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The iPhone 7 Plus takes a longer Moment (lens, that is)

Phones, cameras and batteries go together like the legs of a tripod. So Moment’s going back to Kickstarter for funding its revised case and lenses to support the dual-lens iPhones, including capability to add a lens in front of the phone’s telephoto camera. But this time the company’s floating an option for a battery case …

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Democrats promise to fight threats to kill net neutrality

Six Democrats in the Senate say the Trump administration will have a major fight on its hands if Republicans try to dismantle net neutrality protections. At a press conference Tuesday, Ed Markey of Massachusetts led a group of senators that included Charles Schumer of New York, Ron Wyden of Oregon, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Al Franken of Minnesota and Patrick …

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Portal in Microsoft’s HoloLens looks like the best demo ever

Microsoft‘s HoloLens headset isn’t a toy. There’s no release date for a consumer version, and the current oh-so-limited-but-awesome development kit costs US $3,000 a pop. And yet, I’ve never wanted to play with a HoloLens more. That’s because Toronto developer Kenny Wang figured out a way to use the HoloLens to bring Portal to the real world. Portal, in case …

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South Korea steps in to monitor battery safety

South Korea said Monday it plans to strengthen the safety rules for lithium-ion batteries and beef up inspections to prevent a repeat of the fire fiasco that forced Samsung to recall the Galaxy Note 7 phone. South Korea-based Samsung voluntarily recalled the Note 7 last fall when a major battery flaw caused a small number of the phones to spontaneously …

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LG G6 phone officially bezel

Phones with bezels are so 2016. And LG’s official invite for the unveiling of its LG G6 marquee phone later this month proves it. The electronics giant all but made it official earlier Monday when it announced that the G6 would get a 5.7-inch display with a 2,880×1,440 resolution and a 18:9 screen ratio called Full Vision. Now, LG’s invitation …

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How to access Netflix’s secret genre categories

Now playing: Watch this: Find Netflix’s secret genre categories 1:51 There is still plenty to watch on Netflix while you await season 2 of Stranger Things. If you need help zeroing in on a show or movie, there are hundreds of hidden categories that let you search not just for Dramas, for example, but Crime Dramas or Tearjerkers or Dramas …

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Apple may try again to sell used iPhones in India

Apple apparently isn’t giving up on selling used iPhones in India. The electronics giant, during negotiations with the India government over starting iPhone manufacturing in the country, has asked to import used iPhones to be refurbished and sold in India, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company has said “it will have the manufacturing infrastructure needed to make them …

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