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Apple Expects You To Use Its Watch In 10-Second Bursts

Apple doesn’t want you to spend a lot of time with Watch apps. Specifically, if you’re looking at your Cupertino-device adorned wrist for more than 10 seconds, that isn’t ideal according to Bloomberg’s sources. In addition to quick bursts of info, Watch apps also use location services, among other features, to keep the amount of distractions to a minimum so your wrist won’t constantly buzz.

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Man Arrested For Refusing To Unlock Phone At Border

Quebec man charged with obstructing border officials by refusing to give up his smartphone password says he will fight the charge.

The case has raised a new legal question in Canada, a law professor says.

Alain Philippon, 38, of Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., refused to divulge his cellphone password to Canada Border Services Agency during a customs search Monday night at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

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5 myths about daylight saving time

Daylight saving time strikes again Sunday at 2 a.m., at least for every state outside Hawaii and Arizona. Though DST has been part of life in the United States since World War I, its origin and effects remain misunderstood, even by some of the lawmakers responsible for it. Here are some common myths.

1. Daylight saving time was meant to help farmers.
2. The extra daylight makes us healthier and happier.
3. It helps us conserve energy.
4. DST benefits businesses.
5. Standard time is standard.

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Man Posts Pictures To Sell His Never-Been-Used 1956 Kitchen

Nathan Chandler posted pictures to sell his kitchen on Flickr. This is no ordinary kitchen, though. The house itself was built in 1956, and the kitchen is equipped with vintage GE appliances. The extraordinary part? The house hasn’t been occupied and the appliances have never been used!

Take a look at this delightful tour of the kitchen, a true historic walk-through! Read more…

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Why Is America Dotted with Giant, Concrete Arrows?

Back in the 1920s, a pilot lost on a dark, thunderous night couldn’t depend on GPS to save his bacon. But there was something almost as good: giant, cartoon-style arrows, stretching in an illuminated path on the ground from New York to San Francisco.

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