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September 2, 2016, 10:20 PM

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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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David Ruddock / Android Police:
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.
Julia Love / Reuters:
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 …
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
Google Analytics App now offers Google Now-like automated insights  —  Insight cards automatically spotlight positive and negative performance trends for faster analysis.  —  The latest update to the Google Analytics apps (iOS and Android) offers a sleek new machine learning-powered set of insights a la Google Now.
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
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?
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.
Sean O'Kane / The Verge:
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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