Chromebooks to get always-on voice commands and more

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Chromebooks to get always-on voice commands
Deal alert: 2014 Kindle Touch e-reader for $29 at Staples
Snapchat clients being removed from Windows Phone
BlackBerry, Boeing working on spy phone
'Mid-range' Microsoft Lumia 1330 expected to sport 14 MP PureView camera
Sony builds up CES 2015 appearance with surreal teaser video
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Chromebooks to get always-on voice commands

Always-on voice commands in the form of the "OK Google" phrase are coming to Google Chromebooks. The feature is already included on Android devices and has proven to be quite useful. Now, Chrome OS developer builds are receiving OK Google as well and that will let users control their notebook even when the display is off.

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Deal alert: 2014 Kindle Touch e-reader for $29 at Staples

Many may have failed to grasp why Amazon saw the need to unveil two "all-new" Kindle e-book readers in 2014, i.e. the age of the tablet, but at least as far as the entry-level model is concerned, there should be no more misunderstandings at work.

Launched at $79 in an ad-supported variation, and $99 free of sponsored screensavers, the seventh-gen basic Kindle quickly…

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Snapchat clients being removed from Windows Phone

Snapchat clients being removed from Windows Phone Snapchat is combating third-party clients and that has resulted in some apps being removed from the Windows Phone Store. Snapchat users can no longer download third-party clients on Windows Phone, though it has been that way on Android and iOS for a while.

Things are a bit tricky with Windows Phone,…

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BlackBerry, Boeing working on spy phone

BlackBerry, Boeing working on spy phone BlackBerry is officially in the middle of working on a more secure and private smartphone with Boeing. Since 2012, reports have claimed BlackBerry was working on the elusive BlackBerry Black, a spy-like extra secure phone. Now, BlackBerry says the phone is real and it is working with Boeing to create it. The device will reportedly run…

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'Mid-range' Microsoft Lumia 1330 expected to sport 14 MP PureView camera

Rumors have been back and forth about the possibility of Microsoft taking the wraps off a flagship Windows Phone soon, but regardless of Lumia 1030's status, a bunch of low-enders and mid-rangers should see daylight in the first part of 2015.

The entry-level Lumia 435 is a near guarantee, and so is a Lumia 1320 successor, according to fresh intel picked up by Nokia…

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Sony builds up CES 2015 appearance with surreal teaser video

The point of teaser videos posted by tech companies in anticipation of events like CES or MWC is typically to build hype around what's to come without actually revealing what's to come. Ergo, we've grown used to the vagueness and mystery, but Sony is pushing ambiguity to new heights.