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• Sony A6300 photo samples, good and bad (pictures) - CNET

  07-03-2016 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  Where the camera and the photographer went right and wrong.
  
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• Celebrating BMW's centennial with 30 of its greatest hits (pictures) - Roadshow

  07-03-2016 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  Over the last 100 years, BMW has graduated from small-time builder of quirky automobiles to one of the world's leading luxury and technology powerhouses. Join us as we celebrate its centennial by taking a look back at 30 of its most important models.
  
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• U.S. curbs China's ZTE exports over Iran business allegations

  07-03-2016 22:43
  A new U.S. export restriction against China's ZTE Corp for alleged Iran sanctions violations is likely to disrupt the telecom manufacturer's sprawling global supply chain and could create substantial parts shortages, according to sanctions experts. Under the measure announced by the Commerce Department on Monday, ZTE, which is a major global supplier of telecom-networking equipment, U.S. manufacturers will be banned from selling components to ZTE.
  
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• The horror! Mac users must beware of ransomware (like everyone else) video - CNET

  07-03-2016 22:22 via cnet.com
  
  Times are changing for Macs, as serious malware targets Apple users. Meerkat also changes by dropping live streaming, and the "Yelp for Humans" Peeple app launches.
  
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• Mandated car communication spells windfall for chipmakers - Roadshow

  07-03-2016 22:17 via cnet.com
  
  Chip suppliers for the automotive industry such as NXP and ST Microelectronics will see expanding sales due to US and European connected car initiatives.
  
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• VIDEO: World's top Go player faces Google AI

  07-03-2016 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's top-ranked Go player explains why he is not certain he will be the clear winner against Google's AI software.
  
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• Rare Civil War-era shipwreck discovered in the ocean - CNET

  07-03-2016 22:01 via cnet.com
  
  A critical piece of American Civil War history sits on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean as researchers work to identify the well-preserved mystery ship.
  
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• AI battle: Can Google go all the way?

  07-03-2016 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a major test of artificial intelligence, Google's DeepMind division is challenging the world's leading Go player across five matches of the board game.
  
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• Microsoft takes on Oracle, opening up database software to Linux

  07-03-2016 21:35
  By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp planned on Monday to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that takes aim at a market long dominated by Oracle Corp . Microsoft's new database product will work with the Linux operating system. The move is the latest to show Microsoft’s increasing willingness to work with competing products, a radical change for the once fiercely protectiv
  
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• Mac ransomware caught before large number of computers infected

  07-03-2016 21:22
  The first known ransomware attack on Apple Inc's Mac computers, which was discovered over the weekend, was downloaded more than 6,000 times before the threat was contained, according to a developer whose product was tainted with the malicious software. Hackers infected Macs with the "KeRanger" ransomware through a tainted copy of Transmission, a popular program for transferring data through the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing network. KeRanger, which locks data on Macs so users cannot acces
  
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• GCHQ urges tech help on encryption

  07-03-2016 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spies and tech firms should co-operate over encryption, and politicians should decide the parameters, says GCHQ boss Robert Hannigan.
  
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• Review: Asus ZenFone Zoom

  07-03-2016 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, design and displayThere have been huge advancements in the lens technology found in today's smartphones, but it's still commonly the low point of the experience. The Asus ZenFone Zoom hopes to reverse that trend.To do that, Asus' latest phone packs in a snapper that's capable of 3x optical zoom, a unique capability that allows you to magnify a photo without seeing any of the added visual artifacts caused by digital zoom. The Zoom isn't the first smartphone to have optical zoom. Tha
  
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• MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel

  07-03-2016 21:00
  
  Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale Turning the emissions of power stations, steel mills and garbage dumps into liquid fuels has been demonstrated by MIT researchers using engineered microbes. The process has been successfully trialled at a pilot plant in China and a much bigger facility is now planned. Continue reading...
  
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• Microsoft strikes at Apple's art - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A new ad for the Microsoft Surface Book features a photographer saying there are many -- well, at least two -- things he can do on the machine that he can't on a Mac.
  
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• Get a Nexus 5X for just $199 - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  You can get $150 off a Nexus 5X when you sign up for Google's Project Fi cellular network.
  
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• This Touchscreen multicooker can do it all video - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:13 via cnet.com
  
  The Gourmia GKM9000 Multi-Cooker Kitchen Machine is a Wi-Fi enabled countertop appliance with an touchscreen to walk you through recipes.
  
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• This Is Doom's reverse sleeve cover - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  The votes are in and the winner has been decided; see it here.
  
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• Overwatch release date, Xbox One/PS4/PC open beta announced - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  The beta includes all 21 heroes and every map featured in the full game.
  
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• New Ni-Oh gameplay video blends Dark Souls, Onimusha, and Ninja Gaiden - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  Team Ninja's next game looks to be shaping up nicely.
  
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• How realistic is EA Sports UFC 2? - CNET

  07-03-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  Zorine takes real-life MMA training for a spin in the virtual ring.
  
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• GCHQ boss calls for new relationship with tech firms over encryption

  07-03-2016 20:03
  
  Robert Hannigan says he wants dialogue in a less ‘highly charged atmosphere’ and denies he wants mandatory backdoorsThe director of GCHQ has said it is time for a new relationship between US and British intelligence agencies and tech companies, which have been at odds over encryption.In a speech to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Hannigan called for dialogue in a less “highly charged atmosphere” and disclosed that David Cameron would set out a process in
  
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• Online harassment of women at risk of becoming 'established norm', study finds

  07-03-2016 20:01
  
  Australian research finds that nearly half of all women report experiencing abuse or harassment online, and 76% of those under 30Harassment of women online is at risk of becoming “an established norm in our digital society”, with women under 30 particularly vulnerable, according to the creators of a new Australian study. Related: Tell us about the first time you were targeted by online abuseContinue reading...
  
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• Amazon reverses 'backward' decision to remove encryption from Fire tablets

  07-03-2016 20:01
  
  Facing criticism for removing default encryption from its latest version of the Fire operating system, Amazon has said it will reinstate encryption this springAmazon has reversed its decision to remove a security feature in its Fire OS software that protects sensitive information stored its tablets, e-readers and other hardware devices. Related: Amazon stops encryption on Fire tablets, leaving data vulnerable to attackContinue reading...
  
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• New York Fed denies systems breach after Bangladesh claim

  07-03-2016 20:00
  The Federal Reserve Bank of New York denied that its payments systems were breached after Bangladesh's central bank said earlier on Monday that its U.S. account had been hacked and money stolen from it. "To date, there is no evidence of any attempt to penetrate Federal Reserve systems in connection with the payments in question, and there is no evidence that any Fed systems were compromised," said New York Fed spokeswoman Andrea Priest in response to queries about the claim.
  
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• PancakeBot is now on sale, ready to print wild designs even faces (pictures) - CNET

  07-03-2016 19:53 via cnet.com
  
  The final, full production version of the $299 PancakeBot is now on sale and was on display at IHHS 2016. I decided to give it the ultimate test, printing my face in the form of a pancake.
  
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• Blood-stirring Darth Maul fan film pulses with lightsaber action - CNET

  07-03-2016 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  Darth Maul steps into the spotlight for fast and furious fight scenes in a lovingly made Star Wars short. Spoiler alert: There's no Jar Jar Binks.
  
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• VIDEO: Tom Clancy's The Division reviewed

  07-03-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak gives an early review of the online, third-person shooter Tom Clancy's The Division.
  
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• Subaru's new global platform will arrive with 2017 Impreza this year - Roadshow

  07-03-2016 19:36 via cnet.com
  
  It's built to accommodate not only gasoline engines, but also a variety of electrified powertrains.
  
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• Mercedes trolls BMW on its 100th anniversary - Roadshow

  07-03-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  To celebrate 100 years of BMW, Mercedes is offering every BMW employee free admission to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
  
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• Apple's appeal in e-book price fixing case nixed by Supreme Court - CNET

  07-03-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  The decision means Apple will have to pay $400 million to book buyers to settle a DOJ lawsuit that found it conspired with other publishers to fix prices on e-books.
  
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• Apple to pay $450m settlement over US ebook price fixing

  07-03-2016 19:34
  
  The US supreme court has decided not to hear Apple’s appeal against a 2015 ruling that it violated price-fixing laws by conspiring with five publishersThe US supreme court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s challenge to an appellate court decision that it conspired with five publishers to increase ebook prices, meaning it will have to pay $450m as part of a settlement.The court’s decision not to hear the case leaves in place a June 2015 ruling by the New York-based second US ci
  
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• Goodnight and good Nook: farewell to a beloved e-reader

  07-03-2016 19:28
  
  Barnes & Noble has shut down its ebook store. It may have been overshadowed and outsold by the Kindle, but for some readers, it was briefly a revelationBarnes & Noble is shutting down its Nook app store, the slightly niche portal through which it sold ebooks for its e-reader, the Nook.I bought my Nook in a panic, when I was on my way to interview someone whose book would otherwise have taken six weeks to arrive. I viewed it as I do contactless payment and automatic windscreen wipers, wit
  
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• Germany well-placed to handle Facebook privacy case: European official

  07-03-2016 19:23
  
  Competition commissioner says company unlikely to face EU regulators now that Germany is scrutinizing its data protection policiesFacebook is unlikely to come under separate EU antitrust scrutiny since Germany, which launched an investigation into the social network last week, is well-placed to handle the case, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Monday.The comments by European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager came after the German competition office said last week it was investiga
  
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• Hackers are targeting your Apple computer for ransom (The 3:59, Ep. 5) - CNET

  07-03-2016 19:15 via cnet.com
  
  On the podcast, we discuss "ransomware" hitting Apple computers, whether hoverboards are still a thing and the impact of email on our lives.
  
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• Online retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter adopts IBM software

  07-03-2016 19:13
  By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) - Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter said on Monday it would adopt IBM's software to manage orders, replacing technology developed by Yoox and Net-a-Porter prior to their merger in October. Yoox Net-a-Porter said IBM's Order Management software would help it deliver the stock synergies announced when the merger was agreed, which in turn would lead to higher sell-though and retail margins.
  
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• 'Copyright trolls' targeted after 83-year-old accused of piracy

  07-03-2016 19:12
  
  The UK's business secretary must take action to protect people against "ludicrous" allegations from copyright holders, an MP has claimed.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Symphony financial messaging set for wide rollout this year - Goldman

  07-03-2016 19:07
  By Patrick Graham LONDON (Reuters) - Symphony, the WhatsApp for the financial world, will significantly increase its user base this year at major institutions including a top asset manager, shareholder Goldman Sachs said on Monday. Google and 18 of the world's biggest banks and fund managers have invested around $170 million in Symphony, touted as a rival to the Instant Bloomberg messaging system and Thomson Reuters' Eikon Messenger, which link traders across the main global financial markets. "
  
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• Viacom CEO says he expects to renew deal with Dish next quarter

  07-03-2016 19:03
  (Reuters) - Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said on Monday that he expects to renew its contract with Dish Network Corp next quarter. Dauman had said last month during Viacom's earnings call that the New York-based media company had entered into a short-term extension of its distribution agreement with Dish.
  
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• Apple's software chief refuses to 'turn back the clock' on iPhone security - CNET

  07-03-2016 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Saying digital security is an "endless race," Craig Federighi criticizes the FBI for asking Apple to fall behind by building a backdoor into the iPhone.
  
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• German regulator well suited to investigate Facebook: EU's Vestager

  07-03-2016 18:46
  By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany, which launched an investigation into social network Facebook last week, is well placed to handle the case, Europe's antitrust chief said on Monday. The comments by European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager came after the German competition office said last week it was investigating Facebook for suspected abuse of market power over breaches of data protection laws. The German cartel office will examine whether Facebook users were properly i
  
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• News Corp CEO to meet EU antitrust chief, Google in focus

  07-03-2016 18:30
  By Foo Yun Chee News Corp's chief executive will meet the EU antitrust chief this week, the company said on Monday, with the focus expected to be on the EU's investigation into whether Internet search engine Google abused its dominance. CEO Robert Thomson will meet European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Thursday for the third time, a News Corp spokesman said, without providing details. European Commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso confirmed the meeting.
  
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• Here's what our sun will look like in 5 billion years - CNET

  07-03-2016 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  Take a peek into the way, way distant future courtesy of a Hubble Space Telescope image showing the last days of a dying star.
  
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• Schwarzenegger taps Snapchat for presidential endorsement - CNET

  07-03-2016 18:29 via cnet.com
  
  The celebrity and former governor uses the social app to endorse one of the four remaining Republicans seeking their party's nomination.
  
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• Microsoft mulls Fable studio closure

  07-03-2016 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant confirms that no more development will be made to long-awaited video game Fable Legends.
  
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• Enter for your chance to win* a Jabra audio bundle! - CNET

  07-03-2016 18:27 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: One lucky winner will receive three premium Jabra goodies valued at $450, and two runners-up will get two goodies apiece.
  
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• Easily reschedule a canceled or delayed flight with Freebird - CNET

  07-03-2016 18:21 via cnet.com
  
  This new service promises to take the hassles and expense out of rebooking your flight, and does so for a nominal flat fee.
  
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• Verizon Wireless to pay $1.35 million fine to settle U.S. privacy probe

  07-03-2016 18:06
  By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will pay a $1.35 million fine and agreed to a three-year consent decree after the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it found the company's wireless unit violated the privacy of its users. Verizon Wireless agreed to get consumer consent before sending data about "supercookies" from its more than 100 million users, under a settlement. Supercookies are unique, undeletable identifiers inserted into web traffic to id
  
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• Uber discloses rape data after leak

  07-03-2016 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber reveals it received five complaints alleging rape between December 2012 and August 2015.
  
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• Public Wi-Fi data can reveal why you really bought that sandwich

  07-03-2016 17:55
  
  Wi-Fi location data is being used to understand why people choose one fast food joint over another.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• BMW shows off concept car for the self-driving future

  07-03-2016 17:53
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Luxury automaker BMW AG is showing off a sleek concept car aimed at a future in which drivers choose between the pleasures of high-performance driving and letting the car take control.
  
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