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• Google Announces Sprint Partnership For RCS Messaging

  Google has officially announced that they're partnering up carriers to advance the nature of SMS, and essentially upgrade the functionality of text messages. More specifically, Google is going to be working with carriers across the globe to introduce ...

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• Alphabet's rebranded Google Capital arm reveals it invested in Snapchat

  

  Alphabet has quietly disclosed a Snapchat investment through its rebranded CapitalG venture capital arm, previously known as Google Capital. Snapchat’s logo was spotted in the portfolio section of the CapitalG website by Business Insider. The company’s iconic ghost imprint on a yellow background can be seen next to the logos of other companies backed by Alphabet, including Airbnb, SurveyMonkey, and Glassdoor. Notably, Snapchat’s is the only logo that doesn’t offer any additional information abo..

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• Samsung Source Hints At Galaxy S8 Display Having A 90% Screen-To-Body Ratio

  

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• SpaceX engineers have solved their exploding rocket mystery

  

  Last week, the company said it suspected the problem had something to do with one of three carbon fiber helium tanks that sit inside the main fuel tank. As the New York Times reports, the liquid oxygen fuel froze solid as it was flowing into the rocket's second stage, which set off the chain of explosions. Although Musk didn't share any details about how the frozen oxygen may have affected the helium tanks, he did offer a vague explanation and confirmed that his engineers had been able to repli..

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• Samsung recalls millions of washers more than a month after government warning

  

  A picture of a faulty washer, submitted to SaferProducts.gov. Samsung on Friday announced a formal recall of 2.8 million top-load washing machines  — more than a month after the U.S. government first issued a warning that the machines are unsafe. It is the biggest washing machine recall in history in terms of units and reported incidents, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said. The washers can become dangerous when washing bulky items, such as comforters, which can cause th..

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• Apple cuts USB-C adapter prices in response to MacBook Pro complaints

  

  Apple is cutting prices for all of its USB-C adapters following a week of complaints about the MacBook Pro’s inconvenient port situation. The new MacBook Pro only has USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 ports, so the vast majority of the peripherals people use today will need adapters to work. Someday, all those devices will likely use USB-C, but that day is not today and the Pro users interested in Apple’s new computers have been vocal about the problem. Apple released a statement explaining the price cut: ..

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• You can now shop for Alexa skills on Amazon.com

  

  You can now shop for Amazon Alexa skills the same way you shop for anything else on Amazon.com, the company announced today. Owners of Amazon Alexa-enabled devices like an Echo or Tap can find, enable, or disable skills via an Alexa skills marketplace or dedicated URLs for individual skills. The single website to find all Alexa skills launches the same day as Google Home, immediately one of Amazon’s top competitors in the race to place an intelligent assistant inside consumers’ homes. In May, A..

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• 'Overwatch' Release Date, News & Update: New Arcade Replacing Brawls, Offering New Modes & Awesome Rewards

  

  "Overwatch" is launching a new mode called "Arcade" that will give players new ways to play, as well as Loot rewards.(Photo: Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images) Yesterday's BlizzCon offered new intel on Blizzard's "Overwatch," which is receiving the new Arcade replacing Brawls. The new area in the game is also offering new modes and awesome rewards, per the studio. The studio has taken to Twitter to share it is currently working on new maps, new modes, and "new ways to fight for the future." I..

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• After mastering Go, these computers are learning to play StarCraft

  

  (Blizzard) Earlier this year, researchers' artificial intelligence beat a human in the dazzlingly complex board game known as Go. Not just once, but four times. It was a milestone in machine learning. Now, the same Google-backed researchers that designed AlphaGo have their sights set on dominating a new game: Starcraft, the classic computer strategy game that has attracted millions of fans, some of whom duel online in professional tournaments hosted by real-life sports leagues. Researchers ..

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