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• Kenmore's Elite 81072 dryer is huge, fast, and roomy (pictures) - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  The Kenmore Elite 81072 dryer is one massive laundry machine that boasts both a large 9 cubic footcapacity and speed to tackle big loads.
  
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• Cisco to cut up to 5,500 jobs

  17-08-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US tech giant Cisco Systems says it is cutting up to 7% of its global workforce, or 5,500 jobs, starting this summer.
  
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• Instagram's new Events channel is your front-row ticket to live videos around the world - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  Starting Wednesday, Instagram users in the US will see a new video category that curates a personalized selection of videos from live events happening around the world, including concerts, sports events and more.
  
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• This 3D-printed lightsaber has an extra geeky twist - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:42 via cnet.com
  
  Watch a crafty Star Wars fan create a lightsaber with a window that displays the internal cross section in the hilt.
  
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• Tattoos that can control your phone are here and totally essential

  17-08-2016 23:37
  
  From researchers at MIT's Media Lab comes DuoSkin, an on-skin interface that lets users control their mobile devices.  The stylish circuits are made from skin-friendly gold leaf material and are applied with water like a traditional temporary tattoo. Fusing connectivity, wearability and fashion, these devices could change the technology world.
  
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• 2017 BMW i3 (94 Ah) Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  17-08-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  The 2017 BMW i3 is now available with a bigger battery. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Google Duo makes video calling a whole lot easier video - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  No FaceTime? No problem. With Google's Duo app, video calling between Android phones, and from Android phones to iPhones, just got way simpler.
  
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• The Galaxy Note 7 is for work and for play video - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Note 7 phone is as much as whiz in the office as it is in everyday life.
  
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• What you need to know about the Note 7's Secure Folder - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  Get the most out of Samsung's added security feature.
  
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• Holy nostalgia! Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar return for Batman movie - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  The best Batman is back, as the stars of the 1960s camp-fest will voice their original characters in a new animated movie.
  
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• Autonomous cars will be data-consuming monsters

  17-08-2016 23:27
  
  If you think we're hyperconnected today, just wait until autonomous cars are everywhere. In 2020, we'll all download and upload a lot more data, and so will the objects around us. The average person will soon use 1.5 gigabytes of data daily, while autonomous vehicles will use about 4,000, Intel CEO Brian Krznach said in a presentation at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Ford promises driverless car without steering wheel or pedals in 2021 "The average person today ge
  
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• Talking shoe sensor coaches you as you run

  17-08-2016 23:20
  
  STEPP is a personal running coach that uses sensors on your shoes and your hip to track motion and technique. The wearable technology gives you real-time feedback about your form and likelihood of injury. 
  
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• This amazing Wonder Woman action figure could pass for a photo - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:18 via cnet.com
  
  Wonder-ful! This breathtakingly tweaked figure goes from fine to fabulous thanks to artist Noel Cruz's work.
  
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• Yes, it's possible to start over in No Man's Sky - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  Don't worry, while No Man's Sky doesn't have the in-game option to start anew, the workarounds are very easy.
  
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• Flexible screens will bend your mind video - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:13 via cnet.com
  
  Phones, tablets and more that bend, flex, fold and roll are on the cusp of becoming real. But does that mean you'll want them?
  
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• Tablets with the best screens - CNET

  17-08-2016 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  Screen quality is a critical ingredient of a great tablet.
  
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• This app will help you make your own Snapchat filters

  17-08-2016 22:58
  
  You no longer need professional software to make your own filter for Snapchat. A new iPhone app called Confetti aims to simplify the process. While Snapchat does provide instructions (and even a few templates) on how to get started making a custom geofilter, the process still requires professional desktop software and some basic image editing knowledge. Confetti changes that and streamlines the submission process. SEE ALSO: How to make your own geofilters on Snapchat The app provides a series of
  
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• Quick tip: Turn your pepper mill into a sprinkles factory - CNET

  17-08-2016 22:42 via cnet.com
  
  Hard candy becomes sprinkles with this trick.
  
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• Cisco to cut 5,500 jobs in shift away from switches, routers

  17-08-2016 22:41
  (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said it would lay off up to 5,500 employees, or nearly 7 percent of its workforce, as the world's largest networking gear maker shifts focus to areas such as security, Internet of Things and cloud. Cisco's traditional business of switches and routers has been struggling with sluggish demand from telecom carriers and enterprise customers and intense competition from companies such as Huawei and Juniper Networks Inc. Revenue in the company's traditional routers busine
  
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• Sage employee arrested in fraud probe

  17-08-2016 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old Sage employee is arrested at Heathrow airport in connection with a fraud investigation.
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby: Final Fantasy 15 footage breakdown video - CNET

  17-08-2016 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  GameSpot's Alexa Ray Corriea and Peter Brown saw almost an hour of new Final Fantasy XV footage. They discuss the older age of the characters, product placement, and the ominous delay.
  
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• NASA is weeks away from launching an asteroid-thumping spacecraft - CNET

  17-08-2016 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  The Osiris-Rex will set off in September to high-five and sample an asteroid while helping to figure out how to keep space rocks from slamming us in the future.
  
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• 6 areas where the Note 7's software looks different - CNET

  17-08-2016 22:22 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung revamped the overall look and feel the Note 7's software. We detail some of the more notable differences.
  
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• Giant helium-filled airship Airlander takes off for 1st time

  17-08-2016 22:19
  
  A blimp-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world's largest aircraft flew for the first time Wednesday with a short but historic jaunt over an airfield in central England. Engines roaring, the ...
  
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• Google hopes for extra credit with updates to education apps - CNET

  17-08-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  More virtual-reality field trips, and the ability to scribble all over your homework? OK, Google, maybe that's worth a gold star.
  
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• Xbox One and done? Microsoft says it's moving beyond console generations

  17-08-2016 22:05
  
  Microsoft's Project Scorpio - the souped-up, 4K-ready version of the Xbox One - could mark the end of traditional console generations for the company. Instead, it hopes to treat dedicated gaming devices more like smartphones, with regular iterations instead of leaps and bounds every six or seven years."For us, we think the future is without console generations," saidAaron Greenberg, Microsoft's Head of Xbox Games Marketing, in an interview with Engadget."We think of this as a family of devices."
  
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• Microsoft Windows 10 'Redstone 2' test build 14905 available for PCs, phones

  17-08-2016 22:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has released its second 'Redstone 2' test build 14905 to PC and phone users in the Fast Ring. There are a number of fixes, but almost new features, as preview users would expect.
  
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• Pizza Hut delivers playable DJ turntable pizza box - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:56 via cnet.com
  
  The fast-food giant unveils the "world's first playable DJ pizza box" that turns the folding cardboard container into a complete turntable setup, including two decks, volume sliders, pitch controls and a crossfader.
  
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• Hands-on review: Hannspree HannsG HT225 HPB

  17-08-2016 21:45
  
  Like the rest of the hardware market, innovation in monitors has rather plateaued. The question is how do you improve on a peripheral which, even in its current form factor, has been almost 20 years in the making?While the consumer market is gradually warming to 4K and ultra-widescreen formats and to larger sizes, it is the business sector that could see some interesting developments.The most intriguing one has been the slow rise of standalone, desk-bound touchscreen monitors, and one of the lat
  
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• These 12 far-out animals fascinate and amuse scientists - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:41 via cnet.com
  
  The animal kingdom lets loose with some its strangest creations, from a bizarre underwater orb to a very long-lived albatross.
  
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• Giant statue of nude woman spurs debate on California tech campus - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  Some people love the message behind a new statue set to grace the San Leandro Tech Center. But not everything thinks it should stand there.
  
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• Strapping on HP's Omen X VR backpack prototype video - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  It weighs 10 pounds and has a giant battery belt pack, but at least you won't trip over any cables.
  
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• One sip at a time: 2017 Audi A4 Ultra is surprisingly good on gas - Roadshow

  17-08-2016 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  As it should be, considering the whole point of the Ultra trim is to provide superior fuel efficiency.
  
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• Xbox One S seeing 'unprecedented demand' as backwards compatibility hits new milestone - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft says the slimmed-down console is off to a fast start; backwards compatibility play time hits 145 million hours.
  
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• Magic continues with three new Harry Potter books coming soon - CNET

  17-08-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Didn't get your Hogwarts letter? The new books may offer the closest thing Muggles can get to a wizarding education.
  
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• Jaguar F-Type R: Beauty and the rroowrrr video - Roadshow

  17-08-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The F-Type Coupe is one of the best-looking cars in production, and its R trim makes it incredibly potent.
  
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• 2017 Jaguar F-Type review - Roadshow

  17-08-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Jaguar F-Type Coupe is one of the most beautiful cars in production, and in R trim, its ferociousness can only be tamed by a $12,000 ceramic brake option.
  
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• How Samsung's 'edge' curves went from gimmick to iconic

  17-08-2016 20:58
  
  The gadget world moves fast, and tech innovations almost never keep pace with the wild ideas designers and engineers dream up. Some companies like Apple like to wait until technologies are mature before integrating them into products. Others like Samsung take a different approach and throw many things at the wall in hopes a few will stick. Neither approach is wrong. With the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note7, the best smartphone you can buy in my opinion, it's worth taking a look back at how Samsun
  
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• Airlander 10: Maiden flight at last for longest aircraft

  17-08-2016 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The maiden voyage of the world's longest airship takes place despite an earlier setback.
  
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• Bringing your crappy junker to Dream Cruise? Chevrolet's got you covered - Roadshow

  17-08-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Chevrolet is once again operating its service trucks along Woodward Avenue, in the event your classic car isn't as reliable as you think it is.
  
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• Will Google's disruptive US cellular service ever connect the globe?

  17-08-2016 20:44
  
  Will Project Fi ever go global?From its groundbreaking efforts to provide free high-speed internet to underserved communities in Africa to the US city-hopping fiber optic internet service, Fiber, it's clear that Google is no stranger to trying to connect the world.Different as they might be, each of these projects is sewn with the same string of fabric, one that aims to wrap around the globe and loop in as many people as possible.As of 2015, another idea called Project Fi came into the fold that
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby--Final Fantasy 15: New footage breakdown video - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  GameSpot's Alexa Ray Corriea and Peter Brown saw almost an hour of new Final Fantasy XV footage. They discuss the older age of the characters, product placement, and the ominous delay.
  
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• Barnes & Noble dumps its CEO - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  'Not a good fit,' says the company's board of directors, dismissing Ronald D. Boire.
  
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• ​Intel: Our laser chips will make sites like Google and Facebook faster - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:35 via cnet.com
  
  A technology called silicon photonics has graduated from Intel's research labs into a real-world product to speed up computer communications.
  
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• Astronomers capture the crazy explosion of a white dwarf star - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:35 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists observe a small, distant star system for years until one day it appears bigger and brighter in the night sky -- much brighter.
  
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• French town wants to bid adieu to Pokemon Go - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  The village of Bressolles isn't tickled by the augmented-reality game's cast of virtual characters.
  
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• Spotify unleashes exclusive Metallica documentary - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  The new film about Metallica's early years will stream exclusively on Spotify's mobile app.
  
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• Phelps declares his true love, brought to you by Omega - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: You can understand the Olympic record-breaker wanting to use Instagram to tell his fiancee how much he loves her. But does he need to be paid for it?
  
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• Watch the creepy new Resident Evil 7 trailer - CNET

  17-08-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  New video takes you inside the sinister mansion and introduces a new young woman, who is being held captive.
  
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• AT&T hikes prices for some plans, but raises data caps

  17-08-2016 20:17
  
  AT&T is joining Verizon in raising the prices of some of its data plans. As with Verizon, AT&T is going to great lengths to avoid calling the changes a price hike, as the higher prices come with more data, ...
  
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