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- First LookSamsung unveils new smartwatch: Can it compete with Fitbit, Apple?
Samsung's previous lines of smartwatches have had trouble gaining a large portion of the market share, possibly due to the limited number of available apps. The company says the latest generation will have more app options.
- Baby monitors are vulnerable to hackers: Here’s how to secure your devices
A security report says that many popular Internet-connected baby monitors are susceptible to common hacking attacks. Users of the "Internet of Things" can disable certain features – and beef up their network security – to stay safe.
- Acer introduces the Revo Build, a PC that snaps together like Lego blocks
Acer unveiled the Revo Build PC at Berlin's IFA technology show on Wednesday. The Revo Build can be expanded simply by stacking additional parts on top of the base computer.
- 'It's a bird, it's a plane' – no, it's a manned drone
A British man has created a giant drone able to keep a human airborne for about 10 minutes.
- FAA names two officials to oversee drones, but questions linger
With demand for commercial drones continuing to grow, the FAA is attempting to clarify how the vehicles are used in U.S. airspace.
- With downloadable videos, Amazon hopes to boosts Prime's profile
In an attempt to break away from competitors like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon has begun offering its members free video downloads for mobile devices and tablets.
- With coming move to Alphabet, Google revamps its logo
As part of its move to a holding company called Alphabet, Google unveiled a redesigned logo on Tuesday featuring a new typeface.
- The slow demise of Adobe Flash continues as Chrome blocks Flash ads
Google's Chrome browser began blocking Adobe Flash advertisements by default on Tuesday, pausing animations unless users click on the ads to play them. Google says the move will speed up web browsing, improve battery life on mobile devices, and keep users more secure.
- 'Freebooting' gets the boot: Will Facebook eliminate pirated videos?
Facebook is reworking its system to remove the countless 'freebooting' (copyright-infringing) videos that users upload every day. Will it be enough?
- In its quest to displace YouTube, Facebook cracks down on video piracy
Facebook announced last week that it will introduce new technology and reporting tools to crack down on videos uploaded to its site without creators' permission. Top content creators have been critical of what they see as Facebook's lax attitude toward video piracy.
- How to finish the competitiveness debate that Trump started
Opinion: Donald Trump has unrealistic solutions for solving global competitiveness, but at least he’s talking about the issue. None of the other candidates are.
- First LookDid you log into Facebook on Monday? So did 999,999,999 other users
For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg.
- Apple teams up with the Pentagon to make military wearables
The Pentagon announced the FlexTech Alliance, a group of 162 companies and universities including Apple, Boeing, and Harvard University.
- Iowa begins testing driver's license app for smartphones
Iowa's new digital driver's license raises privacy concerns as critics question the need to collect residents' personal information all in one place.
- How Usain Bolt was caught at intersection of tech and human error
The Jamaican Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter had an encounter this week with recent technology. The outcome was probably not what he was expecting.
- Google denies Europe's antitrust accusations
Google has rejected the European Commission's charges that the company harmed consumers and producers by distorting Internet search results to favor its own shopping service.
- First LookDon't be a square: Instagram ditches rigid boundaries
The photo-sharing app Instagram will, for the first time, allow users to post photographs in a portrait and landscape format.
- Meet M, Facebook’s new personal assistant
Select users are testing M, Facebook Messenger's digital assistant service that uses both human and artificial intelligence.
- North Dakota becomes first state to legalize weaponized police drones
A North Dakota law allows police to outfit drones with 'less-than-lethal' weapons including stun guns and tear gas. The bill's original sponsor says he didn't want weapons of any kind on drones, but that the state law enforcement lobby altered the bill's language.
- How a new device could make your bike smarter
Backed by a Kickstarter campaign, SmartHalo pairs a device and a smartphone app to allow bikers hands-free navigation and notification alerts.