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U.K.'s updated Drug Enforcement law lets police shut down some phones

The U.K.'s updated Drug Enforcement Bill gives authorities the power to shut down communications of smartphones and other devices.
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GoDaddy brings SMS notifications and new payment methods to GoCentral

Web host GoDaddy is enhancing GoCentral, its mobile design tool, with new payment tools, SMS support, and more.
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Facebook is recruiting thousands of moderators to review flagged content

Facebook is putting its faith in humans to weed out objectionable content. It's recruiting 3,000 moderators to review flagged videos.
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Microsoft CEO says the company's next smartphone will be incredibly futuristic

Microsoft's next smartphone might not look like any smartphone that's come before it. That's according to CEO Satya Nadella.
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Sprint's Magic Box is a tiny indoor cell tower that improves coverage

Suffering from spotty reception? Sprint has the solution: A tiny indoor cell tower that extends coverage up to 30,000 square feet.
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Apple’s earnings show declining iPhone sales, average returns in second quarter

Apple made $52.9 billion in the second fiscal quarter of 2017, but sold about one million fewer iPhones than expected.
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T-Mobile wants to launch 5G in earnest by 2020, ahead of AT&T and Verizon

T-Mobile announced an ambitious plan to roll out 5G to most of the U.S. by 2020. But unlike its competitors, it's settling for slower speeds.
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Kobo’s new Aura H20 still survives a dip in the deep end, holds even more books

Kobo's new Aura H2O packs double its predecessor's storage, plus an upgraded processor and more RAM. And it's fully waterproof, to boot.
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Pillsy, the world’s first smart pill bottle, conditions you to take your meds

Pillsy, the "world's first smart pill bottle," syncs with your phone to help track your prescriptions, vitamins, and supplements.
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Strava launches Athlete Posts, a blogging platform for fitness fanatics

Strava, the fitness platform with millions of users, is launching a social network for fitness fanatics called Athlete Posts.
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Samsung's Bixby Voice assistant launches on Galaxy S8 devices in South Korea

Samsung's answer to Siri, Bixby Voice, has launched in South Korea. It'll roll out to territories in North America and Europe this spring.
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Cricket Wireless and GoPhone add new Samsung phones to their portfolios

Cricket Wireless and GoPhone, AT&T's prepaid brands, are adding a bevy of new Samsung phones to their respective lineups.
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Acer Predator Triton 700: Our First Take

Acer’s Predator Triton 700 is a thin and light gaming laptop. That alone would be enough to attract attention, but Acer has gone a step further, loading the laptop up with special features.
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Uber makes it easier to delete your account, tougher to track your location

Uber, the embattled ridesharing company, is adding controls that make it easier for users to delete accounts or disable tracking.
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Acer Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted display: Our first take

Acer’s Windows Mixed Reality headset is one of the first to support Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform. So far, we’re encouraged by what we see.
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T-Mobile may address high phone prices with its next Un-carrier move

T-Mobile's next Un-carrier move may have something to do with the price of high-end smartphones -- and making them cheaper.
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Nokia has confidence its VR cameras, smartphones, 5G tech will drive growth

At the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, Finnish company Nokia outlined its plans for growth.
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Meet the 400-pound robots that will soon patrol parking lots, offices, and malls

Knightscope, a security startup that deploys 400-pound autonomous robots in office campuses, sports venues, and more, is expanding.
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Truebill automatically cancels subscriptions and refunds bank fees

Truebill, a free service, automatically monitors subscriptions. It can cancel services on your behalf, and request refunds for bank fees.
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Here's everything to expect at Acer's 2017 press conference, and how to watch it

Acer's 2017 press event is nearly upon us, and we're expecting news about Chromebooks, VR, laptops, and more. Here's how to watch it.
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Mophie made a bunch of charging accessories for the Otterbox Universe Case System

Case maker Otterbox has teamed up with Mophie on wireless charging accessories for the Otterbox Universe Case System. They start at $50.
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Ozobot’s new robots come in Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man designs

Ozobot, the programmable bots that teach kids how to code, are gaining new Marvel-themed skins and starter packs.
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Streaming video from Chrome to Chromecast is about to get a lot better

Casting tabs from Chrome to Chromecast is really useful, but not always efficient. But a new feature might solve that problem.
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Here’s how every major carrier is bracing for data-hungry fans ahead of Super Bowl 51

Super Bowl 51 will draw thousands of fans -- and their mobile devices -- to Houston. Here's how carriers are preparing for the onslaught.
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The Google Assistant can't cook you dinner, but it can walk you through it

The Google Assistant, Google's AI-powered digital helper, is improving. It can walk you through recipes, teach you bird songs, and more.
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Google adds support for Hindi, Bengali, and 7 more Indian languages to Chrome, Gboard

Google is adding more robust support for languages spoken in India to Chrome, Android, Gboard, and its Google Translate platform.
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Samsung S8 vs. LG G6: Which rival’s flagship phone do you want in your life?

The Galaxy S8 is finally here, boasting top-of-the-line specs and a stunning design. But how does it stack up against the LG G6?
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AT&T makes good on its promise to the FCC, expands broadband coverage in Georgia

AT&T, making good on a promise to the Federal Communications Commission, has completed an LTE rollout to rural parts of Georgia.
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Samsung's next smartphone screen may curve around all four edges

Samsung's next smartphone screen may curve around all the edges of a future phone's body, as rumor has it.
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ZTE's dual-camera, DAC-equipped Blade Max 3 is a heck of a bargain at $200

ZTE's Blade Max 3 is one of the company's most impressive budget offerings yet. The $200 phone packs an HD screen, dual cameras, and a DAC.
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Thanks to Samsung, Sennheiser's binaural Ambeo earbuds work on Android devices

Audio firm Sennheiser is teaming up with smartphone maker Samsung to bring 3D (binaural)audio to Android devices.
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Uber could reportedly track iPhone users who deleted the app and reset their phone

Uber's use of fingerprinting -- a method that allowed it to track iPhones that had been reset -- almost got it banned from the App Store.
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Samsung pays tribute to Nintendo with its Wiimote-like Gear VR Controller

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung and Facebook's Oculus division announced the Gear VR controller, a virtual reality gamepad.
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ZTE Quartz review

All that glitters is not gold – or quartz. ZTE’s Quartz may not be the most glamorous smartwatch, but it offers basic Android Wear functionality at a fraction of the cost.