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Teen sues mom for taking away his phone

Commentary: In Spain, a 15-year-old is so upset at the loss of his device that he takes his mom to court for "mistreatment."

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<p>Call centers in Washington, DC were affected by AT&T's 911 outage on March 8, 2017. The FCC reported preliminary findings of its investigation on the outage at the agency's March meeting.</p>

AT&T's 911 outage left 12,600 callers in the lurch

A network configuration error left thousands of AT&T customers around the country without access to emergency 911 service for five hours, the FCC said.

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How to keep politics out of your Twitter timeline

Too much government gab in your feed? Now you can block specific words (or, ahem, names). Here's how.

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Turn your old DVDs into HD digital copies

Vudu's new service lets you revive your dusty old discs -- for a fee, of course. But your first conversion is free!

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Most Android users running outdated security patches: report

A cybersecurity company found that 71 percent of Android users on major US carriers are easy targets for hackers.

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AT&T pulls ads from YouTube, other Google sites

The US carrier joins British retailers after ads appear next to extremist videos on YouTube.

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<p>All 69 new emojis that will release with Emoji 5.0 in mid-2017.</p>

Social media's favorites from 69 new emojis coming soon

There's a new crop of emojis coming in mid-2017. Here are the ones people on social media think will be the best.

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<p>Facebook's Messenger app gets Reactions and Mentions.</p>

Facebook Messenger gets Reactions and Mentions

The app becomes more like Facebook: You can now add reaction emoji to individual messages and @ mentions in group chats.

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iPhone 7 storage options: Why 32GB is likely not enough

May the 16GB iPhone rest in peace.

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<p>Virtually every TV show Amazon Prime offers can be downloaded for offline viewing.</p>

9 Amazon Prime TV shows you should definitely download

Need a binge for your next road trip? These series can go where you go thanks to Prime's offline-viewing option.

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4-year-old gets Siri to help save mom's life

Commentary: A UK child unlocks his unconscious mother's iPhone by pressing her thumb to the home button and asking Siri to call for help.

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Is the iPhone SE worth your time? (The 3:59, Ep. 199)

We talk about where the iPhone SE stacks up in Apple's portfolio, the latest Android watch and how to get our work out on!

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