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Microsoft’s Cortana embarrasses Siri in new commercial

Microsoft's Cortana outshines Siri in a new commercial, helping a man wish his wife a happy anniversary and other related tasks.
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T-Mobile more than doubles the data it offers on 4-person family plans

T-Mobile will give families of four 10GB of 4G LTE data to share for $100 a month. The Uncarrier's CEO John Legere shamed AT&T for its high prices.
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Amazon now has a 3D printing store where you can customize and print your own creations

Amazon's 3D printing store lets users tweak pre-existing designs and order the product online. More than 200 different designs are available on the site.
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Prepare to be throttled: Verizon Wireless to stifle subscribers’ unlimited data

Verizon will reportedly throttle subscribers' unlimited data plan speeds. The changes will go into effect on October 1.
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LG G Pad 7.0 review

LG’s G Pad 7.0 sports mid-range hardware in a basic, no-fuss design.
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Amazon Fire Phone now available in AT&T stores

Amazon's Fire Phone is now available in AT&T stores and online. Analysts predict that Amazon will sell between 2 to 3 million phones before the end of 2014.
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Apple’s increased spending ahead of iPhone 6 launch hints at grand ambitions

Apple's increased spending on manufacturing and research and development hint that it's gearing up for huge iPhone 6 and iWatch launches this fall.
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In GE’s first ‘microfactory,’ anyone can turn an idea into a 3D-printed product

GE opened up its FirstBuild microfactory in July, which plans to produce several interesting appliances that were thought up by the online community.
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Jimmy Kimmel proves that we’ll buy iWatch just because it’s made by Apple

Jimmy Kimmel is messing with Americans again. This time, he passed off a $20 Casio watch as the upcoming Apple iWatch.
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Apple eyes mobile payments with wallet app for iPhone 6

Apple may introduce a mobile payment wallet app with the iPhone 6. The new Apple Wallet app could use NFC, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth technology to purchase items.
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Walk this way: These ‘smart shoes’ vibrate to point you in the right direction

An Indian startup made a pair of Bluetooth smart shoes called Lechal that can give you directions via vibrations and track your activity levels.
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Amazon Prime Music adds hundreds of thousands of songs

Amazon added hundreds of thousands of songs to Prime Music and hundreds of new playlists.
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How Paper and Pencil transformed the iPad from a window to a canvas

FiftyThree founder Georg Petschnigg announced an SDK for the company's popular iPad stylus Pencil and discussed surface pressure for iOS 8.
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Mark Your Calendars: iPhone 6 to launch in mid-September with iOS 8

Sources say that Apple will launch the iPhone 6 in mid-September. It's unknown if both the 4.7 and 5.5-inch models will launch during the event.
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Why that iOS ‘backdoor’ isn’t really a threat unless Big Brother is after you

Friendly hacker Jonathan Zdziarski uncovered a backdoor in iOS that could be used by hackers or the NSA to spy on iOS users, but is it a danger to you?
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Weird Al’s ‘Mandatory Fun’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard after viral video craze

Weird Al Yankovic's album "Mandatory Fun" became the parody master's first ever to hit number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
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Fleksy revamps Android keyboard app and tells us about iOS 8 plans

Fleksy added several new keyboard themes to its app. The company said that it plans to offer premium emoji in the future and talked briefly about iOS 8.
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Huawei Ascend P7 review

Huawei’s Ascend P7 is a well-designed smartphone with a premium feel and mid-range specs. It takes after the iPhone’s looks, but how well does its performance compare?
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Sneaky! Internet retailer Amazon just launched a real-world wallet

Amazon debuted its Wallet app on the Appstore and Google Play Store. Amazon Wallet supports gift cards and rewards cards from almost 70 retailers.
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Wacom brings Bamboo Paper app to Android and Windows 8

Wacom's popular iOS drawing app Bamboo Paper is now available on Android, Amazon's Fire OS, and Windows 8.
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Amazon offers LG G3 for $100 to AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers (Updated)

LG's highly anticipated sequel to the G2 smartphone, known as the LG G3, is its way very soon. Here's everything we know about the device, keeping you right up to date.
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Facebook ‘Save’ button reminds you to read it later, like ‘Pocket’

Facebook added a "Save" button to help users find content again later. Users can save links, posts, pages, and more, but they can't view it offline.
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HP revs up a suite of 8 and 10-inch Android tablets

HP appears to be preparing to launch three different mid-range tablets soon. The Slate 8 Plus, Slate 10 Plus, and 10 Plus tablets will cost around $300.
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Framed digital canvases aim to bring interactive art home

Framed launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring digital and interactive art to the home with a gesture and app controlled digital display.
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Weird Al makes fun of your job with ‘Mission Statement’

As part of his promotion of his upcoming album, "Mandatory Fun," "Weird Al" Yankovic is releasing new videos all week. From "Tacky" to "Handy," we'll post them all here as they arrive, so stay tuned.
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Microsoft plans to kill the Nokia Asha, Series 40, and other budget phones

Microsoft plans to axe the entry-level Nokia Asha lineup and other Series 40 devices. The news follows 18,000 job cuts and the end of the Nokia X.
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Nokia may offer MixRadio on iPhone and Android devices

Nokia's music-streaming service MixRadio will now be a spin off company. Its CEO Jyrki Rosenberg said that MixRadio may make apps for iOS and Android, too.
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Google to stop calling games with in-app purchases ‘free’

Google promised the E.U. to stop calling games with in-app purchases "free" on the Play Store. Apple is working on a new "Ask to buy" feature for iOS 8.
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4 big things 1 million people are telling the FCC about Net neutrality

The latest Net neutrality comments to the FCC cite America's belief in a free market, competition, and freedom as reasons to keep the Internet open.
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Study says that teenage texts = teenage sex

A new study from Pediatrics says that kids who text a lot are more likely to sext and admit to being sexually active.
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Microsoft axes Nokia X Android project, cuts 18,000 jobs

Microsoft officially killed off the Nokia X Android smartphone project. Select Nokia X devices will now be converted into Windows Phone devices.
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BlackBerry has its own Siri: New Passport phone will have an ‘Assistant’ app

BlackBerry will finally add a virtual assistant to its mobile operating system. The BlackBerry Assistant will first appear on the upcoming Passport phablet.
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Amazon tests Kindle Unlimited, a Netflix-like book subscription service

Amazon is testing an ebook subscription service called Kindle Unlimited for book lovers. Amazon's Netflix for books will costs $10 a month.
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FiftyThree brings premium iPad stylus Pencil to Europe

FiftyThree announced that its premium iPad stylus Pencil will now be available in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.