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How To Unlock And Enable Developer Options On Any Android Phone

Google’s dev tools can be fun to play with.

Unblocking Naked Venus: Facebook OKS Museum Nudes After All

It seems Facebook can be friends with a topless Venus after all.

How Apple May - Or May Not - Be A Leader On Privacy And Data Use

There has been big news on the battle for privacy and data recently, as Apple took action against some of the other biggest names in the business.

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Spotify Buys Gimlet, Anchor To Ramp Up Its Podcast Game

Music streaming service Spotify is buying podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor as it looks to take on Apple’s popular iTunes’ podcasting platform.

Apple's Top Retail EXEC To Leave Amid iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple’s top retailing executive is stepping down amid a slowdown in iPhone sales that has raised doubts about the company’s future growth prospects.

EU Says Social Media Now Better At Removing Hate Speech

The European Union says major social media firms have stepped up their efforts to remove hate speech online.

A Deluge Of Drones Fly Over Super Bowl Stadium, Despite Ban

The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday’s Super Bowl is being “inundated” with an alarming number of drones, raising the specter of injuries to tourists or others — or a possible collision with aircraft, the FBI said.

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How To Personalize Your PC

A PC doesn’t have to be a tool; it should feel like an extension of who you are.

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Q1 2019 - Services Vs Devices - Apple Opens New Chapter

Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday shopping season.

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Memos: Facebook Allowed ‘Friendly Fraud' To Profit From Kids

Facebook allowed children to rack up huge bills on digital games while the company rejected recommendations for addressing what it dubbed “friendly fraud,” according to newly released court documents.

February 1, 2019

Youtube Promises To Stop Promoting Misleading Videos

If you believe the world is flat, don’t count on YouTube recommending videos supporting your theory.

February 1, 2019

Cashless Super Bowl Coming? Visa Says Yes

So you’re headed to the Super Bowl some year in the future, and you’re wondering how much cash you’ll need for the big game.

February 1, 2019

Samsung, Like Apple, Feels Sting Of Slowing Global Growth

Samsung expects its quarterly operating profit to fall 29 percent compared with last year, adding to the tech sector’s unease about the effect of slowing global economic growth on the industry.

January 13, 2019

Watching Tv Is Free And Easy With Under-The- Radar Locast

You canceled cable long ago. Your TV antenna has trash reception for ABC. But you want to host an Oscars viewing party. What to do?

Toshiba Unveils Robot To Probe Melted Fukushima Nuclear Fuel

Toshiba Corp. unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant and grip chunks of highly radioactive melted fuel.

Social VR - Repairing Facebook's Damaged Reputation

It’s fair to say that social media’s reputation hasn’t quite grown at the same rate as the number of people who register to use its various forms. Right now, there are an estimated 2.77 billion social media users around the globe, with this figure expected to hit the three billion mark in 2021.

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Review: ‘Arctic' Is A Solid, And Solitary, Survival Tale

The premise for ”Arctic ” is so simple it’s almost silly to describe: Stranded man tries to survive. It’s also been done more than a few times in movies, so it’s understandable if hearing that invokes a yawn. And yet with barely any dialogue, traditional storytelling methods or even a cute pet or inanimate object to help, director Joe Penna and star Mads Mikkelsen have made a riveting and precisely plotted film worthy of other greats in the genre.

Researchers Say Amazon Face-Detection Technology Shows Bias

Facial-detection technology that Amazon is marketing to law enforcement often misidentifies women, particularly those with darker skin, according to researchers from MIT and the University of Toronto.

Q1 2019 - Services Vs Devices - Apple Opens New Chapter

Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday shopping season.

Facebook Merging Instagram and Whatsapp

With Facebook announcing plans to merge its Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram messaging services, we take a closer look at the giant’s stronghold on the ways in which we communicate, and explore whether the new changes will bring us closer together, or give Facebook access to more data to sell advertising and increase its dominance in the market.

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Everything Is Pretty Good In ‘The Lego Movie 2'

“The LEGO Movie” is a hard act to follow. Its world was so fresh and vibrant and unexpected, it’s no wonder that it spawned a number of spinoffs of varying quality. But the big test was always going to be the sequel and whether or not it could recreate the magic of the first. And I’m pleased to report that ”The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part ” is pretty darn good, but also you can’t help shake the feeling that it’s just never going to live up to the exciting newness of the first.

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How Secure Is Your Messaging App?

Which messaging app would you choose for absolute security? Every developer will say they responsibly consider the security and privacy of their users. But with so many different choices, it can be hard to tell which messaging platforms you can trust.

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