Android 7.1 Brings Night Light, Seamless Updates, Fingerprint Gestures, and Daydream VR

If you watched the “Made by Google” event yesterday—or read our roundup —you’d be forgiven if you missed that there was a brand new version of Android. Google itself hardly seemed to notice . Here’s what we know about it. Read more…

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Android 7.1 Brings Night Light, Seamless Updates, Fingerprint Gestures, and Daydream VR

Hacking Group Hits Buzzfeed: ‘We Have Your Database’ 

OurMine , the hacking group that has previously taken credit for hacking into the social media accounts for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey , has apparently gained access to BuzzFeed’s systems and published on its website. Read more…

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Death is Coming in the First Trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Jack Sparrow is a no-show in the first trailer for P irates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales , but he casts a large shadow. Read more…

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Mausr Helps You Identify Unknown Symbols

If you come across a symbol you’ve never seen before, or you want to look up the unicode for a certain symbol, it may be a small challenge to search for it if you’re not entirely sure of its name. Mausr lets you draw the symbol instead, then identifies it based on your drawing. Read more…

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A Vicious 50-Year Storm Just Blacked Out an Entire Australian State

South Australia, a state with a population of about 1.7 million, was hit by a massive storm system on Wednesday. The entire region went without power for much of the day as a result. Read more…

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Sad BlackBerry Will Stop Making Phones

It’s the end of an era. BlackBerry, a name once synonymous with high-end smartphones, will no longer make mobile devices. Along with a dismal financial report, the company announced on Wednesday it “plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners.” Read more…

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