May, 2016

• 9 May

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  Planning a trip to Cuba? Starting this summer, T-Mobile customers will be able to use their phones there. The company is also offering cheaper calling rates to the island nation. T-Mobile inks a deal with a Cuban wireless provider to offer roaming and calls to Cuba. T-Mobile The No. 3 US carrier on Monday announced …

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• 9 May

  Spotify will release 12 original video programs this year

  

  Spotify this morning announced phase two of its plan to increase video content. This time it’s taking the form of 12 new original programs that will be available to iOS and Android users this year in the US, the UK, Germany and Sweden. The shows could draw fans closer to music history and the culture surrounding it with concepts including …

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• 9 May

  India claims to have tool to defeat iPhone encryption

  

  India allegedly has a secret technology to decrypt iPhones. Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s communications and IT minister, said Friday that a tool for mobile forensics has been developed that can handle smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, according to the New Indian Express. Prasad didn’t reveal details about how the tool works. Earlier this year, the iPhone was at the center of …

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• 9 May

  Facebook denies ‘biased trends’ allegations

  

  Anonymous claims accusing the social network of deliberately leaving conservative websites out of its “trending topics” box are untrue, the company said late Monday. “We take these reports extremely seriously, and have found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true,” Tom Stocky, vice president of search, said in a Facebook post.. The claims started circulating earlier Monday after tech …

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• 9 May

  Luxe valet driver involved in fatal accident

  

  A Luxe driver was involved in a fatal traffic accident in San Francisco last month, three weeks after the fast-growing, on-demand valet service secured $50 million in financing to expand to new cities, CNET has learned. The valet was driving a Jeep SUV on one of the city’s main thoroughfares April 27 when he collided with a BMW making a …

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• 9 May

  Google’s test of black search links is really ticking some people off

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Google thinks black links are the new blue 1:03 Google is testing a new way to deliver search results, by turning them black instead of blue, and some users are up in arms about it. Disgruntled searchers have turned to Twitter to express their outrage over the change, which currently only shows up for some users. …

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• 9 May

  4 iPad apps that make browsing Reddit a breeze

  

  Reddit recently released its official iPhone and Android app, but forgot one crucial feature: iPad support. That’s right, the official Reddit app runs as an iPhone app on the iPad. As you can see in the photo to the right, it’s a sad sight. The good news is there are a few quality third-party Reddit apps, each one providing a …

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• 8 May

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  The top row of keys on any MacBook or Mac keyboard are dedicated to basic computer controls — media controls, keyboard backlight brightness, screen brightness, volume, Mission Control, Launchpad and power. Screen brightness and volume controls are easily the most frequented keys on that row. By default there are 16 increments for adjusting brightness or volume levels. But what if …

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• 8 May

  Special delivery: Zipline, UPS partner to carry medical supplies by drone in Rwanda

  

  This drone is cute. Two red wings sprout from its short, lightweight body. It’s little and sort of tubby, seeming to exclaim, “I’m an airplane too!” But its mission will be vital. The drones, manufactured by Zipline, will deliver blood and, later, rabies vaccines to remote Rwandan health clinics. A small paperboard box filled with the life-saving medical supplies fits …

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• 8 May

  Samsung first off the block with 4K Blu

  

  If you’ve been one of the many Australians wondering how to get 4K content for the 4K TV they bought recently, Samsung may have a solution. The company is the first in Australia to begin selling an home entertainment device capable of playing the new run of 4K Blu-ray discs. The Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player is now available …

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