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(FILES Apple Watches are seen on display during an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California in this March 9, 2015 file photo. Wearable technology devices are seeing a growth surge that is likely to continue over the next few years, helped by the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, a market tracker said March 30, 2015. The International Data Corporation(IDC) said it expected some 45.7 million wearable tech gadgets to be shipped globally this year, up 133 percent from 2014. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON / FILESJosh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
(FILES Apple Watches are seen on display during an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California in this March 9, 2015 file photo. Wearable technology devices are seeing a growth surge that is likely to continue over the next few years, helped by the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, a market tracker said March 30, 2015. The International Data Corporation(IDC) said it expected some 45.7 million wearable tech gadgets to be shipped globally this year, up 133 percent from 2014. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON / FILESJosh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Here s what s going on in tech.

How has Apple Watch done? Researcher says 2.79 million have been sold so far. Nearly 20 percent of buyers are also buying spare bands. Sports bands sell for $49 but cost about $2 to make.

Sean Parker unveils Brigade, a social network for politics.

In line with its wearables push, Intel buys Recon, a Canadian company that makes high-tech eyewear for sports enthusiasts.

With eye on new net neutrality rules that went into effect last week, Sprint stops throttling.

Google Trends updated to provide real-time information. (Google blog announcement)

Airbnb reportedly seeking to raise $1 billion at $24 billion valuation.

ICYMI: Researchers say personal information of billions of mobile-app users is at risk because of the way many developers authenticate and store data.

 

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