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Virgin Mobile Intros a Prepaid Data Share Plan

Virgin Mobile Data Done Right plans, starting at $65/mo for 2 lines, allow you to share prepaid 4G LTE data between all phone lines in your family.

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Facebook Adding Warnings to Graphic Videos

The new warnings, being applied to graphic video of Charlie Hebdo terrorists, also prevent those under the age of 18 from viewing the content.

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Verizon Vehicle: An Aftermarket Connected Car Solution

Verizon Vehicle adds OnStar-like emergency and roadside assistance service to any vehicle manufactured after 1996 for $14.99 per month. 

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GE's Latest Fridge Has a Keurig Coffee Maker Built In

The GE Cafe Series Refrigerator with K-Cup Brewing System makes your morning coffee right in the fridge door, ready when you want it.

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Google Chrome Remote Desktop App Now Available for iOS

The free Google Chrome Remote Desktop app allows you to access your home computer from your mobile device anywhere you have Internet access.

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Find Out What Your Facebook Likes Say About You

Researchers have developed a computer program that can accurately guess your age, gender, intelligence and more based on your Facebook likes.

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AMBER Alerts Come to Facebook

Facebook has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to being issuing geographically targeted AMBER alerts to members.

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Obama Calls for New Laws on Data Hacking, Student Privacy

The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act would create a national 30-day standard for alerting victims of data breaches.

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Researchers Have 'Solved' Poker by Creating the Perfect Computer Player

Researchers at the University of Alberta have created a strategic learning computer program designed to always win at Texas Hold em poker.

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Pella Motorized Shades Draw Power from the Sun

Pella Windows and Doors’ new Designer Series windows feature motorized, between-the-glass shades that don’t require wiring.

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New Super Cookie Persists through Private Browsing Mode

A security researcher has created a new type of super cookie that tracks your web movements in incognito mode and shares data with other sites.

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Hands-On: Lenovo LaVie Z Notebooks

We got our hands on the lightest notebooks available, the Lenovo LaVie Z line, but does their performance and design hold up to the competition?

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Google Requests the FCC Classify Broadband as a Utility

Google has requested the FCC regulate broadband providers as utilities, granting them the right to run wire over utility poles.

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Smart Security System Takes Voice Commands

“Honeywell, I’m Home.” The Honeywell Lyric Home Security takes voice commands and works with a range of connected products, including thermostats, lighting, shade s and lock controls.

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Is the Era of the Red Light Camera Coming to an End?

The continued existence of red light cameras is being threatened by scandal and a new safety report suggesting that they actually increase accidents.

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Upgrade Your Shave with the Smarter Venus Swirl™ Razor

Gillette’s next generation Venus Swirl Razor has a new technology that will change the way you shave.

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Our Favorite Futuristic Washing Machines

The future of washing machines, shown off at CES 2015 in Las Vegas, includes built-in sinks, double washers and Nest integration.

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Belkin WeMo Water Measures Usage for Each Fixture in Your Home

The Belkin WeMo Water with Echo Technology analyzes pipe vibrations and pressure changes to calculate usage for each individual plumbing fixture.

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Samsung's Flex Duo Oven Range with Dual Door Brings Flexibility to your Oven

The new Flex Duo Oven Range from Samsung allows you to bake two items separately that are a different size and at a different temperature.

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Phāz P2 Headphones Charge Your Device While You Rock Out

Phaz P2 headphones not only deliver outstanding sound, but can charge your smartphone or MP3 at the same time.

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Hands-On: Asus Smartphones Target Photography Enthusiasts

The Asus Zenfone Zoom and Zenfone 2 have many great features for photo buffs, but one has no firm time table on when it is coming to the U.S.

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The Future of Plant and Garden Care on Display at CES 2015

Companies Edyn and Parrot are both showing off their latest watering automation technology that promises the healthiest plants possible.

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First Alert's Onelink Smart Smoke & CO Detector Has a 10-Year Battery

Forget replacing smoke detector batteries twice a year: The Smart Alert Onelink Wi-Fi Smoke & CO detector battery is good for the life of the alarm.

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Techlicious 2015 Best of CES Awards

Our editors pick their favorite consumer tech products at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.

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Beyond LCD: Which New 4K UHD TV Technology Is Best?

TV manufacturers are trying to improve on LCD screens with quantum dot, OLED and Smart Laser Backlight technologies, but which is the best?

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Kolibree Bluetooth Toothbrush Coaches Proper Brushing Habits

Kolibree uses a 9-axis motion sensor to know its position in your mouth, sending feedback about your brushing to an app on your smartphone.

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Samsung is Releasing a 1TB Secure USB Portable Solid State Drive

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 USB drive packs 1TB of flash storage into a tiny 2.8-inch by 2.1-inch footprint, but at a very steep price point.

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Speaker from Devialet May Offer the Best Sound In the World

The Devialet Speaker debuts in the U.S. with unparalleled sound quality for a fraction of the cost of high-end systems.

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New LG Washing Machine System Runs Two Loads at Once

LG announces an innovative new washer that can clean two separate loads of laundry at the same time.

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Skechers' Game Kicks: Sneakers with an Electronic Game Built In

The new, colorful Skechers Game Kicks sneakers for boys and girls come with a Simon-like flashing light memory game built in.

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Is Apple Preparing to Conquer Your Smart Home?

An avalanche of home connected devices are being announced this week at CES, but will Apple rule them all with their HomeKit initiative?

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ZTE SPro 2 Projector Mobile Hotspot Combo Gets An Impressive Upgrade

ZTE announces a new mobile projector that doubles as a mobile hotspot with a surprisingly bright and clear picture.

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Sony Brings 4K Video Shooting To Action Cam

Sony continues to innovate with action cams with the X1000V that shoots in 4K and the compact but customizable FDR-AA33.

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Toshiba Announces Pen-Focused Windows Tablets and Hybrid Ultrabook

Toshiba announces a new line of note-centric small tablets and ultrabooks that take in handwriting, images and voice recordings with ease.

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IC Real Tech Home Security Camera Eliminates Blind Spots

With a 720-degree range of view controlled via iOS or Android app, this upcoming home security camera can see it all.

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Hands-On: Lenovo Yoga and Flex Convertibles Get Even More Versatile

Lenovo has announced a new line of Yoga convertibles in different sizes and Flex laptops with budget-friendly pricing.

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Dish Network Unveils a $20 Streaming Cable Package for Cord Cutters

The new Sling TV package offers live streaming access to 12 cable channels (ESPN, HGTV, CNN) on PC, mobile, smart TV or home streaming box.

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Triby: A Wi-Fi-Based Phone and Bluetooth Speaker for Families

Invoxia has unveiled the Triby, a fridge-mounted Wi-Fi phone for families without home phone service that doubles as a Bluetooth speaker.

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Samsung's First Curved All-In-One and Slimmest, Lightest Ultraportable Yet

Samsung announces curved screen all-in-one PCs and a new generation of ultraportable laptops that still pack a punch.

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Sharp Unveils an 8K TV at CES 2015

The new 85-inch Sharp AQUOS Beyond 4K Ultra HD TV uses pixel-splitting tech to achieve an effective 8K resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels.

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Smarter Coffee: A Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Home Brewer

The Smarter Coffee Wi-Fi enabled bean-to-cup brewer creates the perfect, custom cup of coffee via your smartphone or custom IFTTT rules.

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Brio Safe Outlet Only Goes Live When a Plug is Detected

The Brio Safe Outlet, on demo at CES 2015, smartly detects the difference between plugs and foreign objects to keep little kids safe around the home.

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Turn a Light Switch Into a Smart Home Controller

Lucis claims its NuBryte system can automate your home temperature, lighting and security with simple installation that only requires a light switch.

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Twitter Rolls Out 'While You Were Away' Highlight Feature

Twitter is rolling out a new While You Were Away feature that recaps the most popular tweets during your absence from the social network.

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Facebook, Google+ Sharing Personalized 'Year in Review' Content

Both Facebook and Google+ are sharing automatically generated albums and videos with your most popular photos of the year.

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Twitter Reveals the Top 10 New Years Resolutions of 2015

Twitter has revealed the top 10 New Years resolutions of 2015 shared on its social network, with losing weight coming in number 1.

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Health Insurer Will Pay You to Meet Activity Tracker Goals

New York based Oscar Insurance pays members up to $20 per month to wear a Misfit Flash exercise monitor and meet daily walking goals.

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Polls: Internet Increases Work Productivity, But Not During the Holidays

Half of workers say the Internet makes them more productive on the job, though 74% report slacking for “hours” while holiday shopping at work.

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FCC Moves to Create Internet-based Pay TV Providers

Move over cable and satellite companies: The FCC has just moved to create a new industry of Internet-based pay TV providers to compete directly.

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LG Previews its New, Thinner 2015 Ultra HD Televisions

The new 2015 LG 4K TV lineup boasts an incredibly slim profile that can be measured in millimeters, along with improved color depth and range.

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Sony PlayStation Now Coming to Samsung Smart TVs in 2015

The Sony PlayStation Now streaming video game rental service will be launching on third-party devices like Samsung Smart TVs in 2015.

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FCC Hikes Phone Fees to Raise Money for School Internet

The FCC voted to approve a 16 cent per month hike in the E-rate fee, raising an extra $1.5 billion for school and library Internet projects.

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NBC Launches Live Streams for PCs and Mobile

NBC has begun live streaming its broadcast for desktop and mobile users, but you need a pay TV subscription to access the video.

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Bots Now Make Up The Majority of Web Traffic

The Bot Traffic Report 2014 from Incapsula reveals that 56% of all web traffic in 2014 comes from bots, the majority of which are malicious.

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Poll: 45% of Americans Affected by Payment Card Breaches

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reveals that nearly half of Americans have had their credit card data stolen as a result of cybercrime.

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Amazon Launches 1-Hour Delivery in NYC

The new Amazon Prime Now service promises 1- and 2-hour delivery of "tens of thousands of daily essentials" for those in New York City.

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AMC Theaters Offering Movie-a-Day Subscription Program

AMC Theaters has teamed up with MoviePass to offer a one-movie-per-day in-theater subscription service for as low as $30 per month.

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Comcast Makes Telecommuting Easier with Ethernet @Home

Comcast Ethernet @Home is a business-oriented service that provides guaranteed speeds and seamless access to work networks for telecommuters.

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Amazon Starts Streaming in 4K Ultra HD

Amazon Instant Video is now broadcasting its original series, plus a handful of movies like Philadelphia, in 4K ultra-high definition.

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Fitbit Denies Reponsibility for Skin Irritation

The CEO of Fitbit issued a statement saying that skin rashes resulting from the wearing of the Fitbit Charge are the result of poor hygiene.

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Facebook Now Automatically Enhances Uploaded Pictures

The Facebook for Apple iOS app now automatically enhances your uploaded photos and gives you more control over editing brightness and clarity.

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Google Unveils the Top 10 Searches of 2014

The most searched for news stories of 2014, according to Google, include the death of Robin Williams, the World Cup and Ebola.

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Congress Quietly Passes Bill OKing Domestic Spying

Congress has passed a bill that codifies, for the first time, government authority to acquire and retain private conversations between Americans.

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T-Mobile Introduces New Plan to Rollover Unused Data

Data Stash allows postpaid T-Mobile customers who have purchased extra data the ability to rollover unused data for up to a year.

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Microsoft Launches 'Skype Translator Preview'

The Skype Translator Preview app automatically converts spoken English to spoken Spanish (and vice versa) in real time.

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This Holiday's Hottest Toys are Selling at Huge Markups on Amazon

The hottest gifts of the holiday can all be found on Amazon thanks to retail arbitrage resellers, but often at massive markups.

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4 Ways to Make Your Home a Connected Home

Your smartphone is all you need to control your thermostats, lights, home entertainment system, appliances, cameras, door locks and more.

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FCC: 10Mbps Service Now Required to Qualify as "Broadband"

The Federal Communications Commission now requires ISPs to deliver speeds of at least 10Mbps to qualify as "broadband," up from 4Mbps.

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Iowa to Launch Digital Drivers Licenses in 2015

The Iowa Department of Transportation is set to release a smartphone app that acts as a legally valid digital drivers license.

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Is it Time to Upgrade to a 802.11ac Router?

New 802.11ac routers offer faster connection speeds, better signal strength and beamforming, delivering better streaming video performance.

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Why Do Apps Keep Asking for Permission to Access My Data?

Most smartphone app permission requests are a harmless, though you will want to be careful about how much privacy you give away (and to whom).

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How to Seek Refunds for Unauthorized Android In-App Purchases

Google has agreed to refund $19 million to victims of unauthorized Android in-app purchases made by minors through a simple-to-use Google Play form.

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Dashlane & LastPass Let You Change Multiple Passwords with a Click

Both Dashlane and LastPass now let you automatically change your passwords on 75 of the most popular websites with the click of button.

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Easily Monitor the Energy Use of All the Devices in Your Home

Smappee is an inexpensive smart home device that calculates the power usage of every appliance and light in your home via their unique electromagnetic signatures.

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Researchers Develop a Smartphone Screen that Corrects for Vision Problems

Your future smartphone could automatically adjust its screen focus to cancel out common eye problems like myopia.

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Amazon Now Lets You "Make an Offer"

The new Make an Offer feature lets you haggle and negotiate the price for collectible items such as signed baseballs, rare coins and famous paintings.

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Colleges Using Big Data to Track At-Risk Students

Colleges across the country are collecting student data to help pick majors, schedule courses and predict those at highest risk for dropping out.

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U.S. Senate Bill Would Prohibit Security 'Backdoors'

The Secure Data Act that would prohibit law enforcement from compelling device manufacturers to create security holes for law enforcement access.

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Starbucks App Begins Offering Order Ahead Service

Coffee addicts in the Portland, Oregon area can now use the Starbucks iOS mobile app to order food and beverage for pickup.

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Google Reducing CAPTCHAs to a Single Checkbox

The latest CAPTCHA innovation from Google swaps out the distorted word images challenges for a simple checkbox to prove that you are not a spambot.

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Find the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater

Looking for ugly Christmas sweater ideas? There are now plenty of options for either renting or buying your own holiday fashion disaster.

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Verizon FiOS Offering $59 Internet Bundle for Cord Cutters

New Verizon FiOS customers can get a Showtime, HBO, local channels, a free year of Netflix and 50 Mbps broadband for $59.99 per month.

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Google's Project Loon Seeks to Bring Balloon-powered Internet to the World

Google is launching balloons 20 km above the surface of the Earth to create a communications network for the most remote areas of the globe.

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Netflix & Amazon Getting New Movies for the Holidays

Netflix and Amazon Instant are adding a number of comedy classics, dramas, kids movies and TV shows for your viewing pleasure this holiday season.

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You Can Now Edit Office Attachments Directly from Gmail

An update to the Google Drive service now allows you to edit and track versions of Microsoft Office documents directly from your Gmail inbox.

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Beware New 'Wiretap' ATM Skimmers

Criminals are drilling easily hidden holes into ATMs to insert wires and transmitting devices, making hacked terminals even more tricky to spot.

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Made with Code Lets Kids Program the White House Christmas Lights

Made with Code and the National Parks Service is letting kids program their own holiday tree light display and have it featured at the White House.

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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Finally Going Digital

Girl Scout troop members can now create their own personalized cookie sales pages to take online orders and process credit cards.

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ZigBee 3.0 Standard Seeks to Unify Your Smart Home

The ZigBee 3.0 Internet of Things mesh network standard allows your smart home devices to communicate with each other without a dedicated hub.

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Report: 90% of Homes Have at Least 3 Web-connected Devices

The latest Ericsson Mobility Report shows that the average U.S. home has 5.2 Internet-connected devices.

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FCC Proposes Hike in Phone Fees to Fund School Internet

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing a 16-cent hike in the E-rate fee on phone bills to pay for school Internet and Wi-Fi build out.

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Twitter Launches Offers, a New Way to Save Money

Twitter Offers allows you to save rebates and coupons on the social network to your payment card for easy redemption.

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Nordstrom Testing Interactive Digital Mirrors in its Fitting Rooms

Nordstroms is testing interactive digital mirrors that let you see yourself in different colors and styles without leaving the fitting room.

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Comcast App Tells You When a Technician Will Be Late

The new MyAccount Comcast app, being trialed in Boston, will let you view your scheduled technician on a map and get alerts when he is going to be late.

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Passwords Often Reveal People's Deepest Secrets

The "keepsake passwords" that many of us use are steeped in meaning and emotion, often revealing some of our deepest and darkest secrets.

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Doctors 3D Printing Replacement Parts for the Human Body

Doctors are using 3D printers to correct deformities, rebuild bones and — one day — create customized replacement organs from living cells.

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Billboard 200 to Start Tracking Digital Sales, Streams

Starting Nov. 30, the Billboard 200 album charts will included data from digital music downloads and streams from services like Spotify and Rhapsody.

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42% of Americans Suffer from Extreme Gadget Obesity

A uSell survey reveals that 42% of Americans still keep old, outdated tech for 2 years or more before disposal.

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Pay to Remove Ads from Sites with Google Contributor

The new Contributor by Google program lets you turn off ads by providing direct monthly financial support to your favorite sites.

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Apple No Longer Labeling Apps Deceptively as "Free"

Apple has introduced a new "GET" button to replace the misleading "FREE" button for iOS apps with in-app purchases.

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