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Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge review: great build quality, design, and cameras, but software bloat and clumsy Edge settings undermine the experience — Mossberg: Samsung's new Galaxy S7 phones are beautiful — Welcome to Mossberg, a weekly commentary and reviews column on The Verge and Re/code …
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| Chris Hall / Pocket-lint: |
Samsung Galaxy S7 review: snappy, good battery performance, refined design, has microSD slot, but TouchWiz is only slightly cleaner than older versions — Samsung Galaxy S7 review: The unsung hero? — Great camera experience, good battery performance, microSD slot, refined design and build (with waterproofing)
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| Andrew Martonik / Android Central: |
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge: great screen and camera, new features like always on display and scrolling screenshot, edge screen software better but still a gimmick — Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Bigger and better in almost every way — The Galaxy S7 edge isn't about gimmicks — it's about being a really great phone.
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| Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post: |
Sources: Tim Cook, Larry Page, Sean Parker, Elon Musk, top Republicans and others meet secretly during AEI World Forum to discuss stopping Trump — At Secretive Meeting, Tech CEOs And Top Republicans Commiserate, Plot To Stop Trump — Karl Rove shared focus group findings that give hope to the GOP establishment.
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Thanks:@ijosegutierrez. See also Mediagazer| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Shorts, from the makers of Highlight, lets you swipe through camera roll photos to quickly share in bulk — Shorts is an insane social camera roll from the makers of Highlight — Even in an era when social networks are constantly pushing us to share more of ourselves, Paul Davison's projects stand out for their pushiness.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / Softpedia News: |
Facebook fixes flaw that could have been used to reset the password of any user, paid $15K to the independent security researcher who discovered the flaw — Facebook Fixes Bug That Allowed You to Reset Anyone's Password — Facebook has paid $15,000 (€13,600) to an independent security researcher …
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| Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal: |
In expected move, Justice Department asks federal judge to reverse ruling in iPhone drug case — Justice Department Asks Judge to Review Pro-Apple Ruling in iPhone Case — Decision in New York was quickly cited in legal fight over unlocking San Bernardino shooter's phone| Brian Mastroianni / CBS News: |
Peeple, a Yelp-like app that lets you recommend other people, launches on iOS; recommendations won't go live on users' profile without their permission — Peeple, the notorious “Yelp for people” app, arrives — It generated controversy and criticism when word of it first broke back in October …
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| Quentin Hardy / New York Times: |
Microsoft announces that its database software SQL Server will also run on Linux, expects full commercial release in 2017 — Microsoft Opens Its Corporate Data Software to Linux — SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Microsoft built walls between its products and the rest of the industry.
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| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
Mac ransomware downloaded about 6,500 times, Transmission rep says — The first known ransomware targeted at Apple Inc's Mac computers was only downloaded about 6,500 times, according to a representative for the Transmission project, whose software was used to launch the attack.
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Amazon launches its first live show, Style Code Live, a QVC-like web show — Amazon's first live show is QVC for the YouTube generation — Now that Amazon has its own private fashion labels, it's launching its its first ever live TV show called Style Code Live.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Following YouTube Red, video subscription service Vessel goes ad-free for paying subscribers — Vessel, the video subscription startup headed by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, announced this week that it's moving in a new direction in terms of the advertising displayed on its service.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Yik Yak asks users to create user names for their posts but still allows posting anonymously — Yik Yak asks users to create user names in a step away from anonymity — Yik Yak, the anonymous social network popular on college campuses, is asking users to create user names.| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
FCC's Lifeline program overhaul proposal will include $9.25 a month subsidy on broadband fees for low-income households — F.C.C. Fine-Tunes Plan to Subsidize Internet Access — WASHINGTON — People who do not have regular access to the Internet can fall behind in school, at work and in other everyday tasks.
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| Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: |
SoftBank announces reorganization, will split its Japanese business from global operations by year end — SoftBank to split in two in bid to spur overseas growth — SoftBank will split its Japanese business from more volatile but potentially faster growth global operations that include stakes … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
IRS suspends ‘Get IP PIN’ feature designed to protect 2015 breach victims after identity thieves stole at least 800 of those PINs to file fraudulent returns — IRS Suspends Insecure ‘Get IP PIN’ Feature — Citing ongoing security concerns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Truecaller app gets a dialer and new smarts as the company phases out standalone Truedialer app — Truecaller has announced plans to merge two of its flagship apps into one as part of the Swedish startup's efforts to create the ultimate phone call management app.| Michael Martinez / Detroit News: |
Toyota developing BLAID, a device for the blind worn on shoulders and using cameras, speakers, and vibration, communicates information about surroundings — Toyota creates device to help blind people move around — Toyota Motor Co. has created a wearable device that can help blind people safely move around.
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