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Fitbit Charge 2 vs. Charge 3: What's different and should you buy
The Charge 3 is Fitbit's latest and greatest fitness band, but how does it compare to the Charge 2 and is it worth the upgrade?
Joe Maring
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Oh brother
Google+ is shutting down for consumers in August 2019
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From 2015 to March 2018, a security vulnerability exposed info for hundreds of thousands of Google+ users. Google chose to not disclose the breach and is now planning to shut down its failed social network.
Better faster stronger
Wi-Fi 6 is the next big upgrade to wireless networks
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A new wireless standard is coming out next year, and when it's here, it'll simply be known as Wi-Fi 6.
This is just a test
PSA: A national emergency alert test is happening on your phone tomorrow
On Wednesday, October 3, a national wireless emergency alert test will go off at 2:18 PM EDT and cause your phone to make a loud alert sound.
Ready Player One
Google's Project Stream will let you play AAA games in Chrome
As part of the company's first big venture into gaming, Google's unveiled Project Stream as its new technology for streaming AAA video games via Chrome.
playing dirty
Qualcomm sues Apple for stealing trade secrets and giving them to Intel
After suing Apple for not paying royalties, Qualcomm's now accusing the company of stealing confidential trade secrets and providing them to competitor Intel.
That's genius
MetroPCS is now Metro by T-Mobile, new unlimited plans include Google One
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MetroPCS is out and Metro by T-Mobile is in! Along with a new look and name, the pre-paid carrier is also getting serious upgrades to its two unlimited plans.
Big deal
Pandora is being purchased by SiriusXM for $3.5 billion
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On Monday, September 24, SiriusXM announced that it's acquiring Pandora for an all-stock deal of $3.5 billion.
STEM!
LittleBits announces three new Inventor Kits that are all available now
Want to help your kids get excited about STEM? LittleBits has three new Inventor Kits that are available now — including the Base, Electronic Music, and Space Rover ones.
Smart tracker
Fitbit announces Charge 3 fitness tracker, coming this October for $150
After kicking out a couple quality smartwatches with the Ionic and Versa, Fitbit's going back to its fitness tracker roots with the new Charge 3.
Listen up
Reddit's August 2018 security incident: What you need to know
On August 1, 2018, Reddit confirmed a security breach resulted in compromised data for select users. Here's everything you need to know.
Digital security
Dashlane 6 now available with VPN, credit monitoring, and more
Dashlane, the popular password manager, just got updated to version 6 with a full-fledged VPN, Dark Web monitoring, real-time credit tracking, and a whole lot more.
Who's there?
Netgear's latest smart home gadget is the Arlo Audio Doorbell
Netgear's two latest entries in its smart home lineup are the Arlo Audio Doorbell and Arlo Chime.
This is your universe
DC Universe is launching this fall and costs $7.99/month
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Coming this fall, DC Universe will give fans access to digital movies, TV shows, comics and more.
Keep it simple
Sonos Beam has officially launched today for $399!
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Want an all-in-one smart speaker/soundbar for your home? Sonos thinks its $399 Beam is the answer you've been looking for.
Holy cow
AT&T says it's ready to defend the Time Warner deal despite recent appeal
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Despite AT&T completing its acquisition of Time Warner in mid-June, the U.S.Justice Department is now appealing the deal.
Limited unlimited
Sprint's adding a $70/month unlimited plan and neutering its $60/month one
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Sprint's ditching its Unlimited Freedom plan in favor of Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Basic — two new unlimited plans that come with all sorts of limitations.
Photo pro
Moment launches camera app for iOS and Android with tons of pro controls
Moment, the company best-known for crafting camera lenses for popular smartphones, just launched a new camera app with tons of manual and pro controls.
Big shot
Sonos files to go public, expected to make $1 billion in revenue in 2018
Sonos, one of the most popular audio brands, has filed to go public as it works toward generating over $1 billion in revenue for 2018.
Oh goodie
Xfinity Mobile customers to be limited to 480p streaming, 600Kbps hotspot
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If you're an Xfinity Mobile subscriber, you'll soon be faced with lower-quality video streams and considerably slower hotspot data.