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| Mark Walton / Ars Technica UK: |
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge: SD card slots, waterproof, “Dual Pixel” 12MP cameras, larger batteries, ship Mar. 11; pre-orders Feb. 23 with free Gear VR in UK, US — Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge: Curvier, faster, micro SD expansion—available March 11 — Specs at a glance: Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Screen
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Samsung Gear 360 is a lightweight camera for capturing 360-degree photos and videos; accompanying app for S7, S7 Edge stitches and shares content — Samsung's Gear 360 camera looks like an eyeball and shoots 360-degree video — Samsung is entering the nascent 360-degree imaging market with a new camera called the Gear 360.
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| James Comey / Lawfare: |
FBI director James Comey: legal issue in Apple case is narrow, intent isn't to break encryption or set loose a master key — We Could Not Look the Survivors in the Eye if We Did Not Follow this Lead — The San Bernardino litigation isn't about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message.
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| Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
FBI Says Resetting San Bernardino Shooter's Apple ID Password Not a Screwup — Look, it wasn't a f**k-up, ok? — That's the message from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which fired back this weekend at reports suggesting that rogue elements within San Bernardino county had reset …
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| Jonathan Zdziarski / Zdziarski's Blog of Things: |
iOS forensics expert describes the risks and burdensome process associated with the FBI's request for an iPhone-breaching tool — Apple, FBI, and the Burden of Forensic Methodology — Recently, FBI got a court order that compels Apple to create a forensics tool; this tool would let FBI brute force the PIN on a suspect's device.
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
LG G5: 5.3" always-on QHD display, 16MP primary camera, secondary 8MP rear camera for ultra-wide angle shots, and an expansion slot for plug-in modules — LG's modular G5 is its most daring flagship phone ever — LG is in a tricky position: starting with the G2, it's …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
HTC Vive VR headset will cost $799, ship in early April with two wireless controllers with haptic feedback; pre-orders start on February 29 — HTC's Vive will cost $799, ship in early April — If you've been eagerly awaiting HTC's Vive VR headset, we hope you've been saving up.
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Facebook creates team for exploring social interaction in VR led by Daniel James, Mike Booth; says 20K videos in 360-degree format uploaded since late 2015 — Facebook creates ‘social virtual reality’ team — Facebook has created a new “social VR” team, led by two video gaming executives …
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
Facebook announces Telecom Infra Project, an open, collaborative effort to accelerate innovation in telecom networks; Intel, Nokia, several telecoms are members — Facebook Will Open Source Wireless Gear to Forge a 5G World — A year ago, when he appeared onstage at the Mobile World Congress …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Huawei enters PC market with MateBook, a 12-inch Surface-like Windows 10 convertible tablet, starting at $699 — Huawei Launches The $699 MateBook Windows 10 Tablet With Keyboard Case And Stylus — Huawei is getting into the productivity game. The company, which recently made a splash …
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Engadget, Windows Blog, Android Police, Digital Trends, The Verge, PC Magazine, WPDang, Mashable, The Register, PCWorld, ZDNet, Inquirer, Laptop Mag, Windows Central, Ubergizmo, Business Wire, BBC, Liliputing, CNET, Pocket-lint, CNBC, TechRadar.com, PhoneArena, SlashGear, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Windows Central, Ars Technica and Engadget. Tweets: @stroughtonsmith
| Charles McLellan / ZDNet: |
HP's Elite x3 is a 6" Windows 10 Mobile phablet that offers a Continuum dock, a 12.5" laptop-format Mobile Extender, and a catalogue of virtualized Windows apps — MWC 2016: HP unveils the Elite x3, a business-class Windows 10 phablet — HP is aiming to transform mobile productivity … | Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Profile of Neverware, a company helping hundreds of schools across the US resurrect old PCs with CloudReady, its Chromium-based OS — Learning the Alphabet — The Ovid-Elsie school district sits an hour west of Flint, Michigan, the city now notorious for being poisoned by its own penny-pinching administrators.Sponsor Posts
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