Xiaomi Redmi Pro will most likely become official at the upcoming July 27 event in Beijing. Over the last few days, the company released several teasers, hinting at the possible specifications. A new set of details has leaked online, confirming the key specs and features.

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With New Consoles Incoming, Microsoft's Gaming Revenue Drops 9%
Revenue from the Xbox and gaming division at Microsoft dropped 9% year-over-year. During the second quarter of this year, Microsoft reported a decline of $152 million, which has been attributed to lower Xbox One sale prices and a lack of sales due to the upcoming Xbox One S.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Goes On Pre-Order, Official Renders Leak Online
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will become official in less than two weeks and there is very little that we don't know about it. Not much is to say about its pricing and availability, as those are the last things we find out. Today, the phablet has went on pre-order in Dubai.

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First Human CRISPR Trial To Begin In China
Chinese scientists will test the CRISPR gene editing technique in humans for the first time. A team at Sichuan University's West China Hospital (Chengdu) wants to see how altered cells can be used in the treatment of lung cancer. Tests are set to begin in August.

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Samsung Responds To Huawei Lawsuit With Its Own
Huawei initiated legal action against Samsung in May and Samsung has responded by filing its own lawsuit. In Huawei's case, it claims some of its 4G wireless technology patents have been infringed upon and in Samsung's lawsuit, the company alleges Huawei infringed on six patents.

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Rocket League's Console Cross-Play Is Ready, Waiting On Sony's Approval
Once Sony provides its approval, cross-play between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be available in Rocket League. Psyonix, the game's developer, says the feature is completely ready to launch. Cross-play in the game already exists between the Xbox One and PC.

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Redbox Testing Its Second Streaming Service, First One Failed
Redbox is still trying to enter the streaming industry despite its failure with Redbox Instant. The company says it is working on a "transactional digital VOD and EST offering" that will complement its kiosk rentals. It appears users will pay for individual digital rentals.

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Pandora Turns Down $3.4 Billion Acquisition By Liberty Media
Liberty Media offered to buy Pandora for $3.4 billion ($15 per share), but the music streaming company refused, reports the Wall Street Journal. Pandora has a large user base of 80 million individuals and it could fit well in Liberty Media's portfolio.

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LG Creating Flexible Phone, Release Planned By 2017
Samsung isn't the only major smartphone company working on a flexible phone. LG is reportedly creating its own handset with a flexible display and it could appear on the market as early as 2017. Some reports claim LG is already setting up a factory for the displays.

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Apple Car Release Date May Now Be 2021
Apple's electric vehicle from its Project Titan program has reportedly been delayed, with the car likely to ship in 2021 rather than 2020. The Information reports computing power limitations and recent changes in leadership pushed the car's anticipated availability date back.

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Facebook's Internet Delivering 'Aquila' Drone Finishes First Flight
A solar-powered internet delivery drone from Facebook completed its first test flight in Arizona last month, Facebook has revealed. The Aquila drone was tested at a low-altitude and the trial run was so successful, it ended up running for 90 minutes rather than 30.

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Police Ask For 3D Mold Of Dead Man's Finger To Unlock iPhone
Law enforcement in Michigan have requested the creation of a 3D-printed mold of a murder victim's finger to unlock their iPhone. The police asked Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, to build the mold. Jain's team produced ten plastic fingers.

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Trailer Shows 12 Minutes Of Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare Campaign
Infinity Ward premiered a new trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare during Comic-Con this week and it includes 12 minutes of gameplay from the campaign. The footage is from the Black Sky piece that takes place early in Infinite Warfare. The sequence occurs in Geneva.

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Verizon Cutting Off Unlimited Users After 100 GB
Verizon's plan to end an unlimited user's service if they are using "extraordinary" amounts of data was reported earlier this week, but we didn't know how much data Verizon considered "extraordinary." Now, Ars Technica has confirmed the limit is 100 GB.

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Advertisers Can Now Use Spotify's Listening, Demographic Data
Spotify is using its data on people's music listening to improve the platform for advertisers. The service says it has opened up its ad platform so that businesses can target users in all 59 markets based on age, gender, music genre, and playlist content.

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WikiLeaks Complains About Twitter's Banning Of Users, Threatens To Create Competitor
WikiLeaks has jumped on the #FreeMilo train to protest Twitter's allegedly biased banning of users like Milo Yiannopoulos, a conservative journalist. In tweeting at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, WikiLeaks made a number of complaints and then said it would build an alternative site.

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Snowden Designs iPhone Mod That Protects Against Monitoring
NSA leaker Edward Snowden has designed a modified iPhone that can protect you from monitoring and warn of surveillance. It is attached to your phone's SIM card slot to monitor its wireless activity. It'll let you know when your phone is transmitting despite being off.

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Last VCR Maker Soon Ending Production
The final VCR maker in the world, Funai, is ending production later this month. Due to the regularly declining VCR market and the difficulty in sourcing components, Funai does not believe it is worth producing them. The company's VCRs were sold in the US under the Sanyo brand.

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Google Play Books Improves Comics With 'Bubble Zoom'
Reading digital comics will now be a lot easier with the addition of Bubble Zoom to Google Play Books. The feature, which was introduced at Comic-Con, finds and boosts the size of speech bubbles as you read. You no longer have to pinch and zoom like you would in other apps.

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PlayStation VR Includes 226-inch Cinema Mode
Watching non-VR movies and playing non-VR games inside a virtual reality environment is possible using PlayStation VR's cinema mode, which can place you in front of a 226-inch display. For people who really love big screens, this mode gives you a very large display.

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