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• These are the websites that might disappoint you on Mother's Day - CNET

  01-05-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A website efficiency company analyzes many of the major retail sites that are important for Mother's Day. Teleflora comes out the worst.
  
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• Kleenex wants to make sure your office doesn't run out of toilet paper - CNET

  01-05-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: With the help of IBM's cloud, Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex and Huggies, launches, you'll never guess, a new app.
  
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• McLaren is selling one of the rarest and fastest supercars ever built

  01-05-2016 19:45
  
  Here's your chance to own a piece of automotive history: British supercar maker McLaren Automotive has announced that it will be selling one of the last F1 supercars ever built. SEE ALSO: Joe Biden lost $10 betting a Cadillac was quicker than a Tesla This is momentous for several reasons. First, only 64 F1 road cars were ever produced during the 1993 to 1998 production run. What's more, this one, which was built in 1998, is one of only six made that year. This one, chassis number 69 was never so
  
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• Uber, blind passengers settle service animal lawsuit - CNET

  01-05-2016 17:55 via cnet.com
  
  Ride-hailing service will educate its drivers over their legal obligation to transport guide dogs for the blind.
  
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• Samsung's svelte 15-inch Notebook 9 is one mighty Windows 10 laptop

  01-05-2016 17:03
  
  For the past week I’ve been using Samsung’s 15-inch Notebook 9. This Windows 10 machine has been put through its paces, replacing my iMac. While I will stop short of declaring my love for Windows, my view of the current Windows laptop landscape has been changed. In a world focused on the battle between Samsung and Apple in the smartphone industry, it’s easy to forget the South Korean electronics giant is more than a single-product company. SEE ALSO: Samsung's Surface Pro rival
  
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• Qatar National Bank says customer accounts safe despite data breach

  01-05-2016 14:39
  Qatar National Bank, the Middle East's largest lender by assets, said it had taken immediate steps to ensure customers would not suffer any financial loss after a security breach last week exposed personal data of thousands of clients.
  
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• Tech can help the elderly...if they use it - CNET

  01-05-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A growing number of apps and devices are designed to help manage care of older patients, but the nagging reality is that they're going unused. At least for now.
  
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• Opinion: The Xbox 360 will be known as the last great console

  01-05-2016 12:01
  
  It might sound a little disingenuous to lop Sony's current-gen powerhouse in with the likes of an old Microsoft console, but that's exactly what Xbox 360 was for the better part of a decade. It shifted superior numbers, offered a more robust online infrastructure and had a public profile the PS3 could only dream of.In an age where online gaming had finally come into its own on home consoles, where high definition was finally a standard, the 360 brought Microsoft into the eternal console war by b
  
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• 10 cases that will completely change your iPhone

  01-05-2016 12:00
  Protection doesn't need to be boringSome of you might remember buying a snap-on cover in a bid to reinvent your chunky, plastic Nokia, but phone cases have come a long way since then. You can still add a splash of personality to your generic smartphone with the right case, and, as screens have grown bigger, so has the importance of a protective layer. But there is another class of case, and that's iPhone sheaths that bring something new to the party, enhancing a feature or delivering new functio
  
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• Puma's new robot can outpace Usain Bolt

  01-05-2016 11:16
  
  There's no getting away from it: the robots are coming. But Puma's latest bit of advanced technology isn't designed to bring you breakfast, put together car parts or secretly plot world domination - it just wants to improve your lap times.The BeatBot runs on four wheels and is clever enough to follow a track, so the idea is you program it with the speed you want to run and then try and outpace it. Apparently, it's capable of going as fast as Usain Bolt in record-breaking form: 27.7 mph."How do y
  
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• Hidden apps and 8-bit themes: how to use Freestyle layout on the HTC 10

  01-05-2016 11:00
  The new way to arrange your appsEvery Android manufacturer tries to do something different with the software to stand out from all the others. Those tweaks range from the controversial (removing the app drawer) to the downright useful (allowing different fingerprints to open different apps), but HTC's just done something we haven't seen before. Called Freestyle, it's a new way of arranging your home screen that's half computer desktop and half sticker book. You're no longer bound by the constrai
  
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• Updated: The best mobile phone deals in May 2016

  01-05-2016 10:00
  Mobile phone dealsThis is a mobile phone deals buying guide jam packed full of the UK's best mobile phone deals on all the best handsets and from all the best UK networks. At the top of the page you'll find a price comparison chart in which you can choose your desired handset and find the very best mobile phone deal for your own needs. Underneath that you can browse through our guides for all of the best mobile phones out there. Whether you're after a free phone, lots of data, the lowest possibl
  
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• The future for shooters in VR gaming

  01-05-2016 08:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Gunplay is a vital part of video games, but how will it work in virtual reality?I was 11 years old when Jonathan Cott first brought a gun to school. It was bright red, or maybe dark blue – colours tend to fade first in the memory – and the paint was chipped at the corners. Cotty, as we called him, was always in deluxe kinds of trouble. Once, while we sat at our desks awaiting the arrival of a long-suffering English teacher, Cotty balanced a large cardboard box on the frame of the cla
  
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• TechRadar Deals: The best iPhone deals in May 2016

  01-05-2016 08:19
  Best iPhone Deals 2015Looking for the best possible iPhone deal on a contract from one of the UK networks? Not sure which iPhone to go for or which deal offers the best value? You've come to the right place! We've searched EE, Vodafone, Three, O2 and all the other UK networks and retailers to find all the best deals on all the available models of iPhone. We've prioritised free iPhone deals, or at least those with the cheapest upfront costs, as well as deals with at least 1GB of data - data is im
  
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• Six of the best Wi-Fi speakers

  01-05-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They’re the best way to listen to music streamed through – or stored on – our phones. But which speakers are easiest to use, and which offer the best sound quality? We put six to the test£499; five amp drivers, 250W total output; AirPlay, Spotify, Bluetooth Continue reading...
  
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• Inmate posts Facebook selfies from prison van - CNET

  01-05-2016 01:45 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A West Virginia inmate somehow gets hold of a cell phone and merrily posts away, while in handcuffs. But where did he get the phone?
  
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• Samsung 'Bedtime VR Stories' might be the perfect remote parenting app

  01-05-2016 00:35
  
  One of the most overlooked aspects of the emerging virtual reality space is its ability to bring people who are located many miles apart together in one virtual space. Part of the problem is that most of the VR out there is focused on passive viewing experiences or gaming. But a new app from Samsung called Bedtime VR Stories offers ta prime example of how VR can be a tool to connect with someone across long distances. See also: How virtual reality will grow in 2016 The app allows a parent to mee
  
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