Android Pay reaches Google Play, ready for all in the US

“Sure, Android Pay started its slow rollout last week, but with Google’s staged distribution you probably didn’t have it yet. Now, the Android team has announced it’s officially available on Google Play, so if you live in the US, you should have it on your NFC-equipped phone with Android 4.”

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New aluminum alloy isn’t to blame for iPhone 6S weight gain

“You might notice something’s a little different the first time you pick up an iPhone 6S. It’s heavier than the iPhone 6. Not massively so, but it’s not insignificant, either: both the 6S and the 6S Plus weigh about 11 percent more than last year’s models, respectively.”

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Fix OS X’s Obnoxious Birthday Reminders with Two Clicks

“If you’re an OS X user, you’ve probably seen a number of birthday reminders pop up in your Notification Center. If you’re not a fan of these, Lifehacker-alum Adam Dachis shows you how to turn them off.”

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Apple’s Live Photos Take Up About 2x Space of Normal Images

“Meanwhile, @DanMatte reveals that the new Live Photos format is a bundle of images based on the JPEG file format, allowing them to be easily sent as a still image to devices that don’t support Live Photo. Apple’s developer documents indicate that you can share the image as a regular JPEG if desired.”

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Google Wallet Gets New, Simpler App, Likely Preparing for Android Pay

“Android: If you’re a Google Wallet user (possible, if you’ve ever paid for something with Google Play), your app experience is about to get a little weirder. Google has released a second Google Wallet app to the Play Store. Though it probably won’t stay this way for long.”

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Honda will test self-driving cars on California streets

“Honda just took a big step toward getting its self-driving car technology on to American roads. The automaker has quietly received the approval needed to test its autonomous cars on California streets, letting these robotic rides venture beyond a closed-off facility in Concord.”

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Pandora Will Let You Stream 24 Hours of Ad-Free Music for 99 Cents

“Pandora has offered ad-free streaming for a while now with their Pandora One membership, but it’s not worth forking over $4.99 a month when you only use it every once in a while. Starting this Thursday, you can buy a day’s worth of ad-free streaming for $0.99.”

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U.S., Chinese officials meet on cyber security issues: White House

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials concluded four days of meetings on Saturday on cyber security and other issues, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this month, the White House said.”

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T-Mobile Talks Up Coverage Improvements, iPhone Deals

“T-Mobile said it has doubled the number of square miles covered by its LTE network over the last year, according to a blog post written by CEO John Legere. T-Mobile is on track to blanket another 600,000 square miles of area with LTE by the end of the year.”

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