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Electric Cars Wrapped in a Classic Body
Electric technology is saving some of history’s most iconic rides and helping the environment.
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Samsung's New Foldable Phone: Cheaper, But Still a Novelty
Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip
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Restaurant Holds Fundraiser for Family of Teen Killed in Crash
A Fort Worth community is hurting after a teenager died in a car crash on Thanksgiving, and it’s channeling heartbreak into healing.
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After Storm Damages Your Property — What Do You Do Next?
It’s an inevitability living in North Texas. At some point, powerful thunderstorms with damaging winds, big hail, and perhaps even tornadoes, will leave their lasting mark in the form of damage to property. So, what do you do next?
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How to Protect Yourself From Online Holiday Shopping Scams
Online shoppers, beware. Scammers could be going after your money this holiday season as you try to take advantage of online deals.
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Mentors Help Students Learn To Code Smartphone Apps
Wayne Carter is in the classroom at Williams High in Plano, where students are taking coding to the next level.
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A Photo Walk With Ricoh's New GR III Camera
Weeks ahead of its release, we got to spend an hour walking around San Francisco with a new camera that’s not much bigger than a smartphone, but promises to take much better photos.
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Motorola Just Brought Back the Famous Razr With a Display That Folds in Half, But it Costs $1,500
Lenovo’s Motorola on Wednesday announced a new version of the iconic Razr flip phone. It has a full touch screen display inside — no keypad — but still folds in half like the clamshell design of phones from the 1990s and early 2000s. I like the throwback design. It will succeed the Samsung Galaxy Fold as the second foldable phone...
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Alibaba Breaks Singles Day Record With Over $38 Billion in Sales and Climbing
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba set a sales record on Singles Day, the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event. Gross merchandise value (GMV), a figure that shows sales across Alibaba’s various shopping platforms, surpassed last year’s 213.5 billion yuan record (nearly $30.5 billion) on Monday afternoon local time, and kept rising through the rest of the day.
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How Smartphone Technology is Helping the Homeless
OurCalling, a homeless services organization in Dallas, has developed an app that helps the homeless.
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Matchbox Cars, Coloring Book, Magic Make Toy Hall of Fame
Matchbox cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The newest honorees debuted decades ago but occupy store shelves even today.
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Your Phone Likely Isn't Listening to Your Calls, But It's Probably Taking Information From Other Activities
Do you ever feel like your smartphone is listening to you? While it might seem like your phone is always listening, Consumer Reports says that’s probably not what’s happening.
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Your Phone Likely Isn't Listening to Your Calls, But It's Probably Taking Information From Other Activities
Do you ever feel like your smartphone is listening to you? While it might seem like your phone is always listening, Consumer Reports says that’s probably not what’s happening.
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Man Follows Drexel Student and Rapes Her Inside Off-Campus Home, Police Say
Drexel University students are on high alert after a man walked into a woman’s off-campus apartment, forced her upstairs and then raped her, police said.
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Tiktok Bans Political and Advocacy Advertising From Its Platform
TikTok announced Thursday that it is banning all political ads, a move that sets it apart from other social media platforms that have become destinations for political ad dollars, NBC News reports. TikTok is a smartphone app in which users can capture short videos of themselves, usually lip syncing or dancing to popular songs. The app has attracted a large...
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How to Protect Your Privacy While Using Health Apps
Relying on smartphone apps for health-related concerns is almost a matter of course these days, from step trackers to weight-loss programs, even those that help you remember to take your medication. But how do you know whether your privacy is protected? Consumer Reports explains what to look for to safeguard your personal information.
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How to Protect Your Privacy While Using Health Apps
Relying on smartphone apps for health-related concerns is almost a matter of course these days, from step trackers to weight-loss programs, even those that help you remember to take your medication. But how do you know whether your privacy is protected? Consumer Reports explains what to look for to safeguard your personal information.
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How to Stop Annoying Targeted Online Ads
Do you ever feel like someone’s watching you, especially when you’re online? That’s not coincidental. Those are called targeted ads!
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How to Stop Annoying Targeted Online Ads
Do you ever feel like someone’s watching you, especially when you’re online and see targeted ads? If it feels like you’re giving up too much of your privacy, Consumer Reports says there are ways to keep your online activity private.
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Smartphone, Matchbox Cars Among Toy Hall of Fame Finalists
The smartphone is being considered for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year in recognition of its impact on how people play and interact. The other finalists announced Wednesday are: Care Bears, the coloring book, Fisher-Price Corn Popper, Jenga, Magic the Gathering, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox cars, My Little Pony, Nerf Blaster, Risk, and the top....