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Maybe just go with your brain, too, when you hit the voting booth. Photo: NBC News

Maybe just go with your brain, too, when you hit the voting booth. Photo: NBC News

Keeping up with the latest information on the current presidential election just got easier if you’re an Amazon Echo owner.

NBC News has created a new “skill” for Alexa, the Echo’s virtual assistant: Now Alexa can read you top election headlines, candidate bios, election calendar events, and even the latest delegate counts.

Let’s see Siri do that, eh?

Sundar Pichai at Google I/O

Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O 2015. Photo: Google

Google has kicked off the I/O 2016 festivities with a new website that teases this year’s event. Hosted at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, it’s where we’ll get our first glimpse at Android N — and you can register for tickets next week.

Pebble Time

Pebble Time now starts at under $200. Photo: Pebble

Pebble has slashed $50 off its latest Time and Time Round smartwatches.

The permanent price cut lowers the starting prices of these models to $149.99 and $199.99, respectively — and makes them more competitive against other affordable wearables from the likes of Asus, Fitbit, and Jawbone.

BlackBerry Priv gets big app updates. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry Priv gets big app updates. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry has today rolled out new updates for its Camera, Keyboard, Launcher, and Virtual Expert apps, bringing new features and big improvements to Priv.

Users can now record slow-motion video, sort apps into personal and work sections, enjoy better typing predictions, and more.

Android no app drawer

Spot the missing feature. Photo: Google

Put down your pitchforks and wipe the tears from your eyes, because Android’s app drawer isn’t going anywhere… yet.

Google has denied that a recent promo video hints at the removal of this beloved feature in its upcoming Android N upgrade.

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