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• Cost-cutting, growth could lift Symantec shares 25 percent: Barron's

  28-08-2016 22:30
  (Reuters) - Symantec Corp shares could gain 25 percent or more following steps to cut costs and a recent acquisition that could propel the company's business in the hot cybersecurity market, a Barron's report said on Sunday. Barron's said Symantec, an early pioneer in antivirus software with its Norton brand, boosted its prospects of gaining a larger share of the cybersecurity market with its June agreement to buy Blue Coat Systems Inc [PRJCBB.UL]. The company will be able to sell Blue Coat's we
  
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• Kaepernick's refusal to stand for national anthem roils Twitter - CNET

  28-08-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The NFL star says that he's protesting against the treatment of blacks in America.
  
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• If you love music, you'll love it even more with this turntable - CNET

  28-08-2016 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  The legendary Rega Planar 3 turntable gets a total makeover.
  
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• This gadget was the key to the best steak I've ever cooked

  28-08-2016 19:13
  
  I love steak. That's why, for most of my adult life, I've tried to hone my skills at cooking it. Grilling, pan-frying, broiling — I've done it all, with all kinds of cuts. But a new kind of cooking gadget has taken my steaks to the next level. It's called the Joule, and when I first saw its promise of cooking perfectly done steaks (via a Facebook ad), I was intrigued, but skeptical. A white cylinder roughly the size of Luke Skywalker's lightsaber handle would supposedly cook steaks better
  
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• Target jumps on the Pokemon Go train, putting giant Pokeballs outside - CNET

  28-08-2016 18:07 via cnet.com
  
  The big-box retailer has painted the bollards outside of select stores.
  
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• College football coach admits using Facebook, Twitter to spy on players - CNET

  28-08-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Get a friend request from a lovely-looking girl? It could be one of Texas Tech's less lovely coaches.
  
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• Uber, Careem suspend services in UAE capital

  28-08-2016 16:08
  Ride-hailing services Uber [UBER.UL] and Careem have suspended services in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, since Saturday and did not know when they could resume operations, they said on Sunday. “This is a temporary suspension and we will let you know of any further updates,” an Uber spokesman in Dubai said via email. Christian Eid, vice-president of marketing and communications for Careem, a Dubai-based company, said many of its drivers were being stopped by auth
  
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• For one Syrian refugee, close, but no asylum - CNET

  28-08-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: For Road Trip 2016, I met asylum seekers in Sweden and Finland on the doorstep of a dream. But for some, the door is closed.
  
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• 7 can't-miss apps: Habitica, Weather Whiskers, 'Rolling Sky' and more

  28-08-2016 14:17
  
  With all the news about driverless cars, Facebook collecting WhatsApp data and high school football on Snapchat, 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 habit-building RPG app, an app that has kitty weather anchors and a flashy maze game.  SEE ALSO: 10 apps to help make you a morning person Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you're looking for more items to
  
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• Destiny's Sparrow Racing League is returning - and it could become a permanent fixture

  28-08-2016 14:00
  
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• Are AT&T's and Verizon's no-overage policies really a good deal? - CNET

  28-08-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why Verizon's Safe Mode feature may not be all it's cracked up to be.
  
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• What is Moore's Law? WIRED explains the theory that defined the tech industry

  28-08-2016 13:00
  
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• Israeli tech group Shellanoo plans Tel Aviv IPO

  28-08-2016 12:31
  Israeli technology company Shellanoo is planning to raise at least 100 million shekels ($26.5 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in late September or October, it said on Sunday. Shellanoo, founded in 2014 and whose backers include Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and popstars will.i.am and Nicki Minaj, focuses on mobile applications, online services and interactive artificial intelligence. By staying local, Shellanoo is bucking a trend of Israeli tech
  
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• Review: Scan 3XS Z170 Performance GTK4

  28-08-2016 12:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionBolton, UK-based Scan's latest machine uses the new AMD Radeon RX 480, which is one of the market's bestmid-range cards, and the GPU is paired with an overclocked Core i5processor.Scan reckons it's ideal for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and we'reloathe to disagree. The 3XS Z170 Performance GTK4 starts at$1,444 (about £1,090, AU$1,907).Gloss dropThe GTK4 is built inside the pleasing NZXT Source 340 chassis. Its front is a solid slab of glossy black metal, and its roof and rear panel
  
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• Man climbs into toilet to retrieve phone, gets completely stuck - CNET

  28-08-2016 02:09 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A Norwegian man drops his phone down a public toilet. His slim friend volunteers to retrieve it. Cue the rescue squad.
  
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• These glasses hide a fitness tracker on your face

  28-08-2016 01:59
  
  The last time a company tried popularizing wearable tech embedded in glasses, most notably with Google Glass, the public mostly rejected the idea as equal parts creepy and silly.  Now a new project looks to take another whack at the tech space with a pair of glasses that double as a fitness tracker.  SEE ALSO: McDonald's recalls Happy Meal fitness tracker VSP Global is teaming up with the University of Southern California (USC) Center for Body Computing to work on presenting the glasse
  
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