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Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note7 worldwide and halting sales due to a faulty battery, will replace all devices regardless of when they were purchased — Samsung says it's recalling its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide after reports of the device catching fire while charging.
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Source: Google will reveal its new Pixel-branded smartphones Pixel and Pixel XL, 4K Chromecast, Daydream VR viewer, and fully detail Google Home on October 4 — According to a reliable source, Google plans to hold a major event focusing on hardware October 4th.
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Sources: Google scraps Project Ara phone but may still bring the technology to market via partners, potentially through licensing — Alphabet Inc's Google has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious effort to build what is known as a modular smartphone with interchangeable components …
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HDMI Licensing announces Alt Mode, a new standard that will allow USB-C devices to send video to any HDMI display via a single cable — HDMI Licensing, the company that defines hardware rules for HDMI cables, announced today that it's releasing an HDMI Alt Mode for USB-C products.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Plex adds a DVR feature for over-the-air and DRM-free channels on CableCARD HDHomeRun tuners — Ask any media hound about the best way to stream your your video files, and they'll probably direct you to Plex. Now, the streaming software is getting even more useful with a long-awaited feature: DVR support.| Wall Street Journal: |
China Opens Antitrust Investigation of Didi-Uber Deal — China's Commerce Ministry says it received questions over legality of ride-hailing deal — BEIJING—China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday it has opened an investigation into Didi Chuxing Technology Co.'s acquisition …
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Leaked NSO Group documents reveal capabilities of its Pegasus spying software, with prices like $500K setup fee plus $650K to track 10 iPhone or Android users — SAN FRANCISCO — Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?
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TomTom unveils three new fitness trackers: $129 Touch which can analyze body composition, $249 Spark 3 with GPS tracking, and $349 Adventurer with barometer — Don't worry — it does all the other fitness tracker stuff, too — TomTom has announced three new fitness tracking wearables today at IFA.
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OpenOffice leaders discussing shutdown due to lack of developers; many switched to LibreOffice — As LibreOffice soars, OpenOffice management considers retiring the project. — OpenOffice, once the premier open source alternative to Microsoft Office, could be shut down because there … | Kerry Flynn / Mashable: |
Twitter launches monetization option for Periscope with broadcast sponsorship; live video won't have ads, but sponsors can create highlights with pre-roll ads — Twitter is opening up its live video app Periscope to more advertising. — Through Twitter's Amplify program … | Reuters: |
Sources: Hewlett Packard Enterprise in talks to sell its software division to Thoma Bravo, hopes it can fetch $8B-10B — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.| John Markoff / New York Times: |
Sources: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and IBM form group to devise ethics for AI, and discuss its impact on jobs, transportation, warfare, and more — SAN FRANCISCO — For years, science-fiction moviemakers have been making us fear the bad things that artificially intelligent machines might do to their human creators.
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