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Google will hold Nexus event September 29 in San Francisco

The new Nexus phones will be a showcase for Android 6.0, also known as Marshmallow. Google BERLIN — Google is doubling down on its Nexus smartphones. The tech giant is set to hold an event September 29 in San Francisco to unveil two new Nexus devices, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. One smartphone will be a smaller …

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6 ways to get people to pay you back (compared)

You’re at dinner. Suddenly you’re stuck with the check as everyone promises to pay you back later. Sure, they can hand you cash the next time you see them, but maybe you’d rather just have the money go directly to where it came from — your bank account. To request an electronic transfer from your indebted friends, you’ll have to …

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Google, HTC vets turn to consumers to fund a cloud

Enlarge Image Startup Nextbit is launching its first smartphone, Robin, through a Kickstarter campaign. Nextbit One startup will leave the fate of its first smartphone up to the people. Nextbit, run by executives who formerly worked at Google and HTC, launched on Tuesday its first smartphone — named “Robin” — through a crowdsourced Kickstarter project. The company will hold a …

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