Twitter was home to Thursday Night football games in 2016, but this year the NFL has sold those rights to Amazon instead. Amazon Prime will offer 10 games during the season. It reportedly beat Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook to win the rights. Amazon spent up to $50 million.
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Instagram For Windows 10 Adds Photo, Video DM Support
Instagram still isn't letting people upload pictures from a desktop computer, but an update to its Windows 10 app has introduced support for sending photo and video DMs. You can access the feature by launching the app and clicking the camera button in the top left.
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Public Autonomous Shuttles Begin Trial In London
Prototype autonomous shuttles are entering their first public trial in London. Following a pre-established route, the shuttles will bring 100 members of the public around Greenwich. You must apply for a spot in the trial if you want to experience the shuttles.
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YouTube's Data-Saving 'Go' App Enters Beta On Android
A beta of YouTube Go is now out on Android. The new version of YouTube's app was first mentioned by Google last year. It's intended for countries that have less reliable internet connections. With YouTube Go, users can download videos for offline viewing.
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Bipartisan Bill Would End Warrantless Device Searches At US Border
Bipartisan legislation has appeared that'd prevent law enforcement from searching through devices belonging to United States citizens at the border. The bill, called the Protecting Data at the Border Act, is sponsored by Ron Wyden (D) and Rand Paul (R).
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Jax And Daxter Trilogy, Jax X Will Reach PS4
Naughty Dog's four Jak and Daxter games have been announced for the PlayStation 4 and they'll be reaching the system as PS2 Classics. Sometime in 2017, you'll be able to get Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, Jak 3, and Jak X: Combat Racing from the PlayStation Store.
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Huawei Preparing Four New Tablets With Prices Ranging_From €129 To €379
The popular leakster Roland Quandt has information on Huawei's new products. According to him, the company is about to expand its Android tablets portfolio with four new devices, about which we already heard a thing or two. The new MediaPad tablets are coming soon, but no
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Scientists Develop Self-Healing Material For Mobile Devices
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have just make a breakthrough with a new material that has the ability to self-heal beyond just cuts and scratches. The rubber-like conductive material is made from a stretchable polymer and an ionic salt.
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LeEco's Flagship Phone Caught In Action, Launch Date Also Revealed
LeEco is having financial crisis, but they are trying to recover from that by reconstructing its business and releasing new products. One of the first products in 2017 is the upcoming flagship smartphone, the rumoured Le X850 that will go on sale as LeEco Le Max 3.
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ASUS Won't Launch Premium ZenFone 3 Zoom Variant In The US
Earlier this year, ASUS confirmed that the launch of ZenFone 3 Zoom smartphone in the United States has been postponed and that the new model will have better specifications. Well, it turns out that is not true, as the more powerful variant will not reach the country.
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iPhone 8 Predicted To Start At $850
The iPhone 8 has been rumored to have a base price of more than $1,000, but that might not actually be accurate. According to USB analyst Steven Milunovich, the phone is going to start at $850 to $900 for a 64 GB unit. From there, it'll jump to $950 to $1,000 for a 256 GB model.
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Panasonic Hiring Thousands To Work At Tesla Gigafactory
Panasonic has announced a hiring event in Reno that'll take place on Wednesday. Through that event, the company is trying to recruit around 2,000 people to work at Tesla's Gigafactory facility in Nevada. It's holding the event at the Regional Public Safety Training Center.
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Twitch Begins Selling Games
Twitch's video game store is now open for business. People can purchase PC games through the Amazon-owned streaming site and there are initially ~50 titles to choose from. Among those that are available right now are Telltale's Walking Dead series and For Honor.
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Project Scorpio News Coming On April 6
Microsoft still hasn't discussed this week's rumored Project Scorpio announcement, but Eurogamer now says there it'll have an "exclusive Xbox Scorpio reveal" on April 6 at 9 a.m. PT. No information about what may be revealed was mentioned in the tweet.
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Twitter Planning To Offer Live Pay TV
Twitter could soon be home to live paid television content, turning the social network's app into a streaming TV service. According to The Telegraph, Twitter is working to sign deals with broadcasters like ESPN. Users will need to have active network subscriptions.
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Amazon Will Refund Up To $70M In In-App Purchases From Kids
Amazon is no longer trying to appeal a ruling from 2016 that found the company was guilty of billing people for unauthorized in-app purchases from children. Since it's no longer trying to fight the decision, up to $70 million will now be returned to users.
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Waze Soon To Reach Android Auto
Google's Waze navigation app is going to reach Android Auto in the near future. A beta for the app is set to launch shortly, with some users already receiving invites to test the software. According to the email Google has sent out, the beta will go live soon.
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DisplayMate Says Galaxy S8's Display Is The Best It's Seen
Samsung's Galaxy S8 has the best smartphone display of all time, according to DisplayMate. A report from DisplayMate says the 5.8-inch AMOLED screen is the "most innovative and high performance" the company has ever evaluated. It set a record for brightness.
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Spotify Premium Users Will Get Certain Albums Early
People who are paying for a Spotify subscription will get certain albums earlier than free ad-supported users. Through a new licensing deal with Universal Music Group, Spotify has agreed to let Universal artists temporarily restrict access to new content.
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Blizzard Wins Case Against Overwatch Cheat Maker, Awarded $8M
Blizzard has come out victorious in a legal case against an Overwatch cheat maker and the company has been awarded $8.6 million. A federal court in California ruled against Bossland GMBH, which decided not to defend itself. It will fight the decision.
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