A consumer group in France has filed a lawsuit against Valve that claims Steam users should be allowed to resell games. The group, UFC-Que Choisir, maintains Valve must allow users to resell the content they have purchased since there's no difference between disks and downloads.


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Facebook On iOS Adding Live Photos Support

Support for Live Photos, an iPhone 6s and 6s Plus feature, is now found in Facebook for iOS. When uploading a photo, you can now click the option for "live." These photos can only be viewed as Live Photos by iOS 9 users, so they will look normal for Android users.


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Tesla, Spotify Announce Free In-Car Streaming

Anyone with a Tesla Model S in certain countries can now receive Spotify Premium music streaming for free. The companies have entered into a partnership that will initially bring free streaming to Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong. The US will receive that offer shortly.


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BlackBerry OS 10 Users Receive Free Apps For Holidays

BlackBerry has made a bunch of apps available for free to OS 10 users. This holiday offer is available for anyone using a BB OS 10 smartphone, such as the Z10, Q10, Z30, Passport, Passport Silver Edition, and the Classic. The promotion also depends on your location.


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Apple Music May Add High-Resolution Streaming In 2016

Apple is said to be working on high-resolution audio streaming that will be integrated into Apple Music next year. This new 96 kHZ/24-bit audio will be higher than CD quality, according to Macotakara (Japan), which has learned of Apple's plans from sources.


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Apple Formally Opposes UK Surveillance Bill

Apple has already spoken in opposition of the UK's Investigatory Powers Bill and now it has submitted a statement formally opposing the legislation. With that bill, often referred to as the Snooper's Charter, the government may try to weaken encryption.


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LG Smart TVs Receiving webOS 3.0 In 2016

LG's line of smart televisions will begin shipping with webOS 3.0 next year. The updated OS will be shown at CES 2016 and we already know it includes a number of new features, but only a few design changes. One of the main features lets you split your TV into two channels.


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SpaceX Launch, Landing Of Falcon 9 Successful

SpaceX's launch of its Falcon 9 rocket last night went smoothly and the company also landed the rocket on solid ground for the first time. This launch, from Cape Canaveral, was the first for the Falcon 9 since an accident in June 2015. SpaceX had struggled to land a rocket.


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Ford, Google Working On Self-Driving Cars

Ford and Google have reportedly formed a joint venture that will work together on self-driving vehicles and a ride sharing service. A report from Yahoo Autos claims Ford will announce the venture during CES and it will be a "new business of automated ride sharing."


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Oculus Shipping Finished Rift To Developers

A finished version of the Rift virtual reality headset is now headed to developers. Oculus says it is shipping "early builds" of the headset with developer kit SDK 1.0. With that developer kit, the "runtime includes features tied to the consumer product."


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Alleged iPhone 7 Prototype Leaks Online

Apple iPhone 7 is the company's next-gen flagship smartphone that is expected to arrive sometime next year. Having said that, a leaked video has surfaced allegedly showing the new smartphone. We can't comment whether or not is geniue, so take it with a grain of salt.


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Manhattan DA Criticizes Apple's Stance On Encryption

Cyrus Vance, District Attorney of Manhattan, has fired back at Apple following in an interview that included CEO Tim Cook defending full-disk encryption. Vance claims Apple specifically implemented that form of encryption so that it would be unable to comply with requests.


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Gionee Marathon M5 Lite Coming To India

A day after Gionee announced two new Marathon smartphones, another upcoming member has been spotted on Zauba, a website which tracks India's import and export. The Gionee Marathon M5 Lite was officially announced in China over a week ago and is now heading to India.


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NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 Gets Marshmallow

NVIDIA's latest gaming tablet, the Shield Tablet K1, is now getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. The company has promised to launch the update before the end of the year, and it is now fulfilling its promise. The update is rolling out over the air.


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Modular Fairphone 2 Handset Starts Shipping

The company behind Fairphone 2 has just announced that it has started shipping the smartphone to customers across Europe. The phone's components are mostly made out of conflict-free mines and the key parts are easily replaceable if you buy replacements from Fairphone.


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Pink Version Of Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 To Go On Sale Tomorrow

Xiaomi is getting ready to launch a new variant of its flagship tablet. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has been available since late November in either Gold or Silver color, but customers will now have a chance to purchase the tablet in exclusive Pink color options.


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BlackBerry Priv To Get A Price Cut In February

Although BlackBerry reported good last quarter, the company is far from recovery. The good thing is the sales of BlackBerry Priv is great, and the phone has yet to reach all countries. If you like the phone, but not the price, you'll be happy to hear that a price cut is coming.


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Gionee Announces Marathon M5 Enjoy And M5 Plus Handsets

Gionee's Marathon series of smartphones have just got two new members called the M5 Enjoy and M5 Plus. The smartphones have one notable advantage over other Marathon phones, and that is a fingerprint scanner. Both phones are available for purchase as we speak.


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Sony Xperia Z4 And Xperia Z5 To Get Marshmallow Very Soon

Earlier this year, Sony has released a list of smartphones and tablets that will receive Google's latest mobile operating system. Today, we have learned that Android 6.0 update for Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z5 smartphones have been certified, meaning the rollout is imminent.


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