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• How Google Home will try to beat Amazon Echo video - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  Google's three part strategy to take Alexa down a peg.
  
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• Alibaba insists it can help fight counterfeit brand goods

  19-05-2016 23:50
  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Alibaba said on Thursday it still wanted to work with companies fighting counterfeit brand-name products, a week after the Chinese online shopping platform was kicked out of an industry coalition due to long-standing accusations that it has turned a blind eye to counterfeits. Alibaba has been dogged for years by critics who called its online shopping platforms conduits for counterfeiters. At least three members of the Washington-based International Ant
  
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• A quick overview of Adobe Spark video - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:45 via cnet.com
  
  The company's storytelling apps come to the Web
  
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• Today's campaign: Police raid Labor offices over alleged NBN leak

  19-05-2016 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Election 2016: Federal police operation condemned by Bill Shorten as ‘unprecedented’ during a federal election campaignSound, sound the clarion, fill the fife, throughout the sensual world proclaim: It’s Friday!Welcome to the end of week two of the election campaign, only six more to go. Six weeks to go and it has already got quite ugly, the dog whistling already served up, the members interests – specifically failures to declare them – already nipping the parties&r
  
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• Apple's stores getting new look as other retailers struggle

  19-05-2016 23:29
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is getting ready to unveil a stylish new product that's not for sale — a new look for its stores.
  
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• Google IO: Here's why Google's big Daydream headset reveal didn't happen

  19-05-2016 23:27
  
  Google could have unveiled its own Daydream headset at Google I/O 2016, but it didn't. Instead, it's sharing the spotlight with third-party partners willing to adopt its reference headset and controller design. A commendable move, but a confusing one, too.During a deeper dive into Daydream on Google I/O 2016's second day, Clay Bakor, VP of virtual reality at Google, confirmed that his team is working on a first-party model. So why exactly wasn't it shown off while the world was watching and, let
  
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• LG LFXS30786S Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:24 via cnet.com
  
  Do you want your refrigerator to play music? Because this refrigerator plays music.
  
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• Study: Kids are getting their first smartphone at age 10

  19-05-2016 23:18
  
  A new report shows that the average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years old. TechCrunch obtained the data from an unreleased report from Influence Central, a marketing agency. The data comes from the agency's larger ongoing study of about 500 women and their buying habits across the United States. 500 people is quite a small sample size, so it's worth taking the data with a grain of salt. The women were asked to answer 70 survey questions about their purchases, inclu
  
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• Netflix, Amazon face EU quota on European works

  19-05-2016 23:18
  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will be required to devote at least a fifth of their catalogs to European content under proposals set to be announced next week. The European Commission is planning an overhaul of the European Union's broadcasting rules to bring in EU-wide minimum quotas in a bid to boost the circulation and funding of European films and television shows. On-demand services will have to ensure they have at lea
  
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• The top 5 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2016 video - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  Google announced a lot of things at its conference, but these are the ones you should know.
  
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• The Call Up review – cheap and cheerful gamer number with a slasher-pic heart

  19-05-2016 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  This lowish-budget British film about gamers playing a VR shoot ’em up gone wrong is a modest update on all those killer-website movies in the noughtiesWith the Imax-scaled Warcraft inbound, this lowish-budget Brit attempt to replicate gaming’s immersive properties – stalking nerds around an, of course, mysterious corporation’s wipe-clean HQ while they beta test a VR shoot ’em up – risks looking a bit Amstrad. Yet it’s been capably produced: writer-direc
  
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• How to de-ice your chest freezer in minutes - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  Take the toil out of defrosting your chest freezer with this easy tip.
  
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• CNET's home page, rebuilt: Come see what's new - CNET

  19-05-2016 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  Introducing the new and improved CNET.com.
  
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• Chromebooks outpace Mac sales for the first time in history

  19-05-2016 23:00
  
  Chromebooks are proving to be a shining beacon of hope amongst all the doom and gloom in the PC market.The International Data Corporation reports Chromebook shipments in the United States have outpaced Macs for the first time in history. Q1 2016 financial records estimate that Apple sold roughly 1.76 million Macs while Dell, HP, Acer and Lenovo sold nearly two million Chromebooks in the same amount of time.This is good news for Chromebooks, especially when rumors last November suggested Google w
  
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• Make your own Facebook quiz with an app - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:53 via cnet.com
  
  You can make your own using the Facebook quizzes with a simple app.
  
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• Facebook scanned private messages to boost 'likes,' lawsuit claims - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:51 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook is being sued for allegedly scanning ​users' private messages for links to webpages, which it then treated as "likes" for those pages.
  
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• Google VR to build its own headset, announces Unreal and Unity support

  19-05-2016 22:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Google announced it is building its own headset and controller for the new Daydream platform, while developers can start building their own content.
  
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• 5 products Google has declared war on video - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:32 via cnet.com
  
  Watch out Amazon and Facebook! Google's list of rivals is about to get even longer after the latest i/O keynote where it launched five new products and services that compete directly with some of the most established names in the tech world.
  
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• Doom graphics comparison - PC, XONE, PS4 video - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Doom graphics comparison shows how taking on the demonic invasion looks across PC, XONE, and PS4. Which is the best?
  
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• Jeep runs out of steering wheels, pauses production, report says

  19-05-2016 22:10
  
  Jeeps aren't autonomous yet. They're going to need steering wheels to work. SEE ALSO: Jeep just put a 707-horsepower 'Hellcat' V8 engine in a Wrangler Jeep cancelled a third consecutive Cherokee production shift at its Toledo, Ohio assembly plant on Thursday because of a steering wheel shortage, according to Automotive News. Workers were also sent home on Wednesday from a Grand Cherokee production site in Detroit, Michigan — again, for lack of steering wheels. This is a huge setb
  
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• These are the Chromebooks that support Android apps - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  A complete list of the Chromebooks, Chromeboxes and Chromebases that will be able to install Android apps.
  
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• Google will be selling its own first-party Daydream VR headset

  19-05-2016 22:09
  
  Google may have third-party partners signed for its expanded VR platform, Daydream, but that doesn't mean the company is going to sit idly on the sidelines.Google will be producing its own headset and peripheral for Daydream, creating a core concept for other companies to base their own designs off of - a strategy Google used for Daydream's low-cost predecessor, Google Cardboard."We shared a design for a Daydream viewer and controller. And yes, we're building one too," wrote Google on its offici
  
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• Turns out, computers suck at writing poems - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Could you tell the difference between a poem written by a computer versus one by a human? Based on a contest at Dartmouth, the answer is a resounding yes.
  
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• Cane Wireless Cliki review - CNET

  19-05-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Cliki smart button is too simple to stand out now, but growth is on the horizon.
  
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• All the points! Samsung Pay now works with your loyalty cards

  19-05-2016 21:53
  
  Samsung just updated Samsung Pay to help you with your swollen wallet. Samsung Pay can now store all of your loyalty cards inside the app. According to Samsung, the average American household carries almost 30 loyalty cards, which is quite a lot of plastic to lug around. Loyalty cards can be added to Samsung Pay either by using your smartphone's camera or by typing in the numbers manually. There's a list of merchants inside the app but you can add ones that aren't listed. Your loyalty cards will
  
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• Jeep recalls 392,464 Wranglers because dirt can disable an airbag - Roadshow

  19-05-2016 21:46 via cnet.com
  
  Of all the things to fell an off-roader...dirt? Really?
  
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• Microsoft commits to providing choice to cloud customers

  19-05-2016 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has reinforced why the company believes its Azure cloud services is still superior than offerrings from its key competitors.
  
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• Kojima explains why he's still making AAA games at new studio - CNET

  19-05-2016 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  Metal Gear creator discusses why he abandoned his indie idea.
  
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• Self-driving Chevy Bolts are cruising the streets of San Francisco

  19-05-2016 21:29
  
  Blink and you might miss it, San Franciscans. There's an autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV cruising through your city. SEE ALSO: Volvo's stunning compact concepts are a new take on Swedish small cars Recent General Motors acquisition Cruise Automation, an autonomous tech startup, revealed Thursday morning that it is already testing a self-driving Bolt in San Francisco. I say "already" because GM announced it was buying Cruise in March — just eight short weeks ago. In that time, Cruise has manag
  
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• Cruise Automation is testing an autonomous Chevy Bolt in San Francisco

  19-05-2016 21:29
  
  Blink and you might miss it, San Franciscans. There's an autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV cruising through your city. SEE ALSO: Volvo's stunning compact concepts are a new take on Swedish small cars Recent General Motors acquisition Cruise Automation, an autonomous tech startup, revealed Thursday morning that it is already testing a self-driving Bolt in San Francisco. I say "already" because GM announced it was buying Cruise in March — just eight short weeks ago. In that time, Cruise has manag
  
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• Sex on 'Game of Thrones': Which was the raunchiest season? - CNET

  19-05-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  A new infographic breaks down everything from which characters were nude the most often to which were the naughtiest.
  
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• Oculus responds to Sen. Al Franken's VR privacy questions

  19-05-2016 21:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The virtual reality company Oculus relies heavily on Facebook for security and shares information about its users with VR creators.
  
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• Google begins merging Chrome with Android...and merging flypaper with cars? - CNET

  19-05-2016 21:22 via cnet.com
  
  Google Chromebooks are getting access to more Android apps. Meanwhile, the self-driving-car team has a sticky solution to reducing pedestrian fatalities.
  
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• San Francisco's Smart City Challenge submission is a networked transit utopia - Roadshow

  19-05-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  SF is one of seven finalists in a contest where the winning city receives $50 million to transform into a city of the future.
  
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• Sony 'certainly aware' of fan demand for new Crash Bandicoot - CNET

  19-05-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Company knows that people have "considerable affection, even reverence" for the franchise.
  
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• Google IO: Android apps and Play Store are coming to Chrome OS later this year

  19-05-2016 21:09
  
  Chromebooks are about to get a lot more useful with the addition of Android app support. Google is set to release an update to its Chrome OS operating system to allow users access to millions of Android apps through the Play Store. (And, if you're looking for the best Chromebook to buy, we've got you covered.)Google is adding Android app support to Chrome OS to fix two of the biggest complaints about the operating system: the lack of apps and better offline support. Web apps have had offline sup
  
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• Canon EOS 80D review - CNET

  19-05-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Faster than its predecessor and capable of better image quality, this enthusiast dSLR provides just what you'd expect from a Canon.
  
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• In Depth: Google IO 2016: all the news from Google's huge event

  19-05-2016 20:59
  
  Google IO 2016 newsUpdate: Google IO 2016 continues with Day 2 news about Google Daydream VR. We've added all of the virtual reality announcements to our very real IO explainer.We knew Google IO 2016 would be hot, but this hot? The outdoor conference has been on fire since the keynote kicked off Wednesday morning, and shows no signs of cooling down.Android N, Google Daydream, Android Wear 2.0, Google Home and the new Allo and Duo apps were the stars of the opening keynote, though there was plent
  
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• Camera-crazy Good Samaritan rescues man from burning car - CNET

  19-05-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Video is now on YouTube, where it raises questions about the hero's motives and our obsession with social media.
  
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• Dishonored 2 devs on building a more ambitious sequel - CNET

  19-05-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  Harvey Smith, Dinga Bakaba, and Sébastien Mitton discuss taking Dishonored 2 to a new setting and introducing a new character.
  
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• Rhapsody VR puts you into the virtual mosh pit

  19-05-2016 20:53
  
  It isn't just videos and gaming - long-running music streamer Rhapsody is also betting big on virtual reality. Rhapsody VR, an app announced by the service today, drops viewers right into a concert without the need for an expensive ticket or security pat down.Out now on iOS and Android, Rhapsody VR offers a prerecorded concerts optimized for Google Cardboard that teleports viewers right on stage with the artist. Moving around the smartphone in your hands is also an option for those without a VR
  
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• End near for Chrome OS? Android apps coming to Chromebooks video - CNET

  19-05-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  Some of Google's Chromebooks can download more than 1 million Android apps, making the quirky Web-centric laptops more useful.
  
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• Gran Turismo Sport release date announced, watch first trailer - CNET

  19-05-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  Latest entry in the series shown off at event held in London.
  
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• Versus: Google Home vs Amazon Echo

  19-05-2016 20:35
  
  Google Home vs Amazon EchoWe can't wait to have robot butlers. Sure this might lead to a very small chance of robot revolution and the destruction of humanity as we know it, but it's a small price to pay for the possibility of one day having a lovely cup of coffee brought to you while you lay in bed on a Sunday morning. We might not quite be at that point where robots hand-deliver food items yet but, thanks to Amazon and Google's work on artificial intelligence, we're moving ever closer to that
  
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• Tesla updates Summon because some people need a little extra help - Roadshow

  19-05-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Now, if you activate the system via the parking stalk, you'll need to confirm that you really do want the car to park itself autonomously.
  
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• Knocki Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-05-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  Forget apps and voice control gadgets, Knocki wants you to control your smart home with a simple tap.
  
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• Google's vision for VR: YouTube, smartphones and a 'virtual hand'

  19-05-2016 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Google will offer the popular videos for VR and will sell a plastic headset in which consumers will insert a phone along with a controller that serves as a handIf Google gets its way, you will explore the world with your phone strapped over your eyes. At its annual developer conference in Silicon Valley, the internet company showed how it plans to get more people using virtual reality in the coming year by baking the technology into newer smartphones. The vision is for the world’s billions
  
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• New robot bee may soon be a spy's secret weapon

  19-05-2016 20:18
  
  People fear robots are becoming too human, but, in reality, robots are becoming a little more bug-like every day. A team of Harvard University researchers proved this axiom when they found the solution to extending tiny robot flight is by mimicking the way small bugs alight on walls and ceilings. The applications for such a robot are wide-ranging, from small spying devices that can conduct surveillance missions while suspended from a ceiling to research drones that can allow scientists to take m
  
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• Google is finally bringing Android apps to Chromebooks

  19-05-2016 20:17
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's Play Store, home to more than 1 million Android apps, is finally moving beyond the confines of Android. Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks, is getting support for the Play Store, Google announced Thursday during a session at its I/O developer conference. SEE ALSO: Google just revealed its strategy to rule the post-search world. Will it work? Though Google previewed the news Thursday, Android apps won't officially launch until later in 2
  
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• Google is finally bringing Android apps to Chrome

  19-05-2016 20:17
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's Play Store, home to more than 1 million Android apps, is finally moving beyond the confines of Android. The Chrome browser and Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks, are both getting support for the Play Store, Google announced Thursday during a session at its I/O developer conference. SEE ALSO: Google just revealed its strategy to rule the post-search world. Will it work? Though Google previewed the news Thursday, Android apps won't offic
  
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