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After years of being incompatible, Nest is considering adopting HomeKit

Google-owned Nest is having a change of heart regarding Apple's HomeKit, and is "at least considering adopting HomeKit."
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Weekly Rewind: A better hoverboard, solar paint, and a healthier tan

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
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Apple is expected to sell a whopping 41.5 million iPhones this quarter

According to analyst Timothy Arcuri, experts are forecasting that Apple will ship a whopping 41.5 million iPhone units this quarter.
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Light up your bathroom with IllumiSoap for all those midnight toilet runs

Going to the bathroom in the dark of night is already hard enough. Getting your hands clean afterwards doesn't need to be any harder.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Herman Miller designs office furniture that delivers activity reports

Herman Miller debuted Live OS, "the first human-centered, enterprise-ready system of connected furnishings."
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Let Alexa order you a cup of joe straight from your own Bosch coffee maker

Bit by bit, you'll be able to control every aspect of your home with Alexa. The latest appliances to jump on the bandwagon are from Bosch
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iPhone reigns in U.S., Samsung S8 and S8 Plus sales are projected to disappoint

According to the latest Kantar data, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are still the top dog when it comes to popularity in the U.S.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Tea bags are downright barbaric next to Teforia’s $400 Leaf infuser

If ever you doubted that brewing the perfect cup of tea is nothing less than art, the Teforia Leaf is here to prove you wrong.
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Know who’s at the door even if you aren’t there yourself with the Xchime

You don't have to answer your door to know who's at your door. Not if you have the Xchime Video Doorbell, now on Indiegogo.
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Facebook updates Safety Check feature to assuage friends and families’ fears

Facebook has updated its Safety Check feature in hopes of making it easier for folks to assuage the fears of friends and family.
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Wi-Fi-certified smart homes eliminate dead spots from the garage to the patio

Thanks to Lennar and Alexa, you can soon buy a home designed with voice control, shopping, and home automation in mind.
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Why buy a bunch of smart appliances when you can just buy an IntelliPlug?

The IntelliPlug from smart home company Cnct is heralded as the world's smallest and most affordable smart plug.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.

Anova Nano Precision Cooker is now available for pre-order for under $90

The Anova Nano aims to make sous vide cooking accessible to home cooks everywhere, and will have a price tag of just $99.
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Twitter just made Direct Messages more useful for brands by adding buttons

Twitter began rolling out new functionality to its Direct Message bots that will allow developers to establish concrete actions.
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You can now apply for a job at McDonald’s via a ‘Snaplication’

Who says Snapchat isn't a serious app? It's certainly serious enough to land you a job. That is, if you want your job to be at McDonald's.
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Google News taken over by spam listings for pills and dating sites

Google News was taken over with hacked content for both pharmaceutical and dating site spam in the early morning hours of June 12.
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Contact-blocking option solves one of Alexa Calling’s big privacy concerns

As it turns out, Amazon admits that "there currently is not a way to block someone from contacting you" with Alexa Calling.
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Indoor smart garden uses artificial intelligence to grow real plants

No matter how agriculturally dumb you may be, artificial intelligence is here to help. It comes in the form of AVA Byte from AVA Technologies.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Become an even more efficient texter with the latest updates to Gboard

Gboard is improving typing quality with machine intelligence, and also introducing "new ways to get creative and cut down text time."
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Look out Venmo! Big banks are coming for you with mobile payment service Zelle

Nearly 20 banks, regional lenders, and credit unions have joined forces to unveil Zelle, a money-transferring app of their own.
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This bread from Bake In Space will literally be out of this world

Carbs are already our best friends, but a new kind of bread could be out of this world. We're talking about an experiment - "Bake In Space,"
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Sony’s latest watch has an E Ink band and face so you can customize every inch

An update to Sony's FES smartwatch shows that this pretty little wearable features both an e-ink display and an E Ink band.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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NASA and Ikea are teaming up to build furniture meant for new horizons

Ikea is now "looking into how a Mars habitat can become more like home," so that one day we'll have furniture on other planets.
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Google just made it a lot easier to print from Chrome OS

Version 59 of Chrome OS has a new "Native Printing" feature, which is to say that it can directly connect to all compatible printers.
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The Futo air mattress needs nothing but the air around you to inflate

Here to assuage your fears about not being able to blow up your inflatable mattress when and where you want to is the Futo.

Apple introduced some podcast updates that could make things better for all of us

Apple is paying special attention to podcasts these days, and as part of the iOS 11 update, there are big changes coming our way.
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We could be closer than ever to regenerating skin for burn victims

In initial experiments, Salt Lake City-based PolarityTED has successfully regenerated skin in pigs with burns and abrasions
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Amazon wants to help you online shop with My Mix, a personalized marketplace

Amazon has released a new feature called "My Mix" that may just be the end of your savings account. It's basically a personalized marketplace
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GameStop just confirmed that customer credit card data was stolen

GameStop customers, beware. The retailer has confirmed that your credit card information may have been stolen.