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Is that a Google ad or a search result? Kids can’t tell

Despite all their technical prowess, kids still as naive as we were at their age -- at least, when it comes to Google ads and Google search results.
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Weekly Rewind: Selfie mirrors, Bieber breaks instagram, BMW’s next great car

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on, in fact, that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track.
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Is China looking to build its own secure smartphones?

Amid growing worldwide concerns about security (or lack thereof), China is reportedly undertaking efforts to build its very own secure smartphones.
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5 wearables that are actually improving our health

From children's health to women's safety, wearable tech covers a broad spectrum of uses. Here are some of our favorite health wearables.
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A dangerous habit: e-cigarette explosions prompt a string of California lawsuits

A string of disastrous incidents involving e-cigarettes has prompted three lawsuits in California.
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There are now robotic cats that serve as companion animals

For $99, you can buy your lonely grandparent a fake feline, one that can "vibra-purr," meow, and roll over.
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Stepping up its game, New Balance just 3D-printed running shoe components

New Balance has just launched its first ever 3D-printed running shoe because if your competitors are doing it, you've gotta do it too.
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With the ShareTheMeal app, your 50-cent donation can help end world hunger

Thanks to the ShareTheMeal app from the United Nations World Food Program, you can use your smartphone to help feed a child, one 50-cent donation at a time.
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This is the Qylatron — the next generation in security and bag check

Thanks to Qylur's brand new Qylatron Entry Experience Solution, we may have finally found a more efficient way of getting through airport security.
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Meet the app experts say ISIS used to send secret messages

Telegram, a free Android, iOS, desktop, and Web app, saw its "Secret Chat” function utilized by terrorists associated with extremist group ISIS.

Tinder CEO Sean Rad gives disastrous interview that could jeopardize IPO

Tinder CEO Sean Rad may have put the impending IPO of parent company Match Group in his disastrous London Evening Standard interview.
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Marc Andreessen just dumped a whole lot of Facebook stock — should anyone be worried?

Marc Andreessen went ahead and sold 1.5 million shares of Facebook stock over the course of the last two weeks, valued at around $160 million.
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NASA is sending two robots to college, just not to learn

NASA is sending two R5 Valkyrie humanoid robots to college, only they're not there to learn -- we are.
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Google is lowering its minimum purchase price for Play Store apps

What's that sound you're hearing? Just the jingle of change in your virtual pocket as Google lowers its minimum app prices in no fewer than 17 countries.
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The UK is taking the fight against ISIS online

The UK is taking proactive measures to guard its infrastructure against cyberattack by ISIS.
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Ford now allows you to remotely start your car with Sync Connect

Who says you have to be inside your car to start your car? Certainly not Ford.
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This smartphone case flips out to become a VR viewer at the push of a button

Here to fill the void in our lives is Figment VR, the world's first VR and AR phone case, which today launched on Kickstarter.
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Never wait for the bill again with PaidEasy, available in the App Store today

PaidEasy is described as "the quickest way to discover merchants, search offers, and open and close bills."

Rotoview smart scroll lets you navigate your phone by tilting it

Thanks to a new "smart scroll" patent awarded to Houston-based Innoventions Inc., reading an article may soon be as easy as changing your viewing angle.
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Robots can now get into college, surpassing human scores on standardized tests

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) system developed by Japan’s National Institute of Informatics is smart enough to pass the country's college entrance exam.
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Need to charge your Apple Watch? Use the tiny Joostcube

If good things really do come in small packages, then Joostcube is probably the best thing that's ever happened.
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Callisto is a new sexual assault reporting system for the 21st century

Callisto intends to "provide a more empowering, transparent, and confidential reporting experience for college sexual assault survivors."
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Walmart is now selling a $10 smartphone because why not?

You can spend $600 on a new iPhone from Apple, or you can spend $10 for a new smartphone from Walmart.
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We need a bedtime mode for our phones to stop that bright blue light

Our love of our smartphones is now getting in the way of our need for sleep.
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The pope wants you to put your phone away at dinner

Your parents have told you not to bring your phone to the dinner table a thousand times, and now, Pope Francis I himself is joining in on the debate.
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Withings’ Activité Steel looks as gorgeous as the original, but for a fraction of the price

Activité Steel combines the high-end luxury feel of the original Swiss-made Activité with the fun, versatility, and value price point of the Activité Pop.
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Robots could replace 50 percent of jobs, says chief economist

The robot takeover of the world may not be as dramatic as we thought. It won't come in the form of explosions, but rather in the form of employment.
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Change your Facebook profile picture to reflect Lebanon or Kenya’s flag too

Vietnam-based designer Hubert Southall is calling out to all graphic designers and art directors "to cover the filter void" for Facebook profile pictures.
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This free 3D robot game could redefine how kids learn to code

Code Warriors is a new 3D coding game designed with special analytics-tracking for students and teachers to learn coding in and outside of the classroom.
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How do Americans really feel about tech? A Modis survey gives us some insight

A new survey from Modis gives us some insight into how Americans really feel about the booming tech industry.
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EasyJet and Cute Circuit joined forces to make wearable tech uniforms for staff

Nothing screams hospitality like light-up LED wearable tech uniforms for EasyJet flight attendants.
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Exercise for a cause with Fitbit’s FitForGood

Until November 20, you can take part in FitForGood, described as "a charitable platform inviting Fitbit fans to get fit for a good cause."
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Can you make diamonds faster and cheaper? A Silicon Valley startup says yes

Supply may be catching up to demand in the diamond industry if Silicon Valley startup Diamond Foundry has its way.