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Google’s new handwriting app wants you to scribble on

Google Handwriting Input is available now in the Google Play Store, complete with emoji support. Google Google has a new Android app designed to capture your on-screen penmanship. The app, called Google Handwriting Input, is designed to allow users to “write” on a smartphone or tablet touchscreen. It automatically interprets letters and transforms them into …

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Yahoo gets ‘increased flexibility’ in renewed Microsoft search pact

Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sign their search pact in 2009. Yahoo/Microsoft The odd couple of search — Microsoft and Yahoo — have tweaked their partnership to give Yahoo more wiggle room. The amended agreement, signed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, has two main elements. First up, Yahoo will …

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How to set up Force Click on the MacBook, MacBook Pro

Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple first introduced the idea of Force Touch last September at its Apple Watch event. The new input method offers a way for you to press with slightly more pressure you use when tapping a touchscreen right now. The Watch, in this instance, would detect the extra force and bring up another menu or activate a feature. That …

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LG G4 has Quad HD display and leather back, LG confirms

The LG G4 features a “vegetable-tanned” leather cover. LG LG just can’t wait to tell you about its upcoming flagship phone. Scheduled for arrival on April 28, the LG G4 has seen plenty of official details spill out over the last few weeks. Related Links LG G4: what we know so far LG teases improved G4 camera lens LG debuts …

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Samsung builds 200

Samsung is honing its approach to displays for Apple, according to Bloomberg. CNET Longtime rivals Apple and Samsung are also bedfellows on several fronts — and Samsung has formed a new team to focus on displays for its frenemy, according to a new report. Samsung Display, the conglomerate’s screen-making subsidiary, has brought together about 200 employees who will work exclusively …

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Tinder adds Instagram, friends of friends too

Popular dating app lets you make snap decisions about potential love matches. Tinder Tinder is swiping right on your Instagram snaps. The popular dating app will now integrate your Instagram account as well as your Facebook account so potential suitors can see what you’ve been snapping lately. Tinder is an app that reduces the dating decision to an instant yes …

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FCC chairman seeks Net neutrality backing from TV broadcasters

Speaking at the NAB trade show, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asked for broadcasters’ support of the agency’s controversial Net Neutrality rules. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is seeking support from traditional TV broadcasters for his controversial Net neutrality regulations. Speaking at the NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual conference here, Wheeler argued …

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