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• Microsoft goes on the offensive for Surface in the NFL

  26-01-2016 23:57
  
  Microsoft doesn't want the NFL to throw up the red flag just yet - its reassuring everyone that its Surface tablets have yet to fail on the sidelines.Microsoft paid the NFL $400 million to put Surfaces into every facet of the game, but the weekend AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots saw the rise of "Tablegate."The Patriots sideline began having issues with receiving pictures toward the end of the game, and some claimed the Surface Pro 3 tablets had failed.Mi
  
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• Apple Maps service provider in China stores core businesses in Alibaba-owned cloud

  26-01-2016 23:52 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A leading Chinese mapping company uses cloud and big data to improve service quality fivefold.
  
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• Apple CEO says VR isn't 'niche' after rumored investment

  26-01-2016 23:51
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about his company's recording-breaking profits and meager iPhone revenue increase, but the conference call became interesting when the topic of virtual reality came up.Asked for his high-level thoughts on VR and whether it's more of a geeky niche or something that could go mainstream, he signaled that it was close to the latter."I don't think [VR] is niche," said Cook without revealing too much about Apple's possible role in the industry's new favorite technology. "It's
  
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• Oculus painting tool Quill makes for VR magic video - CNET

  26-01-2016 23:45 via cnet.com
  
  Artist Wesley Allsbrook demonstrates Quill, a 3D virtual-reality drawing experience for Oculus that lets you paint in the air simply by waving your hands.
  
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• How to enable touch to search in Chrome on Android - CNET

  26-01-2016 23:43 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for the touch to search option in Chrome for Android? Depending on the version you're using, it may be turned off. Here's how to get it back.
  
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• Review: Updated: Toshiba Chromebook 2

  26-01-2016 23:41
  
  Introduction and designChromebooks have come a long way from their humble beginnings. First started as an experiment for affordable cloud computing, manufacturers have been stepping up the hardware to include full HD displays and even Intel Core i-series processors.The Toshiba Chromebook 2 was one of the first models to really shake things up with a vibrant 1080p display, and now it's back with an added Broadwell Core i3 processor and a new backlit keyboard. Unfortunately, the new premium compon
  
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• Get YouTube's picture-in-picture feature on your computer - CNET

  26-01-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  A Chrome extension adds picture-in-picture functionality so that you can browse and watch at the same time.
  
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• Apple reports slowest-ever iPhone sales growth

  26-01-2016 23:20
  
  Apple made more profit in the previous three months than any quarter in its history, but also saw iPhone sales grow at their slowest rate since the phone's 2007 introduction.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple just made more money than it ever has, but there's one problem

  26-01-2016 22:59
  
  Apple posted $18.4 billion in profit last quarter, the biggest quarterly earnings by a company ever, but there's one problem.iPhone sales were basically flat year-on-year: 74.8 million units sold in Q1 2016 while 74.4 million were moved in Q1 2015. It's the slowest sales growth since the iPhone first came out in 2007. iPhone revenue was up a meager 1% YoY. Even though the iPhone is still Apple's biggest revenue driver by a large margin, this indicates sales of Apple's golden goose are slowing, a
  
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• Apple's iPhone growth hits a wall - CNET

  26-01-2016 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus couldn't muster the same excitement as their similar looking predecessors.
  
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• Marvin Minsky, pioneer of artificial intelligence, dies

  26-01-2016 22:41
  
  Marvin Minsky, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who saw parallels in the functioning of the human brain and computers, died Sunday at age 88. ...
  
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• Apple sells fewer iPhones than expected in latest quarter

  26-01-2016 22:31
  By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc reported lower-than-expected iPhone sales in the latest quarter, its slowest-ever growth in shipments, as the company began to feel the effects of economic softness in the critical Chinese market. Apple said on Tuesday it sold 74.8 million iPhones in the three months ended Dec. 26, the first full quarter of sales of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. While revenue in Greater China rose 14 percent in the quarter, Apple is beginning to see a shift in the e
  
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• 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S is a smarter track and street superhero - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  Porsche's 911 Turbo has received a meaningful mid-cycle update with higher-performance alterations evident both under hood and in the dashboard.
  
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• 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  A mid-cycle update brings bigger turbocharged power and greatly improved in-cabin tech to Porsche's legend.
  
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• AT&T quarterly revenue rises 22.3 percent

  26-01-2016 22:23
  (Reuters) - AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, reported a 22.3 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped mainly by the acquisition of satellite TV operator DirecTV. The company's total operating revenue rose to $42.12 billion in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from $34.44 billion a year earlier. Net income attributable to AT&T was $4.01 billion, or 65 cents per share, compared with a loss of about $4 billion, or 77 cents per share.
  
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• ASUS RT-AC3100 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  26-01-2016 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  The Asus RT-AC3100 is essentially the strip-down version of the RT-AC88U. It has only four LAN ports compared with the 8 of the other.
  
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• Bored with politics? Google's new tools may help

  26-01-2016 22:20
  
  Following politics can be tiring, but Google's new tools could make fact-checking candidates easier than ever.During the final Republican debate this week, Google will debut features that let viewers compile and compare each candidate's comments in real time. Google estimates that political searches surge by as much as 440 percent during a debate, and thus hope to make information easier to sort through by giving each candidate a specific place to post content to the public directly through Goog
  
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• Uber's trick for taming drunks? A children's toy - CNET

  26-01-2016 22:06 via cnet.com
  
  Placing Bop It toys in cars is reportedly preventing drunk passengers from bopping their Uber drivers.
  
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• GoPro live streams video directly to Periscope (CNET Update show notes) - CNET

  26-01-2016 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Extreme streams hit Twitter feeds as GoPro video broadcasts to Periscope. Also, Apple TV gets the Podcast app and Uber is watching if drivers speed.
  
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• The future of SpaceX's Hyperloop is closer than ever

  26-01-2016 21:46
  
  Engineering and construction giant Aecom has been chosen to build the test track for SpaceX's Hyperloop project.Elon Musk's goal for Hyperloop is to create a super fast, futuristic transportation system with pods that can travel up to 760 miles per hour.Aecom, which has helped build hospitals, transit networks, stadiums, bridges and more, will be building the one-mile Hyperloop test track adjacent to SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California.The track will be a vacuum-sealed, six-foot in di
  
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• You can buy a used Tesla Model X...for $215,000 - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  One owner is selling his Signature Edition electric crossover with an $80,800 markup.
  
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• Wild ride? Uber can track your driver's phone to verify your complaint - CNET

  26-01-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  The ride-hailing service is testing a program that lets it check out GPS and accelerometer data from your driver's smartphone to see just how crazy that ride might've been.
  
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• GoPro streams live video directly to Periscope video - CNET

  26-01-2016 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Extreme streams hit Twitter feeds as GoPro integrates with Periscope. Also, Apple TV gets the Podcast app, and Uber is watching to see if drivers speed.
  
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• Gaudy 200-year-old pistol hides a beautiful secret - CNET

  26-01-2016 21:22 via cnet.com
  
  A masterpiece of delicate mechanical design lies inside a pistol covered in jewels and gold filigree. The surprise will make your heart sing.
  
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• Virtual reality let me paint in space, and it was pure magic - CNET

  26-01-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  At the Sundance Film Festival, CNET's Richard Trenholm tries out a stunning new tool from Oculus that lets you draw fantastical creations in the air just by waving your hands.
  
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• Google Glass goes dark on its social media accounts

  26-01-2016 20:21
  By Anjali Athavaley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four years after unveiling its wearable glass headset, Alphabet Inc's Google shut down several social media accounts linked to the Glass gadget, ending its push to popularize the pricey eyeglasses with consumers. On Tuesday, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for Google Glass were no longer active, a development first reported on the website 9to5Google. A statement on the Google Plus page said: "Hi Explorers, we’ve had a blast hanging out with
  
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• Con Edison's poor website security puts customer passwords at risk

  26-01-2016 20:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A simple, yet easily fixable website flaw puts New York customers who use the utility provider's online service at risk of spoofing and impersonation.
  
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• Con Edison website flaw could lead to account hijacking

  26-01-2016 20:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Updated: A simple, yet easily fixable website flaw puts New York customers who use the utility provider's online service at risk of spoofing and impersonation.
  
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• China's fickle fake stores cool on Apple: for now

  26-01-2016 20:01
  At 22, Cheung is already a veteran of China's imitation game. A month ago, she was peddling the latest iPhones and accessories in one of several copycat Apple Inc stores along a street of gadget outlets in the southern city of Shenzhen. The number of fake Apple stores along the busy street has dwindled by about a third from more than 30 as recently as September when Reuters reporters last visited the area, (http://reut.rs/1S8zCkP) some replaced by unauthorized stores selling locally-branded phon
  
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• Apple plans to offer subscription content through News app

  26-01-2016 19:52
  Apple Inc is working to make subscription content available through its News app, giving publishers with paywalls a new way to control who sees their articles, two sources familiar with the matter said. The move would differentiate Apple News from Facebook's Instant Articles news offering, which does not offer subscriber-only content, and would likely give Apple a boost as it seeks to distinguish itself from a growing crowd of online news apps. The move comes as news publishers try to figure out
  
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• Uber wants to use smartphones to monitor its drivers

  26-01-2016 19:48
  
  Ever had a particularly rough Uber driver that left you gripping your seat? Uber plans to collect smartphone data to keep drivers in check.The company announced that it is running a pilot program that involves collecting smartphone gyrometer and GPS information to essentially monitor if a driver has been speeding or breaking too hard."Gyrometers in phones can measure small movements, while GPS and accelerometers show how often a vehicle starts and stops, as well as its overall speed," said Uber'
  
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• Your GoPro can now stream directly to Periscope

  26-01-2016 19:43
  
  Fans of Periscope are taking a walk on the wild side as the video streaming app partners with GoPro's lineup of action cameras.Starting today, Periscope users can sync their phones to the GoPro HERO4 Black or Silver, allowing live footage to seamlessly switch from the phone's camera to the GoPro with a push of a button.Not only does this bring multi-camera support to Periscope, but also lets the "see it live" streaming app go places a phone camera normally couldn't — or shouldn't — t
  
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• Sprint loss shrinks on cost cuts, user gains; shares soar 22 percent

  26-01-2016 19:25
  Sprint Corp, the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier, on Tuesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and raised its earnings outlook, helped by a cost-cutting drive and a boost in subscribers, sending its stock up as much as 22 percent. Sprint shares soared to a session high of $3.08 before receding to $3.01 in the afternoon, still up more than 19 percent on the day. Sprint, majority owned by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, expects to post an operating profit, before earnings and taxes, for its f
  
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• How to live-stream using Periscope and a GoPro - CNET

  26-01-2016 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  Live-streaming using a GoPro will, hopefully, lead to some action-packed 'Scopes. Here's how it works.
  
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• 2016 Cadillac CT6 Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 19:16 via cnet.com
  
  Lighter, smaller and smarter than you might think, the new CT6 takes Cadillac in a new direction.
  
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• The 'X-Files' CraveCast decades in the making finally arrives - CNET

  26-01-2016 19:12 via cnet.com
  
  It's been a long, tortuous wait for this week's new "X-Files" mini-season, and the CraveCast crew digs in to the latest dose of truth, rebooted for 2016, starting at noon PT Tuesday.
  
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• Wikipedia editors in no confidence vote

  26-01-2016 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 200 Wikipedia editors sign a vote of no confidence in Arnnon Geshuri, newly appointed to the board of trustees that oversees the site
  
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• Boost Mobile intros two family plans, 'pays' you to watch ads - CNET

  26-01-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  The Sprint prepaid brand launches shared data plans, dangles a $5 bill credit for ad-watching and gives away free phones.
  
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• Twitter names its first-ever marketing chief - CNET

  26-01-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  Leslie Berland, who had been at American Express, arrives amid upheaval in Twitter's executive offices.
  
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• LG pins mobile comeback on two new phones - CNET

  26-01-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  Will the phones do much to help LG in a market dominated by Apple and Samsung?
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront DLC will take you back to the Death Star

  26-01-2016 18:44
  
  Star Wars Battlefront has been a success for developer DICE and publisher EA, but neither party has been particularly forthcoming about its DLC plans for the sci-fi shooter -- despite charging players £40 upfront for an unspecified season pass.
  While all players got the Battle of Jakku DLC for free -- serving as an interactive prequel to The Force Awakens -- details on what else to expect has been scarce. Finally, more information has been provided, via
  
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• Daredevil physicist braves underwater bullet for science - CNET

  26-01-2016 18:41 via cnet.com
  
  Live vicariously through a bold scientist who uses physics as a shield and stands in front of a live gun in a pool.
  
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• What is the Doomsday Clock and why does it matter?

  26-01-2016 18:35
  
  If you were hoping for some good news about the future of the human race, you're out of luck -- the Doomsday Clock has been updated, and it's not budged. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Everything you need to know about the WIRED World in 2016

  26-01-2016 18:30
  
  In these idea-rich pages you will discover our experts' views on the trends, products, businesses, people and issues that will be significant over the next yearBy: Wired UK Staff, Continue reading...
  
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• Waze gets Lyfted, becomes the ride-sharing company's default navigation app - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 18:03 via cnet.com
  
  Between this and the partnership with GM, Lyft appears ready to bring the battle to Uber.
  
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• Bosch is developing a connected gas pedal with haptic feedback - Roadshow

  26-01-2016 17:52 via cnet.com
  
  This pedal promises to use haptic feedback toward helping you save fuel while driving.
  
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• My Little Pony sued over font dispute

  26-01-2016 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toymaker Hasbro is being sued by a fonts company over allegations it used a typeface to market its My Little Pony products without permission.
  
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• Uber driver 'pulls gun' on passenger

  26-01-2016 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Uber driver in Florida admits to police that he drew a gun after a passenger said he felt sick in his car, despite the firm's firearms ban.
  
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• VIDEO: WW2 app reveals secret life of spies

  26-01-2016 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An interactive smartphone app has been launched which reveals the secret history of World War Two.
  
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• Companies look beyond firewalls in cyber battle with hackers

  26-01-2016 17:01
  By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) - With firewalls no longer seen as enough of a defense against security breaches, companies are looking at new tools to foil hackers trying to enter a computer network. U.S. and Israeli startups are leading the way, with new approaches such as "honeytraps" that lure a hacker to fake data or "polymorphic" technology that constantly changes the structure of applications running on a computer. Some of the technology is still in the early stages and it remains to be
  
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