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Startup Z takes on GoPro with interchangeable

Z Camera In one weekend, the Kickstarter for the E1 Camera, a GoPro look- and act-alike action camera but with a Micro Four Thirds lens mount, rounded past the 300-percent mark for funding and is rapidly on its way to 400 percent. It’s the brainchild of the unfortunately named startup Z — yup, just the letter “Z” although it’s sometimes …

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Verizon faces steady stream of requests for customer data

Verizon Wireless shared some insightful data into law enforcement requests on customer information. Verizon Wireless Verizon has not seen much of a slowdown on requests for its customer data across the US, according to the wireless carrier’s Transparency Report for the First Half of 2015. In total, Verizon received 149,810 requests on customer information in the US during the first …

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The newest movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime for August 2015

Now playing: Watch this: The big titles headed to Amazon Prime for August 2015 2:38 Amazon’s Prime service brings 18 more titles to the its streaming service, but there’s hours of entertainment to be had. The full eight-season run of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” hits Amazon Prime Instant Video August 6. Should you chose to subject yourself to that …

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Samsung tops Apple in slowing smartphone market

Samsung and Apple are still at the top of the smartphone space, according to TrendForce. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung was the most popular smartphone maker in the second quarter, but overall, the handset space looks to be a bit weaker than anticipated. Smartphone shipments will grow 8.2 percent year over year in 2015, but that’s down from an expected growth rate …

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Huawei revenue up 30% on smartphone, equipment growth

The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is one of the mobile devices driving the company’s growth in 2015. Andrew Hoyle/CNET China-based Huawei had a “healthy” first half of the year. Huawei, which builds both smartphones and telecommunications equipment, including products used for cellular calls and data transfer, generated 175.9 billion yuan (about $28.3 billion) in revenue during the first six months …

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