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NASA app launches on Apple TV

It’s been available on other platforms for a while, but the NASA app on Tuesday launched on Apple TV. The free app was already available on iPhone, iPad, Android and Amazon’s Fire OS, and has been downloaded 17 million times across all platforms. The move to Apple’s media streaming box means that getting those spectacular …

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The most interesting smartphones to excite your eyes

Drowning in a sea of black and metallic rectangle sameness, mobile manufacturers sometimes take a chance on design: an uncommon color, unusual materials or maybe a curved screen here and there. Previous years brought us out-there designs like a totally round phone and a handset with eyeballs. But lately, “difference” takes the form of more subtle and hidden-away designs. Editors’ …

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UE Bluetooth speakers add Siri, Google voice commands

Add Ultimate Ears speakers to the growing list of gadgets that you can control with your voice. The UE Boom 2 and UE Megaboom Bluetooth speakers can now be controlled by voice commands alone, thanks to the latest firmware update released today. When paired with Android phones and iPhones, the speakers will respond to “OK Google” and “Hey Siri” commands, …

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Pandora launches New Comedy station

Pandora is ready to make you laugh. The streaming-music service on Tuesday launched a new comedy station: New Comedy. The station debuted with a mixtape by Gabriel Iglesias called Five “Fluffy” Years. It features a collection of skits from Iglesias’ favorite comics, including Nikki Glaser, Brian Regan, Rachel Feinstein, Jim Jeffries and Sam Morril. In general, the New Comedy channel …

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Twitter #Trumpsopoor tag mocks Trump campaign’s mere million in cash

When the Donald Trump campaign revealed its far-less-than-expected fundraising results Monday, lagging way behind Hillary Clinton’s, people headed to Twitter to mock him with the now-trending #trumpsopoor hashtag. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee started June with $1.3 million in cash, according to a campaign finance report. There was at least one attempt to hijack the hashtag with anti-Clinton sentiment, but …

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Travel the world without printing a thing

Still printing out travel reservations and boarding passes when you head out on a trip? Break that habit now, because you can do it all on your phone — really, all of it. A few hacks and travel apps are all you need to bid adieu to easily lost, tearable, inconvenient paper. Itinerary on demand Congrats, you’re going on vacation! …

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