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• 'Captain America: Civil War' is another gem in Marvel's MCU gauntlet - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  The newest chapter in Marvel's cinematic universe is full of charisma, heart and spectacle. (Bonus: spoiler-free review!)
  
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• What you missed at Facebook's F8 developer event - at a glance

  13-04-2016 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and chatbots – Facebook 2016 developer event revealed ambitious plans for expanding its social empireFacebook’s (mostly) annual developer event in San Francisco has been running since 2007. Over that time it has morphed from an insider code-builder’s event to a high-profile launch event, and though the developers are still there Facebook’s message is now rather more well honed when it comes to translating their mission to the masse
  
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• Go inside the 'Game of Thrones' opening in stunning 360-degree video - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  Get ready for an immersive, dragon's-eye view of Westeros.
  
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• 5 tips to get the most out of the LG G5 - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  You want to take advantage of the features the G5 has to offer, right? Well then, read this.
  
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• D-Link DKZ-201S review - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  The $250 D-Link Komfy Switch with Camera is an oddly elegant all-in-one solution to multiple smart devices.
  
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• A smarter light switch from D-Link (pictures) - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  D-Link's $250 Komfy Switch with Camera is packed full of useful features from controlling two separate lights to a built-in 1080p camera with motion and sound detection, as well as a variety of environmental sensors.
  
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• Amazon Kindle Oasis is crazy thin, and crazy expensive video - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:12 via cnet.com
  
  You can get two (or three!) great Kindles for the price of Amazon's newest e-reader. As we ponder why anyone would spend $290 on one, learn how Google Calendar helps you find time for your goals.
  
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• Samsung's Dolby Atmos soundbar coming for $1499 video - CNET

  13-04-2016 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung's HW-K950 Atmos soundbar features dedicated wireless rear speakers and an attractive design. ​
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby: What's new in The Division patch 1.1 video - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:58 via cnet.com
  
  Curious about what exactly is new in The Division Patch 1.1? GameSpot's Aaron Sampson and Erick Tay have got you covered.
  
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• Android creator Andy Rubin's new firm invests big in autonomous startup - Roadshow

  13-04-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  Nauto hopes to one day provide its data services to automakers, and it's getting $12 million dollars from Playground to make that happen.
  
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• Facebook dives into Star Trek tech - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  Regina Dugan, the former DARPA director who most recently headed up a future-tech effort at Google, will lead Facebook's new "Building 8" hardware research group.
  
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• Pissed-off backers of Kickstarter darling just want their coolers -- or a refund - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:35 via cnet.com
  
  The Coolest Cooler was once the hottest project on Kickstarter. But multiple delays and the company's recent request for more money have infuriated project backers, some of whom are now threatening a class-action lawsuit.
  
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• NBA 2K17 getting special Kobe Bryant 'Legend Edition' - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  The $80 version comes with Kobe-themed digital and physical goodies; see it all here.
  
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• Obama touts robots, US ingenuity at White House Science Fair

  13-04-2016 22:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — They came with eco-glue and Lego launchers. Their tag board displays were filled with charts, graphs and research on pollution. There were no little kids with plaster volcanoes in this crowd. But there was a trash-eating robot.
  
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• GoPro poaches top Apple designer to head new design group

  13-04-2016 22:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  In an odd industry move, GoPro has snagged an Apple designer close to Jonny Ive.
  
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• Facebook Surround 360 camera shoots 8K video video - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  At the F8 developers conference in San Francisco, Facebook unveiled a 360 degree camera with 17 lenses that can output video at up to 8K resolution.
  
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• How to watch the Warriors game tonight online - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  The Golden State Warriors are chasing history for most NBA wins in a season. Find out how to watch their game against the Memphis Grizzlies tonight online as they go for win No. 73.
  
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• First-person sci-fi game 'The Tower' reaches funding target, stretch goal announced - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:08 via cnet.com
  
  The project backed by BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has reached its funding target after just a week.
  
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• Insert coin to tour the new National Videogame Museum (pictures) - CNET

  13-04-2016 22:06 via cnet.com
  
  A newly opened Texas shrine to digital gaming re-creates a 1980s arcade and gamer's bedroom, displays classic systems like the Atari 800 and lets you duke it out on a high-score board.
  
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• Journalist to be sentenced in LA Times hacking case

  13-04-2016 22:03
  
  A well-known social media journalist is set for sentencing Wednesday after he was convicted of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous to break into the Los Angeles Times' website and alter a story. ...
  
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• The Division missing character bug to be fixed soon - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:43 via cnet.com
  
  Ubisoft has identified the cause of the problem and will restore missing characters soon; get all the details here.
  
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• U.S. Senate panel releases draft of controversial encryption bill

  13-04-2016 21:28
  Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power to order technology companies like Apple to help authorities break into encrypted devices or communications for law enforcement or intelligence purposes. The proposal arrives just days after an earlier draft leaked online and drew fire from security researchers and civil liberties advocates who warned it would undermine Internet security and expose personal data to hackers. The bill come
  
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• Facebook is full of ideas to make virtual reality more social - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:25 via cnet.com
  
  The world's largest social network is building apps so people can share photos using the Oculus Rift VR headset.
  
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• Facebook takes on global Internet bottlenecks - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  With projects called Terragraph and ARIES, the social network giant hopes to speed Internet access in cities and spread it to rural areas, too.
  
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• Falcon Northwest Tiki review - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:22 via cnet.com
  
  With super-premium parts, this is both the fastest, and most expensive, VR-ready PC we've tested.
  
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• Witcher 3 Blood and Wine expansion release date reportedly revealed - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  RPG's 20-hour expansion might be coming in June, according to report; get all the details here.
  
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• Meet the smart light switch that can also protect your home video - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:13 via cnet.com
  
  The $250 D-Link Komfy Switch has a built-in 1080p live streaming camera with a surprising number of security features.
  
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• Amazon Kindle Oasis hands-on: This is the best-looking and most expensive Kindle yet video - CNET

  13-04-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  A luxury e-reader if there ever was one, the new top-of-the-line Kindle weighs a mere 4.6 ounces and includes a swanky battery cover that delivers months of battery life.
  
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• GoPro names Apple designer as VP of design

  13-04-2016 20:57
  (Reuters) - Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc named Apple Inc designer Daniel Coster as vice president of design, effective the end of April. Coster was a core member of Apple's industrial design team for more than 20 years and is credited with contributing to devices such as iPhone 4 and iPad wireless keyboard, the company said in a statement. GoPro has faced increasing competition from enhanced video-shooting capabilities of Apple's iPhone 6 range. GoPro shares rose 16.3 percent to 13.58 on the
  
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• Toyota, UMTRI will turn Michigan into connected-car paradise - Roadshow

  13-04-2016 20:53 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker and researchers plan to integrated connected cars into the existing traffic infrastructure in Ann Arbor.
  
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• Fable Legends officially shuts down, refunds available - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  Servers are switched off for good; RPG aimed to live for 10 years but never made it out of beta.
  
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• Facebook's new goal for AI: Searching through photos and video - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook is trying to use artificial intelligence to make it easier for you to, well, Facebook.
  
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• Now you can play Flappy Bird on an e-cigarette: Puff, puff, flap - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Kiss your productivity goodbye. Flappy Bird has flown onto vapes and that little electronic bird will claim your soul.
  
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• Chip implanted in the brain 'reanimates' paralyzed man's hand - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:38 via cnet.com
  
  Implanted two years ago, the chip transmits the man's thoughts directly to his hand muscles, doctors report in "Nature."
  
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• Bose changed its headphones to satisfy Apple, and everybody wins - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:37 via cnet.com
  
  Bose's headphone connectors used to break a lot. VP Sean Garrett tells CNET why going from an L-shaped plug to a "robust" straight plug has helped change that.
  
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• Google Calendar's new feature could help you get a six pack (or not) video - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  Google wants to help you achieve goals by automatically scheduling them for you with a new Calendar feature.
  
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• Watch a man almost get decapitated trying to photograph a landing plane - CNET

  13-04-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In St. Bart's, it's not a good idea to stand under landing planes. This doesn't stop people from doing it.
  
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• IIHS claims raising speed limits cost 33,000 lives over two decades - Roadshow

  13-04-2016 20:12 via cnet.com
  
  Following that logic to its extreme conclusion, the group would prefer we never move at all.
  
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• Sling TV's new $20 package gets Fox channels, 3 streams, but no ESPN - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  A new programming option is available today from Internet TV pioneer Sling TV, offering local Fox broadcasts, FX and even regional sports channels, but no ESPN, for the same price as its original package.
  
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• Facebook will be your everything (The 3:59, Ep. 27) - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:40 via cnet.com
  
  At its F8 conference, the social network reveals a 10-year plan to take over the Internet.
  
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• Stephen Hawking says aliens will be nothing like presidential candidates - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: As he helps launch a project to send tiny spacecraft to the Alpha Centauri star system, the famed physicist can't help but offer commentary on the US election.
  
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• See a laptop get cut in half by an insanely powerful water jet - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:29 via cnet.com
  
  If you enjoy watching hydraulic presses crush things, you'll get a kick out of seeing what a 60,000 psiwater jet can do.
  
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• Disrupting cancer: Napster creator Sean Parker pours $250M into research - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:19 via cnet.com
  
  The entrepreneur's money will help search for breakthroughs in immunotherapy, which enables patients to use their own immune systems, rather than radiation or chemicals, to fight cancer.
  
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• About 40,000 unionized Verizon workers walk off the job

  13-04-2016 19:13
  By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers walked off the job on Wednesday in one of the largest U.S. strikes in recent years after contract talks hit an impasse, and got a boost as U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders joined them at a Brooklyn rally ahead of the New York primary next week. Front-runner Hillary Clinton, who faces Sanders in the primary on April 19, also voiced support for the strikers and urged Verizon to go back to the bargaining table. T
  
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• We put a pair of smart-ass ceiling fans in the CNET Smart Home - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:05 via cnet.com
  
  Sure, our thermostats are smart -- but what about the ceiling fans? Big Ass Solutions had just what we were looking for, but they sure didn't come cheap.
  
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• 'Thought control' has been used to help a paralysed patient move his fingers

  13-04-2016 19:01
  
  Now Ian Burkhart can even play Guitar Hero.
  
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• Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics game

  13-04-2016 19:01
  
  Computers may have us beat at chess and checkers, but new research suggests our brains still have an edge when it comes to solving certain tricky problems thanks to a very human trait: intuition. Scientists ...
  
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• Want to tap machine learning like Google? There's an app for that - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  New version of Google's artificial-intelligence engine will help researchers and developers involve hundreds of computers in learning projects.
  
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• The fanciest thing in the CNET Smart Home? The fans. video - CNET

  13-04-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Our new smart ceiling fans are certainly worthy of oohs and aahs. But are they worth the cost?
  
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• Implant lets paralysed man 'play guitar'

  13-04-2016 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a world first, a quadriplegic man can once again move his own fingers after a chip was implanted in his brain.
  
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