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Your fingerprint is the key to unlocking this notebook called the Lockbook

Meet the Lockbook, heralded as the world's first fingerprint-protected notebook. Biometric technology isn't just on your phone
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Chowbotics and its salad-making robot Sally want to prepare your next meal for you

A company called Chowbotics Inc just raised $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding to help develop "food service robots."
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Weekly Rewind: Smartphones' effect on conversation, how to hide your wires, where to watch cartoons

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
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Snapchat adds Bitmoji widget feature in latest Android app update

The Android Snapchat app has made it possible to turn your friends' Bitmoji into widgets on your home screen
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Think your internet is slow? It probably has something to do with where you live

According to a report from Akamai Technologies, the "State of the Internet" really varies depending on which state you live in.
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Facebook will soon be showing more ads more frequently in Instant Articles

Facebook announced an "update to monetization in Instant Articles," allowing publishers greater customization options for ads.
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Capital One now has a gender-neutral chatbot to help manage your accounts

Capital One hails its new intelligent assistant as the first natural-language SMS chatbot to emerge from a U.S. bank.
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Xiaomi steps further into the wearables market with a pair of smart shoes

The Chinese tech company is proving it's capable of making a lot more than just smartphones, and its latest product is a pair of smart shoes.
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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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Gigabit LTE could be arriving for Sprint customers following the network's debut

Sprint demonstrated its Gigabit LTE capabilities in the Smoothie King Center using 4x4 MIMO, 256-QAM, and three-carrier aggregation
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Latest BlackBerry device comes from Indonesia, and is named the Aurora

BB Merah Putih is an Indonesian manufacturer that has just debuted its very first BlackBerry -- the Aurora, only for Indonesia.
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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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Apple’s iTunes store puts females at forefront on International Women’s Day

Apple made a few adjustments to its iTunes store today in order to draw attention to movies and television shows that feature women.
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Look out, vacationers — Airbnb may be entering the long-term rental space

Your favorite short-term vacation rental site may soon be rebranding itself. Airbnb could be looking at long-term rentals.
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Stir your espresso without destroying its foaminess with the Modishspoon

Promising to change the way you enjoy espresso, this Italian-designed Modishspoon is specially made to help keep your espresso crema intact
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Armed with NFC, the Kerv smart ring works like a contactless credit card

Heralded as the "world's first contactless payment ring," the Kerv is more than a fashion statement -- it's also tied to your bank account.
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Google celebrates International Women’s Day with a Doodle and much more

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the phenomenal individuals (who just so happen to be female) who have contributed to the world.
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Apple is taking its clean energy promise to Japan and the open sea

Apple's highly anticipated new campus isn't going to be the only ambitiously green infrastructure -- there's a floating island in Japan, too.
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Android may soon overtake Windows as the most popular operating system

As per a new report from StatCounter, Android is encroaching upon Windows when it comes to operating system popularity.
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Users can now donate to their favorite charities in the U.K. with Apple Pay

Apple has announced that its mobile payments platform now supports instant donations to nonprofits.
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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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Whole Foods to sell juice from a seriously expensive juicer

If you can't afford to buy the $400 Juicero for your home, there's now another way for you to get your cold-pressed juice fix -- Whole Foods.
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Sudden Coffee uses freeze-dried beans to make instant brew that doesn’t suck

Instant coffee has become synonymous with bad coffee, but there's a new company that's hoping to change that. Meet Sudden Coffee.
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Better late than never: Nest adds two-factor authentication to protect device

On Tuesday, Nest finally announced support for two-factor authentication, promising a "new layer of security"
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OhmConnect wants to pay you to save energy (and the planet, too)

Meet OhmConnect, a new company that is paying you to save the planet, and thereby making the process of going green enjoyable.
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Tinder celebrates International Women’s Day by donating up to $250,000

In anticipation of International Women's Day on March 8, Tinder announced it's pledging $250,000 to help empower women.
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BrilliantPad is a smart dog toilet that just may improve your relationship with Fluffy

Meet BrilliantPad, a smart dog toilet that claims to be "the world's first self-cleaning indoor dog potty for puppies and small dogs."
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Fully customize your workout routine with the new Sworkit Workout Builder

Thanks to the new Sworkit Workout Builder, users can now build, import, and customize a workout to be fully their own.
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Google, Patagonia team to save Bears Ears region with new VR video series

Patagonia and Google are hoping to protect the Bears Ears region with a new website titled This is Bears Ears, featuring VR experiences.

Google is offering a new generation of education-oriented Chromebooks

In a blog post celebrating the success of educational tech in Sweden, Google has announced a new generation of Chromebooks for Education.
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Google Assistant now lets you use your voice to interact with your text messages

If you have a phone that is compatible with Google Assistant, we have good news for you: It can help you read and interact with your texts
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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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Uber is now helping get older people in the U.K. to and from hospitals

Your grandparents could soon be getting some help from Uber. That is, if your grandparents reside in the U.K.
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Groundbreaking new polymer sponge is designed specifically for cleaning up oil spills in the ocean

A new material is capable of not only absorbing up to 90 times its own weight in oil, but also being reused time and time again.