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UK's Cameron Taunted after Opposition Twitter Feed Hacked

The Twitter account of the leader of Britain's main opposition party appeared to have been hacked Sunday, judging by bizarre tweets including one calling Prime Minister David Cameron a "pie".

The out-of-character messages appeared on Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter feed late on Sunday, but were soon erased.

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Google to Produce Project Tango 3D Phone with Lenovo

Google and Lenovo said Thursday they would team up to produce the first smartphone using three-dimensional mapping developed for the U.S. tech giant's "Project Tango."

The partnership announced on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will produce the first consumer device using the technology -- which aims for a new generation of smart devices that can be used for indoor mapping, augmented reality and more.

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Ultra-Thin, High-Def TVs Battle for CES Crown

A battle for the title of best new television opened Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show, with titans fielding new slim, smart, ultra high-definition models.

LG Electronics fired an opening salvo with a new OLED television no thicker than four stacked credit cards.

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Fitbit 'Smart Fitness Watch' Disappoints Market

Fitbit on Tuesday unveiled its "smart fitness watch," aiming to get into the growing smartwatch segment with upgraded fitness tracking features.

But the company's share price plunged amid disappointment over its prospects for keeping pace with rivals like Apple Watch.

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Tweets too Short? Twitter Mulling 10,000 Characters

Twitter's 140 character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users.

Now the company could offer a solution, according to tech news website re/code: the 10,000 character tweet, which could be available as soon as March.

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App Usage Soars as Smartphones Take Hold

Global app usage soared in 2015 as a growing base of smartphone users found new ways to use their devices, a study showed Tuesday.

The survey by Yahoo-owned analytics firm Flurry found app usage on mobile devices jumped 58 percent last year, cooling slightly from 76 percent growth in 2014.

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Mystery Electric Car Startup Unveils Prototype

The mystery electric car startup Faraday Future, which seeks to "redefine mobility," unveiled its first prototype vehicle on Monday while offering few details on its ownership and structure.

The company called Faraday Future took the wraps off its Batmobile-style vehicle which is part of a plan to compete against the likes of Tesla and reshape the auto sector.

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Nokia Bid for Alcatel-Lucent Goes Through

France's stock market regulatory body said Monday that Finnish telecom group Nokia's all-share offer for French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent had been successful.

Nokia now holds around 76 percent of shares and voting rights in Alcatel, the French financial market authority, AMF, said in a provisional report.

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Apple Raises iPhone Prices in Germany over New Content Levy

Apple has raised the prices for handheld devices in Germany following a deal between the tech industry and content producers that will benefit musicians, actors and pornographic filmmakers.

The California-based company confirmed in a statement Sunday to The Associated Press that the price increase affecting iPhones and iPads is linked to the new copyright levy.

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India Hits One Billion Mobile Phone Subscribers

India notched up its billionth mobile phone subscriber in October, the country's telecoms regulator said, underscoring the importance of its fast-growing mobile market, the world's second-largest after China.

Mobile phone subscriptions have boomed in India in recent years as aggressive cost-cutting by telecoms providers has driven down prices, leading to some of the cheapest tariffs in the world.

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