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Microsoft's Plumbago app promises to make your chickenscratch legible

In theory, the Plumbago app for Windows should make handwritten notes on a tablet legible. In practice, is does nothing of the sort.

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Grab a custom gamer ID with Google Play Games

The new feature lets you craft a unique identity much like you're able to create with console or PC gaming.

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Sling TV adds ABC in “Broadcast Extra” package, affiliates be damned

Sling TV gets its first broadcast channels with ABC and Univision, though the service is not available everywhere.

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How to turn your screencast into a GIF with Recordit

Because sometimes an animated GIF really is worth a thousand words.

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Get your GearVR ready: Samsung's Galaxy S7 launch will stream in virtual reality

Even if you don't have a headset, you'll be able to see the Barcelona launch from multiple camera angles on a PC or smartphone.

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Review: The $79 Endless Mini PC isn't for you, but it's still pretty cool

This mini PC aims to give people with limited Internet access a useful computing experience.

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Move over, Amazon: The US military is also developing a delivery drone

The U.S. Army is exploring the use of drones to deliver supplies to soldiers on the battlefield, a potentially game-changing use for an emerging technology that until now has been mostly identified with the future delivery of household items.

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Facebook Messenger ads might behave like voluntary text spam

Chatting with businesses on Facebook Messenger could open you up to message-based ads.

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Firefox 2.0 for iOS released with convenient new features aimed at iPhone strengths

A new version of Firefox for iOS is out with some nice additions if you're running a newer device.

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Microsoft Translator adds AI-powered offline translation on Android, iOS text translation

Microsoft Translator is bringing optical character recognition and offline translation to iOS and Android, respectively.

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Smartwatches out-shipped Swiss watches last quarter

The Swiss watch sales decline keeps a steady pace as smartwatch shipments break ahead.

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The coolest, weirdest techie toys from NYC Toy Fair 2016

Tech-infused toys were everywhere you turned at NYC Toy Fair 2016, from quadcopters to squirtguns with bioluminescent liquids to a high-tech Hello Barbie Dream House.

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Intel Compute Stick (2016) review: Though improved, it still lacks mass appeal

The addition of a USB 3.0 port makes Intel’s Compute Stick more user-friendly, but this form factor still has a ways to go before it'll grab a wide fanbase.

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A new Android trojan steals your banking info and holds your files ransom

A new kind of Android malware can steal online banking credentials and hold a device's files hostage for ransom, delivering a particularly nasty one-two punch.