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• Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 in 75-seconds video - CNET

  19-03-2016 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  The first Silicon Valley Comic Con welcomes thousands of attendees. Here's what it looked like inside.
  
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• Viking Incogneeto Induction Warmer Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-03-2016 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  The Viking Incogneeto Induction Warmer mounts beneath your countertop to turn that surface into an induction cooktop. The luxury appliance manufacturer displayed the product at this week's Architectural Digest Design Show in New York City.
  
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• Atlas Wristband hands-on: An activity tracker for everything, but running

  19-03-2016 22:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Most activity trackers today count your steps, measure your heart rate, and calculate your active life. The Atlas Wristband is focused on rep counting for weights and body weight sessions.
  
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• This is the epic line to get into Silicon Valley Comic Con video - CNET

  19-03-2016 21:47 via cnet.com
  
  If you don't get to Comic Con when it first opens, this is what happens.
  
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• Woz: Tech 'makes me feel like I'm a superhero' - CNET

  19-03-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Tech goes hand-in-hand with sci-fi/fantasy/superhero culture at the first Comic Con hosted in Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's hometown of San Jose, California.
  
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• Tech icon Woz waxes poetic about being...wax - CNET

  19-03-2016 20:54 via cnet.com
  
  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says seeing himself as a life-size Madame Tussauds statue is 'the greatest thing ever'.
  
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• Pope joins Instagram, wants to spread mercy - CNET

  19-03-2016 20:09 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Pope Francis is expanding his social-media reach. You have to get followers wherever you can.
  
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• Hands-on review: GDC 2016: HTC Vive Pre

  19-03-2016 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HTC Vive reviewBefore trying out the HTC Vive at GDC 2016, I signed an agreement that said I couldn't give you a full review of the system. I was told to avoid using strong language and to keep in mind that the demos I saw weren't the final versions. In more or less words I was told not to pan the HTC Vive before it came out of the oven. But giving journalists a warning to avoid using derogatory language when talking about the Vive is like telling someone not to lick a coin you found on the stre
  
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• William Shatner doesn't know who invented the iPhone - CNET

  19-03-2016 18:19 via cnet.com
  
  The actor best known in the Star Trek world for his role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise kicks off his Silicon Valley Comic Con panel by putting the Apple co-founder on the spot.
  
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• Klay Thompson: iPhone or Android? video - CNET

  19-03-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson talks about his favorite phone, his favorite apps, and the one thing he wishes his phone could do.
  
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• Here's a tasty collection of the absolute best-sounding yet affordable audio products - CNET

  19-03-2016 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac digs deep and assembles a best-of list for killer-sounding affordable gear.
  
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• Wonder Woman reveals glowing bracelets in new 'Batman v Superman' pic - CNET

  19-03-2016 17:31 via cnet.com
  
  Actress Gal Gadot posts a new image of Amazon princess Diana showing off part of her iconic superhero costume. Within days, we'll get to see see how Wonder Woman uses them in battle.
  
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• Is Google's Project Fi right for you? - CNET

  19-03-2016 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  If you're an Android fan who frequently travels internationally, the Project Fi mobile service could be your ticket to big savings. But there are a few things you should know. CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains.
  
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• Music lovers with crappy audio systems, maybe they're right after all? - CNET

  19-03-2016 16:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac ponders why so many music fans have terrible systems.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg meets propaganda czar in China charm drive

  19-03-2016 13:55
  By Matthew Miller and Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - Facebook's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met China's propaganda tsar Liu Yunshan in Beijing on Saturday as part of a charm offensive in one of the few markets where the social network cannot be accessed. The rare meeting, reported by China's state news agency Xinhua, suggests warming relations between Facebook and the Chinese government, even as Beijing steps up censorship of and control over the Internet.
  
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• Countdown to doomsday: Apple, FBI face off in court Tuesday - CNET

  19-03-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  In their struggle over cracking into an iPhone used by a terrorist, both sides present scary scenarios for what will happen should the other party prevail.
  
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• 16 washers to help you clean up your laundry routine (pictures) - CNET

  19-03-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  From washing machines with built-in sinks to models with more than one cleaning basin, the latest laundry innovations have a lot of promise. Check 'em out here.
  
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• Bangladesh seeks FBI's help in investigating central bank heist

  19-03-2016 12:48
  Bangladesh has formally sought assistance from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down the cyber crooks who stole $81 million from its central bank's U.S. account, the interior minister said on Saturday. Unknown hackers breached the computer systems of Bangladesh Bank in early February and attempted to steal $951 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which it uses for international settlements. The central bank governor resigned on Tuesday, as details e
  
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• Interested in Apple's rumored 4-inch iPhone SE? Check out these Androids first - CNET

  19-03-2016 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  Check out these compact but capable Android alternatives to the anticipated iPhone SE.
  
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• Xbox Live to work with PlayStation Network? video - CNET

  19-03-2016 09:50 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft announced that developers would be able to create games that could go beyond Xbox Live. Meanwhile, Sony announced details on its new PlayStation VR headset.
  
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• Lufthansa jumbo reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles

  19-03-2016 04:29 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The passenger jet was close to landing when a drone flew 200ft overhead, fuelling concerns about the safety of the craftThe pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet has reported that a drone aircraft nearly collided with his airliner on its landing approach to Los Angeles, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.Related: Unregulated drones are accidents – and worse – waiting to happen | David DunnContinue reading...
  
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• Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles

  19-03-2016 04:03
  By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner on Friday on its landing approach to Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The close encounter between the wide-body, four-engine Airbus A380 and the drone occurred at about 1:30 p.m. at an altitude of 5,000 feet (152 meters) as the unmanned aircraft passed about 200 feet (61 meters) over the Lufthansa flig
  
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• Every iPad- and iPhone-related thing you can expect at Apple's March 21 event - CNET

  19-03-2016 04:02 via cnet.com
  
  We prepare you for Apple's keynote; Apple wants to build its own cloud; and Siri understands Cookie Monster.
  
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• Hulk Hogan body slams Gawker, wins $115 million in sex tape case - CNET

  19-03-2016 01:52 via cnet.com
  
  The wrestling star has won a suit against Gawker media for publishing a sex tape showing him with a friend's estranged wife.
  
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• Editors' picks: $25,000 used luxury sedans (pictures) - Roadshow

  19-03-2016 00:59 via cnet.com
  
  Looking to lead the lux life, but only have enough scratch for a normal family sedan? You may not realize it, but $25,000 -- well under the MSRP of an average new car -- will park an awful lot of premium poshness in your driveway. Our selections range in age and prestige, but all of them promise real luxury for everyday money. We used NADA Guide pricing data, assumed 12,000 miles per year and selected "Clean Retail" values to keep things fair.
  
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• Microsoft takes blame for 'dancing schoolgirls' at Xbox party - CNET

  19-03-2016 00:24 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Tone-deaf party at Game Developer Conference features scantily-clad dancers in fishnet tights. That doesn't bode well for Microsoft's diversity and inclusion efforts.
  
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• Everything we know about Nike's new self-lacing shoe: The HyperAdapt 1.0 video - CNET

  19-03-2016 00:10 via cnet.com
  
  Here's every fact about Nike's HyperAdapt 1.0, the first self-lacing shoe coming to you by the end of 2016.
  
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• 'Still 140 characters': Twitter CEO quashes rumor of longer tweets

  19-03-2016 00:02 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  In an appearance on the Today show, Jack Dorsey put to bed rumors that the site might extend tweets to a 10,000 character limit Twitter’s much-loved 140-character limit is “staying.”That’s what Jack Dorsey, one of the company’s founders and its newly-reinstated CEO said in an appearance on the Today show on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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