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• Wandrd Prvke camera bag is made for adventure (pictures)

  24-10-2015 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for a camera bag that can just as easily be used for your daily commute or a weekend out of town? The Prvke might just be the backpack of your dreams.
  
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• TalkTalk cyber-attack sparks calls for new regulatory powers

  24-10-2015 20:40 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Warning that telecom firm’s security breach could cause problems that will last for years, including identity theft risksRegulators must be given significant new “US-style” powers to tackle the escalating problem of online fraud in the wake of the cyberattack that potentially potentially compromised the security of millions of TalkTalk customers, IT experts said. Their call came amid warnings that the security breach at the telecoms provider could cause problems for its victims
  
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• ProDrone Byrd looks to lead the camera drone flock

  24-10-2015 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  With a compact, collapsible body, modular camera system and up to 30 minutes of flight, Byrd shows a lot of promise.
  
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• Talk Talk says cyberattack data theft not as bad as feared

  24-10-2015 19:06
  
  British telecoms company Talk Talk says a cyberattack feared to have put 4 million customers' details at risk is not as bad as initially thought. Chief executive Dido Harding said Saturday that attackers ...
  
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• Addicted to the sound of distorted guitars: A guilty pleasure?

  24-10-2015 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac ponders his attraction to intentionally distorted music.
  
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• Self-rolling LED 'Boogie Dice' light up a roomful of nerds

  24-10-2015 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Michael Franco brings a most unusual pair of dice, now raising funds on Kickstarter, to a most unusual place.
  
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• Deep listening with the ultimate Noble Audio Kaiser 10U in-ear headphones

  24-10-2015 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac reports on his close encounter with Noble Audio's flagship in-ear headphone.
  
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• TalkTalk expects criminals unable to steal money after cyber attack

  24-10-2015 17:43
  
  British broadband provider TalkTalk said on Saturday it did not believe the authors of a cyber attack against it this week would be able to steal money from its customers. The firm said on Friday it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party claiming responsibility for the cyber attack that may have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers. "It is a smaller attack than we had originally thought," Chief Executive Dido Harding told Sky News.
  
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• TalkTalk cyber-attack not as bad as first thought, company says

  24-10-2015 17:17 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Firm says customer data stolen ‘materially lower’ than thought and would not allow money to be taken from bank accountsTalkTalk has said the amount of customers’ financial information stolen by hackers is “materially lower” than first thought and would not allow money to be taken from bank accounts.The embattled telecoms company said on Saturday that the cyber-attack, which took place on Wednesday, targeted its website and not its core systems. Continue reading...
  
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• The 7 best places to live in the universe (after Earth)

  24-10-2015 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Eventually, humans are going to have to ditch their third rock from the sun. Here's where a NASA scientist says we should go next.
  
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• See inventor's crazy real-life Assassin's Creed Syndicate gauntlets

  24-10-2015 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  British maker Colin Furze gets his hands dirty (literally) and builds a pair of Assassin's Creed gauntlets that include a deadly hidden blade and a functioning grappling-hook launcher.
  
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• Ghost drones: the spookiest trend in unmanned aerial vehicles

  24-10-2015 14:22 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A new twist on the classic sheeted ghost is sweeping across the US ahead of Halloween: ‘This is going to freak some people out’The oldest of the old-school Halloween costumes, the sheet-over-your-head ghost, has been updated ... with drones. Welcome to ghost droning, the newest trend sweeping the nation. Continue reading...
  
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• Hello, Halo 5: Microsoft's hopeful fresh take on the popular game

  24-10-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Halo video game universe is about to expand with new characters and storylines. Will passionate fans like what they see?
  
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• A fast portable drive that's way too expensive

  24-10-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Akitio Palm RAID is an ultracompact Thunderbolt portable drive that has RAID support. But is it worth the hefty $600 price? Here's CNET's full review.
  
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• ​19 questions you might be asking after seeing 'Steve Jobs'

  24-10-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The movie dramatizes key moments from the life of Apple's co-founder. How much is real and how much made up?
  
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• YouTube's new paid service and Star Wars ticket madness

  24-10-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Google announced a new ad-free version of YouTube for a price. In other news, Star Wars fans found frustration with Fandango ticket sales.
  
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• The ultimate accessory for your 4K TV

  24-10-2015 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  The Roku 4 is the most capable Roku yet, with access to more 4K movies and TV shows than any device, a faster processor and even a remote finder. It beats any other 4K video player you can buy today, but is that enough?
  
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• The ultimate 4K accessory for your shiny new TV

  24-10-2015 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  The Roku 4 is the most capable Roku yet, with access to more 4K movies and TV shows than any device, a faster processor and even a remote finder. It beats any other 4K video player you can buy today, but is that enough?
  
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• Twitter campaign takes aim at fake restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor

  24-10-2015 13:22 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Restaurateurs and food critics back #noreceiptnoreview campaign to deter fraudulent postsA growing number of frustrated restaurateurs, food writers and diners, backed by Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner, are calling for TripAdvisor to put an end to fraudulent reviews.A campaign, started on Twitter last week under #noreceiptnoreview is asking the website, which hosts over 250 million reviews of restaurants and hotels, to insist that users can only post a review if they provide a scanned rece
  
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• Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'I want people to welcome science into their lives'

  24-10-2015 13:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The host of National Geographic’s StarTalk on how he chooses his guests, why his subject is nothing to fear – and what he wants from presidential candidates
  Neil deGrasse Tyson wasn’t able to watch the first Democrat presidential primary debate, but he knows what he wants from the candidates. “I don’t require that a candidate know science,’ he says. “I require, when I vote, that the candidate knows when they don’t know science, and uses that as the
  
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• Memory Star: the happy app that’s not for sharing

  24-10-2015 12:51 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Sussex teenagers create ‘a virtual memory jar’ to beat the stress and pressure of social mediaA group of teenagers has created an app that offers an antidote to Britain’s “share everything” social media culture.Memory Star allows users to create happy memories in a “virtual memory jar”, which they can revisit at any time to give themselves a boost when they are feeling down. Continue reading...
  
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• British businesses say cyber attacks constant

  24-10-2015 12:46
  
  British business leaders on Saturday urged police to make cyber crime an urgent priority following an attack on broadband provider TalkTalk, saying firms face continual security breaches. TalkTalk said the private data of its more than 4 million customers could be at risk and that it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party. The data could include credit card and bank details and if the theft is confirmed by a police investigation it would be one of the country's largest online br
  
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• Ten of the best Star Wars apps and games

  24-10-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Whether you want to roleplay as a Jedi warrior, record your own Star Wars scenes or swap digital trading-cards, the app stores will provideStar Wars fans around the world are daring to hope that new film The Force Awakens will be as good as its promo clip makes it look – or at least better than The Phantom Menace. Early ticket sales suggest optimism on that point.But with two months to go until the new movie premieres, how can you fill the time? Unsurprisingly, there are apps for that. In
  
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• Obfuscation: how leaving a trail of confusion can beat online surveillance

  24-10-2015 10:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The art of obfuscation has a grand history, from ‘I’m Spartacus!’ to ghost radar in WWII. Could the same blurred approach give us more freedom online?At the heart of Cambridge University, there’s a library tower filled with 200,000 forgotten books. Rumoured by generations of students to hold the campus collection of porn, Sir Gilbert Scott’s tower is, in fact, filled with pocket books. Guides, manuals, tales and pamphlets for everyday life, deemed insufficiently sch
  
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• GameCity 2015: wake up with the Guardian – live!

  24-10-2015 09:47 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Every morning this week, Guardian games editor Keith Stuart and games writer Jordan Erica Webber are broadcasting a live chat show from the GameCity festival in NottinghamThe GameCity festival kicks off today in Nottingham’s National Videogame Arcade. The annual event, now in its tenth year, showcases games from around the world, from the smallest indie treats to the biggest Triple A hits. Every day of the festival, Guardian games editor Keith Stuart and games writer Jordan Erica Webber wi
  
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• On the road: Seat Ibiza 1.2 TSI 90PS Connect – car review

  24-10-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘I was glad of the wipe-clean characterlessness, but that’s because I was with my mum, who had a nosebleed’It’s hot, it’s cheap and it’s a hatch: that’s what people love about the Seat Ibiza. That’s why, once you’re in one, you suddenly notice that everybody else is too. That’s why people overlook the floaty and unresponsive steering, and the crummy, hire-car interior. I was glad of the greyscale, plasticky innards, the wipe-clean chara
  
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• 'Urgent action' call on cyber-crime

  24-10-2015 05:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business leaders call for urgent action to tackle cyber-crime following the TalkTalk attack, describing it as one of the biggest threats facing companies.
  
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• ProDrone Byrd flying camera focuses on power and portability (pictures)

  24-10-2015 01:23 via cnet.com
  
  The Byrd's flight features sound powerful, but it's the unique folding design and modular camera system that is sure to get your attention.
  
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• ESPN pulling videos from YouTube due to rights issues

  24-10-2015 01:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — ESPN has begun removing its videos from YouTube due to rights issues surrounding next week's launch of YouTube's ad-free subscription service, Red.
  
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• Toshiba to sell image sensor business to Sony: Nikkei

  24-10-2015 00:58
  
  (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is nearing a deal to sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp as part of a restructuring plan laid out by Chief Executive Masashi Muromachi earlier this year, the Nikkei reported on Friday. The deal for the image sensor business would be the beginning of the restructure, Nikkei said. Sony is already a dominant player in the image sensor market with its products used in phones made by China's Xiaomi Inc and India's Micromax Informatix Ltd. Toshiba and Sony officials we
  
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• TV for people who use their minds: Why losing 'MythBusters' won't be easy

  24-10-2015 00:46 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: The popular series will say goodbye in 2016. CNET's Bonnie Burton, a longtime fan and science nerd, explains why she's "already feeling empty inside" -- and why TV will never be the same.
  
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• Which Apple product is Best Buy's top holiday gift for 2015? It's not what you think

  24-10-2015 00:32 via cnet.com
  
  The New Apple TV comes next week, there's new iOS updates and a new iPad patent is revealed.
  
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• New 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' trailer: Ball gowns, bloody battles

  24-10-2015 00:21 via cnet.com
  
  In this horrific twist on author Jane Austen's beloved romantic novel, the Bennet sisters would rather keep their swords than trade them for wedding rings.
  
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• Bubbly, floating water ball on the ISS might show a future industry

  24-10-2015 00:21 via cnet.com
  
  One aspiring space industrialist thinks a viral video of weird air bubbles inside a floating ball of water could help build a new space economy.
  
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• You need to update the Facebook app right now

  24-10-2015 00:17 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook updates its iOS app to help with battery drain issues, and the social network lets you search through everyone's public posts. Also, no address needed to ship packages with the Shyp app.
  
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