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Man Commits Suicide After Retired IAS Officer Forces Him To Exchange Rs 10 Crore Old Notes

In a shocking incident near Muzaffarnagar, in Uttar Pradesh, a man allegedly shot himself after being pressured by a retired civil servant. A former sugar mill manager, Vijay Singh, allegedly shot himself after being pressured by a retired IAS officer to get demonetised currency notes worth Rs 10 crore exchanged in a village in Shamli district on Friday. This happened …

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Bluetooth speakers have become totally commoditized, but if you want good sound quality and durability you need to still pay up. Except for today: Amazon is offering the awesome UE Wonderboom for just $50. This softball-sized Bluetooth speaker delivers great sound for its size, and it’s not only waterproof — it floats.  Normally $99, it’s been widely discounted for the past …

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Apple says new MacBook Pro keyboard won’t fix sticky key issue

Hoping Apple’s refreshed MacBook Pro — just announced today — would include a keyboard that can’t be damaged by a little dust? (Seriously: There’ve been multiple lawsuits now.) Sadly, while the new 2018 MacBook Pro does have an updated third-generation keyboard, Apple tells CNET it doesn’t include any new engineering or tweaks to address the sticky key issue.  Instead, the third-generation keyboard’s …

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Microsoft’s Whiteboard collaboration app debuts for Windows 10, coming to iOS

Microsoft is getting back work with its Whiteboard collaboration app. The stylus-based tool is now available for download by Windows 10 and is soon coming to iOS users as well, Microsoft said Thursday. The app allows users working either in person or remotely to use a stylus, keyboard or finger to share notes, graphs, shapes and images among their group. …

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Give your student a refurbished HP 14 Chromebook for $110

First things first: My apologies for the confusion regarding yesterday’s bonus deal, the TechVilla Wing 1 portable speaker for $7.99. I make it a point to test every promo code before publishing a deal, but that one, well, it slipped through the cracks. The code worked, but only deducted $7.99 rather than providing a $7.99 final price. The speaker is …

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Parents granted right to access deceased daughter’s Facebook profile

Germany’s highest court ruled Thursday that personal Facebook profiles should be made accessible to people’s heirs after they’ve died. A judge made the ruling as part of a case brought by the parents of a 15-year-old girl who died after being hit by a train in 2012, according to Reuters. The girl’s parents were told Facebook should grant them access …

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Justice Department appeals AT&T

The US Department of Justice may not be through with AT&T and Time Warner yet. The agency has filed a notice of appeal in its effort to stop AT&T and Time Warner from merging. Only, AT&T completed the $85 billion acquisition last month.  The move is surprising given the complete victory AT&T won over the Justice Department in the case. …

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Sprint jacks up the price for two new unlimited data plans

Sprint has joined the bandwagon of carriers redefining what an unlimited data plan should be.  The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, awaiting a merger with No. 3 T-Mobile, on Thursday unveiled two unlimited data tiers to replace its single Sprint Unlimited Freedom plan. The first is a $60 Unlimited Basic plan, which costs the same as Unlimited Freedom, but reduces hotspot …

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Magic Leap’s long

The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. On Wednesday, after nearly four years of secrets and speculation, the $2.3 billion Magic Leap …

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