A major US carrier has begun rolling out an update to truly kill the potentially dangerous Samsung Galaxy Note 7. T-Mobile is sending out the update and phones will display an on-screen notification about the Note 7 recall once updated. Others will soon release the update.


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Clash Of Clans To Be Banned In Iran For Promoting Tribal Conflict

Regulators in Iran have determined Clash of Clans is too problematic to be allowed in the country. Because the mobile game allegedly encourages real-world tribal warfare, the Ministry of Justice recommends it be blocked by Iran's large censorship system.


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Hulu Will Be The Exclusive Streamer Of Some Disney Classics

Dozens of classic Disney films are being added to Hulu and some will be exclusive to the service. In total, 56 titles from the Disney vault will be added beginning this week. The full roll out is going to take months. Mulan and Pocahontas will both be exclusive.


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First AMD-Powered Chromebooks Coming Next Year

There are some promising days ahead of Google's Chrome OS. Not only the platform is expected to get first Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Chromebooks, but Google is also working on AMD support for next year. Nothing has been confirmed so far, but references to "amd" were recently


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Nokia To Announce Up To 5 New Phones Next Year, D1C And E1 Surface In Live Images

Nokia is finally making its comeback next year and so far we have heard about two upcoming smartphones - the D1C and E1. Both smartphones have now surfaced in live images, but we are also hearing now that the HMD Global plans to launch up to five new Nokia-branded smartphones in


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Samsung Officially Teases Upcoming Galaxy A Series, Confirms Waterproof Feature

There have been a lot of rumours about upcoming Galaxy A series smartphones, and Samsung has finally decided to release some official information. The Samsung Mobile Malaysia has posted a new teaser image on Facebook, hinting at waterproof capabilities of the Galaxy A series


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Nintendo Switch Goes Through The FCC

Nintendo launched its last console way back in 2014, and after almost 3 years without a new console, the company will finally unveil a new device. The company officially confirmed to announce more details about the Switch game console in January, and the console has now showed up


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2017 Samsung Smart TVs Can Track Your Sports Teams

Samsung will include two new "Smart TV" services with its 2017 units that are aimed at helping people find the content they're interested in. One of the services, known as Sports, will track your favorite teams and notify you when new relevant content is available.


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Apple Leads Holiday Phone Activations At 44%

New smartphone activations in mid to late December were dominated by Apple, which accounted for 44% of activations in the US. Flurry, an analytics firm owned by Yahoo, says Samsung came in second (21%) and Huawei was third (3%). Apple's share fell from last year.


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Samsung Galaxy S8 AI Assistant Is Integrated With All Samsung Apps

The Viv-based digital assistant included with Samsung's Galaxy S8 is going to be integrated with every Samsung-built app, reports SamMobile. Bixby, which is believed to be the name of the assistant, will replace S Voice and function similarly to its counterpart from Apple.


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Nintendo Might Offer Super NES Classic Edition

Just as it has come out with a re-release of the NES, Nintendo might be planning a re-release for the Super NES. A trademark bot on Twitter recently shared an image of an SNES controller that was included in relevant documents filed by the games company.


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Law Enforcement Request Amazon Echo Recordings In Murder Case

A request for voice recordings from the Amazon Echo has been submitted by police in Arkansas. As part of a murder investigation, law enforcement have sent search warrants to Amazon requesting any recordings collected between November 21 and November 22, 2015.


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Bandai Namco Invests In AI Startup, May Improve NPCs

Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco is pumping money into Heroz, an AI startup that created an algorithm capable of beating professional human shogi (Japanese chess) players. It has worked on algorithms for other games, such as backgammon. The tech could improve NPCs.


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Uber Banned By Turkey

Uber is no longer allowed to operate in Turkey, a notice from the government states. Turkey believes the company is running an illegal taxi service and therefore cannot be allowed to continue without the necessary permits. Regular taxi drivers have protested against Uber.


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Asus Chromebook With USB-C Leaks

An image of Asus' upcoming C302CA has leaked, revealing the new USB-C Chromebook. It was temporarily posted on the Newegg website and a listing for the item revealed some of its specs. The C302CA offers a 12.5-inch 1080p display and a 2.2 GHz Intel Core m3 processor.


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Fake News Triggers Facebook's Safety Check In Thailand

Facebook's Safety Check feature has been tricked by fake news posts that were shared on the network. Safety Check went live in Bangkok, Thailand after news of an "explosion" spread. The notification was shown to users in the country beginning at 9 p.m. local time.


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First Computer Factory Opens In Cuba

Access to modern technology remains limited in Cuba and the nation has seen little to no tech production, but things are changing. Cuba has unveiled its first ever computer factory, which is capable of manufacturing 120,000 laptops and tablets per year.


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Amazon Experiences Best Holiday Season, Over 1 Billion Items Shipped

Amazon has reported another record-breaking holiday season with over a billion items shipped through Prime and Fulfillment by Amazon between November 1 and December 19. That's over 5x as many items as were shipped last year. Its own Echo products were quite popular.


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China Reaffirms Commitment To Mars Probe Launch By 2020

As part of its serious commitment to space missions, China has reaffirmed its plan to soft land a Moon probe around 2018 and fully launch a Mars probe by 2020. The government has released a white paper that explains how it'll carry out space missions peacefully.


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Panasonic Investing $256 Million In Tesla Solar Cell Plant

A Tesla solar cell production facility in New York is receiving a $256 million investment from Japan's Panasonic. Photovoltaic (PV) cell production is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2017 and the facility will offer one gigawatt of module production by 2019.


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