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• Death threat on chat app Yik Yak leads to Missouri arrest

  11-11-2015 23:46 via cnet.com
  
  University of Missouri police arrest a man they suspect of posting death threats on Yik Yak, an app popular with college students for being anonymous. Meanwhile, Facebook launches Notify to push news alerts on the iPhone.
  
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• Apple in talks with U.S. banks for person-to-person payment service: WSJ

  11-11-2015 23:06
  
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with U.S. banks to develop a person-to-person mobile payment service, the Wall Street Journal reported. The talks are ongoing and it is unclear if any of the banks have signed an agreement with Apple, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The service, which would compete with PayPal Inc's popular Venmo, would allow users to transfer funds from their checking accounts through Apple devices, the Journal reported on Wednesday.
  
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• Facebook reports surge in government requests for data

  11-11-2015 22:47
  
  SAN FRANCISCO/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said content restrictions and government requests for data surged in the first half of 2015, which the social network has seen continually increase since it began publicly releasing such data two years ago. Government requests for account data globally jumped 18 percent in the first half of 2015 to 41,214 accounts, up from 35,051 requests in the second half of 2014, Facebook said in a blog post Wednesday. Most government requests relate to crimina
  
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• High-tech means higher sales for many small retailers

  11-11-2015 22:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An independent retailer may not look like the cutting edge of technology, but these small businesses increasingly turn to apps and sophisticated software to connect with customers.
  
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• Microsoft to keep German customers' cloud data in country

  11-11-2015 22:31
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Microsoft may soon be one of the first U.S. cloud-computing companies to let Europeans store their online data closer to home, a response to fears that U.S. data centers are more vulnerable to snooping by the U.S. government.
  
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• Surprised? Yeah, Microsoft's tech knows that's how you felt

  11-11-2015 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  The company's artificial intelligence team demos a tool that recognizes facial expressions in photos to tell how a person was feeling.
  
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• James Bond faces his toughest challenge yet: Being a dad

  11-11-2015 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  He may be a secret agent with tons of gadgets and a license to kill, but Bond is no match for a young Bond Jr. in this parody from comedy group Cannibal Milkshake.
  
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• Third-party Instagram app pulled after stealing passwords

  11-11-2015 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  The app, called InstaAlert, was snagging usernames and passwords and sending them to a remote server, according to the developer who spotted it.
  
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• Touring the beautiful, desolate world of Fallout 4 (pictures)

  11-11-2015 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Anthony Domanico shares some of his favorite scenes from the post-apocalyptic New England of Fallout 4 with 17 gorgeous images from Bethesda's newly released role-playing game.
  
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• Why playing Fallout 4 shook up this newish dad

  11-11-2015 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Anthony Domanico is a big fan of the Fallout video game series, but with the newly released Fallout 4, he's playing a bit differently this time around.
  
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• Google makes it easy to control your personal data and privacy

  11-11-2015 22:05 via cnet.com
  
  With the new "About me" page, you can view and control what other people see about you across Google's various services.
  
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• AAA wants spare tires back in new cars, fuel economy be damned

  11-11-2015 21:52 via cnet.com
  
  Spare tires and inflator kits are vastly different technologies, each with benefits and drawbacks.
  
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• Joel wants to bring back 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'

  11-11-2015 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  Series creator Joel Hodgson urges fans to help crowdfund 12 new feature-length episodes of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" via Kickstarter.
  
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• Why I ditched my Google Cardboard and bought this instead

  11-11-2015 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  As VR viewers go, Cardboard is good -- but there are far better options for enjoying virtual reality on your smartphone.
  
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• FanDuel, DraftKings vow to fight New York's halt on bets

  11-11-2015 21:14
  
  By Liana B. Baker Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings are prepared to fight in court against New York state's top prosecutor, who said that they were running illegal gambling operations and ordered them to stop taking bets in the state. DraftKings called the cease and desist order issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday "hasty and uninformed" and said it was prepared to mount a legal challenge so the company could continue operating in the state. "We will p
  
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• Snatch up the Amazon Echo smart speaker for $150, today only

  11-11-2015 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Take advantage of the $30 discount today before the mob of Oprah viewers descend on available stock.
  
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• Hands-on review: HP ZBook Studio

  11-11-2015 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The HP ZBook Studio mobile workstation (starting at $1,699, about £1,118, AU$2,400) is the perfect compromise between style and performance. Unlike mobile workstations of the past, which were heavy, ugly and really only meant to be transported when necessary, the Studio blends consumer-level style with business-class performance. This 15.6-inch laptop competes with devices like the Lenovo ThinkPad P50. Both notebooks feature 4K displays, Intel Xeon processors and Nvidia Quadro Graphics, wh
  
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• This is the stupidest misuse of Tesla's Autopilot yet

  11-11-2015 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  One Dutchman took it upon himself to leave the front seat entirely while autonomously driving down the highway.
  
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• Review: Amazon Fire

  11-11-2015 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, design and displayWhereas even two years ago tablets in various shapes and sizes were still selling like hot cakes, global sales have taken a turn for the worse of late. Even Apple, virtual founder of the form factor, has been feeling the pinch – and Amazon is no Apple.Manufacturers are increasingly targeting the budget end of the market with a slew of polycarbonate slates for the masses, of which Amazon's £50 (US$50) Fire is the latest example; indeed the tablet is so
  
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• Check out Honda's Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle in person at the Los Angeles Auto Show

  11-11-2015 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker's latest hydrogen car makes its North American debut next week.
  
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• Facebook launches news app 'Notify' in U.S

  11-11-2015 20:18
  
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it launched its news app Notify for iPhone users in the United States, featuring content from media partners such as Fox News, Washington Post and CBS. The company's app competes with Twitter Inc's recently launched service called Moments, which aims to provide a better way of curating and aggregating news content for users and help them follow live events. Facebook had earlier tied up with nine news publishers to launch "Instant Articles", which publis
  
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• Subaru rolls out its second Impreza concept in as many auto shows

  11-11-2015 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  The inclusion of a sedan concept shows that the automaker is determined to bring both four- and five-door variants to market.
  
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• Self-driving cars will rule the roads in 2030, says Internet of Things visionary

  11-11-2015 19:56 via cnet.com
  
  With no shortage of automakers working on robo-cars, and with Uber already a "sensor platform on wheels," we're well on the way, says MIT vet Kevin Ashton.
  
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• Cisco, Ericsson reveal bigger ambitions for revenues in new partnership

  11-11-2015 19:53
  
  By Eric Auchard BARCELONA (Reuters) - The $1 billion in added revenue Cisco and Ericsson each expect to see by 2018 from their new partnership to build next-generation networks is just the beginning, top executives said on Wednesday. Executives at both Cisco and Ericsson said in an on-stage interview that they expected "at least" $1 billion a-piece during the first phase of the partnership announced this week, but that they had bigger ambitions for the years to come. Mounting a spirited defense
  
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• Use a ball of aluminum foil to eliminate static in the dryer

  11-11-2015 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  Dryer sheets are an obvious way to combat static buildup in the dryer. But there's another solution: aluminum foil.
  
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• Pling! Facebook's Notify app hits your phone with sports, weather, deal alerts

  11-11-2015 19:18 via cnet.com
  
  The new app is part of the social-networking giant's push to be front and center on your mobile device.
  
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• Vodafone says decided against spinning off emerging markets unit

  11-11-2015 19:11
  
  Mobile networks operator Vodafone has looked at spinning off its entire emerging markets unit, which includes its interests in India, Africa, New Zealand, Qatar and Turkey, but decided the synergies it gives justified keeping the group together, Chief Executive Vittorio Colao said on Wednesday. The size and scope of Vodafone's worldwide operations were in the spotlight this summer when it was in talks with European cable operator Liberty Global about an unspecified exchange of assets. After the
  
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• Mars moon Phobos is doomed to fall apart from stress

  11-11-2015 19:09 via cnet.com
  
  Phobos is very close to its planet Mars, but the intimacy of that relationship also means destruction for the moon, NASA says this week.
  
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• Facebook wants to replace Apple's notifications

  11-11-2015 19:03
  
  Facebook's Notify app, which attempts to take over one of the iPhone's core functions, has launched.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Stephen Colbert and Liam Neeson star in Candy Crush movie parody

  11-11-2015 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  Stephen Colbert imagines what we can only hope is Activision's next project, a movie based on the popular Candy Crush game.
  
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• Shia Labeouf live-streams Shia Labeouf watching Shia Labeouf

  11-11-2015 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In a world first, the actor presents a closeup of himself watching all his movies. Nonstop.
  
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• Alibaba's Singles' Day sales surge 60 percent to $14.3 billion

  11-11-2015 18:53
  
  By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's total value of goods transacted during its Singles' Day shopping festival was 91.2 billion yuan ($14.32 billion), the Chinese e-commerce giant said in Beijing on Thursday. The results are preliminary and unaudited, Alibaba said. Six years ago, Alibaba turned Nov. 11 into China's equivalent of United States shopping event Cyber Monday.
  
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• What happens to your Facebook after you die

  11-11-2015 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What happens to your Facebook after you die?
  
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• Special edition: Danny Boyle on directing 'Steve Jobs'

  11-11-2015 18:26
  
  
  'Steve Jobs' director Danny Boyle chats with Oli Franklin-Wallis about the film, Jobs' legacy and the difficult -- not always positive -- role technology giants are playing in our lives.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Google X cofounder's Udacity valued at $1 billion in latest funding

  11-11-2015 18:24
  
  (Reuters) - Udacity, run by Google X research lab co-founder Sebastian Thrun, raised $105 million in "Series D" funding that valued the online education provider at $1 billion. The funding round was led by German media group Bertelsmann, with Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford, Emerson Collective - a charitable organization run by Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs - and Google Ventures joining as new investors.
  
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• Apple says against opening encrypted data for Britain

  11-11-2015 18:19
  
  By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple is opposed to a new British law it says would require it to provide authorities with access to encrypted data as it would create vulnerabilities hackers could exploit, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday. Britain last week unveiled a draft surveillance bill that would place explicit obligations on service providers to help intercept data and hack suspects' devices, potentially undermining the end-to-end encryption on Apple's iMessages. Speaking
  
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• Fallout 4 review, day three: Power Creep and Nuclear Weirdoes

  11-11-2015 18:10
  
      The Power Armour. Fallout's cover star is arguably second only to Iron Man as far as armoured pop culture figures go, at least in the eyes of the target demographic. The looming visage, part-super soldier, part-imposing titan of nuclear confict, dominates the Fallout series. It's not a matter of if you get a suit, only when. And it can ruin the game.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Marriott Hotels partner with TEDx series in Germany

  11-11-2015 17:24
      Marriott hotel group and TEDx Munich are breaking down the walls of the conference hall through an innovative partnership that enables transformative debateBy: WIRED Promotion, Continue reading...
  
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• Microsoft's AI can detect your emotions (but only if you're angry)

  11-11-2015 17:15
  
  The company's putting its money where your mouth is and is letting anyone upload their face to its emotion-detecting API.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Review: Vodafone Smart Speed 6

  11-11-2015 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresNetwork own-brand phones have long since stopped being the compromise they once were. Like a supermarket's own flaked corn cereal or beans baked in tomato sauce, they're the acceptable face of smart shopping.The new Vodafone Smart Speed 6 continues in this vein, offering a substantial set of tasty smartphone features at a price that's far easier to stomach than the big-name brands' own efforts.Vodafone, smartly recognising an opportunity in the market, has also realised
  
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• WIRED Out Of Office part three: antimatter rocketeer Ryan Weed

  11-11-2015 16:49
  Out Of Office with the All-New Jaguar XF part 3 - Ryan WeedBy: WIRED Promotion, Continue reading...
  
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• Microsoft to offer cloud services from Germany

  11-11-2015 16:49
  
  Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it was opening data centers in Germany, partnering with Deutsche Telekom AG, to offer European users cloud data storage as it seeks to allay privacy fears in Europe. The services are expected to be available in the second half of 2016 for customers in the European Union and countries that are members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The measure is designed to ensure that clients' data remains in Germany, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said in Berlin.
  
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• Review: Asus ZenPad S 8.0

  11-11-2015 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Design, interface and featuresAsus brought one of the first Android Honeycomb 3.0 tablets to the market in 2011 in the form of the EeePad Transformer, and has been plugging away at the tablet scene ever since in an effort to create the fabled 'iPad killer' so many Android-lovers are looking for.While the company has continued to impress, with some serious improvements in its Transformer line of tablets, few tablets other than the Google-branded original Nexus 7 have managed to sell in significan
  
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• Quantum-dot sensors poised to leap into your next phone's camera

  11-11-2015 16:23 via cnet.com
  
  Samples of InVisage's first QuantumFilm sensor are slated to become available to phone manufacturers by the end of this year.
  
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• T-Mobile's video free-for-all: Everything you need to know about Binge On (FAQ)

  11-11-2015 16:22 via cnet.com
  
  The nation's third-largest wireless carrier says you can stream videos to your phone without eating up your data allotment. CNET breaks down the details of the plans.
  
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• Nintendo's smartphone games may feature microtransactions after all

  11-11-2015 16:14
  
  Japanese mobile giant DeNA has revealed more details on its plans to develop smartphone games with Nintendo.
  As part of an earnings call held in Japan, the telecoms company has said it will roll out five titles by the close of financial year ending March 2017. Although no specific titles were announced, it is said that all of Nintendo's major IPs will be considered for development as smartphone titles. That means players could see the likes of Mario, Link, and Kirby hitting their phon
  
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• Mercedes teases an all-new SL before its LA Auto Show debut

  11-11-2015 16:06 via cnet.com
  
  The brand's biggest drop-top gets a brand new face for its seventh generation.
  
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• Mophie's new slim external batteries expand Powerstation line

  11-11-2015 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Available in multiple battery sizes the new chargers start at $40 and sport an aluminum finish.
  
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• Tinder launches 'smart profiles' to get you more matches, forever

  11-11-2015 15:32
  
  Tinder has announced a new suite of features that it says will lead to "friends, dates, relationships and everything in between".By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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