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these are the top stories of the week a new version of Windows is in the wild nest might make a hockey puck out of a device and everything else you need to know Microsoft just released windows 10 for PC testers it's known as Windows 10 insider preview build 14 3 16 there's new Cortana functionality it can now notify you if your windows or android phone is running low on battery Cortana can also locate your phone by ringing it you can even set navigation directions from this build of windows to your phone what else is new there's a new connect app that lets you connect a windows phone to your Windows PC without needing a special dock your phone's apps will run on your desktop oh yeah the start menu get some tweaks to it will spotlight apps more and settings less the features will officially be released with a free update to Windows 10 this summer some strange news from google sibling company nest you might know nest from its popular thermostat or camera line through an acquisition nest also supported be revolve smart home hub a smart home hub is a device I talked to all of your different smart gadgets a new message on revolve calm is telling owners of the hub that as of may 15 2016 your revolve hub and app will no longer work the hub costs about $300 this news means that people who bought the revolve hardware love to find another way to control their smart homes this announcement also brought a backlash against nest on twitter at netsupport wrote revolve owners we're here to help please get in touch so we can find the best solution for your needs help at revolve calm still it's a bad sign the gadgets customers bought can be bricked should a vendor choose to let's talk about good ol Yahoo a new Bloomberg report says that telecommunications company verizon will bid on Yahoo's web business according to Bloomberg sources Google is also interested in bidding in yahoo's web business a whole bunch of companies have decided not to bid including Microsoft and America's favorite company Comcast the same report says first round beds for Yahoo's core business are due later in April it's now time for rapid fire yes I'm mailing it now reddit launched official apps for iOS and Android variety reports that Wonder Woman the movie will be released on jun 2nd 2017 that's three weeks earlier than originally planned Wonder Woman will open on the same day as bad boys 3 and Captain Underpants that's a real movie Twitter will stream 10 Thursday night NFL football games in the 2016 season Gears of War for will launch worldwide for Xbox one october eleventh the trailer for the next Star Wars movie is out right now it's officially called Road one a Star Wars story that tells a story between episode 3 and 4 and Star Wars saga and UK dog owners all dogs from the age of eight weeks on must be microchipped thanks to new law chip your pets people now you're all caught up in sec to get your daily dose of tech news check out cnet com / update / weekly dose head up cnet com slack radar am i as after signing off