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COMPUTERS 
July 31, 2017 Microsoft Tests Smart Search in Windows 10’s Photos App, Coming With Fall Creators Update: Report
HIGHLIGHTS You need to be an Insider member to test this feature The updated Photos app brings a smart search feature It sorts photos into categories, places, colours, months, etc Microsoft will roll out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Updatethis September, and features that are expected to arrive with the update, are already being tested by Windows 10 […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 11, 2017 Why Most Battery Life Tests Are a Useless Indicator of Real World Usage
HIGHLIGHTS Recently, Consumer Reports’ MacBook Pro tests were in the news Lab tests almost never can be correlated to real world usage Standardised tests are only useful for rough comparisons Apple’s new MacBook Pros received a fair amount of criticism for making life difficult for professionals by removing useful features like an SD card slot or prioritising thinness over […]
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CLOTHING 
June 27, 2017 Wash or wear? Contact 6 tests clothing for chemicals
MILWAUKEE — You just bought a brand new outfit. So, do you wear it right away or wait until you’ve washed it? Turns out, there could be chemicals inside your clothes that will make you want to really think about it. Contact 6’s Jenna Sachs shops for clothing to test. FOX6’s Contact 6 went shopping […]
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ALL DEALS 
January 3, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Tests Croove, a Car-Sharing Platform That’s Like Airbnb for Cars
Mercedes-Benz (OTCMKTS:DDAIF) is testing a car-sharing program it’s calling Croove in Germany. The program is like an Airbnb for cars in that users can loan out their cars to others. According to the luxury car manufacturer, sharing something you own with others is the basic idea behind the sharing economy. “The idea behind this new […]
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NEWS 
December 9, 2016 Small Businesses, FedEx Runs Tests to Ensure Your Packages are Safe (Watch)
How This Shipping Company Ensures Your Gifts Arrive In One Piece Nestle’s New Process Will Make Chocolate Sweeter With Less Sugar Residents Won’t Be Able To Smoke In Public Housing Much Longer OPEC Made A Deal To Cut Back Oil Production In 2017 The last thing an online shopper wants to see when they finally […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 19, 2016 Google Tests ‘Dashboard’ Tab in Google Now to Highlight Content Across Services
HIGHLIGHTS Google Now is also testing an Explore Interest feature The new tab will show important emails and events Dashboard collects data from other Google services As the launch of Google Assistant nears, it seems as that the search giant is adding many new functionalities to Google Now. A few days ago, Google was reportedly […]
