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• Fiat Chrysler, Google team up for self-driving minivans - Roadshow

  03-05-2016 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  It might not be the merger the company needs, but it's definitely an interesting development.
  
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• 10 easy ways to speed up your Wi-Fi - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:46 via cnet.com
  
  If you're experiencing constant slowdowns or drop-offs with your home Internet, you may be able to fix it yourself with a few simple tweaks.
  
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• The Barking Dead: Dogs inherit the Earth in apocalyptic comic - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  Every dog has its day in the new comic series Legend, where pit bulls and pointers navigate a
  devastated land. And don't forget the felines.
  
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• The iPhone 7 headphone jack dies and comes back to life more often than characters on Sunday TV - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  Will Apple's iPhone 7 have a headphone jack? Only Apple seems to know, but the rumor mill keeps churning with all sorts of theories. The latest: It's staying. But wait till next week and it may be dead again.
  
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• Ellen Pao among female leaders joining forces to help diversify tech - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  The former Reddit chief is one of eight women uniting for Project Include to encourage tech companies to have more inclusive workforces.
  
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• Baby bump: Tesla brings 75-kWh battery to Model S - Roadshow

  03-05-2016 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  As with several other new additions, this battery first appeared on the Model X SUV before coming to the sedan.
  
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• WhatsApp is back online in Brazil after 24-hour ban

  03-05-2016 23:32
  
  Facebook's WhatsApp is back online in Brazil after the service was temporarily banned Monday, following a judge's ruling.  Service was restored Tuesday afternoon after another judge in an appeals court reversed the ban, The Wall Street Journal reported. WhatsApp was offline for about 24 hours. SEE ALSO: WhatsApp is blocked in Brazil — again WhatsApp is extremely popular in the country and has more than 100 million users in Brazil, according to Facebook. Monday's ruling, which resulted
  
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• Best portable mini Bluetooth speakers - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  As dozens of tiny wireless speakers flood the market, here's a look at CNET's current top picks for mini Bluetooth speakers that you can take with you wherever you go.
  
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• Google and Fiat Chrysler team up for 'first of its kind' self-driving car project

  03-05-2016 23:19 via theguardian.com
  
  The tech giant and car manufacturer announced merger of engineering teams in Michigan to integrate autonomous vehicle technology into hybrid minivanIn a move that marks a major step in the inexorable march towards making self-driving cars a reality, Google have announced what it is calling a “first of its kind” partnership with car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler.The partnership, which was announced Tuesday, will see Google’s self-driving technology integrated into a Chrysler Pacifi
  
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• Will 'The Shining' still terrify audiences in opera form? - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Redrum! Stephen King's famed story comes to the stage, minus the blood-filled elevator (we hope).
  
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• This is the quickest (and most insane) way to eat corn on the cob - CNET

  03-05-2016 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Put the corn on a power drill and turn on the drill. Watch this and don't copy it.
  
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• Deep-ish dive: Ford's all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 and 10-speed automatic transmission - Roadshow

  03-05-2016 23:05 via cnet.com
  
  While both of these components will be integral to the new Raptor, they'll also underpin some standard F-150 trims.
  
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• WhatsApp resumes in Brazil after suspension, legislators debate law

  03-05-2016 23:02
  SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service resumed in Brazil on Tuesday after an appeals court overturned a suspension and many of the application's 100 million users in the country voiced outrage. WhatsApp was cut off in Brazil at 2 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Monday after a judge in the remote northeastern state of Sergipe ordered Brazil's five main wireless operators to block access to the app for 72 hours. The suspension was lifted after about 24 hours when an appe
  
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• GoPro's mobile apps cut down on video editing headaches - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:59 via cnet.com
  
  One is for fast automated edits, the other for more advanced cutting, but both will have you creating and sharing your GoPro (or smartphone) videos in no time.
  
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• Google adds 100 Chrysler hybrid minivans to self-driving fleet

  03-05-2016 22:53
  
  Google just figured out how to make minivans relevant: Make them autonomous. SEE ALSO: McLaren is selling one of the rarest and fastest supercars ever built Google announced Tuesday afternoon that it is teaming with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and adding 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving car fleet, thereby doubling the number of autonomous cars in Google's stable. This statement confirms a report last week that the two companies were in late-stage talks over a technic
  
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• WhatsApp block in Brazil overturned after court appeal and user complaints

  03-05-2016 22:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Monday’s ruling for 72-hour shutdown of messaging app was cancelled
  Original order would have been country’s second block in five monthsBrazilian judge orders mobile providers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours A Brazilian judge has overturned a suspension of Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp messaging application that affected some 100 million users, after many people voiced frustration at the second such freeze in five months in the South American country. On Monday, a judge in the north-e
  
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• Fiat Chrysler and Google teaming up for self-driving minivans - Roadshow

  03-05-2016 22:41 via cnet.com
  
  It might not be the merger the company needs, but it's definitely an interesting development.
  
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• Google to buy minivans for self-driving tests from Fiat Chrysler

  03-05-2016 22:35
  By Bernie Woodall and David Shepardson DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google unit has agreed to buy about 100 plug-in hybrid minivans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to expand its self-driving vehicle testing program, the two companies said on Tuesday -- in the most advanced partnership to date between Silicon Valley and a carmaker. The vehicles will not be offered for sale to the public. Unlike prior testing in which Google bought Toyota Motor Corp vehicles from dealers and ret
  
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• Broken iPhone? Dish Network will come to your house and fix it. video - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:27 via cnet.com
  
  The satellite and broadcast company will now make house calls to repair broken Apple iPhones.
  
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• Brazil judge overturns WhatsApp suspension

  03-05-2016 22:27
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge struck down an earlier court ruling to suspend messaging service WhatsApp in Latin America's biggest country for 72 hours, reactivating it on Tuesday, the day after it was shut down.
  
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• Samsung's Notebook 9 is a 15-inch laptop that won't weigh you down video - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  This slim and light laptop isn't very exciting, but hits the right specs at the right price.
  
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• Twitter makes following accounts easier with new Connect tab

  03-05-2016 22:17
  A new Connect tab on Twitter Inc's mobile app makes it easier for people to find accounts to follow, the social network said on Tuesday as it launched the new feature to attract more users. The tab suggests a list of accounts based on those already followed, as well as popular ones in the area, product manager Ricardo Castro said in a blog post on the company's website. Users can choose to automatically sync their address books to connect with friends and family with the tab, he said.
  
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• New Adblock Plus service lets you pay websites after removing ads

  03-05-2016 22:15
  
  Advertisements used to power websites, but as ad-blocking extensions like AdBlock continue to gain popularity, content creators are losing out on that once-reliable revenue stream. The Internet is changing, and in order to keep the lights on, websites need to find new ways to bring in money. AdBlock Plus, the extension that has been the bane of web creators, is offering a potential solution — Flattr Plus. AdBlock Plus teamed up with microdonation platform Flattr to come up with a system th
  
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• Adobe buys Livefyre to turn your awful Internet comments into money - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  The firm known for Photoshop is jumping into "user generated content," aka Internet comments, by buying Livefyre.
  
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• 15-year-old poses with gun for selfie, accidentally shoots self dead - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A boy in India tries to take a selfie while holding his dad's pistol. Tragically, the gun goes off.
  
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• Turtle Beach Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-05-2016 22:02 via cnet.com
  
  Turtle Beach has a new gaming headset for the PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC that's designed to appeal to eSports athletes and hardcore Call of Duty, Halo and Counter Strike: Global Offensive gamers.
  
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• 2016 Toyota Camry review - Roadshow

  03-05-2016 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  The ubiquitous midsize family sedan is an exercise in utilitarianism, built to provide the greatest benefit to the most people possible.
  
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• Twitter's new 'connect' feature is its latest attempt to get your attention - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:45 via cnet.com
  
  The slow-growing social network has created a new feature to recommend accounts to follow, and help you find friends too.
  
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• Cash-strapped Sprint promises to pinch pennies on network upgrade - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:45 via cnet.com
  
  As the power of its aggressive promotions wanes, Sprint looks to tighten its belt further and get more bang for its buck on network upgrades.
  
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• Is Nioh More hardcore than Dark Souls? video - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:38 via cnet.com
  
  Jake Haywald and Erick Tay compare the brutal Nioh alpha demo to Dark Souls III. From stamina drops to punishing enemies, which is more hardcore?
  
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• Use your fingerprint to unlock your phone? You just gave up some rights - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  Questions over the 5th Amendment are raised when judges can order you to unlock a device with your print -- but you can't be forced to give up your password. Also, Sony may have its own legal trouble with a video-recording contact lens, and celebrities at the Met Gala attempt to bring tech to fashion.
  
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• The Division's daily missions go missing again, Ubisoft looking into 'permanent solution' - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:30 via cnet.com
  
  Ubisoft says, "A permanent solution to this recurring problem is being looked into."
  
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• Ten-year-old receives $10,000 reward for finding Instagram bug

  03-05-2016 21:27 via theguardian.com
  
  A Finnish boy is the youngest person to get payout for finding bug that allowed comments to be deleted – and says he’ll use the money to buy a football and bike
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg didn’t even begin to learn programming until he got a tutor at 11 years old – so he may have met his match in a 10-year-old Finnish schoolboy who has received a $10,000 bounty from Facebook after finding a vulnerability in Instagram’s code.Instagram, which was bought by Faceb
  
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• A 10-year-old hacked Instagram so Facebook gave him $10,000

  03-05-2016 21:22
  
  Before he even reached the age requirement to make a Facebook account, a 10-year-old found a major flaw in Instagram, earning him a cool $10,000 from Facebook.  Jani (his parents withheld his last name, figured out a way to get into Instagram's servers and delete text posted by Instagram users, Finnish news site Iltalehti reported. SEE ALSO: Here's how much Google paid that guy who bought google.com for a minute Jani was rewarded $10,000 by Facebook as part of its bug bounty program, which
  
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• Google wants to fix your eyesight with an electronic eyeball injection video - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  Google's electronic device injection patent for your eyeball is bonkers. LG has created a display panel with a built-in fingerprint reader and no physical buttons. Plus, a Huawei smartwatch for the ladies.
  
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• Periscope isn't sweating Facebook Live, but hires first Editor-in-Chief

  03-05-2016 21:16
  
  Periscope's executives may tell you they're not feeling the pressure of endless waves of fresh Facebook Live broadcasts from brands, media companies, celebrities and everyday folks. But their actions tell a different story. On Monday, the Twitter-owned live-streaming platform hired Evan Hansen as its first Editor-in-Chief. SEE ALSO: Up Periscope: Inside Twitter’s one-year-old broadcast startup Hansen is a seasoned technology journalist who spent years at CNET and Wired
  
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• Brazil judge lifts WhatsApp suspension

  03-05-2016 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Brazilian appeals court judge lifts the suspension of messaging service WhatsApp, which had been blocked on Monday affecting millions of users.
  
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• Sorry? Tech CEO apologizes for rant but insists fruit vendors are a safety threat

  03-05-2016 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A Silicon Valley CEO who sparked outrage for threatening to harass low-income fruit vendors in his neighborhood has issued an apology. Sort of A Silicon Valley tech CEO who sparked outrage for threatening to aggressively harass low-income fruit vendors and “make their life miserable” now says he is “terribly sorry” – with an apology that continues to defend his position.Mark Woodward, CEO of software company Invoca, published – and eventually deleted – a
  
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• Brazil judge overturns 72-hour suspension of WhatsApp

  03-05-2016 21:09
  A Brazilian judge on Tuesday overturned a suspension of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging application that affected some 100 million users, after many people voiced frustration at the second such freeze in five months in the South American country. On Monday, a judge in the northeastern state of Sergipe had ordered Brazil's five main wireless operators to block access to WhatsApp for 72 hours. The judge who ordered the suspension, Marcel Maia Montalvão, in March ordered the imprisonment o
  
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• Dishonored 2 release date confirmed - CNET

  03-05-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Here's when you'll be able to travel to Karnaca in Dishonored 2.
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel roasts Sarah Palin for climate change skepticism - CNET

  03-05-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The late-night host defends 97 percent of scientists against the former governor's criticisms. And then he gets the scientists themselves to do some defending.
  
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• 5 settings every new iPhone owner should change video - CNET

  03-05-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  Making these simple adjustments can help save battery life and cut down on little annoyances.
  
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• Why you shouldn't believe every single iPhone 'leak' and rumor

  03-05-2016 20:49
  
  The iPhone 7 will not have a headphone jack. It will have a headphone jack. It won't have a headphone jack. The rumor mill just can't decide if Apple will kill the headphone jack on its next iPhone or not. SEE ALSO: These Chinese phones beat Apple to removing the headphone jack For months, speculation has been the iPhone 7 will be the first iPhone to eschew the 50-something-year-old 3.5mm audio jack. Apple will reportedly release new Lightning port-based earbuds and headphones to compensate. App
  
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• In Tech: Dish techs fix iPhones, Best Buy gets Oculus VR

  03-05-2016 20:44
  
  When Dish technicians aren't busy installing satellite TV services in people's homes, they'll be making house calls to replace iPhone batteries and broken screens.
  
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• Twitter adds personalized follow recommendations to its apps

  03-05-2016 20:15
  
  Twitter is trying to fix its discovery problem — again. The company is adding a new section to its iOS and Android app that will provide users with personalized recommendations for accounts they should follow. SEE ALSO: Twitter is now a 'news' app in the Apple store The update appears in the top left corner of the app, where the "find people" tab has been renamed to "Connect." The Connect tab (not to be confused with the notifications tab that was previously called connect) now provides mu
  
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• Amazon Fresh food deliveries 'to start this month in UK'

  03-05-2016 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Online retailer understood to have tested service from east London depot and asked suppliers to begin deliveries within weeksAmazon is believed to be planning to start delivering fresh food in the UK this month, stepping up the pressure on traditional supermarkets.The online retailer is understood to have been testing fresh food deliveries from its depot in east London and to have asked suppliers to begin deliveries in the next few weeks. Continue reading...
  
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• Brazil judge rules to unblock Whatsapp

  03-05-2016 19:56
  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge overturned a suspension of Facebook Inc's Whatsapp messaging application on Tuesday, before a 72-hour block ordered by a different judge on Monday had expired. Judge Ricardo Mucio Santana of the Sergipe State Tribunal decided to cancel Monday's ruling, the court said in a statement. The blockage affected some 100 million WhatsApp users. (Reporting by Natalia Scalzaretto; Writing by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Daniel Flynn)
  
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• New York asks Ticketmaster and StubHub to target Broadway ticketing scams

  03-05-2016 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  State attorney general Eric Schneiderman requested that websites verify that ticket resellers are licensed after $2.76m settlement with alleged scammersOn the day Hamilton, Broadway’s impossibly sold-out show, swept the Tony nominations, the New York state attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, announced plans to tackle sky-high ticket prices outside the Great White Way.Schneiderman, who has already called New York’s ticket racket for sports and concerts“a rigged game”, has
  
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• This year's Met Gala was was one big glitch

  03-05-2016 19:31
  
  NEW YORK – It was the biggest night of fashion, what some might call the Oscars of style: The Met Gala, an annual event raising funds for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.  This year's theme seemed to have it all. Manus X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology feted the strides between fashion and technology. One of the most powerful tech brands, Apple, officially sponsored the gala, working in close conjunction with fashion powerhouse, Vogue . Add sexy co-chairs like Apple Chi
  
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• An Uber for everything: the surge in on-demand apps

  03-05-2016 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Takeaways, parking, haircuts, cleaners ... think of a service and someone is probably working on a handy tech solution. Is there a crash ahead?All Guy Westlake wanted to do was wash your underwear. And your shirts, and sheets and skirts and suits. His Lavanda app, launched in London two years ago, would do it all seamlessly, efficiently, affordably. About 20 minutes after you hit the wash button, a Lavanda Pro arrived to collect your load. Using their own washing machine or a dry cleaner, they w
  
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