Telegram now sends disappearing messages, just like Snapchat

Telegram, popular for its encrypted messaging service (and adorable emojis!), just upped its privacy game for users. The app now lets you send your friends “self-destructing” photos and videos that disappear after a few seconds, the company said in a blog post yesterday. How long it takes for the media to go away depends on …

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Galaxy Note 8 could come in new ‘deep blue’ color

A coral blue Galaxy phone? That’s so last week. Deep blue is the new aquatic color option now rumored to come to the Galaxy Note 8, according to Roland Quandt, a mobile tipster and editor for WinFuture. Samsung Galaxy Note8 coming in Black, Orchid Grey and a new Deep Blue. At least. — Roland Quandt (@rquandt) July 22, 2017 Quandt’s …

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Qualcomm: Apple supporters are trying to misdirect ITC

Qualcomm is defending itself against critics who say its patent dispute with Apple is really about quashing competition. Earlier this month Qualcomm filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, accusing Apple’s iPhones of infringing six of its mobile patents. As part of the filing, Qualcomm wants the ITC to ban the import of certain iPhones that don’t use …

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg grills self

Oh, those summer nights. What to do when you’re at a loose end? If you’re anything like Mark Zuckerberg, you butcher yourself some brisket and stick it on the smoker, then fire up a Facebook live video so the whole world can see. Facebook’s CEO spent an hour and 25 minutes broadcasting live from his back yard on Sunday evening …

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Moto Z2 Force allegedly spotted in the wild

Update, July 25: It arrived right on time — read our first take of the Moto Z2 Force here. The original article follows.  Motorola is rumored to launch the Moto Z2 Force Tuesday at an event in New York. But we may have already gotten out first peek at the phone in the wild, courtesy of hands-on pictures of what is allegedly the …

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Uber, Airbnb, other on

It appears to be a lucrative time in the on-demand world. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, WeWork and TaskRabbit are expected to keep gaining users and bring in more money. Revenue from the on-demand economy is expected to double by 2022, according to a new study by market research firm Juniper Research. The company forecasts that this sector will reach …

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5 free replacements for MS Paint

Is it time to bid farewell to Microsoft Paint, a Windows staple since all the way back in version 1.0? According to a Microsoft page listing all the features to be removed from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Paint is indeed going bye-bye. Of course, this has yet to be officially confirmed by Microsoft, and there’s always the possibility …

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MS Paint will survive, be available on the Windows Store

The demise of once-beloved computer programs is always a source of misery for lovers of retro tech. The latest victim is the much-cherished Microsoft Paint, the canvas upon which many artistic visions have been realized over the years. The feature will be discontinued with a Windows 10 Fall Creators update, replaced by Paint 3D, but it will still be available in …

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Top 5 hidden Echo features

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The McLaren 570S Spider is topless supercar perfection

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NASA uploaded a ton of awesome test flight footage

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Comic

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Siri ‘movie’ starring the Rock is just another Apple ad

 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s so exciting because, well, The Rock is in it. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Oh, how those Hollywood types love to hype. On Sunday, The Rock insisted that he and Apple had made a “movie” together, one that would star himself and Siri and …

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Apple sued by State Farm over alleged iPhone fire

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Did Xai Thao buy a defective iPhone 4S? A lawsuit alleges that was the case. Josh Miller/CNET Exploding phones were all the rage after Samsung’s Note 7 debacle last year. But Samsung is hardly alone among phone makers that have seen, at one …

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