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• Google to install free Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India

  27-09-2015 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  The initiative's goal is to provide Internet access to the nearly 1 billion people in India who aren't online.
  
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• Modi touts social media, tech development in Facebook visit

  27-09-2015 22:03
  
  MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted the power of social media and his own goals for developing India's tech economy on Sunday, speaking to a global audience from a "town hall" meeting at the headquarters of the world's largest social network.
  
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• India's Modi emotional at Facebook as recalls childhood

  27-09-2015 21:46
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters on Sunday for a town hall hosted by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that focused as much on the two men's backgrounds as the business potential of the world's second most-populous country. Modi's voice broke as he described his humble beginnings.
  
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• The excitement, desperation and meanness of Star Wars fans

  27-09-2015 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A new survey of Star Wars fans finds that most expect the new movie to be the best of all. However, some would turn to Vaderian arts to secure their favorite Star Wars toys.
  
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• India's Modi, in Facebook talk, pushes Internet as key way to govern

  27-09-2015 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  In a question-and-answer session at Facebook's headquarters, Indian prime minister discusses governing through social media and expanding Internet access.
  
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• 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S vs. '2D Touch' on iPhone 6

  27-09-2015 19:55 via cnet.com
  
  How does 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S compare to regular touch on an iPhone 6? We test different actions to see if 3D Touch is faster and easier to use.
  
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• Wikimedia founder sees another 1 billion phone users in the next 5 years

  27-09-2015 19:45
  
  Jimmy Wales greatest life's work has been creating a free, online encyclopedia for everyone, and so it was a bit surprising to see Wikipedia founder to launch a phone network earlier this summer.On stage at the Social Good Summit in New York, Jimmy Wales explained it was created in a hope to connect the world and help further important causes. Like other carriers, The People's Operator is an MVNO network that offers prepaid and post-paid cell phone plans and mobile internet contract. However, as
  
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• New iPhones survive an hour underwater in waterproofing test

  27-09-2015 18:37
  
  One spec Apple hasn't mentioned while promoting the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus is the water resistance rating of the handsets. Brave YouTuber Zach Straley has run a dunking test so you don't have to.YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_HbztTpL08In a video posted online on Friday both of the 2015 iPhones spend an hour underwater with no adverse effects. The camera, 3D Touch, the Home button and everything else still appear to work just fine.Straley later confirmed on Twitter that the
  
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• Review: Car Tech Week: TomTom GO 610

  27-09-2015 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a world of GPS-enabled phones with services like Google Maps, which include live traffic information, the humble sat nav has become a much more niche acquisition – and that means it needs to include features that appeal to those who want a standalone device.TomTom remains a giant in the sat nav world for good reason – it offers great maps, terrific traffic updates and sensible routing, plus a proven desire to keep making great devices. And despite some flaws, a good number of thos
  
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• Man claims online psychic made him buy $1 million Powerball winning ticket

  27-09-2015 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  A Hollywood man claims an online psychic pestered him by sending periodic messages that promised riches were coming soon. He tried to ignore the psychic. And then.
  
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• VIDEO: Facebook boosts refugee internet access

  27-09-2015 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, announces plans to help bring the internet to UN refugee camps.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 is a great tablet for taking to-go (pictures)

  27-09-2015 15:51 via cnet.com
  
  The superthin and featherweight 8-inch tablet will barely make a dent in your bag.
  
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• Moshi Apple iPhone 6s Plus case roundup: Quality, protection, and functionality

  27-09-2015 14:21 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Millions of new iPhones are immediately placed in a protective case and Moshi's new lineup looks, feels, and functions well. Check out these options for your new iPhone 6s Plus.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is simultaneously skinny and big (pictures)

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The 9.7-inch tablet rocks a stellar screen and a slim build.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 is a great tablet for taking to-go (pictures0

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The superthin and featherweight 8-inch tablet will barely make a dent in your bag.
  
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• Google wants to make your living room devices smarter

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The marquee items at a Google press event this week may be its new Nexus smartphones, but the company's Chromecast devices are more telling of where Google wants to go. The goal: living room domination.
  
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• Chasing the Silicon Valley dream is harder than you'd think

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The CNET News team ventured out this summer to see how the world's innovation hot spots compared to the San Francisco Bay Area. Here's what we learned during our Road Trip 2015.
  
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• A small and skinny tablet with a supreme screen

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 is so small and light, you'll forget it's in your bag -- or hands.
  
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• A big screen in a slim package

  27-09-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  One of the thinnest and lightest tablets also has one of the most vibrant screens.
  
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• If your phone could do ANYTHING. What would that be?

  27-09-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Phones can pretty much do anything and everything these days. So what's the "one thing" you still want your phone to do for you?
  
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• 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S vs. '2D Touch'

  27-09-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  How does 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S compare to regular touch on an iPhone 6? We test different actions to see if 3D Touch is faster and easier to use.
  
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• Facebook in refugee internet pledge

  27-09-2015 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announces plans to bring the internet to refugee camps, as part of a campaign for universal connectivity.
  
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• Running Man of Tech: How much would you pay to make your Apple Watch look like this?

  27-09-2015 11:00
  
  To save or to show off?It's a conundrum: you spend oodles on fancy gadgetry then you panic it's going to break the whole time. It's why iPhones are locked away in soulless case prisons, obscuring their smooth metal chassis.It's frustrating that we have to make this choice: we spend so much on tech then we have to decide whether to celebrate its beautiful design or play safe and hide it away.You'd think that things that aren't being tossed around would be safe, but the Apple Watch has been given
  
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• A sharp-looking hybrid PC that overpromises

  27-09-2015 10:45 via cnet.com
  
  The redesigned x2 hybrid has the looks down, but even Bang & Olufsen branding doesn't help its thin speakers.
  
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• Buying guide: 10 of the best desktop PCs you can buy in 2015

  27-09-2015 10:40
  
  IntroductionDesktop PCs are the most versatile category of computing hardware. Unlike laptops or tablets, they aren't limited by portability and battery life requirements. A desktop PC can be crammed with more storage, a better processor, more memory and a graphics card that really is capable of playing modern games well.It's also a very diverse category. These machines come in all shapes and sizes and can be used in many different ways. The beautiful, compact simplicity of all-in-one computers
  
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• India's Modi continues rock-star U.S. tour with Facebook town hall

  27-09-2015 09:07
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not only speak to Silicon Valley's biggest executives during his two-day visit to the U.S. tech hub but will also take questions from some of Facebook Inc's 1.5 billion users at a town hall on Sunday. Modi, 65, is the first Indian leader to visit the U.S. West Coast in more than 30 years. The Indian premier continues his Silicon Valley tour on Sunday with visits to Facebook and Google Inc headquarters before a
  
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• India's Modi courts Silicon Valley executives at dinner

  27-09-2015 08:10
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed more than 350 business leaders on Saturday evening as he continued his U.S. West Coast tour, promoting the ability of Internet connectivity to help lift people out of poverty and connect users to education and health services. The 65-year-old Modi, the first Indian leader to visit the West Coast in more than 30 years, announced at a dinner that Google Inc would bring wireless Internet to more than 500 Ind
  
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• VIDEO: Bill Gates: Meeting poverty goals 'won't be easy'

  27-09-2015 06:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have spoken to the BBC's James Robbins about their hopes for beating poverty and malnutrition and improving childhood health.
  
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• The fashion item that reacts when someone looks at it

  27-09-2015 01:28 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: How dull if people were the only ones to respond to your gaze. This 3D printed cape can too, with a mind and soul of its own. But is it slightly creepy?
  
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• VIDEO: Kit helps children hunt new antibiotics

  27-09-2015 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Designer and entrepreneur Vidhi Mehta has developed a biology kit that helps children become ''citizen scientists'', hunting new antibiotics.
  
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