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• Saving face

  06-09-2016 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A company is using biometrics and selfies to create more secure technology.
  
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• TSA lets Time Lords bring sonic screwdrivers on planes - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  A real screwdriver might get confiscated, but "Doctor Who" sonic screwdrivers are allowed in carry-on baggage for your next US flight.
  
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• Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Horizon

  06-09-2016 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We were initially surprised when Bang and Olufsen decided to announce its new BeoVision Horizon television at IFA 2016. After all, it's only been just over a month since the company announced its flagship 4K television, the BeoVision 14. But the truth is that the BeoVision Horizon is Bang and Olufsen's mid-range 4K television, rather than an upscale usurper out to dethrone the BeoVision 14.What that means is that the Horizon's sound system isn't quite as as fully-featured as the 14; or have the
  
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• Why you shouldn't care what the iPhone 7 looks like - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Is it important what a phone looks like when most people are going to cover it up anyway?
  
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• What do you mean, it was Hurricane Hermine and not Hurricane Hermione? - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  As the storm quiets down, Potterheads insist that Miss Granger's first name would've been a more magical label.
  
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• iPhone 7-compatible Lightning headphones you can buy right now - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:21 via cnet.com
  
  If you're already gearing up for your next iPhone or just want a true digital audio experience for your current one, start by ordering one of these wired headphones or earphones.
  
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• Exposed: Porn website data breach reveals nearly 800,000 users' details

  06-09-2016 23:21
  
  It might be too late to delete your search history…
  
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• Sony PlayStation PS4 Slim and PS4 Neo event: Watch it live here - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:13 via cnet.com
  
  New PlayStation consoles may be right around the corner, joining next month's PlayStation VR headset.
  
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• Don't want to pay $10 a month for Apple Music? Apple will cut you a deal - CNET

  06-09-2016 23:05 via cnet.com
  
  This $99 gift card good for a 12-month Apple Music subscription can save you a few bucks.
  
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• AT&T powers a bike as smart as your phone - CNET

  06-09-2016 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  LeEco's Android-juiced Super Bike packs a fingerprint scanner, GPS system and -- get this -- side lasers.
  
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• An elite washer with so-so cleaning power video - CNET

  06-09-2016 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's Elite 41582 washer doesn't exactly excite, but it gets the job done.
  
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• The Asus ZenWatch 3 is yet another luxury Android Wear smartwatch video - CNET

  06-09-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's Dan Graziano gives you a first look at the latest smartwatch from Asus.
  
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• Dodge will build a wide-body 707-HP Hellcat Challenger next year

  06-09-2016 21:53
  
  How can the 707-horsepower Dodge SRT Hellcat get even better? Easy, give it a wide-body option. Just last month, Dodge revealed two new variants of its Challenger and Charger muscle cars, the Daytona and the A/T. For as exciting as those were, it turns out they're just the tip of the iceberg for the American muscle duo. Dodge's overlords, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), is planning several other exciting variants for the Challenger before its complete redesign in 2018. SEE ALSO: Will.i.am's cus
  
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• Apple could debut high-end wireless earbuds - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:51 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is likely to announce an iPhone without a headphone jack on Wednesday. Will the company also unveil a pair of wireless headphones to go with it?
  
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• Hints that Apple Pencil might be coming to the iPhone 7

  06-09-2016 21:50
  
  The Phone 7 rumors out there are now fairly well known, but Apple always hides one trick up its sleeve, and I've got a guess at what it might be: the Apple Pencil coming to the iPhone 7.  SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things' iconic poster created on Apple's iPad Pro All signs point to such a development, however, there's been surprisingly little chatter about the possibility. Therefore, for the non-Apple conspiracy theorists out there, we'll paint the picture of just how this all adds up.  Firs
  
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• How to make small shoes bigger -- with a blow dryer - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:45 via cnet.com
  
  This quick trick will give your shoes a custom fit.
  
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• Tadtoy is Facebook for the bathroom - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Tadtoy says it wants to become the No. 2 social network. Yes, that's a quote.
  
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• Kenmore Elite 41582 review - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  We felt pretty 'meh' about this middle-of-the-road Kenmore Elite 41582 washing machine.
  
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• AT&T is powering a bike that's as smart as your phone - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  LeEco's Super Bike runs on Android, has a fingerprint scanner and a GPS system.
  
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• Snakes on a drain: Two pythons battle it out while dangling off a house - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:14 via cnet.com
  
  It's breeding season, which may mean it's never-leave-the-house season for the rest of us who have to share the planet with these guys.
  
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• Meet Scotland's real Nessie, the Storr Lochs Monster - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:08 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists have yet to find proof of the Loch Ness Monster, but at least they have the remains of the very real Storr Lochs Monster.
  
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• Doing laundry with Kenmore's Elite 41582 washer - CNET

  06-09-2016 21:08 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's Elite 41582 washing machine is decent, but it can't compete with the Electrolux EFLS617S.
  
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• Here's what to expect from Dodge over the next three years - Roadshow

  06-09-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  All-wheel-drive Hellcats and a beefier Durango? Hell to the yes.
  
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• Every iPhone 7 rumor, ranked from most to least likely

  06-09-2016 21:01
  
  The iPhone 7 is about to drop, which means Apple will finally put the many rumors surrounding the phone to rest. Apple's launch event — which will be held on Sept. 7 in San Francisco — will introduce the much anticipated new iPhone, along with potential other updated Apple products like a redesigned Apple Watch or new MacBook. SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 7 Event: What to expect In addition to the official launch of iOS 10 — which Apple unveiled back in June at its Worldwide Develo
  
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• Netflix confirms new 'Narcos' seasons - CNET

  06-09-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  Expect the Netflix original series to stick around for a few more seasons
  
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• Can Apple make listening easy without a headphone jack?

  06-09-2016 20:23
  
  When Apple shows off its latest iPhone on Wednesday, it will answer a question it hasn't had to address in years: "What's it putting in the box?" (Besides the iPhone itself, that is.) The iPhone ...
  
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• AutoComplete: Volkswagen buys Navistar stake to join US truck market video - Roadshow

  06-09-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  Volvo and Autoliv team up for autonomous cars, and Land Rover incites a new kind of Disco Fever.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 could be more powerful than we thought, according to benchmark tests - CNET

  06-09-2016 20:14 via cnet.com
  
  Geekbench results of a mysterious "iPhone9,3" surface, possibly revealing diagnostic speeds for the highly expected iPhone 7.
  
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• Star Trek's computer voice might be coming to Siri

  06-09-2016 20:07
  In recent months, Apple has quietly touted the powers of Siri as the perfect digital assistant to help you navigate iOS. However, a tweet on Tuesday, from an official Star Trek-related account, indicates that Siri might soon also get a dose of well-known science fiction.  Specifically, the voice of the computer on Star Trek's iconic fictional spacecraft, the Enterprise. SEE ALSO: Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a 'Star Trek Beyond' alien The hint that such an update might be on its
  
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• Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch video - CNET

  06-09-2016 19:57 via cnet.com
  
  Without a headphone jack in the next iPhone, expect Apple to hype up new ways -- and new accessories -- for rocking out.
  
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• Google patents emergency vehicle detection for autonomous cars - Roadshow

  06-09-2016 19:45 via cnet.com
  
  Here's yet another reason why you can't slap a bunch of blue and red LEDs on your hooptie.
  
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• Internet spots UFO in SpaceX explosion footage - CNET

  06-09-2016 19:44 via cnet.com
  
  Don't panic. Aliens aren't sending unidentified flying objects to trash our expensive rockets.
  
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• China's online chatter muted ahead of Apple iPhone 7 launch

  06-09-2016 19:29
  By Adam Jourdan and Paul Carsten SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Judging by the volume of online chatter, there's a lot less buzz in China ahead of this week's expected launch of the new Apple Inc iPhone, and people on the street say they're more likely to "wait and see" what the latest device offers than rush out to buy. Posts on China's popular Sina Weibo microblogging site show the iPhone 6, which took China by storm in 2014 with its new, larger screen, attracted around 15 times more comments in
  
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• GE ups its digital game, snaring two 3-D printing companies

  06-09-2016 19:19
  
  General Electric is continuing its push into the digital realm, spending $1.4 billion to acquire two European 3-D printing companies. At the same time, it's upping its old-school manufacturing capabilities ...
  
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• T-Mobile to Verizon: Our LTE is more advanced than your advanced - CNET

  06-09-2016 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  T-Mobile touts its LTE network as way more advanced than Verizon's LTE Advanced wireless solution.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note recall criticized, SpaceX explosion could cost it $50M, iPhone 7 predictions video - CNET

  06-09-2016 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  Consumer Reports says Samsung should have worked with Consumer Product Safety Commission, an Israeli satellite maker may seek compensation from the explosion, and a few final iPhone predictions are trickling out before Wednesday's debut.
  
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• Softbank's bid for Arm now a done deal - CNET

  06-09-2016 19:11 via cnet.com
  
  Telecom giant Softbank's hold on chip maker Arm now final.
  
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• NASA sends spacecraft to asteroid for answers about birth of our solar system

  06-09-2016 19:00
  
  NASA is preparing its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft for a historic seven-year journey. Its mission is to land on a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, gather a sample of its surface and return to Earth by 2023. That asteroid could have the key to understanding more about the history of our solar system.
  
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• Emirates jet crashed as gear went up for 2nd landing attempt

  06-09-2016 18:57
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The pilot in last month's Emirates airliner crash landing in Dubai tried to take off again after a brief touchdown and had already begun raising the landing gear when the plane ultimately hit the ground, according to preliminary findings released on Tuesday.
  
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• 3D road mapping underpins Japan's tech-heavy Olympics push - Roadshow

  06-09-2016 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  A conglomerate of automakers, mapmakers and suppliers has come together to get Japan's roads mapped ahead of Tokyo's Summer Olympics.
  
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• Our expectations and dreams for the Apple iPhone 7 (The 3:59, Ep. 101) - CNET

  06-09-2016 18:32 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, we catch up on the explosive news about Samsung's Galaxy Note 7.
  
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• Drone catches three whales in water ballet around a boat - CNET

  06-09-2016 18:31 via cnet.com
  
  Whales are large, but graceful. A drone looks down on a whale-watching expedition and spots three of the big mammals dancing around a boat.
  
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• Motorola announces $149 Moto G4 Play in US, now taking preorders

  06-09-2016 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola's lineup of inexpensive phones just gained a new member.
  
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• If IKEA built a truck, this would be it - Roadshow

  06-09-2016 18:19 via cnet.com
  
  The Global Vehicle Trust OX is meant to provide a low-cost utility vehicle for the developing world.
  
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• Tech may help steer older drivers down a safer road

  06-09-2016 18:02
  
  Older drivers may soon be traveling a safer road thanks to smarter cars that can detect oncoming traffic, steer clear of trouble and even hit the brakes when a collision appears imminent. A few of these ...
  
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• Was the iPhone 7 just listed on Apple's website?

  06-09-2016 18:00
  
  iPhone 7, we're ready for you. The much anticipated iPhone 7 is set to be announced at tomorrow's Apple's launch event in San Francisco, but a post on Reddit appears to show that Apple had listed the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus on its website for a brief time under "Accessories." SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 7 Event: What to expect While Reddit user Jaspergreenham was browsing headphones on the Apple Accessories page, he discovered that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were listed under the "iPhone Com
  
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• Instagram is killing photo maps

  06-09-2016 17:57
  
  Instagram is taking away your photo maps.  The photo-sharing app has begun to kill its photo map feature, with some users already seeing the option removed when visiting other profiles.  Instagram confirmed the changes to Mashable on Tuesday. The company started removing the features for some users last week.  For now, you can still see your own photo map, but expect that to change in the near future, too.  Photo maps like these are disappearing from Instagram. Image: screens
  
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• Apple analyst's note claims iPhone 7 has new colors, Lightning EarPods, faster processor

  06-09-2016 17:57
  
  As expected, in the hours leading up to the Apple event, iPhone 7 rumors abound, but a new round of tips regarding the smartphone may be the most believable yet.  Well known, and often accurate source of early Apple information, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a new research note this weekend detailing the features he expects to see in the new version of the iPhone.  SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 7 Event: What to expect In keeping with earlier rumors, the new iPhone will come i
  
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• Apple analyst note claims iPhone 7 has new colors, Lightning EarPods, faster processor

  06-09-2016 17:57
  
  As expected, in the hours leading up to the Apple event, iPhone 7 rumors abound, but a new round of tips regarding the smartphone may be the most believable yet.  Well known, and often accurate source of early Apple information, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a new research note this weekend detailing the features he expects to see in the new version of the iPhone.  SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 7 Event: What to expect In keeping with earlier rumors, the new iPhone will come i
  
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• Welcome to the Cyborg Olympics

  06-09-2016 17:44
  
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