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24 October
How waterproof is the Google Pixel?
Now playing: Watch this: 5 settings you’ll want to change on the Google Pixel 1:56 While the Pixel ($75 at Amazon) and the Pixel XL boast some impressive specs, there’s one painfully-obvious missing feature: Waterproofing. Other premium smartphones — notably, Apple‘s iPhone 7 ($190 at eBay) and 7 Plus ($175 at Amazon) and Samsung‘s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Edge S7 …
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24 October
AT&T
Get ready to see “Game of Thrones” dominate your Facebook and Twitter feeds even more. AT&T’s potential megadeal with Time Warner means tapping into the television giant’s massive content library of hits for social media. That library includes “Game of Thrones,” CNN and professional sports like the MLB and NBA — all which already dominate the feeds across social media. …
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24 October
FanDuel, DraftKings near settlement with NY
Daily fantasy sports sites are now legal in New York, but FanDuel and DraftKings still aren’t in the clear. Fantasy sports betting was legalized in the state in August following a shutdown earlier in the year. However, the two sites have still been also under investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for allegations of fraudulent advertising practices sparked …
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24 October
Is Google working on an eye
Now playing: Watch this: Two reasons eye-tracking is the future of VR 1:32 Virtual reality is pretty neat — until you run into a wall, or trip over a cord. Generally, you’re not going to do a lot of walking in VR. But Google may be working on a totally wireless, standalone headset that can map out the real world …
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24 October
Twitter reportedly planning to cut hundreds of jobs
Twitter is planning to cut hundreds of jobs, with an announcement possibly coming as soon as this week ahead of its third-quarter financial results, Bloomberg reported Monday. The financially troubled company is planning to eliminate about 300 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, unidentified people described as familiar with the matter told the media outlet. It’s roughly the same …
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23 October
DJ Khaled Snapchats son’s birth while blasting his own music
If you follow DJ Khaled on Snapchat, you’ve enjoyed many jewels of knowledge — or keys to success. You may have also seen the DJ’s fiancée give birth to their first child. Khaled last night documented the entire birth of the couple’s son on Snapchat. His fiancée Nicole Tuck was seen in labour as music from his 2016 album “Major …
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23 October
Cause of Galaxy Note 7 overheating reportedly still a mystery
Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 8? Yes, Samsung is planning on it 1:18 Nearly two months after Samsung announced a global recall of its new Galaxy Note 7, the electronics giant reportedly still doesn’t know what is causing some phones to overheat and catch fire. And that mystery is delaying development of the Galaxy S8, its next flagship phone, …
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23 October
Google doodle honors van Leeuwenhoek, father of microbiology
As far as scientists go, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek may be the ultimate DIYer. Van Leeuwenhoek, whose birth 384 years ago Monday in Delft, Netherlands, is being honored in an animated Google doodle. He is commonly known as the father of microbiology and widely considered the first microbiologist. He was first to observe and describe microorganisms, which he originally referred to …
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22 October
AT&T to buy Time Warner in media
Who will win the “Game of Thrones“? It may just be AT&T. The massively popular show, the HBO channel it runs on and a host of other entertainment properties including CNN, Cartoon Network and movie studios Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema — all part of Time Warner — will join the telecommunications giant as part of a $85.4 billion …
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