Sunday, December 4, 2016

Snapchat's fans, not the media, are telling the world about Spectacles and other top stories.

  • Snapchat's fans, not the media, are telling the world about Spectacles

    Part of that strategy has been how Snapchat has dealt with the media around this launch. Which is to say, it mostly hasn't. Usually the release of a high-profile gadget is accompanied by a wave of reviews. But that didn't happen this time. The publications that have posted impressions of Spectacles are those that managed to get the glasses the same way as anybody else (read: by waiting in line or possibly buying a pair for an exorbitant sum on eBay).It's clear from both Spiegel's earlier comment..
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  • Xiaomi Mi Mix review:

    Xiaomi Mi Mix review:
    The Xiaomi Mi Mix is, I think, what most phones will look like a few years from now. And believe me, it's awesome. The 6.4-inch screen covers almost the entire face of the phone, and the buttons you'd usually find on the front are now onscreen.The premium ceramic back gives the phone a luxurious high-end feel with a very good grip, quite unlike glass. But while the material is pretty hard and scratch resistant, you definitely don't want to drop it.There are some weird omissions and weaknesses..
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  • Samsung Updates Android Nougat Beta For Galaxy S7 Devices

    Samsung Updates Android Nougat Beta For Galaxy S7 Devices
    Samsung announced the beta release of Android 7.0 Nougat for its 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge devices a week ago in three important smartphone markets: the United Kingdom, United States of America and South Korea. Beta programs ...
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  • UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead

    UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead
    (Adds details of SolarCity's business, paragraphs 13-14) By Alexandria Sage and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the electric luxury automaker's shareholders for an acquisition of SolarCity Corp, the solar energy system installer in which he is the largest shareholder. The stock swap deal, worth about $2 billion, caps a tumultuous year for Musk and Tesla. The proposed acquisition of SolarCity, a money-losing ..
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  • Google Disappointed by South Korean Refusal on Mapping Data

    Google Disappointed by South Korean Refusal on Mapping Data
    SEOUL, South Korea รข€” South Korea rejected a request by Google to use local mapping data in the company's global maps service in a long-awaited ruling Friday that had divided the country for months.The company said it was disappointed by the decision, which the land ministry said was based on concerns over national security."We're disappointed by this decision. We've always taken security concerns very seriously and will continue to provide useful map services in compliance with Korea's curr..
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  • SpaceX just asked permission to launch 4425 satellites - more than orbit Earth today

    SpaceX just asked permission to launch 4425 satellites - more than orbit Earth today
    Flickr/SpaceX SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by the Mars-hungry tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, just made a big move to envelop the Earth in high-speed internet coverage. On Tuesday, the company filed a lengthy application with the Federal Communications Commission to launch 4,425 satellites. (We first heard about the filing through the r/SpaceX community on Reddit.) That is a lot of satellites. According to a database compiled by the Union of Concerned ..
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  • Amazon is rolling out Alexa-only shopping deals

    Amazon is rolling out Alexa-only shopping deals
    Amazon has already stoked the holiday consumption fire by rolling out a bunch of deals well ahead of Black Friday, but this weekend’s shopping opportunity comes with a giant catch: starting November 18 and running through the 21st, certain deals are only available if you order through Alexa, the voice-controlled virtual assistant that runs on Amazon’s Echo speakers and Fire TV products. Over the next few days, if you ask Alexa "Alexa, what are your deals?" you’ll be able to order a variety of d..
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  • Pokemon Sun and Moon Guide: How To Get Your Demo Ash-Greninja

    Pokemon Sun and Moon Guide: How To Get Your Demo Ash-Greninja
    Pokemon Sun and Moon is finally out for the Nintendo 3DS, and while everyone is picking their new starter and beginning their journey. As we told you before, the Pokemon Sun and Moon Special Demo Version that came out a few weeks ago has an exclusive Pokemon and some items that you can transfer over into the full game and we’re here now to tell you have to get them in the full game.We already explained in a game that you could transfer your Ash-Greninja and a number of collected items from the d..
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  • With Trips, AirBnB sets out its grandest plan yet

    With Trips, AirBnB sets out its grandest plan yet
    Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brian Chesky's AirBnB has more than three million locations listed so far What started as literally an air bed on the floor in Brian Chesky's apartment has blossomed into a service that has more than three million locations listed around the world. AirBnB, the site that lets you rent out your spare rooms, or indeed your entire home, to tourists, is one of Silicon Valley’s brightest start-ups - a great idea, e..
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  • U.S. says concerned over Russia blocking access to LinkedIn

    U.S. says concerned over Russia blocking access to LinkedIn
    By Christian Lowe and Maria KiselyovaMOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday it was deeply concerned over Russia's decision to block public access to networking site LinkedIn, saying it created a precedent that could be used to justify blocking other sites operating in Russia.LinkedIn (LNKD.N), which has its headquarters in the United States, is the first major social network to be blocked under a new law that requires firms holding Russian citizens' data to store it on servers on ..
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