HTC 10 review: An exciting new flagship phone that's better in every way and other top stories.

• HTC 10 review: An exciting new flagship phone that's better in every way

  If we’re really being honest, smartphones had become pretty boring for a while. They all looked the same and were all replaced each year by newer models with slightly better specs and minor feature upgrades. But then something started to happen. Growth slowed for some of the industry’s top players and completely vanished for others, thanks in part to a lack of innovation and increased pressure from low-cost options out of China. Phone makers are seriously turning up the heat in 2016 as a result..

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• GoPro (GPRO) Announces Launch of New Developer Program

  

  Get an inside look at Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Get your 2-week free trial here. At a private event today in San Francisco, GoPro, Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRO) unveiled the GoPro Developer Program, an effort to support companies wanting to develop ...

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• Microsoft sues US government over data requests

  

  SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has sued the U.S. government for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency is looking at their emails, the latest in a series of clashes over privacy between the technology industry and Washington.The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in federal court in Seattle, argues that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for their emails and other documents.The ..

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• Google now lets you design custom cases for your Nexus phones

  

  Google is launching a new service today that allows you to create $35 custom cases for its Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P phones. You can choose between two variations of the Live Cases. One allows you to pick any photo and print it onto your case. The other lets you design and print a stylized map with the help of Google Maps. Both variations allow you to select a couple of filters and other styling options to personalize your case even more. There is a bit of tech built into these cases, as well. Google..

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• Instagram launches personalized video feed and themed channels in Explore

  

  Instagram wants to show you the best videos without completely destroying the sanctity of your main feed, so today it overhauled the Explore page with a slew of new video channels. Most importantly, there’s a personalized “Videos You Might Like” feed that draws from across the network. There’s also themed, hand-curated channels, like one for Coachella, and feature spotlights on specific creators, like the ones Instagram started showing in January. The update is coming to iOS and Android today,..

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• No links to foreign terrorists found on San Bernardino iPhone so far, officials say

  

  The FBI says no links to terrorist organizations have been found so far in the Apple iPhone used by one of the shooters in San Bernardino, Calif. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) The FBI has found no links to foreign terrorists on the iPhone of a San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist but is still hoping that an ongoing analysis could advance its investigation into the mass shooting in December, U.S. law enforcement officials said. For instance, geolocation data found on the phone might yet yield clues int..

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