Samsung Electronics announced today that it will recycle parts from Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, which gained notoriety last year after a battery defect caused several to burst into flame. The company said in a statement on its Korean site (via Google Translate) that it also expects to recover 157 tonnes of rare metals, including gold, from the devices. Read More
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Disney plans to open an epic Star Wars hotel, new emoji are being released to the world, Amazon could be the latest to get into the meal delivery kit business and the latest Atari game console. All this on Crunch Report! Read More
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An investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at an event in 2013 has led to AngelList employee Lee Jacobs going on indefinite paid leave of absence, sources tell TechCrunch and the company has now confirmed.
AngelList was informed of the incident two weeks ago. According to a source familiar with AngelList’s internal working, on July 13th, AngelList told employees via Slack that… Read More
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The developer behind Remix OS and the related emulator for PCs is leaving the mainstream market to focus solely on enterprise solutions. All Kickstarter backers will receive a refund around 10 business days after August 15.
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Source: Digital trends
Typically smaller, lighter, and cheaper systems, netbooks were a craze for a few years before being killed off by tablets and low-cost “normal” notebooks. Now, GPD has introduced the Pocket, a netbook-like device for Windows 10.
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A few retail listings for an upcoming refresh of the Acer Swift 3 suggest that Intel may have plans to release a new line of lower-power quad-core i5 processors before the end of year.
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The US government can issue surveillance orders to tech companies without having to make them public.
Source: CNET
WeWork is gearing up to launch its co-working spaces in Japan, thanks to a joint-venture with SoftBank, SoftBank said today. As part of the arrangement, SoftBank and WeWork will each own 50 percent of the joint-venture, which will go by WeWork Japan. WeWork Japan’s first location will launch early next year in Tokyo. In addition to the U.S., WeWork operates co-working spaces in 16… Read More
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The latest Atari 2600 retro console from AtGames offers dozens of Atari 2600 games in a box with HDMI output and wireless controllers.
Source: CNET
HandL’s unique iPhone “Butt Case” case is almost here. But will anyone feel comfortable using it in public?
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