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• Speaker inside a football is made to get beat up

  22-09-2015 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  With the B.R.O. Ball, you can make a touchdown while blasting your own victory dance song from the ball itself.
  
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• The Apple Car cometh (probably)

  22-09-2015 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  So Apple's working on a car. What do we know, and what do we not know about Project Titan? And, most importantly, what does it all mean?
  
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• China's president arrives in Seattle to meet tech titans, start U.S. visit

  22-09-2015 23:44
  
  By Michael Martina and Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Seattle on Tuesday to kick off a week-long U.S. visit that will include meetings with U.S. business leaders, a black-tie state dinner at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama and an address at the United Nations. Xi and his wife touched down in an Air China 747 at Paine Field, adjacent to the massive plant where Boeing Co makes its largest jets, some 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle.
  
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• How to manage, use third-party complications on Apple Watch

  22-09-2015 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Complications on the Apple Watch are about to get a whole lot more useful.
  
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• Instagram now at more than 400 million users

  22-09-2015 23:02
  
  Instagram now has more than 400 million users, the company announced Tuesday, making it far larger than rival Twitter Inc with 100 million more users. The photo-sharing app has grown rapidly over the past three years, faster than many of its social app competitors, including Twitter and Snapchat. More than 75 percent of Instagram's users are outside the United States, the company wrote in a blog post.
  
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• With Office 2016, Microsoft takes on Google Docs

  22-09-2015 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  The new version of Office puts an emphasis on collaboration. Meanwhile, Quirky -- the company behind Wink and other smart-home products -- files for bankruptcy.
  
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• Movie theaters host youth league for 'Minecraft' gamers

  22-09-2015 22:43
  
  On a recent afternoon inside the Cinemark Playa Vista multiplex, a sold-out movie theater was packed with more than 100 children and their parents. The youngsters weren't gathering to watch "Minions" ...
  
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• Innovating undercover: A history of Apple S phones' hidden transformations

  22-09-2015 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  "S" phones have gotten a bad rap, but a closer look reveals their "incremental" features predict the success of future iPhones.
  
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• Smart bulbs vs. smart switches: The pros and cons of connected lighting

  22-09-2015 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  Thinking about automating your home's lighting? There are a lot of ways to do it -- here's how to pick what's best for you.
  
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• GoPro shares attract more short sellers on competition fears

  22-09-2015 21:26
  
  Short sellers have dramatically increased bets against GoPro in September as the wearable videocamera maker's stock fell sharply due to growing concerns about competition. The shares rose 3 percent on Tuesday after Chief Executive Nick Woodman on CNBC defended against recent criticism that GoPro, which is popular among surfers and sky divers, is a "one-trick pony." But the stock remains 31 percent weaker than a month ago. Borrowing of GoPro shares jumped 150 percent from the end of August throug
  
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• Pottermore site gets a shiny revamp, new 'Harry Potter' backstory

  22-09-2015 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  J.K. Rowling takes the wraps off a revamped Pottermore website, along with some completely new details on the history of the Potter family.
  
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• China's president arrives in Seattle to meet tech titans

  22-09-2015 21:17
  
  By Michael Martina and Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Seattle on Tuesday to kick off a week-long U.S. visit that will include meetings with U.S. business leaders, a black-tie state dinner at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama and an address at the United Nations. Xi and his wife touched down in an Air China 747 at Paine Field, adjacent to the massive plant where Boeing Co makes its largest jets, some 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle.
  
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• Buyers of emotional robot must agree not to have sex with it, report says

  22-09-2015 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: People who buy Softbank's emotionally-aware Pepper robot must abide by good behavior clauses.
  
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• 'Peanut'-ize yourself with a Charlie Brown look-alike generator

  22-09-2015 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Join the world of Snoopy, Schroeder and Linus with an online Peanuts character generator that turns out your comic-strip avatar.
  
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• Celebrate 'Hobbit Day,' question Star Wars hype with the CraveCast

  22-09-2015 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  It's Frodo's birthday! Join the CraveCast crew as they party Shire-style, and debate the dark side of the Star Wars hype machine and, probably, sexbots.
  
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• Clean tech a priority issue as Chinese president lands in US

  22-09-2015 20:21
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington state Tuesday for a visit to the U.S. that will include talks on how U.S. and Chinese experts and businesses can collaborate on nuclear energy, smarter electricity use and other clean technologies.
  
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• 'The Martian' gives Matt Damon's spaceman too much space (review)

  22-09-2015 20:11 via cnet.com
  
  Ridley Scott's adaptation of Andy Weir's hit novel is nerdy fun but lacks the dramatic rocket fuel to really blast off.
  
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• Apple Watch page gets rickrolled and is never gonna give you up

  22-09-2015 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is never gonna let you down with its mastery of a subtle rickroll. The Apple Watch support page has a sneaky image that pays homage to the classic Rick Astley meme.
  
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• 16 iOS 9 tips you should know (pictures)

  22-09-2015 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's latest mobile software is chock full of new features, from the long-awaited public transit direction in Apple Maps to a refined Notes app. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• 'Peanut'-ize yourself with a Charlie Brown lookalike generator

  22-09-2015 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  Join the world of Snoopy, Schroeder and Linus with an online Peanuts character generator that turns out your comic-strip avatar.
  
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• Q&A: A look at Volkswagen's emissions crisis

  22-09-2015 19:36
  
  German automaker Volkswagen AG admits that it rigged U.S. emissions tests so it would appear that its diesel-powered cars were emitting fewer nitrogen oxides, which can contribute to ozone buildup and respiratory illness.
  
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• French court upholds ban on Uber's service using non-professional drivers

  22-09-2015 19:13
  
  By Emile Picy and Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Court upheld a national law that banned one of Uber Technologies' car services [UBER.UL] that relies on non-professional drivers using their own vehicles, dealing another setback to the company in Europe. Uber had challenged the legality of a law passed by the French government last year, which banned its so-called UberPOP service and updated rules on how taxi companies and chauffeured cars could compete. "The Constitutiona
  
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• Meld dials back launch of smart oven knob

  22-09-2015 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  The creators of Meld, a knob designed to smarten up your regular oven, announced that they have canceled their successful Kickstarter campaign to instead partner with "a large kitchenware company" to produce the knob.
  
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• Best Buy sale shaves $175 off iPad Mini 3, but only for 4 hours

  22-09-2015 19:02 via cnet.com
  
  The sale on last year's little Apple tablet runs Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT, but the deal is available only on Best Buy's website.
  
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• New tech keeps the 2016 Audi A6 fresh

  22-09-2015 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Audi updates the tech in the new A6 in a bid to keep up with the consumer electronic market, adding convenience to this high performance, comfortable sedan.
  
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• Google Wallet's iOS app now lets you exchange money with anyone

  22-09-2015 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  You can now send and receive money with anyone via an email address, even if the other person doesn't have the Google Wallet app.
  
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• Apple plans steps to prevent future App Store attacks

  22-09-2015 18:48
  
  By Paul Carsten and Jim Finkle BEIJING/BOSTON (Reuters) - A senior Apple Inc executive on Tuesday said the company would make it easier for Chinese app developers to download its tools for building mobile apps in a bid to prevent further attacks on its App Store. In the wake of the first major breach on its outlet for distributing iPhone and iPad software, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller told Chinese news site Sina.com that it will offer domestic downloads within China of its software for de
  
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• Need a massage? Wear this hoodie

  22-09-2015 18:42
  
  A Singapore-based tech and fashion company has created a piece of wearable tech that is able to offer massages on the go.By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Skylanders SuperChargers review: on the road to success

  22-09-2015 18:26
  
      The Skylanders race back to consoles, a now familiar annual excursion with the franchise that kickstarted the toys to life genre. Yet while there is indeed a new raft of merchandise to chase and some familiar hallmarks to the gameplay, this year's offering brings some of the biggest innovations the line has ever seen.
  SuperChargers' hook for the year is the introduction of vehicles. It makes a certain shrewd kind of business sense -- kids love toy cars, kid
  
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• AT&T adds ZTE ZMax 2 to its GoPhone plans

  22-09-2015 18:24 via cnet.com
  
  The plus-sized entry-level smartphone will be available on AT&T's prepaid range later this week.
  
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• We've got the secret to cleaner water: more plastic

  22-09-2015 18:14
  
  Chemist Abby Knight has found a shiny new way to filter chromium out of groundwater.By: Mallory Pickett, Continue reading...
  
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• This beautiful sculpture responds to your movements

  22-09-2015 18:10
  
  Architect Chris Precht explains how inspirational design can have a positive social impact.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Fitbit Surge update doubles battery life, adds new running alerts

  22-09-2015 18:06 via cnet.com
  
  An update will arrive on the Fitbit Surge later this week and bring a handful of improvements.
  
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• Review: Updated: HP Pavilion Mini

  22-09-2015 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresEver since Asus launched the desktop answer to netbooks in the form of the EeeBox PC, the market for small-footprint PCs has grown to offer a wide range of options. The HP Pavilion Mini 300-030na is one of the latest small, quiet and energy-efficient desktops to come to market, and it's one of the nicest-looking mini PCs we've seen since the launch of the Apple Mac Mini.With models starting at £249.99 ($269, AU$349) the Pavilion Mini is a competitively priced optio
  
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• KVM creators open-source fast Cassandra drop-in replacement Scylla

  22-09-2015 18:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The self-styled KVM kings have turned their attention to creating a new database designed to improve on the Apache Cassandra wide column store.
  
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• Starbucks expands sales-boosting Mobile Order & Pay across U.S.

  22-09-2015 17:52
  
  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Tuesday said its sales-boosting Mobile Order & Pay service is now available in all of its nearly 7,500 U.S. company-operated shops, a nationwide roll-out completed about three months ahead of schedule. Mobile Order & Pay is a feature on the Starbucks app, which the company says has 16 million active users on Apple and Android devices in the United States. Adam Brotman, Starbucks' chief digital officer, said the coffee chain refi
  
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• Matt Damon could travel to Mars in this suit, thanks to Nasa

  22-09-2015 17:52
  
  Interview with Janty Yates, costume designer for The Martian, about working with Nasa to build a suit fit for Mars.By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
  
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• Matt Damon could (almost) travel to Mars in this suit, thanks to Nasa

  22-09-2015 17:52
  
  Interview with Janty Yates, costume designer for The Martian, about working with Nasa to build a suit fit for Mars.By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
  
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• Tony Hawk: skate culture has changed, and so has 'Pro Skater'

  22-09-2015 17:28
  
  WIRED chats with skating legend and video game icon Tony Hawk about bringing a cult classic back to life in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• A little league for 'Minecraft' gamers

  22-09-2015 17:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon inside the Cinemark Playa Vista multiplex, a sold-out movie theater was packed with more than 100 children and their parents. The youngsters weren't gathering to watch "Minions" or "Inside Out" for the zillionth time. Instead, they came armed with their laptops to competitively play the video game "Minecraft" together.
  
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• NY regulator issues first license for bitcoin company

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's financial services regulator has granted a "BitLicense," its first, to a virtual currency, the agency announced on Tuesday. The license went to Circle Internet Financial, a Boston-based bitcoin startup, the New York Department of Financial Services said. The "BitLicense" is based on the first set of guidelines created by a state specifically for companies that operate in virtual currencies such as bitcoin, which is created and exchanged ind
  
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• WIRED2015: Carlo Ratti wants to design the future

  22-09-2015 16:55
  
  Carlo Ratti, the founder of MIT's Senseable City Lab, speaks about designing the future and his vision for the "internet of everything".By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Airbus slides into a wild crosswinds landing

  22-09-2015 16:52 via cnet.com
  
  Your stomach might have flipped if you were on board an Airbus A380 that boldly braved an extreme landing in Germany over the weekend.
  
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• Amazon cuts price of Prime subscription but for one day only

  22-09-2015 16:45 via cnet.com
  
  In honor of Amazon's Emmy wins for its original series "Transparent," a Prime membership will cost new subscribers just $67. But the deal is good only for this Friday.
  
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• Quirky files for bankruptcy, will sell off its Wink smart home platform

  22-09-2015 16:44 via cnet.com
  
  As part of a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the New York-based startup will sell off its Wink smart home platform in order to continue doing business.
  
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• Kickstarter CEO: 'success should not come at the expense of others'

  22-09-2015 16:44
  
  Kickstarter CEO: 'success should not come at the expense of others'By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Get a Canon multifunction color laser printer for $179

  22-09-2015 16:32 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: This all-in-one does it all: printing, scanning, copying and faxing. And it supports AirPrint and Google Cloud Print as well. Plus: an amazing tablet deal!
  
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• AT&T adds ZTE ZMax 2 for GoPhone plans

  22-09-2015 16:26 via cnet.com
  
  AT&T offers the plus-sized entry-level smartphone to its prepaid lineup later this week.
  
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• Super Mario Maker's strangest, toughest levels

  22-09-2015 16:25
  
  With Super Mario Maker now in the wild, the internet is filling up with countless inventive courses to test the Italian plumber's skills -- or at least those of the players who want to try out some of the creative levels Nintendo's latest allows you to produce.
  Here are five of WIRED's favourite Mario Maker levels currently available, along with the Level ID codes for you to download and try (and, most likely, fail) to beat them yourself.By: Matt Kamen, Continue re
  
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• Formlabs' new 3D printer uses a Blu-ray laser to cut objects out of resin

  22-09-2015 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Form 2 3D printer uses a powerful Blu-ray laser to slice layers of sticky resin into fully built, highly detailed objects.
  
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