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• Audi's roadster lets you see the world in a new way

  07-11-2015 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  With its Virtual Cockpit technology, Audi enacts a paradigm shift in how we use navigation and automotive electronics features.
  
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• Audi TT Roadster is the smartest (pictures)

  07-11-2015 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  With its Virtual Cockpit and data-driven cabin electronics, the sharp-handling Audi TT Roadster is also quite smart.
  
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• HTC mocks Apple's '1984' ad (really)

  07-11-2015 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In doing something that's been done before, HTC thinks it can be, um, different.
  
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• The Audiophiliac Component of the Year: Schiit Ragnarok stereo amplifier

  07-11-2015 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Ragnarok amplifier is the brand's first to drive speakers and/or headphones, and it sounds like it means business.
  
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• Pocket Composers

  07-11-2015 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Creating some of the most iconic smartphone sounds requires more care than you think.
  
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• Stronger than steel and stretchier than elastic, synthetic silk could transform clothing

  07-11-2015 17:48 via cnet.com
  
  US startup Bolt Threads reckons it has one-upped spiders to unlock the incredible potential of synthetic silk.
  
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• Audiophile gear isn't always expensive, but high-end audio definitely is

  07-11-2015 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  Because Audiophile and high-end audio can be easily be confused, the Audiophiliac explains the difference.
  
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• Three chapters in, CNET's crowdsourced sci-fi novel is coming to life

  07-11-2015 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Crave blog has asked the world to help write a sci-fi novel, and the world has responded. Here's an update on our first week creating an alternate multiverse.
  
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• Slender and metal, but not a great buy

  07-11-2015 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Although the Huawei Mate S can take great photos, and looks good doing it, its high price is difficult to swallow.
  
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• Fibaro Flood Sensor boasts versatility and clever design

  07-11-2015 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  With streamlined features and an interface that'll excite creative DIYers, Fibaro's Flood Sensor is a winner.
  
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• Fibaro floats above the rest (pictures)

  07-11-2015 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Fibaro Flood Sensor is light on features, but its killer design and potential versatility make it one of the best on the market.
  
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• Temperature-adjustable Ember coffee mug is hot on Indiegogo

  07-11-2015 14:11 via cnet.com
  
  With Ember Technologies' new Ember mug, you set the temperature of your beverage using an app on your phone.
  
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• What is the smart grid? Here's everything you need to know

  07-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The evolving energy industry could totally change the way you think about electricity in your home.
  
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• Josh Ostrovsky: ‘The internet is like a giant weird orgy’

  07-11-2015 14:00
  
  Instagram superstar, comic, rapper ... and plagiarist, too? Meet Josh Ostrovsky, aka the Fat JewThe internet sensation and now memoirist Josh Ostrovsky, aka the Fat Jew, is 15 minutes late to meet me, which is annoying because he’s actually chatting with a friend right outside this coffee shop window. He’s wearing a hoodie, novelty sunglasses and a gold necklace that reads “Life” in Hebrew. He’s a big man with a shaggy afro which, when he spends time on it, can be m
  
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• Is it time for Windows Phone owners to throw in the towel?

  07-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft fans will soon have a Windows 10 phone to buy, but they may wonder whether Microsoft will support and update their device in the long term. CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice.
  
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• Black Friday is Nov. 27. Here's why it doesn't matter

  07-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Consumers have no reason to wait for the day after Thanksgiving to nab great deals.
  
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• 'Fast internet' for all by 2020 pledged

  07-11-2015 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every home and business in the UK will have access to "fast broadband" by the end of the decade, David Cameron pledges.
  
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• 2016 Audi TT Roadster: All digital, all driver (CNET On Cars, Episode 77)

  07-11-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Audi's third-gen TT gets it right; making diesels clean; and, does anything scare teens behind the wheel?
  
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• On the road: Vauxhall Adam S – car review

  07-11-2015 07:00
  
  ‘If you have driving aims other than feeling like a giant and going extremely fast, think again’The Vauxhall Adam Grand Slam was a variation on the Adam, designed to be more appealing to men; then, manliness being such a difficult quality to pin down, they changed the name to the S. Everybody knows that men love initials, especially consonants.You cannot fault it on performance. Its 1.4-litre, turbo-charged, four-cylinder petrol engine could get a tractor to a decent speed over time;
  
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• APNewsBreak: US border agency staff rejects body cameras

  07-11-2015 04:18
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Customs and Border Protection staff concluded after an internal review that agents and officers shouldn't be required to wear body cameras, positioning the nation's largest law enforcement agency as a counterweight to a growing number of police forces that use the devices to promote public trust and accountability.
  
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• 16 must-have gadgets for the helicopter parent (pictures)

  07-11-2015 02:41 via cnet.com
  
  For the parent who can't keep from hovering (or just worrying), there's an app for that. There are also gadgets. Lots and lots of gadgets.
  
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• Five settings to tweak in Android Marshmallow

  07-11-2015 02:17 via cnet.com
  
  Make the most of Android 6.0 with these new features.
  
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• Alphabet and Facebook develop rival secret drone plans

  07-11-2015 01:26
  
  The tech giants are racing to provide internet access from unmanned aircraft flying higher than passenger jets, having quietly registered new drone designsGoogle and Facebook have significantly expanded their rival plans to develop unmanned aircraft that can provide broadband internet access from high above the Earth, the Guardian has learned.Both Facebook and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, have quietly registered new drone designs with the US Federal Aviation Administration. Continue
  
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• Toyota brings some wonderful toys to SEMA 2015 (pictures)

  07-11-2015 01:24 via cnet.com
  
  A hydrogen-powered car inspired by "Back to the Future" and a pair of the craziest minivans you've ever seen round out an epic array of Toyota customs at the 2015 SEMA Show.
  
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• Rise of the Tomb Raider: Release date, gameplay and everything else you need to know

  07-11-2015 01:10 via cnet.com
  
  Lara Croft is back in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
  
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• Warcraft fans get double dose of WoW with movie, expansion trailers

  07-11-2015 00:53 via cnet.com
  
  Legendary Films releases a new trailer for the upcoming movie "Warcraft" Friday, while Blizzard's out with with a new trailer for the Legion expansion pack. If you're a World of Warcraft fan, just breathe.
  
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• iPhone 7 rumors and iPad Pro news (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy)

  07-11-2015 00:41 via cnet.com
  
  Apple tvOS developers bring Safari and fodlers to the platform, the iPad Pro comes to Sam's Club on November the 13th, and iPhone 7 rumors.
  
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• Mustangs, Explorers and Foci, oh my!: Ford at SEMA 2015 (pictures)

  07-11-2015 00:39 via cnet.com
  
  From drag-racing pony cars to SUVs outfitted for exploration and hot hatchbacks focused on performance, Ford showcases the many ways enthusiasts make its cars their own.
  
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• Toyota keeps it green with the 2016 RAV4 Hybrid (pictures)

  07-11-2015 00:13 via cnet.com
  
  Toyota's littlest crossover goes big on fuel economy, thanks to the inclusion of a hybrid-electric drivetrain. All RAV4 models have been upgraded for 2016 with a mild aesthetic refresh, as well.
  
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• Toyota brings hybrid tech to the RAV4 for the first time

  07-11-2015 00:13 via cnet.com
  
  Toyota's eighth hybrid arrives in a diminutive package that's not short on technology.
  
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