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While a lot of tech companies have a tendency to stay private for as long as possible, Snapchat is taking a different route. This rumor coupled with some of their recent notable activity heavily indicates that Snapchat might be moving into the wearable tech market.
Meanwhile, Google announced last week that it was officially shelving Project Ara (the cool one with the blocks of changeable parts and shit). While this was a very ambitious project to begin with, getting it to the market seemed like a futuristic but distinct reality. Needless to say, we're disappointed. What do you guys think? Let us know.
In other news, Apple removing the jack is a good move for consumers. In the long term that is. I still think they had room for Jack though.
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