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• Galaxy S6 Edge and Apple Watch are champions of the T3 Awards 2015

  17-09-2015 23:45
  
  Yes, it's that time of the year again, when T3 pulls together every bit of technology that's been talked about over the past 12 months and decides which gadgets, cars and consoles deserve to be crowned champion. As ever, determining the winners was no easy task – especially when it came to two of the biggest categories. Apple walked away with Gadget of the Year and Wearable Technology of the Year for the Apple Watch, which saw the company adding its first major product category since the i
  
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• American stops flights at 3 airports, problems soon resolved

  17-09-2015 23:41
  
  DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines flights to Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in.
  
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• Clockmaker Ahmed: I won't meet police chief without my lawyer

  17-09-2015 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: After being arrested for making his own digital clock, the newest science celebrity shows humor during a press conference and an appearance on MSNBC. He says he's transferring schools.
  
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• Cablevision's prospective owner talks tough on bloated salaries

  17-09-2015 23:31
  
  By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you earn more than $300,000 at cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp , watch out - your new boss-in-waiting has his eye on you. Patrick Drahi, whose European telecoms group Altice has just sealed a deal to buy Cablevision, on Thursday signaled that big changes were coming at the cable company long controlled by the Irish-American Dolan family. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference in New York, Drahi said more than 300 employees at Cablevision earn over
  
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• BBC micro:bit delayed until 2016, predictably

  17-09-2015 23:29
  
  The rollout of the BBC micro:bit – its credit-card sized device aimed at educating 1,000,000 kids about coding and technology in the spirit of the 80s BBC Micro computer – has been delayed until after Christmas. Originally slated to be given free to every Year 7 child starting secondary school in September, the device has been hit with manufacturing issues relating to its power supply. As such, it’s still unclear exactly when the device will arrive in schools in early 201
  
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• Turn a stick into a sword with the Nature Sabre sword creator

  17-09-2015 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  A humble branch becomes a mighty sword of truth with a clever silicone handle meant to spark imaginative journeys.
  
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• CNET en Español: The 20 most influential Latinos in tech

  17-09-2015 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  For the third consecutive year, CNET en Español showcases the 20 most outstanding, creative and talented Hispanic professionals working in the US technology industry.
  
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• Logitech K380: Best multi-device Bluetooth keyboard yet

  17-09-2015 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  The compact, smooth-operating K380 is a desktop wireless keyboard replacement that connects to up to 3 devices -- including tablets and phones -- and allows you to toggle between them.
  
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• Texas Instruments sets $7.5 billion buyback plan, raises dividend

  17-09-2015 23:02
  
  (Reuters) - Chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc said it plans to buy back shares worth up to $7.5 billion as part of a new repurchase program. The company said Thursday's buyback program was in addition to the $1.8 billion remaining at the end of June from a previous plan. If the company buys back shares at Thursday's close of $48.15, it could repurchase about 15 percent of total shares outstanding under the new program.
  
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• Amazon sells $50 Fire tablet in six-pack, adds 4K fuel to Fire TV

  17-09-2015 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  Need six tablets? Amazon has a deal for you! Learn about the new members of the Fire tablet family, along with new streaming TV devices.
  
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• Verizon first to offer cellphone roaming in Cuba

  17-09-2015 22:40
  
  Verizon Communications Inc announced on Thursday it would become the first U.S. company to offer roaming wireless service in Cuba next week. The announcement by the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier follows the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States in July, after a break of 54 years. The United States has set connectivity as a priority in its new relationship with the Communist-run island.
  
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• Donate sperm, get an iPhone 6S? In China, yes

  17-09-2015 22:35 via cnet.com
  
  In exchange for sperm donations, health institutions around China are offering enough money to buy Apple's latest smartphone, says a report.
  
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• Microsoft CEO embarrassed by voice command assistant fail – video

  17-09-2015 22:32 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri, proves less than helpful during a live presentation by chief executive Satya Nadella. Nadella was delivering a keynote address at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference when he called upon the services of Cortana. ‘Show me my most at-risk opportunities,’ he commanded. ‘Show me to buy milk at this opportunity,’ Cortana replied •Watch the full video Continue reading...
  
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• Buying Guide: 8 best on-ear headphones available today

  17-09-2015 22:30
  
  Between two extremes, there's usually a middle ground. Between small and large is medium, and in the case of headphones, on-ear headphones exist between over-ear and in-ear headphones.While similar to over-ear headphones in appearance, they fit to your head a little differently. Instead of enveloping your ears with a soft cushion, on-ear headphones create a light, breathable seal around your ear. Thus, the noise isolation is much less effective than in-ear or over-ear options. This might be a de
  
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• American Airlines resolves flight issue

  17-09-2015 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some American Airlines flights had been grounded across the US due to technical issues, but the airline says they have been resolved.
  
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• Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth keyboard

  17-09-2015 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth keyboard
  
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• U.S. Cyber Command designing system to stay ahead of hackers

  17-09-2015 22:12
  
  By Andrea Shalal NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. Cyber Command is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military's computer networks, weapons system and installations and help officials prioritize how to fix them, its deputy commander said on Thursday. Lieutenant General Kevin McLaughlin told Reuters officials should reach agreement on the framework within months, turning the system into an automated "scorecard" in coming years. McLaughl
  
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• New BBC streaming service to bring Britain's best TV to the US

  17-09-2015 22:09
  
  If you're a cable cutter and a BBC fan in the US, you're in luck - the British public broadcaster has announced it will launch a new streaming service stateside next year."We're launching a new OTT [over-the-top] video service in America, offering BBC fans programs they wouldn't otherwise get, showcasing British actors, our program-makers and celebrating our culture," said Tony Hall, the BBC's director general, according to The Guardian.While in the UK the BBC has a free online video player call
  
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• 'Ultra-thin invisibility skin cloak' could one day be worn like a garment

  17-09-2015 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists have created a thin cloak that can render anything it covers undetectable, and that proves yet again that we're living in the science fiction future.
  
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• HTC Desire 626 has subtle style

  17-09-2015 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  This inexpensive handset's looks will lure you in, though performance is only so-so.
  
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• Conan O'Brien has great ideas for other new Facebook buttons

  17-09-2015 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  Conan thinks like and dislike are just a few of the reactions you should be able to express on Facebook with the click of a button. We like that idea.
  
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• How and why to enable Wi-Fi Assist on iOS 9

  17-09-2015 21:22 via cnet.com
  
  Learn what this new feature does and how to turn it on.
  
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• Get started with ad-blocking apps on iOS 9

  17-09-2015 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  Content blockers, as they're properly called, are all the rage in Apple's latest mobile operating system.
  
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• Google makes it easy to offer a hand to Syrian refugees in crisis

  17-09-2015 21:13
  
  If you've gone to Google's search page on desktop in the past day or two, you may have noticed a new donate button at the top of the page.The button appears in a bar dark grey bar that reads: "Help refugees and migrants in urgent need. Google will match your donation."Earlier this week, the search giant committed to matching user donations of up to the first 5 million euros (about US$5.5 million) globally, after already donating about US$1 million to organizations involved with the refugee and m
  
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• Hedge fund manager says he didn't trade on hacked press releases

  17-09-2015 21:09
  By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hedge fund manager in Moscow claims he never possessed or traded on inside information from an alleged scheme to hack into networks that distribute corporate news releases, according to a court filing late Wednesday. David Amaryan, 35, was among more than 30 defendants charged by U.S. authorities last month over the alleged theft of more than 150,000 press releases from Business Wire, Marketwired and PR Newswire before the news became public. The U.S. Sec
  
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• Government adviser leaves controversial NHS data scheme for private sector

  17-09-2015 20:52 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Former journalist who led error-strewn care.data programme goes to work for Australian telecoms companyOne of the government’s top advisers on technology, Tim Kelsey, has resigned from the NHS to take up a job with the health data division of Australia’s largest telecommunications company.Related: NHS patient data plans unachievable, review findsContinue reading...
  
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• Court ruling in Apple's favor suggests Samsung may have to change software

  17-09-2015 20:36 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Slide-to-unlock, autocorrection and quicklinks are all Apple's domain when it comes to mobile software says a U.S. court. Not only is this a potentially huge blow to Samsung but to all Google Android partners.
  
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• Microsoft's Nadella shows the softer side of Microsoft

  17-09-2015 20:17
  
  The common theme at Dreamforce 2015 is soul, and how a company has heart. The term was brought up during several keynotes on Wednesday, including a talk with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, a keynote by Saslesforce CEO Marc Benioff and in a fireside chat with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.Now into his second year leading Microsoft through the cloud-first, mobile-first vision, Nadella highlights that software and services is about collaboration, noting that Microsoft wants to "add value" for customers to
  
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• Apple wins patent ruling against Samsung in U.S. appeals court

  17-09-2015 20:06
  
  By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said Apple should have been awarded an injunction barring Samsung from selling products that infringe its patents, handing Apple another victory in its ongoing smartphone fight with its biggest rival. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. said the lower court abused its discretion when it denied Apple Inc an injunction after a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $120 million in May, 2
  
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• The faces of Netflix Marvel series 'Jessica Jones' (pictures)

  17-09-2015 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix released a series of images from the upcoming show "Jessica Jones," which will follow a former superhero as she takes up shop as a private investigator. Based on a Marvel comic book series, "Jessica Jones" debuts November 20.
  
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• Netflix teases images from upcoming Marvel series 'Jessica Jones'

  17-09-2015 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  Promo images show the style of the upcoming Marvel series "Jessica Jones," which is coming to Netflix on November 20.
  
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• Princess Leia's slave costume could fetch $120,000 at auction

  17-09-2015 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  You might have to bid against Jabba the Hutt for the right to own a set-used Princess Leia costume from "Return of the Jedi."
  
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• VIDEO: Robots work in world's biggest building

  17-09-2015 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take a speedy tour of the world's biggest building where robots are used to build and paint new planes.
  
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• Testing the Aquabot bottle, my new water blaster and friend maker

  17-09-2015 19:50 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Michael Franco gets his hands on a tricked-out water bottle that made him the most popular guy at the music festival.
  
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• Apple wins appeals court ruling that may require Samsung to change its devices

  17-09-2015 19:41 via cnet.com
  
  A ruling Thursday said a lower court erred when it didn't ban Samsung products related to a patent-infringement suit from 2014.
  
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• Unicorn Tears turns mythical creatures' liquid sorrow into gin

  17-09-2015 19:32
  
  Unicorns are incredibly rare -- some say mythical. Gin is substantially less so, and very much real. Gin made from unicorns' tears and bottled with mystic silver? That probably splits the difference, to be fair.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• NFL tries a different sort of snap: Weekly stories on Snapchat

  17-09-2015 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  The National Football League will post original video and photos each week this season on Snapchat, the social network prized for its young users.
  
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• Pinterest reaches 100 million monthly users

  17-09-2015 19:26 via cnet.com
  
  The San Francisco startup's global push helps it surpass 100 million monthly active users. But that's still far behind rivals like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
  
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• BlackBerry CEO sees company patents as key to turnaround strategy

  17-09-2015 19:24
  By Euan Rocha WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd sees its massive patent portfolio as one of the key elements in its turnaround strategy as it pivots to focus more on its software and enterprise business, Chief Executive John Chen said on Thursday. "We have today about 44,000 patents. The good thing about this is that we also have one of the youngest patent portfolios in the entire industry, so monetization of our patents is an important aspect of our turnaround," Chen said while speak
  
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• British billionaire pays record £600K for gold.co.uk domain

  17-09-2015 19:12
  
  A British entrepreneur has paid a record £600,000 for gold.co.uk -- the most ever paid for a .co.uk domain name.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook, expanding in Asia, opens first office in Thailand

  17-09-2015 18:59
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc opened its first office in Thailand Thursday as the social network company expanded its footprint in Asia, its fastest-growing region. More than 34 million people in Thailand log into Facebook's 1.5-billion user network each month, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote on her Facebook page. Thai Facebook users are some of the most engaged, Sandberg wrote, posting online three times more than the global average. Facebook is blocked out of China, the
  
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• Pop-Tart figures freeze Han Solo in carbonite, look delicious

  17-09-2015 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Resin Pop-Tarts with Han Solo's frozen body etched into them make for a inedible but wonderfully goofy breakfast-themed toy.
  
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• Verizon says earnings may 'plateau; in 2016

  17-09-2015 18:52
  
  Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless service provider, said the results would also be hit by the planned sale of some wireline assets and a focus on new business models for wireless video and "Internet of Things". Analysts on average were expecting Verizon's net profit to grow about 2 percent in 2016. "The goal is future growth based on delivering what customers want and need in the new digital world," Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said at an investor conference.
  
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• EU conditionally clears NXP Seminconductors' takeover of Freescale

  17-09-2015 18:48
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators approved on Thursday NXP Semiconductors' proposed takeover of U.S. peer Freescale Semiconductor Ltd after the Dutch chip maker agreed to sell its radio frequency power business. The European Commission said the buyer of the unit would provide the competition lost as a result of the NXP deal. The deal, which values the merged company at over $40 billion, will create the biggest player in the automotive and industrial semiconductor markets.
  
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• BBC to launch online U.S. subscription service

  17-09-2015 18:47
  
  CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Britain's BBC will launch an online subscription service in the United States next year, boosting revenues for the public broadcaster and allowing viewers to watch shows on demand. "We're launching a new OTT (over-the-top) video service in America offering BBC fans programs they wouldn't otherwise get, showcasing British actors, our program-makers and celebrating our culture," the BBC's Director General Tony Hall said at the industry's RTS Convention in Cambridge.
  
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• Hands-on review: new Amazon Fire TV in pictures

  17-09-2015 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The new Amazon Fire TV has just been announced and we've already had our hands on the new Ultra HD streaming device.Using the same basic chassis design as its Fire TV forebear, the new Amazon Fire TV actually has some pretty nifty new innards.Cut to the chase
  What is it? The next generation of Amazon's media streaming box, the Fire TV
  When is it out? October 5 2015
  How much does it cost? £79.99 / $99.99 for the base unit, with a US-exclusive Gaming Edition for $139.99
  Why is it better? A f
  
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• Nextbit's Robin phone, which taps cloud for 100GB of storage, adds Verizon version

  17-09-2015 18:22 via cnet.com
  
  Just two days after doubling its Kickstarter goal, the startup says it will expand beyond AT&T and T-Mobile models. It is still looking at the possibility of a Sprint version.
  
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• Ad blockers top Apple charts as iOS 9 debuts

  17-09-2015 18:19 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's newest mobile software lets you use third-party apps to block Web ads, which the maker of the Peace app calls "creepy, bloated, annoying and insecure."
  
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• How to disable Ghostery's promotional messages

  17-09-2015 18:07 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're getting notifications from Ghostery with its newest feature, or you want to turn them off before they start, this how-to guide can help.
  
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• Amazon dangles $50 tablet computer to hook more consumers

  17-09-2015 17:55
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is dangling a $50 tablet computer in its latest attempt to lure consumers who can't afford or don't want the more expensive Internet-connected devices made by Apple and other rivals.
  
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