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• Enable push Google Calendar updates for Fantastical 2 on Mac - CNET

  04-12-2015 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  The feature is currently in beta, but open to all.
  
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• Garmin vívosmart HR review - CNET

  04-12-2015 23:51 via cnet.com
  
  Garmin's new heart-rate band with notifications holds its own against Fitbit's best.
  
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• Parents far more worried about sex than violence in movies, study shows - CNET

  04-12-2015 23:13 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: As blockbuster movies and video games continue to show graphic violence, those who rate movies commission research and discover that puritanism is alive and well.
  
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• Cutting-edge NASA thrusters fight back against sunlight - CNET

  04-12-2015 22:59 via cnet.com
  
  The just-launched LISA Pathfinder spacecraft has a new type of thruster on board to protect an experiment that requires "the purest free-fall ever produced in space."
  
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• Bjorn to run: 6 cars that helped define the 2017 Volvo S90 - CNET

  04-12-2015 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  Never forget your roots. Even though it's now under Chinese ownership, Volvo certainly hasn't.
  
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• Rock Band in virtual reality, coming to Oculus Rift - CNET

  04-12-2015 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  The band can keep rockin' in the virtual world, but we still don't know how much Oculus' headset will cost. Also, Google launches the Cardboard Camera app for creating 360-degree photos, and GoPro slashes the price of the Hero4 Session camera.
  
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• Rock Band in virtual reality, coming to Oculus Rift video - CNET

  04-12-2015 22:16 via cnet.com
  
  The band can keep rockin' in the virtual world, but we still don't know how much Oculus' headset will cost. Also, Google launches the Cardboard Camera app for creating 360-degree photos, and GoPro slashes the price of the Hero4 Session camera.
  
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• The 404 Show 1639: The new Batman v Superman trailer, losing stuff, seconds, Kojima v Konami (podcast) - CNET

  04-12-2015 22:02 via cnet.com
  
  A new "Batman v Superman" trailer is out, so Jeff and Russ analyze it nearly frame by frame. They'll also discuss Konami's snub of Hideo Kojima's right to accept an award for Metal Gear Solid V. Plus, why do we lose things?
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' supercut lends weight to popular fan theory - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  There are a few theories out there about Jon Snow's true parents, and as this supercut shows, "Game of Thrones" may have been dropping hints all along the way.
  
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• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's 'Star Wars' mockery is 'literally' very exciting - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:49 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: "The Farce Awakens" is glorious and moving. It's a promo for the comedians' own movie, released the same day as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." But here, George Takei appears.
  
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• Charge your devices on the go with the Death Star - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Harness the power of the dark side with a Star Wars Death Star USB car charger before those pesky Rebels find you. It's perfect for pretending to blow up planets when stuck in traffic.
  
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• Tesla becomes the third automaker to bow out of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  Thankfully, there's an upside, as it gives Aston Martin the space to reappear for the first time since 2009.
  
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• Why does my battery suck? - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Phones, tablets and watches continue to improve. Their batteries? Not so much.
  
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• Cut back on heat loss by insulating your outlets and light switches - CNET

  04-12-2015 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Light switches and outlets are a larger source of heat loss than you think.
  
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• Japan's securities watchdog to recommend Toshiba fine on Monday: Nikkei

  04-12-2015 20:57
  
  (Reuters) - Recommendation from Japan's securities watchdog to fine Toshiba Corp for accounting violations will be announced on Monday, Nikkei reported. A source told Reuters last month that the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission was likely to recommend the Financial Services Agency to fine Toshiba about 7 billion yen ($57 million), in what would be a record in the country for accounting-related violations. Toshiba, whose business spans household electronics to nuclear power, has sa
  
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• Hiku Labs Hiku (2015) review - CNET

  04-12-2015 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  This shopping assistant scans your groceries, creates lists and even gets them delivered.
  
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• Garmin's Vivosmart HR gives Fitbit a run for its money video - CNET

  04-12-2015 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Dan Graziano gives you a first look at Garmin's latest fitness tracker.
  
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• Astronaut to run London Marathon...in space - CNET

  04-12-2015 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  You thought running a marathon was hard? At least you don't have to make the attempt without the help of gravity.
  
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• Porsche approves production version of the electric Mission E concept - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:54 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker believes it will arrive in showrooms around the end of the decade.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg defends his $45B charitable impulse - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:54 via cnet.com
  
  Critics have expressed concern about how the Facebook CEO's new organization will be set up and where the donations will go.
  
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• Why is my battery stuck in the '90s? - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:17 via cnet.com
  
  The devices we all rely on continue to evolve radically. So why has the battery industry failed? Here's how you can take charge.
  
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• Samsung willing to pay Apple $548M over patent claims, but fight drags on - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:17 via cnet.com
  
  The companies have finally agreed to a dollar figure for damages in the years-old case, but they can't seem to bury the patent hatchet.
  
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• NASA spacecraft spots wandering object in far-off Kuiper Belt - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:15 via cnet.com
  
  The New Horizons mission followed up its spectacular Pluto flyby by turning its cameras into the Kuiper Belt and witnessing a small object floating across space.
  
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• Amazon unwraps new truck trailers just in time for the holidays - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:14 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon hopes the thousands of new trailers will help it speed up US deliveries and extend cut-out times for package deliveries.
  
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• 'Stop beeping!' Today's Kids react to original '90s Tamagotchi pets - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:12 via cnet.com
  
  Remember how you doted on your pixelated pet who needed your constant love and attention? Watch today's kids try out Tamagotchi toys and question our love for these beeping creatures.
  
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• Zany 'Force Awakens' poster GIF features limp lightsaber - CNET

  04-12-2015 19:04 via cnet.com
  
  You can also see also an espresso-serving Kylo Ren and lots of other unexpected surprises in this rework of the Star Wars poster by French Artist Jaja Poupou.
  
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• GoPro cuts Hero4 Session camera price again after sales fail to take off - CNET

  04-12-2015 18:52 via cnet.com
  
  The waterproof cube-shaped camera is the company's smallest, but it looks like it'll take an equally petite price to spark sales.
  
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• High utility bills? Your thermostat might be on the wrong wall - CNET

  04-12-2015 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  Proper thermostat placement can keep you comfier and save energy.
  
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• Fitness trackers enjoy healthy sales despite lack of evidence they work

  04-12-2015 18:44
  
  Soaring Christmas sales for Fitbit and Jawbone are, on the face of it, good for UK’s obesity crisis. But there are concerns about privacy and effectivenessOne of this year’s most popular Christmas presents looks like being a device that purports to help reverse the effects of festive overindulgence – the fitness tracker.
  Sales of the distinctive wristbands – which monitor the number of steps taken, calories burnt, heart rate and quality of sleep among other things –
  
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• After 30 years, here's why the world still loves Mario - CNET

  04-12-2015 18:38 via cnet.com
  
  When he's not defining childhoods, he's saving the games industry. Three decades after Super Mario Bros. landed on the NES, CNET examines the enduring appeal of Nintendo's iconic plumber.
  
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• Get a $750 Canon camera and printer bundle for $249 - CNET

  04-12-2015 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: This amazing deal includes the PowerShot G16 and Pixma Pro-100 wide-format printer. Just one small catch.
  
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• Review: UPDATED: Samsung Gear S2

  04-12-2015 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Samsung Gear S2 Introduction and DisplayUpdate: We first reviewed the Samsung Gear S2 last month, and since then we've also had the chance compare it to two very worthy competitors, namely the Moto 360 and the Huawei Watch. Head over to the 'Competitors' section to see how it fares.In 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
  
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• Uber fundraising drive values firm higher than General Motors

  04-12-2015 18:24
  
  Financing plans for company behind taxi-hailing app push value to $63bn outstripping the US car manufacturer’s $56bn worthUber Technologies, the company behind the rapidly growing taxi-hailing app, could be valued at more than $60bn (£40bn) after its latest fundraising round.The San Francisco-based car-booking company hopes to raise as much as $2.1bn in new cash, Bloomberg reported. It has filed paperwork in Delaware detailing the financing plans, which would value the business at $6
  
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• Climate change cheat sheet: what you need to know

  04-12-2015 18:16
  
  A guide to what's at stake in the COP21, United Nations conference on climate change, talks in Paris. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• 11 terrifying facts about climate change in 2017

  04-12-2015 18:16
  
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• 11 terrifying climate change facts in 2017

  04-12-2015 18:16
  
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• 11 terrifying climate change facts

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• Samsung to finally pay Apple $548 million in patent dispute

  04-12-2015 18:00
  
  By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - Samsung fought until the bitter end to avoid paying Apple, but the company now says it will finally hand over the more than $548 million it owes for infringing the patents and designs of its biggest smartphone rival. In papers filed in federal court in San Jose, California on Thursday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will make the payment by Dec. 14 if Apple Inc sends an invoice on Friday. Asked if it had done so, Apple declined to comment on Friday.
  
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• The enduring appeal of Mario video - CNET

  04-12-2015 17:53 via cnet.com
  
  30 years after Super Mario Bros. debuted on the NES, why does the world still adore Nintendo's moustachioed mascot? CNET goes in search of the secret of Mario's success.
  
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• Microsoft's Build 2016: March 30 to April 1

  04-12-2015 17:27 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  It's official: Microsoft's Build 2016 event is happening from March 30 to April 1 in San Francisco next year.
  
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• You'll (probably) have to buy your PS2 games again on PS4

  04-12-2015 17:21
  
  More details have emerged surrounding the PS4's new backwards compatibility with PS2 games, including one of the first games potentially being released and new features that will be added to classic titles.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Master of the house: why we should fight for truly private spaces

  04-12-2015 17:19
  
  New technology connects us, but in a world where you’re only ever a swipe away from other people’s thoughts, where do you keep your own?Private faces in public places
  Are wiser and nicer
  Than public faces in private places
  WH Auden“How important is it that we no longer write diaries?” the playwright James Graham asks me. “I wrote a diary as a 14-year-old boy. I had the freedom to chew through some things I wasn’t sure about, to say some things I knew would nev
  
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• Facebook rolls out live streaming

  04-12-2015 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is the latest to jump on the craze for live mobile video streaming and is starting to roll the feature out to its users.
  
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• Porsche to spend $1 billion on new electric car plant, create jobs

  04-12-2015 16:50
  
  Porsche will spend about 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) on production facilities at its biggest plant to make its first-ever all-electric sports car. The Volkswagen-owned manufacturer will create more than 1,000 new jobs at its base in Zuffenhausen in Germany where a new paint shop and assembly line will be set up to build the battery-powered "Mission E" model, Porsche said on Friday. Porsche's investment in emissions-free drive technology reflects parent VW's growing commitment to increase its
  
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• GMB union criticises Uber for making drivers offer journey-sharing

  04-12-2015 16:48
  
  Union representative says drivers are concerned about safety of UberPool and how revenue will be sharedUber faces a union-backed protest against its decision to make it compulsory for its London drivers to offer a new minicab sharing service.GMB, the union for Uber drivers, has written to the company calling on it to reverse a decision not to allow drivers to opt out of the UberPool car-sharing service, which launched in London on Friday. Uber says the new scheme will help cut congestion and bri
  
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• Chipmakers look to autos for demand, deals and disruption

  04-12-2015 16:23
  
  By Eric Auchard BERLIN (Reuters) - Faltering demand in computer and phone markets, once semiconductor industry mainstays, have fueled a year-long merger wave as firms look to formerly unloved areas like auto electronics for sales growth. Big consumer chipmakers who once considered automotive electronics too small to merit attention are taking notice as Tesla, Google and Apple have jump-started a drive to turn cars into connected Internet devices. On Monday, NXP is set to close its $11.8 billion
  
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• How can we store more energy from the sun and the wind?

  04-12-2015 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How energy storage could save the planet
  
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• Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell crossover just picked up a world record - CNET

  04-12-2015 16:10 via cnet.com
  
  The Korean automaker's hydrogen ute set a land speed record on a dry lake bed in California.
  
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• The new Hiku shopping assistant brings more to the table video - CNET

  04-12-2015 16:06 via cnet.com
  
  This device will list your groceries, then get them delivered to your front door.
  
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• How 'the godfather of revenge porn' rose, and fell, on the internet

  04-12-2015 16:06
  
  We're taking a look at the background of the case in this special preview of an article by Deputy Editor Greg Williams from a future issue of WIRED magazine.  By: Greg Williams, Continue reading...
  
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