Facebook is making facial recognition features more available in its Messenger app with Photo Magic. The feature has already been tested in Australia and now it is available to more, but not all, users. Photo Magic improves the photo sharing process by identifying other users.
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Facebook Music Streaming Works While Browsing
With an update to its Music Stories feature on iOS, Facebook now lets music streaming occur while you are browsing your news feed. The feature has also grown to work with Deezer, Rhapsody, and KKBOX, which join Apple and Spotify. Music Stories arrived in November.
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Apple Pay, Samsung Pay Competing In China Next Year
Deals between Apple/Samsung and China's UnionPay will allow both payment services to operate in the country next year. Those deals let UnionPay customers use their debit or credit cards with the services. An exact launch date for Samsung Pay and Apple Pay hasn't been provided.
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Netflix Creates Socks That Sense When You Fall Asleep
Netflix has invented a pair of socks that can pause the video you are watching once you fall asleep. The socks come with sensors that are capable of detecting when you're no longer awake, allowing your content to be paused right when you aren't watching anymore.
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Apple Music May Reach 20M Subscribers By End Of 2016
Mark Mulligan, a music business analyst, has released a report that claims Apple Music could grow to 20 million subscribers by the end of next year. The report also says the service will reach 8 million users by the end of this year. Mulligan says Apple Music's growth has slowed.
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Google Opposes Proposed California Self-Driving Car Rules
Google's head of automotive transportation has released a statement opposing efforts by the California DMV to restrict self-driving car efforts to vehicles that allow for complete driver control. The rules would prevent Google from testing its latest self-driving car.
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FCC Questioning Companies Over "Free" Data Offers
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Comcast have been asked to hand over information about their free data offers to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Those service providers now let some types of content not be counted against data usage, but the FCC is concerned about those offers.
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Google To Begin Prioritizing A Site's HTTPS Pages Over HTTP
Google is expanding its prioritization in search results of HTTPS URLs over those that are not as secure. The search engine has been using this prioritization since last year and will now use it more widely to boost a site's HTTPS pages over its HTTP pages.
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CEO Of BlackBerry Criticizes Apple For Not Decrypting Data For Authorities
John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, has taken a shot at Apple by criticizing the company for not decrypting data when requested to do so by law enforcement. In a blog post, Chen laid out his opposition to Apple's strategy and said BlackBerry will work with government officials.
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VLC Arrives On Chrome OS
VLC, the most popular media player, is now available on Chrome OS. VideoLAN has released a ported version of VLC for Android on the Chrome Web Store, allowing people with Chromebooks to use it. The app was released using the Android Runtime for Chrome tool.
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16 Xbox 360 Games Brought To Xbox One
Microsoft has brought another 16 Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One. Backwards compatibility was introduced for the console in November and it launched with 104 supported games. The latest set of titles brings that number to 120. You can use the feature with a disk or digital copy.
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NVIDIA Details Marshmallow Update For Shield Tablet K1
NVIDIA's new Shield Tablet K1, which was announced after the original Shield Tablet had to be replaced due to potentially danger battery, was confirmed to get the latest Android 6.0 update. The update is expected to arrive soon as NVIDIA has released a video demonstrating it.
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LG Reportedly Working On A Handset With Curved Display, Not The New G Flex
We have reported that LG might not release the new G Flex 3, and will instead switch its focus on LG G5 and the successor to the V10 device. If you are a fan of smartphones with a curved display, LG might still have something for you according to latest information.
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Microsoft Rolls Out First Redstone Preview Build To Windows 10 Insiders
The first major Windows 10 update codenamed Redstone is scheduled for public release next year. The Windows 10 Insiders have received the first build from Microsoft's Redstone development branch (RS1), but since it is in very early development stage, no new features are included.
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OnePlus Announces The Champagne Edition Of Its OnePlus X Handset
The OnePlus X Champagne Edition is now officially available and can be purchase if you have an invitation. If not, hold on until Tuesday, when the company holds its weekly open sales. The Champagne Edition, which has the new color combination, is now available for €269.
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Sprint Begins Rolling Out Marshmallow Update For LG G4
LG G4 was one of the first smartphones to get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, but the carriers have yet to release the update. Today, Sprint has announced that it has started rolling out the Marshmallow update to LG G4 smartphones on its network.
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Samsung Launches Special Edition Galaxy Note5
While European users are patiently waiting to see if Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note5 next year, people in the company's hometown have a chance to purchase a special edition for the holiday. The Galaxy Note5 Winter Edition will only be available in the South Korean.
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Motorola Moto X (2014) Gets Marshmallow Update
Motorola's second generation Moto X smartphone has started receiving the Android 6.0 update in certain regions. The first regions to get the update, according to reports, are India and Australia, while other regions are expected to get the same update soon.
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