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• Pokemon Go Plus keeps you catching them all without pulling out a phone - CNET

  16-09-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  The Pokemon Go Plus device, released to the public Friday, is a wristband that lets Pokemon Go players keep playing the game without having to pull out their smartphone every time they want to catch a Pokemon.
  
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• 6 ways to speed up iOS 10 on older iPhones - CNET

  16-09-2016 23:47 via cnet.com
  
  Is your iOS device is feeling sluggish after updating to iOS 10? Learn what you can do to put a little pep back in its step.
  
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• Your Note7 has been recalled. What should you do now?

  16-09-2016 23:42
  
  After weeks of urging consumers to return and exchange their Galaxy Note7 phones, Samsung, in partnership with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has officially recalled the phones over defective batteries that could potentially explode. Up to 1 million Note7 phones sold are affected in the U.S., but only about 130,000 device owners have returned their devices. Samsung's now diligently urging ordering all Note7 owners who purchased a phone prior to Sept. 15 to return the phone a
  
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• Name your price for science fiction written by scientists - CNET

  16-09-2016 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  This Humble Book Bundle lets you grab sci-fi books by space psychologists, astrophysicists, geneticists and other scientists, while raising money for charity.
  
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• Pokemon Go Plus gives game addicts a new way to level up video - CNET

  16-09-2016 23:04 via cnet.com
  
  The $35 Bluetooth accessory makes it easy to catch Pokemon and collect items without needing to take out a smartphone.
  
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• Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations

  16-09-2016 22:59
  By Nick Carey LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - United Parcel Service plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat away a small but lucrative part of its business. Aside from its main package delivery service, UPS gets an undisclosed portion of its revenue from storing and shipping parts for manufacturers. If those customers were to switch to 3D printing their own parts,
  
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• This modular laptop is basically two PCs in one

  16-09-2016 22:50
  
  Modular laptops that allow you to swap out graphics cards and processors aren't new. But InFocus' just-announced Kangaroo Notebook took the idea of modular laptops and created something completely different. Instead of having swappable parts that you can replace, the Kangaroo Notebook makes the PC itself modular. By using two mini PCs that you can plug into a laptop chassis, users can have two separate operating systems for work and play. Why's this useful? InFocus says keeping operating systems
  
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• You won't have to wait much longer to replace your recalled Note7

  16-09-2016 22:41
  
  Note7 owners won't have to wait much longer for a replacement device.  With Samsung's official recall of the Note7 now underway, carriers have started to lay out when their customers can expect replacement devices.  Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and US Cellular have all confirmed they will have replacement devices available at their retail locations by Sept. 21. Samsung also says it expects to have replacements ready "no later" than that day.  SEE ALSO: Samsung's next plan t
  
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• The Roadshow/Carfection Super Shootout: Our week on Instagram - Roadshow

  16-09-2016 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  What. A. Week.
  
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• See if your Galaxy Note 7 is safe with Samsung's new tool - CNET

  16-09-2016 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung issued a voluntary recall on the Galaxy Note 7. Use this IMEI eligibility checker to see if your phone needs to be replaced.
  
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• Sevenhugs HugOne Sleep Tracking System Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  Designed in France, the SevenHugs system tracks your tosses and turns, measures bedroom air quality, and syncs up with Nest, Philips Hue, IFTTT, and Amazon's Alexa.
  
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• iPhone 7 Unboxing...blindfolded! video - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:44 via cnet.com
  
  You've seen a lot of unboxings, but you've never seen one like this!
  
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• The 404 Show 1676: Exploding Samsungs and the History of Tetris (podcast) - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  Jeff's vacation continues, so Russ continues hosting duties! This week we've got CNET editor Dan Ackerman to talk about his new book, "The Tetris Effect." We've also got exploding Galaxy Notes and Pokemon Go Plus!
  
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• This HP Chromebook has MacBook Air appeal video - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  The HP Chromebook 13 is the MacBook Air of the Chromebook world.
  
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• Uber begins mapping the streets of London - Roadshow

  16-09-2016 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  The ride-sharing service's cartographic cars will create maps to help improve its ability to get a car to you when you need one.
  
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• Did Russian police arrest a robot? - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  A device called Promobot has a habit of getting in trouble, if the company's press releases are to be believed. The latest example: Politics.
  
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• Review: Ruark Audio R2 Mk3

  16-09-2016 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ruark Audio is a company better known for its bedside digital audio broadcast (DAB) radios, but with the R2 Mk3 the company is embracing the world of internet-connected streaming services. It's a great pairing, surprisingly. Ruark has always managed to do great things when it comes to getting the most out of music over DAB, and its Ruark Audio R4, which we reviewed last year, showed what the company was capable of when it came to CD audio. The R2 follows the same design cues as the R4, but it sh
  
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• Relief! iPhone 7 doesn't bend - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In one of the first stress tests, Apple's new phone stands firm. But will it sit too firmly in your pocket?
  
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• Jeff Bezos isn't moving to Mars (there's no bacon there) - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In remarks after receiving an award, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder explains he needs certain things in life.
  
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• SpeedX Leopard AL Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  16-09-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The smart bike includes GPS, an altimeter and speed sensors all integrated into the frame.
  
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• Review: Updated: Samsung Gear Icon X

  16-09-2016 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Samsung Gear Icon XWhen Samsung announced the Gear Icon X in June, the odds for success were stacked in its favor. But now, things are different. Apple launched its AirPods alongside the iPhone 7, and Bragi has stepped up with a new, improved (and cheaper) set of wireless earphones, to name a few high-profile examples.Despite the increase in competition, the Gear Icon X nail the basics (no easy feat) and even offer a few perks that the others don't. But it comes at a higher $199 (£169, AU$
  
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• Audi gives the 2017 Q3 a nip and a tuck - Roadshow

  16-09-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  It goes on sale in Europe in the fall, but there's no word on a US debut.
  
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• Fans cheer, but iPhone 7 gets a subdued welcome

  16-09-2016 20:53
  SHANGHAI/SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple employees enthusiastically counted down the last moments before stores from San Francisco to Shanghai opened on Friday to launch the iPhone 7, but the ranks of shoppers were notably thinner than in previous years. Apple Inc fans assembled at stores around the world to be among the first to buy the iPhone 7, the retail phenomenon that accompanies the launch of the company's updated flagship product each year. The tech giant announced earlier this we
  
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• 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack​ Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  16-09-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  Volkswagen's new taller, all-wheel-drive Golf Alltrack aims carefully to capture the hearts of active-lifestyle buyers (and Subaru drivers).
  
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• Phone home: Galaxy Note 7 users face Samsung's recall

  16-09-2016 20:38
  Denial. Anger. Acceptance. Consumers who shelled out $850 or more for the sleek Galaxy Note 7 are moving right through the stages of grief following Samsung's recall of smartphones that have been catching ...
  
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• Questions about your expense account? Check with the robot

  16-09-2016 20:28 via zdnet.com
  
  More companies will be deploying robotics and artificial intelligence in finance departments.
  
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• Watch Saturn spin in a gorgeous NASA multi-day time lapse - CNET

  16-09-2016 20:05 via cnet.com
  
  Get up close and personal with Saturn in a Cassini movie showing four days in the life of the ringed planet.
  
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• Tesla to build California utility battery storage project

  16-09-2016 19:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla announced Thursday that it will build a battery storage system at a California utility substation that will have the largest output of any existing lithium-ion storage facility.
  
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• FAA contemplating whether millions of drones will fill skies

  16-09-2016 19:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — So many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses that federal aviation officials said Friday they are contemplating the possibility of millions of unmanned aircraft crowding the nation's skies in the not-too-distant future.
  
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• Your Apple Watch from Best Buy or Target could be delayed - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  Large scale retailers Best Buy and Target are reportedly having trouble keeping up with demand for both series of Apple Watch. Now customers are receiving emails that their orders are being delayed.
  
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• It's now safe for T-Mobile users to update to iOS 10

  16-09-2016 19:46
  
  Apple has released a fix for the iOS 10 issue that caused "connectivity issues" for T-Mobile users. The carrier is now advising users who had problems to update to the latest version of iOS.  SEE ALSO: Buggy rollout hasn't hindered iOS 10 adoption, report says The unspecified issue caused some iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPhone SE owners to experience connectivity problems when they updated to iOS 10, according to T-Mobile. On Thursday, the company advised customers with affected models to hold of
  
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• The iPhone 7 gets a bigger butt

  16-09-2016 19:34
  
  Rejoice! Apple's new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 7 is beefier than previous versions. When the $99 add-on rolls out at the end of this month, it'll improve the iPhone 7's "talk time" by up to 26 hours, Apple says. The case can also add 22 hours of internet use and 24 hours of internet playback: Since you probably do all of these things on your iPhone, your performance will likely vary. SEE ALSO: Now we know exactly what's inside the iPhone 7 in place of the headphone jack This version of t
  
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• A short guide to the harvest moon lunar eclipse - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  The moon might appear bigger and brighter across much of the world tonight, until the shadow of Earth itself tries to put it back in its place.
  
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• Tesla Autopilot safety row escalates

  16-09-2016 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla and its former business partner MobilEye have traded more angry remarks over the safety of the vehicle's Autopilot system.
  
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• Thousands sign petition to put Steve Irwin on Australian money - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:23 via cnet.com
  
  Crikey! A ship and a snail have been named for the famed "Crocodile Hunter," but fans want his face on their cash.
  
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• Autistic Briton can be extradited to U.S. on hacking charges, court rules

  16-09-2016 19:22
  By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail. Lauri Love, 31, who has Asperger's syndrome, is accused of involvement in a series of hacks in 2012 and 2013 into computers at agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. army, the Missile Defense Agency and the Federal
  
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• Crestron joins a growing list of Alexa-friendly smart home providers - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:21 via cnet.com
  
  The high-end home automation service is one of several that's jumping on board with Amazon's voice-activated virtual assistant.
  
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• Naples prosecutors investigate suicide of sex-tape subject

  16-09-2016 19:20
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors in Naples have opened a criminal investigation of the suicide of a 31-year-old woman who had fought unsuccessfully to have a video showing her having sex expunged from the internet.
  
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• Software co.: We warned Tesla about hands-free Autopilot use

  16-09-2016 19:13
  
  The company that made the camera and computer system for Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous Autopilot says the electric car maker ignored its warnings of safety problems. Israel-based Mobileye said Friday that ...
  
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• 'This stupid hole!' Today's kids react to Atari 2600 games - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:10 via cnet.com
  
  Watch the next generation play vintage video games Asteroids and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial with mixed results in this latest "Kids React" video.
  
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• iPhone 7 launch leaves some fans disappointed video - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:10 via cnet.com
  
  Apple Stores didn't have iPhone 7 Plus models on launch day. Meanwhile, Samsung promises to ship out fixed Note 7 phones by September 21.
  
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• Amazon is building an Alexa army - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  Pitching the power of its voice-controlled cloud interface to home tech dealers in Dallas, Amazon is on the march to get Alexa into as many homes as possible.
  
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• This is your first glimpse of future Volkswagen EVs

  16-09-2016 19:05
  
  Volkswagen is super-duper serious about going green. Emphasizing that fact, it will unveil a new electrified concept car later this month at the Paris Motor Show. Ahead of that that official debut, the German automaker has released three teaser images of that concept likely to both pique our interest for the thing but also to undermine the headlines Chevy has been garnering this week surrounding its 238-mile Bolt EV. SEE ALSO: I drove 250 miles on one charge in the Chevy Bolt. This is the future
  
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• Intel raises sales views after seeing new life in PC market - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:04 via cnet.com
  
  The world's largest chipmaker says PC demand appears to be improving, following a steady decline in sales.
  
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• How to back up an iPhone video - CNET

  16-09-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  With the release of the new iPhone 7, many people will be upgrading their devices. Here are two ways to back up an iPhone through iTunes and iCloud.
  
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• How did FBI hack terrorist's iPhone? News groups sue to find out - CNET

  16-09-2016 18:59 via cnet.com
  
  Three news organizations file a lawsuit to learn how agents circumvented Apple to break into a iPhone linked to the San Bernardino mass shooting.
  
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• iPhone 7's lightning jack may also be a durability liability

  16-09-2016 18:56
  
  The iPhone 7's missing headphone jack is more than just inconvenient. It causes a major durability issue. While the iPhone 7 is built unsurprisingly well, the lightning jack still has the same lifespan. This would be fine if you didn't have to share the iPhone 7's lightning jack between your charger and your headphones. But you do.   SEE ALSO: No, Apple, killing your headphone jack is not 'courage' So essentially what Apple did, as pointed out in the video above, was cut your iPhone's lifes
  
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• Social Cues: On iPhone 7's big day, iPhone 6S gets all the likes - CNET

  16-09-2016 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Social media is also telling Jimmy Fallon to get serious about Donald Trump
  
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• Court approves U.S. request to extradite Briton suspected of hacking FBI, Fed

  16-09-2016 18:48
  By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail. Lauri Love, 31, who has Asperger's syndrome, is accused of involvement in a series of hacks in 2012 and 2013 into computers at agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. army, the Missile Defense Agency and the Federal
  
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• Central banks confirm formed task force on payments fraud

  16-09-2016 18:48
  A committee of the world's major central banks said on Friday it has launched a task force to examine cyber security in cross-border banking and to ensure interbank payments are protected, confirming an earlier Reuters report. "Recent incidents of cyber fraud are of significant concern for the central banking community, and we are working to make sure there are adequate checks and balances in place at each stage of the payments process," Benoit Coeure, chairman of the Committee on Payments and M
  
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