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• AT&T's Strategy Is One Part Innovation, One Part Inspiration

  SAN FRANCISCO — AT&T is pulling out the stops to persuade people about futuristic plans for its network — and itself. Sometimes that means pushing new technology, and sometimes it means that executives show a little vulnerability, something rare in corporate America.The company recently announced that in the next quarter it will be working with Ericsson and Intel on so-called fifth generation, or 5G, wireless technology. Before the end of the year, AT&T said, it will be carrying out field trial..

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• Fix for iPhones and iPads bricked by the '1 January, 1970' date bug

  

  Got iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that's been bricked by the '1 January 1970' date bug? Well, there's a fix - briefly unplug the battery. Unfortunately, it means taking your device apart, so it's not without risk and not for those who value their warranty or aren't confident spinning a screwdriver. Here's a video showing the process on the iPhone. For other iOS devices I suggest you take a trip over to iFixit and pull up the instructions to replacing the battery inside your device. Altern..

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• MyShake turns your smartphone into an earthquake detector and research tool

  

  A new Android app called MyShake uses your smartphone’s accelerometers to detect earthquakes and collect helpful seismic data for researchers. Early results show that MyShake can help with the early detection of earthquakes magnitude 5 and higher within 6.2 miles. MyShake, which comes from a group of seismologists and computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is already available as a free Android app. When the app detects vibrations that are in line with those of an earthq..

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• Cops arrest teen for hack and leak of DHS, FBI data

  

  A 16-year-old boy living in England has been arrested in connection with the recent hack of FBI and DHS data, as well as the personal email accounts of CIA director John Brennan and homeland security chief Jeh Johnson. Fox has confirmed that British authorities have arrested the still- unnamed teen with help from the FBI and that they are looking for possible accomplices. The alleged hacker had told Motherboard webzine that he had swiped the names, titles and contact information for 20,000 FBI ..

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• Google kills off Picasa to focus its efforts on Google Photos

  

  Well, it had a good run. On Friday, Google announced that it would discontinue the popular Picasa photo management tool in order to put all its efforts toward its newer Google Photos service. “After much thought and consideration, we’ve decided to retire Picasa over the coming months in order to focus entirely on a single photo service in Google Photos,”  Anil Sabharwal, the head of the Google Photos team, said in a blog post. “We believe we can create a much better experience by focusing..

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• GitHub Users Find Women's Code Better Than Men's — Until They Know Who Wrote It

  

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• Apple to replace defective USB-C cables that shipped with some 12-inch MacBooks

  

  If you’ve got a dodgy Apple-branded USB-C cable, you might be able to get a new one for free. On Friday, the company announced a new program to replace the USB-C cables that came with 12-inch MacBooks sold through June 2015. According to the company, these cables can stop working due to a design flaw. As a result, your MacBook may not charge reliably when using a defective cable with a power adapter. Apple The replacement cables have a serial number printed on them; the old ones don’t. The ..

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• Watch this tiny DARPA drone fly 45 mph through a warehouse

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• Seeing Beyond The Hubris Of Facebook's Free Basics Fiasco

  

  Vivek Wadhwa Crunch Network Contributor Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author who holds appointments at Stanford, Duke, and Singularity University. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network At the moment, Facebook is being compared to the treacherous East India Company, and director Marc Andreessen is being accused of being anti-Indian, a racist, and worse. It wouldn’t surprise me if Indian activists launch a “Quit India” movement to expel Facebook f..

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