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Who needs other apps to order food when all you need is Facebook?

If you so choose, you can Facebook stalk your ex-lover while slurping up the chicken noodle soup you ordered from your favorite diner.
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Medium now lets you listen to its best content with audio stories

Medium has now launched audio stories -- audio versions of the platform's best stories and some written exclusively for members
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Twitter has been down for users around the world this morning

This morning, May 19, Twitter began experiencing technical issues, with many users around the world unable to access their accounts.
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Telegram lets you make and accept payments without ever leaving the app

Messaging app Telegram released a new update that allows users to make and accept payments via Telegram Bots.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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LG’s Signature connected devices jump on the Google Home bandwagon

Electronics announced a new line of smart appliances completely compatible with Google Assistant and Google Home
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Notifications from Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook now shown in one place

Facebook, along with Messenger and Instagram, is testing a feature that will show users notification counters from all three apps.
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Amazon Charts will tell you the most read and most sold books on the platform

Move over New York Times. There's a new best-seller list in town. Amazon Charts shows you the most read and most sold books on the platform.
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The public transportation of the future could be shaped like a square

A new partnership between Next Future Transportation and Globetouch Inc. promises to "deliver next generation transportation solutions."
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Mercedes Benz batteries may soon be integrated with your solar panels

German automaker Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership with Vivint Solar to bring its customizable home energy storage system to the U.S.
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Thinking of redecorating? Don’t hire an interior designer, just use AI instead

Why hire a human to design your home when you can just hire a machine? That appears to be the future Planner5D has in mind.
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Detecting radon is as easy as detecting smoke with the Airthings Wave

Thanks to the Airthings Wave, homeowners can now protect themselves from radon, a toxic gas that is present in most homes.
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Watts batteries are like supersized Legos that power your house

It's 2017, and you can run your house on a battery if you want to. Not just any old battery, of course. But a Watts battery.
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HelloFresh now takes wine orders, because what’s dinner without a drink?

If you're preparing dinner and there's no wine, is it worth it? HelloFresh says "no," and has launched HelloFresh Wine
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Hands off — Rive wants to make it impossible for you to text and drive

RiVE is combo hardware and software that promises to "eliminate the ability to text and drive while keeping you connected to what matters."
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Apple has begun manufacturing and marketing the iPhone SE in India

On Wednesday, Apple confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that it had completed a trial of its first-ever iPhones to be assembled in India.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Heatworks tankless water heater avoids corrosion with graphite electrodes

Meet the Heatworks Model 3, heralded as the world's most advanced Wi-Fi-enabled tankless water heater. This time, it comes with an app.
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FYB London is making a new line of smart handbags that can charge your devices

Meet FYB London, heralded as the maker of the world's smartest handbags and your new get-out-of-work-early card.
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Turn your selfie into an emoji via Google's new machine-learning app

You can now apply the magic of machine learning to your face, generating a custom emoji sticker from a selfie
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Play your old (or new) LPs with Seed, the 21st-century turntable on Kickstarter

The Seed promises to inject a dose of modernity into a nostalgic piece of technology with its all-in-one multifunction turntable system.
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Google Home is getting an update, adding third-party support and more

It would appear that the APK file of the update to the Google Home app (version 2.3) adds quite a few new features.
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Uber integrates data from Transit app to streamline your multimodal travels

Uber is making multimodal transportation a bit more of a seamless process by introducing an integration with the Transit app on Android.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Did you say 'Alexa'? Amazon's new wake word verification tool will make sure

Was that a sneeze or did you actually say "Alexa?" Here to help devices answer that question is Amazon's Cloud-Based Wake Word Verification.
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Samsung's Bixby will soon be moving from your phone to your fridge

You'll be able to use Samsung's virtual assistant Bixby sans a Galaxy S8 -- if you give bring a Samsung smart refrigerator into your home.
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With Registry by Havenly, your wish list comes with a little professional help

Registry by Havenly is "the first of its kind registry to pair you with a professional interior designer," providing a personalized registry.
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Honeywell’s SWIFT Wireless Gateway recalled after some connected smoke detectors fail

Honeywell is recalling its SWIFT wireless gateway because smoke detectors connected to the gateway don't always work.
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Bathe your home in the perfect shade of white light with Philips Hue’s latest

Not all light is created equal, and no one understands that better than Philips Hue. Its White Ambiance line is now in the U.S.
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Say what? Google AI creates sounds we’ve literally never heard before

Thanks to Google and its NSynth AI, we're expanding our aural horizons, taking our ears to places they've never been before.
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Siri calls 911 after iPhone owner severely injured in a house explosion

Christopher Beaucher says that if it weren't for Siri, he may not have lived to tell the tale of how he escaped an exploding house.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Meet Jammy, a foot-long smart guitar from RnD64 that lets you rock out anywhere

Meet Jammy, a smart, portable guitar that will ensure that you never say, "I didn't have room" when it comes to bringing your instrument