frequently. Will it issue timely updates to the new Moto Z and Moto G4?