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• Whatsapp adds end-to-end encryption

  05-04-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook-owned messaging app Whatsapp heightens security for information sent through the service.
  
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• WhatsApp now encrypts iCloud back-ups of your conversations

  05-04-2016 23:00
  
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• WhatsApp activates end-to-end encryption for one billion users

  05-04-2016 22:00
  
  WhatsApp has turned on end-to-end encryption across all of its apps, the company has announced.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Updated: The best PS4 games: 20 of this generation's must-play titles

  05-04-2016 22:00
  
  IntroductionAlmost two years into the Sony Playstation 4's life and its game developers are really hitting their stride now. We're seeing some fantastic games on the way, thanks to a rather spectacular showing at this year's E3.But equally the PS4 has a lot of great games that you can play right now.Some are pretty obvious, but there will be other that you might have missed out on. So we've got our Playstation 4 experts to curate a list of the absolute must-play games in the PS4's current catalo
  
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• Nvidia's latest supercomputer is like 'a datacenter in a box'

  05-04-2016 21:51
  
  Move over, Watson – if you haven't already. Nvidia has just unveiled the DGX-1, the "world's first deep learning supercomputer" built on the firm's newly announced Pascal architecture.Designed to power the machine learning and artificial intelligence efforts of businesses through applying GPU-accelerated computing, the DGX-1 delivers throughput equal to that of 250 servers running Intel Xeon processors.Specifically, the DGX-1 can pump out 170 teraflops – that's 170,000 floating opera
  
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• Here's how Nvidia is powering an autonomous, electric race car

  05-04-2016 21:30
  
  Formula E is going completely autonomous with the all-new Roborace series slated for the upcoming race season. At its GTC developer conference, Nvidia announced these autonomous, electric race cars will be powered by Nvidia Drive PX 2, a supercomputer built for self-driving cars. Drive PX 2 is powered by 12 CPU cores and four Pascal GPUs thatprovides eight teraflops of computer power. The supercomputer-in-a-boxis vital to deep learning and trains artificial intelligence to adaptsto different dri
  
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• Panama Papers leak claims its first victim - CNET

  05-04-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Prime minister of Iceland resigns following mass protests after an enormous leak of documents from a secretive law firm about tax havens and offshore shell companies.
  
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• Twitter goes for a Hail Mary with NFL deal (The 3:59, Ep. 22) - CNET

  05-04-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  On the latest 3:59 podcast, we discuss whether the NFL can bring mainstream interest to Twitter, talk about PayPal's actions in North Carolina, and dabble in a little future tech.
  
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• Etsy wants to stitch together mini-craft stores across the Web - CNET

  05-04-2016 21:11 via cnet.com
  
  Individual websites could help Etsy vendors build their own base of loyal customers.
  
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• How a Reddit user turned Amazon Dot into a better Tap - CNET

  05-04-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  A reddit user managed to turn their Amazon Dot into an even better portable Alexa device than the Tap.
  
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• 2016 Audi S7 review - Roadshow

  05-04-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  The Audi adds a heaping helping of power and performance to one of the best tech cars that money can buy.
  
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• God of War 4 based on Norse mythology, suggests leaked art - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Thor's moment in the spotlight may be over soon, if God of War 4 leaks are any indication.
  
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• 7 Firefox shortcuts you should start using right away - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  Jump from novice to power user in seven easy steps. You'll be amazed how much time these shortcuts can save you.
  
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• Watch this riveting live stream of a rare, newly hatched condor chick - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  A baby condor and its doting parents are the stars of a live feed that gives us a fascinating glimpse into the early days of an endangered bird.
  
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• How to wear an Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with glasses - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  It's not impossible, but it can be tricky.
  
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• How to watch baseball on Yahoo (for free) - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  This season, Yahoo Sports is streaming one MLB game per day for free.
  
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• Random developer codes TSA's $47,000 app in 10 minutes video - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  Hey, TSA, maybe it's not too late for a refund?
  
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• PS4 update 3.5 release date confirmed, feature list detailed - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  Here's when Musashi will be available.
  
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• Sorry, the moon won't turn green on April 20 - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  Wishful thinking combined with a manipulated moon photo led to an online rumor about our lunar buddy glowing green later this month.
  
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• Touching a robot can be arousing, study says - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:13 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Researchers in California say we can be turned on by a robot. Is this the future of sex?
  
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• The best VR experiences you can try on HTC Vive - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:12 via cnet.com
  
  Weird worlds, art tools and things you can grab: if you get a Vive, get these.
  
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• Lyft Line carpool steers its way to Denver, Seattle - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  The pink mustachioed ride-sharing service is expanding its carpool option to six new cities over the course of a week.
  
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• Uncharted 4 stealth combat gameplay video - CNET

  05-04-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  Drake has some new tools to sneak past enemies, but why sneak when you can swing into action?
  
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• Every WhatsApp message its 1 billion users send is now encrypted

  05-04-2016 19:57
  
  Hot off the heels of Apple's recent legal tangle with the FBI, WhatsApp isn't waiting around until the government comes knocking at its door. The popular messaging company just flipped on encryption, protecting its current subscriber count of one billion people around the world from any future attempts to parse information from the service.Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, took a stand at MWC 2016 to back Apple's position versus the FBI. If you need a refresher, that position in particular was that
  
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• What is a warrant canary?

  05-04-2016 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A warrant canary is a statement saying a company has not received secret requests for user data by government or law enforcement agencies.
  
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• Twitter lines up with the NFL to stream Thursday night football - CNET

  05-04-2016 19:48 via cnet.com
  
  The social site is attempting to lure in pigskin fans with 10 games, its first foray into live sports streaming.
  
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• Nintendo announces new Star Fox Zero features

  05-04-2016 19:36
  
  Nintendo's anthropomorphic space shooter series returns with Star Fox Zero on 22 April, but ahead of its release, the House of Mario has revealed new details on the game.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Nissan CEO: Tesla Model 3 is 'good competition' - Roadshow

  05-04-2016 19:33 via cnet.com
  
  Carlos Ghosn isn't scared of Tesla's massive wealth of preorders. If anything, he's looking forward to the future.
  
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• T-Mobile adds Amazon Music to its data-free song-streaming - CNET

  05-04-2016 19:24 via cnet.com
  
  The carrier now offers more than 100 video and music providers that customers can use without chewing up their data plan.
  
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• Is it really so wrong to put kisses at the end of work emails?

  05-04-2016 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  When MP Jess Phillips signed an email to a constituent with kisses she was rebuked by a judge. It’s time we had some xxing etiquette‘Another example of where being an MP and a human is unacceptable,” complained Jess Phillips as she tweeted a letter that she had sent to the justice secretary, Michael Gove.The Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley told the Conservative minister that she found the response of a judge in a Department for Work and Pensions tribunal case about a constitue
  
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• Photos are creating a real-time food-price index

  05-04-2016 18:42
  
  Premise knows what the world is eating today and how much it cost. And where Ebola is spreading. If Hong Kong is rioting. All from amateur phone photos.By: David Baker, Continue reading...
  
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• PS4 gamer given bespoke controller

  05-04-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old computer gamer with cerebral palsy has received a Playstation controller especially adapted for him by Sony.
  
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• Nasa is sending a giant inflatable habitat into space

  05-04-2016 17:52
  
  Nasa hopes inflatable habitats could one day accompany humans on missions to Mars.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Hands-on review: Oppo F1 Plus

  05-04-2016 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The F1 Plus marks another occasion where Chinese manufacturer Oppo is trying to hit the Western mainstream. Its launch is already a little confused though, as the Oppo F1 Plus is coming to the UK, but not the US, while it's already out in Australia under the name of the Oppo R9.The name change isn't all that clear, but the F1 Plus seems to be an impressive set up for not much money - something Oppo specializes in.The Oppo F1 Plus emulates a similar design to the Oppo F1 - which launched January
  
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• Creator of China's Great Firewall uses VPN to dodge blocks

  05-04-2016 17:32
  
  The "father" of China's Great Firewall was forced to bypass his own creation during a public demonstrationBy: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Google Chrome and Internet Explorer: What's changed in the world of web browsers?

  05-04-2016 17:25
  
  The ‘browser wars’ are about to have a new main player.
  
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• Weather service gets double supercomputing boost

  05-04-2016 17:24 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ​Cray upgrades two big beasts at the German weather service
  
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• WhatsApp rolls out full encryption to a billion messenger users

  05-04-2016 17:10 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  In the wake of Apple’s encryption battle with the FBI, the latest version of Facebook’s popular messenger tool will add strong encryption to texts and callsWhatsApp is updating its messenger app so that every text and voice call on one of the world’s most popular apps will be protected with strong encryption – potentially putting millions more conversations outside the purview of authorities.The development at the messenger company, which is owned by Facebook, is striking
  
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• No-one to watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens with? The BB-8 toy droid will now react along with you

  05-04-2016 17:10
  
  It’ll give a little whoop when Chewie and Han Solo come on the screen.
  
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• Review: iPhone SE

  05-04-2016 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction: a new / old era for AppleThere's a part of me that doesn't understand why Apple gets the amount of interest it does with something like the iPhone SE. It's a phone that's in an identical chassis to the one released three years ago, and beyond a new color it's impossible to know which model is which. It's the iPhone 'Special Edition'.Then I look around the train carriage on the way to work and count the amount of iPhone 5S and 5 devices that are being prodded quietly all around. The
  
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• How to protect your data and avoid being hacked

  05-04-2016 16:54
  
  The government hack of an iPhone used by a San Bernardino killer serves as a reminder that phones and other electronic devices aren't impenetrable vaults. While most people aren't targets of the NSA, FBI ...
  
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• Hands-on review: HP ScanJet Pro 3500 f1 Flatbed Scanner

  05-04-2016 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Selling standalone scanners in this day and age is becoming increasingly challenging. Blame it on the rise of digital processes – which bypass any physical medium (paper and ink) – or the advent of cheaper, more affordable, and dare we say, better value-for-money all in one printing/scanning solutions.The HP ScanJet Pro 3500 f1, which targets the one-person office or small businesses, sits between the 2500 f1 and the 4500 fn1 which is the company's top of the range standalone documen
  
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• New website lets anyone spy on Tinder users

  05-04-2016 16:18 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Developer says Swipebuster is making a comment about privacy, but users of dating app are worriedTinder isn’t as private as many of its users think, and a new website which aims to exploit that is causing concern among users of the dating app.Swipebuster promises to let Tinder users find out whether people they know have an account on the dating app, and even stalk them down to their last known location. Continue reading...
  
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• Speedy Gonzales movie fast-tracked to take on Donald Trump

  05-04-2016 16:15
  
  Looney Tunes speedster Speedy Gonzales is racing to the big screen, with an animated movie in the works from Warner Bros – and it's in large part to counter Donald Trump's anti-Mexican stance.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Review: Updated: HTC Vive

  05-04-2016 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, price and required specsImagine that you're in the audience of the historic screening of L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat, the 1895 short film that depicted a train coming towards the audience. Imagine seeing a moving image, an entirely new medium, unfold before your eyes for the very first time. Picture that, with all the emotions of fear and joy and surprise and wonder, and I think you'll be able to begin to understand what it's like using the HTC Vive. Describing
  
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• The tale of a modified PlayStation 4 controller means more than a heartwarming gesture

  05-04-2016 16:05 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  When Alex Nawabi adapted a controller for someone with cerebral palsy, he reopened a whole avenue of experienceAt the beginning of March, 21-year-old PlayStation owner Peter Byrne sent an email to Sony. Byrne has cerebral palsy and he found that his left hand was hitting the large touchpad in the centre of the PlayStation 4 control pad, constantly pausing his game. He wanted to know if there was anything the console manufacturer could do. He did not expect what happened next.Alex Nawabi, a retai
  
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• China's 'Great Firewall' blocks creator

  05-04-2016 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fang Binxing bypasses his own system after it blocks website access during a speech.
  
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• China's ZTE names new management in wake of U.S. export restrictions

  05-04-2016 15:52
  By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp, in a routine management reshuffle, has replaced three senior executives alleged to be the main signatories to documents purportedly showing the company made efforts to dodge sanctions against Iran. The change in personnel was made just weeks after the U.S. government released the documents and imposed tough export restrictions on the telecom equipment maker. The U.S. government has since said it would ease the restrictions until the end of Ju
  
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• Chipmaker Marvell's CEO, president stepping down

  05-04-2016 15:42
  (Reuters) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd's chief executive and president are stepping down, two months after activist investor Starboard Value LP disclosed a stake in the chipmaker and said its shares were undervalued. Chief Executive Sehat Sutardja co-founded the chipmaker in 1995, along with his wife Weili Dai, the president, and brother Pantas. Starboard, run by Jeffrey Smith, wants Marvell to cut costs and exit its mobile-wireless business, a person familiar with the matter had told Reuters
  
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• Twitter to live stream NFL's Thursday night football

  05-04-2016 15:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Tech company beats rivals including Amazon and Facebook to broadcast 10 whole games worldwide
  Twitter’s users around the world will be able to watch live Thursday-night American football games after the tech company became the surprise winner in a bidding war that included Amazon.Ten games from the NFL’s regular season will be broadcast on Twitter, as well as in-game highlights and live pre-game interviews on its streaming platform Periscope. Continue reading...
  
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