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• Woman playing Pokemon Go finds dead body - CNET

  09-07-2016 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A Wyoming woman says the mobile game prompted her to find a Pokemon in a water resource, so she headed to a nearby river. She found something else.
  
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• Technology makes everything less emotional, says Gene Simmons of Kiss - CNET

  09-07-2016 22:53 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The face-painted rock star is pained by people using phones to film concerts.
  
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• ​GoPro found in water with intact footage of a crab selfie - CNET

  09-07-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Watch video of underwater life captured on a lost GoPro found by a fisherman.
  
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• 7 can't-miss apps: Prisma, Folioscape, 'Mindvision' and more

  09-07-2016 21:05
  
  With Snapchat pushing out its biggest update yet and Pokemon Go finally hitting the App Store, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes a game that tests your multi-tasking skills, an app for creating animations and an app that will make your selfies look like art. SEE ALSO: 6 apps to help you win summer Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you're looking for more items t
  
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• This $250 turntable totally rocks - CNET

  09-07-2016 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Fluance RT81 turntable looks and feels a lot more expensive than it is.
  
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• A few insights on Amazon's Prime Day, from the guy running it (Q&A) - CNET

  09-07-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  The head of Amazon Prime discusses this Tuesday's sales event and future expectations for the membership program.
  
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• Jack Ma says lawsuits, probes help Alibaba to be understood

  09-07-2016 19:11
  By Engen Tham HANGZHOU, CHINA (Reuters) - Lawsuits and investigations are an opportunity for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to be better understood, founder and executive chairman Jack Ma said in an interview on Saturday. Questions about Alibaba's growth rate and its relations with affiliated companies have dogged the firm for years. Ma was speaking after the first day of a two-day philanthropy conference hosted by the Alibaba Foundation, a charitable organization established by the group.
  
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• Who's more passionate about the sound of music: Audiophiles or musicians? - CNET

  09-07-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  You might think they're on the same page, the Audiophiliac ponders the question.
  
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• Jack Dorsey's Twitter account hacked, report says

  09-07-2016 18:25
  
  Jack got hacked.  But not just any Jack, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and current CEO of Twitter.  SEE ALSO: Hacker takes over Twitter account of Oculus CEO, has a good laugh Dorsey had his Twitter account briefly compromised by hackers early Saturday morning.  At around 2:50 a.m., according to a report from Engadget , hackers operating under the name OurMine, took over Dorsey's Twitter account, posting the message, "Hey, its OurMine, we are testing your security."  That messa
  
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• AP: Islamic State's Twitter traffic drops amid US efforts

  09-07-2016 18:24
  
  The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a ...
  
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• Tesla is the only carmaker beta testing 'autopilot' tech, and that's a problem

  09-07-2016 16:53
  
  The recent news of the first-known fatality involving Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system is undeniably tragic. However, it also highlights one distinct difference between the upstart carmaker and the rest of the established automotive industry: Tesla is beta testing the tech on the public. Every other automaker — from BMW to Cadillac — flat-out refuses to beta test driverless tech on the public. Other semi-autonomous driving systems, like Volvo’s Pilot Assist system and M
  
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• This battery pack is the perfect buddy for your laptop

  09-07-2016 16:00
  
  Battery packs are incredibly useful for keeping your gadgets charged when they're running low on juice. But what about your laptop? MacBook users can pick up the HyperJuice, but it requires a little bit of modding to make it compatible with the MagSafe charger and not everyone is comfortable getting their hands dirty.  A new product called the Omnicharge, currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, charges any device through a standard AC/DC (120V AC and 150V DC) power plug and  has two USB p
  
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• 18 photos that will make your IT person want to cry

  09-07-2016 16:00
  
  Maybe we shouldn't allow everyone to have access to technology.  Most people like to think they have a pretty good grasp on all things tech. But just because you can turn a device on and navigate to your email doesn't mean you're IT professionals. SEE ALSO: 25 people who will never forget to properly apply sunscreen ever again Unfortunately, the life of an IT person is sometimes filled with horrifying acts against technology, like a mouse that had literally never been cleaned or a power str
  
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• Dear Apple, please don't make the best iPhone 7 features 'Plus only'

  09-07-2016 15:32
  
  The wait for the iPhone 7 is killing me. My bruised, worn and cracked iPhone 6 is barely hanging on and I'm not dumb enough to buy a new iPhone when I know the next model is right around the corner. There have been many, many iPhone 7 rumors. The idealist me wants to be believe they'll all be wrong and Apple will surprise us all with an iPhone 7 like nothing we've ever seen before. The realist in me, however, is pretty sure the iPhone 7 will be boring, and the real iPhone overhaul won'
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails its Consumer Reports dunk test

  09-07-2016 15:21
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is now out and available for US customers but a test run over at Consumer Reports suggests it might not be quite as waterproof as it says it is - after 30 minutes under five feet of water, the testing team noticed damaged to the touchscreen and the cameras.Like the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge, the S7 Active has an IP68 rating, which means it should be good for the 5 feet/30 minute routine. Incidentally, the S7 and S7 Edge did pass the same Consumer Reports test,
  
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• Tidal adds Google Chromecast support to updated app - CNET

  09-07-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Tidal refreshed its media streaming app today with an update that finally lets users send audio and video to a Google Chromecast dongle.
  
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• Find all the apps you've ever downloaded on your phone - CNET

  09-07-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Never forget an app again!
  
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• What the heck's a hyperloop? - CNET

  09-07-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  From CNET Magazine: If Elon Musk has his way, we could soon travel at nearly the speed of sound.
  
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• Pokemon Go release 'paused' in UK

  09-07-2016 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pokemon fans get frustrated by a delay to the release of Pokemon Go in the UK
  
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• AP Exclusive: Big drop in Islamic State's Twitter traffic

  09-07-2016 14:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of the extremist organization.
  
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• 10 million Androids infected with malware video - CNET

  09-07-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Researchers say millions of Android devices are compromised thanks to the HummingBad malware.
  
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• Prime Day 2016: The best Amazon Prime Day deals 2016: when is it and what should you expect?

  09-07-2016 11:46
  
  Amazon Prime Day 2016To celebrate its 20th birthday last year, Amazon came up with Prime Day. It promised to deliver more bargains than Black Friday, and while some of the deals were less attractive than others there were still lots of tech deals and bargains to be found.Amazon has decided to make Prime Day an annual event, and this year Amazon Prime Day is on 12 July 2016 - that's this coming Tuesday, folks.Like last year, the Prime Day deals of the day will only be available to Prime members,
  
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• How AI is guarding Wimbledon's tennis traditions, and its digital future

  09-07-2016 11:00
  
  Wimbledon's famous All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, bedecked in the iconic purple and green and overflowing with Ivy, flowers and generations of tradition might, at first look, seem like a strange place to be contemplating how technology and sport have become such familiar bedfellows. And yet this most traditional of sporting environs is embracing technology on a whole host of levels, whilst maintaining the dignity and history as the home of tennis. Mick Desmond, the AELTC's commercial
  
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• Updated: Apple Watch OS 3 release date, news and features

  09-07-2016 10:16
  
  Watch OS 3 release date, news and featuresUpdate: Watch OS 3 beta 2 for Apple Watch is available to app developers right now, while there's no public beta planned. Good news: we'll fill you in on what you're missing.Apple Watch 2 still has been announced, but the next closest thing to that is refreshing your existing iPhone-compatible smartwatch with the brand new Apple Watch software update, watchOS 3.The new firmware means the watch is faster than ever before as well as handing a handful of ne
  
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• Facebook Messenger can now send encrypted, disappearing messages

  09-07-2016 09:55
  
  Your Facebook chats are about to get a lot more secretive, if you want them to be: the giant social network has announced it's testing end-to-end encryption and message expiration settings for Messenger on mobile.Encrypted messages, like those on WhatsApp, can't be read by anyone but the sender and the recipient - not even if a rogue Facebook employee wanted to snoop on your chats or the government fancied tuning in. Even if the police asked Facebook to turn over encrypted chat logs they'd be pr
  
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• 6 tech brands that could challenge Apple

  09-07-2016 09:45
  
  Introduction Does Apple innovate anymore? With each reveal of a new iPhone there's always one big question from the tech world: is that it? There's a feeling that Apple has reached its zenith when it comes to phones. It might be the most valuable company in the world, but the speed of change in tech is unfathomably fast, and share prices can shrink.The tech world is littered with super-hot brands that gradually faded away and in the world of phones, there's no bigger example than Nokia. Once the
  
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• AP Exclusive: Islamic State's Twitter traffic plunges

  09-07-2016 08:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of the extremist organization.
  
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• A Crash Course On Pokémon GO video - CNET

  09-07-2016 05:02 via cnet.com
  
  All the basics of Pokémon GO explained by the youngest player we could find.
  
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• Pokemon Go: Gyms, candy, pokeballs and everything else you need to know - CNET

  09-07-2016 03:39 via cnet.com
  
  The complete beginner's guide to Nintendo's wildly popular new game.
  
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• These are the best-selling Nintendo consoles and games of all time - CNET

  09-07-2016 02:24 via cnet.com
  
  These are the classic video games and systems that defined your childhood.
  
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• Our impressions of the iOS 10 and WatchOS 3 beta 2 (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 45) - CNET

  09-07-2016 02:12 via cnet.com
  
  Apple releases iOS 10's Public Beta, but all we can talk about is Bedtime. Plus, Pokemon Go is taking over the world.
  
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• What you look like playing Pokemon Go video - CNET

  09-07-2016 01:43 via cnet.com
  
  If you spot your friends and co-workers wandering around aimlessly, they may be playing Pokemon Go.
  
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• Our impressions of the iPhone's iOS 10 and Apple Watch watchOS 3 beta 2 (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 45) - CNET

  09-07-2016 01:14 via cnet.com
  
  Apple releases iOS 10's Public Beta, but all we can talk about is Bedtime. Plus, Pokemon Go is taking over the world. holder
  
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• Amazon's latest Prime Day tease: Budget Fire tablets for under $35 - CNET

  09-07-2016 01:06 via cnet.com
  
  The tablets usually sell for just $50.
  
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• Players in hunt for Pokemon Go monsters feel real-world pain

  09-07-2016 00:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beware: "Pokemon Go," a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to your health.
  
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• 'Ghostbusters' laughs back at YouTube trolls in added scene - CNET

  09-07-2016 00:15 via cnet.com
  
  Who ya gonna call when haters leave mean comments on your videos? "Ghostbusters" actors Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig reveal that they mock angry online fans in a scene from the new film.
  
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• For Pokemon Go, it's stop -- at least temporarily - CNET

  09-07-2016 00:13 via cnet.com
  
  The crazy-popular mobile game from Nintendo is crashing servers, so its rollout has been paused in some countries.
  
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• Helping save endangered species? There's an app for that - CNET

  09-07-2016 00:09 via cnet.com
  
  Two endangered birds, the western snowy plover and the California least tern, are getting an assist from San Diego Zoo Global and a custom mobile app.
  
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