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May 25, 2017, 2:10 PM

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Chris Davies / SlashGear:
T-Mobile's Digits, which lets users make/take calls with same phone number on all their devices, launches on May 31 for free, with a second line costing $10/mo  —  T-Mobile's DIGITS, which allows subscribers to mix & match with multiple numbers across multiple devices, is rolling it to all its customers from May 31.
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Microsoft rebrands Beam as Mixer, adds mobile live streaming, and “co-streaming” to enable four gamers to combine their live streams in a split-screen view  —  - Google's YouTube Gaming app has had mobile game streaming since 2015, and now Microsoft's competing app is getting that feature.
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Red Hat acquires Codenvy, which makes development tools to create containers and cloud-first applications  —  Red Hat acquires Codenvy, an existing partner that makes container and cloud dev tools.  —  Red Hat said it will acquire Codenvy, which makes development tools to create containers and cloud-first applications.
Walt Mossberg / Recode:
Mossberg's final column: AI, AR/VR, smart homes, wearables, robotics, drones, and self-driving cars will lead to the computer inside fading into the background  —  Tech was once always in your way.  Soon, it will be almost invisible.  —  Welcome to Mossberg, a weekly commentary …
Federico Viticci / MacStories:
Readdle brings cross-app drag and drop to Spark, Documents, PDF Reader/Expert, and Scanner Pro for iPads supporting Split View  —  In my iOS 11 wish list for iPad and concept video, I focused on system-wide drag & drop - a feature that could reshape how iPad users move documents and data between apps.
Tom Brant / PC Magazine:
Acer unveils 15.6-inch Nitro 5 midrange gaming laptop, and a 11.6-inch Spin 1 convertible laptop with touch display, two Iconia tablets  —  The Nitro 5 is for casual gamers; the Iconia Tab 10 tablet has four speakers and its own subwoofer.  —  Gamers in the market for a midrange laptop …
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Amazon expands its AmazonFresh Pickup service to all Prime customers in Seattle area  —  Amazon is expanding its latest brick-and-mortar retail experiment beyond an internal employee beta today, letting Amazon Prime members order groceries online for pickup during designated windows at two locations in the company's hometown.

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