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It won’t take you back to 1985, but this Back to the Future DeLorean iPhone case sure looks cool

A Japanese toy company just made an iPhone 6 case that looks exactly like the Back to the Future DeLorean, and it's awesome in every possible way.
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Dole supplies smart bananas with LEDs and sensors to Japanese marathon runners

Dole Japan will dish out the Wearable Banana to two runners at the Tokyo marathon. The bananas tell time, heart rate, and show messages from Twitter.
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This whole Modern Family episode was shot with an iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2

Modern Family shot an entire episode using only an iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. The episode shows all the characters appearing via Facetime on a laptop.
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Apple Pay faces major roadblock in China, after UnionPay stalls negotiations

Apple Pay faces an uphill climb in race to bring mobile payments to China. UnionPay stalled negotiations after worries about increased competition rise.
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Jony Ive says round smartwatches make no sense in big Apple Watch reveal

Apple design guru Jony Ive revealed his inspiration for the Apple Watch and the iPhone 6's size in a new interview with the New Yorker.
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Coolest toy of the year: Google and Mattel give the old View-Master an exciting VR twist

The new View-Master VR from Mattel and Google allows kids to see 360-degree views of cool places to help them learn and discover the world.
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Unsightly rash? Stop wearing your Fitbit, the company says

Fitbit users are getting rashes yet again from the company's latest fitness bands. Fitbit advises taking a break from wearing the device and cleaning it.
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Facebook lets you decide who will get your account after your death

Facebook lets you decide who will manage your account after your death. Your account must be memorialized, then the legacy contact can post memorial info.
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HTC may snub Android Wear with its first wearable and support iOS, too

HTC's non Android Wear wearable, code-named PETRA, will run HTC's own RTOS and feature smart fitness tracking. The device may support iOS and Android phones
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The results are in: Smartphone kill switches decrease thefts by as much as 50 percent

Smartphone kill switches seem to be working, as thefts drop in New York, London, and San Francisco. Apple was among the first to embrace the kill switch.
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Tim Cook explains why Apple Watch and Apple Pay will succeed where Google failed

Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed why the company continues to find success where others have failed, namely with the Apple Watch and Apple Pay.
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Yelp just bought Eat24 so you don’t have to ‘cook, shop, or wear pants’

Now that Yelp's reviews and Eat24's delivery option will be available in one app, you may never have to go outside again.
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Now you can read Marvel comics, manga, and graphic novels on Scribd

Ebook subscription service Scribd added 10,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga titles to its impressive library of ebooks and audiobooks.
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Apple Watch app aims to monitor glucose levels to help people with diabetes

The Apple Watch may not be a medical device, but it could have the power of one, thanks to medical apps. DexCom's app aims to monitor glucose levels.
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Teen charged with murder after Snapchat selfie with victim surfaces

A teenager was charged with murder after he sent a Snapchat selfie of himself next to the dead victim to a friend.
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This RFID-blocking wallet keeps your cards safe and cuts down on clutter

Big Skinny started out making fat wallets slender. Now it's adding a slice of RFID-blocking material to keep all your cards and passports safe from hackers.
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Meet Swyp. It will combine all your credit into one card

Swyp may look like just another Coin credit card alternative, but its creator says Swyp is smarter. The card learns from user behavior and holds up to 25 cards.
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Finally — Ubuntu’s first phone is coming to Europe

The Aquarius E 4.5 Ubuntu Edition from BQ is the frist Ubunty-based device. It has mid-to-low-range specs, but runs the unique Ubuntu Scopes software.
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Hospitals embrace Apple’s HealthKit as wellness data catch-all for patients

Many U.S. hospitals are testing out Apple's HealthKit app to see how access to patient data can help prevent the escalation of serious medical problems.
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FiftyThree sets Paper app’s tools free with the introduction of new Pencil Gold stylus

FiftyThree's well-loved drawing and note-taking app Paper now comes with every tool included for free. The company also introduced the Pencil Gold stylus.
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Wearables everywhere! Half a billion gadgets will be strapped on our bodies in 2019

Cisco estimates that half a billion wearables will be in use by 2019. Smartphone ownership will rise and data use will skyrocket.
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Forget iPhone for Life — Sprint will give you an iPhone 6, iPad Mini 3, and unlimited plan for $100 a month

Sprint adds the iPad to its iPhone for Life leasing program. Now you can get an iPhone 6, iPad Mini 3, and an unlimited plan for just $100 a month.
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HTC made a rap video to diss Samsung and Apple — No, really!

Smartphone underdog HTC created a rap video with rapper Doc G, who busts rhymes, while white guys in cardboard phone costumes duked it out.
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Pebble will defend its smartwatch supremacy with new models in 2015, new OS

Pebble says it's sold more than one million smartwatches so far. The company also hinted at its future plans for new watches and a better operating system.
Zepp Golf Gloves

This sports app provides plenty of advice on how to improve your swinging lifestyle

Zepp's wearables provide tons of data on users' golf, tennis, and baseball swings. Now its companion app recommends drills to improve your performance.
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Microsoft’s new Outlook app for iOS and Android syncs all your email together

Microsoft's new Outlook app for iOS and Android syncs email from all your accounts in one place, has a built-in calendar, shows you attachments, and more.
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Swipe through your email faster with TL;DR’s cool, condensed inbox

TL;DR email app gets the gist of every email across in 30 words, and encourages you to do the same. It's available on iOS to a select number of users.
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Dell Venue 8 7000 review

Android tablet fans haven’t had many high-end options. That changes with the Dell Venue 8 7000 series -- the best Android tablet we’ve ever seen.
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Oyster’s latest addition is pure magic — It’s the entire Harry Potter series

Popular ebook subscription service Oyster added the entire Harry Potter series and the spin-off books to its library.
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Tim Cook reveals April launch for Apple Watch, unprecedented iPhone sales

Apple reveals that its Watch is coming in April, and that it sold a whopping 74.4 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2015, making the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus a massive hit.
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Snapchat Discover curates the news you want to read into one handy post

Snapchat Discover curates stories for users from several different big-name publications. Each story lasts 24 hours before it's replaced by a new one.
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How do you make a thin, flexible battery that can’t explode? Just add Kevlar!

A group of researchers at the University of Michigan created lithium ion batteries that won't explode, thanks to kevlar barriers in the battery itself.
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Apple’s perfectly executed iPhone 6 launch in China sees it smash the competition

Apple sold more devices in China in the fourth quarter than anyone, thanks to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Apple came in ahead of Xiaomi, Samsung, and Huawei.
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iCloud does it again! iPad thieves foiled by incriminating selfies

Two thieves were caught after incriminating selfies popped up in the victim's iCloud account. Social media helped bring them in.