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4 tips for buying a used iPhone

Your beautiful iPhone 6S is beyond repair, and you’re stuck with two options: Purchase a brand-new, contract-free iPhone 6S for $650+, or try your luck buying used. There are three main ways to buy a used iPhone — assuming you don’t have a friend or family member who wants to sell you one on the …

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In matters of life and death, how should Facebook decide what you see?

This week brought horrifying realities to your newsfeed. For 10 minutes on Wednesday, Facebook Live brought millions of users next to Philando Castile after he was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, livestreamed the aftermath of the shooting, allowing viewers to watch the bloodied Castile slump over in his seat. They …

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How Ringing Bells plans to keep selling its $4 smartphone

Now playing: Watch this: Ringing Bells’ $4 smartphone is a pleasant surprise 0:37 Enlarge Image Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251 smartphone — named so because it costs 251 rupees in India. That equates to roughly $3.70, £2.70 and AU$5. Manish Singh/CNET Ringing Bells has made a name for itself thanks to its $4 Freedom 251, but it turns out that selling …

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LG reports highest quarterly profit in two years

Korea’s LG Electronics is reporting that it had a strong second quarter with operating profit likely reaching a two-year high. According to Reuters, LG stated in a regulatory filing that April-June profit was likely 585 billion won ($504 million), compared with the average of 599 billion won compiled from 23 analyst estimates in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey. LG’s television …

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Spotify is bringing music to your emails

Spotify now lets you customize your out of office message with songs related to where you are heading. The company’s new tool, Out of Office (OOO), is now available to anyone with a Spotify account. The process is rather simple. OOO will ask you where you are going, whether you are traveling for work or pleasure and the mood of …

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Say hello to Moto’s Australian online store from July 15

After breaking away from Google and partnering up with Lenovo, Motorola is hard at work on a new launch and a new look. In Australia, that means bringing a budget-conscious Android experience to consumers. Part of that is dealing with the repeated pain points of access to particular stock and variants. “That’s why we’re launching the Moto Online Store in …

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