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The Gear S3 runs Samsung’s Tizen OS and comes in two flavors—one with its own cellular radio and one without.

The Gear S3 runs Samsung’s Tizen OS and comes in two flavors—one with its own cellular radio and one without.

It was almost three years ago that Samsung released the first Galaxy Gear smartwatch. That device had an awkward design and a clunky UX, and its design wasn’t fashioned after traditional wristwatches. It wasn’t treated nicely by the media, and sales were disappointing. What a difference three years makes.

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Cook blasted an EU ruling that Apple used Irish subsidiaries to avoid billions in taxes, but his defense is only one side of the story.

Cook blasted an EU ruling that Apple used Irish subsidiaries to avoid billions in taxes, but his defense is only one side of the story.

Apple’s business structure and tax practices in Europe were around long before Tim Cook became CEO. He didn’t invent those things, but he’s vigorously defending them. His arguments in media interviews sound compelling, but they present only one side of a hot-button issue that’s easily relatable to the overarching wealth distribution and fair taxation themes of election cycles in both the U.S. and Europe this year.

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Sometimes all people want is a response, even if it’s not the ultimate solution they need.

Sometimes all people want is a response, even if it’s not the ultimate solution they need.

You nod along when everyone around you is talking about how they achieve inbox zero. But truthfully, you never feel like you get there.

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Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s interactive Textbook uses smart bots to engage with readers in real time. A new tech lit is born.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s interactive Textbook uses smart bots to engage with readers in real time. A new tech lit is born.

Do you ever feel like your book and your phone are at odds with each other? You begin a new read, only to become distracted—by the ding of an email, a text notification, or the desire to Wikipedia something that piqued your interest in the very book you’re reading. Before you know it, the book is abandoned in favor of the device.

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With voice control, sensors galore, and image stabilization, this aspiring GoPro competitor offers a tantalizing (if imperfect) model.

With voice control, sensors galore, and image stabilization, this aspiring GoPro competitor offers a tantalizing (if imperfect) model.

Action cameras are hard to use. GoPro’s top-of-the-line Hero4 Black, for instance, has three buttons that you have to push in different sequences just to navigate the settings. The only indicator of where you are is a 0.8-inch monochrome screen, à la gadgets from the early 2000s. In fact, action cameras—typically ensconced in hard-to-reach spots like the top of your bike helmet—are inherently difficult to control. Try pressing the “record” button while barreling down a mountain trail, and the resulting video could be of you flying off your bike and into a tree.

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When drivers need support, Uber points them to third-party tools. Stride Drive is the latest.

When drivers need support, Uber points them to third-party tools. Stride Drive is the latest.

Technically speaking, participants in the so-called gig economy are tiny businesses, which means their jobs don’t come with luxuries (formerly known as social safety-net components) such as health insurance, retirement savings plans, or tax withholdings. Stride Health is one company that hopes to help them fill in some of those gaps.

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A handful of industry veterans have launched companies meant to do what the giants don’t: Cater to hardcore athletes.

A handful of industry veterans have launched companies meant to do what the giants don’t: Cater to hardcore athletes.

Thirty-eight-year-old Matt Taylor has been running his entire life. What he loves most about the sport is the competition. When he trains for races, he’s trying to win a medal or at the very least, beat his previous personal record.

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The cofounders of Away met at Warby Parker and show how they used early career experiences at startups to launch their own brand.

The cofounders of Away met at Warby Parker and show how they used early career experiences at startups to launch their own brand.

If you have dreams of one day launching your own startup, the idea of getting an MBA may have crossed your mind. After all, business schools are great at explaining how successful companies got off the ground and providing networking opportunities so you can connect with potential investors and cofounders. That’s probably why U.S. Department of Education data indicates that the MBA is the most popular graduate degree.

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By building a platform and staying a step ahead on design, Tile hopes to “blanket the world” in the ability to find your stuff.

By building a platform and staying a step ahead on design, Tile hopes to “blanket the world” in the ability to find your stuff.

Among what Mike Farley says are his wife’s many redeeming qualities, the ability to keep track of her stuff is not one of them.

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Twenty-five percent of iPhones break in exactly the same way. It’s not just a design problem—it’s a UX problem.

Twenty-five percent of iPhones break in exactly the same way. It’s not just a design problem—it’s a UX problem.