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Lyft agrees to pay New York $300k for violating state insurance laws

Lyft reached a $300,000 agreement with New York State for violating state laws that mandate drivers to have state-approved insurance.
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Twitter tries to improve its shopping experience with full-fledged product pages

In an effort to expand its shopping experience, Twitter announced Collections, which introduce product pages on the social media site for the first time.
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With its secret acquisition of Agawi, Google could embrace streaming apps

In a new report, it was revealed that Google reportedly acquired startup Agawi last year. Such an acquisition could mean the beginning of app streaming.
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Twitter will allow you to follow events instead of people for breaking news

Twitter announced Project Lightning, a dedicated news platform that lets users follow events instead of people for breaking news.
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Apple hit with $647,000 fine in Taiwan for forcing carriers to accept its iPhone prices

The Taiwan FTC levied Apple with a $647,000 fine for forcing carriers to adhere to its iPhone pricing.
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Uh-oh, Uber! California court rules drivers are employees — not freelancers

In a decision that could initiate a large ripple effect, the California Labor Commission ruled that Uber drivers are employees, not freelancers.
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Square Enix will bring Kingdom Hearts: Unchained to North American smartphones

Originally announced for Japan, Kingdom Hearts: Unchained will make its way to North American smartphones in the near future.
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After years of dormancy, Metroid Prime returns as … an adorable four-player co-op title

After years of lying dormant, especially in the handheld space, Nintendo finally announced a new entry in the Metroid Prime series.
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After years in the dark, The Last Guardian will be released in 2016

After years of a complete lack of information, Sony finally announced that The Last Guardian is alive and will be released sometime in 2016.
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Ubisoft preps the Ghosts for their next-gen mission with Ghost Recon Wildlands

To end its presser, Ubisoft officially announced Ghost Recon Wildlands, the first entry in the Ghost Recon series to go next-gen.
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EA Sports looks to get back in the game with across-the-board improvements to its games

During its E3 presser, EA announced that it will make improvements across the board for its EA Sports titles.
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Xbox 360 backwards compatibility finally makes its way to Xbox One

During its E3 press conference, Microsoft announced that Xbox 360 backwards compatibility will finally make its way to Xbox One.
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Texas teacher gets the pink slip for insensitive Facebook post on the McKinney incident

Texas elementary teacher Karen Fitzgibbons was fired after she wrote an insensitive Facebook post in response to the McKinney incident.
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Help a brother out: Asus hasn’t ruled out the idea of buying HTC

Asus chief financial officer David Change revealed that Asus has expressed interest in purchase fellow Taiwanese company HTC.
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The FTC finally cracks down on fraudulent crowdfunding campaigns

In the first investigation of its kind by the agency, the FTC launched an investigation into an Oregon man's fraudulent 2012 Kickstarter campaign.
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The HTC One M9 gets inked by tattoo artist Cally-Jo Pothecary for limited edition release

HTC officially unveiled the HTC One M9 INK, a version of the original One M9 that has an engraving on the back cover designed by a British tattoo artist.
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OnePlus starts the OnePlus Two hype train with a pair of contests

Even if the OnePlus Two isn't slated to launch until later this year, OnePlus still wants to give a few away through two contests it launched today.
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This man’s iPhone 5S saved him from a metal bar-induced death

This may not be the first time a smartphone saved someone's life, but it's not that common to hear a phone saving someone from something other than bullets.
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Ex-BlackBerry CEO admits company didn’t have a chance against the iPhone

Ex-BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie admitted his company didn't stand too much of a chance against the iPhone, thanks to a number of contributing factors.
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Whether you’re ready for a 4K smartphone display or not, ZTE’s Star 3 might deliver the goods

The ZTE Star 3 could be the world's first smartphone with a 4K display, if recent rumors are to be believed.
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Asus actually made some money from its smartphones in May

Asus may make the majority of its money from computer hardware, the company's smartphone business turned in a profit back in May.
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Transit directions finally make their way to Apple Maps

During WWDC 2015, Apple announced that Apple Maps will soon include transit directions in select cities around the world.
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¡Hala Madrid! Real Madrid supporters finally have a Windows tablet to call their own

As a result of Microsoft's partnership with Real Madrid, fans of the legendary Spanish football squad can now buy a team-inspired Windows tablet.
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HTC drops hints about a new Hero phone and plans for a major redesign

In a response to its weak start to 2015, HTC promised to improve its performance across the board while releasing a new product this October.
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HTC’s latest Quad HD beast heads China, while the U.S. is stuck with the less powerful

Already with two Quad HD monsters in Asia, HTC saw fit to announce yet another one, the One ME, which looks like a mix between the One M9+ and the One E9+.
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AT&T appears ready to play ball with the FCC to land DirecTV

AT&T appears ready to play ball with new net neutrality rules to seal its $48.5 billion deal with DirecTV, but there are still a few details to hammer out.
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AT&T’s head honcho says phone contracts will eventually go the way of the dinosaurs

If we are to take AT&T's Ralph de la Vega's words to heart, the end of traditional two-year contracts will be a slow one, albeit one that will happen.
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Ubuntu’s second phone adds an HD screen and a 13-megapixel camera

Only four months after the release of the Aquaris E4.5 UE, the first Ubuntu phone, Canonical announced its successor, the E5 HD Ubuntu Edition.
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Sprint now lets prepaid users rollover 30GB of data with no expiration date

Sprint announced it will extend its rollover data to its prepaid customers through new prepaid plans while announcing a new promo for prepaid customers.
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LG’s G4 laughs in the face of water, after surviving 2 hours submerged in a sink

Whether out of curiosity or not, a YouTube user decided to see if the non-waterproof LG G4 can survive being submerged underwater for two hours.
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Sony’s struggles in mobile continue as company reportedly lays off almost 1,000

Sony reportedly announced a recent round of job cuts in its mobile division, all of which target the workforce in Sweden.
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OnePlus One goes on one-week flash sale, but the OnePlus Two is still MIA

OnePlus announced the OnePlus One will have flash sales every day of this week. This is the only week to take advantage of those sales, however.
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BlackBerry deals a fatal blow to the copycat Typo 2 keyboard, ensures it’ll never return

Typo Products will end sales of the Typo 2 iPhone case, as part of a settlement with BlackBerry. The Typo case allegedly copied BlackBerry's tech.
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Asus launches 8-inch ZenPad tablets, plans a 7-inch and a 10.1-inch version to follow

Thanks to recent leaks, we now know Asus might be prepping two new Android tablets to be released later this year.