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• Facebook's Zuckerberg is still trying to convince poor countries to use the Internet - CNET

  20-01-2016 23:55 via cnet.com
  
  In an in-depth Wired story, Facebook's CEO discusses the challenges he faces in spreading Internet connectivity to the billions of people who don't yet have it.
  
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• DJI Phantom 3 Standard review - CNET

  20-01-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  The Standard is easy to recommend as an entry-level camera drone, and it's also an outstanding deal at its current $499 price.
  
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• Simplify your Twitter feed with the Little Voices iOS app - CNET

  20-01-2016 23:24 via cnet.com
  
  This free iOS app filters out replies and tweets with links or images and shows only plain-text tweets.
  
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• News Corp denies rumors of Twitter bid

  20-01-2016 23:06
  Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said rumors about the company's interest in buying microblogging site Twitter Inc or building a stake in it were untrue. Twitter's shares, which rose as much as 14 percent on Wednesday, pared some gains and closed up 4.1 percent at $17.38. The stock rose from a record low after unconfirmed chatter about News Corp's interest in Twitter circulated on Wednesday.
  
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• In the lap of luxury at the Vegas appliance show (pictures) - CNET

  20-01-2016 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  We saw a $10,000 refrigerator, a home pizza oven, and other toys for discerning appliance lovers with coin to spare at the Kitchen and Bath Industry show in Las Vegas this week.
  
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• Give your older iPhone a speed boost with iOS 9.2.1 (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 22) - CNET

  20-01-2016 22:51 via cnet.com
  
  Make your old iPhone faster with iOS 9.2.1. How much would you pay for Apple "Air Buds", and the new Apple Watch is unlikely to be announced in March.
  
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• Orion Health wins more UK NHS business

  20-01-2016 22:48 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  New modules rolled out to 25,000 users at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.
  
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• New Signature luxury appliance line has style and app-linked smarts video - CNET

  20-01-2016 22:47 via cnet.com
  
  With looks, features, and prices to compete with luxury brands like Viking and Sub Zero, three new Signature appliances made their mark at KBIS 2016.
  
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• You can only really count on 4 of your 150 Facebook friends, study says - CNET

  20-01-2016 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Researchers at Oxford University survey students and learn that Facebook friendship isn't necessarily friendship at all.
  
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• DJI's Phantom 3 Standard might be entry-level but it's not basic video - CNET

  20-01-2016 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  It's a noticeable step-down from the Pro and Advanced models, but still offers plenty for newbie pilots.
  
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• The Latest: Biden, Netanyahu to meet on Davos sidelines

  20-01-2016 22:23
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The latest developments from Davos, where global leaders and business executives are attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. All times local.
  
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• This snack machine is watching you - CNET

  20-01-2016 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  Retailers are finding new ways to scan you and collect data on shoppers. Bridget Carey checks out the tech coming to a store near you.
  
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• This snack machine is watching you video - CNET

  20-01-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  Retailers are finding new ways to scan you and collect data on shoppers. Bridget Carey checks out the tech coming to a store near you.
  
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• What is the Detroit Auto Show? video - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 21:30 via cnet.com
  
  Roadshow Editor in Chief Tim Stevens talks with Rod Alberts, the executive director of the North American International Auto Show at the Roadshow stage on the show floor in Detroit to discuss the show's history and importance.
  
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• Talking tech with Ford CTO Raj Nair from the Detroit Show Floor video - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  Ford considers itself less a car company and more a technology company, and there's nobody better to talk about that transition than CTO Raj Nair.
  
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• Discussing the future of Ford with CEO Mark Fields from the Detroit Show Floor video - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  What's next for Ford's Smart Mobility program, and why would you want to share a lease with six people? We ask Ford CEO Mark Fields about all that and more.
  
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• Spot fake Amazon reviews with Fakespot - CNET

  20-01-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  This handy tool can help you determine if all those gushing reviews are the real deal.
  
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• The Latest: Pope urges Davos elite to help fight inequality

  20-01-2016 21:05
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The latest developments from Davos, where global leaders and business executives are attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. All times local.
  
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• North Korea has invented hangover-free alcohol (says North Korea) - CNET

  20-01-2016 20:59 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Made from ginseng and glutinous rice, Koryo liquor will surely make a killing.
  
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• Tesla sues supplier over falcon-door debacle - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  After having to deal with allegedly substandard doors and the fallout from that, Tesla is not happy that an old flame is still poking around, asking for more.
  
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• Sign up to test 1Password beta for Android - CNET

  20-01-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  The new version adds support for devices with a fingerprint sensor.
  
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• Too much of a good thing: BMW cuts back on free scheduled maintenance - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 20:02 via cnet.com
  
  Some of the money saved from the cutback will go toward restructured dealer bonuses, which is sure to excite the average buyer.
  
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• Yahoo Mail flaw gets fixed, and a researcher nets $10K - CNET

  20-01-2016 19:54 via cnet.com
  
  If the bug hadn't been squashed, users of Yahoo's email service might have been victimized merely by reading a compromised message.
  
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• Can you shoot a feature film using a Prius backup camera? - CNET

  20-01-2016 19:45 via cnet.com
  
  Comedy group Mommy Comedy skewers the idea of using exotic, difficult cameras by employing a Prius backup camera for a fake movie.
  
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• VIDEO: Scrolling through the largest known prime

  20-01-2016 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The largest known prime number is discovered by a computer at a university in Missouri in the US.
  
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• High-fashion flight suits for astronauts? Virgin Galactic's on it - CNET

  20-01-2016 19:37 via cnet.com
  
  There's nothing baggy about Virgin Galactic's new pilot flight suit. It comes in sleek black and has a design pedigree that will have astronauts stylin' in space.
  
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• Netflix swept up in market rout despite strong subscriber signups

  20-01-2016 19:30
  Netflix Inc's shares fell as much as 10 percent on Wednesday after a widespread selloff on Wall Street overshadowed the video streaming company's impressive subscriber additions in the fourth quarter. U.S. stocks were on a tailspin, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing more than 500 points, after oil prices continued to plummet unabated. "People are just taking this opportunity to sell a stock that has been a winner for a long time," Barclays analyst Paul Vogel told Reuters, adding that
  
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• Probe into Zano drone scandal released

  20-01-2016 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation into the failed Zano drone has been published - but what did it find out about the demise of what had been Europe's most successful Kickstarter project?
  
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• TNL OneCook Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-01-2016 19:17 via cnet.com
  
  TNL's OneCook may look like a standard kitchen appliance, but it has hidden RFID tags that automatically recognize the recipe you're making.
  
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• Apple targets mobile musicians with 'Music Memos' app

  20-01-2016 19:03
  
  Do you fancy yourself a budding musical genius, but feel you're lacking time or opportunity to put your chart-topping compositions together? Apple may have the solution with its just-released Music Memos app for iOS devices.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• The Latest: Biden jokes, talks about future dangers in Davos

  20-01-2016 18:54
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The latest developments from Davos, where global leaders and business executives are attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. All times local.
  
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• 2015 'shatters records' as warmest year on record

  20-01-2016 18:52
  
  2015 was the warmest year on record, according to a report written by Nasa and the Met Office.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Evidence of giant ninth planet found deep in Solar System

  20-01-2016 18:31
  
  A team at the California Institute of Technology believe they have found evidence of a giant, icy world beyond Pluto.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• BBC Micro Bit faces further delay

  20-01-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC confirms a further delay to the Micro Bit mini-computers launch but says teachers should receive them after the half-term holidays.
  
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• Brave browser promises faster Web by banishing intrusive ads - CNET

  20-01-2016 18:12 via cnet.com
  
  The new browser, a brainchild of ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, is also designed to reform online privacy.
  
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• Uber rejoices as 'bonkers' London rules get kicked to the curb - CNET

  20-01-2016 18:10 via cnet.com
  
  London's regulator has ditched a proposed rule that would force customers to wait five minutes between ordering an Uber and starting their journey.
  
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• Watch Wonder Woman fight fiercely in first footage from upcoming film - CNET

  20-01-2016 18:09 via cnet.com
  
  Feminist cultural icon. Symbol of strength and beauty. And now, finally, feature film movie hero. Check out this new clip from "Wonder Woman," opening in June of 2017.
  
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• MetroPCS targets Sprint customers with hefty discounts, free phones - CNET

  20-01-2016 18:09 via cnet.com
  
  The wireless wars rage on, and that means more deals for you. MetroPCS adds a new twist.
  
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• Using science to justify manspreading? Don't. - CNET

  20-01-2016 18:08 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Guys turn to science to mansplain why they hog space on trains and buses. But instead of excusing bad behavior through biology, why not just have some manners?
  
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• America failed to meet Obama's electric vehicle goal - Roadshow

  20-01-2016 17:49 via cnet.com
  
  The goal? One million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2015. The reality? Less than half that.
  
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• For the vinyl aficionado: the Lehmann Black Cube SE II phono preamplifier - CNET

  20-01-2016 17:46 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac luxuriates in the sound of vinyl, and how it compares with high-resolution digital.
  
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• Friends Reunited no more: Pioneering social media site to close

  20-01-2016 17:32 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  But "every negative needs a positive" says co-founder, so welcome to the all-new Liife, an app for recording the key moments in your life.
  
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• Ahead of Civil War, Marvel brings back the original Captain America

  20-01-2016 17:31
  
    After years out of the costume Marvel Comics is returning the original Captain America, Steve Rogers, to the star-spangled mantle he originated. Anyone would think there was a movie coming out or something.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• How to see the rare alignment of the planets

  20-01-2016 17:25
  
  Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all currently visible in the night sky due to a rare arrangement of the planets.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Music Memos (iOS) Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-01-2016 17:12 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's new Music Memos app captures musical inspiration, while GarageBand adds a new AI drummer and loop arranger.
  
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• GarageBand for iOS adds new loop tools and a smarter drummer video - CNET

  20-01-2016 17:01 via cnet.com
  
  Arrange and play samples with the new Live Loops interface, or let AI drummers add a human touch.
  
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• Music Memos is Apple's new sketchpad for song ideas video - CNET

  20-01-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  An app for quickly capturing songs, complete with a built-in backing band.
  
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• Review: Dell XPS 13

  20-01-2016 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designIf you're looking to purchase a powerful, portable and attractive laptop, the $799 (£849, AU$1,799) Dell XPS 13 is a top contender. The notebook features a sleek design, lightweight chassis and a revolutionary display that makes it the smallest 13-inch Ultrabook in its class. In terms of size, this little boxer is actually closer to an 11-inch ultraportable, but it's a powerhouse outfitted with an Intel Core i7 Skylake processor and a fast PCIe solid-state drive (SSD
  
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