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Main squeeze: HTC sets May date for squeezable U phone

HTC wants U in May. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is set to reveal a new phone with what looks like an intriguing new way of controlling it. On Thursday, HTC sent an invitation for a 16 May event that will span Taipei, New York and London. The tagline reads “Squeeze for the Brilliant U”, and an accompanying video shows a …

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Google Chrome wants to help you block annoying ads (The 3:59, Ep. 214)

Online ads have gotten incredibly annoying, and Google is looking to do something about them. As more people turn to ad blockers, Google is reportedly planning to bake ad-blocking software into its Chrome browser. Will Google — the biggest ad network online — become a hero or a hypocrite? Thursday’s podcast also discusses Building 8, Facebook’s new lab for hardware …

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