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• Boldly go into the playroom with this Star Trek Enterprise rocker - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  Someday, Starfleet Academy, but for now, your little captain needs to train. This toy is a sci-fi fan's twist on the traditional rocking horse.
  
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• First trailer for Christopher Guest's 'Mascots' scores big - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:51 via cnet.com
  
  Brilliant mockumentarian Christopher Guest gets his band of comic players back together to tackle those fuzzy cheerleaders in a movie for Netflix.
  
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• Hacker Guccifer, who targeted presidents and celebrities, gets 4 years in prison - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  A plea agreement means jail time for a 44-year-old who accessed accounts of two former presidents and several celebrities.
  
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• 6 tips for making the most of smart shades - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  How to make smart shades work for you, from when you order them to when you use them.
  
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• Let there be (sun)light! - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:18 via cnet.com
  
  Everything we learned while installing connected shades at the CNET Smart Home.
  
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• The iPhone 7's setting headphone trends, and it isn't even here yet - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  Apple isn't in Berlin for IFA 2016, but the iPhone 7 headphone jack is still talk of the town.
  
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• IFA Day 2: Smart home appliances, VR headsets, and gadgets galore - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  Audiophile headphones, wearables and smart home appliances alike made a big splash here on the second day of Europe's biggest tech show. Join us as we roundup all the news you might have missed.
  
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• Pause the #YouTubeIsOverParty: YouTube isn't pulling more ads from stars' videos - CNET

  01-09-2016 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  At least, Google's massive video site says it isn't pulling ads any more than it already was, despite a social media uproar sparked by online star Philip DeFranco.
  
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• ​Apple will start scrubbing old and broken apps from App Store next week - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:57 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone maker will try to rid the service of apps that don't work on modern devices or that try naming shenanigans to place better in search results.
  
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• Verizon CFO Shammo to retire at the end of 2016

  01-09-2016 22:56
  By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday that its chief financial officer, Francis Shammo, plans to retire at the end of the year and will step down from his role on Nov. 1. Verizon said its board of directors appointed Matthew D. Ellis, who is currently senior vice president and CFO-operations finance, to succeed Shammo. Shammo, 55, will be leaving after 27 years with the company.
  
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• Exclusive: HP Enterprise in talks to sell software unit to Thoma Bravo - sources

  01-09-2016 22:50
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations come as HPE Chief Executive Meg Whitman seeks to focus the U.S. company's strategy on networking, storage, data centers and related technology services, after its separation last year from computer and printer maker HP Inc . HPE has received offers for the software uni
  
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• Using smart shades to transform the CNET Smart Home video - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:48 via cnet.com
  
  How connected window treatments change the space you live in.
  
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• Samsung SDI's not about to let Panasonic have all the battery-factory fun - Roadshow

  01-09-2016 22:42 via cnet.com
  
  The tech titan has pledged over $300 million to build a battery factory that would supply electric vehicles.
  
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• SolarCity adviser Lazard made mistake in Tesla deal analysis

  01-09-2016 22:28
  Lazard Ltd , the investment bank that advised SolarCity Corp on its $2.6 billion sale to Tesla Motors Inc , made an error in its analysis that discounted the value of the U.S. solar energy company by $400 million, a regulatory filing by Tesla showed on Wednesday. While the purchase price was within the valuation range that Lazard came up with for SolarCity even after accounting for the miscalculation, the error illustrates how even leading investment banks can make mistakes on some of the highes
  
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• Buildable Geckobot can stick to and scale surfaces (Open_Tab) - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:28 via cnet.com
  
  In this first "Joe and Tell" segment on Open_Tab, Joseph Kaminski builds and shows off the Geckobot to Jeff Bakalar and Ben Fox Rubin. This reptilian robot, when assembled properly, can stick to and scale up walls.
  
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• Bye, bye rotten apps: Apple aims to clean up the App Store

  01-09-2016 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Abandoned apps will soon be a thing of the past. Developers get 30 days to clean up their acts.
  
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• More people using drones to spy on cheating lovers - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:17 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A family lawyer says that the suspicious and hurt are turning to the latest technology to catch their lovers red-handed.
  
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• Canon XC15 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  The company issues a new model with minor updates over the XC10.
  
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• Alexa moving beyond the Echo as Amazon talks to PC maker Lenovo - CNET

  01-09-2016 22:12 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon is talking with Lenovo about putting the voice assistant on PCs. Meanwhile, Space X hits another setback after its Falcon 9 rocket explodes.
  
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• SpaceX explosion wrecks Facebook satellite

  01-09-2016 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX explodes on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.
  
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• Germany asks EU to investigate Fiat Chrysler diesel cheating allegations - Roadshow

  01-09-2016 21:49 via cnet.com
  
  German authorities claim that three FCA vehicles have the ability to switch off emissions systems.
  
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• ZTE opens voting for its crowdsourced device, announces Axon 7 Mini

  01-09-2016 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  ZTE's Project CSX aims to create a device spurred by ideas from its user community.
  
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• ​Google Doodle pays homage to Bastian, Falkor, and 'The Neverending Story' - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  An acclaimed fantasy novel from 1979 earns some recognition on one of the Internet's most important websites.
  
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• SpaceX rocket explosion blows up Facebook's satellite plans - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:25 via cnet.com
  
  Things go very wrong during the test-firing of a Falcon 9 rocket set to launch a satellite that would have beamed Wi-Fi to Africa, courtesy of Facebook.
  
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• Jabra's wireless earbuds double as heart rate monitors

  01-09-2016 21:25
  
  BERLIN — How much tech can you stuff into tiny, wireless earbuds? Turns out, quite a lot. At the Showstoppers event that's accompanying the IFA show in Berlin, Jabra announced the Elite Sport, a pair of wireless earbuds that can also monitor your heart rate.  The data is transferred to Jabra's smartphone app, which is available for both Android and iOS, but a Jabra rep tells me it can also be used with other sport-tracking apps.  SEE ALSO: The futuristic Lenovo Yoga Book can digi
  
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• Sony's Xperia XZ and X Compact stand up for themselves video - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  These two new phones for fall pack in huge cameras and plenty of extra storage.
  
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• ZTE Axon 7 Mini comes with a mini-er price video - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  Headed your way this fall, the Axon 7 Mini slashes the full-fledged Axon's cost and size.
  
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• The Glyph Blackbox Plus is one excellent USB-C portable drive video - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  CNET editor Dong Ngo explains how you can't drop anything irresponsibly, including the rugged and all-around great Blackbox Plus portable drive from Glyph.
  
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• Don't be fooled by this Dell laptop video - CNET

  01-09-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 isn't nearly as good as its budget brothers
  
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• Here's your first official look at the fourth-generation Kia Rio - Roadshow

  01-09-2016 20:48 via cnet.com
  
  I don't think I can get away with a second headline referencing Duran Duran's "Rio."
  
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• This iPhone thong case will help you catch 'em all in 'Pokémon Go'

  01-09-2016 20:33
  
  BERLIN — Pokémon Go , the summer's biggest craze, may be fading in popularity, but that doesn't mean there still aren't millions of players who still want to catch 'em all. iPhone and iPad maker Catalyst has a new $10 rubber strap-on accessory that fits over your iPhone to help increase your Pokémon catching rate. SEE ALSO: Sony's Xperia Projector turns any surface into 21-inch touchscreen If this sounds familiar, it's basically the commercialized, rubberized version of the 3
  
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• Make crusty towels feel new again with this simple trick - CNET

  01-09-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  If towels are feeling less than fluffy and absorbent, try this trick.
  
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• Facebook Messenger's instant video makes Skyping look old-school - CNET

  01-09-2016 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  The new feature from the social network is designed to offer a quick video supplement to a text chat.
  
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• Canon EOS C700 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  01-09-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  Interchangeable EF and PL mounts also make the feature list.
  
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• Did Tesla's Model X software update make its falcon-wing doors less safe?

  01-09-2016 20:07
  
  Tesla, it turns out, is just like any other tech company: sometimes its software updates upset users and hinder functionality. Maybe the upstart EV automaker is fallible after all. Tesla recently pushed software update version 7.1 2.32.100 to its Model X vehicles that was designed to address issues with the SUV's signature Falcon-Wing doors. The company enhanced a set of sensors in the doors, aiming to improve and expedite the opening and closing procedure. SEE ALSO: No, it’s not OK to let
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 Event: What to expect

  01-09-2016 19:44
  
  The iPhone 7 will arrive, but all anyone will want to talk about is the missing headphone jack. The reaction to the potential removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the expected iPhone 7 has grown to such outsized proportions that one might expect Apple CEO to step up on stage next week and silently release a balloon with the words "headphone jack" as the audience tracks its journey into the rafters until it pops. SEE ALSO: It's crunch time for Apple and the iPhone 7 Odds makers have the remova
  
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• BBC iPlayer: New TV licence rules come into force

  01-09-2016 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New rules come into effect requiring iPlayer users to have a TV licence to watch all BBC programmes - whether or not they are live.
  
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• S-s-s-sham! Viral video of hawk dropping snake on family barbecue was a hoax - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  Alert your friends who shared it on Facebook. The popular video was all a stunt by an Australian sports team.
  
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• Qualcomm's wild VR headset gives you freedom of motion -- without wires - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  Sadly, the Qualcomm unit is a reference design created to help other companies build their own affordable VR headsets. It will go to manufacturing partners in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Petcube webcam lets owners feed and tease cats

  01-09-2016 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An internet cam on show at Berlin's Ifa tech show lets owners play with their pets and feed them treats from afar.
  
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• Qualcomm's VR headset lets you walk in a digital world (pictures) - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:29 via cnet.com
  
  The reference design was unveiled at the IFA trade show in Berlin.
  
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• SpaceX faces new setbacks after Falcon explosion video - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  The rocket and its cargo are lost during a routine test in Florida. But luckily no one is hurt.
  
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• Amazon wants to put Alexa on your PC video - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:26 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon and Lenovo may team to put the voice assistant on PCs. Lenovo's Yoga Book is also spicing up laptops with a touchscreen instead of a keyboard.
  
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• AutoComplete: Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack shows there's always room for improvement video - Roadshow

  01-09-2016 19:22 via cnet.com
  
  Tesla has a door issue on its hands, and Chinese company Baidu gets ready to test self-driving cars in the US.
  
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• Google Android Nougat review - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Google's 7.0 Android software offers welcome improvements in what is a functional, but not very exciting, update.
  
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• Get to know Android Nougat in 19 photos - CNET

  01-09-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Google's Android 7.0 software update is here. Take a tour with us?
  
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• Hacker 'Guccifer' jailed for four years

  01-09-2016 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Romanian hacker who targeted high-profile US politicians is sentenced to 52 months in prison by a federal court.
  
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• White nationalists use Twitter with ‘relative impunity': report

  01-09-2016 18:52
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers located mostly in the United States use Twitter with “relative impunity” and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study being released on Thursday found. Eighteen prominent white nationalist accounts examined in the study, including the American Nazi Party, have seen a sharp increase in Twitter followers to a total of more than 25,000, up from about 3,500 in 2012, accord
  
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• Audeze's iSine Series are craziest in-ear headphones you've ever seen - CNET

  01-09-2016 18:50 via cnet.com
  
  Known for its full-size, audiophile-grade planar-magnetic headphones, Audeze has brought the technology to its first in-ear earphones.
  
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• Sony's MDR-1000X is one high-tech wireless noise-canceling headphone video - CNET

  01-09-2016 18:40 via cnet.com
  
  This new feature-packed headphone is Sony's answer to Bose's excellent QuietComfort 35.
  
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