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Google promises Nexus 6P tweak to improve video

Enlarge ImageNexus 6P is Google’s new flagship smartphone. CNET Google will use software to compensate for the most significant feature left out of its upcoming flagship Nexus smartphone. When the Mountain View, California, Internet giant unveiled the Nexus 6P on Tuesday, it almost immediately highlighted the improved camera, a move designed to help broaden the smartphone’s appeal beyond its techie …

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Boost Mobile debuts ‘Growing Data’ rate plans

Boost Mobile today announced new rate plans that reward customers for being loyal and timely with monthly payments. Dubbed “Growing Data,” the plans add 500MB of data to the account for every third on-time payment. Related Links Sprint Prepaid adds rollover data, with a catch Cricket expands international calling options to Latin America ¡Aló! Sprint and T-Mobile open calling plans …

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Tinder takes Super Like feature global to boost romance worldwide

Tinder believes the world is ready to take romance to the next level with the popular matchmaking app’s newest feature. The smartphone app, which helps users anonymously locate others nearby who are interested in making a love connection, said Tuesday it has released Super Like globally after its initial launch in Australia earlier this month. The app has grown popular …

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LG V10 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs iPhone 6S Plus vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

LG’s new phone is all about selfies. The LG V10 packs dual front-facing 5-megapixel cameras that LG says can take 120-degree photos. There’s also a 16-megapixel camera on the rear, which will offer all manner of manual controls while you’re shooting video. There’s also a second, independent display sitting above the main, 5.7-inch screen. It’s a 2-inch strip with a …

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Apple sees smart rings in its future

Would you buy a smart ring from Apple? Apple/USPTO Apple could hit the world of wearable devices with a smart ring, at least if a recently-published patent application ever rings true with an actual product. A patent filing called “Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device” published on Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office imagines a wearable …

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Amazon to stop selling Google Chromecast, Apple TV

Amazon will dump two of the most popular video-streaming devices from its site. Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon is banning sales of Apple and Google video-streaming devices on its site, in a potential effort to outmaneuver two main competitors. The world’s largest online retailer sent an email to its marketplace sellers, saying it will stop offering Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, according …

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