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Amazon Prime Video goes global

Amazon is spreading its tendrils far and wide with the launch of Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories The company announced on Wednesday that its most popular shows, including “The Grand Tour,” “Transparent” and “The Man in the High Castle,” can now be watched around the globe. Previously the service was only …

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Electoral vote drama grabs social media attention

An anti-Trump movement may be growing within the Electoral College, and it’s driving social media wild. Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters see so-called “faithless electors” as traitors, while Trump’s opponents are rallying to convince more electors to switch sides to prevent him from officially winning the White House. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending on social media. …

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iPhone

Now you don’t have to give up the convenience of your iPhone to produce more sophisticated Facebook Live video. An update to the DxO One‘s app in early 2017 will let that add-on camera for the iPhone support live-streaming to Facebook. The One has a 1-inch imaging sensor, much bigger than that in the iPhone, which helps it deliver better …

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​Uber puts self

On a nondescript street in downtown San Francisco, an unremarkable parking garage with dusty walls and painted-over windows seems like an abandoned warehouse. Inside, however, it’s a very different scene. Row upon row of shiny self-driving cars await their moment. At first glance, they look like regular dark-gray Volvo SUVs and white Ford sedans. But they’re decked out with rectangular …

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Fitbit won’t ax Pebble smartwatch services for at least a year

Owners of Pebble’s smartwatches don’t have to worry about their devices suddenly stopping after the company’s acquisition by Fitbit. The fate of the devices was left in doubt last week after the announcement that Fitbit, one of the biggest names fitness trackers, would acquire the assets and intellectual property of Pebble. But Fitbit is telling Pebble customers they can expect …

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Google’s biggest search terms of 2016: Powerball and Prince

In 2016, people had two colors on their minds: green and purple. The two biggest queries of the year on Google’s search engine were “Powerball” and “Prince,” according to Google itself. The company said Wednesday those were the “top trending” topics on Google, meaning they had the highest spike in traffic over a certain period of time this year compared …

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Nokia bids Microsoft farewell with $26 Snake

Nokia is back, but not with much a bang. The familiar Finnish phone brand once again graces new handsets, unveiled Tuesday by a company called HMD Global. HMD, a startup also based in Finland, is the manufacturing partner that Nokia has chosen to make phones bearing its name. These are the first Nokia phones in years not to be made …

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