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• ​Surrounded by supercars: Get immersed in Porsche, Lamborghini with our VR videos - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 23:49 via cnet.com
  
  Roadshow checks out the Porsche and Lamborghini booths at the International Motor Show in Geneva and gives you a 360-degree look at their hottest cars.
  
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• Tinder just made your friends matchmakers - CNET

  04-03-2016 23:47 via cnet.com
  
  The app's latest addition deputizes your social network to serve as digital yentas.
  
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• Watch a McLaren race a drone, because Dubai - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  The video is a promotion for next week's World Drone Prix, although it could also be a trailer for a really neat video game.
  
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• Rolls-Royce reveals its dark alter ego in Geneva - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  With the Black Badge editions of its Wraith and Ghost models, Rolls-Royce appeals to younger buyers with "dark obsessions."
  
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• Hackers targeting internet-connected systems to steal oil, expert warns

  04-03-2016 23:08
  
  The high price of oil, and an increasingly software-reliant network of sensors and monitoring tools are making the oil trade a high target for hackersOil and gas companies should be extremely concerned about the threat of hackers targeting critical infrastructure as they attempt to steal commodities or cause explosions, a security expert has warned.Alexander Polyakov of the software company ERPScan said the threat is particularly acute now that oil prices are so low, putting the industry under i
  
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• February sees new-car average fuel economy holding steady - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 22:50 via cnet.com
  
  Cheaper gas prices are likely to blame for keeping the average on the low side compared to previous years.
  
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• 11 juiciest arguments made in the Apple vs. FBI iPhone fight - CNET

  04-03-2016 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  A slew of tech companies throw their weight behind Apple. Here's the gist of what they're saying.
  
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• Seriously, Amazon? Fire tablets drop encryption, are less secure (CNET Update show notes) - CNET

  04-03-2016 22:39 via cnet.com
  
  Security experts say Amazon's Fire OS 5 is a step backward in protecting consumers. The outrage blows up as tech leaders throw support behind Apple in its iPhone encryption fight with the government.
  
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• Review: Origin EON17-SLX

  04-03-2016 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designDesktop parts have been slowly making their way into gaming laptops for a while now. First, it started with full-sized processors making their way into machines like the Origin EON15-X. Then, Nvidia put its desktop-grade GTX 980 chip in multiple mobile gaming machines. But, what if you could have all of that desktop power crammed into one "portable" rig?We finally have that answer with the Origin EON17-SLX. This monstrous 17-inch machine packs an Intel Core i7 processor an
  
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• Seriously, Amazon? Fire tablets drop encryption, are less secure video - CNET

  04-03-2016 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  Security experts say Amazon's Fire OS 5 is a step backward in protecting consumers. The outrage blows up as tech leaders throw support behind Apple in its iPhone encryption fight with the government.
  
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• Canada's TSX hires Bitcoin guru, studies currency's technology

  04-03-2016 22:18
  By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange has hired a Bitcoin entrepreneur as its first chief digital officer as it explores the capabilities of blockchain, the technology behind the virtual currency, a senior executive at TSX parent TMX Group said on Thursday. Anthony Di Iorio, who has founded several companies based on the technology, filled the role at Canada's largest stock exchange in January, Jean Desgagne, chief executive of TMX's Global Enterprise Services, said in an i
  
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• The 404 Show 1652: Scott Jones has seen the other side (podcast) - CNET

  04-03-2016 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  Scott Jones is a veteran of the games and tech press for many years. Now Scott finds himself in the budding world of VR, but not before a life-altering event completely rewrote his path in life. Tune in to hear his inspiring story that is guaranteed to move you.
  
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• Trump defends his penis size. What does science say? - CNET

  04-03-2016 21:46 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio engage in the weirdest debate hands-down on the subject. Science weighs in on how digit length relates to the size of other appendages.
  
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• Scientific journal cites a 'Creator,' scientists say OMG - CNET

  04-03-2016 21:42 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The popular journal PLOS One publishes a paper that says the human hand was "the proper design of the Creator." The scientific community does a face palm.
  
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• iPhone may be suffering from Harry Potter fan-created disease - CNET

  04-03-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  The county district attorney involved with the San Bernardino shooting cites a "dormant cyber pathogen' as one reason to break into the shooter's iPhone 5C. One security expert says that's the stuff of fan fiction.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch's (maybe) farewell to Twitter is the end of an era

  04-03-2016 21:12
  
  On Friday, the News Corp founder signed off the microblogging service, possibly for ever, thus ending his run of making news simply by stating his opinionsAnother bitter blow for Twitter arrived on Friday as media baron Rupert Murdoch bid adieu to the microblogging service – or did he? On 4 March, the day of his wedding to actor-model Jerry Hall, Murdoch signed off thusly:No more tweets for ten days or ever! Feel like the luckiest AND happiest man in world. Continue reading...
  
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• Harry Potter fiction or iPhone weaponry? The 'dormant cyber pathogen' at the heart of Apple vs. FBI - CNET

  04-03-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  The battle over unlocking an iPhone tied to a terrorist attack takes a turn for the baffling.
  
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• Heat is on Telecom Italia's CEO as Vivendi pushes on strategy

  04-03-2016 21:02
  By Agnieszka Flak and Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) - A jump in the company's share price should brighten the mood of any chief executive but that is unlikely to have been the effect this week on Marco Patuano, the head of Telecom Italia. After he strategy meeting in Paris with executives from his new top shareholder Vivendi on Wednesday, market speculation mounted that the French group led by business tycoon Vincent Bollore might force change with or without Patuano, sending Telecom Italia's sh
  
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• Facebook can nix German users with fake names - CNET

  04-03-2016 20:58 via cnet.com
  
  Court rules in favor of the social network's real-name policy, overturning a previous order from the Hamburg data protection authority.
  
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• Telecom Italia wants deal with Metroweb investors in coming weeks: sources

  04-03-2016 20:57
  Italian phone company Telecom Italia wants to reach an agreement with investors in fiber optic company Metroweb in coming weeks to development of a broadband network in Italy, two sources close to the matter said on Friday. Metroweb is a small company controlled by infrastructure fund F2i and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti through its investment arm Fondo Strategico Italiano. F2i, CDP and Telecom Italia plan to set up a new company jointly owned by Metroweb and Telecom Italia whose aim w
  
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• Vacuum-free braking system could be on GM products before end of decade - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  ZF TRW's new setup could do away with a wealth of parts that have been key to braking for many years.
  
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• Five and a half cars we'd take home from Geneva (AutoComplete Ep. 8) - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  The top five cars from Geneva auto show -- and one that isn't. What the first Google car crash means, and how to order that new NSX.
  
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• Audi SQ7 TDI packs first-ever electric turbocharger - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 20:37 via cnet.com
  
  This new piece of engine tech promises to kill off turbo lag and increase efficiency while providing a properly quick ride.
  
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• The first Hellcat-powered Jeep might be a Wrangler - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker's annual Easter Jeep Safari always includes some ridiculous concepts, and this year, there's a "Trailcat" in the cards.
  
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• Bundle up, travelers. It's snowing methane on Pluto - CNET

  04-03-2016 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  NASA reports on a chain of "exotic snowcapped mountains" on Pluto, but it's not a place you'd want to go skiing.
  
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• Do the hustle with the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  Italian custom carmaker Touring Superleggera will only make seven of these exquisite roadsters, making for one special car indeed.
  
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• How much tax does Facebook pay in the UK?

  04-03-2016 20:11
  
  The social media company has announced it will pay more tax as revenue from largest advertisers to be routed through UK rather than IrelandHow much tax does Facebook pay in the UK?Latest accounts show Facebook’s UK arm paid corporation tax of just £4,327 for 2014. Many ordinary British workers earning £33,000 a year or higher were outraged that they were paying more income tax than the social network.Continue reading...
  
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• Could this be HTC's next high-end phone? - CNET

  04-03-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  Leaked photos of HTC's next smartphone spring up with impressive-sounding specs.
  
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• Actor Liam McIntyre discusses his tabletop game Monster Lab with Tomorrow Daily video - CNET

  04-03-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Liam McIntyre ("Spartacus," "The Flash") sits down to chat with Jeff and Ashley, and also explains how Nathan Fillion was part of the origin story for his first official tabletop game.
  
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• How to make an ice pack with common household items - CNET

  04-03-2016 19:58 via cnet.com
  
  Forget buying ice packs. Instead, you can make several with ingredients you already have around your house for less than $1 each.
  
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• Police say criminals like Apple iPhones because of encryption

  04-03-2016 19:46
  Some criminals have switched to new iPhones as their "device of choice" to commit wrongdoing due to strong encryption Apple Inc has placed on their products, three law enforcement groups said in a court filing. The groups told a judge overseeing Apple's battle with the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday that, among other things, they were aware of "numerous instances" in which criminals who previously used so-called throwaway burner phones have now switched to iPhones. The brief by the Feder
  
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• First impressions of the LG G5: Light metal body, unique modular design, wide-angle capture

  04-03-2016 19:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  As part of a special T-Mobile LG G5 preview program, Matthew Miller was sent a pre-production LG G5 to try. It's a compelling phone in its own right, but one wonders what the plans are for future modules.
  
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• How to pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone (when you no longer have your old iPhone) - CNET

  04-03-2016 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  The good news is it's easy. The bad news is you have to erase everything on your Apple Watch.
  
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• Amazon confirms local data encryption gone on Fire tablets

  04-03-2016 19:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has confirmed it removed the ability to encrypt locally stored data on its Fire tablets, saying that customers weren't using the service.
  
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• Trump and Rubio argue 'hand' size, but what does science say? - CNET

  04-03-2016 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Marco Rubio and Donald Trump talk appendages during the latest Republican debate. Science has something to add about that, and it isn't as straightforward as you think.
  
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• KitchenAid Artisan Mini Stand Mixer Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  04-03-2016 19:03 via cnet.com
  
  KitchenAid's Artisan Mini Stand Mixers are smaller than their classic counterparts -- a design update 54 years in the making.
  
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• Five and a half cars we'd take home from Geneva (AutoComplete Ep. 8) video - Roadshow

  04-03-2016 19:03 via cnet.com
  
  The top five cars from Geneva auto show -- and one that isn't. What the first Google car crash means, and how to order that new NSX.
  
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• Storm the Death Star in a crocheted X-wing fighter blanket - CNET

  04-03-2016 18:39 via cnet.com
  
  Be as snug as a bantha in a rug with a creatively crocheted X-wing fighter blanket complete with hand- and foot-warming pockets.
  
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• The new 'Ghostbusters' trailer, broken down (pictures) - CNET

  04-03-2016 18:38 via cnet.com
  
  See the best scenes from the full-length trailer for "Ghostbusters," starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Chris Hemsworth.
  
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• Hands-on review: Updated: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

  04-03-2016 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge reviewThe Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is a phone that impresses the second you pick it up, evoking feelings similar to those we experienced the first time we fondled HTC's One M8, one of the best-looking phones on the market.Where the 'normal' Galaxy S7 is far too similar to the previous year's model, the S7 Edge takes a surprisingly successful smartphone in the S6 Edge and adds in some decent changes to make it worthy of the upgrade.The changes are almost entirely co
  
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• No, your Raspberry Pi 3 won't overheat in everyday use, says its creator

  04-03-2016 18:30 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Raspberry Pi Foundation founder says most users will never see their board reach anywhere near the 100C reported by some running heavy duty benchmarks on the Pi.
  
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• Geneva Motor Show, VR future: Podcast 257

  04-03-2016 18:27
  
  
  All the news from the Geneva Motor Show and we talk to some of VR's most influential creatives about the future for the technology.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• How to play Android games on your Windows PC - CNET

  04-03-2016 18:26 via cnet.com
  
  Free Android emulator Nox App Player specializes in desktop-powered gaming. Here's how to get started.
  
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