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• Google expands Project Fi coverage with US Cellular - CNET

  08-06-2016 23:55 via cnet.com
  
  The wireless service will roll out expanded coverage to its subscribers in the coming weeks.
  
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• Bicycle 'bell' emails the mayor when you experience danger

  08-06-2016 23:46
  
  LONDON — Cycling in London can be a pretty scary experience. Sometimes, it can prove a fatal one. SEE ALSO: Rev up your ride with this electric-powered front wheel In fact, 432 cyclists were seriously injured or killed on London roads in 2014, according to Transport for London figures.  Tech company Hövding wants to turn London into a "cycle-friendly city" by giving cyclists "Flic" smart buttons to mark traffic hazards while sending emails to the mayor of London at the same
  
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• Now roughly equal in value, Uber and Daimler trade gentle blows

  08-06-2016 23:43
  By Eric Auchard BERLIN (Reuters) - A promised showdown between the chief executives of German luxury car maker Daimler and ride-sharing firm Uber, Silicon Valley's most valuable private company, turned into more of a wary courtship when the two met publicly on Wednesday. Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche and Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick were interviewed together on stage at Axel Springer NOAH, a two-day conference in Berlin of venture capitalists and technology companies. Both ruled
  
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• From Mickey Mouse to the voice of God: brutal job of a video game voice actor

  08-06-2016 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  The union representing people who provide the shouts, screams and roars of video game characters says ferocious sessions are damaging its members’ healthIt’s the death rattles that really get Jack DeGolia, a voice actor in LA who does video game characters. “Blood-curdling screams, choking to death, then that final death rattle,” DeGolia recalled. “There’s breathing exercises you can do to calm things down, but you need to know your limits and be able to say,
  
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• Copy your playlist from one streaming service to another - CNET

  08-06-2016 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Free service Soundiiz can help you make the move from, say, Rhapsody to Spotify. There's just one small caveat.
  
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• LAPD selects BMW i3 — not Tesla Model S — as its EV of choice

  08-06-2016 23:40
  
  Southern California law enforcement just got a bit greener. SEE ALSO: Bosch's driverless parking system handles complex parking with ease The Los Angeles Police Department awarded BMW with the contract to supply the department with 100 i3 electric vehicles. After testing several green cars, including the Tesla Model S (which it notably rejected), the LAPD decided on the German-brand compact EVs to serve as transportation vehicles for officers and in community outreach initiat
  
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• Don't buy a PC graphics card until you read this - CNET

  08-06-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  Nvidia's GTX 1080 and 1070, and AMD's RX480 are the graphics cards you've been waiting for. But you'll want to keep waiting a little bit longer.
  
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• Apple to start showing ads in App Store

  08-06-2016 23:29
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple says that it will start showing paid ads when people search for apps in its popular mobile store.
  
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• No phones, no lights. Welcome to the new naked restaurant - CNET

  08-06-2016 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: London's Bunyadi claims to be a "natural" dining experience. Natural means no gadgets. And clothes are optional.
  
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• Zuckerberg to hold his first Facebook Live Q&A - CNET

  08-06-2016 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  For the first time, the CEO will hold one of his town hall-style meetings on the social network's Facebook Live streaming-video service. It's planned for June 14.
  
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• 'Suicide Squad' gets a PG-13 rating, for a softer kind of edgy - CNET

  08-06-2016 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  The worst heroes ever are officially getting the worst rating ever -- if you were hoping a movie starring flashy DC villains would be especially outrageous and dark.
  
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• This case turns your iPhone into an Android phone

  08-06-2016 22:50
  
  A Hackintosh is what you get when you "hack" a non-Mac computer to run Mac OS X. It's not too difficult to figure out if you want to do it yourself, but if you want to run Android on your iPhone, you'll need to do more than install some software. SEE ALSO: Here's what the 'i' in iPhone means The accomplishment of mashing together the two smartphone rivals was achieved by Tendigi CTO Nick Lee, who created a custom app and case to run Android Marshmallow on an iPhone 6 Plus.  Thanks to the op
  
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• Chevy literally punches holes in the Ford F-150's aluminum bed

  08-06-2016 22:43
  
  Ford fans might want to look away for this. SEE ALSO: Michael Bay tweets picture of new 'Transformers' Bumblebee Chevrolet released a strength comparison test Wednesday morning of its Silverado pickup versus its chief competitor, the Ford F-150. Specifically, the tests scrutinized the durability of the trucks' beds. While the Chevy's bed is constructed from roll-formed, high-strength-steel, the F-150's bed is made from stamped aluminum. Though aluminum is lightweight, which aides in the For
  
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• The case that puts Android on an iPhone - CNET

  08-06-2016 22:24 via cnet.com
  
  Getting Android on an iPhone is far from easy. But it's not impossible, as developer Nick Lee let us know.
  
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• Injustice 2 confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One with new trailer - CNET

  08-06-2016 22:22 via cnet.com
  
  Following leaks, NetherRealm officially confirms next fighting game.
  
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• Watch Dogs 2: Co-op, more hacking and a bigger open world video - CNET

  08-06-2016 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  GameSpot's Mike Mahardy got a chance to check out Watch Dogs 2 at Ubisoft Montreal. He and fellow site editor Scott Butterworth let us know about the hackable world newly set in the Bay Area.
  
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• Snag a limited edition ColorWare MacBook camouflaged to look like an old Apple IIe - CNET

  08-06-2016 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  ColorWare made only 10 of these 12-inch Apple MacBooks custom-designed to look like the original Apple IIe from the 1980s.
  
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• Trump and Clinton star in retro video games you can really play - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  Game on! In these free online games, Trump collects bricks to build a wall on the Mexican border, while Clinton grabs super-PAC gifts.
  
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• Level 2 charge of the light-bar brigade: BMW to supply LAPD with 100 electric i3s - Roadshow

  08-06-2016 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  BMW won its bid after the LAPD tested several different EVs in everyday situations.
  
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• The best Edge extensions - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:49 via cnet.com
  
  Or rather, all the Edge extensions you can try out today.
  
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• Human-transporting Ehang drone will test-fly in Nevada

  08-06-2016 21:41
  
  The dream of Americans flying inside a drone just moved one step closer. Ehang 184, the eponymous giant, 500-pound drone first introduced at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, is returning to Nevada for potential test flights, according to The Las Vegas Review Journal.  While the size of a small airplane, the Ehang 184 is truly a drone. Passengers get in the one-seater, enter their destination and the Ehang 184 — essentially a flying robot — does the rest. SEE ALSO: Is the Valkyrie Co50 a t
  
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• Snapchat ready to rock with new music festival deal - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  The ephemeral-messaging app strikes a chord with AEG Live to cover some of its most popular music festivals via Snapchat Live Stories.
  
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• Buff photo of 'Justice League' actor J.K. Simmons pumps up internet - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  He's brawnier than Batman. A muscly photo of 61-year-old JK Simmons gives online jokers a workout.
  
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• 8 optical illusions that puzzled the internet (pictures) - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  These pictures are not what they seem. Check out a series of optical illusions that left the online world perplexed, frustrated or just plain amazed.
  
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• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer reveal coming in September - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:31 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, Activision announces a Call of Duty VR game and more; watch the video and get all the details here.
  
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• Analysts say 21 million autonomous cars will be on roads by 2035 - Roadshow

  08-06-2016 21:31 via cnet.com
  
  IHS Automotive updated (and enlarged) its self-driving car estimates after witnessing a groundswell of new developments.
  
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• Snag a limited edition ColorWare MacBook camouflaged to look like an old Apple IIe (while supplies last) - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:30 via cnet.com
  
  ColorWare only made ten of these 12" Apple MacBooks custom-designed to look like the original Apple IIe from the 1980s.
  
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• Star Trek interactive installation reveals how close reality has come to sci-fi

  08-06-2016 21:20
  
  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise and to celebrate, an interactive mobile museum documenting the science fiction property's legacy is set to debut in New York. SEE ALSO: HP Enterprise uses 'Star Trek' to hype its next-gen technologies in new ad Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Experience will feature full-scale replicas of the interior of the fictional starship Enterprise, including the bridge, allowing visitors to sit in the famed captain's chair, the transporter deck
  
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• Woz says Samsung Gear VR 'makes me emotional' - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The Apple co-founder seems to be moved by Samsung's virtual reality. He also seems sad that Apple hasn't shown its VR skirts yet.
  
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• New Watch Dogs 2 details officially revealed, release date confirmed - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Watch Dogs 2 is focused on making a "fully hackable world," with a new protagonist, new setting, and an abundance of new ways to mold your environment.
  
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• Alan Wake 2 not in development at Remedy, but two new games are - CNET

  08-06-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Remedy is already looking to the future after Quantum Break, but Alan Wake fans will have to wait.
  
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• A hoverboard that can actually fly and won’t catch fire

  08-06-2016 21:04
  
  Everyone knows about the hoverboards that roll around on the ground, but what about real, flying hoverboards? The Flyboard by Zapata Racing recorded the longest ever flight with a flying hoverboard. Franky Zapata, the company's CEO, flew one of his boards more than 1.3 miles over French waters, setting a Guinness World Record.
  
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• Join our Heart to Heart Challenge to help the American Heart Association - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:54 via cnet.com
  
  Share your good deed and CNET will contribute $1 per each act of kindness to the American Heart Association. The goal is $10,000, and here is how you can join our challenge.
  
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• New Nest CEO reportedly says company is not for sale - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  After speculation regarding Nest's future with Alphabet, the company's new leader reportedly tries to squash rumors of a sale.
  
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• Uber CEO investigated over allegations of fraud in price-fixing case

  08-06-2016 20:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Suit alleges Travis Kalanick engaged in a price-fixing scheme with drivers
  Names Kalanick and not the company, but Uber is seeking to interveneUber must hand over documents to a New York judge investigating whether it hired private investigators that fraudulently sought information about its rivals in an antitrust case, according to a court ruling on Tuesday. US district judge Jed Rakoff is seeking to determine whether Uber instructed an investigator to lie in order to elicit information about S
  
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• Android running on an iPhone video - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Developer Nick Lee came up with a phone case that lets you interact with Android on an iPhone. It's quite the sight to see.
  
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• 2016 Lamborghini Huracán Spyder review - Roadshow

  08-06-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Lop the roof off your average supercar and you're asking for trouble. Opt for the Huracan Spyder and you get only extra charm.
  
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• App of the Week: Uefa Euro 2016

  08-06-2016 20:43
  
  It’s nearly time for one of the highlights of the sporting summer. Here’s how to stay up to date…
  
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• Here's what those extra months in development resulted in for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's director talks to GameSpot about the game's release date delay, the newly-announced Breach mode, and how many endings the game will feature.
  
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• Lamborghini's Huracan Spyder is drop-top supercar perfection video - Roadshow

  08-06-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  Even when the weather isn't perfect, the Huracan Spyder is so good you won't mind getting a little wet.
  
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• Sony STR-DN1070 puts sound quality first video - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:32 via cnet.com
  
  The Sony STR-DN1070 may lack the very latest surround formats but it is the best sounding receiver we've heard from the company in years
  
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• Apple is changing the App Store to include subscriptions and search ads

  08-06-2016 20:30
  
  Ahead of WWDC 2016, Apple is changing how the App Store works, introducing new paid-subscription options for apps as well as paid search ads. First up, Apple says it's committed to improving its app review process. Apple reviews every app that hits the store for all four of its platforms (iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS) to make sure they follow Apple’s guidelines for content, functionality, privacy guidelines and more. SEE ALSO: 7 can't-miss apps: The Roll, 'Steppy Pants,' VSCO and more Over
  
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• Here are the biggest changes said to be coming to Apple's app store - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is reportedly making a big push toward subscriptions with new tweaks to its store for iPhone and iPad apps.
  
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• Get notified when the Amazon Echo goes on sale - CNET

  08-06-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  Echo deals are few and far between. Here's how to make sure you don't miss the next one. (Or any other product you're hoping to snag on sale.)
  
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• Faulty update breaks Lexus cars' maps and radio systems

  08-06-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A faulty data update stops Lexus cars being able to provide directions, digital radio or climate controls in the US.
  
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• What to expect at Apple's WWDC 2016 video - CNET

  08-06-2016 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's annual developers conference is all about software. CNET's Shara Tibken gives us the inside scoop on what may come next for Siri, iOS and Apple Music.
  
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• Meet the luxury phone for the super-rich and super-paranoid (pictures) - CNET

  08-06-2016 19:43 via cnet.com
  
  With its titanium body and security features, the Solarin phone from Sirin labs wants to earn its $16,000 price tag.
  
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• Savor or devour: New binge-watching scale rates your Netflix consumption speed - CNET

  08-06-2016 19:42 via cnet.com
  
  Watch more than two hours of your new favorite streaming show in a single sitting? You're a devourer.
  
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• By 2020, the app market will be worth $102 billion (yes, billion) - CNET

  08-06-2016 19:36 via cnet.com
  
  Increasing adoption in the Asia Pacific region will fuel the growth, according to business intelligence firm App Annie.
  
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• Berlin ban on Airbnb short-term rentals upheld by city court

  08-06-2016 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Website and rival portals face bleak future in German capital under ban that may inspire other European cities to follow suitTourists planning to pop over to Berlin for a weekend break may have to give up on the hipster dream of living like a local in a spacious loft apartment, and get back into the habit of staying in an old-fashioned hotel room instead.Airbnb and other short-term letting agencies face a bleak future in the German capital after the city’s administrative court on Wednesday
  
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