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• Home networking explained, part 1: Here's the URL for you - CNET

  05-06-2016 23:56 via cnet.com
  
  Wi-Fi, access point, router, 802.11ac. Networking can be a pain! But it doesn't have to be if you know what you're doing. Then it's actually fun! This is where you start.
  
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• Durex takes couples' phones away, enjoys wild viral hit - CNET

  05-06-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Almost 20 million YouTube views shows that those in love are very keen to see what happens when couples go on vacation without tech.
  
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• Hackers claim hijack of Mark Zuckerberg's social-networking accounts - CNET

  05-06-2016 23:29 via cnet.com
  
  Hack of Facebook CEO's Twitter and Pinterest accounts may be related to a massive hack of LinkedIn from 2012.
  
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• Neil DeGrasse Tyson says bad education creates Flat-Earthers - CNET

  05-06-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The astrophysicist says kids simply aren't being taught critical thinking.
  
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• The U.S. Navy just made an 'Iron Man' esque helmet for diving

  05-06-2016 19:24
  
  Researchers at the U.S. Navy are creating a diving helmet for the future. The Iron Man esque helmet — called "DAVD" (Divers Augmented Vision Display) —  is described as "a high-resolution, see-through head-up display (HUD) embedded directly inside of a diving helmet."  Divers will be able to have "real-time visual display of everything," according to the Navy's news release. That includes sector sonar (real-time topside view of the diver's location and d
  
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• Why Apple has lost its simplicity - CNET

  05-06-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: An adman who helped create some of Apple's most famous campaigns suggests Cupertino's brand just isn't as simple as it used to be. Is that a good thing?
  
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• Bose QuietComfort 35 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-06-2016 16:54 via cnet.com
  
  Bose's noise canceling headphone now comes in a wireless Bluetooth version and it's everything we hoped it would be.
  
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• Bose intros 4 new wireless headphones you're going to want (hands-on) - CNET

  05-06-2016 16:46 via cnet.com
  
  Meet the Bose QuietComfort 35, QuietControl 30, SoundSport Wireless and SoundSport Pulse Wireless.
  
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• Bose QuietControl 30 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-06-2016 16:01 via cnet.com
  
  The wireless successor to the QuietComfort 20, the upcoming QC30, which also features active noise-cancellation, arrives this September for $300.
  
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• Bose SoundSport Wireless Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-06-2016 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Bose finally has a wireless Bluetooth sports headphone -- and it's a good one that isn't crazy expensive.
  
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• Bose gets serious about wireless headphones, debuts 4 wildly different models

  05-06-2016 16:00
  
  Bose has done a good job in recent years of keeping its venerable brand current with tech-savvy products like Spotify-integrated speakers, a whole-house audio system, and noise-cancelling earphones. It's even plunged into the world of apps. However, if there's a modern audio gadget Bose isn't strong on, it's wireless headphones. That changes right now as Bose is announcing no less than four new models, two of them with impressive noise-canceling tech. SEE ALSO: Samsung’s Level On Pro
  
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• Chinese target Kuka would assess any European bid: report

  05-06-2016 13:11
  German industrial robot maker Kuka would assess a possible European takeover bid but it is wrong to assume such an offer would take priority over the bid by China's Midea Group Co Ltd's , Chief Executive Till Reuter told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Kuka is the latest and biggest German industrial technology group to be targeted by a Chinese buyer as the world's second-largest economy makes the transition from a low-cost manufacturer into a high-tech industrial hub. Chancellor Angela
  
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• The Motorola RAZR is making a comeback - or is it?

  05-06-2016 13:01
  
  One of the most iconic mobile phones of the 2000s has been rumoured to be on the comeback trail.
  
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• Six of the best Android smartphones

  05-06-2016 11:04 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 80% of the world’s smartphones run Google’s operating system. Here we rate the handsets vying to outdo the iPhone£449 Continue reading...
  
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• Periscope CEO: ‘Facebook is shamelessly following us into live video. It’s flattering’

  05-06-2016 10:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Kayvon Beykpour, the 27-year-old developer behind the live-streaming app, on the competition – and why footage of a puddle in Newcastle made such a splashIn March 2015, Twitter announced that it had acquired Periscope, a little-known startup. In the year since, the company’s app – which lets users stream video of themselves live from anywhere in the world – has been used to broadcast footage of refugees crossing the Turkish border, bomb scares at football matches, and a p
  
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• Aussie streaming and food delivery sites knocked offline by Amazon Web Services

  05-06-2016 08:47
  
  Australians were left without their typical means of entertainment during a gloomy evening on the east coast thanks to problems at Amazon Web Services (AWS). A number of Australian websites, including streaming services, food delivery companies and news outlets, went offline Sunday afternoon local time after the cloud services platform faced connectivity issues in Sydney. SEE ALSO: Photos of Australia's east coast after weekend of wild weather and flooding The Sydney region is currentl
  
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• Cannondale Slate 105: bike preview

  05-06-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Equally at home on tarmac and trail, this unusual hybrid from America offers the best of both biking worldsIn a world of carbon mania, Cannondale has remained resolutely loyal to the joys of aluminium. In this US builder’s hands, it is light, strong, sleek, reliable and – in a frame such as this – just as expensive. But the Slate 105, which has just been crowned Eurobike’s ‘best road bike’, is also a true game changer. It is two bikes in one: a road bike desig
  
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• Matt Damon says tech can't solve everything - CNET

  05-06-2016 01:19 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The "Martian" star, giving the graduation speech at MIT, warns that science has its limitations.
  
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• Snooper’s charter: Most Britons unaware of Tory plans, survey finds

  05-06-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Poll by Liberty finds widespread ignorance of move to strengthen surveillance powers that is heading for Commons battleBritons could be sleepwalking into a new era of state surveillance powers, judging by a new poll conducted by the civil rights organisation Liberty.Before a Commons battle over the investigatory powers bill this week, the poll found that 92% of respondents who were aware of the proposals – described as a “snooper’s charter” by critics – disapproved
  
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• Zuckerberg's stare 'borders on the psychopathic,' says ex-Facebooker - CNET

  05-06-2016 00:01 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A new book by a former Facebook employee makes working at Facebook sound not unlike being a Scientologist. It also says Zuckerberg was intent on destroying Google Plus.
  
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