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• 'Doctor Who' series 9: 'The Magician's Apprentice' has a lot of thrills up its sleeve (review)

  19-09-2015 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  Peter Capaldi is on top form in this high-stakes opener to series 9, but new viewers may be alienated by the alien adventure. Here's our spoiler-free review.
  
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• Take breakfast self-portraits with this selfie cereal spoon

  19-09-2015 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  Cinnamon Toast Crunch makes a selfie spoon just so you can snap pics of yourself eating cereal. Remember to chew with your mouth closed.
  
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• Did the best speakers of the 1940s sound better than your speakers?

  19-09-2015 18:46 via cnet.com
  
  Speaker designers haven't learned all that much in the last 60-plus years, says the Audiophiliac.
  
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• VIDEO: Rose wins AI chatbot competition

  19-09-2015 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A chatbot named Rose wins 2015's Loebner Prize in artificial intelligence, but fails to convince the judges it is human.
  
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• VIDEO: AI bots try to fool human judges

  19-09-2015 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the Loebner Prize in Artificial Intelligence unfolded.
  
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• Made in Germany: Beyerdynamic DT 880 and DT 990 headphones

  19-09-2015 17:46 via cnet.com
  
  The Beyerdynamic DT 880 Edition and DT 990 Edition headphones are available in different impedance versions. The Audiophiliac listens to them all.
  
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• Unboiled eggs and mammal bladders: The Ig Nobel Prize goes to...

  19-09-2015 17:26 via cnet.com
  
  This year's winners include an experiment that unboiled an egg, a study that tested the time that mammals take to empty their bladders and other strange breakthroughs that sound like crazy bar bets.
  
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• Two opposable thumbs up! Apes can remember scary film scenes

  19-09-2015 16:56 via cnet.com
  
  Apes can anticipate movie scenes they've seen before, a new memory study shows. The study also produces the most hilarious film starring a monkey since "Every Which Way But Loose."
  
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• Insteon's new smart home hub syncs up with Siri (pictures)

  19-09-2015 14:01 via cnet.com
  
  The Insteon Hub Pro is a HomeKit-compatible smart home control center. We put it through its paces in the CNET Smart House.
  
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• Insteon's HomeKit Hub shows potential, but needs work

  19-09-2015 14:01 via cnet.com
  
  Despite some considerable flaws and a high price tag, the HomeKit-compatible Insteon Hub Pro still shows potential.
  
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• Why you'll want to install that new iPhone operating system ASAP: Protection from hackers

  19-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Though smartphones have yet to become a major target for hackers, even the iPhone has known security flaws. Updating your software is one of the best ways to stay safe.
  
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• Insteon's HomeKit Hub still has room to grow

  19-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  We see potential in this Apple-friendly smart home hub, but for now, it's too limited for our tastes.
  
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• Amazon's ridiculously cheap tablets and Google's revamped project

  19-09-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon introduced a slew of new gadgets and Google's newest project is an old one. Find out everything you need to know in tech this week right here.
  
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• Anki Overdrive feels your need for speed

  19-09-2015 13:46 via cnet.com
  
  Steer through four-way races on custom racetracks with your iOS or Android device.
  
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• Rule the racetrack with Anki Overdrive

  19-09-2015 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  Build your own modular racetrack for these app-controlled cars.
  
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• Popular ad-blocker withdrawn

  19-09-2015 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man behind one of the most popular ad-blocking apps withdraws it after second thoughts.
  
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• Techies aim to solve ancient Indian festival's safety woes

  19-09-2015 09:44
  
  At an ancient Hindu riverside festival, the millions hoping to cleanse themselves of sin are also unwittingly informing high-tech solutions in crowd control, disease outbreak and public security. A group ...
  
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• Google sets September 29 event, teasing 'new treats'

  19-09-2015 04:31 via cnet.com
  
  We just might see new Nexus phones at an upcoming Google event.
  
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• Apple's redesigned campus store (pictures)

  19-09-2015 04:24 via cnet.com
  
  Apple refreshes the Company Store at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California.
  
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• Apple relaunches campus store -- and you can buy an iPhone there now

  19-09-2015 04:13 via cnet.com
  
  The shop at the company's headquarters has always been different from other Apple stores. Now Apple has changed it up again.
  
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• Yes, that's Selena Gomez in the new Apple iPhone 6S ad

  19-09-2015 02:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Gomez shows how to take the perfect selfie. I did say selfie. Some might not be able to come to terms with this.
  
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• AT&T sales reps accused of scheming to unlock phones

  19-09-2015 01:53 via cnet.com
  
  A lawsuit alleges the former employees put malicious software on work computers so they could help untether discounted phones from AT&T contracts.
  
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• Preorder Star Wars Battlefront and get a Han Solo mini-fridge

  19-09-2015 01:50 via cnet.com
  
  Gamers can keep their drinks as cold as carbonite with a Han Solo fridge if they preorder Star Wars Battlefront from Wal-Mart. You don't even have to hire Boba Fett to bring Han Solo to your doorstep.
  
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• Ford gives app developers a data advantage with Sync 3 AppLink

  19-09-2015 01:15 via cnet.com
  
  At its developer conference in San Francisco this weekend, Ford introduces app developers to its new Sync 3 graphical interface, along with a host of usable data generated by its cars.
  
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• Make espresso drinks from scratch and on the cheap with Mr. Coffee

  19-09-2015 01:11 via cnet.com
  
  The Mr. Coffee Pump Espresso Maker costs an affordable $90 while still letting you craft espresso-based steamed milk concoctions right in the kitchen. But there are drawbacks.
  
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• A cheap espresso machine chock-full of quirks

  19-09-2015 00:58 via cnet.com
  
  The low-priced $90 Mr. Coffee Pump Espresso Maker can make cappuccinos on the cheap but its design could use work.
  
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• Volkswagen, Audi accused of using software to cheat US diesel emissions tests

  19-09-2015 00:57 via cnet.com
  
  In an open letter to the automaker and an official release, the EPA claims that VW's diesels aren't as clean as you'd think.
  
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• Apple reverses its stance with the Apple TV

  19-09-2015 00:51 via cnet.com
  
  We talk about the quirks with iOS 9, Apple's change of heart with the Apple TV, and Apple wants to build self-driving cars.
  
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• A Smarter Way to Dry Your Clothes

  19-09-2015 00:40 via cnet.com
  
  This handy dryer trick will cut the time it takes to dry your clothes. Watch the video to learn how.
  
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• Galaxies and auroras glow in glorious winning photos

  19-09-2015 00:27 via cnet.com
  
  Our complex universe gets to show off in a spectacular series of winning photos from the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
  
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• Universe-shaking black-hole collision coming sooner than expected?

  19-09-2015 00:02 via cnet.com
  
  Two distant black holes will smash into each other, releasing more energy than 100 quintillion Earths full of TNT, and new research has just moved up the timeline for the explosion.
  
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