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Teen suspect arrested in Facebook Live sex assault

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault last month of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was livestreamed on Facebook Live. The unidentified suspect faces felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufacturing of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography, police said Sunday during a news conference. More arrests are expected in connection with the …

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TAD ME

This is my first review of a speaker from Tokyo-based Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD), and it’s been a long time coming. I’ve heard speakers from TAD at audio shows since 2007 and liked the sound, but now that I have a pair of the latest TAD speakers at home — in this case the Micro Evolution One (ME-1) — …

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Now you can search Snapchat Stories

Want to know what your fellow Snapchatters are doing for spring break? Now you can just search on that or any term instead of relying on Snap’s curation team to hand-pick Stories for you. Snap, the company behind the popular mobile messaging app, announced the new search tool in a blog post Friday, saying it was rolling out at first …

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You may not want to rely on Galaxy S8’s Face Unlock

Unlocking a phone with just your face sounds awesome. However, like devices that have come before for it, Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might be easy to break into because of its Face Unlock feature. The Galaxy S8 is seen being unlocked using just a photo, according to a video by blogger MarcianoTech (at the 1:09 mark) that claims to show a …

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The ZMF headphones are hand

The ZMF Eikon headphones I’m reviewing today are hand-made, and each one is tested, tuned and listened to by Zach Mehrbach, ZMF’s designer and owner. If I had to describe the headphone’s sound with one word I’d start with “right.” Voices are so natural, so full of life, so engaging. The Eikon made recordings sound better than I thought they …

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Facebook Live gives glimpse into Oregon’s run to Final Four

If you’re an Oregon basketball fan following the Ducks on its improbable fun run to the Final Four — you’ve probably checked them out on Facebook Live, too. Before Saturday’s tip off against North Carolina, Oregon, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Webfoots,” has been giving fans rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of its March Madness tourney journey using the social network’s popular live-streaming service. …

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Apple to open first R&D center in Indonesia this year

Good news to Apple fans in Indonesia — Apple will finally bring its flagship phones to the country this year. The company will open the doors to its first R&D center in the country in the second quarter of this year in the city of Tangerang, reports The Jakarta Post. This means Apple will officially be able to retail its …

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