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• Your viral glory of the week: Boxing kangaroos

  04-10-2015 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Almost 2 million people have flocked to Facebook to see an extraordinary video of two kangaroos performing very skilled, kickboxing-style pugilism in the middle of an Australian road.
  
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• Look out! Here come the iPhone zombies

  04-10-2015 18:25 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  There’s been a reported increase in the number of serious accidents caused by smartphone users not looking where they are going. So what are people so absorbed by? We took to the streets to find out Continue reading...
  
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• SNL (and Miley Cyrus) mock millennials and their phones

  04-10-2015 18:20 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In the workplace, millennials have become entitled to a mocking. It's surprising that it's taken "Saturday Night Live" this long to join in.
  
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• Mind-blowing things your appliances will do in the future (pictures)

  04-10-2015 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  An oven that roasts coffee. A garden next to the fridge. A robot chef. Welcome to your future kitchen.
  
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• Why I ditched Apple Music for Spotify

  04-10-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Back in June, I signed up for Apple Music, eager to make it my one-and-only music service. But after just a few weeks, I jumped ship for Spotify. Here's why.
  
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• Smartphone-makers wage war through your selfies

  04-10-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  LG's phone with two front-facing cameras is the latest move in an ongoing battle to deliver sexier self-portraits.
  
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• The one thing every refrigerator owner should know

  04-10-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  One key factor determines how long your food stays fresh (and how much you end up wasting). Sharon Profis shares a few refrigerator organization tips everyone should know on "You're Doing it All Wrong."
  
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• ELAC Debut B6 speakers sound spectacular

  04-10-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  The ELAC Debut B6's offers sound quality which no other speakers under $500 can match which makes them heartily recommended for the money
  
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• The startups: ‘We need a presence in Silicon Valley, that’s the way it is’

  04-10-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Startups vying for attention at TechCrunch’s recent Disrupt event in San Francisco talk about their dog-eat-dog world, and in one case, their dog-eat worldIs the dotcom bubble about to burst (again)?Continue reading...
  
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• Is the dotcom bubble about to burst (again)?

  04-10-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  In Silicon Valley, millions of dollars change hands every day as investors hunt the next big thing – the ‘unicorn’, or billion-dollar tech firm. There are now almost 150, but can they all succeed?• ‘We need a presence in Silicon Valley, that’s the way it is’ – meet the TechCrunch startups looking for investmentHave you heard the story about the tip from the shoeshine boy, a Brit called James Pallot asks me on my last day at TechCrunch Disrupt. I hav
  
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• ‘Can you hear me now?’ The 10 best celebrity Twitter debuts

  04-10-2015 10:15 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Whistleblower Edward Snowden made a barnstorming start on the micro-blogging site, and here are 10 othersNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden arrived on Twitter last week. Within half an hour of his @Snowden account launching, he’d beaten the 72,000 followers amassed by the only feed Snowden himself is following - that of the National Security Agency itself. He’s currently on 1.2m and rising, while his first Tweet was, “Can you hear me now?” – a jingle used by US teleco
  
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• Uber has challenged the taxi industry and it’s too late to apply the brakes

  04-10-2015 10:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Transport for London’s belated attempt to regulate the sector is wrongheadedUber is not perfect. It is important to make that point before analysing Transport for London’s attempts to curtail its expansion. The taxi app has not done enough to guarantee the safety of its passengers or stop its prices surging when cities face unique events. On a lighter note, its drivers’ obsession with rigidly following their satnavs can be hugely irritating when that means flying over speed bum
  
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• Games reviews roundup: Lego Dimensions; Anki Overdrive; Fifa 16

  04-10-2015 08:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Lego brings countless pop culture worlds together, Anki Overdrive is snappy and speedy, and Fifa 16 meets some of its goals★★★★ Continue reading...
  
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• Can-Am Spyder F3 S: review | Martin Love

  04-10-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Trikes usually call for plenty of denim and a mullet, but the new Can-Am cruiser is set to change all thatPrice: £17,199
  Engine: 1,330cc
  BHP: 115
  Gears: 6-speed auto
  Top speed: 110mph
  Range: 220 milesCommon sense tells you that if you build a vehicle that’s a weird amalgam of all the worst aspects of a motorbike and marry them with all the inconveniences of a small car, you end up with a useless mongrel. You’ll have an open-sided three-wheeler with no roof, no doors, no windscr
  
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