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15 December
Why your tech is a pain in your neck. And back. And eyes
For an uninterrupted hour every week, Susan Friedman stashes her smartphone in a locker and turns her full attention to a different screen. On her spin-class bike, only the control panel matters, and physical discomfort comes from exhausted, burning quads — not neck or eye strain. For Friedman, a 35-year-old attorney in Los Angeles, spin class isn’t just about getting …
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15 December
WWE to crown first UK champion, Triple H reveals
Attention British grapple fans: The WWE is crowning its first UK champion. The World Wrestling Entertainment UK Championship Tournament will be held at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool across the weekend of 14 and 15 January 2017. Tickets go on sale today, or you can watch online at WWENetwork.com, wrestling’s biggest streaming service. WWE executive vice president Paul “Triple H” …
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15 December
How to travel with a Wi
Now playing: Watch this: 5 ways to use your Wi-Fi-only iPad while traveling 2:12 Whether traveling for work or pleasure, the iPad is a perfect travel companion. It’s lighter and runs longer than a laptop and springs to life instantly. Plus, its screen is large enough to get work done or enjoy TV shows or movies while in transit. If …
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15 December
How to move your photos from Flickr to Google Photos
After the latest Yahoo hack, you might be ready to delete your Yahoo account. Before you do so, however, you need to save your Flickr photos from oblivion. When you shut down your Yahoo account, your Flickr account gets deleted along with it. I haven’t come across a way to move your photos on Flickr directly to another cloud photo …
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15 December
Facebook amps up ‘fake news’ antidotes. Plus: fact
Now playing: Watch this: Facebook tackles fake news 1:19 Facebook plans to make it easier to report possible hoaxes, add warnings before you share a disputed article and downplay questionable stories in your news feed, the company said in a blog post Thursday. And it’s enlisting the help of a particularly powerful technology: real, trained human brains. “It’s important to …
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15 December
Download now: Super Mario Run now available for iPhone, iPad
Now playing: Watch this: Super Mario Run’s finally on the iPhone: Here’s how to… 2:03 The wait is over. You can now play Mario on your iPhone or iPad. Super Mario Run is now available for download in the App Store. The game consists of six worlds with four courses in each. The first three courses of the game can …
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15 December
Australian ISPs ordered to block The Pirate Bay by year’s end
The round-the-world chase of The Pirate Bay continues, with Australian internet service providers now being told they must block the site by the end of the year. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered a number of Australia’s largest ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, along with a number of other torrent sites including TorrentHound, Torrentz, IsoHunt and SolarMovie. The …
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15 December
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to make way for Trump appointee
Federal Communications Committe Chairman Tom Wheeler will be stepping down from his post on January 20, the day of President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Appointed more than three years ago by President Obama, Wheeler oversaw the passage of net neutrality regulations centered on the idea that all traffic online should be treated equally. For instance, internet service providers shouldn’t be allowed …
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14 December
First ‘Dunkirk’ trailer shows desperate times
According to Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “hope is a weapon.” The first trailer for “Dunkirk,” released Wednesday, brings Nolan’s trademark air of mystery and suspense to the shores of France. Seriously, even though we know what happens, the trailer makes the movie out to be a survival horror set during World War II. Not that gritty World War II movies …
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