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• Teens allegedly live-stream sex acts on Facebook - CNET

  14-05-2016 23:11 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In Milwaukee, police are attempting to secure data from Facebook after three teens allegedly filmed their hookup and broadcast it to classmates.
  
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• Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg speaks on husband's death in powerful commencement speech

  14-05-2016 20:46
  
  Just over a year after the death of her husband, SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, Facebook's COO, Sheryl Sandberg, opened up and gave the public more insight into her family's struggle after the death of her partner. In remarks delivered to the class of 2016 at the University of California at Berkeley on Saturday, Sandberg elaborated on how she's coped with her husband's death while continuing to lead one of the biggest tech companies on the planet. SEE ALSO: Sheryl Sandberg on Dave Goldberg's de
  
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• Centipede and Missile Command Atari games get movie deals - CNET

  14-05-2016 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  If Resident Evil and Assassin's Creed can be major motion pictures, why not classic Atari arcade games? Centipede and Missile Command will be hitting the big screen thanks to Emmett, Furla, Oasis Films.
  
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• Hatch Baby Smart Changing Pad review - CNET

  14-05-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  An editor and his baby test out the Hatch Baby Smart Changing Pad.
  
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• Police camouflage surveillance truck as Google Maps van - CNET

  14-05-2016 19:54 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Philadelphia police admit that one of their surveillance trucks masqueraded as one of Google's. It had a Google Maps logo on its side window.
  
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• The week in Reviews: BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro, Logitech GROUP

  14-05-2016 19:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Summary videos of this week's top reviews.
  
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• Sir Ian McKellen seeks to demystify Shakespeare with new app - CNET

  14-05-2016 18:56 via cnet.com
  
  Heuristic Shakespeare -- The Tempest is the first of 37 new apps to help students better understand the works of the famous bard.
  
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• A force to be reckoned with: Rotel RA-1592 stereo amplifier - CNET

  14-05-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Rotel has what it takes to be the centerpiece of a first-rate audio system.
  
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• Apple acknowledges iTunes music deletion bug, promises fix

  14-05-2016 18:02
  
  An issue involving Apple's iTunes app deleting music stored on a user's computer has officially been acknowledged by the company after weeks of isolated reports from users. SEE ALSO: 7 ways to fix the mess that is Apple Music Apple isn't sure what the cause of the iTunes bug is, as it hasn't been able to reproduce the problem, but in a statement to iMore the company acknowledged the bug and promised a fix next week. "In an extremely small number of cases users have reported that music files save
  
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• 15 useful extensions to improve Firefox - CNET

  14-05-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Firefox is a solid third-party Web browser on all major operating systems. Here are some helpful extensions to give you better control over your browsing experience.
  
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• Listening to LPs: Explorations in space and time - CNET

  14-05-2016 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac digs deep into the sound of his LPs with the Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifier.
  
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• The view from the Tokyo Skytree, one of the tallest structures on Earth - CNET

  14-05-2016 16:45 via cnet.com
  
  The top viewing platform of the Tokyo Skytree one of the highest in the world. The biggest city in the world looks absolutely spectacular from above.
  
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• 4 iPhone tricks you might not know

  14-05-2016 15:55
  
  The iPhone has been around for almost nine years, but there are still some tricks you can do on your phone that you might not know about. SEE ALSO: How to trick your iPhone into freeing up storage space We’ll be real: These aren’t the most advanced tricks of the trade — but you might be surprised as to some of the little features you can do. Search tricks You can get a lot of information on your iPhone just by searching for it. On the home screen, you can access search but pull
  
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• ThinkGeek's first New York City store is geek heaven

  14-05-2016 15:30
  
  Geek culture is now mainstream culture.  While comic book stores aren't what they used to be — if you can even find one in your city — geek culture and all things related, including video games and collectibles, is more popular than ever. Proof: ThinkGeek, the go-to place for all things geeky (this editor is partial to its seemingly useless gadgets) opened its fourth U.S. retail store in New York City Friday.  SEE ALSO: 8 fake products from ThinkGeek that nerds wish were re
  
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• 8 health innovations transforming women's lives around the world

  14-05-2016 14:02
  
  Among the many injustices women face globally, inadequate health care is one of the most serious. In the developing world, where childbirth complications cause the death of more than 800 women every day, a lack of resources makes it impossible for women to maintain their health on a daily basis. And in more developed nations, stigma creates an environment that fails women who, for example, are trans or need more accessible birth control. SEE ALSO: 8 apps revolutionizing maternal health care
  
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• 4 ways Innit will change the way you cook - CNET

  14-05-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Food recognition (like facial recognition) and ovens that always know the perfect temperature are just the beginning.
  
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• Use Gboard for iPhone to search while you text video - CNET

  14-05-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Google's new swipe keyboard has its own butt-in search engine that allows you to search for emojis, GIFs and restaurants without leaving your chat window. Here's how to get started.
  
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• This Smart Changing Pad will track your baby's growth video - CNET

  14-05-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  An editor and his baby decide whether the Hatch Baby's smarts justify the price.
  
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• 9 more habitable planets found video - CNET

  14-05-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  A NASA discovery means there are a lot more planets that may be able to support life. Also, Amazon takes on YouTube. Get all caught up in tech right here.
  
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• Impossible Project l-1 Instant Camera Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  14-05-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  This instant film camera is analog, but Bluetooth and an iOS app give photographers some perks of the digital age.
  
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• VW Sharan SE Nav 2.0 TDI car review – ‘It has more welly than you’d think’

  14-05-2016 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Yes, it’s a people carrier, but don’t let that put you offI looked at this car and thought it was going to drive a bit wheezy and puffed out. I don’t know if that’s an assumption I have about seven-seaters, or whether I got some subliminal message from its eminently reputable face, but whatever it was, I was wrong. The Sharan is not a particularly nippy vehicle, but it has more welly than you’d think, and is incredibly solid and reassuring. Obviously the point of a
  
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• The view from the Tokyo Skytree, one of the tallest structures on Earth (pictures) - CNET

  14-05-2016 10:45 via cnet.com
  
  The Tokyo Skytree is one of the tallest structures ever made, towering over 2,000ft (634m) above the city. Here's what the view looks like.
  
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• Striking murals turn Google data centers into pieces of art

  14-05-2016 04:14
  
  Google processes more than 30 billion queries a day and each one at one point travels through a faceless data center with seemingly endless rows of servers. To bring some curb appeal to the Internet's so-called "homes," Google has tapped artists to paint murals on four data centers, hoping to expand the project to even more. So far two centers, in Oklahoma and Belgium, have gotten facelifts, Google announced this week.  SEE ALSO: Why Instagram's new icon and black and white design suck The
  
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• Why Apple plunked $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing

  14-05-2016 02:50
  
  Apple new $1 billion investment in the Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is as much about currying favor with regulators as directly expanding its own business, analysts said. Apple might need ...
  
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• Only Amazon can open a college bookstore with no books - CNET

  14-05-2016 02:42 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's seventh college retail location underscores the online retail giant's desire for a more physical presence.
  
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• How to stay digital after you die

  14-05-2016 02:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every day we generate huge amounts of data - but what happens to it after death?
  
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• Why did Instagram change its logo now?

  14-05-2016 02:09
  
  Why did Instagram make such a major redesign to its logo and platform now? We discuss on this week's MashTalk, with the help of Mashable designer Sam-Stringer Hye.  SEE ALSO: What the designer of the old Instagram icon thinks of the new one Then, we discuss the latest wave of iPhone 7 rumors that have come out in the past week. Finally, Lance Ulanoff calls in to share what he saw at Hyperloop One's historic test in Las Vegas. Listen to the episode on iTunes or on Stitcher. You can also subs
  
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• Apple says it will not shut down iTunes downloads. Plus, the iPhone 7 design and features are revealed (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 37) - CNET

  14-05-2016 02:00 via cnet.com
  
  Apple invests in a $1 billion Chinese car service, and the best iPhone might be coming in 2017.
  
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• Taking the Hyperloop to the future of transportation (AutoComplete Podcast, Ep. 18) - Roadshow

  14-05-2016 01:57 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's rundown of the biggest stories, Tim and Emme talk Hyperloop, Tesla factory tours and the latest update on the never-ending Dieselgate saga.
  
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• VIDEO: Co-living solution for 'Generation Rent'?

  14-05-2016 01:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new building complex in north London is offering a new kind of accommodation, mixing small private space with generous communal areas.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Anti-counterfeiting group suspends Alibaba

  14-05-2016 01:49
  
  SHANGHAI (AP) — An anti-counterfeiting group said Friday it was suspending Alibaba's membership following an uproar by some companies that view the Chinese e-commerce giant as the world's largest marketplace for fakes.
  
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• Facebook sleuth forces police chief to give himself parking ticket - CNET

  14-05-2016 01:37 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A Florida police chief parks illegally. And then he's exposed on Facebook.
  
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• Giant animatronic dinosaur falls into burning ring of fire, comes out even creepier - CNET

  14-05-2016 01:21 via cnet.com
  
  A fire caused by a spark from a welder's torch destroys the world's largest animatronic dinosaur.
  
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• New York Fed defends fund transfer after Bangladesh heist

  14-05-2016 01:12
  (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is standing by its procedures for wiring funds after facing scrutiny in the wake of the $81 million cyber heist at the Bangladesh central bank, a letter released by a congresswoman on Friday showed. The New York Fed was responding to criticism lobbed by U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney, who had called for a probe of the fund transfers triggered by the February cyber attack on Bangladesh Bank. Criminals tried to withdraw $951 million from Bangla
  
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• Hyperlooping in the desert (AutoComplete Ep. 18) video - Roadshow

  14-05-2016 00:48 via cnet.com
  
  Tim and Emme give a rundown of the week in news, including a Hyperloop trip in the desert and a self-crashing Tesla.
  
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• Anti-Counterfeiting group suspends Alibaba's membership

  14-05-2016 00:30
  (Reuters) - An anti-counterfeiting group said on Friday it was suspending Alibaba Group Holding Inc's membership following concerns raised by some of its member companies. The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) statement follows an AP report that the group's president, Robert Barchiesi, had stock in Alibaba and that he used family members to help run the coalition. In a letter sent to its members, IACC said conflicts were not disclosed to the board "because of a weakness in our c
  
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• Whoops! 'Antiques Roadshow' backs down after estimating school project at $50,000 - CNET

  14-05-2016 00:29 via cnet.com
  
  A creepy many-faced jug was appraised at $50,000 until it was discovered it was a 1970s high-school project.
  
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• The Latest: Phoenix airport may pick contractor over TSA

  14-05-2016 00:25
  
  The Latest on problems with the baggage-screening system at Phoenix's airport (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Phoenix officials are weighing whether to use a private contractor to handle security at the city's ...
  
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• What's in a beard? Everything appealing about Drake, apparently - CNET

  14-05-2016 00:14 via cnet.com
  
  Alleged Instagram picture of a clean-shaven Drake inspires sadness and anger on the Internet.
  
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• Amazon Dash finally does more than order toilet paper - CNET

  14-05-2016 00:00 via cnet.com
  
  Aimed at developers, the new Amazon Web Services IoT Button is a fully programmable smart home control point built off of Amazon Dash hardware.
  
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