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Blame the Apple Watch: Swiss watchmakers see exports decline in October

Swiss luxury watchmakers saw sales decline in October 2015. The dip is mostly attributable to sales in Asian nations, but smartwatches played a part.
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Facebook makes giving to charity easier with an integrated ‘Donate’ button

Facebook's new tools make it easier for users to donate to philanthropic causes and simpler for nonprofits to track fundraising goals.
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Microsoft's new Bing app lets you buy music or watch a movie without skipping a beat

Microsoft's reimagined Bing app for iOS links to relevant pages within apps such as Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, and more depending on the search.
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Luxury watchmaker Movado unveils Movado Motion and Bold Motion smartwatches

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Movado has partnered with HP for two smartwatches, the Movado Motion and Bold Motion.
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Can a 4K screen and moving art revive digital picture frames? The Klio hopes so

Klio, a project of Art.com's experimental Labs division, is a frame for new forms of digital artwork.
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Get fit, stay fit: Runtastic’s Results app offers on-demand workout videos

Runtastic's new Results service is a souped-up on-demand platform for both fitness fanatics and those looking to shed a few pounds.
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Facebook launches Notify, a standalone iPhone app for breaking news

Facebook has launched Notify, a standalone app that'll alert users to major stories and other news, partnering with several major outlets.
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The new, $200 Polar A360 fitness band may provide best-in-class heart rate monitoring

Polar's A360 is a high-end fitness tracker that doesn't compromise on hardware, but delivers on price.
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ColorWare’s $1,600 iPhone 6s Retro recalls the Apple IIe

ColorWare's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Retro recalls an '80s-era Apple IIe, but isn't cheap -- the 6s starts at $1,600.
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have developed a wristband that can sense hand gestures

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a smartwatch wristband that uses electrodes to recognize hand and finger gestures.
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Pebble Time Round, the world’s thinnest and lightest circular smartwatch, is on sale Nov. 8

Pebble's newest smartwatch, the Pebble Time Round, is not only circular, but incredibly thin and light.
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Researchers have designed a battery that’s 90 percent more efficient than lithium-ion

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have refined the design of lithium-air batteries to dramatically increase efficiency.
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Japanese scientists develop glass that’s thin, light, and incredibly durable

Scientists at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science have developed glass that's not only incredibly durable, but thin and light too.
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More than two-thirds of iOS devices users have upgraded to iOS 9

Apple's iOS 9.1 upgrade is gaining substantial traction among device users. According to the company, the adoption rate now stands at 66 percent.

Google’s Smart Reply for Inbox uses neural networks to generate possible email responses

Google's Smart Reply, a new feature rolling out to Inbox on Android and iOS, uses artificial intelligence to generate possible responses to email messages.
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Popular movie-streaming site PopcornTime.io is no more. Thanks, courts!

Courts in New Zealand and Canada have shuttered popular Popcorn Time website PopcornTime.io as part of an MPAA-led anti-piracy effort.
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Apple's survey app uses phone data and radio waves to track your indoor location

Apple's Indoor Survey App, an app which lets business owners map the interior of venues, relies not on Bluetooth to track location, but on radio waves.
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Samsung’s Soundcamp is a mobile music-creation app

Samsung's Soundcamp, a music creation app for the company's Galaxy series of smartphones and tablets, is surprisingly robust.
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LG V10 launches on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon this week

LG took the wraps off its V10 smartphone which, in addition to sporting dual screens, packs twin front-facing shooters and high-end hardware.
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Facebook’s new search will scour all public posts

Facebook's expanding the scope of its search function to encompass all two trillion (and counting) public posts on the social network.
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Apple now rolling out iOS 9.1 and watchOS 2.0.1, and they contain the middle finger emoji

Apple has begun rolling out minor upgrades to iOS devices and the Apple Watch. The upgrades, iOS 9.1 and watchOS 2.0.1, contain new emoji and bug fixes.
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Huawei P8 lite review

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The Satechi gamepad is the Swiss Army Knife of Bluetooth controllers

Satechi's Bluetooth gamepad features three modes for compatibility not only with iOS and Android devices, but computers running Windows and the iCade, too.
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The Department of Justice says Apple no longer needs an antitrust monitor

The Department of Justice said it was satisfied that Apple had "implemented meaningful antitrust policies, procedures, and training programs."
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iPhone 6S and 6S Plus pricing compared (New T-Mobile prices added)

Apple's new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are available through more payment plans than ever before. Here's a guide to a few of the most popular options.
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Verizon will soon hike the price of grandfathered unlimited data plans by $20

Cheap unlimited data is going the way of the dodo. Verizon has announced that it will soon raise the rate of grandfathered unlimited data plans by $20.
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Android 6.0 Marshmallow review

Google's latest platform update has arrived, find out everything that's new in this Android 6.0 Marshmallow review. Is it worth upgrading for? We take a look.
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The ChargeStand is the phone stand and portable battery that you’ve always wanted

Ventev Mobile's ChargeStand is a logical merging of two very useful smartphone accessories: a charging stand and a portable battery.
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Samsung Pay wasn’t breached in state-sponsored LoopPay hack, executives say

LoopPay, the company behind a core technology of Samsung Pay, suffered a network breach at the hands of Chinese hackers earlier this year.
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Everything you need to know about Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Get it on your Nexus now

Google's next major release of Android is Marshmallow, or version 6.0, and it's coming to Nexus phones at the beginning of October
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Facebook will soon let you replace your boring old profile picture with a video

Facebook's redesigning profile pages for the first time in a long time. The most noteworthy new feature? Animated profile pictures.
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Nexus Spec Showdown: Nexus 6P vs. Nexus 5X

Google's new Nexus phones, the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, have finally been revealed. We compare them in an exhaustive, spec-by-spec breakdown.
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All the news from Google’s event: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Chromecast 2, Pixel C

Google unveiled two new Nexus handsets, new Chromecast devices, and the final version of Android M. Here's all the news you missed from the event.
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What to expect from the Google event: Android M, new Nexus phones, Chromecast 2

Google's Nexus event kicks off on September 29 at 9 a.m. PST. Here's everything we expect: the Huawei Nexus P, the LG Nexus 5X, Android M, Chromecast 2.