Samsung will exchange US Galaxy Note 7 devices as early as next week and other top stories.

• Samsung will exchange US Galaxy Note 7 devices as early as next week

  

  Following today's announcement of a worldwide recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, Samsung has issued an official statement on how it will exchange devices for customers in the US. The US carriers have already halted sales and offered ways for customers who have already purchased the device to get refunds. Now Samsung has announced its own exchange program, which will provide customers with a new device as soon as next week. Note 7 customers taking advantage of Samsung's exchange program wil..

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• I wanted to quit Battlefield games forever until I played Battlefield 1

  

  Until I played the open beta for Battlefield 1 this week, I thought I was done with the series. And that was a pretty disappointing feeling, since I've played every game in it from 1942 all the way to Battlefield 4 — all in, I'm talking about thousands of hours spent capturing Wake Island, doing flips in helicopters, trolling teammates with vehicle stunts, and all kinds of other things you can only do and see in Battlefield games. But somewhere along the line, I got tired of Battlefield games —..

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• Trending in Apple What to expect at Apple's iPhone 7 & Apple Watch 2 event next week

  

  Now less than a week away from Apple’s ‘See you on the 7th’ iPhone 7 event, there’s a lot we know about the device and other product announcements Apple has planned for next week. A dual-camera system for iPhone, a new and improved Apple Watch 2 with GPS, new wireless headphones, and much more. Here’s what we expect to see at Apple’s iPhone event next week… iPhone 7 & 7 Plus | Same design. iPhone 7 will mostly be the same physical design as iPhone 6s apart from repositioned antenna lines. As..

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• Apple and Others File Support for Microsoft in Fight for Government Data Access Disclosures

  

  Apple and other companies today filed friend-of-the-court briefs to support Microsoft in its legal fight with the U.S. Department of Justice. Microsoft's lawsuit is aimed at striking down a law that prevents companies from telling customers about government data requests, reports Reuters. Apple joined a wide array of companies to support Microsoft, including Fox News, The Washington Post, BP, Delta Airlines, Google, Snapchat, Amazon, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Electronic Frontier Fou..

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• That Really Scary iOS Security Flaw Also Affects Your Mac

  

  The same security flaw that could have allowed hackers to steal your iPhone data without you knowing it also exists on the Mac. On Thursday, Apple released a patch for a security flaw that would allow hackers to exploit flaws in its OS X desktop operating system, install spyware on the computer, and steal all kinds of data. The flaws Apple AAPL patches are the same it fixed in iOS 9.3.5 last week. In a security note, Apple was loath to say much, stipulating—as it does with all security u..

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• Google Analytics just got a new AI tool to help find insights faster

  

  Services like Google Analytics are great for amassing key data to help you make the most of your web efforts, but zeroing in on the parts that matter most can be a time-consuming challenge. On Friday, Google added a new feature to its analytics service that taps AI to surface insights automatically. Now available in the Assistant screen in the Google Analytics mobile app, the new automated insights feature "lets you see in 5 minutes what might have taken hours to discover previously," wrote Aja..

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• Google confirms the end of its modular Project Ara smartphone

  

  Google has confirmed reports saying its modular Project Ara smartphone project has been suspended. When asked about the status of Ara, a Google spokesperson told VentureBeat the phone would not be coming to market, despite the company saying as recently as May that an Ara phone would ship to developers this fall. The decision was reportedly made by Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, who's been trying to streamline the company's seemingly disorganized product lineup. News of the suspension was..

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