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• Can you outrun a fart? Learn about the science of toots - CNET

  17-04-2016 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you fart alone or get caught up in someone else's gas cloud, find out from this AsapScience video if it's possible to escape the signature sulphur scent.
  
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• Intel shares could rise 25 percent in next year: Barron's

  17-04-2016 23:32
  Intel Corp's shift to higher-growth businesses such as server chips and embedded chips for cars could drive a 25 increase in its shares in a year, according to a report on Sunday in the financial publication Barron's. While there is a risk Intel could cut its financial guidance for the year when the chipmaker reports earnings on Tuesday, it is likely to return to sustainable growth by year's end for the first time in seven years, the publication said. Investors who do not own stock in Intel shou
  
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• Swinging away with the smart baseball bat - CNET

  17-04-2016 22:50 via cnet.com
  
  We take our hacks with a high-tech bat that promises to improve a hitter's swing.
  
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• Trump not worried about Facebook, says he's one of its biggest stars - CNET

  17-04-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The Republican presidential candidate doesn't believe Facebook will conspire against him to deny him power.
  
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• Poll: Getting facts right key to Americans' trust in media

  17-04-2016 18:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media.
  
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• KFC deletes crotch-grabbing tweet, apologizes - CNET

  17-04-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The fast-food company's Australian branch shows a blurred-out crotch and a hand reaching for it. It takes an hour for it to be removed.
  
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• Google could be planning to build its own 'digital city'

  17-04-2016 16:51
  
  In the not-too-distant future our cities could feature a lot more Google tech, from self-driving car pods to ultra-fast Wi-Fi you can connect to from anywhere. Now the powers-that-be at Google's parent company Alphabet are planning to build a city from scratch to test out all this hardware and infrastructure, according to reports.Sidewalk Labs, one of Alphabet's newer subsidiaries, is rumoured to be planning "a testbed for new technologies" in the words of The Information. Parts of Denver and De
  
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• Comments on articles are valuable. So how to weed out the trolls? | Joseph Reagle

  17-04-2016 15:02 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s the question facing every website that allows comments: how to curb abuse without neutering the conversationLast month, the technology news site Engadget announced it was “shutting down our comments … see you next week”. The deployment of a new comment system hadn’t worked as hoped. Continue reading...
  
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• Poll: Vast majority of Americans don't trust the news media

  17-04-2016 14:49
  
  Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media. Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot ...
  
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• Whacking away with the smart baseball bat - CNET

  17-04-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  We take our hacks with a high-tech bat that promises to improve a hitter's swing.
  
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• HP Stream review - CNET

  17-04-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A great keyboard, battery life and design makes the HP Stream Windows laptop a compelling alternative to similarly priced Chromebook and tablet competition.
  
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• Control a MacBook with an Apple TV remote video - CNET

  17-04-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  All you need is an Apple TV Siri remote and a MacBook running OS X El Capitan.
  
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• Odyssey Toys X-7 Microlite review - CNET

  17-04-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  With bright LEDs surrounding its four tiny propellers, this stable quadcopter is a fun one to fly day or night.
  
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• Canada's Trudeau explains quantum computing in viral video

  17-04-2016 11:30
  
  WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) — A video has gone viral of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showing off his geek side by nailing a reporter's question about quantum computing.
  
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• This limited edition yellow iPad Pro can be yours for a hefty sum

  17-04-2016 10:41
  
  If the standard iPad Pro range doesn't really do it for you then there's a more exclusive option you can consider: a bright yellow model designed by Jony Ive and his pals and expected to sell at a charity auction for around £15,000 (roughly US$21,300 or AU$27,600).If that sounds rather pricey, note that you get a Smart Cover, an Apple Pencil and a leather case to keep said Pencil in as well - so there are extras. The 12.9-inch device goes under the hammer in a fundraising event for the Des
  
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• Marin Fairfax SC6 DLX: bike review | Martin Love

  17-04-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Marin is a leading name in the world of mountain biking, but this commuter bike tames the city streets, tooBack in 1986, across the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco and, no doubt, on a countercultural high, Marin released its first mountain bike. Its chunky wheels and solid frame were built to cope with all that Mount Tamalpais and the Repack Trail could throw at it. It seems ironic to recommend a city bike made by a company whose roots are so firmly in the countryside. But commuting is a t
  
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• Watch alleged burglars run after hearing home owner's voice of God - CNET

  17-04-2016 01:40 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A New Jersey home owner installs tech that makes an announcement to intruders. They freak.
  
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