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• Inside Project Ara, Google's Lego-like plan to disrupt the smartphone - CNET

  22-05-2016 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  Next year, Google will sell a smartphone with interchangeable parts. Swap in different ones to give the phone new abilities.
  
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• Buy a Galaxy S7, get an free TV at Best Buy - CNET

  22-05-2016 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  Best Buy is offering a free 32-inch Samsung Smart HDTV with purchase and activation of one of Samsung's flagship phones.
  
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• Selfie-takers think they're cuter than they really are, study says - CNET

  22-05-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The University of Toronto was desperate to find out whether selfie-taking affects one's self-image. It just might.
  
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• First Data shares could rise more than 70 percent: Barron's

  22-05-2016 21:31
  (Reuters) - First Data Corp shares could rise as much as 70 percent if the company's performance continues to improve, according to a report on Sunday from the financial publication Barron's. The payments processor, which has seen shares fall 20 percent since its 2015 initial public offering, is making progress strengthening its balance sheet and rebuilding its business, Barron's said. Under Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano, First Data has improved its technology, paid down debt and got c
  
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• Angry Birds knock Captain America from top of box office pecking order

  22-05-2016 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  App-inspired film takes $39m in debut weekend, with young audiences praising movie despite critics’ mixed reviewsThe Angry Birds Movie soared to $39m in its debut weekend at the US box office, knocking Captain America: Civil War off its perch at the top. New adult comedies Neighbors 2 and The Nice Guys struggled to get their footing, according to comScore estimates on Sunday. Related: The Angry Birds Movie review – game spin-off that doesn't quite reach Lego Movie levelsContinue read
  
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• Why I'll never buy an iPhone case - CNET

  22-05-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Would you really wrap your BMW in protective rubber? So why do you do it to your phone?
  
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• 5 can't-miss apps: Dubsmash, Summize, Madhat and more

  22-05-2016 20:34
  
  With all the news coming out of Google's I/O developer conference this week and rumors that Motorola is set to bring back its legendary Razr, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. See also: Android is boring Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app to help you remember the people you meet, a study aid to make reading easier and an app to send animated doodles to friends. Check out the gallery below to see our top pick
  
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• Project Jacquard could be Google's best shot at a wearable platform

  22-05-2016 19:36
  
  Think of Google's wearables you likely think of Google Glass (R.I.P) or Android Wear, which is getting better but still not widely used. But this week at its I/O developer conference, Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group showed off the latest updates to Project Jacquard, its experiment to embed technology in the clothes we wear. A decidedly different type of wearable, with Jacquard, Google may be able to accomplish something that has so far eluded the company: Create wearable t
  
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• On SNL, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hilariously talk email and math - CNET

  22-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Playing the two Democratic contenders, Kate McKinnon and Larry David show that technology will be at the forefront of the coming election.
  
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• The fantastic DIY world of Maker Faire (pictures) - CNET

  22-05-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  More than 150,000 curious and creative visitors are expected over the weekend to Maker Faire, where projects rule and ideas come to life.
  
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• Siri can unlock your front door with August's HomeKit-ready smart lock

  22-05-2016 17:00
  
  “Siri, unlock my door.” That phrase is something I have enjoyed muttering into my iPhone or Apple Watch far too much as of late. You see, I installed August’s newest Smart Lock, Keypad, and Connect just over a week ago. At this point, I could ditch my house key altogether, opting to let Siri play the role of gatekeeper to my humble abode. Then again, I’d be a single dead battery or lost iPhone away from being locked out. SEE ALSO: 4 smart appliances for a more harmonious
  
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• HP's EliteBook Folio G1 packs 4K into a 12.5-inch screen video - CNET

  22-05-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  More features and a lower starting price than Apple's 12-inch MacBook.
  
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• G-Technology G-Drive mobile USB-C review - CNET

  22-05-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A middle ground between capability and affordability
  
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• Allo, Duo, Google Messenger, Hangouts. Google has three 'messenger' apps too many - CNET

  22-05-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Does Google really need four chat apps? This veteran social chatter says no.
  
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• Lamborghini Aventador SV: A nip, a tuck and a hell of a ride (CNET On Cars, Episode 90) video - Roadshow

  22-05-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  2016 Lamborghini Aventador SV, how to change your car battery, and the Top 5 cars that offer a stick.​
  
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• Coming to a screen near you… the 20 best new social apps

  22-05-2016 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  There are plenty of great social apps jostling to be the next smartphone hit. Here are some of the contendersThe most popular social apps – Facebook and WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, as well as Twitter and Snapchat – have hundreds of millions of people using them. They’re not in any immediate danger of being dislodged from your home screen. That hasn’t stopped startups from trying, though. There are hundreds releasing new social apps all hoping to be the next big sma
  
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• Has the age of quantum computing arrived?

  22-05-2016 10:45 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s a mind-bending concept with the potential to change the world, and Canadian tech company D-Wave claims to have cracked the codeEver since Charles Babbage’s conceptual, unrealised Analytical Engine in the 1830s, computer science has been trying very hard to race ahead of its time. Particularly over the last 75 years, there have been many astounding developments – the first electronic programmable computer, the first integrated circuit computer, the first microprocessor. But
  
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• The fine art of cycling | Martin Love

  22-05-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From Lacroix’s hi-tech racer to Pininfarina’s take on an old-school steely, the LikeBike show in Monaco is all about gallery-grade cycles Last summer masked men smashed through the plate glass of a boutique on Regent Street and made off with a £25,000 haul. Nothing unusual in that, except for one thing: their targets were the latest, finger-light bikes from cult brand Pinarello.Bicycles today are more desirable and more collectable than ever before. They have become highly feti
  
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• Solar-powered plane lands in Ohio after flight from Oklahoma

  22-05-2016 05:23
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A solar-powered airplane has touched down in the Ohio hometown of two of America's most well-known aviation pioneers on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey.
  
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• The Latest: Solar-powered plane lands in Ohio

  22-05-2016 05:02
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the most recent leg of a solar-powered airplane that has been circling the globe since March (all times local):
  
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