As British voters prepare to head to the polls in six weeks, a member of Parliament is calling for Facebook to tackle fake news that could influence the election. Conservative MP Damian Collins, chairman of the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said Facebook should act faster to remove or label fabricated …
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26 April
Samsung wants its new app to make you a better driver
You might find it hard to wrench your eyes from the Galaxy S8‘s huge display, but this can be especially dangerous when you’re behind the wheel. That’s why Samsung announced its new In-Traffic Reply app to prevent distracted driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that at any given daylight moment there are 660,000 people on their phones …
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26 April
How to watch the NFL draft
As a Cleveland Browns fan, the week of the NFL draft is my favorite week of the year. I’m far enough removed from last year’s disaster of a season to remember too many of the depressing details and still months away from more losses piling up and the team’s draft picks revealing themselves to be busts. Hope springs eternal each …
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26 April
Can Twitter save itself?
It appears that on social media, we’re way more into pics showing the chicken dish you made last night and selfies of Selena Gomez and the Kardashians than President Donald Trump’s tweetstorms. On Wednesday, Twitter said it gained 9 million more monthly active users since the end of 2016, jumping up to 328 million users overall. That’s 7 million more …
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26 April
Delhi University proposes a course on Facebook posts
A university in India wants to boost its students’ social-media game. The English Department at Delhi University (DU) has proposed a new course that will teach its students to write better Facebook posts, reports Hindustan Times. It would also help students craft blogs and cover letters. “The draft has taken approximately 2 years to complete and has been cleared by …
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26 April
The Galaxy Note 7 is reportedly coming back in June, to Korea
The Note 7 may not be completely, totally, 100 percent dead yet. After Samsung officially said last month the company was considering selling refurbished Galaxy Note 7 devices in select markets, more details may have come to light. A recent report from ETNews (in Korean) claims that the refurbished Note 7 may go on sale in June in South Korea …
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26 April
Onkyo unveils universal streaming speaker
Onkyo has announced its first wireless speaker, the Onkyo NCP-302, is shipping now as of April 25, and as you’d expect after waiting this long, it’s packed with pretty much every streaming technology you could ask for. The NCP-302 is a compact desktop radio-type design that offers dual 3-inch woofers and a 1-inch tweeter housed in a wooden cabinet. It’s …
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26 April
Google Maps now tells you where you parked
We’ve all done it: walked back into a massive parking lot and realising you’ve no idea where your car is. Fortunately Google Maps for Android and iOS now gets you out of a tight spot by saving your space. Tap the blue dot in the app and there’s now an option to record the location where you’ve left your car. …
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25 April
Netflix is finally making headway in China, or sort of
Netflix is making good on its promise to find a way into China. The streaming giant yesterday inked an agreement with Chinese video-streaming service iQiyi, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Owned by Chinese search engine Baidu, iQiyi reported 481 million monthly active users in December 2016. The deal marks the beginning of Netflix’s entry into one of few remaining markets it …
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25 April
Vizio unveils 2017 sound bars with Chromecast and Bluetooth
Now playing: Watch this: Vizio’s 2017 speakers get Chromecast support 1:13 Update April 27 4:13 pm ET: Vizio has advised that the previously-announced $180 SB3630-E6 and $150 SB3621n-E8M will not be released Vizio has unveiled its 2017 range of sound bars, with the top-of-the-line models featuring Google‘s Chromecast built in. The company has four new sound bars for 2017, priced …
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