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Samples from The Avalanches’ first album in 16 years leaked by Amazon France

After more than 15 years of staying silent in the music scene, The Avalanches are back. But their return has come a little earlier than expected after Amazon France leaked 30-second snippets from each song on the upcoming album. “Frontier Psychiatrist” might have introduced a generation to sample-heavy pop music and changed the Australian music …

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NFL’s Twitter account is sacked by hackers

Looks like the NFL needs to change its Twitter password. The league’s official Twitter account was hacked Tuesday with with a fake tweet saying Commissioner Roger Goodell had died. A screenshot of a fake tweet saying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell died. Terry Collins/CNET “We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. …

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Vizio announces a full range of ‘smart’ Wi

Vizio has announced its range of 2016 sound bars, which range from a single 38-inch bar to a full 5.1-channel setup, and all now feature Wi-Fi streaming as well. The sound bars begin at $180 for the 38-inch SB3830-D0 “subwoofer-less” sound bar and culminate in two 5.1 systems at $500 — one which features a slimline subwoofer, and one with …

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T-Mobile has a case of the Tuesdays. Today was supposed to mark the start of the carrier’s big thank you program, which includes free stock and pizza. All customers had to do was open up the T-Mobile Tuesdays app to redeem their prizes. Unfortunately, the app hit a snag in its debut. The popularity of the T-Mobile Tuesdays app — …

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Avoid fake drone

I recently upgraded to a shiny new Phantom drone, the first I’d purchased since the FAA’s drone-registration rules went into effect. At first I thought, “Eh, I don’t really need to register, do I?” Then a friend asked if I knew the penalty for flying without a license. A couple hundred bucks, I guessed? Nope: Failing to register may result …

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