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  The Eiffel Tower, celebrating its 126th anniversary, was not always revered as an icon of love and beauty. 
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• LG Watch Urbane looks to class up smart watches
• View-Master 2.0: Mattel teams up with Google for virtual reality toy
• With Phorm, physical keys grow on your iPad Mini
• Samsung tiptoes toward foldable screens with Galaxy S6 Edge's wraparound screen
• Flipboard hops to desktop
• LG will turn every new G3 phone into a VR headset, free of charge
• Tesla takes a bite out of Apple's talent
• Swatch reveals smart watch you don't need to charge each night – or ever
• iTunes Beats for Android? Apple leaks hit the right note.
• Eero promises to solve your Wi-Fi woes
• Cops can't kill The Pirate Bay, but maybe Spotify can (+video)
• Verizon offers silver bullet for immortal 'supercookies'
• Wireless auction raises a whopping $44.9 billion