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• Autonomy's Lynch says report shows HP not hoodwinked on $11 billion deal

  25-09-2015 23:59
  Hewlett-Packard Co was made aware of practices at Autonomy, including hardware sales and growth rates boosted by different accounting rules, before it bought the firm for $11 billion in an ill-fated deal, according to founder Mike Lynch. HP is suing Lynch, and former Autonomy finance director Sushovan Hussain, in London for damages of about $5.1 billion for their management of Autonomy, alleging they engaged in fraudulent activities to boost the value of the company. Lynch said on Friday that co
  
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• A home espresso maker that's much better than basic

  25-09-2015 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  The DeLonghi Dedica Pump Espresso machine is certainly more expensive than budget models but it also reliably makes tastier shots and steamed milk cafe drinks.
  
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• Smart features are pretty dim on this gas oven

  25-09-2015 23:21 via cnet.com
  
  LG LDG4315ST disappoints, from its frustrating app to its uneven baking results.
  
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• US and China back off internet arms race but Obama leaves sanctions on the table

  25-09-2015 22:59 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Barack Obama: ‘The question now is ‘Are words followed by actions?’Xi Jinping calls for more cooperation, adding issue should not be politicisedChina and the US sought to paper over their differences on cybersecurity on Friday after an inconclusive summit aimed at defusing a growing internet arms race between the world’s two largest economies.Though welcoming a pledge by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to avoid “knowingly” spying on US companies, Barack Oba
  
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• Fire Dance With Me: 'Twin Peaks' dance-off game goes surreal

  25-09-2015 22:05 via cnet.com
  
  Put yourself in Agent Cooper's dancing shoes with a video game that pits popular "Twin Peaks" characters against each other in a DDR-style dance battle.
  
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• Supermoon lunar eclipse 2015: how to see it on Sunday

  25-09-2015 21:57
  
  A supermoon lunar eclipse is taking place September 27/28, and if you miss your chance to see it you'll have to wait until 2033 for another one. Here are the important details: at 8:11pm ET on September 27, a shadow will begin to cast over the floating orb. By 10:11pm ET, a total eclipse will have begun, and it will peak at 10:47pm ET. The eclipse is expected to last 1 hour and 11 minutes. Under clear skies, people in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and parts of West Asia and the ea
  
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• Obama says he and China's Xi agree on steps to curb cyber spying

  25-09-2015 21:34
  
  By Matt Spetalnick and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had reached a "common understanding" on steps to curb cyber spying and agreed that neither government would conduct economic espionage in cyberspace. The two leaders also unveiled a deal to build on a landmark emissions agreement struck last year, outlining new steps they will take to deliver on pledges they made then to slash their greenhouse gas
  
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• U.S. to closely watch China's actions on cyber crime: Obama

  25-09-2015 21:33
  U.S. President Barack Obama said he warned China's President Xi Jinping that the Asian nation must demonstrate that it is not sponsoring cyber crime and espionage, and that it is enforcing the law against those using the Internet to steal U.S. companies' trade secrets. "And we will be watching carefully to make an assessment as to whether progress has been made in this area." If China does not follow through, Obama said the United States will use sanctions, traditional law enforcement, and other
  
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• New technology could help contain spread of Ebola

  25-09-2015 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  A high-tech diagnostic method could speed identification of the virus, a key factor in combating epidemics.
  
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• New pink iPhones prove popular as record weekend sales expected

  25-09-2015 21:32
  By Julia Love, Siddharth Cavale and Pauline Askin SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hit stores around the world on Friday, kicking off what is expected to be a record weekend of sales as customers scrambled to buy Apple Inc's marquee product in pink for the first time. Eager buyers - joined by at least one robot - flocked to Apple stores from Sydney to New York and San Francisco, itching to get their hands on new models boasting an improved camera and a screen feature Ap
  
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• World's biggest game stream site grabs for a slice of YouTube's pie

  25-09-2015 21:29
  
  Twitch, the livestreaming platform that launched in 2011 and acquired by Amazon in 2014, has proven that even an old dog can learn new tricks. The company announced today at its first community convention held in San Francisco that it will soon allow users to directly upload videos to the site via a YouTube-like interface.The feature, announced by chief executive of Amazon's Twitch division Emmett Shear, will go live in 2016 and will work in conjunction with a new highlight reel that will shows
  
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• Use AmpMe to play music on multiple devices at once

  25-09-2015 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Want to share music across several different Android and iOS devices? Check out this new app to make it happen.
  
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• Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account

  25-09-2015 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has discovered a chain of emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to turn over when she provided what she said was the full record of work-related correspondence as secretary of state, officials said Friday, adding to the growing questions related to the Democratic presidential front-runner's unusual usage of a private email account and server while in government.
  
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• Where would celebrities go if you gave them a TARDIS?

  25-09-2015 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  At the annual BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party, celebrities reveal where in time and space they'd go if they had access to the Doctor's TARDIS.
  
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• ​Fool me once: EPA enhancing emissions testing post VW cheating scandal

  25-09-2015 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  The US Environmental Protection Agency starts using random spot checks in the real world to expose other emissions control "defeat devices."
  
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• Uneven baking, lousy app decrease this oven's appeal

  25-09-2015 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  The LG LDG4315ST double-oven gas range is versatile, but beware of its uneven performance and inept app.
  
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• LG oven falls short of expectations (pictures)

  25-09-2015 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  The LG LDG4315ST double-oven range stands out for its fast boiling times and useful middle burner, but its performance is inconsistent.
  
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• Facebook's Oculus virtual-reality division: Let's not go crazy with the hype

  25-09-2015 21:01 via cnet.com
  
  The world's largest social network has pledged big-time support for this nascent technology but warns that VR may have small-time sales in the beginning.
  
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• VW scandal: staff suspended as car giant appoints new CEO

  25-09-2015 20:39 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Veteran head of Porsche division Matthias Müller takes over car giant and blames ‘small group’ of staff for emissions scandalVolkswagen has blamed its emissions scandal on a “small group” of people and has suspended a number of staff as Matthias Müller was unveiled as its new chief executive.
  Müller, who has been promoted from his role as boss of Porsche, pledged to leave “no stone unturned” and “maximum transparency” in an investiga
  
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• Netflix thinks it knows the episodes that hooked you, but does it?

  25-09-2015 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  From "Arrow" to "Daredevil" to "The Walking Dead," the streaming service analyzes which first-season episodes got us hooked. The data raises some questions, but it's fun to ponder nonetheless.
  
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• Now you can 3D print with coffee grounds

  25-09-2015 20:33
  
  While printing with glass is now a thing, a 3D-printing materials manufacturer, 3Dom, has recently been printing with old coffee grounds.The company is calling it Wound Up, and says the 3D-printing filament is made using waste byproducts from coffee.It comes in a spool that can be used in any 3D printer that uses PLA materials, and produces 3D prints that are grainy and dark brown. And while the end product doesn't smell much like coffee, according to 3Dom, when "the object is being printed, the
  
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• 15 of the most powerful female villains right now (pictures)

  25-09-2015 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  A woman's deadly work is never done, and these female villains carry out their labors very well.
  
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• Apple iPhone 6S hits stores with record sales expected on first weekend

  25-09-2015 20:24 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Analysts expect initial iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales of 12m-13mRobot among first purchasers of smartphone with 3D touch technologyThe iPhone 6S and 6S Plus hit stores around the world on Friday, at the start of what is expected to be a record weekend for sales of Apple Inc’s marquee product. Eager buyers – joined by at least one robot – flocked to Apple stores from Sydney to New York, itching to get their hands on the new models, which boast a 3D touch feature and an improved ca
  
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• Rare visit by Indian prime minister enthralls Silicon Valley

  25-09-2015 20:09
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For a change, Silicon Valley is buzzing about something besides a sleek new device, mind-bending breakthrough or precocious billionaire.
  
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• The easiest ways to backup your files

  25-09-2015 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  If you think your data is safe in just one location, you're fooling yourself. Find out how easy it is to keep your data secure.
  
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• How to record 4K video on iPhone 6S, 6S Plus

  25-09-2015 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  The storage-hungry feature isn't enabled by default, and for good reason.
  
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• Updated: iPad Pro release date, news and features

  25-09-2015 19:50
  
  Release date, design and specsThe wait is finally over – Apple has unveiled the first version of its enterprise-focused tablet, the iPad Pro.Unlike previous iterations of the iPad, the the iPad Pro (starting at $799, around £599 and AU$1199) is designed to enhance productivity, operate as a hybrid laptop and slate, and it's got enough storage to function as your main computing device.Our hands on review of the iPad ProThis hybrid features a 12.9-inch display with a 2,732 x 2,048 reso
  
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• iOS Tips: iOS 9: 50 tips and tricks

  25-09-2015 19:49
  
  Get to know your iOS 9 tweaksAfter eight years of upgrades and interactions, we've come to expect certain things with iOS updates. Each time around, Apple offers a few new apps, a couple marquee features, some fresh wallpaper, and a host of minor speed and usability improvements that give users plenty of reasons to seek out the upgrade button. Apple's ridiculously high adoption rates aren't just a result of its handle on fragmentation; downloading a new iOS release can be just as exciting as pee
  
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• A look at 5 virtual reality games using Oculus Touch

  25-09-2015 19:47
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oculus is getting touchy.
  
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• Facebook 'unfriending' is workplace bullying, Australia tribunal finds

  25-09-2015 19:45 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Australia's Fair Work Commission declares that unfriending a co-worker is mean, so very mean.
  
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• Google faces new US antitrust scrutiny, this time over smartphones

  25-09-2015 19:43 via cnet.com
  
  Like European authorities, the US Federal Trade Commission has begun looking into how Google treats mobile apps that compete with its own, Bloomberg says.
  
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• These Netflix episodes are the ones that supposedly hooked you (pictures)

  25-09-2015 19:42 via cnet.com
  
  A Netflix analysis shows exactly which episodes fuel full-on binge watching for dozens of shows. Hint: there's not a pilot episode among them.
  
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• Why lines for a new iPhone aren't as long this time around

  25-09-2015 19:39 via cnet.com
  
  The line at New York City's flagship Apple store for the new iPhone 6S was much shorter than it was in previous iPhone launches. CNET's Bridget Carey looks at why and the impact of new carrier plans.
  
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• This drone changes its own battery, gives you goggles for seeing its feed

  25-09-2015 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  The FlyBi brings a host of smart improvements to the standard consumer drone that just might make it the one to beat this decade.
  
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• UN urges action to combat online violence against women

  25-09-2015 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Almost three quarters of women online have been exposed to some form of cyberviolence, says a new UN report.
  
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• ​Porsche Chairman Müller named new CEO of Volkswagen

  25-09-2015 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  The Volkswagen new chief officer comes from one of the automaker's many subsidiary brands.
  
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• Democratic presidential debate in VR may be more fun than Trump

  25-09-2015 19:27
  
  CNN has announced that you will be able to stream the Democratic Presidential Debate live in VR from Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 13.It will be made available on the Samsung Gear VR through NextVR's portal in the Oculus Store, and will likely get some people who wouldn't otherwise be interested, watching the debate - Hillary and Sanders in VR!CNN has already made available a VR video of the Republican debate, which can also be viewed through the Samsung Gear VR.A new way to politicsWhile NextVR
  
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• How to uninstall default apps in Windows 10

  25-09-2015 19:19 via cnet.com
  
  Get rid of unwanted default apps in your Start menu.
  
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• Google's Android under antitrust investigation by FTC

  25-09-2015 19:11 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Federal Trade Commission will see if operating system has been privileging its products over competitors’ in second inquiry into Google in less than three yearsFor the second time in less than three years, Google is under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over antitrust concerns, Bloomberg reported Friday morning. The inquiry will look into whether the company’s Android operating system has violated antitrust laws by privileging its own products and services over
  
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• 7 things we'd like to see on Microsoft's Surface Pro 4

  25-09-2015 19:07
  
  What's aheadMicrosoft's next big event is right around the corner – October 6, if you're keeping track – and we're expected to finally get a look at what the tech giant has been cooking up in the hardware department. One of the most anticipated announcements is that of the follow up to last year's Surface Pro 3, the Surface Pro 4.The Surface Pro 3 has been widely regarded as one of the best hybrids for the business crowd since its debut last year. And from its full PC experience pack
  
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• Got the new iPhone? Here's how to use Live Photos feature

  25-09-2015 19:03
  
  If you're getting one of the new iPhones, you'll be able to turn still images into video. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which started shipping Friday in the U.S. and other markets, automatically take three-second ...
  
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• Michael Fassbender: fearless performer with a craftsman's approach to the art of acting

  25-09-2015 18:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  His three forthcoming films – Assassin’s Creed, Macbeth and Steve Jobs – function as a sort of cross-section of where the extraordinarily diverse actor now finds himself
  You may not be hearing much from Michael Fassbender in the run-up to the release of his new film, the much-admired adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which drew fulsome reviews on its premiere at Cannes earlier this year. The reason? He’s hard at work on his next one, Assassin’s Creed, a fil
  
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• Google faces renewed U.S. antitrust scrutiny, this time over Android

  25-09-2015 18:55
  By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary investigation into whether Google Inc uses its Android operating system to dominate competitors as more consumers go mobile, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Android mobile platform is a key element in Google's strategy to maintain revenue from online advertising as people switch from Web browser searches to smartphone apps. The FTC had investigated Google for allegedly breaki
  
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• Margaret Atwood on sex robots, social media and digital reading

  25-09-2015 18:49
  
  WIRED speaks with Margaret Atwood about sex robotics, social media and digital reading.By: Madhumita Venkataramanan, Continue reading...
  
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• This wind turbine can think for itself

  25-09-2015 18:42
  
  WIRED spoke to the founder of ENESSERE -- the company that has built a wind turbine that can think for itself.By: Emma Bryce, Continue reading...
  
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• Turning waste coffee into energy with WIRED2015 Innovation Fellow Arthur Kay

  25-09-2015 18:40
  Q&A with WIRED2015 Innovation Fellow Arthur Kay about turning coffee bean waste into energy.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Obama says reached 'common understanding' with Xi on cyber

  25-09-2015 18:37
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a "common understanding" on addressing cyber spying issues and agreed that neither would conduct or knowingly support hacking. Obama said he raised "serious concerns" about growing cyber threats with Xi. "I indicated that it has to stop," he said, though he also urged further cooperation. "This is progress, but I have to insist that our work is not yet done." (Reporting by Julia Edwards,
  
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