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• Take a closer look at LG's WT1801HVA washer - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  LG's $1,150 WT1801HVA washing machine has serious style, but it doesn't do as well removing stains.
  
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• LG WT1801HVA review - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  LG's lovely WT1801HVA washing machine has questionable cleaning power.
  
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• IFTTT inserts recipe controls into third-party apps - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  The online automation service is letting third-party developers add recipe controls directly into their apps.
  
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• Suck at chopsticks? Try training on a 'chork' - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  If you thought the spork was cool, you've got to see the chork, a gift to all the chopstick newbies out there.
  
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• Netflix spent a fortune on 'The Get Down' and boy does it show (spoiler-free review) - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  Baz Luhrmann's lavish new drama, said to cost upwards of $120 million, is an ambitious ode to the birth of hip-hop.
  
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• Toothy terror: Fish with human-like teeth found in Michigan - CNET

  11-08-2016 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  Horror-movie quality pacu is native to South America, so stop dumping them in our lakes and rivers, aquarium owners.
  
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• A modern washer to brighten up your boring laundry room video - CNET

  11-08-2016 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  LG's $1,150 WT1801HVA washing machine boasts next-gen style, but can it remove stains?
  
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• We really want the new MacBook Pro now

  11-08-2016 22:28
  
  This is the final MashTalk for me — AKA C-Mac, AKA Film_Girl — as a host. Don't worry, MashTalk will continue.  I love you all very much and want to thank the listeners for their patronage and awesomeness over the years. RayRay, Lance and Pete, also thank you for your support and friendship over the years. You guys are the best. SEE ALSO: The secret reason Apple might be killing the iPhone 7 headphone jack But don't fret, it's not all sad. I settle in with Raymond Wong and Pete
  
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• Samsung plays up Galaxy Note 7's iris scanner - CNET

  11-08-2016 22:27 via cnet.com
  
  The company's mobile chief touts iris recognition as the "safest security technology."
  
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• Getting started with Instagram Stories video - CNET

  11-08-2016 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Dan Graziano shows you how to master Instagram's Snapchat clone.
  
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• Indian student builds real-life walking Iron Man suit -- for just $750 - CNET

  11-08-2016 22:16 via cnet.com
  
  According to Al Jazeera, the exoskeleton can lift 330 pounds.
  
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• Own a VW or Audi built in the last 20 years? It could be easily hacked.

  11-08-2016 21:59
  
  If you own a Volkswagen or Audi built between 1995 and 2016, it could be susceptible to hackers, researchers have discovered. Computer security researchers at the University of Birmingham in England published a paper this week detailing a low-tech hack that gave them access to dozens of VW Group vehicles sold since 1995. SEE ALSO: Audi's new suspension turns rough roads into electricity and saves fuel Researchers were able to "eavesdrop" on the remote keyless entry controls of the cars while the
  
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• Mom discovers security cameras hacked, kids' bedroom livestreamed

  11-08-2016 21:57
  
  A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario.  "I happened to get a text from a friend of mine that said she saw a picture on Facebook and she thought it was a picture of our daughters' room," Jennifer, who asked to keep her last name private, told ABC subchannel KTRK . As it turned out, the security cameras she'd installed in her daughter's room to keep them safe had been hacked and the footage had been uploaded on the internet to livestr
  
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• The secret reason Apple might be killing the iPhone 7 headphone jack

  11-08-2016 21:42
  
  Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone in a few weeks. And, as is usual pattern, more and more credible leaks have come out about what will presumably be called the iPhone 7. Bloomberg probably has the most accurate reporting thus far (thanks to its hiring of Apple reporter Mark Gurman) in a report that basically confirms what has leaked out about the iPhone over the next few months. The big news is that the form factor will remain largely the same, there will be a dual-lens camera system f
  
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• Mercedes might use the prefix EQ for its electric subbrand - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  That's bound to confuse some well-heeled audio engineers.
  
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• Ayrton Senna Institute whips up inspirational video for Brazilian Olympians - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  The athletes might not relate to gearbox failure, but they definitely relate to the idea of pushing themselves to the limit.
  
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• Send your heartbeat to your lover in real time with this smart ring

  11-08-2016 21:32
  
  One of the dorkiest Apple Watch features is the ability to send your heartbeat to another Apple Watch user in real time. Now a company called TheTouch has taken that dorktastic feature to a new level with the HB Ring, which essentially does the same thing. SEE ALSO: This smart ring will alert emergency responders if you need help Image: THETOUCH The smart rings let two people send each other their heartbeats with a simple tap on the device's exterior. Touted as the "most sophisticated ring in th
  
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• Facebook's ads have been defeated (again) by Adblock Plus work-around - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  It's a game of cat and mouse: Can Facebook display an ad that can't be blocked?
  
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• Snapchat pulls racially insensitive lens - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  Snapchat removes a filter within a day of its release following a big backlash and accusations of racism.
  
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• Mysterious object discovered in strange orbit beyond Neptune - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  The trans-Neptunian object has been nicknamed Niku, and no one knows why it is spinning around the sun backward.
  
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• Exploit broker offers $500,000 for iOS bugs - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  The $200,000 Apple is offering for bugs now seems like small change.
  
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• Stay cool with a DIY refrigerator that traps Han Solo in carbonite - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Movie-effects artist Frank Ippolito shows how to make the kind of Star Wars fridge that would impress even the likes of Darth Vader.
  
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• How I saved $150 a year on my cable bill without even trying - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  This service can help you score lower rates on cable, phone and more. It works, but there's a catch.
  
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• Crazy GIF shows Chinese divers achieving the impossible - CNET

  11-08-2016 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  In this amusing clip, two medal-winning divers far outperform even their most impressive athletic feats to date.
  
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• Barcelona steps up crackdown on Airbnb, threatens further fines

  11-08-2016 20:53
  By Catherine Bennett MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in Barcelona have stepped up a crackdown on homes illegally rented out to tourists via homesharing websites such as Airbnb, ordering hundreds to be removed from listings and hitting firms with a fine, while threatening more in the future. Barcelona is not the only European city to take a swipe at Airbnb, which has rapidly expanded across the globe and often come into conflict with local rules. Barcelona's town hall said on Wednesday it would fi
  
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• Using Windows Ink in the Maps app - CNET

  11-08-2016 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  Maps gets Windows Ink support in the Anniversary Update, and it's actually pretty useful.
  
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• Twitter denies #SaveTwitter rumors of shutting down in 2017

  11-08-2016 20:41
  By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc denied on Thursday rumors that the social media messaging service will be shutting down in 2017, denouncing the claim as groundless. "There is absolutely no truth to the claims whatsoever," a spokesman for Twitter said in an emailed response to a Reuters request for comment. Social media started buzzing with the hashtag #SaveTwitter early on Thursday, with more than 100,000 tweets mentioning the hashtag by early afternoon.
  
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• Xbox Live gets more social with Microsoft's Beam buy - CNET

  11-08-2016 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  The live-streaming gaming service enables real-time participation by viewers.
  
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• Social media stars warned over undeclared paid-for ads

  11-08-2016 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities warn dozens of celebrities after they are found posting paid-for advertising on social media accounts - but refuse to name any of them.
  
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• Facebook is changing News Feed to make stories 'more personally informative'

  11-08-2016 20:20
  
  Another week, another News Feed change. Facebook announced a new change to the algorithim that powers its News Feed. This time, the change is meant to make the stories you see "more personally informative." SEE ALSO: Facebook to publishers: Stop posting clickbait The idea, Facebook says, is to create a new ranking system — personalized to each user — that is able to predict what will be the most informative to you based on your interests and habits. Those stories will then be given h
  
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• 100 million Volkswagens at risk with new wireless key hack - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  With $40 worth of parts and a bit of reverse-engineering know-how, you can enter nearly every Volkswagen sold over the last 21 years.
  
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• Snapchat draws ire over 'racist' filter - CNET

  11-08-2016 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  The filter, which has since been removed, overlaid exaggerated Asian facial features, prompting cries of racism.
  
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• Stretchy 'pad' turns your arm into the ultimate flexible touchscreen

  11-08-2016 20:00
  
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• Greenland sharks may be able to live to a staggering 500 years old

  11-08-2016 20:00
  
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• Greenland sharks may be able to live to a staggering 400 years old

  11-08-2016 20:00
  
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• Audi's new suspension tech can generate electricity from movement - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 19:50 via cnet.com
  
  eROT isn't exactly a great name, but it plugs into a resource that's never really been tapped prior.
  
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• Perseid meteor shower heats up tonight with double the shooting star power - CNET

  11-08-2016 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  It's showtime for one of the best shooting star showers of the year and this year it's set to be a blockbuster.
  
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• Get cell service on the cheap when you buy it in bulk - CNET

  11-08-2016 19:41 via cnet.com
  
  Willing to prepay for a year of service? Newcomer Mint SIM has extremely competitive plans starting at $250 -- a little less than $21 per month.
  
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• This stunning, American-made plug-in hybrid is powered by its solar-panel roof

  11-08-2016 19:39
  
  Don't call it a comeback; the Karma has been here for years. On Thursday morning, the fledgling Southern California-based carmaker Karma Automotive revealed the first photo of its "new" model, the Revero. Along with swoop-y body lines and four doors, the Revero features a plug-in hybrid powertrain as well as a solar-panel roof that supplies power to its onboard batteries — a first for the American market. SEE ALSO: Audi's new suspension turns rough roads into electricity and saves fuel Now
  
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• Samsung Notebook 7 Spin is an HDR hybrid that even plays games video - CNET

  11-08-2016 19:23 via cnet.com
  
  Packed with features, this 15-inch hybrid does a lot, including a software version of HDR video for better movie-viewing.
  
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• Keyless systems of many VW Group cars can be hacked: researchers

  11-08-2016 19:07
  By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to European researchers. Computer security experts at the University of Birmingham have published a paper outlining how they were able to clone VW remote keyless entry controls by eavesdropping nearby when drivers press their key fobs to open or lock up
  
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• Snapchat removes racially insensitive filter video - CNET

  11-08-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  The company says the filter was supposed to be playful and inspired by anime. But it looked just plain racist to a lot of people.
  
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• Live updates on London buses will warn you when the traffic's bad

  11-08-2016 19:01
  
  New innovation to London’s buses could help you plan your route better.
  
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• Intel's diversity numbers show change isn't going to happen overnight - CNET

  11-08-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  The chipmaker showed modest improvement in the percentage of women and underrepresented minorities in its workforce.
  
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• 5 exceptional driving experiences that floor it on fun - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Our friends at Robb Report tell you how some high-end automakers have developed driving courses to help you get the most from your ride.
  
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• Rio Olympics nabs live streaming gold - CNET

  11-08-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  More minutes of the Rio Games have already been live streamed than the entire 2012 London Olympics.
  
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• What the hell is No Man's Sky? (The 3:59, Ep. 94) - CNET

  11-08-2016 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  We explore No Man's Sky, a new high-concept video game with 18.4 quintillion planets.
  
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• Sony Xperia XA looks great but still fails to impress video - CNET

  11-08-2016 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  The Xperia XA may be one of the best-looking phones Sony has made in a while, but its unimpressive performance means this mid-range phone isn't a brilliant buy.
  
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• AutoComplete: Audi refreshes its smallest sedans, A3 and S3 video - Roadshow

  11-08-2016 18:41 via cnet.com
  
  Mercedes teases a new Maybach coupe, and Karma Automotive gives us a first look at the Revero.
  
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• Lock picking your way to cybersecurity at Def Con

  11-08-2016 18:38
  
  Lock picking might seem ridiculously old-fashioned at a cybersecurity gathering — but learning it can actually help people protect machines from digital threats. As security improves to block remote attacks ...
  
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