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3 reasons you should install Opera VPN for iOS right now

Opera made headlines last month for adding a VPN to its desktop browser, which allows users to bypass region-oriented content blocks while at the same time improving online privacy. Opera VPN for iOS brings those same capabilities to iPhones and iPads, meaning you now have a free, unlimited VPN you can use on the go. Here are three reasons you …

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Pebble Time watches now have boosted automatic health tracking, and even insights

Slowly but surely, Pebble’s year-old Time watches keep getting fitness boosts. The latest Pebble Health update, part of a firmware and Pebble app update that arrived today for Android and iOS, adds some welcome features to Time watches (Pebble Time, Time Steel and Pebble Time Round). Automatic tracking of runs and long walks now gets logged in Pebble Health, and …

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Uber’s wheelchair accessible vehicles come to London

Uber has expanded its wheelchair-friendly fleet to London, giving disabled customers the power to call a car that features a rear-entry ramp, winch and restraints. The popular cab-calling app, which has proved controversial in the UK, inciting protests from traditional black cabs, has already brought its wheelchair-accessible service, dubbed UberWAV, to more than 10 US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago …

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Feds to wireless firms: Can you move faster on security patches?

US regulators want to know how mobile phone makers and wireless carriers handle security vulnerabilities and why fixes seem to take so long. The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on Monday sent letters to fourteen companies, asking for details about how they release security updates. The FCC sent letters to the four major US carriers — AT&T, …

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Add these 5 calendars to Google Calendar

Once you get into the habit of regularly adding events and tasks to your calendar, it can become an irreplaceable asset to your digital organization. But calendars can be used for so much more than scheduling meetings or remembering birthdays. You can subscribe to existing calendars, share calendars with your friends or family or even keep up with when your …

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Viv aims to out

When it comes to artificial intelligence and digital assistants, Dag Kittlaus brings a lot of gravitas to the table: he co-created Siri, which Apple later purchased and made the “voice” of iPhone. And now Kittlaus has co-created what may well be the next generation of Siri: Viv, a new AI startup that aims to replace the app world as we …

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