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• FBI told San Bernardino County staff to tamper with gunman's Apple account

  20-02-2016 22:44
  
  Local government move made taking Apple to court inevitableTech giant contends enabling access would violate user trustApple: FBI is making demands even China hasn’t asked forApple v FBI: what’s the beef, how did we get here and what’s at stake?The San Bernardino County government on Friday night said the FBI told its staff to tamper with the Apple account of Syed Farook, who with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, carried out the December shooting in which 14 people were killed.Related
  
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• Use farmyard animal sounds to improve your photos video - CNET

  20-02-2016 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  We play with a camera mode that bleats like a sheep to get your subject's attention, and other nifty new features on Alcatel's Idol 4 smartphone.
  
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• Alcatel Idol 4 and 4S rock context-sensitive hardware key video - CNET

  20-02-2016 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  Alcatel's swankiest new smartphones aim to get you a lot of hardware for less cash. We go hands-on.
  
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• Barcelona welcomes Mobile World Congress (pictures) - CNET

  20-02-2016 19:27 via cnet.com
  
  The world's premier wireless tech show is about to begin and Barcelona is all dressed up for the party. Take a sightseeing tour with us under sunny Spanish skies.
  
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• Do vinyl LPs wear out? The Audiophiliac takes on that myth - CNET

  20-02-2016 19:07 via cnet.com
  
  Don't be scared off by the old bugaboo about record wear, says the Audiophiliac.
  
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• Alcatel Idol 4S Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-02-2016 19:03 via cnet.com
  
  The hardware touches on these two new glass-and-metal phones help set them apart.
  
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• Programmable phones and goliath tablets among Alcatel's MWC offering (Pictures) - CNET

  20-02-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  We take a look through all of Alcatel's products at this year's MWC, including an enormous tablet and a sleek phone with a custom side button.
  
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• Flagship Alcatels bring the boom key (pictures) - CNET

  20-02-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Alcatel's flagship Idol 4S and smaller Idol 4 pair slick looks with a customisable button found on the side of the phones called the "boom key".
  
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• Daytona: The world's only motorsport stadium - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Daytona International Speedway zooms into this century after a $400 million renovation. With free Wi-Fi, interactive displays and a new app, fans can connect like never before.
  
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• This tiny but powerful high-resolution portable music player wowed the Audiophiliac - CNET

  20-02-2016 16:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Cowon Plenue D is loaded with features and sounds awfully sweet.
  
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• Japan's Sharp to vote on rival takeover bids on Thursday: sources

  20-02-2016 16:38
  Sharp Corp plans to choose between rival rescue offers as soon as Thursday, as a favored bid from Taiwan's Foxconn continues to be challenged by a Japanese state-backed investment fund, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Sharp said earlier this month that it was devoting more resources to studying a deal with Foxconn, an Apple Inc supplier known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co . The Taiwanese firm, the world's largest electronics assembler, has offered to invest 659 billi
  
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• Get retro with Mattel's View-Master VR video - CNET

  20-02-2016 15:07 via cnet.com
  
  The classic View-Master reinvents itself for the age of virtual reality with these low-cost goggles.
  
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• LG's trio of new affordable phones each have one distinctive feature video - CNET

  20-02-2016 14:50 via cnet.com
  
  LG courts budget-minded users with the X Cam, X Screen, and Stylus 2, which have a dual rear camera, a secondary screen and a stylus, respectively.
  
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• Daimler says batteries have edge over fuel cells: Euro am Sonntag

  20-02-2016 14:23
  Electric batteries have won a slight edge over hydrogen fuel cells in their quest for future dominance in the car industry, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told a German weekly. Daimler is cooperating with partners in both areas and Zetsche said it was still unclear which of the two competing technologies would be more successful in playing a leading role in the sector.
  
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• You've never seen a Fiat 500L like this - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Coachbuilder Castagna Milano turned an ordinary Fiat into something that might appear as the antagonist in the sequel to Cloverfield.
  
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• Let's light up this joint! Whole-home smart lighting in the CNET Smart Home - CNET

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Smartening up an entire home's worth of lights might seem like a big job, but it's easier than you might think. Here's how we did it at the CNET Smart Home.
  
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• Introduction to the World Rally Championship - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Everything you need to know to become a hard-core fan of one of the world's greatest forms of motorsport.
  
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• Cable could be losing its grip on your set-top box (FAQ) - CNET

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Regulators could eventually let you use a set-top box from someone other than your cable company. CNET tells you what you need to know and how long you'll have to wait.
  
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• Beyonce is Tidal's last great hope - CNET

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: If Beyonce's next album exclusively drops on Tidal, it might give the flailing music-streaming service the boost it needs to stay relevant.
  
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• Behind the scenes at the 2016 Rally Monte Carlo - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Join us for an inside look at the most historic rally on the World Rally Championship calendar.
  
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• Every light's a smart light in the CNET Smart Home video - CNET

  20-02-2016 13:51 via cnet.com
  
  It's time to go all-in on connected lighting -- here's how we did it.
  
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• Crave Ep. 231: Jeb Bush tweets a gun, Twitter fires back - CNET

  20-02-2016 13:51 via cnet.com
  
  This week Republican US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush made Twitter waves on the campaign trail when his official Twitter account posted an image of a gun with his name engraved on it, along with the simple caption "America."
  
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• Jeb Bush tweets a gun, Twitter fires back, Ep. 231 video - CNET

  20-02-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  This week on Crave, see Twitter's uproarious reaction to Jeb Bush's tweet of a handgun. And is the "Facebook Primary" a real indicator of who the next US president will be?
  
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• Drones 101: Photo and video tips video - CNET

  20-02-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Get better photos and videos from your drone flights with these simple tips for beginner fliers.
  
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• Apple v the FBI: what's the beef, how did we get here and what's at stake?

  20-02-2016 13:00
  
  US law enforcement is taking on the tech giant in a case that has big implications for privacy and cybersecurity for millions of smartphone usersYou may have heard that Apple and the FBI are fighting over an iPhone recovered during the investigation of the San Bernardino massacre last December, and that it may have serious implications for your own smartphone. Apple has been asked to help break into that phone, and they have refused to comply; the FBI has gotten a court order compelling them to
  
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• Microsoft fixes the Surface and Apple takes on the US government video - CNET

  20-02-2016 10:50 via cnet.com
  
  A fix to the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book could get people picking up Microsoft's PCs. Meanwhile, the US wants Apple to break into iPhones.
  
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• Apple's encryption battle with the FBI has implications well past the iPhone

  20-02-2016 08:00
  
  As it goes to war with the Justice Department, Apple defends a core philosophy: that no one, not even its makers, should be able to look inside your phoneWhen a young married couple killed 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California, the legal implications of encryption and Apple’s business model must have been the furthest thing from the minds of anyone involved.Related: Inside the FBI's encryption battle with AppleContinue reading...
  
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• On the road: Fiat 500 review: ‘Nipping in and out of traffic, this had it all’

  20-02-2016 07:00
  
  Low emissions, great mileage, responsive steering, but the motorway changes your perspectiveYou’re either born loving a Fiat 500 or you’re not; they don’t grow on you. Either you find them cute and dinky, or you think they’re affected, cupcake saccharine, with charmless, mass-produced vintage effects, and even though you can see the appeal of buying eight in different colours and parking them next to each other – seriously, who does that, apart from Hertz? In the in
  
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• U.S., Apple ratchet up rhetoric in fight over encryption

  20-02-2016 06:16
  By Dustin Volz and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Friday seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, portraying the tech giant's refusal as a "marketing strategy." In response, a senior Apple executive, speaking with reporters on condition of anonymity, characterized the Justice Department's filing as an effort to argue its case in the media before
  
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• Apple says investigators ruined best way to access terrorist data - CNET

  20-02-2016 04:18 via cnet.com
  
  A backup feature might have provided the FBI with a way to access data from the iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist. But a change to the Apple iCloud password foiled that idea.
  
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• Apple says the FBI is making access demands even China hasn't asked for

  20-02-2016 03:06
  
  The tech company claims San Bernardino government workers botched an attempt to access gunman Syed Farook’s iCloud account and reset his passwordThe US government is asking for greater access to Apple’s software than even the Chinese government, an Apple executive has said, as the company resists an order forcing it to help the government crack the passcode for a phone that was used by a San Bernardino shooter.America’s most valuable company and its government used increasingly
  
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• Yahoo board hires investment bankers to explore selling its internet businesses

  20-02-2016 02:16
  
  Frustrated investors have pushed the board to evaluate bids for its internet operations, signalling that CEO Marissa Mayer may be running out of timeYahoo’s board has hired three investment banking firms to evaluate potential bids for its internet operations in the clearest sign yet that CEO Marissa Mayer may not have much more time to turn around the struggling company.The move announced Friday comes just two weeks after Yahoo disclosed it would consider “strategic alternatives&rdqu
  
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• Oregon man pleads guilty to stealing nude and explicit photos of celebrities

  20-02-2016 01:58
  
  An Oregon man who accessed hundreds of email accounts and stole the photos from 13 people has pleaded guilty to a felony hacking charge in Los AngelesAn Oregon man who accessed hundreds of email accounts and stole explicit photos of celebrities has pleaded guilty to a felony hacking charge in Los Angeles.Andrew Helton of Astoria, Oregon, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nude or explicit photos from 13 people, including some unidentified celebrities. The plea was
  
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• LG Stylus 2 reintroduces the retractable, 'nano-coated' pen (pictures) - CNET

  20-02-2016 01:44 via cnet.com
  
  An "enhanced sequel" to the LG G Stylo, the Stylus 2 has a large 5.7-inch screen and a slim, light design.
  
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• Trump calls for Apple boycott over iPhone in terror attack - CNET

  20-02-2016 01:42 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The Republican candidate says it's just occurred to him that Apple should be boycotted until it agrees to help the FBI hack a phone linked to the San Bernardino shootings.
  
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• It's Apple vs. the FBI (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast Ep. 26) - CNET

  20-02-2016 01:29 via cnet.com
  
  We talk about the far reaching privacy implications with the FBI's backdoor request to Apple, Error 53 gets fixed and Apple TV could be the big winner with the FCC's move to change the cable business.
  
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• Tom Clancy's The Division Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-02-2016 01:18 via cnet.com
  
  Take back New York City in this third-person shooter.
  
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• LG goes two for two with X Cam and X Screen (pictures) - CNET

  20-02-2016 01:10 via cnet.com
  
  The South Korean electronics giant released details on two new midrange smartphones, one with two cameras and another with two screens.
  
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• First car without a key - how many ways can that go wrong? (AutoComplete, Ep. 6) - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 01:02 via cnet.com
  
  The first electric Aston Martin, the first Tesla under $500 and the first car without a key are all on the way.
  
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• US would let Apple keep software to help FBI hack iPhone

  20-02-2016 00:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration told a U.S. magistrate judge on Friday it would be willing to allow Apple Inc. to retain possession of and later destroy specialized software it has been ordered to design to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by the gunman in December's mass shootings in California.
  
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• First car without a key - how many ways can that go wrong? (AutoComplete, Episode 6) video - Roadshow

  20-02-2016 00:50 via cnet.com
  
  The first electric Aston Martin, the first Tesla under $500 and the first car without a key are all on the way.
  
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• Leave my iPhone alone: why our smartphones are extensions of ourselves

  20-02-2016 00:29
  
  Our phones provide connection, communication and knowledge – and have become part of our identities. No wonder privacy violations bother us so much Related: Inside the FBI's encryption battle with Apple Apple’s recent refusal to abide by a court order to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone has brought to the public’s attention an argument over cybersecurity and encryption that has been raging throughout the tech world for years.Continue reading...
  
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• Your hoverboard is officially unsafe - CNET

  20-02-2016 00:27 via cnet.com
  
  No hoverboard currently for sale meets the standards laid out by the US Consumer Protection Safety Commission.
  
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• Branson's Virgin Galactic unveils new passenger spaceship

  20-02-2016 00:27
  By Irene Klotz MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert. The rollout of the gleaming craft, dubbed Virgin Space Ship Unity, marks Branson’s return to a race among rival billionaire entrepreneurs to develop a vehicle that can take thrill-seekers, researchers and commercial customers on short ho
  
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• Reaching Mars in a few days? It's possible, NASA video says - CNET

  20-02-2016 00:19 via cnet.com
  
  A new video released by the space agency discusses the possibility of speeding up our missions to other worlds by harnessing the power of lasers.
  
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• A crazy number of people applied to be NASA astronauts - CNET

  20-02-2016 00:08 via cnet.com
  
  A record number of Americans want to get off the planet. Insert joke here.
  
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