Cloud storage veteran Dropbox officially entered the online document collaboration space with its new service, Paper, which was announced last October. Today, Dropbox opened the beta up to the public, sans waitlist, and released beta versions of Paper for Android and iOS. Paper is pitted against some very well-known and widely adopted services, such as …
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3 August
Walmart reportedly in talks to buy online retailer Jet.com
Jet.com launched to plenty of fanfare and with a giant war chest just over a year ago. Now, there’s already chatter that the online retailer is ready to sell itself. The company, a rare new competitor for Amazon, is in talks to be bought up by Walmart, according to a report Wednesday from The Wall Street Journal. Jet could could …
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3 August
Sales paused for OnePlus 3 in Europe due to high demand
Now playing: Watch this: 3 reasons to believe the OnePlus 3 hype 1:50 OnePlus has always positioned itself as the small, scrappy phone maker just trying to make great phones for its users. And while its latest flagship handset, the OnePlus 3, is indeed a great phone, there are downsides of being a small company. Namely, running out of product. …
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3 August
Britney Spears’ first album in three years will be Apple Music exclusive
Spotify has suffered another blow in the ongoing online music streaming battle: Britney Spears’ “Glory”, her first album since 2013, will be an Apple Music exclusive. The news was announced by Spears herself, who said on Twitter that the album will be dropping on August 26. Both Apple Music and Tidal have managed to snag their own share of exclusives …
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3 August
Virtual Rio
The BBC is putting the Rio in virtual reality with BBC Sport 360. When the 2016 Olympics kick off this Saturday, you’ll be able to choose your view of the worldbeating athletes with live 360-degree video of sports from boxing to beach volleyball. You’ll be able to get an all-round view of the opening and closing ceremonies, plus sports including …
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3 August
Fitbit to unveil new products by year’s end
Fitbit is prepping to launch some new products before the year comes to a close. During a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the company’s second-quarter earnings, CEO James Park said “we have additional new products to come this year,” MarketWatch reported on Wednesday. “Fitbit will have more new products for consumers to choose from for this year’s holiday season …
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3 August
iPad Pro Smart Keyboard goes cosmopolitan with international language options
Apple launched two accessories alongside the iPad Pro when it first debuted in late 2015: the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. The latter of the two originally only came in a US English version. But now Apple is offering the accessory in several international versions. The keyboard is now being offered in British English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Arabic …
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3 August
On the left, past the goat farm
Now playing: Watch this: He wanted to take a picture 2:25 This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. In June, I traveled to Greece to photograph the lives of refugees and migrants after more than a million fled to Europe. My …
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3 August
Sennheiser lets you rent headphones for a week at its new store
German audio giant Sennheiser is further foraying into retail with its first directly-run outlet at Marina Square, a shopping mall located in sunny Singapore. The country’s retail sector is going through something of a slump, but Sennhesier has a new deal that may help beat the retail woes. Customers who are interested in trying out new headphones can rent a …
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3 August
DraftKings, FanDuel allowed back in NY under new law
It’s finally game on for daily fantasy sports in New York. DraftKings and FanDuel will be able to operate legally in the Empire State after Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed into law a bill legalizing daily fantasy sports websites. Cuomo’s signature ends a contentious nine months for the sites that began in November when New York Attorney General Eric …
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