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• Here's why downturn in Silicon Valley could mean good news for some

  20-03-2016 23:49
  
  Mergers and acquisitions are a reality in the technology world and one that most startups and small businesses have to confront at some point. One of the key questions your organisation will no doubt ask itself if approached for a buy-out or capital injection is: "Am I going to get the best value for my business in the current climate?" Similarly, large enterprises need to consider whether they're getting the most bang for their buck or punch for their pound when mulling an acquisition. So what
  
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• Apple's latest product event isn't causing a big stir

  20-03-2016 23:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It wouldn't be an Apple event without some hoopla. But the company's upcoming product announcement on Monday doesn't seem to be stirring much passion.
  
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• GDC 2016: The wonderfully weird games of GDC 2016

  20-03-2016 22:42
  
  IntroductionThere's always plenty of interesting stuff to see at GDC. There's also some weird stuff - none more so than what you'll find in Crtl.Alt.GDC, an area of the expo dedicated to showcasing the whacky and the wonderful.This is a place for unique thinking. A place for rethinking entire input methods, with examples like Crank Tank, a tank-based shooter in which both players control their armored fighting vehicle with a giant wooden crank machine. And then there was Suck My Rainbow, a game
  
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• Updated: iOS 9 features - updated for iOS 9.3

  20-03-2016 22:31
  
  iOS 9: Siri, design and Apple MapsUpdate: Apple is updating iOS 9 to iOS 9.3 now that it's deep into beta numbers. It'll likely happen at its March 21 keynote tomorrow. Here's everything you need to know about iPhone and iPad interface.iOS 9 launched back in September of last year and it instantly better than iOS 8, thanks to new features that make the iPhone and iPad software easier to use. Siri is smarter, Apple Maps has been improved and the notifications drop-down menu is now sorted logicall
  
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• UPDATED: iOS 9.3: What features are in the new iPhone and iPad update?

  20-03-2016 22:20
  
  iOS 9.3: Night Shift, Education and NotesUpdate: Apple's iOS 9.3 is expected to launch tomorrow at its March 21 keynote. Here's everything we know about the new iPhone and iPad update. iOS 9.3 is the biggest incremental iPhone and iPad update in several years, as Apple has new software features that go as far as changing your sleeping habits.That's right, the iOS 9.3 beta 7 download that we're testing out has the long-sought-after iPhone Night Shift feature to control the blue light levels emitt
  
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• These phone-battery saving St. Bernard pups were the cutest thing we saw at SXSW

  20-03-2016 22:10
  
  It's every festivalgoer's worst nightmare: a dead phone battery.Thankfully for SXSW 2016 attendees, mophie's St. Bernard pups were on hand to save those quickly depleted devicebatteries (and lives? Hello, social-media obsessed Snapchatters). As in years past, SXSWparticipants needing to be "rescued" from the plight of low batterypower could dispatch a St. Bernard tohelp them recharge their gadgets.But this year, mophie, the mobile accessory maker, had the slobbery St. Bernards ride along in moto
  
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• Updated: 9.7-inch iPad Pro release date, news and rumors

  20-03-2016 22:04
  
  iPad Air 3 release date, news and rumorsUpdate: Apple is set to launch a 9.7-inch iPad Pro tomorrow, according to the latest rumors, giving us more than a straight-up iPad Air 3 revision - for a slightly higher price. Here's everything we know head into the March 2016 keynote.It's been over 500 days since the iPad Air 2 launch, and Apple's flagship tablet is overdue for a specs refresh. The good news is that it may have inherited some extra Pro-level features in that time.Everything we're seeing
  
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• iPhone bursts into flames on flight, owner thought plane would crash - CNET

  20-03-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: An Alaska Air flight on its way to Hawaii sees a troubling occurrence. The iPhone 6's owner says there were 8-inch flames.
  
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• Exclusive: SWIFT to advise banks on security as Bangladesh hack details emerge

  20-03-2016 21:43
  The SWIFT messaging system plans to ask banks to make sure they are following recommended security practices following an unprecedented cyber attack on Bangladesh's central bank that yielded $81 million, a spokeswoman for the group told Reuters on Sunday. Brussels-based SWIFT, a cooperative owned by some 3,000 global financial institutions, will issue a written warning on Monday asking banks to review internal security, the spokeswoman said.
  
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• Oculus founder: Compared to sci-fi, future is 'going to be a lot more boring' - CNET

  20-03-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  Forget robot overlords and dystopian futures. Palmer Luckey looks to the bright (and boring) side of what tech has in store.
  
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• Online interaction 'not a substitute for real life', expert warns

  20-03-2016 19:30
  
  A study has found nearly 90% of teenagers are nervous about interacting with people who come from a different background to their own.
  
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• Bangladesh gets FBI help on bank heist, cyber expert missing

  20-03-2016 19:16
  By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh police met an official of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Dhaka on Sunday to try to track down culprits in an attempted $951 million cyber heist from the country's central bank. Initial investigations aim to identify the origin of a transfer order for $81 million that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York paid from Bangladesh Bank's account there to casinos in the Philippines, a senior police official told reporters. Former finance
  
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• Verizon gets Ricky Gervais to make jokes about Sprint - CNET

  20-03-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In a new campaign, the celebrated comedian presents Verizon's case for alleged superiority.
  
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• Online lodging service Airbnb opens Cuba listings to world

  20-03-2016 17:59
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Online lodging service Airbnb is allowing travelers from around the world to book stays in private homes in Cuba after the San Francisco-based company received a special authorization from the Obama administration, Airbnb announced Sunday.
  
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• Experts: Toyota, GM settlements window to Volkswagen case

  20-03-2016 17:31
  
  Hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and fines over unintended acceleration in Toyotas and faulty ignition switches in General Motors' vehicles provide a glimpse of what consumers and the government ...
  
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• Is that a new version of Google Glass on eBay? - CNET

  20-03-2016 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A pawnbroker is selling something he claims is a genuine Google Glass and it looks like the rumored Enterprise Edition. Can this be?
  
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• In depth: PIN problems: our smartphones aren't as safe as we think

  20-03-2016 17:00
  
  The smartphone safety choiceSmartphones are fast becoming a digital wallet with access to every part of our lives. From bank details and mortgages to private correspondence and photos,it's all there for the taking. But we have fingerprint security so we're safe, right?Sadly not - that feeling of safety is starting to crack after hackers have managed to get past Apple's TouchID fingerprint sensor, uncover PIN codes and even penetrating iris scanning security.So are we smart using our phones to st
  
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• Exclusive: Lyft drivers, if employees, owed millions more - court documents

  20-03-2016 15:36
  By Dan Levine and Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Drivers who worked for ride-hailing service Lyft in California during the past four years would have been entitled to an estimated $126 million in expense reimbursements had they been employees rather than contractors, court documents made public on Friday show. Lyft drivers would have recouped an average of $835 each under a standard rate for mileage reimbursement set by the U.S. government, according to the documents, which have no
  
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• This could be our first look at the Nintendo NX console

  20-03-2016 15:31
  
  Nintendo has a new and mysterious gaming console on the way, and the company really needs it to be a hit. A new image uncovered by a Dual Pixels source could well be the controller for the upcoming system.Take the leak with a pinch of salt for now but its credibility is bolstered by the fact that it closely matches a patent design Nintendo has already registered, and it passed a has-this-been-Photoshopped? test run over at Destructoid.Of course it may be a prototype or testing device - and so it
  
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• Scenes from Comic Con Silicon Valley (pictures) - CNET

  20-03-2016 15:08 via cnet.com
  
  Fans and fantasy collide in one of the most creative and costumed events ever to come to Silicon Valley.
  
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• Dark Territory review – how WarGames and Reagan shaped US cyberwar battle

  20-03-2016 14:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Slate columnist Fred Kaplan’s new book details – exhaustingly as well as exhaustively – the alarms and innovations that made mass surveillance
  Ronald Reagan loved movies. One night in June 1983, he sat down at Camp David to watch WarGames. The film stars Matthew Broderick as a tech-wiz teenager who unwittingly hacks into the main computer at Norad, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Thinking he has merely stumbled upon a new computer game, the hacker comes dangerousl
  
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• Cyber expert disappears after comments on Bangladesh central bank heist

  20-03-2016 14:12
  A cyber crime expert has disappeared after talking to police and the media about an attempted $951 million cyber heist from Bangladesh's central bank, his wife said on Sunday. Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury said her husband Tanveer Hassan Zoha had been taken from a motorized rickshaw in the early hours of Thursday by people in plainclothes who blindfolded him and drove off with him in a vehicle. The heist at Bangladesh Bank led on Tuesday to the resignation of bank governor Atiur Rahman, after details e
  
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• Twitter in 10 Tweets - CNET

  20-03-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The social network is celebrating 10 years of letting folks share their thoughts in 140 characters or less. Here are the moments that stand out.
  
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• Is the on-demand economy dying? - CNET

  20-03-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  A food delivery startup's recent collapse is just the latest sign that the era of instant gratification by app could be ending.
  
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• Beautiful original art from Silicon Valley Comic Con (pictures) - CNET

  20-03-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  At Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016, come for the cosplay, stay for the art.
  
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• One year later, Apple's 12-inch MacBook has become my favorite laptop - CNET

  20-03-2016 12:45 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Despite some shortcomings, this slim laptop has become my top go-to machine.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg meets with China's propaganda chief

  20-03-2016 12:34
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare meeting with China's propaganda chief, at a time when Chinese authorities are tightening control over their cyberspace.
  
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• Updated: iPhone SE release date, news and rumors

  20-03-2016 12:32
  
  iPhone SE release date, news and rumoursUpdate: iPhone SE is expected to be announced tomorrow at Apple's March 2016 keynote, and new leaks point to a design almost identical to the iPhone 5S, only with fresh specs, like a 12MP camera and 4K video recording straight from the iPhone 6S. Here's what we know.Apple's iPhone SE is about to free up your overextended two-handed smartphone grasp with the smaller and cheaper phone, according to the latest rumors.This is said to be a 4-inch iPhone and tha
  
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• See the first Instagram post from Pope Francis

  20-03-2016 11:48
  
  We knew Pope Francis was planning to launch an Instagram account and this weekend we saw the first photos and videos from it. As you would expect, His Holiness features prominently, though as yet there are no selfies."I want to walk with you along the way of God's mercy and tenderness," reads the bio of the new official account, while the first image is captioned simply: "Pray for me." For the benefit of his worldwide audience it's translated into nine different languages.Instagram founder Kevin
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg meets China's propaganda chief

  20-03-2016 09:35
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare meeting Saturday with China's propaganda chief, at a time when Chinese authorities are tightening control over their cyberspace.
  
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• Happy 10th birthday, Twitter! Will you make it to 20? video - CNET

  20-03-2016 08:50 via cnet.com
  
  As the microblogging service turns 10, we look back on some Twitter milestones.
  
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• The Light Blue Darwin Twin Peak: bike review | Martin Love

  20-03-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A classic touring bike with a modern twistThe Light Blue began life back in 1895 when John Townsend started building bikes for Cambridge University students. He used to make about six a week in a converted dairy in the city. John’s great-grandson Lloyd now runs the firm, and most of its range is all about heritage and retro appeal. But not all the bikes are quite so old school. Take a look at the Darwin – it’s the modern evolution (ha!) of the long-distance touring bike. The fr
  
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• From Star Wars to Batman: Their cosplay game is strong (pictures) - CNET

  20-03-2016 01:50 via cnet.com
  
  These cosplayers brought their strongest tailor game to the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con.
  
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• We asked people why they came to Comic Con. Here's what they said - CNET

  20-03-2016 01:40 via cnet.com
  
  Despite long lines and sleepless nights, 30,000 people crammed into a convention center in San Jose, California, to celebrate the world of cosplay, comics and superhero culture. Here's why.
  
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• Tech icon Woz waxes poetic about being... wax - CNET

  20-03-2016 01:40 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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• Can you tell the real Woz from the wax Woz? video - CNET

  20-03-2016 00:55 via cnet.com
  
  At Silicon Valley Comic Con, Madame Tussauds unveiled its wax figurine of Steve Wozniak.
  
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