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• LG LFXS32726S review - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  This massive, 32-cubic-foot LG fridge aced our cooling tests -- but is it too boring to merit the asking price?
  
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• Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5: My preorder dilemma - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  It's not just specs. Here's why this CNET editor can't pick between the hottest new smartphones.
  
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• Amazon stops selling all hoverboards - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:46 via cnet.com
  
  If you don't already have one of the motorized scooters, flagged by consumer watchdogs as unsafe, good luck scaring one up now.
  
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• All the tech from Mobile World Congress you can actually buy soon - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  We've already seen a ton of new toys announced at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona. Here are the ones you'll see on store shelves soon.
  
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• WirelessHD, WHDI and WiGig: Wireless HD technologies explained - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:29 via cnet.com
  
  WirelessHD, WHDI, WiGig: Which wireless HD standard is right for you?
  
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• Vive: what your $799 ticket to VR includes (photos) - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  A look at the final form of the consumer-ready version of HTC and Valve's Vive VR coming this April.
  
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• Hottest phones you've never heard of _ same bang, less buck

  23-02-2016 23:18
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Move over, Apple and Samsung. The next big smartphone might be from little-known Chinese brands such as TCL and OPPO.
  
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• Three French Anonymous activists on trial for targeting police

  23-02-2016 23:16
  
  Defendants stand accused of leaking contact information of 541 police officers, along with hacking and blocking government websites in 2012Three French members of the hacking collective Anonymous have gone on trial for accessing a police union website, collecting contact information for hundreds of police officers and disclosing the details online in 2012.A prosecutor asked a Paris court to hand the three men, aged 22 to 27, a one-year suspended sentence and a 5,000 euro fine each, a lawyer for
  
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• How does UL test hoverboards? Hint: They blow them up - CNET

  23-02-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  Hoverboard fans, rejoice! Underwriters Laboratories has new test procedures that are supposed to bring these unpredictable battery-powered scooters back from the brink.
  
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• Apple to tell judge in California case: Congress must decide

  23-02-2016 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over iPhone encryption should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts, The Associated Press has learned.
  
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• In Tech: Asus security, ABC on Sling, Samsung playground

  23-02-2016 23:08
  The Federal Trade Commission says Asus has agreed to settle complaints that its routers lacked needed security, which led to the exposure of the personal information of thousands of people. The FTC says ...
  
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• Prosecutors help organize victims' brigade in Apple battle

  23-02-2016 22:56
  Prosecutors took unusual steps in enlisting victims of the San Bernardino attack in the government's heated battle with Apple Inc over access to an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, according to people involved in the effort and legal experts. Family members of at least two victims will join a legal brief to be filed next week urging Apple to help the government unlock the phone, they told Reuters on Monday. The lawyer representing them, former federal judge Stephen Larson, said he was br
  
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• BT ready to up network spend if regulator decides against split

  23-02-2016 22:55
  Britain's BT said it would increase investment in superfast broadband, including more fiber to the home, if regulator Ofcom decides against forcing a break-up of the company. Ofcom is examining whether BT's networks arm Openreach should remain part of the group, as part of a larger review of the British telecoms market. "There's a significant investment that we are ready to make now in the next generation of technology, more fiber to the premise, G.fast (and) fiber to the cabinet," Chief Executi
  
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• Review: Updated: Sony Smartwatch 3

  23-02-2016 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and displayUpdate: The Sony SmartWatch 4 could very well be right around the corner, but if you're in the market for a well-rounded (even though it's a square) Android Wear smartwatch, look no further than the Sony SmartWatch 3. Sure, competitors like the Moto 360 and the Huawei Watch may have it beat when it comes to looking like a more traditional timepiece. But, Sony's wearable boasts a few stand-out benefits over each, and at that, most of the Android Wear device portfolio avail
  
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• Visualizing the new UL hoverboard tests (pictures) - CNET

  23-02-2016 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  We got to visit Underwriters Laboratories and watch some of their new hoverboard safety tests.
  
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• Watch live-action Pac-Man battle ghosts with sweet parkour skills - CNET

  23-02-2016 22:27 via cnet.com
  
  Pac-Man is a parkour champ in a live-action video where cherries get eaten, ghosts get avoided and a power pellet comes at just the right time.
  
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• Is LG cooking up competition for Amazon Echo? - CNET

  23-02-2016 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  A new always-on, always-listening smart home hub from one of LG's subsidiaries will soon make a South Korean debut.
  
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• Cyber security startups face funding drought

  23-02-2016 22:24
  By Heather Somerville and Jim Finkle SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. cyber security industry, once one of the hottest targets for venture capitalists, is now grappling with a funding slump that has forced some startups to sell themselves or cut spending. Amid widespread concerns about cyber attacks and data breaches, hundreds of security startups have sprung up in recent years, promising "next-generation" technologies to fight cyber criminals, government spies and hacker activists. "In
  
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• Japanese cars dominate Consumer Reports 2016 Top Picks list - Roadshow

  23-02-2016 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  Only two domestic cars -- one from Ford, and one from Chevrolet -- made the best-of-the-best list.
  
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• LG Elec says to boost marketing spend in G5 sales push

  23-02-2016 22:10
  By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Smartphone maker LG Electronics Inc plans to boost marketing spend in a bid to lift sales of its new flagship handset, the South Korean firm's mobile division chief said. LG is trying to establish itself as a top smartphone player with the G5, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday and praised by industry experts for its creative design. The device is also key to LG's efforts to turn around its mobile division, which lost money la
  
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• UL fights hoverboard fires with new safety standards video - CNET

  23-02-2016 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  Want a hoverboard that won't catch on fire? UL might be able to help.
  
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• HTC dishes out Vive date and price video - CNET

  23-02-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  HTC's Vive gets a date and price, Bill Gates clarifies his FBI/Apple comments and 5G wireless data testing commences.
  
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• Sigma sd Quattro and sd Quattro H Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  23-02-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  LIke its enthusiast compacts, Sigma's Foveon-based interchangeable-lens models are kind of odd.
  
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• Unicorn startup Zenefits banned sex on the stairs, report says - CNET

  23-02-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: After what's said to have been a rather partylike period, Zenefits is trying to dry out and sober up a little.
  
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• Telegram app free-speech advocate no stranger to Apple-FBI woes

  23-02-2016 21:06
  By Eric Auchard BARCELONA (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, founder of secure messaging app Telegram and VKontakte, lives in the vortex that now pits technology giant Apple against the FBI. Durov has spent years fending off intrusions into his users’ communications, forging an uncompromising stance on privacy after founding popular site VKontakte, Russia's answer to Facebook, then losing control of it for refusing Russian government demands to block dissidents.
  
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• Bill Gates supports government efforts in Apple case

  23-02-2016 20:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is supportive of investigators' efforts to force Apple to help them crack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, saying a balance needs to be struck between government access and the need to preserve data security.
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2016: Epson Moverio BT-300

  23-02-2016 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With Google Glass taking a break from perching on the nose of tech enthusiasts, there is an opening for a new smart spectacle upstart and Epson has its eyes on the prize.The Epson Moverio BT-300 is the third iteration of the company's smart eyeglass lineup. It comes with a new lightweight form factor - 20% lighter than the BT-200 range - that has a 'Google' feel and is equipped with an OLED display, which projects an image in front of the eyes that feels around 80 inches in size. All of this is
  
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• Food printers and eye writing: tech show's quirkiest gadgets

  23-02-2016 19:43
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — While tens of thousands flock to the Mobile World Congress to check out the latest smartphones, the show also offers glimpses of some of the coolest off-beat — and downright strange — innovations.
  
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• Review: Acoustic Research M2

  23-02-2016 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresAcoustic Research may not be a household name, but its M2 portable audio player is an incredible-sounding device, and a mighty powerful one too.Similar to the Pioneer XDP-100R we checked out recently, the M2 is also rocking a version of the Android operating system to give it familiar, and versatile, control software. But the M2 is filled with audio components that are even more high-end than Pioneer's player, and generates what would be ear-splitting levels of volume we
  
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• U.S. sought data from 15 Apple iPhones in last four months

  23-02-2016 19:00
  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Court records released on Tuesday show the U.S. Justice Department has in the last four months sought court orders to force Apple Inc to help investigators extract data from 15 iPhones in cases across the country. The disclosure comes amid a heated dispute between Apple and federal investigators over access to a locked iPhone belonging to one of the killers in December's mass-shooting in San Bernardino, California. In a letter unsealed on Tuesday addressed to
  
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• X-Files creator Chris Carter says new series won't be last

  23-02-2016 18:46
  
  The X-Files has only just returned after a 14-year hiatus, but series creator Chris Carter is confident that the six-episode mini series won't be the last we see of Mulder and Scully.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg: We support Apple in encryption fight with FBI – video

  23-02-2016 18:45
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he is sympathetic towards Apple in their fight with the FBI. Zuckerberg made his comments during a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Zuckerberg acknowledged the importance of working with government agencies to protect the country against terrorism threats, but said a ‘back door’ into encryption technologies was not the way Continue reading...
  
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• FBI seeking access to a dozen iPhones, Apple claims

  23-02-2016 18:16
  
  Firm has submitted list to federal judge of at least 11 times since September that DoJ has sought access to newer models of iPhone than was earlier suggestedApple has challenged the White House’s claims that its use of a controversial law to access the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook is limited in scope.The Department of Justice has sought access to iPhones, including the company’s very latest models, under the All Writs Act at least 11 times since September, according t
  
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• Now IBM Watson wants to look after your office, too

  23-02-2016 18:10 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Building asset management, the Internet of Things and data analytics come together in a system that Siemens and IBM hope will help manage smart buildings.
  
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• In South Africa, drones used to battle rhino poaching

  23-02-2016 17:39
  
  HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — In hills where Zulu royalty once hunted wildlife, South African conservationists now scan live video from a thermal-imaging camera attached to a drone, looking for heat signatures of poachers stalking through the bush to kill rhinos.
  
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• Time Inc may buy Yahoo's core search, mail and news business, report says

  23-02-2016 17:36
  
  Publisher of Sports Illustrated and People could opt for tax-free deal that would not include CEO Marissa Mayer, according to reportTime Inc, the publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazine, is considering a deal to buy the core business of Yahoo Inc, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Time has heard a presentation from Citigroup bankers on pursuing a deal with Yahoo, the Bloomberg report said, adding that Citigroup had not been retained by Time.Continue rea
  
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• Can technology help us improve reality?

  23-02-2016 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How augmented reality tech is changing our world
  
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• Smartphone market's glory days are over - CNET

  23-02-2016 17:32 via cnet.com
  
  With phone ownership reaching the saturation point in significant markets, a top analyst says the industry will find it trickier than ever to find new buyers.
  
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• Play the Star Wars 'Imperial March' on a screaming toad - CNET

  23-02-2016 17:29 via cnet.com
  
  Of all the renditions of Darth Vader's theme song, this version using a angry toad might be the absolute weirdest.
  
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• 2016 Nissan Leaf Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  23-02-2016 17:25 via cnet.com
  
  Offering up a larger battery size, longer range and a new suite of connected services, Nissan makes a compelling argument to buy a Leaf that's otherwise a little long in the tooth.
  
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• This Ubuntu tablet switches to desktop mode when you plug in a keyboard video - CNET

  23-02-2016 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  BQ's Aquaris M10 wants to be your do-all device. We take a look at its unusual software.
  
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• Get an HP Spectre x2 12t for $749.99 - CNET

  23-02-2016 17:11 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: Normally $1,000, this upgraded model includes a Core M7 processor and 8GB of RAM. Plus: two bonus deals!
  
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• China's Oppo announces a smartphone battery that fully charges in 15 minutes

  23-02-2016 17:09
  
  Smartphone manufacturer’s latest quick-charge technology promises safe, fast and low-temperature charging of full-size smartphone batteriesChinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has announced that its latest technology, due to hit handsets this year, will fully charge a phone in 15 minutes.
  The company’s Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging – what it calls VOOC – technology, which launched in 2014, mirrored technology from Qualcomm and others that allowed
  
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• Keezel Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  23-02-2016 17:06 via cnet.com
  
  This puck-ish, crowdfunded device acts as a buffer between you and an unsecured network.
  
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• Samsung printers join Amazon's Dash Replenishment Service

  23-02-2016 16:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  There's now a handful of Samsung printers that will monitor toner levels over time, and place a resupply order on Amazon before running out.
  
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• Microscope shows live cancer cells in high resolution 3D

  23-02-2016 16:32
  
  Cancer cells are traditionally observed on glass slides -- but this flattens them, and makes it difficult for scientists to understand how they act in a more natural environment. Now, a new microscopy technique could allow scientists to observe the cells as they interact with their environment.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Venture capital firm pays the price for 'free' labor - CNET

  23-02-2016 16:29 via cnet.com
  
  The US Labor Department concludes that Fenox Venture Capital illegally labeled 56 employees as interns. Now, the firm must pay them for three years of unpaid work.
  
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• Japan's critical infrastructure under 'escalating' cyber-attack, says report

  23-02-2016 16:21 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Operation Dust Storm has migrated to exclusively seek out organizations involved in Japanese critical infrastructure and resources, says security firm.
  
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• The Eero system does Wi-Fi like nothin' you've seen video - CNET

  23-02-2016 16:19 via cnet.com
  
  CNET editor Dong Ngo explains why the super cool and easy to use Eero Wi-Fi System is not exactly his style. But it might just be yours.
  
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• Spotify is moving to Google's cloud platform

  23-02-2016 15:45
  
  Spotify is moving the "guts" of its service from its own data centres to Google's cloud platform, the two companies have announced.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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