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• YouTube to support virtual reality video on its app

  05-11-2015 23:57
  
  By Deborah M. Todd SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube announced two new features Thursday for its Android app that expand the video site's use of virtual reality, giving the new technology its biggest platform yet. The app now supports VR video - a format that gives viewers what the company says are more realistic 360-degree perspectives of films. To view it, a user would call up a virtual reality video on the YouTube app, click a button on the video for VR mode, and place the phone in Alphabet I
  
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• London's Million Mask March – in pictures

  05-11-2015 23:30
  
  Thousands of protesters, many wearing Guy Fawkes mask, gathered in London on Bonfire Night to take part in the Million Mask March and demonstrate against the government’s austerity cuts and increased state surveillance Continue reading...
  
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• Now on Kickstarter: EntoBento wants to feed your dog tasty crickets

  05-11-2015 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  You might not be able to stomach ground crickets as a snack, even if they are good for your health and the planet. But Fido? What does he know?
  
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• Mars' atmosphere was likely 'blown away' by the sun

  05-11-2015 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  New findings from NASA show that violent solar storms likely launched Martian gases out into space years ago in a process still in motion today.
  
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• Up close with Motorola's shatterproof Droid Turbo 2 (pictures)

  05-11-2015 22:50 via cnet.com
  
  The Motorola Droid Turbo 2 (known as the Moto X Force globally) has a practically indestructible screen. Here's what the phone looks like.
  
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• ProtonMail: encrypted email provider held ransom by hackers

  05-11-2015 22:42
  
  Email provider headquartered at Cern in Switzerland has internet connection cut off by hackers who did not cease attack even after $6,000 ransom was paidProtonMail, a Switzerland-based encrypted email provider, was forced offline on Thursday after hackers held the company’s internet connection for ransom by using a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. “ProtonMail is likely under attack by two separate groups, with the second attackers exhibiting capabilities more commonly pos
  
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• Review: Samsung Gear S2

  05-11-2015 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Samsung Gear S2 Introduction and DisplayIn the past Samsung had a scattergun approach to wearable design, releasing numerous devices with varying form and functionality. It was great if you were looking for something different to the all-too-similar Android Wear devices, but with hindsight, Samsung's first attempts weren't very good.Fast forward to 2015 and it looks like Samsung has a much more cohesive, well thought out approach in the Gear S2. It's clear without even touching the new watch, th
  
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• Apple Watch clocks the competition with 7 million in sales

  05-11-2015 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  That number surpasses the total of shipments from all other smartwatch vendors over the past five quarters, says research firm Canalys.
  
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• Hands-on review: Samsung Ativ Book 9 Spin

  05-11-2015 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  2015 might as well be the year of the 2-in-1 laptop with all the stunning new devices including the Surface Book and the HP Spectre x360. With that in mind it seems fitting that Samsung has introduced its first ever convertible notebook, the Ativ Book 9 Spin.The Spin isn't breaking new ground with a back flipping screen that allows it to transform into tablet, but the head-spinningly thin frame is something you have to behold. Measuring just 0.59-inches (14.99mm), it's skinnier than most traditi
  
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• New Marvel game lets you guide superheroes through college-like experience

  05-11-2015 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  Forget epic battles. In a new mobile game from Marvel, our young superheroes and villains will need to navigate the trials of dating, socializing and training at their academy.
  
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• NASA photos of exploding rocket are terrifying, gorgeous (pictures)

  05-11-2015 22:03 via cnet.com
  
  The space agency has released a series of images on Flickr of the disastrous launch attempt of an Antares rocket containing space station supplies.
  
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• Review: iPad Mini 4

  05-11-2015 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designIt's hard to work out what Apple's up to with its iPad range. You'd have said that the mini selection of tablets was being retired after the mini 3 got the minimum upgrade possible… but then the iPad mini 4 was quietly rolled out.And it's actually rather good. OK, you can easily argue that it's the tablet the mini 3 should have been, and there's an infuriating drop in spec compared to the iPad Air 2 (the mini 2 and the iPad Air were almost identical except in size,
  
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• Dadbod, binge-watch, manspreading make dictionary's top 2015 words

  05-11-2015 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Did you do your share of binge-watching in 2015? You aren't alone. Use of the word "binge-watch" spiked dramatically in 2015, making it Collins English Dictionary's word of the year.
  
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• Audi uses 3D-printing to build a 1:2-scale Auto Union race car

  05-11-2015 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  The company's toolmaking division investigates new technology to reduce waste and complexity while speeding up overall production.
  
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• A thinner, lighter smartwatch -- with tradeoffs

  05-11-2015 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  Pebble's newest watch trades battery life for a super-small design. But would you do the same?
  
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• Best Buy to hold pre-Black Friday sale this Saturday at select locations

  05-11-2015 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  The retailer is offering discounts on products from Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Fitbit and many others.
  
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• Entry-level ZTE Prestige beckons first-time smartphone owners on Boost Mobile

  05-11-2015 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  The 5-inch handset features enough hardware to satisfy most first-time smartphone owners.
  
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• Impressive sound, multiple must-have features and solid value

  05-11-2015 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  For its rather modest price, the Yamaha RX-V479 delivers superb sound quality and a long list of must-have features, including the ability to stream music to different rooms.
  
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• NASA photos of exploding rocket are terrifying, gorgeous (photos)

  05-11-2015 21:01 via cnet.com
  
  The space agency has released a series of images on its Flickr account of the disastrous launch attempt of an Antares rocket containing ISS supplies.
  
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• LG V10 review: Bigger, stronger, and better than the LG G4

  05-11-2015 20:53 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  If you like the LG G4 and don't mind the bump in size and weight, then you will love the LG V10.
  
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• Lexus remixes its sport sedans and coupes at SEMA 2015 (pictures)

  05-11-2015 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  Lexus offers five different takes on its sportiest models in Las Vegas. Somehow, they all end up looking more or less the same...
  
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• Work in the year 2525, if man is still alive… | Letters

  05-11-2015 20:37
  
  The Bank of America Merrill Lynch report (Resistance is useless, 5 November) misses the point. As robots take over the jobs in the service industries of bankers, doctors and drivers, as well as many manufacturing jobs, there is the potential for many new directions, with associated jobs. This fourth industrial revolution, led by robots, signals both doom and opportunity – but this time the route taken rests even more on intelligent human reaction: in this case, education.  Related: Ro
  
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• The Droid Turbo 2's shatterproof screen makes all the difference

  05-11-2015 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  This powerful Verizon-exclusive phone can really take a drop.
  
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• Thumbs-up plus smiley face for EmojiWorks' physical emoji keyboard

  05-11-2015 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Typing tacos and middle fingers is about to get easier with the EmojiWorks Emoji Keyboard, a physical Bluetooth keyboard that lets you type the popular little symbols much faster.
  
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• We finally killed the Droid Turbo 2

  05-11-2015 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  When a phone claims to be unbreakable, you know we're going to try to destroy it. Amazingly, the Droid Turbo 2 almost survived.
  
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• ​Superfast hyperloop transportation could arrive in about five years, CEO says

  05-11-2015 19:58 via cnet.com
  
  Hyperloop Technologies, one company pursuing a futuristic transportation idea, believes it'll build three demonstration lines early next decade.
  
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• Kia proves again that it's the maddest automaker at SEMA (pictures)

  05-11-2015 19:58 via cnet.com
  
  Kia usually has some of the most ambitious, high-concept OEM customs at the SEMA Show. This year was no exception.
  
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• Watch crazy jetpack daredevils fly in formation with a jumbo airplane

  05-11-2015 19:36 via cnet.com
  
  Fly the friendly skies with a couple of jetpack-wearing risk-takers who pull off one of the scariest aerial stunts ever seen.
  
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• Review: Updated: PS Vita

  05-11-2015 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OverviewUpdate: The PlayStation Vita is languishing. In a recent interview Sony senior vice president Masayasu said that there are no first-party titles in development for the PS Vita.Original review below...The PS Vita is the most powerful, dazzling and impressive handheld games console ever built.It packs not one but two quad-core processors, a sparkling 5-inch touchscreen OLED display, dual analogue stick controls and games that go way beyond what any other portable device is currently capabl
  
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• Facebook v YouTube: Fighting for views

  05-11-2015 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than eight billion videos are viewed on Facebook every day, the social network has announced but how has it reached this number?
  
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• Amazon and Argos go head-to-head with same-day delivery

  05-11-2015 18:47
  
  Online retailer launches Prime Same Day – free to Prime subscribers but £9.99 for others – a day before Argos unveils free delivery offerAmazon and Argos delivery drivers will be racing each other to customers’ front doors from Friday, as the retailers go head-to-head with a same-day delivery service.Amazon has launched Prime Same Day, allowing customers of its Prime service to order goods before noon and receive them between 6pm and 10pm. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Facebook video 'not a threat' to YouTube

  05-11-2015 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube animator Tom Ridgewell says Facebook is not big threat to rival YouTube.
  
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• U.S. pushes for spectrum for 5G, civil drones, flight tracking

  05-11-2015 18:26
  
  By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States wants a global deal to reallocate parts of the radio spectrum for the next "5G" generation of mobile devices, a boom in civilian drones and a worldwide flight tracking system, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday. Tom Wheeler, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, told a news conference that world powers would have to decide whether to follow the U.S. example in allocating more of their spectrum to mobile telephony. "The big q
  
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• How to Make a Million-Pound App review: Dev’s enthusiasm is infectious as he dangles the digital carrot

  05-11-2015 18:10
  
  ‘It’s like Lego!’ – the perky Radio 1 presenter offers young listeners a quick guide to coding a big-money winner“If you could invent any app in the world, what would it be?” A quick vox pop of would-be young digital pioneers discovers that their life-changing ideas involve takeaway deliveries and tech to blag their coursework. Teenagers today, eh?In Radio 1’s How to Make a Million-Pound App, perky host Dev dangles the digital carrot of becoming as rich
  
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• EU seeks to reassure companies about transatlantic data transfers

  05-11-2015 18:00
  
  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Friday seek to reassure firms operating on both sides of the Atlantic that they can continue to transfer Europeans' personal data to the United States after a court struck down a system used by over 4,000 companies to do just that. The highest EU court last month ruled that Safe Harbour, which for 15 years has helped firms avoid cumbersome checks to transfer data between offices on both sides of the Atlantic, did not sufficie
  
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• New machine cuts sepsis diagnosis to just five hours

  05-11-2015 17:45
  
  A new technique may be able to cut sepsis diagnosis from five days to just five hours.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Jessi Baker is building product trust on the blockchain

  05-11-2015 17:31
  
  Jessi Baker is the founder of Provenance, which is building the future of supply chain transparency and product trust on the blockchain.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• In Tech: Light field VR camera, automatic Windows upgrades

  05-11-2015 17:28
  
  Recording live-action scenes for virtual-reality devices has been limited by the fact that cameras are stuck in one position and headset wearers can't lean their heads over to get a different view.
  
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• Get an Asus dual-band gigabit router for $139

  05-11-2015 17:14 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: This refurbished router scored high marks from reviewers and buyers alike. It normally sells for at least $100 more.
  
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• Is the 2016 911 GT3 RS the best Porsche money can buy?

  05-11-2015 17:02 via cnet.com
  
  The Porsche GT3 RS comes from a lineage that dates back to some of the purest 911s ever. Does the 2016 model live up to that heritage?
  
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• Big money in little Singapore: Can a $220,000 tournament drive e-sport growth in Southeast Asia?

  05-11-2015 16:58 via cnet.com
  
  The Nanyang DOTA 2 Championships in Singapore almost fell at the first hurdle, but finished with a resounding roar.
  
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• Porn Lords: aged peers tackle online pornography

  05-11-2015 16:57
  
  Honourable members -- most of which probably haven't sent a sext, or used snapchat -- pumped the Lords' chamber full of their takes on the future of online porn. 
   
   
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• ​Smartphone upstart OnePlus vies for Apple's cachet, and profits, too

  05-11-2015 16:54 via cnet.com
  
  It won't be easy to reproduce Apple's cultural influence and loyal fan base, but the Chinese phone maker is going to try, says co-founder Carl Pei.
  
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• George R.R. Martin: 'Game of Thrones' ending will be bittersweet

  05-11-2015 16:47 via cnet.com
  
  It could have come straight from the mouth of Captain Obvious himself, but the author reinforces that the ending of his epic adventure won't be all snuggles and rainbows.
  
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• Silicon Valley Comic Con's list of celebs just got a lot longer

  05-11-2015 16:41 via cnet.com
  
  You already knew Stan Lee and William Shatner plan to be there. Now find out who else, in a group that ranges from "Avengers" to X Labs, "X-Men" and beyond.
  
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