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• Spotify twice as big as Apple Music, its IPO filing says - CNET

  28-02-2018 23:50 via cnet.com
  In paperwork to take its shares public in a $1 billion IPO, Spotify estimates it has twice the subscribers of its closest rival.
  
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• iDevices Instant Switch review - CNET

  28-02-2018 23:15 via cnet.com
  This stick-up Bluetooth switch connects with other iDevices products to let you turn them on and off at the touch of a button from wherever you like.
  
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• Nissan's newest custom cars inspired by stars of 'A Wrinkle in Time' video - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 23:10 via cnet.com
  Three 2018 Nissan Leaf EVs get "A Wrinkle in Time" makeovers and take to the red carpet in style.
  
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• Custom 'A Wrinkle in Time' cars feature interactive windows video - CNET

  28-02-2018 23:00 via cnet.com
  These 2018 Nissan Leaf EVs are kitted out with high-tech, capacitive-touch windows.
  
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• The eternal sunshine of the Google Clips - CNET

  28-02-2018 22:54 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Google's newest automatic camera is an echo of memory-recording promises made before.
  
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• Facebook's Sandberg uses investor meeting to urge gender equality

  28-02-2018 22:52
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg brought her message about workplace gender equality to a typically male domain on Wednesday, urging attendees at an investor conference to improve mentoring of junior female colleagues.
  
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• This could be Fitbit's new smartwatch

  28-02-2018 22:51 via zdnet.com
  New leaked Fitbit renders show a smaller Ionic smartwatch in multiple colors.
  
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• Russia breached 7 states' voter rolls before election, report says - CNET

  28-02-2018 22:40 via cnet.com
  NBC says US intelligence agencies didn't tell states of Russia's role in attacks on election systems. Homeland Security calls the report "inaccurate."
  
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• Salesforce posts solid Q4, surpasses $10B in annual sales

  28-02-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  The CRM giant beat market expectations for earnings and revenue.
  
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• Box Q4 in line with estimates, guidance light

  28-02-2018 22:24 via zdnet.com
  Box shares were down nearly 12 percent after hours.
  
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• Equifax possibly profiting off data breach, Sen. Warren says - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:56 via cnet.com
  After introducing legislation targeting credit bureaus' bottom lines, the Massachusetts senator says, "Equifax is still making money off their own breach."
  
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• Spotify files to go public with $1bn US SEC listing

  28-02-2018 21:53 via theguardian.com
  Loss-making Swedish music streaming service set for New York stock exchange debutThe music streaming service Spotify filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, becoming the first company to file for a direct listing of up to $1bn with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. A direct listing is an unconventional way to pursue an IPO without raising new capital, helping the company eliminate the need for a Wall Street bank or broker to underwrite the public offer. The company would seek
  
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• Overwatch's new hero, Brigitte Lindholm, is a tanky support - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:48 via cnet.com
  Torbjorn's daughter looks like a smaller Reinhardt who can heal. She's live on the popular game's public test servers.
  
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• Toyota's ad agency builds paper Camry interior, stuffs it in a magazine - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 21:42 via cnet.com
  Saatchi & Saatchi teamed up with Structural Graphics to design one of the most elaborate magazine inserts ever.
  
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• Giant Australian funnel web spider gets named 'Colossus' - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:42 via cnet.com
  Yikes. The Australian Reptile Park adopted a venomous funnel-web spider so big it had to be named fittingly.
  
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• Toyota claims record-setting efficiency for new engine - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 21:41 via cnet.com
  It's part of a wider release covering all corners of the powertrain.
  
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• HyperX Cloud Revolver S

  28-02-2018 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kingston’s HyperX Cloud Revolver S headphones take the standard Cloud Revolver headset and gives it a few tweaks to make it’s sound stage more versatile for gaming, music and video entertainment.Thanks to Dolby digital signal processing that creates virtual 7.1-channel surround sound, the Cloud Revolver S headset joins the leagues of other premium gaming headsets aimed at full immersion and complete situational awareness. However, competitors like the $99 (£109, AU$159) Co
  
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• Black & Decker Purifry review - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:32 via cnet.com
  Consider this air fryer to save cash if you're cooking for a small group.
  
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• Black & Decker Purifry air-fries food on a budget - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:31 via cnet.com
  Black & Decker's Purifry is affordable and air-fries your food well but isn't the best choice for feeding big groups.
  
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• Evidence of first stars' light hints at dark space mystery - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:28 via cnet.com
  Astronomers see signs of the first light from the universe's earliest stars, but one find hints at darker forces at work shortly after the Big Bang.
  
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• Volvo launches tech fund to invest in startups, doubles down on tech - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 21:23 via cnet.com
  Volvo is trying to hook them while they're young, getting involved with tech startup companies at earlier stages to maximise its investment.
  
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• The Purifry lets you air-fry your food on a budget video - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:15 via cnet.com
  The Black & Decker Purifry kitchen air-fryer costs less but still cooks crispy, tasty food.
  
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• Russia breached 7 states' voter rolls before election: report - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:08 via cnet.com
  NBC says US intelligence agencies didn't tell states of Russia's role in attacks on election systems. Homeland Security calls the report "inaccurate."
  
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• JBL Link 10 review - CNET

  28-02-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  We put JBL's smallest speaker in its new line of voice-enabled Chromecast speakers to the test to find out the answer.
  
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• Facebook says finds no new evidence Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

  28-02-2018 20:58
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has told a British parliamentary committee that further investigations have found no new evidence that Russia used social media to interfere in the June 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9

  28-02-2018 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S9 is all about the camera. Samsung's tagline for its ninth generation flagship phone is ‘The camera. Reimagined.’, and it's keen to let you know it has done a lot of work on the snapper.Why is it so keen to focus on this feature? It may be because, on the surface, there's very little to visually differentiate the new Galaxy S9 from the phone it's replacing – the Samsung Galaxy S8.A quick scan of the S9's spec sheet shows the same Infinity Display screen size
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

  28-02-2018 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Update: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is available for pre-order right now in the UK and Europe, while the US pre-orders happen on Friday, March 2. Here's what we think so far.The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is the most advanced big phone you can buy thanks its oversized screen and superb cameras, even if it all looks identical to last year’s S8 Plus.Without dramatic changes to the design, it’s only an iterative update to the S8 Plus – but it’s an iterative update to an Android phone
  
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• How to buy a laptop video - CNET

  28-02-2018 20:42 via cnet.com
  From slim travel machines to giant gaming monsters, here's what you need to know to find and buy the perfect laptop.
  
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• Google brings Hangouts Chat, its Slack competitor, to all - CNET

  28-02-2018 20:36 via cnet.com
  Now any corporate customer signed up to G Suite can use the new messaging app with dedicated chat rooms.
  
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• You can use a ​VPN to battle ISP net neutrality abuse

  28-02-2018 20:27 via zdnet.com
  The FCC's butchery of net neutrality has become law, and people are turning to virtual private networks to preserve their privacy and access.
  
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• Microsoft Teams to get full guest access starting in early March

  28-02-2018 20:26 via zdnet.com
  Finally! Full guest access support will start rolling out to Microsoft Teams users over the next few weeks.
  
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• Google's shopping rivals call for action from EU antitrust watchdog

  28-02-2018 20:23
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google competitors have called for further action by European Union antitrust regulators to ensure the Alphabet-ownedfirm treats rivals offering shopping services equally.
  
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• Twitter granting Bookmarks feature to all users today - CNET

  28-02-2018 20:05 via cnet.com
  Tired of using likes to save tweets for later? Twitter’s heard your pleas for a better solution.
  
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• AutoComplete: Porsche plans to create Mission E fast-charging dealership network video - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 20:04 via cnet.com
  Plus: Rome gets ready to ban diesel cars from its city center, and McLaren has a unique Senna in store for Geneva.
  
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• Energizer's enormous phone will have an enormous battery - CNET

  28-02-2018 20:03 via cnet.com
  Like Energizer's long-lasting bunny, the company's P16K Pro phone promises a battery that will keep going and going.
  
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• Voga V

  28-02-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Once upon a time, Samsung unveiled a phone with a unique characteristic: it had a built-in projector. Back in 2012, the Samsung Galaxy Beam thrilled us with this innovative feature. That said, both the Beam and its follow-up, the Beam 2, proved to be commercial failures as Samsung canned the idea.
  Fast forward to 2018 and in the increasingly competitive world of smartphone manufacturers, a little known Chinese vendor, Ragentek, has decided to resurrect the idea in the form of the Voga V –
  
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• VMware unveils new edge computing solutions to bolster enterprise IoT efforts

  28-02-2018 19:42 via zdnet.com
  Announced at Mobile World Congress 2018, the solutions will come through industry partnerships and focus on asset management and smart surveillance.
  
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• Intel at MWC: How 5G will change the PC

  28-02-2018 19:39 via zdnet.com
  The insides of PCs and tablets will need to be re-engineered in order to make way for 5G connectivity, Intel's 5G chief has told ZDNet, with the tech giant starting to experiment with this now.
  
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• 5G is coming sooner than you might think (The 3:59, Ep. 362) - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:56 via cnet.com
  Chatting about 5G deployments, the Asus Zenfone 5 and 5Z and Amazon's purchase of Ring.
  
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• Roomba with a saw: Robot system does dangerous carpentry - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:45 via cnet.com
  Afraid of circular saws? Let MIT's AutoSaw mobile robots do all the wood cutting for your custom furniture projects.
  
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• Haier's Asu smartwatch has a projector... but why? - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:35 via cnet.com
  Its practical use isn't quite clear, but the Haier Asu hides a tiny projector that uses your hand as the screen.
  
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• Avira SafeThings Wi-Fi Router Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:15 via cnet.com
  Avira's new router learns about and protects every device on your home network using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  
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• Reddit co-founder backs petition for interracial couple emojis

  28-02-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexis Ohanian, who is married to Serena Williams, says "we want our kids to have emojis that look like their parents".
  
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• Faraday Future FF 91 could cost $315,000 in China - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 18:05 via cnet.com
  Its 2-million-yuan price tag would be at the upper limit of what CEO Jia Yueting said it would cost when it debuted.
  
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• Turn your hand into a screen with this projector watch video - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:04 via cnet.com
  The Haier Asu has a tiny projector inside a bulky frame. But is it a bright idea?
  
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• Google launches Slack competitor Hangouts Chat

  28-02-2018 18:02
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google released an update to its internet chat tool Hangouts on Wednesday, aiming to make it suitable in workplaces so the Alphabet Inc unit can compete with business software makers including Microsoft Corp and Slack Technologies Inc.
  
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• Google adds AI, collaboration tools to G Suite via Hangouts Chat

  28-02-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Google has to rev G Suite with more collaboration and leverage its artificial intelligence tools to keep its users moving forward.
  
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• Galaxy S9 deal: Bring the phone to US Mobile and save $200 - CNET

  28-02-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  The carrier will take $200 off 12 months' worth of whatever service plan you choose! Plus: a cheap fix for spotty streaming-stick performance, another arc-lighter deal and your chance to win an LG V30.
  
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• Deep Dive: Checking all the tech in the 2018 GMC Terrain Denali video - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  IntelliLink impressed, but no adaptive cruise control?
  
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• 2018 GMC Terrain review - Roadshow

  28-02-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  Imposing looks, responsive infotainment and sportier handling make the GMC Terrain Denali an appealing crossover option.
  
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