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• Facebook posts strong 4Q as company closes gap with Google

  27-01-2016 23:02
  
  Facebook is growing at an exceptional pace as it enters adolescence, propelling it into a better position to challenge Google as the Internet's most powerful company. Facebook's fourth-quarter report Wednesday ...
  
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• Apple's iPhone is slumping. What's next?

  27-01-2016 22:54
  
  The bloom may be off Apple's iPhone, at least for now. So now the pressure is on the iconic Silicon Valley company to come up with its next big thing. On Tuesday, Apple acknowledged that it's likely to ...
  
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• Facebook, now 'thriving,' is more like Google every dayFacebook, now 'thriving,' sees big gains on mobile - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:51 via cnet.com
  
  Apple may struggle to sell more devices, but the world's largest social network is seeing advertisers jump at the opportunity to reach phone users.
  
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• What is Starry? An Internet service and router unlike anything else (CNET Update show notes) - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:49 via cnet.com
  
  Super high-speed Internet can be beamed to your home with millimeter waves. Bridget Carey explains Starry and its helpful (but pricey) Wi-Fi hub. Also: Facebook is ending the Like as we know it.
  
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• Apple shares fall most in two years in wake of earnings report

  27-01-2016 22:30
  Apple Inc shares fell more than 6.5 percent on Wednesday, the biggest percentage drop in two years, after the company reported its slowest-ever rise in iPhone shipments and forecast that quarterly sales for the current period would post the first drop in 13 years. "Cook & Co have a few tough quarters ahead until we get to the buildup around iPhone 7 later this year, which is what bulls are focused on to turn this ship back into growth waters," FBR & Co analyst Daniel Ives said. Shares fe
  
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• Doctor who raged in Uber YouTube video says she's ashamed - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:22 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A Miami doctor was suspended by her hospital after a viral video showed her pitching a fit in an Uber driver's car. Now she says she'd had a few and was smarting from bad news.
  
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• Adobe's new Lightroom helps photographers fill in panorama gaps - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:16 via cnet.com
  
  The update pushes the boundaries -- literally -- when you're stitching multiple shots into a panorama. It's another step away from simpler days when cameras just captured reality as they saw it.
  
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• Google Glass goes dark on social media - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Google is known to be working on a new smart-specs project, but it looks like it won't bear the Glass moniker.
  
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• Amazon Echo's "Alexa" suits up for Super Bowl 50 - CNET

  27-01-2016 22:02 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's first-ever Super Bowl ad is all about Alexa, and features Alec Baldwin and Hall of Fame Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.
  
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• Volvo now offers a cheaper way to get into an XC90 - Roadshow

  27-01-2016 21:52 via cnet.com
  
  The T5 trim level involves some sacrifice, but there's a payoff beyond a lower window sticker.
  
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• Death Star BBQ grill crushes planets, cooks hamburgers - CNET

  27-01-2016 21:47 via cnet.com
  
  Throw another Wampa sausage on the barbie! A Death Star-shaped grill will satisfy your desires for both galactic domination and a hot dinner.
  
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• iPhone once again top phone brand in US and China - CNET

  27-01-2016 21:42 via cnet.com
  
  Despite flat sales and a gloomy forecast, Apple's iPhone is still the most popular model in the world's two largest smartphone markets, says researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
  
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• What is Starry? An Internet service and router unlike anything else video - CNET

  27-01-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Ultra high-speed Internet can be beamed to your home with millimeter waves. Bridget Carey explains Starry and its helpful (but pricey) Wi-Fi hub. Also: Facebook is ending the Like as we know it.
  
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• The battery-powered Blink camera doesn't go the distance video - CNET

  27-01-2016 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  Immedia's $79 Blink security camera is missing too many features to compete today's top DIY models.
  
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• Chorus won't appeal copper price, unless someone else does

  27-01-2016 21:15 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  New Zealand network operator Chorus says it wants regulatory certainty after higher wholesale copper price are restored by the regulator.
  
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• How Link, Frodo and Neo can help you live a more epic life - CNET

  27-01-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  Want to "Level Up Your Life"? In his new book, Nerd Fitness founder Steve Kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you how.
  
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• Score! Bone from mammoth found in university stadium end zone - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  Construction workers dug up a lot more than dirt when excavation at an Oregon sports stadium uncovered a massive mammoth femur bone.
  
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• Starry wants to make the future of Wi-Fi routers and the future of wireless internet video - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:48 via cnet.com
  
  Starry Station is a smart home hub that helps your stuff stay connected, while Starry Internet is a brand new wireless broadband service on the horizon. We take a peek in NYC.
  
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• 8 genius ways to use Velcro around the house - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  Velcro is great for fastening things together. But there are many ways in which you may have never thought to use hook and loop tape.
  
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• Samsung may match Apple with its own phone upgrade program - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:38 via cnet.com
  
  The Galaxy S7 could be the first phone to be offered via the new program, says Korea's Electronic Times.
  
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• Hate your cable company? Superfast, wireless Internet is coming - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  A startup called Starry hopes to roll out a nationwide wireless broadband network to compete with local cable and phone companies.
  
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• Beyond chess: Computer beats human in ancient Chinese game

  27-01-2016 20:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A computer program has beaten a human champion at the ancient Chinese board game Go, marking a significant advance for development of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Starry Station Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:24 via cnet.com
  
  For $350, how good can a touchscreen smart router be? Some of what it offers actually sounds pretty good. Our quick hands-on look.
  
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• ​You can add heart rate and wireless charging to your Pebble soon, thanks to Tylt - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  Tylt aims to add a few missing Pebble features with one snap-on accessory.
  
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• Three iPhone apps to filter your Twitter feed - CNET

  27-01-2016 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  Make your Twitter timeline more manageable by filtering out unwanted content with one of these iOS apps.
  
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• GM builds a Miata fighter for the future (picture) - Roadshow

  27-01-2016 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  The Opel GT Concept proves that there is a space in the future for small, lightweight sports coupes. Not only is it a throwback to the Experimental GT concept of old, it's also perfectly poised to do battle with today's Mazda MX-5 Miata. Here's to hoping!
  
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• iPhone once again top phone in US and China - CNET

  27-01-2016 19:46 via cnet.com
  
  Despite flat sales and a gloomy forecast, Apple's iPhone is still the most popular model in the world's two largest smartphone markets, says researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
  
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• Hands-on with the Starry Station (pictures) - CNET

  27-01-2016 19:43 via cnet.com
  
  The Starry Station is a $350 Wi-Fi hub that promises wireless delivery of 1-gigabit Internet.
  
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• Not recycling is more immoral than watching porn, say teens in study - CNET

  27-01-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A pornography study by a faith-focused group says porn is increasingly becoming accepted in society, as it's safer than actual sex.
  
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• VIDEO: Google AI beats Europe's Go champion

  27-01-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google's DeepMind division says its AI software has beaten Europe's top player of the board game Go.
  
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• 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  27-01-2016 19:31 via cnet.com
  
  With new flat-four engines, a revised look and some new tech, the 718 Boxster and Boxster S are ready to bring midengined roadsters into the 21st century.
  
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• Indie game bundle wants to finally reward 'Godus' winner

  27-01-2016 19:17
  
  A new game bundle is set to launch in February, aiming to redress what some consider one of the great gaming wrongs in recent memory -- giving Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube? "winner" Bryan Henderson the prize he's never received.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Zebra stripes as camouflage? Not so fast, Mr. Hyena - CNET

  27-01-2016 19:15 via cnet.com
  
  Zebras may not be nearly as sneaky as some people thought. A study casts doubt on the idea that those magnificent stripes are used to hide the horse-like creatures from predators.
  
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• Apple shares slip, to stay muted until iPhone 7 rings in growth

  27-01-2016 19:09
  Apple Inc shares fell as much as 6 percent on Wednesday after the company reported its slowest-ever rise in iPhone shipments, with an uptick likely only after the expected launch of iPhone 7 in September. The March quarter is likely to be the weakest this year in terms of iPhone sales. Apple on Tuesday forecast its first quarterly revenue drop in 13 years.
  
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• A quick way to free up iPhone memory - CNET

  27-01-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  With this move, you can revive a sluggish iOS device without resetting or restarting it.
  
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