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• China turns to support taxi-hailing apps

  25-02-2016 23:56 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A top Chinese official said on Thursday that the government is generally supportive of the development of taxi-hailing apps in the country, but the negative effects of these apps should be inhibited to the lowest level.
  
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• How to keep YouTube audio playing in the background on iOS - CNET

  25-02-2016 23:27 via cnet.com
  
  Disclaimer: It works only with headphones that have an inline remote.
  
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• Germans talk tough, fete Facebook's Zuckerberg

  25-02-2016 23:26
  By Georgina Prodhan and Klaus Lauer BERLIN (Reuters) - Prominent Germans appeared starstruck by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on a visit to Berlin on Thursday even while talking tough about the social network's record on data protection and hate speech. Zuckerberg is on a charm offensive in Germany, where the company he co-founded has faced criticism for months from politicians and regulators over its privacy practices and a slow response to anti-immigrant postings by neo-Nazi sympathizers. The 31-
  
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• Companies experiment with build-your-own smartphone programs

  25-02-2016 23:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If you could build your dream smartphone, what would it look like? Now suppose you could put it together yourself.
  
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• Apple asks court to reverse iPhone order

  25-02-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has asked a US court to overturn an earlier ruling forcing the company to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers.
  
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• Is this the end of hoverboards forever? There is one hope video - CNET

  25-02-2016 22:36 via cnet.com
  
  When the government deemed hoverboards unsafe, the self-balancing scooters were pulled from major retailers. UL labs is now putting models to the test to see which are safe - but is it too late to save the hoverboard?
  
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• Nissan suspends NissanConnect EV smartphone app over serious hacking concerns - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 22:17 via cnet.com
  
  When all it takes is a browser and a VIN to gain access to someone else's vehicle functions, you know something is not quite right.
  
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• Apple asks judge to vacate order on locked iPhone

  25-02-2016 22:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking "dangerous power" through the courts and of trampling on its constitutional rights.
  
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• Download this: 6 apps to try right now (February 2016) - CNET

  25-02-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  These are the best six apps and updates you need to try in February.
  
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• These kinky male spiders could star in 'Fifty Shades' for arachnids - CNET

  25-02-2016 21:48 via cnet.com
  
  Male nursery web spiders give Christian Gray a run for his money, but only because they like to continue living after they've enjoyed a little romp.
  
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• Nissan shutters NissanConnect EV smartphone app over serious hacking concerns - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 21:47 via cnet.com
  
  When all it takes is a browser and a VIN to gain access to someone else's vehicle functions, you know something is not quite right.
  
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• Make your own Star Wars Poe Dameron X-Wing suit on the cheap - CNET

  25-02-2016 21:14 via cnet.com
  
  This step-by-step video from "DIY Costume Squad" shows how you can hang a Poe Dameron X-wing costume made from everyday materials in your cosplay closet.
  
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• Iceland shows how to behave while naked in hot tub - CNET

  25-02-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Not every country has an online academy to help visitors assimilate. Iceland does. This is especially useful if you intend to be nude.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7's hidden features -- and camera test shots (pictures) - CNET

  25-02-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Take a tour of the finer details in Samsung's two new phones, taken on the Galaxy S7's own camera.
  
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• Photos of the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones, shot with Galaxy S7 phones - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:54 via cnet.com
  
  So meta! We took a test drive of the flagship phone's new camera by taking photos of the S7's hidden features.
  
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• Why physical therapists get the most love on Tinder - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  The dating/hookup app releases data on which jobs get swiped right the most. Sadly, clichés abound.
  
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• 16-year-old webcam takes weird space selfie with Earth - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  An old webcam up in space gets a reboot and delivers a strange low-res selfie with Earth making a cameo in the background.
  
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• Bill Gates does the splits in DJing stint (really) - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  Appearing with Jimmy Fallon, the Microsoft co-founder proves he can club it with the best of them.
  
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• VIDEO: Automatic refunds for c2c train delays

  25-02-2016 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Commuters can now get automatic refunds if their train journeys are delayed by more than two minutes when travelling on c2c trains.
  
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• Chevrolet Silverado eAssist: The hybrid pickup returns! - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  For about $500, your 2016 Silverado can come with a mild hybrid system that promises a 13-percent jump in city fuel economy.
  
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• Ford changed lighting colors for gender equality - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  There's more to keeping a vehicle well-lit than you might think.
  
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• Nespresso Prodigio Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  Here to help make espresso more convenient is the smart, new Nespresso Prodigio coffee maker and mobile app combo.
  
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• How to survive a tech show video - CNET

  25-02-2016 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  Covering a tech show like MWC takes a lot of work -- but the CNET crew has the #protips you'll need to survive.
  
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• Uber faces potential big fine and ban for bosses in France

  25-02-2016 20:08
  
  PARIS (AP) — Uber risks millions of euros in damages and fines and having two top executives banned from running the ride-hailing company in France as a trial wrapped up Thursday in a Paris court.
  
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• Dislike the Facebook reactions? The Oatmeal comic has you covered - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:56 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook expanded the "like" function with a handful of emojis, but some think the social network didn't go far enough. Matthew Inman, aka The Oatmeal, has come up with some great alternatives.
  
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• Smartphone gauntlet is a quirky, curved-screen concept - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:37 via cnet.com
  
  Sadly this metallic manacle gadget was built purely to show off curved screen tech -- but that doesn't mean it's not a neat idea.
  
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• Volvo app turns your phone into your car key video - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:27 via cnet.com
  
  The car-maker's software also let's you share access to your vehicle with others. We go hands-on at Mobile World Congress 2016.
  
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• CNET makes its own fun at MWC video - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:27 via cnet.com
  
  From bloopers to moments of tech-addled madness, here are the bits of CNET's Mobile World Congress coverage that made us chuckle.
  
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• Yamaha YSP-5600 review - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:23 via cnet.com
  
  The expensive Yamaha YSP-5600 sound bar projects a huge sound field, and no other sound bar can produce as immersive an experience, but you'll need to buy an additional subwoofer.
  
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• This rare BMW from 2011 is worth more than it was when new - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 19:22 via cnet.com
  
  Despite being BMW's least expensive M offering in 2011, the 1 Series M Coupe is now worth more than its far costlier showroom contemporaries.
  
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• Smartphone gauntlet is oddly compelling concept tech video - CNET

  25-02-2016 19:18 via cnet.com
  
  We're weirdly impressed by the design of this bizzarre manacle, built by FlexEnable to demonstrate the company's curved-screen tech.
  
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• #GOPMovies lights up Twitter, mocking U.S. Republicans

  25-02-2016 19:02
  Twitter lit up on Thursday with playful movie title puns targeted at U.S. Republicans, from "Tedtanic" to "Start Wars" to "Honey, I Shrunk the Middle Class." The hashtag #GOPMovies was buzzing on Twitter, with thousands tweaking classic movies titles as the hours counted down to the Republican presidential debate in Houston on Thursday night, the last before the Super Tuesday primaries. The trend took off late on Wednesday when Comedy Central's late-night show "@midnight" tweeted: "For all we kn
  
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• Review: MunroSonic Egg100

  25-02-2016 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresThe MunroSonic Egg100 system is a passive nearfield monitor setup designed by renowned soundman Andy Munro, and manufactured here in the UK in partnership with Sonic Distribution. Both are prominent names in the industry; they collaborated in 2011 as MunroSonic to release the Egg150s, a set of highly-rated speakers found in many professional recording studios today. The Egg100 speakers take the same design principles and shrink them down ever-so-slightly. Nearfield monit
  
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• Germany says Facebook's Zuckerberg gets message on hate speech

  25-02-2016 18:32
  Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg understands the need to stamp out hate speech on the world's biggest social network, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said on Thursday after a meeting between the two in Berlin. Zuckerberg is on a charm offensive in Germany, where the company he co-founded has faced criticism for months from politicians and regulators over its privacy practices and a slow response to anti-immigrant postings by neo-Nazi sympathizers. "We in Germany obviously want illegal
  
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• Netflix announces first original anime series, 'Perfect Bones'

  25-02-2016 18:21
  
  Netflix has made another move to secure more original anime content, with the announcement that upcoming series Perfect Bones will debut worldwide on the platform.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Google backs down in ad switch-off row

  25-02-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has backed down in a trademark row that suddenly deprived tech news site 9to5Google of adverts.
  
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• Tesla will tow you 10 times farther than before - Roadshow

  25-02-2016 17:32 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker's roadside assistance package now features an expanded tow distance, up from 50 miles to 500.
  
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• Vizio sacrifices smart TV apps for built-in Chromecast on some 2016 TVs - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:27 via cnet.com
  
  Vizio has been using the same unimpressive, dated smart TV suite for years on its TVs, but in 2016 the company plans to ditch it for Google Cast in some TVs, according to a report.
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2016: Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition

  25-02-2016 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hands on: Meizu Pro 5 review The Meizu Pro 5 may sound like just another cost cutting Chinese smartphone, but rather than your traditional Android fare this handset's got something different going on.It's not easy to break into the mobile operating system (OS) game. It's a market dominated by Google's Android and Apple's iOS with Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile doing its best to keep up. That's not stopping Canonical though, the people behind Ubuntu OS, which is now starting to get its operating s
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 versus LG G5 video - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:17 via cnet.com
  
  Our side-by-side matchup of the design, camera and extra features of the two biggest phones of Mobile World Congress 2016.
  
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• FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government

  25-02-2016 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The policy issues raised in the Justice Department's dispute with Apple Inc. over a locked iPhone represent the "hardest question I've seen in government and it's going to require negotiation and conversation," FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
  
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• We compare the LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge side-by-side - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:11 via cnet.com
  
  You already know the specs, now see how the two headliner phones match up in real life -- from multiple angles.
  
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• Google taps San Francisco for high-speed Internet - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:07 via cnet.com
  
  To speed up the rollout, Google will use existing fiber rather than build a network from scratch. But that means only certain neighborhoods will be eligible.
  
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• Surprise winners of the VFX Oscar -- and who should have won - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  It's not the most controversial category in the Academy Awards, but that doesn't mean there isn't some debate around the winners of the Best Visual Effects Oscar.
  
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• Robots, Martians and bears: Which film will win the Best Visual Effects Oscar? - CNET

  25-02-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Leave Leo to his breathless red carpet pursuit of that golden statue: when it comes to the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, it's that mama bear that's the real contender.
  
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• From Western Union to Apple: When tech battled government

  25-02-2016 16:56
  
  The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino killer's iPhone isn't the first time industry and government have tangled over privacy and security. Every revolution in communications ...
  
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• Review: PC Specialist Octane II Pro

  25-02-2016 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and design"Buy a desktop for power, buy a laptop for mobility," was the mantra that guided PC gamers' buying choices – until now. By squeezing its desktop GTX 980 GPU into laptops, Nvidia hasn't so much thrown a spanner into the works as lobbed the full toolkit.Configured by UK-based original design manufacturer (ODM) PC Specialist, the Octane II Pro is among the first wave of gaming laptops powered by Nvidia's desktop-class GPU. Among them are the Origin EON17-SLX, MSI GT72,
  
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• LG G5 discussed: Is LG's modular mobile a game changer? video - CNET

  25-02-2016 16:52 via cnet.com
  
  CNET editors offer their thoughts on LG's new flagship, which features a slide-out battery component, and asks whether it's likely to change the smartphone status quo.
  
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• HTC: You'll find our next phone camera 'very, very compelling' - CNET

  25-02-2016 16:51 via cnet.com
  
  Top HTC execs sit down with CNET to talk about phones, virtual reality and whether their company will ever make a true smartwatch.
  
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• Launch game fears hit Nintendo NX (before it's even announced)

  25-02-2016 16:46
  Nintendo's mysterious NX console won't have any games at launch -- because the company won't let developers actually see the hardware they'll be making games for.
  At least, that is, according to Thomas Mahler, CEO of developer Moon Studios. Best known as one of the creators of the beautiful but challenging Xbox One platformer Ori and the Blind Forest, Mahler took to gaming forum NeoGAF to join in discussion on Nintendo's upcoming hardware, exact details of which are still ye
  
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