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• Edward Snowden: I should be pardoned on moral grounds - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:48 via cnet.com
  
  The one-time NSA contractor is charged with violating the Espionage Act and other crimes.
  
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• SpaceX aims to resume launches in November, president says

  13-09-2016 23:44
  By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX is aiming to resume flights in November following a launch pad fire that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and an Israeli communications satellite it was due to lift into orbit, the company’s president said on Tuesday. The space services company suspended Falcon 9 flights while it investigates why the rocket burst into flames on Sept 1 as it was being fueled for a routine prelaunch test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A video
  
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• iPhone photos get image quality boost with new Lightroom app - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:42 via cnet.com
  
  With iOS 10 on Apple's newer mobile devices, Adobe lets you tweak and enhance images even more by shooting in raw photo formats.
  
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• Buddy Pokemon: How far to walk every single one - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  Use this reference guide to plan your Buddy Pokemon walks.
  
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• Russian hackers target US athlete information, anti-doping agency says - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  Hackers leaked medical files on Simone Biles and the Williams sisters after hacking the agency
  
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• Here's how the world reacted to Apple's iOS 10 update

  13-09-2016 23:23
  
  Apple’s iOS 10 was released on Tuesday and has created a storm on social media.
  
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• Waze: Netherlands and France are the best countries to drive in - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:21 via cnet.com
  
  Driving and navigation app Waze releases its 2016 satisfaction index, ranking the best and worst places to drive.
  
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• PlayStation 4's latest update adds HDR support, interface improvements

  13-09-2016 23:19
  
  The latest PlayStation 4 update — which brings the console up to system version 4.00 — adds HDR support, but that feature isn't nearly as exciting as some of the other changes. High dynamic range (HDR) imaging promises to provide a visual boost to all PS4 consoles — not just the upcoming Pro — so long as both the game and the display your console is connected to supports it.  SEE ALSO: The PlayStation Neo is now the PlayStation 4 Pro While it's great news that this u
  
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• iOS 10 launches but some users report problems straight away

  13-09-2016 23:19
  
  Some users reported the update ‘bricking’ their iPhones and iPads.
  
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• Facebook loses bid to dismiss teen's revenge porn lawsuit - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:13 via cnet.com
  
  The social media giant must go to trial for allegedly failing to delete the 14-year-old's naked photos.
  
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• Exploding Samsung phone burns 6-year-old - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  A young boy is the latest victim of an overheating battery.
  
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• The Galaxy Note 7 is the "hoverboard" of 2016 video - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:08 via cnet.com
  
  A sneak peek at renders of the ne w Google Pixel phone. Plus, Samsung's exploding phones and recall efforts go from bad, to really bad.
  
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• Internet rallies to help Nelly's tax debt, school dance nostalgia ensues - CNET

  13-09-2016 23:08 via cnet.com
  
  In an effort to help the rapper's $2.4 million federal tax lien, fans are streaming Nelly's albums on loop.
  
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• Is this Alphabet's burrito-delivery drone hard at work?

  13-09-2016 22:36
  
  Just a days after Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. announced plans to deliver food via drone on the Virginia Tech campus, footage of what might be a lunch delivery has surfaced online. Jacob Demmit of the Roanoke Times captured what he says is footage of a drone delivering a package on campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The clip, shot on Monday, shows a drone lowering a package by string into the middle of a field. After the package detaches from the drone, a pair of people retrieve it. SEE AL
  
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• Channel all of your nervous energy into this Fidget Cube

  13-09-2016 22:31
  
  The Fidget Cube from Antsy Labs has taken the crowdfunding community by storm, raising more than 24,000 percent of its initial $15,000 goal with 36 left to go. The product provides gears and buttons for restless thinkers to fiddle with while they work.
  
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• Red Sox slugger David Ortiz debuts his snack-delivering drone - CNET

  13-09-2016 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Ortiz says the drone delivers his favorite jerky wherever he goes. Sadly, it's just an ad. Or is it?
  
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• Samsung explains what went wrong with exploding Note 7 battery video - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  A manufacturing flaw gets the blame for why Galaxy Note 7 phones are catching fire. Meanwhile, a software update could reduce future incidents -- but there's only one way to know you have a good battery.
  
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• Review: Xiaomi Air 12

  13-09-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designRumours about Xiaomi, the big Chinese smartphone vendor, launching a laptop have been going around for a few months already. Turns out that the company had not one, but two laptops in the pipeline.Xiaomi is known for producing very nice looking smartphones for not a lot of money, the Mi5 being an excellent example of what the company can achieve, so anything emerging from its design team is likely to get heads turning.And this was the case when the Xiaomi Air 12 and its bi
  
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• Hands-on review: Updated: LG V20

  13-09-2016 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designUpdate: We've spent some more quality time with the LG V20 preview unit. As such, you'll find that this hands-on is more fleshed out than before, with new photos and thoughts based on the few days that we've lived with the phone. While we're confident in our impressions, we're holding back our final verdict and score until we can ensure that we've gotten a fair look at the retail-ready unit. Original hands-on review follows below.The LG V20's greatest claim to fame is that
  
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• Popular websites fined $835,000 for tracking kids online - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  Sites owned by Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro and JumpStart tracked kids' online activity, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy Pack confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One, watch first trailer - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  "Enhanced graphics" promised for bundle that includes Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed Revelations.
  
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• Oh, Alexa. Amazon may have accidentally outed a cheaper Echo Dot - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon Echo's Twitter account tweeted an alleged link to an "all-new" Echo Dot, before deleting the evidence.
  
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• The 5 biggest changes in Overwatch Season 2 video - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  Overwatch's new patch has a ton of content in it, including competitive mode changes, character balance tweaks, and even a brand new map. Luckily, GameSpot's Joey Yee is here to run us through the five biggest changes in Season 2.
  
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• This setting prevents you from using the sweet Message effects in iOS 10

  13-09-2016 21:19
  
  .gifiOS 10 is a big release — it's packed with tons of new features, some more useful than others — but the most notable one is, no doubt, the revamped and turbocharged Messages app. But, there's one thing you should know if you find yourself unable to activate new iMessage features like the fullscreen and bubble effects. SEE ALSO: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: the review As I discovered while reviewing iOS 10, if you've got Reduce motion turned on ( Settings > General > Accessib
  
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• Ford will sell you a self-driving car by around 2025, CEO says

  13-09-2016 21:19
  
  Forget just hailing a ride in a self-driving Ford. By sometime around 2025, Ford will instead sell you an autonomous car. Speaking in Dearborn, Michigan on Monday, Ford CEO Mark Fields admitted that more than just giving the public access to self-driving cars through ride sharing, the carmaker aims to put them in Ford showrooms. “Around mid-decade we’ll make vehicles available for people to purchase for themselves,” Fields said. “We’re dedicated to putting autonomou
  
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• Apple WatchOS 3: 10 new ways to use your watch - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  After updating to WatchOS 3, the Apple Watch will feel like a brand-new watch. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• What to do after the botched iOS 10 update - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  There's no need to panic over a bricked iPhone or iPad, simply follow these steps to make your Apple device function again.
  
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• Resident Evil 7 has 4K and HDR for PS4 Pro Version - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:13 via cnet.com
  
  Capcom confirms that the upcoming horror game will have boosted graphics on Sony's new console.
  
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• Apple's iOS 10 update freezes some iPhones -- including mine - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:11 via cnet.com
  
  Many users have issues updating the software over Wi-Fi and instead get error messages that the Phone may be factory reset. Apple now says the problem has been fixed.
  
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• New Dishonored 2 trailer shows Corvo dealing out bloody justice - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Corvo Attano rights a wrong.
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. teases fans with mysterious photo of 'new project' - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  What's cooking? We're guessing Marvel isn't making a movie about a chef with super powers, but all the elements are there.
  
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• Google will pay you $200,000 to hack a Nexus 6P and 5X - CNET

  13-09-2016 21:01 via cnet.com
  
  Google's Project Zero Security Contest will award three prizes for anyone who can break through its Nexus flagships.
  
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• For Honor alpha test's game modes and characters detailed - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:54 via cnet.com
  
  Here's everything you'll be able to play in For Honor's alpha test.
  
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• See the harrowing moment when a fighter jet saves its unconscious pilot - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  A pilot passed out at the controls of a plane, but a smart guidance system saved the day by avoiding a ground collision.
  
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• These Earth-like planets may be better than Proxima b to look for E.T. - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  They're 10 times farther away than the closest possible exoplanet, but a trio of Earth-size planets might actually be the best candidates so far in the search for life beyond our solar system.
  
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• Don't expect a new Microsoft Band device this year (or maybe ever)

  13-09-2016 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Band 2 fitness device looks to be at the end of its run. The cross-platform Microsoft Health service is where Microsoft is focusing its efforts.
  
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• Why this Muslim teenage girl created a hijab emoji

  13-09-2016 20:44
  
  Over the last year, emoji developers and public figures have argued that the universal emoji keyboard makes it difficult, if not impossible, for women to represent themselves beyond a bride or princess.  Recent successful proposals will rectify that problem by offering dozens of new female characters who do things like work in tech, ride a bike, lift weights and weld.   SEE ALSO: Google creates 13 emoji to represent working women Rayouf Alhumedhi, a 15-year-old teenage girl from Saudi
  
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• iOS 10 is wreaking havoc on some iPhones

  13-09-2016 20:41
  
  iOS 10 has finally arrived, but you might want to hold off on updating. As promised at its iPhone 7 event on Sept. 7, Apple released iOS 10 this Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET. But soon after, many users tweeted complaints that the update put their phones into recovery mode, which meant they had to wipe their device's memory, reinstall iOS 9.3.5 and then try upgrading to iOS 10 again. SEE ALSO: iOS 10 review: It's all about Messages While Apple told Mashable the issue is already resolved, it might be safe
  
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• UK moves to ‘active cyber-defence’

  13-09-2016 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain moves towards more active defence in cyberspace, the head of the UK's new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announces.
  
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• Samsung's fix for Note 7 fires: Slash battery life by 40 percent - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  Here's one way Samsung is trying to keep the Galaxy Note 7 phone you refuse to return from blowing up. Capping how much you can charge the phone.
  
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• Instagram celebrity cat gets own line of furry fashion shoes - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  Mash, a lovable fuzzball of a feline, is honored with his very own lineup of matching heels that should appeal to the crazy cat lady in all of us.
  
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• Hold off on updating to iOS 10 — it's bricking iPhones and iPads

  13-09-2016 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has already fixed an issue that was wreaking havoc on some iOS devices.
  
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• Hold off on updating to iOS 10 -- it's bricking iPhones and iPads

  13-09-2016 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has already fixed an issue that was wreaking havoc on some iOS devices.
  
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• Popular websites fined $835,000 for tracking children's browsing activity - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  Sites owned by Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro and Jumpstart tracked kids' online activity, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
  
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• Marc Benioff to Silicon Valley: Stop being stingy - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  The tech industry has a lot of resources. The Salesforce CEO wants companies to get involved with their communities and do some good.
  
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• What do all of the critics think of the iPhone 7? (The 3:59, Ep. 105) - CNET

  13-09-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone 7 illicits a 'meh' from everyone but you're probably gonna buy it anyway.
  
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• How to leave the iOS public beta program - CNET

  13-09-2016 19:59 via cnet.com
  
  For those who are tired of helping Apple put its latest software to the test.
  
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• Apps for Messages in iOS 10: How to add, delete and manage apps - CNET

  13-09-2016 19:57 via cnet.com
  
  With the iOS 10 update comes new features for Message, such as digital touch messages, sticker packs and Messages apps. Here's how to manage it all.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa now knows over 3000 skills - CNET

  13-09-2016 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's voice assistant continues to gain skills, including new ones for the Food Network and GE appliances.
  
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• 6 key things to know about Apple's new iOS 10 software

  13-09-2016 19:43
  
  Your iPhone will look and feel different with the iOS 10 software update. It will be easier to move around and do more without switching apps, but the changes will take getting used to. The changes are ...
  
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