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• The wildest things Google owns (pictures) - CNET

  24-01-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  The list includes Terminator robots, synthetic skin and self-driving cars (and that's not even the weird stuff).
  
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• Microsoft's Surface takes a hit during NFL playoff game - CNET

  24-01-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  Tablets on New England Patriots' sideline fail, preventing coaches and players from using the devices to review plays.
  
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• Executive upheaval expected at Twitter, announcements on Monday: Recode

  24-01-2016 23:12
  (Reuters) - Social media power Twitter Inc plans to announce the departure of some major executives on Monday, technology news website Re/code reported on Sunday, citing sources. Re/code said Twitter's media head, Katie Jacobs Stanton, product head, Kevin Weil, and the head of its engineering division, Alex Roetter, were all leaving the company.
  
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• Saving the touch-screen: the search for new nanotech crystals

  24-01-2016 22:10 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A Fulbright scholar joins the international hunt for an indium tin oxide alternative.
  
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• Space junk could cause war, say researchers - CNET

  24-01-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: As increasing amounts of floating detritus meander around space, what happens if they strike a military satellite by accident?
  
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• Director of next Thor film will 'shake the thing up' with 'fresher style of humour' - CNET

  24-01-2016 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  CNET catches up with director Taika Waititi at the Sundance Film Festival to talk Marvel movies and his latest offering "Hunt for the Wilderpeople".
  
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• Boutique VC revels in strong New Zealand deal flow

  24-01-2016 19:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Punakaiki Fund is putting its failed 2013 attempt list behind it, with strong returns and a new investment in business intelligence tools developer Mindfull Group.
  
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• Find out if it's time to replace your Windows laptop battery - CNET

  24-01-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  Find out if it's time to replace your battery.
  
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• Tina Fey's Sarah Palin gets off Facebook to return to SNL in style - CNET

  24-01-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Sometimes, being a social media star isn't enough. You still need the bright lights of TV and an endorsement of Donald Trump.
  
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• Electrolux Expressionist Thermal Coffee Maker Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  24-01-2016 16:33 via cnet.com
  
  There aren't a lot of quality automatic coffee machines under $200 but Electrolux thinks its $150 Expressionist Thermal Coffee Maker has what it takes to beat the odds.
  
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• Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  24-01-2016 16:30 via cnet.com
  
  The Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect air conditioner links to phones to divide and conquer heat in your house.
  
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• How sex tech could threaten the world's oldest profession - CNET

  24-01-2016 14:01 via cnet.com
  
  The adult industry's embrace of virtual reality and Internet-connected toys mean porn is getting more and more life-like. Will there be room for the real thing?
  
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• The Nevada town whose brothels could be done in by sex tech - CNET

  24-01-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Two decades ago, there were 36 legal brothels in Nevada. Now, there are 17. Will the brothels on the outskirts of Pahrump survive?
  
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• Small Electrolux coffee maker promises big flavor video - CNET

  24-01-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Electrolux touted the brewing abilities of its compact Expressionist Thermal Coffee Maker at KBIS 2016.
  
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• Frigidaire Cool Connect has smarts to beat the heat for less video - CNET

  24-01-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  For those whose home lacks central air and don't want to splurge on a costly renovation, the $329 app-connected and linkable Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect wall AC unit just might do the trick.
  
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• How to make your laptop battery last longer video - CNET

  24-01-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  If your laptop's battery can't hold a charge, these tips are for you on "You're Doing it All Wrong."
  
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• Yamaha SRT-1500 review - CNET

  24-01-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  With cutting-edge surround from a single box, the Yamaha SRT-1500 offers great sound, but it's not the best value in the company's speaker range.
  
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• Intel's Compute Stick gets bigger -- and better -- for its second generation video - CNET

  24-01-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  The new Intel Compute Stick adds a new CPU and better Wi-Fi, plus an extra USB port.
  
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• Intel Compute Stick (2016) review - CNET

  24-01-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  The new Intel Compute Stick adds a new CPU and better Wi-Fi, plus an extra USB port.
  
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• Daimler CEO says Apple, Google making progress on car: Welt am Sonntag

  24-01-2016 11:11
  Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told German weekly Welt am Sonntag that a recent trip to Silicon Valley revealed that Apple and Google have made more progress on automotive projects than he had assumed Several carmakers and silicon valley companies are working on developing a self-driving car. Google tested its own prototype vehicle in 2012, to which Daimler's luxury brand Mercedes-Benz responded by developing an S-Class limousine which drove 103 kilometers without needing any driver inpu
  
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• The crazy East Coast blizzard looks just as dramatic from space - CNET

  24-01-2016 03:25 via cnet.com
  
  Check out the massive East Coast snowstorm from an astronaut's viewpoint with these stunning photos shared from the International Space Station.
  
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• Donald Rumsfeld launches gaming app - CNET

  24-01-2016 01:45 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The former defense secretary is invading the tech world with "Churchill Solitaire," an app he claims aids strategic thinking.
  
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• Senior lawmaker urges UK banks to invest in IT to prevent failures

  24-01-2016 01:06
  Andrew Tyrie, chairman of parliament's Treasury Committee, also suggested that Andrew Bailey, the deputy governor of the Bank of England who heads its banks supervisory arm, should be tasked with ensuring the banks develop more resilience. Britain's retail banks have been hit by a number of technology failures in recent years, causing inconvenience for hundreds of thousands of customers and prompting lawmakers to call for more investment in financial technology. "Every few months we have yet ano
  
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