Yesterday we highlighted how Vanessa Friedman, a fashion critic for The New York Times, opted to return her Apple Watch for a variety of reasons; she didn’t like that it’s highly marketed, or the fact that it looked like a gadget, or the fact that some of the Apple Watch’s advertised features didn’t always work as seamlessly as she would have hoped.
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Have you ever fantasized about hitting your local bank without getting caught in a perfect bank robbery? Well, it turns out that one man was able to systematically rob banks without ever being apprehended by the police, but he still gave himself up and went to prison for three years for a heartbreaking reason.
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Google’s Android messaging application is getting a well-deserved update which should fix several design and user interface complaints. A first look at Hangouts 4.0 reveals that various changes are in the works to improve its overall layout and structure, although a release date for it isn’t yet available.
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One hidden iOS 9 feature that Apple didn’t detail on stage earlier this week concerns advertising and user tracking. The feature was discovered in Safari mobile developer notes, and it’s got even popular ad-blocker AdBlock Plus worried.
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After an astonishing hot streak at the box office, Marvel is going to take its second big risk in as many years by introducing a new superhero into its cinematic universe. On July 17th, Ant-Man will release in theaters around the country, starring Paul Rudd as a hero who can change his size at will.
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Facebook’s Oculus on Thursday held its special “Step Into The Rift” media event revealing a surprising partnership that’ll make Xbox One and Windows 10 even more interesting in the future… and it’s also a deal the social network also desperately needs.
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You may have thought it was an Internet hoax, but alas, the Will Ferrell and Kristin Wigg Lifetime movie is very, very real. Earlier today, Lifetime released a trailer for the upcoming made-for-TV movie, a production sensationally titled, A Deadly Adoption.
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We don’t know a lot about the Galaxy Note 5 right now, although knowing Samsung we’re confident that the device will come with top-of-the-line specifications. PhoneArena points us to a a new report from Chinese website Zol.com.cn that claims the device will not only come with a giant 5.9-inch 2K Super AMOLED display and a 4,100mAh battery but also a USB Type-C port as well. Earlier rumors have claimed the device will feature an updated octa-core Exynos 7422 processor to go along with its powerful battery and giant 2K display.
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“There’s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend, especially when they’ve supported you through your darkest times.”
So reads the tagline for a wonderfully touching film about a man and his loyal dog, Denali. Put together by photographer Ben Moon, the film has already won a few film festival awards and was an official selection at the Telluride Mountainfilm festival.
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Yikes. The Associated Press reports that the American Federal of Government Employees union is alleging that hackers actually stole all federal employees’ Social Security numbers in a massive hack that the government first disclosed last week. At the time, the government said that roughly 4 million workers had their personal information exposed during the hack, although AFGE president J. David Cox is now claiming the problem is much worse than what the Obama administration has admitted.
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