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Software updates, financial updates, stealth updates, and account updates.

Tesla had a huge week, starting off with their
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— they're still losing money, in case you were concerned. No, what's actually interesting is that Tesla is dramatically accelerating their production timeline, shooting to be producing
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— they plan to make 80,000-90,000 cars in 2016. They also executed a stealth upgrade option — some new Model S cars actually have a bigger battery than what they customer paid for, but they can
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.

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. That's huge. Also big:
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, our
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, and
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.

Google made a huge and long-awaited update to their keyboard app:
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while the
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. And while the roll-out of
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, BlackBerry's CEO confirmed that
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(and we'd put out money on them running Android).

Apple, ever the subject of the tech media's attention, found itself in the cross-hairs again. This time? Well-founded confusion about
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and the
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(which may be true, but is likely hogwash).

We should also mention the elephant in the room: that
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for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. If there was any doubt that you should be using two-factor authentication to make sure your accounts are secure, it should be erased now. Here's how to set-up two-factor authentication for your
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,
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, and
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accounts. Additionally, check
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.



Android Central — Always waiting for a software update


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HTC pushed an update to its new HTC 10 that has a few improvements for the camera, and we
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. At the same time, rumors are swirling about
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.

Google rolled out updates to many of its core apps this week, including
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. And now's a great time to remember that we should be glad these apps are in Google Play, because it can
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.

If you're one who wants to keep up with the security side of Android, be sure to check out
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. As these monthly security updates get more popular in the general public, Android manufacturers are starting to step up their game in terms of update frequency. Chances are those who are interested in Android security are also checking out Android N, and
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.

And if you've been eyeing the Nextbit Robin, you have
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, which is one heck of a deal.

CrackBerry — More to come


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John Chen once again confirms plans to release two new phones, Android Marshmallow is reaching even more Priv owners as carrier updates have now begun and finally, BlackBerry brings back their 'Fan of the month' contest led by John Chen. All in all, a good week.

iMore — Factored


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The will-it-won't-it see-saw that is
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continues, this week turning cold on a smart-connector.
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, on the other hand, is promising a redo on the Music app, and maybe more.

There was also another data breach so, if you haven't already, make sure you
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and get an app like
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to manage it for you. Now, not when it's too late!

Tesla Central — The 'go' pedal


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Tesla's not your typical car company, and it shows with how they implement new options. Take the
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— it's built into every new 70kWh Model S, but that extra 15 miles of range is locked away until you pay a $3000 upgrade fee. That doesn't sit right with some people, but that's simply
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(not to mention a simpler manufacturing line for Tesla).

The bigger news, however, comes from
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(they're still losing money, but that's not new): Tesla is moving up their manufacturing plans and
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and
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. It's hugely ambitious for a company that plans to make 90,000 cars this year.

Last, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that there's still time to reserve a Model 3 and get it by 2018 —
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Windows Central — 300,000,000


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Microsoft did not release any new OS builds this week as they try to fix some last minute bugs. Nonetheless, there was still some big news as Microsoft announced that they
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of Windows 10 across all devices including Xbox, PC, tablets, and phone. The company is now almost a third of the way to that 1 billion goal they set for themselves.

HP announced a series of new updates to their existing
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. The
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for just $130 and the Verizon Lumia Icon is getting back into things as Microsoft is now supporting the phone for the Insider program (right after
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on that phone).

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for Windows 10 on PC and it's pretty impressive. A mobile version is expected shortly.

Finally, we
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and whether or not converted Win32 apps can run on Windows 10 Mobile. We also show you
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on your Microsoft Account.

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