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• Up close with Google's power-packed Pixel XL - CNET

  04-10-2016 23:45 via cnet.com
  
  The Pixel XL is the bigger of the two new phones Google has produced, both of which are designed to show off the company's new assistant and VR features.
  
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• Google Wifi router helps your internet flow through the home more easily video - CNET

  04-10-2016 23:39 via cnet.com
  
  The new Google Wifi router offers better internet connectivity using multiple Wi-Fi points to expand coverage.
  
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• Google's Daydream View isn't the VR future we were hoping for

  04-10-2016 23:31
  
  After months of anticipatoin for Google's virtual reality headset, we finally got a look at the company's most serious venture into VR hardware and it was... underwhelming.  SEE ALSO: Google's new VR headset is just $79 Called Daydream View, the device looks almost exactly like the so-called reference designs the company showed off back in May at its I/O developer conference. Except there's one major difference: The entire device is wrapped in soft fabric.  Yes, really.  Image: go
  
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• Google makes new hardware push with Pixel phone, takes on Apple, Amazon

  04-10-2016 23:29
  By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a virtual reality headset, making a concerted move into consumer electronics and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the more than $400 billion global smartphone market. A string of announcements, including the $649 Pixel, a new Wi-Fi router and its voice-activated digital assistant for the living room called "Home," is the clearest sign yet that Google intends to compete
  
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• Stephen King says chill out because 'most' clowns are 'good' - CNET

  04-10-2016 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  Horror author Stephen King comes to the defense of good clowns everywhere during a time of clown-related hysteria.
  
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• Risks growing to telecom operators' defensive models, Citi says

  04-10-2016 23:23
  Caught between regulators and competitive threats by Internet players, telecom operators globally face harsh choices that could upset their favored status with investors as defensive, dividend-rich stocks, Citi said on Wednesday. Citi research analysts say in a 146-page report that mobile and fixed line operators must choose between investing to become digital players to fend off Internet foes or streamlining their businesses and acting as "dumb pipes" for digital players. The global, comparativ
  
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• CSIRO sees increasing interest in machine learning

  04-10-2016 23:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Across all nine of its divisions, Australia's government research body is seeing an uptick in artificial intelligence and machine learning in its science.
  
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• Chromecast Ultra streamer is just as dinky, but does 4K and HDR - CNET

  04-10-2016 23:08 via cnet.com
  
  Google's Chromecast Ultra is the company's first 4K streamer, and it's compatible with both current standards of HDR movies.
  
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• Yahoo reportedly scanned all user emails for US intelligence - CNET

  04-10-2016 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  CEO Marissa Mayer complied with a government directive to scan hundreds of millions of incoming messages, according to Reuters.
  
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• Toyota Corolla gains minor styling, massive tech, for 2017 - Roadshow

  04-10-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  For the 2017 model year, Toyota gives the Corolla sedan standard safety tech, including adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist.
  
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• 9 things Google Home can do that Alexa can't - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:58 via cnet.com
  
  Google Home is the first major competitor to Amazon's Alexa speakers, and Google came out of the gates swinging. Here are nine things Google Home can do that Alexa still can't.
  
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• Google Pixel Phone and Google Pixel XL Phone Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  The new Android flagship phones come in two screen sizes and aim to improve a Nexus weak spot: the camera.
  
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• Google Pixel makes a bid for Android history - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  A key Google executive tweeted last month that we'll be talking about today for years to come. So, yeah, expectations are high.
  
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• Yahoo gave the US government access to all user emails, report says

  04-10-2016 22:44
  
  Yahoo built custom software for the US government to help its spy agencies look for specific information in any of its users' emails, according to a new report. Reuters claims Yahoo built the program last year at the behest of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The publication learned about the company's alleged actions through interviews with two anonymous former Yahoo employees and another anonymous source familiar with the matter. While technically
  
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• You can use Apple Pay to buy electronic train tickets in NY - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:42 via cnet.com
  
  The MTA has added support for Apple Pay and Masterpass mobile payments to the MTA eTix app.
  
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• Goodbye Cardboard, hello Daydream View video - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:41 via cnet.com
  
  Lexy Savvides tries on Google's new VR headset, the Daydream View. The device is covered in fabric, comes with a controller and will be available in November for $79.
  
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• Google Wifi: The first Wi-Fi system that won't empty your wallet - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  Announced at Google's launch event in San Francisco, the Google Wifi is the first Wi-Fi system on the market that costs less than $300. You can also get a single unit for just $129.
  
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• Facebook Messenger flips the switch on encryption for everyone

  04-10-2016 22:35
  
  Facebook just finished upgrading Messenger with one of the biggest features to ever come to the app - fully encrypted messaging between devices.Called "Secret Conversations," Messenger's encryption feature has been quietly rolling out on iOS and Android devices, with Wired reporting that the process has just now been completed. That means nearly 900 million users are now covered with totally secure messaging, provided they all have the latest version of the app.In addition to encrypting missives
  
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• Windows 10's 'secret' Start menu - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  It's not really a secret, but it is a convenient way to access important features.
  
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• 5 tips for selling on Marketplace, Facebook's version of Craigslist - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how to make your Facebook Marketplace listings pop.
  
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• Google's new lineup of phones and gadgets: A quick glance

  04-10-2016 22:28
  
  Google is taking a page from Apple's playbook by making a bigger push to build its own hardware. Rick Osterloh, head of Google's new hardware group, said that in doing so, Google can take full advantage ...
  
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• Chromecast Ultra comes with 4K support video - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  Google's new Chromcast Ultra offers 4K support, Ethernet connectivity and Google Home compatibility. The new device will be available in November.
  
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• Signal chat app's creator: US government demanded our user data - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:24 via cnet.com
  
  Open Whisper Systems, which provides the encrypted messaging service, is no longer legally prevented from telling users the government compelled it to hand over what user data it could.
  
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• How to enable end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  Make your convos are super-secret with this Messenger feature.
  
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• Did Google Assistant steal Pixel's spotlight? (The 3:59, Ep. 117) - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:21 via cnet.com
  
  We break down the latest from the Google event and talk about even more Yahoo drama.
  
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• With Pixel and Home, Google gets serious about hardware video - CNET

  04-10-2016 22:08 via cnet.com
  
  Google wants to rule your pocket and your living room with a suite of new gadgets, stuffed with the improved Google Assistant. Bridget Carey rounds up all the company's newly announced gadgets and discusses how Google is targeting Apple and Amazon.
  
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• Hands-on review: Updated: Google Pixel

  04-10-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Google Pixel reviewNexus is dead. Pixel is king. Say hello to the Google Pixel, a handset ushering in a new era of the search giant's smartphone range. It arrives alongside the larger (and even more expensive) Google Pixel XL, as the firm doubles up on devices for another year.The Pixel takes over from 2015's Nexus 5X as the smaller offering in Google's lineup. The thing is, it hasn't inherited its predecessor's price point, with the new Pixel sporting a decidedly more premium tag. It comes in t
  
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• J&J warns diabetic patients: Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking

  04-10-2016 21:58
  Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it describes the risk as low. Medical device experts said they believe it was the first time a manufacturer had issued such a warning to patients about a cyber vulnerability, a hot topic in the industry following revelations last month about possible bugs in pacemakers and defibrillators. J&J execu
  
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• Oregon teen's bandage invention wows Google judges

  04-10-2016 21:56
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teenager has invented a bandage that can tell doctors when it needs to be changed, impressing Google judges and securing a $15,000 scholarship.
  
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• The Latest: Analysts are lukewarm about Google's new gadgets

  04-10-2016 21:51
  
  The Latest on Google's product event (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Analysts say Google's new lineup of phones, other devices and artificial intelligence services may have trouble attracting consumers in ...
  
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• Google Home: Hands on with voice-activated speaker

  04-10-2016 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dave Lee gets a first look at Google's voice-controlled speaker.
  
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• The difference between Google Now and Google Assistant - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:41 via cnet.com
  
  Google's two virtual assistants aren't so different after all.
  
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• If Google just bested the iPhone, it needs to troll Apple harder

  04-10-2016 21:41
  
  As is often the case with Google, the product was way more impressive than the presentation. At its #MadeByGoogle event in San Francisco Tuesday, the search and software giant tried valiantly to make itself over into a hardware giant — but was consistently hampered by some seriously low-energy marketing.  SEE ALSO: Say hello to the Pixel and Pixel XL, the first of a new breed of Google phone Exhibit A: the Google Pixel phone. We'll have to wait a few days to get more than a quick hand
  
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• Here's everything you missed at Tuesday's Google event

  04-10-2016 21:32
  
  Google's product announcement in San Francisco Tuesday centered on the company's answer to Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri: Google Assistant.  SEE ALSO: Pixel is here: Follow Google's event live The tech behemoth announced a slew of new products that integrate with the artificial intelligence technology, the most noteworthy of which is the first Google flagship phone, the Pixel.  "When I look ahead at where computing is headed it's clear to me that we are evolving from a mobile first t
  
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• Rosetta's comet impact site gets a fitting name - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  The Rosetta spacecraft now lies dormant on the surface of its comet. The name of the landing site couldn't be more perfect.
  
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• Pixel vs. Nexus: Which Google phone is better? - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:23 via cnet.com
  
  The latest flagship phones feature Google Assistant and brand-new cameras, but how do they compare to last year's Nexus phones?
  
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• Hands-on with Google's Pixel and Pixel XL phones video - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Lexy Savvides checks out Google's new Pixel and Pixel XL, both of which boast the Snapdragon 821 processor and sport a 12-megapixel camera.
  
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• Google introduces Pixel phones and new products video - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Google officially unveiled its new Google-branded phones along with a VR headset.
  
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• Google's latest announcements launch it into the worlds of VR and connected homes

  04-10-2016 21:15
  
  The tech giant has revealed its virtual reality headset and more.
  
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• The blue Pixel and Pixel XL are really, really sold out - CNET

  04-10-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Just minutes after being announced, Google's new phones in the limited-edition color "Really Blue" are already sold out.
  
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• Google makes new hardware push, takes on Apple with Pixel phone

  04-10-2016 21:04
  By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a virtual reality headset, making a concerted move into home electronics and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the more than $400 billion global smartphone market. The string of announcements, including the $649 Pixel, a new Wifi router and its voice activated digital assistant for the living room, "Home," is the clearest sign yet that Google intends to compete directly
  
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• Google has no plans for any new Nexus devices - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:59 via cnet.com
  
  The Pixel line is the future of Google's hardware plans.
  
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• Google Chromecast Ultra Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:53 via cnet.com
  
  The latest version of Google's tiny streamer, dubbed Chromecast Ultra, can deliver 4K resolution streams from Netflix and others, complete with high dynamic range, for an affordable price.
  
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• The blue Pixel and Pixel XL are really, really soldout - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  Just minutes after being announced, Google's new phones in the limited-edition color "Really Blue" are already sold out.
  
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• Pixel, the first real Google phone, in pictures - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  Google added a new camera module, a smarter fingerprint reader and Android 7.1 to its new Pixel and Pixel XL phones.
  
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• Google has unveiled its own smartphone, Pixel

  04-10-2016 20:46
  
  Pixel is built with AI at its centre.
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered - 'Shock and Awe' gameplay video - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  This is your chance to take out Al-Assad and end the fight in the "Shock and Awe" mission from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.
  
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• Google's Pixel is a superphone built to take on iPhone 7 - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  The company is opting to go with the Pixel brand instead of Nexus to signify a shift in its phone strategy.
  
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• When and where you can purchase Google Home - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  The company's always-on personal assistant now has a price and a release date. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Google Pixel XL vs. iPhone 7 Plus and Galaxy Note 7 - CNET

  04-10-2016 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  See how Google's new Pixel XL phone compares spec-by-spec against its big-screen rivals from Apple and Samsung.
  
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