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• LG SH7B offers cinema thrills in a compact form factor video - CNET

  24-06-2016 23:56 via cnet.com
  
  The LG SH7B is a $400 soundbar which offers excellent movie performance, sleek design and a wealth of connection options.
  
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• SanDisk iXpand Memory Case can increase your iPhone's storage - CNET

  24-06-2016 23:26 via cnet.com
  
  Unfortunately, it only works with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S.
  
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• Goodwood, Le Mans and some cars, too: Our week on Instagram - Roadshow

  24-06-2016 23:26 via cnet.com
  
  This is our 10th Instagram recap. Now accepting anniversary presents.
  
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• President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg offer up ways to help small businesses

  24-06-2016 22:48
  
  President Barack Obama joined Mark Zuckerberg and other entrepreneurs from around the world for a panel presentation on Friday at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley to discuss how technology can empower small businesses SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama will ride with James Corden for Carpool Karaoke Obama and Zuckerberg both called for more action and support for startups, including increased web connectivity and availability to new tools and opportunities, from finding partn
  
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• Swedish style: Volvo rolls out sportier R-Design variants for V90, S90 - Roadshow

  24-06-2016 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  A sporty station wagon? You don't need to say any more than that.
  
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• Samsung might be releasing a special Galaxy S7 Edge for the Olympics - CNET

  24-06-2016 22:32 via cnet.com
  
  Rumors are swirling about an Olympic Edition of the popular Samsung smartphone for the summer games in Rio.
  
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• Obama, Zuckerberg promote entrepreneurship at Stanford - CNET

  24-06-2016 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  President Barack Obama and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg talk about the importance of entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
  
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• Disable three iOS features you likely use only by accident - CNET

  24-06-2016 22:21 via cnet.com
  
  Some features only get in the way. Learn how to disable two iPhone features and one iPad feature that you probably can do without.
  
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• Stop trying to make hardware happen, BlackBerry

  24-06-2016 22:11
  
  BlackBerry announced its first quarterly earnings on Thursday for fiscal year 2017, and although the results themselves were fairly flat (which was actually better than Wall Street was predicting), its hardware sales continued to flatline. Wait, BlackBerry still makes phones? SEE ALSO: Obama ditched BlackBerry, but his new device isn't exactly a 'smart' phone Yes, yes it does – though according to the results, not that many. BlackBerry sold just 500,000 devices in the first quarter of its
  
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• This is what Zuckerberg thinks it takes to be an entrepreneur video - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:42 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks to President Barack Obama about why wanting to create change is just as important as creating a company.
  
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• Brexit: The tech world reacts to UK's withdrawal from EU - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  In spite of what the tech industry hoped, the UK and the EU have decided to go their separate ways. Now's the time to keep a stiff upper lip.
  
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• Tidal to live stream Kanye West music video premier - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  The official music video for the song "Famous" will debut at an event in Los Angeles that will be live-streamed exclusively via Tidal.
  
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• On Twitter, Ben Affleck defends his profanity-laced support for Tom Brady - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In one of the more memorable interviews with HBO's Bill Simmonds, Affleck invoked Deflategate and, well, human reproductive practices. He says he has no regrets.
  
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• Obama: Young people need right tools to start new businesses

  24-06-2016 21:22
  
  More than half the global population is under age 30, President Barack Obama said Friday, and it is vital to make sure they have the right tools to start new businesses. Obama addressed about 1,200 entrepreneurs ...
  
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• LG LDCS24223S Bottom Freezer Refrigerator review - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  The LG LDCS24223S replaces last year's top-scoring bottom freezer model (and lowers the price by $200).
  
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• Men less likely to use a condom if woman is attractive, says study - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Research out of Britain suggests that the more attractive a woman is, the less inclined straight men are to use protection during sex with her.
  
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• Until Dawn dev not working on sequel - CNET

  24-06-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  But Supermassive Games does wants to take what it did in Until Dawn further.
  
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• 2017 Chevrolet Volt review - Roadshow

  24-06-2016 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  Chevy's new Volt improves in nearly every regard and is a genuinely compelling choice, even if you're not looking for a hybrid.
  
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• Build a Portal Gun from 'Rick & Morty' on the cheap - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Latest episode of "DIY Prop Shop" shows you how to make a weapon prop from the Adult Swim animated comedy series "Rick & Morty."
  
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• BioWare on why it revealed Mass Effect Andromeda's female hero first - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  "People want to create their own characters, customize them, and we're embracing that."
  
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• The 404 Show 1666: Spotify's Shanon Cook predicts 2016's song of the summer (podcast) - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  Our best friend from the land of Spotify, Shanon Cook, is back on the show to let us know what she believes will be the song of the summer, and takes some time to look back at year's past -- even into the 80s.
  
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• This KFC meal box will charge your phone while you eat

  24-06-2016 20:30
  
  KFC India just released a new meal box that refuels you and your phone. However, the  Watt a Box  is not available for sale. These limited-edition boxes can only be won through a week-long contest on KFC's Facebook page and are available in certain outlets in Delhi and Mumbai. Read more: http://on.mash.to/28T6vPW
  
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• The military is testing driverless car tech in Michigan

  24-06-2016 20:27
  
  Driverless car tech isn't just for consumers or the trucking industry. The military can benefit, too. SEE ALSO: Kill the pedestrian or the passenger? The complicated ethics of self-driving cars. The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) announced Thursday they have teamed to test driverless technology on the state's Interstate 69 freeway. Specifically, TARDEC is testing dedicated short-range communications
  
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• Obama: Entrepreneurship breeds success, prosperity

  24-06-2016 20:25
  
  PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama says people succeed and communities prosper when they have the skills and resources needed to start their own businesses.
  
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• Rapper RZA composing album inspired by vintage Atari game tunes - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  The Wu-Tang Clan rapper and producer is assembling a crew of collaborators to feature on the upcoming record.
  
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• Xbox exec responds to Scorpio concerns - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  "We really do intend it to be a seamless experience going across that ecosystem of devices."
  
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• New camera ad satirizes Trump, his wall and Mexican immigrants - CNET

  24-06-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A 360-degree video camera startup decides to go, you know, there. It says networks have banned the ad.
  
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• France's Orange says will keep UK offices despite Brexit vote

  24-06-2016 19:57
  French telecoms company Orange said on Friday it plans to maintain several group offices in the United Kingdom, which employ about 900 people, despite Britain's vote to leave the European Union. The company said it was not present in the British telecoms consumer market and that the referendum vote had no direct impact on its financial exposure and balance sheet. Britain's decision to exit the European Union in a referendum on Thursday sent markets tumbling on Friday, with the pound sterling cra
  
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• RZA is composing an album inspired by vintage Atari video game soundtracks - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:55 via cnet.com
  
  The Wu-Tang rapper and producer is assembling a crew of collaborators to feature on the upcoming record.
  
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• Pluto's moon Charon has a grander canyon than the Grand Canyon - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:53 via cnet.com
  
  There is no river rafting down Charon's Argo Chasma, but scientists are fascinated by the sheer scale of the Pluto moon's massive canyon.
  
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• This is what Destiny, Call of Duty, and Dishonored devs think about leaks - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:52 via cnet.com
  
  The developers of some of the biggest games talk about what it's like to have your big surprise leaked early.
  
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• Live streaming comes to YouTube app - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:42 via cnet.com
  
  Streaming will start with a select few users, but will open up soon.
  
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• Titanfall 2 may fix one of the biggest problems with team-based multiplayer games - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:37 via cnet.com
  
  Do you play Overwatch? Rainbow Six? Evolve? Even if you're not interested in Titanfall, you may want to hear this idea.
  
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• Why the new Mercedes-AMG GT R is the David Hasselhoff of sports cars

  24-06-2016 19:30
  
  The nickname of the Nissan GT-R is "Godzilla." Now that Mercedes has its own GT R, this begs the question: What — or who — is the German equivalent of Godzilla? I reckon it's David Hasselhoff. Accordingly, I say we nickname this Teutonic GT R the "Hoff." You're welcome, Mercedes. SEE ALSO: Volvo's new S90 and V90 R-Design models are both luxurious and sporty Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its latest and greatest sports car Friday morning, the Mercedes-AMG GT R, which&nbs
  
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• 2018 AMG GT R: A GT3 racecar for the road - Roadshow

  24-06-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Not to be confused with the Nissan GT-R, although you can't really say a hyphen out loud.
  
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• Review: Updated: Origin EON15-X

  24-06-2016 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designDesktop performance in a gaming laptop is something we've chased forever. Last year, the 15-inch Origin EON15-X was first machines that came closest to reaching that level of performance. Thanks to the best mobile graphics from Nvidia's Maxwell line and a desktop-grade Skylake processor, it puts up some of the best numbers we've ever seen from a gaming notebook.Now Origin has given its gaming laptops a refresh with Intel's latest Skylake processors, further blurring the li
  
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• This king-size LG bottom freezer puts the fridge up top - CNET

  24-06-2016 19:16 via cnet.com
  
  There's plenty of room for groceries in the LG LDCS24223S bottom freezer fridge.
  
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• 'Move to Gibraltar' among British Google searches after vote

  24-06-2016 19:16
  LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom's historic vote to exit the European Union is dominating the conversation online as well as global headlines.
  
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• Collaborative robots open new fronts in automation

  24-06-2016 19:16
  By Georgina Prodhan MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Robots that work as assistants alongside people are set to upend the world of industrial robotics by putting automation within reach of many small and medium-sized companies for the first time, industry players said this week. Ostergaard and his co-founders were already working on robotics at university together when the Danish ministry of food launched an initiative to get more robots into the Danish food industry to be more competitive.
  
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• Google reveals top UK questions searched since the EU referendum results, and some may surprise you

  24-06-2016 19:15
  
  While many curious nationals were eager to learn what Brexit meant for the country’s future, others had more simple questions to ask.
  
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• Privacy Shield: White House makes EU spying promise

  24-06-2016 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU and US agree final changes to a new data protection agreement known as the EU-US Privacy Shield.
  
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• How a Nazi Enigma machine works (and how to break its code) video - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:58 via cnet.com
  
  It might look just like a typewriter, but the Enigma machine was a fiendishly complex encryption device. Here's how it worked, and how it was broken.
  
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• Eat a giant Madagascar hissing cockroach...cake - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  This deceptive dessert by baker Katherine Dey may look exactly like a cockroach, but it's actually a cake full of Boston cream filling.
  
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• What you need to know about using two SIM cards on the OnePlus 3 - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:55 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're traveling overseas, or want to combine a personal and work phone number into one device, the OnePlus 3 makes it really easy.
  
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• 6 location-specific IFTTT recipes you should be using - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Turn off your lights, mute your phone and text your significant other -- all by just exiting or entering an area.
  
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• YouTube brings live streaming to its mobile apps video - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:51 via cnet.com
  
  The feature will be baked into the YouTube app, but it still faces stiff competition from Facebook which announced new live streaming features.
  
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• Animals you did not know were poisonous - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  Quail are tasty and rodents are cute, but beware. They can also poison you.
  
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• TD Ameritrade, Fidelity problems rile social media users

  24-06-2016 18:37
  By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Social media users flooded TD Ameritrade's and Fidelity Investments' Twitter feeds with irate messages on Friday, as customers struggled to access their accounts with the online brokers. The apparent problems came on the heels of a British referendum to leave the European Union, or Brexit. Global financial markets plunged as results from the vote showed a 52-48 percent victory for the campaign to leave a bloc Britain joined more than 40 years ago. “@TDAm
  
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• Incipio to buy headphone maker Skullcandy for $177 million - CNET

  24-06-2016 18:32 via cnet.com
  
  Under the deal, Skullcandy has a one month "go-shop" period where it can try to solicit better offers.
  
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• Inside Euro 2016's tech, Brexit fallout: Podcast 273

  24-06-2016 18:23
  
  We find out how Euro 2016 is broadcast to the world and examine the impact of Brexit on the UK's technology, science and gaming industries
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