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Google proclaims the winners of the 2016 Material Design Awards

Airbnb, Kitchen Stories, and productivity app Asana are among the group lauded for the best use of Google's design guidelines.

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Apple's MacBook Pro 15 is basically a fossil at this point and here's the proof

Apple hasn't made any major design changes to its flagship laptop since 2013 and it shows.

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Google's official Wallpapers app is now in the Play Store

The app works on any Android device running 4.1 or higher, giving you a chance to explore some Googly wallpaper options.

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BBC eyes worldwide expansion for tiny educational computer

A new educational foundation hopes to introduce children worldwide to coding, using a tiny single-board computer that has changed the way coding is taught in schools across the U.K.

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Meet Moov HR, the ultra-cheap heart-rate sensor you wear on your head

Chest straps are uncomfortable and fitness bands can be unreliable, so Moov is putting a heart rate sensor on your temple.

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T-Mobile to pay $48 million in settlement over throttling customers with heavy data usage

At issue is how the carrier slowed down connections for those on unlimited plans without any type of notification.

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Facebook wants to replace Yelp with your friends' recommendations

Facebook wants to make it easy to get recommendations from your friends on where to eat and which shows to see.

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Vudu starts streaming free, ad-supported 'Movies on Us'

Vudu is offering some free movies for streaming, but don't expect to find any recent releases.

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Halo Wars 2 hands-on preview: Blitz mode's thrilling twists could trigger an RTS revival

We went hands-on with Halo Wars 2 and its new RTS-lite Blitz mode. No base building, no setup. Just all-out warfare.

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Pixel XL camera test: How it compares to Apple, LG, and Samsung phones in the studio

We took four phones with the best cameras available into the studio to figure out which one delivers the best image quality.

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Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router goes all the way to 11

The new router sports 802.11ac and 802.11ad, a built-in Plex server, 10Gbps networking, and bonded gigabit Ethernet.

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Samsung faces lawsuit from Note7 owners who couldn’t use their phones

Samsung’s problems with lawsuits from alleged victims of overheating batteries in the Galaxy Note7 smartphone could get compounded by consumers suing for compensation of carrier charges.

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New Outlook.com Premium offers the 'youknowIrock.com' email you've been pining for

If you've been longing for a custom email address and calendar you can share with a few like-minded friends, Outlook.com Premium is for you.

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The best programs to run Android apps on your Windows PC

There are several good options for taking your Android experience to the desktop.

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How to find out what Facebook knows about you

Facebook uses your online activity to build an advertising profile about you. Here's how to look at (and edit) some of that information.