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• GoPro shows off its fold-up Karma drone

  19-09-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GoPro reveals its first drone - a fold-up quadcopter that doubles as a handheld camera stabiliser.
  
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• Walmart closes $3.3B deal for Jet.com - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:44 via cnet.com
  
  The acquisition is one of the biggest ever in e-commerce, but can it help Walmart convince you to shop on its sites?
  
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• 7 iOS Message apps you should try right now - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Don't worry, it's not all Mario stickers. Here's a look at some fun and practical Message apps.
  
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• Did George R.R. Martin just give hope for a 'Game of Thrones' prequel? - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  The author tells members of the press at the Emmy's he has "thousand of pages" of early Westeros history, but admits he has to finish his other two books first.
  
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• NFL quarterback warms up in 'Ghostbusters' costume - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  A pregame routine gets a little spooky when a quarterback shows up to stretch dressed like a fluffy "Ghostbusters" villain.
  
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• Updated: 40 best PC games: the must-play titles you can't afford to miss

  19-09-2016 23:32
  
  IntroductionUpdate: After nearly twelve years, you may finally have a reason to play World of Warcraft. Check number 38 to find out why!With the gap in graphical capabilities widening every day between console and PCs, there's never been a better place to play than on your own custom machine.Unlike the Xbox One or PS4, a PC lets you configure your system however you want it, complete with the processor and graphics card that suits your exact needs. Moreover, with the advent of the Steam Machine
  
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• Why did Facebook just buy this modular gadget company?

  19-09-2016 23:31
  
  Facebook just scooped up a new company, one that could very well help it develop products - including of the kind with swappable parts - at a pace unseen anywhere else. Nascent Objects, described by Recode as a small startup that specializes in modular gadgets, developed what it claims is the "world's first modular consumer electronics platform.""By combining hardware design, circuitry, 3D printing and modular electronics, our technology allows developers to go from concept to product in just we
  
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• iPhone 7's display is 'visually indistinguishable from perfect,' says testing firm - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  DisplayMate puts the screen on Apple's newest phone to the test and claims it's second to none.
  
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• How to use MacOS Sierra's picture-in-picture feature - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  Stay productive while watching videos with MacOS Sierra.
  
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• Erato Apollo 7: An Apple AirPods competitor that gets it right video - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  The Apollo 7 is one of the few totally wireless earphones that performs well, with a reliable connection and good sound.
  
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• Twitter tweaks tweets to let you say more - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  The microblogging service relaxes its longstanding limit of 140 characters per tweet by no longer counting rich media like photos, videos and GIFs.
  
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• You can literally make your own iPhone 7 headphone jack

  19-09-2016 23:11
  
  Still torn about the iPhone 7 not having a headphone jack? Make your own. As TechRax shows us, it works. All you need for this DIY is a drill with a 3.5mm bit, a vice to hold your device in place, and a very steady hand. And maybe a forgiving wallet if you mess it up. Introducing Barkos, a 'Narcos' parody for bad dogs Superman takes flight in CW's 'Supergirl' Season 2 teaser Watch Batman beat up villains with absolutely no special effects Girl power saves the dystopian world in Fifth Harmony's '
  
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• Intel hires Robert Swan from General Atlantic as CFO

  19-09-2016 23:05
  (Reuters) - Intel Corp named Robert Swan chief financial officer, replacing company veteran Stacy Smith who is moving to a new role leading sales, manufacturing and operations. The world's largest chipmaker said earlier this year that Smith, who has been Intel's chief financial officer for nearly a decade, would shift to a new role. Swan, 56, joins from private equity firm General Atlantic and will oversee global finance and IT organizations, as well as corporate strategy office, Intel said on M
  
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• Sigma debuts new trio of pro lenses - CNET

  19-09-2016 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  A wide angle zoom, portrait and supertelephoto will arrive starting in October.
  
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• ​iPhone 7 'Hissgate:' CNET Update viewers share their experiences - CNET

  19-09-2016 22:57 via cnet.com
  
  More reports of iPhone 7 "hissing" come from Update viewers, Samsung begins Note 7 exchange, and Google is busy making apps to improve our travel plans.
  
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• Facebook is buying a startup to build hardware faster - CNET

  19-09-2016 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  The startup, called Nascent Objects, aims to help create physical prototypes more quickly. It's all part of Facebook's 10-year plan.
  
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• Tesla says lawsuits may delay SolarCity deal

  19-09-2016 22:51
  The four lawsuits were filed by two individuals, a police pension fund, and a group of retirement funds, according to a regulatory filing by Tesla on Monday. If a judge grants any of the plaintiffs an injunction, the closing of the deal could be delayed beyond the end of the year when it had been expected, Tesla said. Tesla said in the filing that the actions are without merit and the shareholders were unlikely to prevail in delaying the transaction.
  
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• Opinion: The NYC bombing suspect mobile alert wasn't perfect, but it could have saved lives

  19-09-2016 22:38
  
  "Mondays, am I right?" This seems to be a worryingly pervasive attitude toward the cell phone alert used in hopes of capturing Chelsea, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami.If you were within a certain radius of New York City at around 8am ET on September 19, then chances are you were jerked from a sleepy, Monday morning commute by a wanted message similar to an AMBER Alert for people gone missing.The all-too-familiar, shrill and piercing tone was accompanied by a
  
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• Use this incense trick to get rarer Pokemon in Pokemon Go - CNET

  19-09-2016 22:32 via cnet.com
  
  This incense trick can bag you more than just tedious Pidgeys with your power up.
  
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• Google Photos update makes themed slideshow movies for you - CNET

  19-09-2016 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant's latest trick for its Photos app automatically gathers pics with similar content and creates movies based on those memories.
  
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• Hands-on review: Dell XPS 13

  19-09-2016 22:15
  
  Dell XPS 13 review Dell's taken a page from Apple's playbook with this year's XPS 13 model – now offering its powerful 13-inch Ultrabook in gorgeous rose gold. Sure, some might still consider the XPS series a cheap shot on Apple's MacBook Air, but this is a laptop even the team in Cupertino could learn a few lessons from. Take, for instance, the InfinityEdge Display that almost entirely eliminates the bezel, or the UltraSharp QuadHD+ screen with a stunning 3200 x 1800 resolution, just two
  
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• Hands-on review: IOGear USB-C Docking Station

  19-09-2016 22:05
  
  Docking stations are becoming more popular as a convergence of technological improvements and workplace changes make them logical extensions of laptops.More and more organisations now allow their employees to work remotely which, in turn, fosters the need to obtain relevant peripherals to maintain productivity.That's monitors, keyboards and mice; the problem being that you often need a hub – the docking station – to maintain the link between all of them.And until now, you needed two
  
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• Twitter to lay off less than 20 employees at India center: source

  19-09-2016 22:03
  Twitter Inc said on Monday it would lay off some employees and halt engineering work at one of its development centers in India's technology hub Bengaluru. The employees were part of ZipDial, an Indian mobile communications startup bought by Twitter last year, the source said. "Over the past 18 months, we have incorporated the technology and talent of our ZipDial acquisition across our company," said a company spokesperson.
  
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• Google targets busy travelers with Trips app, Waze update video - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:49 via cnet.com
  
  Keeping organized while traveling may be easier with the new Google Trips app. The company also updates its driving app Waze to include parking advice. But who needs that when self-driving cars will rule the road in ten years?
  
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• America's first wave-produced power goes online in Hawaii

  19-09-2016 21:35
  
  KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — Off the coast of Hawaii, a tall buoy bobs and sways in the water, using the rise and fall of the waves to generate electricity.
  
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• Olympus makes some minor updates for the OM-D E-M1 II's body - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  The grip contour and dual card slots are among the notable enhancements.
  
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• Google updates Photos app with your own personal paparazzi service - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant's latest trick for its Photos app automatically gathers pics with similar content and creates movies based on those memories.
  
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• Twitter declares photos, GIFs won't count against character limit - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:14 via cnet.com
  
  The microblogging service relaxes its longstanding 140-character limit on the length of individual tweets, giving users more room to get their message across with rich media content.
  
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• Video of rapper booted from Uber ride for smoking weed lights up internet - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  Rapper Unc Imo, 60, is very open about the fact that he smokes a certain medicine for his bad knee, but not everyone appreciates the contact high. Warning: expletives aplenty ahead.
  
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• Twitter declares photos, emojis won't count against character limit - CNET

  19-09-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The microblogging service relaxes its longstanding limit on the length of individual tweets, giving users more room to get their message across with rich media content.
  
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• Volkswagen establishes cybersecurity joint venture - Roadshow

  19-09-2016 20:58 via cnet.com
  
  The issue will only grow in importance as cars become more connected.
  
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• Turning on iPhone 7's Airplane Mode might knock out your service - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:53 via cnet.com
  
  A reported bug has surfaced that the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus could lose service after turning off Airplane Mode.
  
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• iPhone 7 display sets performance record, but it's still not the best around

  19-09-2016 20:48
  
  The iPhone 7 is in many ways Apple's best iPhone yet, and now it can lay claim to a record-setting screen as well.The folks over at DisplayMate put together an extensive report about the iPhone 7's display performance, finding it to be one of the best mobile displays it has ever tested.The iPhone 7's screen shows significant improvement across the board from thatof the iPhone 6, the research firm writes DisplayMate cites color accuracy, peak brightness, high contrast ratios, great viewing angles
  
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• iPhone 7 display sets performance record, but it's still not the best

  19-09-2016 20:48
  
  The iPhone 7 is in many ways Apple's best iPhone yet, including in screen performance according to a new report. The folks over at DisplayMate put together an extensive report about the display performance of the iPhone 7 and found it to be one of the best mobile displays it has ever tested. This iPhone 7's display shows a significant improvement across the board from the display of the iPhone 6. DisplayMate cites color accuracy, peak brightness, high contrast ratios, great viewing angles and lo
  
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• Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature wins the Royal Society's science book prize

  19-09-2016 20:45
  
  By: Victoria WoollastonContinue reading...
  
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• Can you spot the tiny Saturn moon in this NASA photo? - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  Get out your magnifying glass. A Cassini photo of Saturn's rings turns into a visual hunt for one of the planet's smallest moons.
  
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• How to restart the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:40 via cnet.com
  
  Want to restart your iPhone 7 but the older method ins't working? Here's how!
  
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• Google Trips turns your phone into a free, full-time travel guide

  19-09-2016 20:40
  
  Travel is good for the soul - but planning for it? Not so much. Adding to the stress of travel logistics is that it can also get needlessly expensive if you have to rely on roaming data just to keep track of your overseas itinerary.To help make the most of your venture into parts unknown, Google's newest app, Google Trips, takes the guesswork out of planning the day's sightseeing - all without needing to stay connected to an international data plan.Google Trips offers extensive full-day and half
  
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• Olympus OM-D Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:37 via cnet.com
  
  With an 18 frames-per second continuous-shooting speed, overhauled autofocus system and new options to support professionals, Olympus tries to lure them with zippy performance and compact design.
  
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• How architects built China's terrifying glass bridge

  19-09-2016 20:30
  
  By: Adam BornContinue reading...
  
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• GoPro Hero5 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:24 via cnet.com
  
  There's a lot to like about these two new 4K-resolution cameras.
  
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• iPhone 7 Plus hands-on: A weekend full of adjustments

  19-09-2016 20:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Moving from the smaller iPhone 6S to the larger iPhone 7 Plus is a learning experience full of excitement and frustration. Here are my thoughts after a weekend with the bigger iPhone.
  
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• Gears of War 4's multiplayer excels thanks to esports video - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  Gears of War reinvents its multiplayer modes with new ideas fresh from the competitive gaming scene.
  
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• GoPro Karma Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  GoPro's first crack at a flying camera could shake up the market thanks to a clever stabilization system and a user-friendly control system.
  
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• Twitter's new relaxed character count limits have finally arrived

  19-09-2016 20:17
  
  Longer tweets have finally arrived. The changes Twitter announced to its character limit earlier this year are now starting to roll out to users. The update means that photos, GIFs, polls, videos and quoted tweets will no longer count toward your 140-character limit.  SEE ALSO: Twitter's NFL debut impresses despite some problems While the longstanding 140-character limit is not changing, media attachments and quoted tweets will no longer count toward your limit, so tweets containing these i
  
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• Roboats ahoy: Amsterdam canals picked to test self-driving fleet

  19-09-2016 20:15
  By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Self-driving boats and assemblies of robotic platforms will one day shuttle people and goods along Amsterdam's centuries-old canals - if a project part-funded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology bears fruit. "Imagine a fleet of autonomous boats," said professor Carlo Ratti of MIT, which donated 20 million euros ($29 million) to the project. Professor Arjan van Timmeren, scientific director of the institute leading the project, said the project envi
  
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• The way Twitter's 140 character limit works has changed

  19-09-2016 20:13
  
  Images and other media will no longer count towards your character limit.
  
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• Killzone dev talks about leaving franchise behind for 'radically different' Horizon - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  "We really love making fluid, awesome combat--and we're trying to do that again."
  
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• The Witcher 3 won't receive PS4 Pro upgrades - CNET

  19-09-2016 20:06 via cnet.com
  
  CD Projekt Red won't spend time upgrading the game for the new, more powerful PS4.
  
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• Twitter to lay off some employees at development center in India

  19-09-2016 20:04
  (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Monday it would lay off some employees and halt engineering work at one of its development centers in Bengaluru. The company, which also has offices in Mumbai and Delhi, said it would continue to maintain a presence for other operations in the city, which is considered India's technology hub. "Twitter remains committed to India as a strategic market for users, partners and advertisers," said a spokesperson for the company.
  
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