Samsung unveiled two new Gear S2 Classic smartwatches at Consumer Electronics Show 2016, but they have yet to reach stateside. Starting tomorrow, all major US retailer including Samsung's own online store will start selling the rose gold and platinum Gear S2 smartwatches.


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TSMC To Be Exclusive iPhone 7 Chip Supplier

Apple plans to use its next-generation chipset in the upcoming iPhone 7 smartphones. As the company is in finishing stages of mass production of the chipset, they have to choose its supplier. According to a report by South Korea's The Electronic Times, TSMC is the one.


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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Successor To Be Announced At MWC 2016

Mobile World Congress is a few days ahead of us and more devices are starting to leaking, pointing at the announcement in the following days. The latest Samsung rumour is the successor to the Galaxy Tab S2 lineup, which has now appeared on both GFXBench and Geekbench.


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Archos 50d Oxygen To Launch In May Priced At $149

The French smartphone company has announced a new mid-range smartphone called 50d Oxygen. Its latest smartphone will be demonstrated at the upcoming MWC 2016, where the rest of the specs will be revealed. It will go on sale in May 2016 with a recommended price of $149.99.


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T-Mobile's Galaxy S6 And Galaxy S6 Edge Get Marshmallow In Europe

The current flagship smartphones from Samsung have started receiving Google's latest operating system in Europe. According to reports, T-Mobile users of Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge phones in Poland are starting to receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.


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Pandora Said To Be Exploring Sale Of Itself

Pandora could be looking to sell itself due to recent issues that have stemmed from its inability to compete with other music streaming options. The New York Times reports the company has been holding talks about a sale in response to its recent loss of half its value.


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MySpace Acquired By Time Inc

Time Inc is now the owner of MySpace, one of the earliest social networks that attempted to relaunch in 2013 and largely failed. Ever since it came back onto the scene, MySpace has been operating, but almost no one has talked about it. Time Inc is buying Viant.


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Improved GPS Algorithms Can Offer Centimeter-Level Accuracy

A team of researchers at the University of California has come up with new algorithms that can greatly improve the accuracy of GPS systems. With the algorithms, GPS units would be accurate on a centimeter level, whereas they are now only accurate at about 30 feet.


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Google Creating Standalone VR Headset

Google is said to be preparing a virtual reality headset that'll function independently of other hardware. Separate from earlier reports about Google's next phone-based headset, the Wall Street Journal claims Google has a headset that'll use chips from Movidius.


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Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto Top January 2016 Sales

NPD's report on the video game industry in January 2016 shows Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Grand Theft Auto V were on top in terms of software sales. During the period, consumers spent a total of $605.2 million on new gaming products at US retailers.


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Activision Confirms Destiny Sequel Is Coming In 2017

Destiny's sequel is not going to come out this year, Activision has confirmed. The game is now expected to arrive in 2017, despite having previously been given a September 2016 release period. Activision mentioned the delay in its Quarter 4 fiscal report.


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Facebook Testing Return Of SMS To Messenger

SMS capabilities are being integrated into Facebook Messenger for Android. The social network says it is working on fully returning SMS support to the app and it has added the feature to Messenger alongside support for multiple accounts. The test of the feature is limited.


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Instagram Begins Showing Video Views

Video view counts are beginning to roll out to Instagram's hundreds of millions of users, providing them with a better look at their content's performance on the platform. A video's view total is displayed in place of likes, but likes are still visible if you click the count.


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Watch Dogs 2 Arriving In Late 2016, 2017

Ubisoft has announced Watch Dogs 2 is currently in development and it is expected the game will come out between April 2016 and March 2017, during its next fiscal year. Watch Dogs was released in May 2014 and the expected release date was mentioned in an earnings call.


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Google Extending 'Right To Be Forgotten' To Main Search

Google has been complying with the European "right to be forgotten" ruling by removing search results from its local search domains, but now it is expanding the removals to the primary Google domain. Moving forward, Google has reportedly agreed to further block results.


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Autonomous Drones Can Outperform Humans With Trail Navigation

The algorithms that will one day power autonomous search and rescue drones can do a better job of navigating forest trails than humans, according to research from a Swiss group. Researchers built algorithms for the drones by capturing 20,000 images of trails in the Swiss Alps.


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Chrome For Android Getting Beacon Communication Feature

Google has added the ability for Chrome to communicate with nearby physical objects to the Android version of the browser. Users are beginning to receive the feature, but since it's only in the Chrome 49 beta right now, not everyone has access to it.


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Data Transmission Record Broken At 1.125 Tbps

Researchers at University College London have achieved the fastest ever data transmission at 1.125 terabits per second. To explain that speed, researcher Dr. Robert Maher, noted it would allow all of Game of Thrones to be downloaded in HD in just one second.


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Lenovo Quietly Announces Vibe P1 Turbo Handset With A 5,000 mAh Battery

On its official Indonesian website, Lenovo has listed a new smartphone called Vibe P1 Turbo, the improved version of the Vibe P1 that launched in September last year. It is currently available for pre-order only in Indonesia in two color options - Platinum and Graphite Grey.


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LG Confirms Snapdragon Wear 2100-Powered Smartwatch, To Be Thinner Than Ever

Surprisingly, Qualcomm has unveiled four new chipsets today, including one that is specifically designed for smartwatches and other wearables called Snapdragon Wear 2100. The first manufacturer to announce new smartwatches and wearables using the chipset is LG.


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