WSJ: iPhone 7 w/ similar design and removed headphone jack this fall, major changes next year and other top stories.

• WSJ: iPhone 7 w/ similar design and removed headphone jack this fall, major changes next year

  

  iPhone 7 rumors have been notably tame this year, and that’s because the next-generation iPhone is widely expected to be a further revision to the iPhone 6 series and not a radically different design. The Wall Street Journal is the latest to report on Apple’s expected plans for the iPhone 7, describing a situation where the iPhone 7 closely resembles the iPhone 6s minus the headphone jack. WSJ reports that this will result in a thinner design that’s more water-resistant than current models. But..

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• Report: Facebook is paying more than $50 million to publishers and celebs for live streaming

  

  Facebook's live streaming platform is proving to be a significant source of cash for some media companies.   The social network is paying out more than $50 million to publishers and celebrities who produce content for Facebook Live, according to "a document" reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.  Facebook has contracts with close to 140 publishers and celebrities, the report said. Facebook made deals with several media partners (including Mashable) following the launch of its live streaming plat..

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• VLC 2.0 Adds Android N Support & A Number Of New Features

  

  In the PC world, VLC is thought of as one of the most versatile and powerful media players out there, making it extremely popular among those in the know. The Android version is not much different, but was missing a few features from its desktop cousin ...

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• Stave off creepy texting partners with Burner's Ghostbot

  

  Ghostbot is a special bot that you can assign to any active Burner. It's as simple as creating a number using the app, then activating Ghostbot to interact with that skeevy match from Tinder or that coworker who just can't take a hint. For instance, a message asking if you want to "hang out" might receive a response like "I'm pretty busy but I'll get back to you." Nothing rude, but direct enough to communicate the fact that you just aren't interested. These canned responses are sent after Ghost..

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• Overwatch director explains the ins and outs of matchmaking

  

  Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan has posted another lengthy message on the Battle.net forums, this one focusing on matchmaking: How it's supposed to work, how it actually works, and why it sometimes seems like Blizzard's entire online universe has a personal grudge against you. Matchmaking is a very complex process that takes into account a number of different factors when putting players together. Time is a factor—you don't want to wait forever to play a match—and so is ping: Being an HPB i..

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• Mighty No. 9 Review – Shattering Nostalgia (PS4)

  

  Mighty No. 9 Review – Shattering Nostalgia (PS4)Crowdfunding services like Kickstarter have given gamers the ability to put their money where their mouths are. After years of hearing gamers say on forums that they’d pay “$500 for a new game” in a beloved series, I found out that some of these people are actually serious. It’s why the biggest successes on these services have been nostalgia plays, such as Yooka-Laylee and Mighty No. 9, rather than original ideas. Games that are trying to recapture..

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• Soon, you'll be able to use BMW i3 batteries to power your house

  

  Electric cars are becoming more common, and so is a second use for their battery packs. Tesla has made the biggest splash in the energy storage business with its Powerwall and Powerpack stationary battery packs, but Daimler and Nissan have also expressed interest. Now BMW is joining the game with an energy storage system of its own, developed in concert with Germany’s Beck Automation. Unveiled at the Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition 29 (EVS29) in Montreal, the system uses batteries from ..

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• Microsoft updates mobile wallet app with tap-to-pay feature for Lumia phones

  

  Today, Microsoft released a big update to its mobile wallet app with NFC tap-to-pay features. That puts Microsoft Wallet on par with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay. Like those other digital wallets, Microsoft's only works on the company's own software. You'll also need a Lumia 650, Lumia 950, or Lumia 950 XL device — those are the new Windows 10 Mobile ones — to use the tap-to-pay feature. Windows 10 Mobile testers get to try it out starting today in the US. The service supports Master..

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• Two Overwatch pros quit in shame as Korean teen proves she's the realness

  

  False accusations of hackingVIDEO A 17-year-old Korean girl who goes by Gegury is ranked as Overwatch's 8th best player in the world. She's so good, seemingly from out of nowhere, that, "After winning the qualifiers for the Nexus Cup defeating many of the Korean powerhouse teams, the opposing team required Artisan to report Gegury to Blizzard Korea," according to Reddit's Calycae. Two Korean pros, ELTA and Strobe from Dizziness, even announced that they would quit playing the game professionally..

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