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• Salesforce third-quarter revenue forecast misses, shares fall

  31-08-2016 23:48
  (Reuters) - Cloud software maker Salesforce.com Inc forecast third-quarter revenue below estimates after it reported a 25 percent jump in quarterly revenue as customers stepped up purchases of its web-based sales and marketing software.
  
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• ​Google adds new muscle to Snapseed photo editor for iPhone, iPad - CNET

  31-08-2016 23:46 via cnet.com
  
  The app unlocks the power of raw photo editing, an option that offers new flexibility and image quality compared to plain old JPEGs.
  
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• Tesla plans to raise funds this year to tackle cash crunch

  31-08-2016 23:31
  The electric carmaker plans to raise money through an equity or debt offering, it said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Some of that money could also support Tesla's planned acquisition of its money-losing sister company, SolarCity Corp. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk had warned the combined companies might need "a small equity capital raise" in 2017.
  
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• France's Orange says in talks with Iran's MCI on potential cooperation

  31-08-2016 23:24
  French telecoms operator Orange is in negotiations with Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI), the country's largest mobile operator, "regarding a number of areas of potential cooperation and business topics," a spokesman said. The statement did not elaborate on what those areas of cooperation could be. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Wednesday that Orange had entered preliminary talks to buy a stake in MCI, as well as on a commercial and technical agreement.
  
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• iPhone packaging pics boost headphone rumors - CNET

  31-08-2016 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  Purported photos of the packaging for Apple's next iPhone appear to show headphones will plug into the device's charging port.
  
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• Hands-on review: Getac S410

  31-08-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If there was a fashion competition for laptops, the Getac S410 wouldn't win it. And that's fine, because this chunky system is a semi-rugged model designed to be used by field operatives based out in the great outdoors who need a device that's reliable, solid and won't weigh them down. Too much, anyway.People who might use one include the police, professional services, vehicle operators and professionals who work in public safety and manufacturing. Where rugged tablets like the Panasonic CF-20 m
  
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• Why we should worry about Facebook's Trending topics disaster

  31-08-2016 22:36
  
  Facebook isn't a great place to get your news. Yet millions of Americans use the social network to learn about what's going on in the world every day. This is core to a new controversy over Facebook's Trending feature, which exists to connect users to relevant stories. The company fired several trained journalists from the Trending team last Friday, leaving artificial intelligence and technical staff to identify and deliver stories to the site's users.  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg later co
  
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• Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 shipments for quality control - CNET

  31-08-2016 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  The recently released phone needs more testing, the company said. Could it be due to exploding batteries?
  
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• Cloud management company Box's quarterly revenue jumps 30 percent

  31-08-2016 22:19
  (Reuters) - Cloud management company Box Inc's quarterly revenue jumped 30.3 percent as the company added customers. Its net loss narrowed to $38.1 million, or 30 cents per share, in the second quarter ended July 31 from $50.2 million, or 42 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose to $95.7 million from $73.5 million. (Reporting by Narottam Medhora and Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)
  
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• 4 tips for the latest Pebble Time update - CNET

  31-08-2016 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  Pebble Time owners are the first to receive Pebble OS 4.0, here are some tips to help you get the most out of it.
  
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• Samsung Gear S3: CNET Editors react video - CNET

  31-08-2016 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung's enormous new watch packs plenty of new features, but can it possibly make smartwatches a mainstream success? CNET Senior Editors Luke Westaway and Andrew Hoyle offer their first impressions at IFA 2016.
  
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• Why your refrigerator shouldn't be perfectly level - CNET

  31-08-2016 22:08 via cnet.com
  
  Having problems with your refrigerator? Maybe it's the wrong kind of level. Learn why your refrigerator should be somewhat not leveled to function properly.
  
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• Review: Beats Pill+

  31-08-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Let's get this out of the way; the original Beats Pill wasn't my favorite Bluetooth speaker – it was bass-heavy and uncontrolled. I didn't like its bigger Pill XL sibling, either, as I'm not a huge fan potential fire risks. But both those products came out before Apple purchased Beats for $3 billion (about £1.79b, AU$3.25b). Apple's had a far better track record when it's come to audio products – I mean, these are the people that made the iPod. So, have Beats products prospered
  
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• AP Newsbreak: Ritz's office backed app deal without bidding

  31-08-2016 21:52
  
  Indiana schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz's office approved a lucrative technology contract that state government officials said should have been subject to competitive bid, awarding it to a company that ...
  
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• Tarantula being eaten alive fights its way out of a toad's mouth - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:41 via cnet.com
  
  If you need a lesson in why you should never give up, take it from this western desert tarantula escaping from the mouth of a hungry toad.
  
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• Lenovo's Yoga Book could make physical keyboards an endangered species - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  The new hybrid skips the traditional keyboard in favor of a touchscreen digital one, offering a signal of how gadgets may evolve.
  
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• Hasselblad's £199 True Zoom turns Motorola phones into high-end cameras

  31-08-2016 21:30
  
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• Dropbox hack leaks more than 60 million usernames and passwords - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  A hack from 2012 reportedly resulted in the breach of far more user information than previously believed.
  
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• If 1 lens on a phone camera is good, are 2 better?

  31-08-2016 21:21
  
  Apple isn't saying much about its next iPhones, but there's been plenty of speculation that the giant Plus model will have two camera lenses side by side on the back. Why? A second lens could make photos ...
  
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• Holmes and Watson look extra pensive in 'Sherlock' season 4 image - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman appear to be in a brooding mood in the latest image released for the upcoming season.
  
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• Bosch wants to put water in your engine - Roadshow

  31-08-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  Water injection can provide a number of benefits, even if most folks think water and engines aren't supposed to mix.
  
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• Fossil's stylish fitness trackers arrive Sept 26 for $175 - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  The trackers resemble traditional analog watches, but include various "smart" features.
  
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• Get totally free global phone service and messaging - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  You bring the unlocked GSM phone, FreedomPop and WhatsApp will give you unlimited messaging and a small stipend of no-strings-attached data every month.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  31-08-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  The digitizer half of this Windows or Android clamshell doubles as a touch keyboard.
  
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• Samsung updates smartwatch, Lenovo ditches laptop keyboard

  31-08-2016 20:54
  
  Samsung's next smartwatch will come with GPS capabilities and the ability to call or text for help by triple-tapping a side button. The new Gear S3 retains the circular design of the current S2 model, ...
  
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• Google may drop Nexus branding for future phones - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  Bridget makes her return to Update with a little help. Reports hint that Google may have some new plans in store for its phones -- and the company is also reportedly shaking up the Nest smart-home team.
  
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• Holy cats! The Moto Z Play has a 50-hour battery life

  31-08-2016 20:51
  
  Motorola's latest handset, announced at IFA 2016, is making a big battery claim
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• Amazon Dash expands to the UK, Germany and Austria - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  The product lets customers in these countries press a real-world button to place orders for household items.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book reads scribbles made on paper

  31-08-2016 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lenovo unveils a tablet that can read notes and drawings made on a pad of paper put on top of its digitiser.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book copies handwriting off paper notepads

  31-08-2016 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lenovo unveils an unusual tablet that detects handwriting on a notepad placed above.
  
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• Hasselblad's camera module adds 10x optical zoom to Moto Z phones

  31-08-2016 20:33
  
  "It’s not the camera, but the person behind the camera that makes great pictures."  Every seasoned photographer will bestow these words of wisdom on the less financially equipped. But in the case of smartphone cameras, superior hardware really makes a world a difference if you want great photos.  Just when I thought Motorola’s Moto Mod attachments for its Moto Z, Z Force and the new Z Play Droid couldn’t get anymore over the top, out comes the Hasselblad True Zoom.&nb
  
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• The Moto Z Play Droid is a more affordable modular phone

  31-08-2016 20:32
  
  The Moto Z and Moto Z Force are two of Lenovo/Motorola’s finest smartphones and its Moto Mods are the best shot at making modular phones a reality (at least until Google’s Project Ara launches next year).  Joining the Z family is the new Moto Z Play Droid, an Android device with mid-range specs, a long-lasting battery and one feature the Z and Z Force don’t have: a headphone jack.  SEE ALSO: Motorola's Moto Z and Z Force are modular phones done right Works with all Mo
  
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• The Moto Z Play gets snap-on mods at a more affordable price video - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  The headphone jack is back! The headphone jack is back!
  
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• Lenovo's Yoga Tab 3 Plus stands, tilts and hangs - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  This year's upgrade to the10-inch Android tablet has a built-in stand that makes it easier to use the tablet as you lounge, cook and work.
  
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• Hasselblad True Zoom camera's a boon for Moto Z modders video - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  This Moto Mod adds a 10x zoom camera to yourMoto Z phone.
  
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• A new look for the Lenovo Yoga 910, with more screen and less bezel video - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  This updated Yoga hybrid has a sharp-looking edge-to-edge display.
  
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• Motorola Moto Z Play Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The more affordable Moto Z Play arrives September 8 with more battery, and yeah, that headphone jack is back.
  
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• Lenovo's £449 Yoga Book has a virtual keyboard you can draw on and learns your typing style

  31-08-2016 20:30
  
  When is a keyboard not a keyboard? When it's also a notepad and a graphics tablet
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• Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Lenovo's latest tablet for entertainment keeps its different ways to position the screen, upgraded audio and video streaming, but loses an earlier model's feature.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book (pictures) - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The Lenovo Yoga Book is a pocket-sized laptop with a secret keyboard.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book has a keyboard that doubles as a Wacom tablet video - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The Android tablet also comes with a stylus that can turn into a pen.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga 910 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  This new Yoga model is one of the only laptops with a nearly bezel-free design. We went hands-on ahead of its announcement at IFA.
  
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• Hasselblad True Zoom photo samples - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The camera delivers very good photo quality for a phone camera.
  
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• Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod review - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The add-on 10x zoom camera provides much-needed photo-framing flexibility to your phone.
  
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• Hasselblad True Zoom camera for Moto Z is skinny with a big reach - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  The 10x-zoom Moto Modfor Lenovo's Moto Z series makes your phone feel like a real camera.
  
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• Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Moto Z Play

  31-08-2016 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Moto Z PlayMoto Z Play is the thicker, long-lasting and more affordable smartphone with creative modular accessories, and proof that Motorola is committed to the idea of a customizable phone.You can snap on a bunch of different mods – from stylish battery packs, to a mini boom box, to a head-turning pico projector – all with the help of magnets.Timed with the Moto Z Play launch is a new mod: the Hasselblad True Zoom camera. It makes your Android phone look and feel like a real camera
  
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• Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Lenovo Yoga Book

  31-08-2016 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If Apple, Microsoft and their lot are the Thomas Edisons of the computing industry, then Lenovo has become the Nikola Tesla. Whereas the de facto founders of Silicon Valley established (and consistently update) the status quo for computing, Lenovo has constantly questioned and toyed with just what computing is since it bought IBM's ThinkPad business.Lenovo's latest wild experiment? The company that pioneered the convertible hybrid laptop design has taken that concept to what might be its logical
  
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• Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Lenovo Yoga 910

  31-08-2016 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After sticking with the same design for two years, Lenovo is giving the Yoga 900 a dramatic makeover and it's fair to say the Yoga 910 is completely different 2-in-1 laptop. Lenovo has tweaked or completely changed every element of its flagship convertible with everything including a slimmer chassis, larger 13.9-inch UHD screen, smaller bezels, revamped keyboard layout and the Intel 7th generation processors. However, all these little improvements have made the Lenovo Yoga 910 a slightly more ex
  
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• From Quattro to Q: Tracing the evolution of Audi's SUVs - Roadshow

  31-08-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  We go all the way back to the rally circuit to lay out the birth and growth of Audi's crossover lineup.
  
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• Madden NFL 17 game to add comments on QB Kaepernick's refusal to stand during anthem - CNET

  31-08-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  Game publisher EA Sports is looking to make the title more like a live broadcast by patching in timely commentary. Colin Kaepernick's recent protests during the national anthem won't be overlooked.
  
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