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• Virtual-reality company Vrse redubs itself Within, raises $13 million - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:45 via cnet.com
  
  Vrse, a VR company that some people don't how to spell or pronounce, is changing its name to something that will be tricky to google.
  
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• BMW and Mini's vision for the 'ultimate driving machine' of tomorrow has AI

  16-06-2016 23:40
  
  As the world gets more and more autonomous, one of the biggest unknowns in the automotive industry is where car enthusiasts will get their kicks. BMW and Mini, both known for being driver-centric, released its vision of the future of driving pleasure. According to BMW, drivers of the future will have the option to choose autonomous or fully-human driving and will still offer the same ultimate driving machine experience when human hands touch the wheel. One way BMW will accomplish this is by inte
  
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• This GE Dryer has lots of room, speed, but is a drag to use (pictures) - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  With a large 8 cubic foot drum the GE GFDS260EFWW electric dryer has plenty of capacity to handle big loads of wet clothes. The machine removes water from items quickly too but a poor display and cluttered controls make it less than enjoyable to operate.
  
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• Orlando gunman posted chilling Facebook messages during attack, senator says - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  Omar Mateen used the social network during the mass shooting, according to Sen. Ron Johnson's letter asking Facebook to help a senate committee with its inquiry.
  
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• Get the MacOS Sierra wallpaper right now - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  You'll need to stick it out until fall for the update to the new operating system, but there's no wait for MacOS Sierra's beautiful default wallpaper.
  
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• The best booths at E3 2016 video - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:21 via cnet.com
  
  At the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo, huge game companies have constructed some pretty stunning booths to show off their wares. Here are our favorite booths of E3 2016.
  
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• E3 is too good to keep it hidden away from the public - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: To rescue this long-running trade show from irrelevance, open it up to the fans.
  
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• 11 new Siri tricks for iOS 10 - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  Major upgrades are coming to Siri. Here are some of the new ways you will be able to use Siri following the updates.
  
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• GE GFWS2600FWW review - CNET

  16-06-2016 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  GE's $1,100 GFWS2600FWW washing machine can clean your clothes, but its cluttered display sure doesn't make it easy.
  
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• E3 2016: Resident Evil 7 channels old-school scares with new VR technology

  16-06-2016 23:00
  
  Like many, I was shocked to see the announcement of a brand new Resident Evil game at Sony's E3 2016 Press Conference. The series, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has a very passionate fan base, and seeing its new announcement caused quite the commotion.Though the series is now known for its more over the top action-horror set pieces against foes that make Cronenberg's take on body horror seem tame, what we saw was a far more subdued and rawer take on classic horror – and, perh
  
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• Updated: The 11 best shooters on PC and consoles

  16-06-2016 22:50
  
  IntroductionUpdate: The 2016 Doom reboot feels like Halo, but looks like the original 1993 classic... at least in terms of gore, qualifying it for number 11 on our list.What's the best shooter on the PC or consoles ever? That's a good – but loaded – question, as there are a ton that we could address individually. Besides, we would inevitably get it wrong by someone's measure.So, let's highlight what's out there now that best exemplifies what shooters are all about – with that,
  
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• Oracle revenue beats expectations as cloud business soars

  16-06-2016 22:48
  (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter, boosted by a surge in sales from its cloud business. Like its rivals such as SAP SE, IBM Corp and Microsoft Corp, Oracle has focused on moving its business toward the cloud-computing model, essentially providing services remotely via data centers rather than selling installed software. Total revenue from company's cloud-computing software and platform service rose 49.1 percent to $859 m
  
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• GE's Cafe Series fridge wants to make you a cup of coffee video - CNET

  16-06-2016 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  The CFE28USHSS, a Wi-Fi enabled French Door model, comes loaded with barista smarts.
  
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• Twitter takes on Facebook Live video - CNET

  16-06-2016 22:39 via cnet.com
  
  An update to Twitter's app makes it easier to stream live video, but there's a catch.
  
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• You'll soon be able to try PlayStation VR at Best Buy and Gamestop

  16-06-2016 22:24
  
  Still on the fence when it comes to virtual reality? Sony is looking to entice you into buying its VR headset with an early test drive.  PlayStation VR will appear in 30 Best Buy and Gamestop locations starting on Friday and 300 stores across the country by June 24, long before the device goes on sale in the fall.  SEE ALSO: Sony hopes you wet yourself with fear from Resident Evil VII in VR This is an important opportunity for Sony to show its consumers why virtual reality is cool
  
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• Hulu teams up with Disney to offer popular kids programing - CNET

  16-06-2016 22:19 via cnet.com
  
  Over 500 episodes and more than 20 original movies of Disney-ABC Television Group are now exclusively available in Hulu's Kids library.
  
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• Social media rallies activists to remove Stanford rape-case judge - CNET

  16-06-2016 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Just two weeks after news of the sentencing hit Twitter, millions have signed petitions and are attending events aimed at removing the judge from the bench.
  
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• Meet Olli: the 3D-printed autonomous bus of the future

  16-06-2016 22:15
  
  Denizens of Washington, D.C. will see a new mode of transportation near the nation's capital this summer: a 3D-printed, autonomous bus. Olli is a partially-recyclable, autonomous electric shuttle created by Local Motors, based out of Arizona. It utilizes IBM's Watson cognitive learning software called the Watson Internet of Things (IoT) for Automotive, a successor to the system initially designed to play Jeopardy! (and won in 2011, when it beat two of the show's champions). Newer versions of Wat
  
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• Hulu teams up with Disney to exclusively offer popular kids programing - CNET

  16-06-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  Over 500 episodes and more than 20 original movies of Disney-ABC Television Group are now available in Hulu's Kids library.
  
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• Oracle quarterly revenue falls 1 percent

  16-06-2016 22:09
  (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a marginal fall in quarterly revenue hurt by weaker sales of its traditional database software products and a stronger dollar. Net income fell to $2.81 billion, or 66 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended May 31, from $2.76 billion, or 62 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell to $10.59 billion from $10.71 billion. (Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
  
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• Updated: Top 10 business apps for iPhone

  16-06-2016 22:05
  
  IntroductionWhen Apple launched the iPhone, many people in the business world – including Microsoft's CEO at the time, Steve Ballmer – sneered at it. It didn't have a keyboard, was expensive, and didn't even have 3G in its original form. A lot has changed since then, and the numerous updates and tweaks that Apple has made have turned it into the perfect on-the-go smartphone for business.The App Store is the main driver behind the surge in productivity on Apple's mobile devices, but i
  
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• Rolls-Royce concept uses an AI assistant and (projected) red carpet to make your commute luxurious

  16-06-2016 21:31
  
  What might the future of luxury mobility look like? Rolls-Royce just gave us a pretty good idea. SEE ALSO: Mercedes Drive Pilot isn't as precise as Tesla Autopilot, and that's OK In London, England on Thursday morning, Rolls-Royce debuted its latest concept car, the Vision Next 100, which it has codenamed the 103EX. It follows in the footsteps of the BMW Vision Next 100, which debuted back in March. While the Bimmer was all about sleek and sporty connected — and eco-friendly — m
  
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• Letter reveals Orlando gunman's chilling Facebook posts during attack - CNET

  16-06-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  The gunman had used Facebook to search for terrorist materials as well as post messages pledging allegiance to ISIS during the attack.
  
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• Updated: 20 best VR games: best virtual reality games for PC and mobile

  16-06-2016 21:23
  
  IntroductionUpdate: Although number 2 on our list, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, will make your friends hate you, Superhot VR has been added to our radar, letting you stop time and avoid human contact altogether.Picking the best VR games at the moment is tricky because many of the best VR experiences aren't the best games, and vice versa. For example, much as we love Team Fortress 2, you don't half get motion sick running at the scout's speed in VR.Other experiences are like hands-off coaste
  
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• Rolls-Royce's self-driving concept car gives new meaning to land yacht

  16-06-2016 21:12
  
  Rolls-Royce released its vision of the next 100 years of extravagant automobiles and it comes with some incredible technology, including a personal assistant, autonomous driving and more. The VISION NEXT 100 concept car not only continues the spirit of Rolls-Royce's elegance, but steps into the world of advanced driver assists by introducing the "Voice of Eleanor" (Eleanor is the winged female visage gracing each Rolls-Royce hood). Eleanor will become a Rolls-Royce owner's personal digital assis
  
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• Here's how your Facebook Messenger inbox is getting smarter

  16-06-2016 21:11
  
  The Facebook Messenger app is about to be updated with a new design that also makes its inbox smarter. SEE ALSO: How to play Facebook Messenger's hidden soccer minigame The new look, which rolls out later this week, will change how the app's home tab is organized. Right now, it acts as a pretty standard inbox, showing all of your message threads with the most recent on top. In the redesign, Messenger's home screen will still display some of your most recent conversations at the top &md
  
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• Nearly a year on, Mexico City Uber regulation stuck in neutral

  16-06-2016 21:10
  By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexico City government fund aimed at collecting 1.5 percent of revenue from car-hailing services such as Uber has still not been created, nearly a year after the metropolis became the first Latin American city to regulate rideshare apps. In July 2015, two years after Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] entered Mexico City and upset taxi unions, the city government announced a deal to allow Uber and rivals such as Cabify to legally operate, with a share of thei
  
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• Star Wars in your living room? Magic Leap is making it happen

  16-06-2016 21:03
  
  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have R2-D2 and C-3PO walking around your living room? Wonder no more as virtual reality startup Magic Leap is working with Lucasfilm to bring Star Wars to the real world using mixed reality, a technology that combines digital elements with the real world.Lucasfilm released a video today showing off just how the company's technology can superimpose realistic looking droids in your living room. In the video, we see C-3PO and R2 navigate through a liv
  
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• Bank of Canada studies payments system using tech behind bitcoin

  16-06-2016 21:03
  By Ethan Lou and Leah Schnurr TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is experimenting with a payments system based on the technology behind the bitcoin virtual currency, the central bank said on Thursday. Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said the central bank has been working with commercial banks to build the experimental interbank payment system. The goal "is solely to better understand the technology first-hand," she said in a statement.
  
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• NFL quarterback gets stuck in restroom. Twitter loses its, um, mind - CNET

  16-06-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: New Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz tweets that only God, garden shears and a kick got him out. Which leads to a long, long Twitter stream.
  
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• Hang out with R2-D2 in your living room video - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:58 via cnet.com
  
  A partnership between Lucasfilm and Magic Leap brings C-3PO and R2-D2 to your home in a mixed-reality experience.
  
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• Microsoft acquires Wand Labs to cook up online chat magic - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  In the future, talking online with chat bots could get so interesting and natural that being anti-social will be trendy.
  
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• 5 apps for editing photos before you post to Instagram - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Even if you end up posting your pictures to Instagram, you should be using these apps to edit them first.
  
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• Mercedes Benz C-Class Convertible Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  16-06-2016 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz offers baby-, mama- and papa-bear engines in its new C-class convertibles, but the V6 offers the best-tasting porridge.
  
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• Rolls-Royce Vision 100 looks forward, and back, to 3D-printed cars - Roadshow

  16-06-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  As a celebration of owner BMW's centennial year, Rolls-Royce came up with a concept for the next 100 years, with the idea of a fully customizable car from inside to out.
  
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• The epic 'Game of Thrones' Bastard Bowl, by the numbers - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  It took a crapton of stuff to make "Battle of the Bastards." Sunday's episode should be crazy.
  
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• LG K8 V Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:21 via cnet.com
  
  The new phone sports Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has an affordable price tag.
  
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• 'Supergirl' finally solves its 'Man problem - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Hoechlin will be the next actor to wear the famous red cape.
  
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• It's Captain Picard Day: Celebrate with some tea, Earl Grey, hot - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  Engage. And salute Captain Jean-Luc Picard with a day dedicated to celebrating the legacy of the fearless and fair leader of the Enterprise D.
  
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• Luma ships Wi-Fi system to compete with Eero in price, features - CNET

  16-06-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  The new Luma Wi-Fi system is similar to the Eero in Wi-Fi coverage and ease of use, but it costs $100 less and has more features.
  
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