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For real-time traffic data in London, just look to the back of a bus

Don't keep checking Google Maps to see what the traffic conditions around you are like -- just check out the rear window of a bus.
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SeatGeek isn’t just reselling tickets anymore — its new service is taking on Ticketmaster

SeatGeek is growing up and gaining some moxie -- at least, when it comes to directly taking on competitors like Ticketmaster. Meet SeatGeek Open.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Samsung just bought Dacor to bring you more connected home appliances

In the market for a five-figure kitchen appliance? Samsung has your back. The South Korean electronics company has acquired luxury appliance maker Dacor
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MobyTrip makes planning a vacation feel like a vacation in itself

Thanks to a new travel browser app from MobyTrip, setting yourself up for relaxation just got a whole lot more...relaxing.
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Donate to charity while chatting with a celebrity with new app Chatter

Whether you're titillated by good actions or good looks, Chatter just might be the new social media app for you.
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LeEco is taking on Tesla by building a $1.8 billion electric car factory

LeEco (also known as Le Holdings Co Ltd) is planning on investing 12 billion yuan, or $1.8 billion, in an electric car plant.
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Could the secret to Apple's electric cars be hollow batteries?

According to South Korean outlet ETNews, Apple may be working with an unidentified Korean battery company to develop hollow batteries for Project Titan.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Snapchat courts charges of racism again, this time with ‘yellowface’ filter

Dubbed "yellowface" by a very incensed Twitterverse, a new Snapchat filter released earlier this week turned users into stereotypical Asian caricatures.
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Ashton Kutcher, Peter Thiel, others write letter to NY governor in defense of Airbnb

They may have differing opinions on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but Ashton Kutcher and Peter Thiel both love Airbnb.
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BMW set to make Amazon’s Alexa your back-seat driver this fall

Sometime "later this year," BMW says, you'll be able to do quite a bit with your BMW with nothing but your voice and Amazon Alexa.
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Chatting with President Obama is now as easy as using Facebook Messenger

Want to chat with President Obama? Now, you can do it through Facebook thanks to a new Messenger bot.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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U.S. energy usage captured with insane detail in this Otherlab flowchart

All the data about our energy usage -- and believe us, there's a lot of it -- is presented in the form of this interactive, zoomable flowchart.
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Own a washing machine with mold issues? Whirlpool may owe you a refund, rebate

For nearly a decade, consumers have been complaining about the problems that plagued a number of Whirlpool front-loading machines - now it's settled.
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Caffeinated Soylent? Trade in cup of morning coffee for a 400-calorie brekfast

Turn your morning cup of joe into a 400-calorie breakfast with Coffiest.
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This guy is 'cycling' across the U.K. using just a stationary bike and VR

To prove just how rewarding a VR-based cycling trip can be, Aaron Puzey is looking to ride across the UK using a stationary bike and a Samsung Gear VR.
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Starbucks customers can now get a lift from a cup of coffee and a Lyft gift card

Starbucks will be selling not only cups of caffeine and gift cards for its own stores, but gift cards for Lyft as well.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Lyft will soon let you plan a multistop trip directly from the app

Lyft will soon let you schedule multiple stops within a trip.
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Burn the weather forecast into your breakfast with Toasteroid

Meet the Toasteroid, the first app-controlled smart image toaster that prints messages on your morning toast.
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Waiting for some new Amazon shows? They’re set to debut on Twitch for 24 hours

Amazon is making moves with its acquisition of Twitch, using the platform to premiere its new pilot shows.
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British Columbia woman's iPhone survives a 2,500-foot fall nearly unscathed

This iPhone must be part Apple device, part cat. That's the only explanation for its surviving a 2,500-foot drop out of an airplane, right?
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Delta is not ready when you are — Airline grounds all flights following power outage

Delta may have a tough time keeping up its reputation as "the world's most trusted airline" after being forced to ground all flights on Monday.
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Help provide the best transit data possible with the Moovit app

Moovit's latest Android update promises to “further empower users to contribute real-time transit information.”

Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Pumping iron? Track your progress with Rithmio Edge

Think the athletic wearables market is unfairly geared towards runners and cardiovascular exercise? Lament no longer. Meet the brand new Rithmio Edge app.
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Get out on the water for some maritime madness with EZ Waves

Who says you have to be a boat owner to get on the water this summer? Certainly not EZ Waves, an online charter booking service for all things nautical.
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AT&T will be bringing Biotricity devices onto the Internet of Things

AT&T is now responsible for granting “near real-time connectivity for data transmission.”
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Can Swarm Intelligence predict the Olympic winners?

A group of eight elite swimmers has created what Unanimous calls a "super swarm" to make predictions about this year's results in the pool.
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Weekly Rewind: The next moonshot, quantum computer duets, stateside Skodas

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
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Watch these crawling drones weave a room

Arachnophobics, look away. You might not be such a fan of these high-tech drones that are effectively the 21st century’s answer to nature’s web spinners
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iPass and Uber partner to bring Wi-Fi to the Rio Olympics

A new partnership between iPass and Uber will “provide international Uber riders with free and secure Wi-Fi in Rio de Janeiro.”