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May 25, 2017, 7:30 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.
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.
Marty Swant / Adweek:
Kik announces Kin, its own cryptocurrency built on top of the Ethereum network, which will be used as the app's primary transaction currency  —  It gives marketers an alternative to Google and Facebook  —  With hopes of boosting user and brand engagement while also decentralizing …
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 …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Lyft begins offering luxury cars, labelled Lyft Lux and Lyft Lux SUV, in Chicago, LA, NYC, SF, and San Jose with plans to add 15+ more  —  Lyft is getting into the higher-end ride hailing game with Lyft Lux and Lyft Lux SUV.  These are black car offerings similar to the service …
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.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Book review: solid performance but battery life half of promised 11 hours; money can be better spent elsewhere  —  Samsung's Surface competitor still doesn't quite match up  —  Every company that makes PCs has been chasing Microsoft in the race to create a tablet that can work as a laptop.
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch:
Judge orders Uber to hand over to Waymo unredacted term sheet with Otto  —  Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ordered Thursday that Uber needs to hand over to Waymo, by the end of the day, the full, unredacted term sheet between Uber and Otto.  Corley ultimately decided there was no basis …
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