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• TfL defends English test rules amid Uber complaints

  10-08-2016 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's transport authority defends its decision to ensure private hire drivers have at least an intermediate level in English.
  
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• Vulnerable vibrator: Security researchers find flaw in connected toy - CNET

  10-08-2016 23:44 via cnet.com
  
  The We-Vibe 4 Plus could be breached by a hacker. Plus, what's the company doing with your personal information?
  
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• Man builds bionic hand out of Keurig coffeemaker - CNET

  10-08-2016 23:44 via cnet.com
  
  Ever wonder would be like if MacGyver created a body part for the Six Million Dollar Man? This stunning time-lapse video reveals all.
  
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• Stack's smart bulbs add better IFTTT controls and Amazon Alexa support - CNET

  10-08-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  With support for Amazon's virtual voice assistant, and deeper, in-app IFTTT controls, Stack's smart bulbs are looking smarter than ever.
  
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• Judge dismisses suit accusing Twitter of supporting IS group

  10-08-2016 22:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Twitter of supporting the Islamic State group.
  
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• Review: UPDATED: ZTE Axon 7

  10-08-2016 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, design and displayUpdate: Our ZTE Axon 7 review now includes final benchmarks and a recommended badge due to its design, specs and performance at a reasonable price. ZTE Axon 7 is a new Android phone with a sleek design, powerful specs and a reasonable price that challenges the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and rumored iPhone 7 in its dual SIM, unlocked form.That explains the confusing name of this successor to the ZTE Axon Pro (ZTE Axon Elite in the UK), which has skipped right over the Z
  
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• Come sail away in Ford's new F-Series STX package - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  Available on both F-150 and Super Duty pickups, STX adds a few nice enhancements to aesthetics and in-car tech.
  
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• Don't click on that: Google updates email warnings - CNET

  10-08-2016 22:05 via cnet.com
  
  The company will flag emails in two dangerous scenarios: untrustworthy links and sketchy senders.
  
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• PlayStation Meeting event will be live-streamed, Sony confirms - CNET

  10-08-2016 21:39 via cnet.com
  
  The new, more powerful PlayStation 4 is expected to be detailed at the event.
  
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• This is nuts! Squirrel steals GoPro, films desperate dash up a tree - CNET

  10-08-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  Look out, Disney. This filmmaking rodent takes "found footage" to a new level with its own nature documentary.
  
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• Mercedes teases new Maybach coupe ahead of Pebble Beach debut - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  If there's any place you want to unveil a mega-luxury coupe, Pebble Beach is it.
  
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• Facebook can now give you a 'guided tour' of 360-videos

  10-08-2016 21:24
  
  Facebook is making its 360-degree videos more immersive and easier to navigate. The social network introduced a new "guide" feature that allows users to highlight specific portions of the video before posting it. The feature launched alongside a bigger update to Facebook's publisher tools, which included a set of new features that allow page owners to see more detailed stats around how their readers are interacting with their video content. SEE ALSO: Facebook to publishers: Stop posting clickbai
  
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• Classy lines give this Kenmore washer an edge - CNET

  10-08-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's 29133 $1,100 top-load washing machine has a large capacity and impressive stain-fighting power.
  
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• 11 things we wish we'd known when starting No Man's Sky video - CNET

  10-08-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  From inventory management to multitool selection, GameSpot's Jean-Luc Seipke has got some valuable advice for the new No Man's Sky explorer.
  
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• Are you a sci-fi fan? Facebook says you like cats more than dogs - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:48 via cnet.com
  
  Cat people curl up with fantasy stories, while pooch people prefer romances and stories about dogs, according to the social network.
  
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• Kenmore 29133 review - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:38 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore used Whirlpool's WTW8500DC as the muse for its $1,100 29133 washer.
  
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• Now you can use a Facebook bot to write the president - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  "Dear President Obama...." A new Messenger service makes it easy to chat with the White House, but the conversation will likely be one-sided.
  
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• ​Calais: A bleak end of the line for refugees in France - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: For Road Trip 2016, I visited refugees in northern France who are trying to reach the UK. I found a grim city that has become both a fortress and a prison.
  
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• Audi's new suspension turns rough roads into electricity and saves fuel

  10-08-2016 20:31
  
  Carmakers have already figured out how to capture the energy lost to slowing a car. It's called regenerative braking. Rather than slow a vehicle with conventional friction brakes that turn forward momentum into heat, hybrid and EVs spin their electric motors in reverse. This both slows the car and generates electricity, which later can be used to power the vehicle. Turns out, there's still more energy to be captured that is currently going to waste in modern automobiles: the kinetic energy gener
  
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• 5 Facts about Hearthstone's One Night in Karazhan - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  Lead designer Ben Brode and producer Yong Woo share some information on the upcoming Adventure.
  
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• Witcher's Xbox One/PC card game beta Delayed, new start date revealed - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  Here's when the closed beta is now scheduled to begin.
  
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• Dear Pres. Obama: Write the White House with a Facebook bot - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  Now you can use Messenger to chat with the president. It might still be one-sided though.
  
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• Elder Scrolls 6 is coming, but not soon - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:14 via cnet.com
  
  "This studio is not a vending machine."
  
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• PlayStation Meeting event will be livestreamed, Sony confirms - CNET

  10-08-2016 20:09 via cnet.com
  
  The new, more powerful PlayStation 4 is expected to be detailed at the event.
  
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• How this 'Time Machine' can extend the life of your avocados

  10-08-2016 20:06
  
  Naturo has invented a "Time Machine" that can apparently slow the ripening of the avocados.  The Australian food technology company claims it can switch off the enzymes responsible for browning, extending the shelf life to a minimum of ten days. This might save all of your avocados from going brown ever again. 
  
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• PlayStation Neo likely to be unveiled September 7 - CNET

  10-08-2016 19:59 via cnet.com
  
  Sony will host a "PlayStation Meeting" where it is expected to show off a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4.
  
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• Netflix speed tool can tell if your stream will be crappy - CNET

  10-08-2016 19:50 via cnet.com
  
  You can now tell if your mobile device's internet connection is up to snuff.
  
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• Is Apple working on hollow batteries for Project Titan? - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  A recent alleged partnership might put Apple at the (hollow) center of some interesting battery tech.
  
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• Apple says opening its Pay app to banks would 'fundamentally diminish' security - CNET

  10-08-2016 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is standing firm against pressure from Australian banks that want to install their own mobile wallets on the iPhone.
  
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• AutoComplete: Mazda unveils tweaked Mazda3, Mazda6 sedans video - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 19:21 via cnet.com
  
  EV charging companies worry about Volkswagen, and BMW's ReachNow car-sharing service expands once again.
  
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• A Kenmore washer upgrade worth looking into video - CNET

  10-08-2016 19:05 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's $1,100 29133 top-load washing machine cleans well and holds a ton of clothes.
  
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• 'No Man's Sky': from a humble shed to a new gigantic universe

  10-08-2016 19:03
  Hot on the heels of smartphone game "Pokemon Go"'s runaway success, "No Man's Sky" has captured the imagination of gaming fans for creating a video game universe so expansive that no player could possibly discover its reaches in a lifetime. Video games website GamesRadar called it "perhaps one of the most anticipated games ever made" while Britain's Independent newspaper said: "It's that huge world and stunning concept that has made the game so famous, and led to perhaps the most hype ever gener
  
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• Got enough gas? Alexa will check via BMW Connected app - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  BMW drivers will also be able to lock their doors with a voice command via Amazon's digital assistant.
  
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• Vizio upgrades TVs to work with both HDR formats (hands-on) - CNET

  10-08-2016 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  In addition to support for Dolby Vision high dynamic range, the TV maker's 2016 M- and P-series TVs now support HDR10 devices, including 4K Blu-ray players. We give the update a spin.
  
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• The next PlayStation could debut September 7 video - CNET

  10-08-2016 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  Sony sends out invites to a "PlayStation Meeting" that will likely introduce an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4.
  
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• Review: No Man's Sky is beautiful, awe-inspiring – and sometimes frustrating

  10-08-2016 18:44
  
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• Does No Man's Sky live up to the hype?

  10-08-2016 18:44
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• 'Life worth more than Pokemon,' Venezuela gamers told

  10-08-2016 18:36
  By Daniel Kai CARACAS (Reuters) - A Pokemon Go player hides his cellphone in the carved out pages of a 19th-century French novel, hoping to avoid criminals on Venezuela's notoriously dangerous streets. "I'm afraid of insecurity, but I want to be a Pokemon trainer!" said Carlos Reina, a 22-year-old gamer wandering around a Caracas plaza with a copy of Honore de Balzac's "Eugenie Grandet." Pokemon Go, based on the popular game and TV series, uses augmented reality to send players to city streets,
  
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• See how the Lost Boys of 'Hook' look 25 years later - CNET

  10-08-2016 18:33 via cnet.com
  
  The Neverland crew from the 1991 Hollywood take on "Peter Pan" reunite, and they're not kids anymore.
  
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• Netflix to screen Amanda Knox documentary at Toronto Film Festival

  10-08-2016 18:33
  
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• The Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic is a mouthful and a handful - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 18:26 via cnet.com
  
  When you want all the luxury of a Range Rover, but also all the sporting pretensions that come with a large SUV, the SVAutobiography Dynamic is here for you. But it sure ain't cheap.
  
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• Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic: For when you can't make up your mind - Roadshow

  10-08-2016 18:26 via cnet.com
  
  The ultra-luxe and ultra-sporty sides of Range Rover converge in a single model with a very long name.
  
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• Facebook is shoving ads down your throat (The 3:59, Ep. 93) - CNET

  10-08-2016 18:26 via cnet.com
  
  We talk about Facebook's plan to bypass ad blockers and Sling TV adding the NFL to its lineup.
  
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• Crows can make tools – and the discovery could rewrite what we know about animal intelligence

  10-08-2016 18:20
  
  By: Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
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• Drum sensors create unique music environment for solo artists

  10-08-2016 18:18
  
  Musician Ian Chang is pushing the boundaries of the drums by using Sensory Percussion sensors from Sunhouse.  The technology allows him to program other sounds, ranging from vocals and strings to brass, to play when he hits the drums without a band to back him.
  
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• Sony confirms PlayStation event for September 7

  10-08-2016 18:11
  
  It will most likely be the first viewing of the PlayStation Neo.
  
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• Snapchat released another racially insensitive filter

  10-08-2016 17:56
  
  Snapchat has again released a filter that seems to channel racial sterotypes, igniting a backlash from users accusing the company of trafficking in digital yellowface. The new filter debuted Tuesday, and gives users slit eyes and contorted facial features.  It appears that Snapchat has taken the filter down as of this morning.  SEE ALSO: Hollywood is finally opening up to Asian Americans "This anime-inspired lens has already expired, and won't be put back into circulation," Snapchat sa
  
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• How a massive solar storm in 1967 almost sparked a nuclear war

  10-08-2016 17:55
  
  By: Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
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• Even Elon Musk is getting involved in the No Man's Sky hype

  10-08-2016 17:53
  
  The Tesla chief even managed to question reality in the process.
  
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• MacBook Pro could get first major upgrade in years - CNET

  10-08-2016 17:28 via cnet.com
  
  One new feature may be a touch-screen strip that would replace the function keys with icons that change appearance and behavior depending on what you're doing, says Bloomberg.
  
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