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• Infosys grand slam: Partnering ATP to redefine data consumption

  12-02-2016 23:45 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  IT services company Infosys has taken its big data collection capabilities to the tennis court and created a user interface that allows players and fans to visualise thousands of ATP match statistics.
  
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• Facebook India MD Kirthiga Reddy stepping down

  12-02-2016 23:44
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's India managing director, Kirthiga Reddy, said on Friday she is stepping down and returning to the United States to "explore new opportunities" at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Reddy, who joined Facebook in 2010 as its first employee in India, said in a Facebook post she would be relocating in the next 6-12 months. Reddy is working closely with William Easton, MD of emerging markets (Asia Pacific), and Dan Neary, vice president of Asia Pacific, t
  
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• How does George R.R. Martin avoid writing? Conan has some ideas - CNET

  12-02-2016 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  The author is taking his sweet time finishing the next installment of "A Song of Ice and Fire." Thanks to a funny "Conan" video, we know why.
  
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• Here's a list of emoticons and their meaning - CNET

  12-02-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Tired of trying to guess what an emoticon is supposed to mean? Read this.
  
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• Facebook nude-painting case can face trial in France

  12-02-2016 22:54
  
  If you post a 19th-century nude painting on Facebook, is it art or impermissible nudity? That question is now cleared for trial in France, after an appeals court there ruled that an aggrieved user can ...
  
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• Dr. Dre may get R-rated in Apple's first original TV series - CNET

  12-02-2016 22:53 via cnet.com
  
  The rapper is reportedly producing a semiautobiographical show, backed by Apple, filled with sex and violence.
  
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• JBL Pulse 2: This top Bluetooth speaker really lights up a room video - CNET

  12-02-2016 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  JBL Pulse 2's new, improved LED light show is a flashy addition that makes the speaker stand out in a crowded market.
  
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• Visa discloses stake in Dorsey's company, Square

  12-02-2016 22:33
  
  Shares in the mobile payment services company Square rose sharply Friday after Visa disclosed the details of its ownership stake in the company. While Visa's stake amounts to about 1 percent of the company, ...
  
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• Ecobee cozies up to Alexa for latest Amazon Echo partnership - CNET

  12-02-2016 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  Ecobee adds the Amazon Echo to its smart home lineup for direct integration with the Echo's Siri-like voice assistant, Alexa.
  
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• Documents show Volkswagen resisted Takata air bag recall

  12-02-2016 22:16
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen resisted U.S. government efforts to recall more cars and trucks to fix potentially deadly Takata air bags — telling safety regulators that a recall isn't necessary.
  
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• The XE could be your first Jaguar video - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Jaguar's new entry-level model, competitive in price with the BMW 3-series, makes for an excellent introduction to the British automaker.
  
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• Transformers to continue relentless march into movie theaters in 2017 - CNET

  12-02-2016 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for more Bumblebee and Optimus Prime? Paramount Pictures says three new "Transformers" movies will be released in the next three years.
  
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• Google says will not participate in 2016 U.S. airwaves auction

  12-02-2016 21:46
  NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will not participate in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of broadcast airwaves that can help the wireless industry improve coverage, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. Some industry watchers had expected Internet search giant Google to be a dark horse participant in the auction. Google last participated in a 2008 FCC auction but did not buy any airwaves.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Extreme Concept looks like a Jurassic World refugee - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 21:44 via cnet.com
  
  This monstrous Mercedes-Benz rig may look like it came from the "Jurassic Park" movie series, but it's actually a Chicago Auto Show concept.
  
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• What Facebook's policy on nudity means in practice

  12-02-2016 21:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — What are Facebook's rules for posting nude images?
  
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• Company says its running shoes turn zombies into millennials - CNET

  12-02-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In a gloriously demented ad for Brooks running shoes, the world can be saved one jog at a time.
  
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• Apple to launch new iPhone, iPad in March: 9to5mac

  12-02-2016 21:30
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc is on target to introduce its next iPhone and iPad models on March 15, and aims to start selling the devices in the same week, technology blog 9to5Mac reported, citing sources. Apple, which will introduce a new 4-inch iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone 5se", and a new iPad Air at a launch event, is unlikely to take pre-orders for the new devices, the blog reported. The technology giant has hit a trough in iPhone demand.
  
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• Kanye and Taylor Swift slap-fighting on your Twitter feed - CNET

  12-02-2016 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift, round 2, boils over on Twitter. West insists he's innocent. It's imperative to take sides.
  
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• Crave Ep. 230: Crave's creepy-robot roundup - CNET

  12-02-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  Robots are getting extra creepy these days. Here's a quick look at a few bots sure to haunt your nightmares.
  
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• How to keep your geek happy on Valentine's - CNET

  12-02-2016 21:11 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Smitten with a geek? Take care how you treat us. We love as fiercely as Vulcans but can just as easily turn into rabid Ewoks.
  
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• 2017 Jaguar XE Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  With its all-new XE model, Jaguar becomes more affordable and accessible to the average buyer, and faces off against premium stalwarts such as the BMW 3-series and Audi A4.
  
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• Watch where the shadows will drop during March's solar eclipse - CNET

  12-02-2016 20:58 via cnet.com
  
  The moon will get in the way of our sunlight again in March, at least for some of us. Two new animations from NASA show how it all works, and where the darkness will be strongest.
  
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• Don't spill spoilers, and other tips for winning a geek's heart - CNET

  12-02-2016 20:58 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Smitten with a geek? Take care how you treat us. We love as fiercely as Vulcans but can just as easily turn into rabid Ewoks.
  
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• Facebook India MD Kirthiga Reddy resigns

  12-02-2016 20:56
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's India managing director, Kirthiga Reddy, said on Friday she is resigning. Reddy, who joined Facebook in 2010 as its first employee in India, said she would be relocating to the United States in the next 6-12 months. "I have also begun to explore new opportunities at Facebook back at Menlo Park," Reddy said in a Facebook post.
  
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• 2016 Cadillac CTS-V review - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Not content to just bring 640 horsepower to the table, the CTS-V also boasts surprisingly nimble handling.
  
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• Crave's creepy-robot roundup, Ep. 230 video - CNET

  12-02-2016 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  This week on Crave, we explore robots with elevated levels of freaky, like the cockroach robot that might someday find you buried under a pile rubble. Let's kick it up a notch with a robot that prints portraits in blood. Hope you're sitting down because this is not for the faint of heart.
  
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• Apple Music: Like button vs. add button - CNET

  12-02-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Should you tap the heart or the "+" button?
  
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• Samsung UBD-K8500 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  12-02-2016 19:57 via cnet.com
  
  The first 4K Blu-ray discs are a couple of weeks away, but we got our hands on the first player already. Check out our first impressions of everything we've tested (without 4K discs).
  
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• Betty White really bleeping likes 'Deadpool' - CNET

  12-02-2016 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  The 94-year-old actress gave the movie 4 Golden Girls in a heavily censored endorsement.
  
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• ​Don't break our geeky hearts this Valentine's Day - CNET

  12-02-2016 19:07 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Smitten with a geek? Take care how you treat us. We love fiercely like Vulcans but can just as easily turn into rabid Ewoks.
  
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• Printer maker Lexmark wins patent case against cartridge reseller

  12-02-2016 19:03
  A printer cartridge reseller infringed the patent rights of Lexmark International Inc when it imported Lexmark's toner products back into the United States after they were first sold abroad, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday. In a victory that reinforces U.S. patent owners' ability to control the use of their products after they are sold, the court also found Impression Products Inc liable for selling refurbished Lexmark cartridges that were originally marketed for a single use under its retu
  
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• Farewell, Philae: Rosetta's lost comet lander faces eternal rest - CNET

  12-02-2016 18:56 via cnet.com
  
  After months of Philae's radio silence, the Rosetta mission team is finally giving up on hearing from the comet lander.
  
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• 2016 Nissan Maxima SR review - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 18:48 via cnet.com
  
  Trying its best to be a four-door sports car, the 2016 Nissan Maxima almost makes it. The V6 engine puts out 300 ponies, it looks amazing, but it suffers with a continuously variable transmission.
  
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• Rosetta's comet lander resigned to its eternal rest - CNET

  12-02-2016 18:42 via cnet.com
  
  After months of radio silence, the Rosetta mission team is finally giving up on hearing from the lost comet lander Philae.
  
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• Mario Kart re-enactment churns up real-life mall - CNET

  12-02-2016 18:39 via cnet.com
  
  We'd all love to play Mario Kart in real life. A handful of fans did exactly that, dressing as their favorite characters in this entertaining prank.
  
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• 1LE performance package turns the Chevrolet Camaro into an affordable track star video - Roadshow

  12-02-2016 18:36 via cnet.com
  
  Track-focused suspension, brake, wheel and tire upgrades are coming for Camaro V-6 and V-8 models
  
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• Court says Facebook nude painting case can be tried in France

  12-02-2016 18:16
  A French court ruled on Friday that a case against social networking company Facebook over a painting of a nude woman can be tried in France, rejecting Facebook's argument that it is governed by Californian law. Facebook blocked the account of a French professor and art lover after he uploaded a picture of Gustave Courbet’s 1866 canvas 'The Origin of the World', which shows a close-up view of female genitals. The Paris Appeal Court's decision upheld a lower court ruling in March 2015 that
  
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• Review: Pioneer XDP-100R review

  12-02-2016 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and FeaturesThe Pioneer XDP-100R is the company's first high-resolution audio (HRA) player, and has been conceived as a genuine alternative to the more expensive Acoustic Research and Astell & Kern devices.It's also set to be one of the first players that will be able to take advantage of the new Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) file format that's set to launch later this year.That's the technology which is going to bring bona fide high-resolution audio to the streaming genera
  
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• UK court: GCHQ hacking phones and computers is legal

  12-02-2016 18:10
  
  Computer and smartphone hacking by spying agency GCHQ is legal the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal has said.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook's anti-terror plan: free adverts for counter extremists

  12-02-2016 18:09
  
  Facebook has an innovative new plan to counter terrorist propaganda online -- free advertising for users who speak out against it.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• The 'science' of Valentine's Day, and why it makes no sense

  12-02-2016 17:12
  
  Opinion on Valentine's Day is somewhat mixed. Some may call it a contemptible symbol of consumerism that commodifies human emotion for financial gain. Others embrace the opportunity to show their loved ones they care. Some people just use it as an excuse to awkwardly ask out their office crush. 
  What you can't really do, though, is ignore it. Saccharine love ballads are pumped into food courts, heart shaped balloons festoon shop floors. You might want to pretend it doesn't exist, but it ca
  
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• Review: Updated: OnePlus 2

  12-02-2016 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designThe tricky second album. That's probably the best way to describe the OnePlus 2. After the surprise success of the OnePlus One there were big expectations for its successor, so has the fledgling Chinese brand delivered?OnePlus dubbed its new phone 'the 2016 Flagship Killer', a claim that was more than a little far-fetched. So how about a more grounded claim of 'the 2015 Flapship Killer'? If OnePlus bangs that drum instead, then it might just be onto something.The price tag
  
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• Paul McCartney, gravitational waves: Podcast 254

  12-02-2016 16:33
  
  
  WIRED speaks to UCL's Andrew Pontzen about gravitational waves, and we listen to Sir Paul McCartney's new audio emojis.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Review: DJI Osmo

  12-02-2016 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresDJI is best known for revolutionising the multirotor drone market with the Phantom range, but now it brings its knowledge of image stabilised gimbals to earth with the unique handheld gimbal and camera combo known as the OSMO. The OSMO is a camera system that enables you to capture your world from a personal perspective, and does so in a way the far exceeds the capabilities of regular action cams like the GoPro Hero4. This step up in quality isn't down to the visual prop
  
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• Big data privacy must be fixed before the revolution can begin

  12-02-2016 15:44 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  There won't be a 'big data revolution' until the public can be reassured that their data won't be misused.
  
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• Women write better code, study suggests

  12-02-2016 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men - but only if it is not obvious that the coders are female, new research suggests.
  
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• Hands-on review: Nextbit Robin

  12-02-2016 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  'Robin never runs out of space.' Those are the words that greet you when you open the box of the Nextbit Robin, a phone imagined by the design guru behind many of HTC's beautiful handsets.It's certainly a bold statement from a fledging smartphone manufacturer which is trying something different in an attempt to stand out with its first device.The San Francisco based firm is harnessing the power of the cloud to ensure there's always space on the Robin for the latest app, game, movie or music trac
  
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• Russian billionaire Fridman makes $200 million investment in Uber

  12-02-2016 15:05
  Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's LetterOne investment vehicle said on Friday it had made a $200 million investment in U.S. ride-hailing service provider Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL]. "We believe that Uber's highly talented management team possesses the necessary vision and skills to build the company into one of the world's preeminent technology businesses," Fridman, who is the chairman of LetterOne, said. In January, Russian media reported that another Russian tycoon, Alisher Usmanov, h
  
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• There is now a TV show based on the Lego based on Star Wars

  12-02-2016 14:53
  
  The Star Wars universe is getting a little bigger, with Disney announcing a new animated series set to air in the UK this summer. But The Freemaker Adventures will be noticably different to the current Star Wars: Rebels series -- it's done entirely in the style of The Lego Movie.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Don't want Windows 10? No problem, upgrade to Windows 3.1 instead

  12-02-2016 14:52 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Meet the Microsoft operating system that ushered in much of what we experience in desktop computing today.
  
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