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Two Apple investors, which hold ~$2B in stock, say Apple should study impact of phone overuse on kids' mental health, offer parents better tools to manage use — Two activist shareholders want Apple to develop tools and research effects on young people of smartphone overuse and addiction
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Sources: Telegram to launch Telegram Open Network on new blockchain with native Gram cryptocurrency, ICO pre-sale of $500M, with only real fiat currency buy-ins — Encrypted messaging startup Telegram plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, powering payments on its chat app and beyond.| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel officially launches 8th Gen Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics, the first Intel chips with AMD's Radeon Graphics — It's here - one of the most unlikely partnerships in the semiconductor industry. Long-time rivals Intel and AMD, battling out of x86 dominance for over 35 years, are now co-conspirators.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Intel announces a new NUC powered by Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics, claims it's the smallest VR-capable computer on the market — Intel claims it's the smallest VR-capable computer ever. We've called Intel's NUC “the future of tiny desktops.”
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Garmin launches its first GPS watch to store music, Forerunner 645, with 3.5GB storage that can save ~500 songs, starting at $449 — Ready to hold 500 songs from iHeartRadio, iTunes, and other playlists. … Garmin's Vivoactive 3 provided a solid alternative to the Fitbit Ionic …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia partners with Acer, Asus, HP to launch 4K 120Hz 65-inch gaming displays this summer, with its G-Sync tech and Android TV-based Shield platform built in — Nvidia is announcing today that it is going to supersize PC gaming with a new breed of Big Format Gaming Displays — or BFGDs.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
HP, Asus, Acer, and others plan to integrate Alexa into some of their Windows 10 desktop and notebook PCs this year — Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft's built-in Cortana voice assistant. — Hardware makers HP, ASUS … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Nvidia says its new Xavier SoC can process Level 5 self-driving data, powers its Drive IX vehicle safety and convenience and Drive AR infotainment UX platforms — Nvidia unveiled the next generation of its autonomous driving stack at CES 2018. — LAS VEGAS — Graphics chip giant Nvidia …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
HP announces Spectre x360 15 laptop with 8th generation Intel CPUs and Radeon RX Vega M or Nvidia GeForce MX150 GPUs, starting at $1,370, available on March 18 — You'd be hard pressed to see a big difference between HP's last Spectre x360 15, and the new version of the convertible it's debuting at CES.
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The Verge, Laptop Mag, VentureBeat, and AnandTech
| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Netatmo debuts Smart Home Bot, a Facebook Messenger chatbot for its own and partner devices like thermostats, cameras, smart lights, and blinds — Voice controls not your thing? No problem. — While voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant are taking over the home …
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TechHive, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, CNET, and Digital Trends
| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
GoPro issues weak guidance, plans to cut workforce by 20% or ~250, reduces CEO cash compensation to $1, and will exit the drone business — GoPro lowered fourth quarter guidance Monday and confirmed layoffs of at least 250 employees. — Shares were halted in premarket trading.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Belkin starts shipping WeMo HomeKit Bridge hub with Apple HomeKit support, announced 8 months ago, for $40 — Belkin is releasing a new version of its Wemo smart home hub that allows its connected home system to integrate with Apple's HomeKit. The new hub costs $40 and is going on sale today …
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