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• Only Oculus can prevent face fires - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:55 via cnet.com
  
  As replacement Galaxy Note 7s prove unsafe, Oculus officially disables the Gear VR headset from working with Samsung's unfortunate phone.
  
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• Some Galaxy Note 7 superfans are holding onto their phones - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:43 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung has created a device that's too good for some users to drop, even with the risk of overheating.
  
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• Oculus stops Gear VR working with Note 7 so your face doesn't catch fire - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:43 via cnet.com
  
  As replacement Galaxy Note 7s prove unsafe, Oculus officially disables VR compatibility with Samsung's unfortunate phone.
  
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• Macabre haunted dolls on eBay will plague your nightmares - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  Get your paranormal fix one bid at a time with a selection of creepy, supposedly haunted dolls available on auction site eBay.
  
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• Facebook's Sandberg says has no plan to work in government

  11-10-2016 23:26
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has been mentioned as a potential Treasury Secretary should Democrat Hillary Clinton become the next U.S. president, said on Tuesday she has no plans to go into government. "I'm staying at Facebook," Sandberg said when asked at a conference in Menlo Park, California if she would consider taking a position in government if Clinton wins the Nov. 8 presidential election. (Reporting by Heather Somerville; Editing by
  
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• ​Appliance Science: How your circuit breaker protects you from fires - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Your circuit breakers are some of the most important but least understood parts of your home's electrical system, keeping you safe from electrical fires. Let's take a look at how they work.
  
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• Criterion Collection adds ground-breaking film 'Boyhood' to its ranks - CNET

  11-10-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  After earning numerous awards and critical praise, the Richard Linklater film "Boyhood" gets an extras-packed Criterion Collection edition.
  
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• For smartphone-dependent world, Samsung troubles hit hard

  11-10-2016 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, you heard that right. Samsung is asking owners of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 to do something crazy: "power down and stop using the device."
  
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• How to jump from the Galaxy Note7 to the Google Pixel

  11-10-2016 22:38
  
  Owners of the Galaxy Note7 are in a dreadful position. Samsung discontinued the $850 phone Tuesday after weeks of disaster: Some handsets overheated and exploded, the company tried to replace them, and then the new devices suffered the same problems. Simply put, it's now irresponsible, even dangerous, to own a Note7. Now comes the task of replacing it, which isn't as simple as it sounds. SEE ALSO: I ditched Android for an iPhone 7, and I'm not sorry Samsung's device was basically unrivaled on An
  
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• Samsung issues intense fireproof box for Galaxy Note7 returns

  11-10-2016 22:36
  
  Samsung has begun the long and painful process of recalling its defective Galaxy Note7 devices. And because the device is so volatile, the company is taking extra precautions by sending consumers a special thermal protective box.  SEE ALSO: Smoking Samsung Note7 video will make holdouts take the recall seriously The exact nature of the elaborate return boxing was shared by the one of the people at XDA Developers who posted a video of the unique packaging on YouTube.  The return package
  
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• Overwatch Halloween update confirmed, live now - CNET

  11-10-2016 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  Following an Xbox leak, Sony reveals that Halloween-themed content is on the way to Overwatch soon.
  
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• 'Luke Cage' goes '90s with 'Family Matters' theme song mashup - CNET

  11-10-2016 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  Super-nerd Steve Urkel is absent from a Luke Cage-ified version of the "Family Matters" sitcom opening credits.
  
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• Toyota raises concerns about California self-driving oversight

  11-10-2016 22:22
  Hilary Cain, director of technology and innovation policy at Toyota Motor North America, criticized California's proposal to require automakers to submit the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 15-point safety check list before testing vehicles. "If we don't do what's being asked of us voluntarily by NHTSA, we cannot test an automated system in the state of California.
  
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• 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  11-10-2016 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Packing the same great tech as the Cruze, with a larger trunk that may better appeal to small SUV shoppers.
  
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• The Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback is a fat-bottomed, tech-laden, family-friendly machine - Roadshow

  11-10-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  Packing nearly the same specs as the sedan, the Cruze Hatch throws a bit more cargo space into the mix, with great results.
  
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• Samsung's crazy return kit for the Galaxy Note 7 may scare you - CNET

  11-10-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  How dangerous are the defective batteries on the Galaxy Note 7? The return box is fireproof and can be shipped only by truck.
  
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• Android 7.1 Nougat developer preview announced, will be released soon

  11-10-2016 22:04 via zdnet.com
  
  As Google gears up for the release of its Pixel phone lineup, the company is also getting developers ready for changes in the latest version of Android.
  
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• See fruits and veggies blow up in stunning slow motion - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:51 via cnet.com
  
  Pineapples exploding are kind of beautiful when YouTube star Crazy Russian Hacker films thehappening at 25,000 frames per second.
  
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• Wonder Woman is now UN ambassador for women and girls

  11-10-2016 21:44
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• Despite early troubles, everyone is updating to iOS 10

  11-10-2016 21:43
  
  Apple's iOS 10 is now used more than any other version of the operating system.  More than half of iOS devices have already upgraded to the latest software, according to new numbers from Apple.  SEE ALSO: 12 hidden features in iOS 10 The update is now installed on 54% of devices, according to stats posted on Apple's developer site. Last year's iOS 9 accounts for 38% of devices while just 8% of devices are running iOS 8 or earlier.  These numbers are a little below estimates from t
  
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• Oculus removes Gear VR, Note 7 compatibility - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:38 via cnet.com
  
  As replacement Galaxy Note 7's prove to be unsafe, Oculus officially disables VR compatability with the phone.
  
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• Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary - Raw Meat gameplay video - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Duke is back and he's pissed in 7 minutes of Raw Meat gameplay from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.g
  
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• Samsung scraps Note 7, so what next for consumers?

  11-10-2016 21:32
  
  Samsung has officially scrapped the Note 7. So what's next for consumers? Reports of battery fires first prompted a round of recalls and then exchanges for what the company said were safer devices. Then ...
  
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• Netatmo Healthy Home Coach Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  The Healthy Home Coach monitors the environment, works with HomeKit, and gives tangible advice to help you make your home a better place to live.
  
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• Smoking Samsung Note7 video should make you take the recall seriously

  11-10-2016 21:29
  
  You probably already know that Samsung has officially recalled and stopped manufacturing its problem-plagued Galaxy Note7 smartphone. But if you were thinking of ignoring the warnings about the company's so-called exploding phone, a new video has popped up that may help change your mind. Hawaii-based Note7 user Dee DeCasa shared video of the moment her family realized that its Note7 device was shooting out plumes of smoke. After DeCasa and her husband take the smoking device into what appears to
  
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• Mobile VR is 'coasting on novelty,' says John Carmack - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  Carmack tells developers to be harder on themselves.
  
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• New Battlefield 1 teaser features heavy-duty firepower - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Get a taste of what an Arditi can do.
  
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• GM to add 650 jobs at Spring Hill factory to meet SUV demand

  11-10-2016 21:13
  (Reuters) - General Motors said it would add a third shift and 650 jobs at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee to meet higher demand for its recently launched Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia crossover SUVs. GM is finalizing details to fill positions in the current quarter, while the additional shift will be introduced in January 2017, the company said on Tuesday. Launched in April, the XT5 has become Cadillac's best-selling model with more than 22,000 sales in the United States, and about 37,500 g
  
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• GTA 5 adds more new vehicles, launches another bonus event today - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, Rockstar has increased the number of properties you can own in GTA Online.
  
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• 'Fraggle Rock' dances back onto HBO, this time in high-def - CNET

  11-10-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Calling all Fraggles and Doozers: Travel back in time with a digitally remastered version of your 1980s pals.
  
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• Charlie Brooker on pigs, prime ministers and where Black Mirror will take us in series three

  11-10-2016 21:00
  
  By: James TempertonContinue reading...
  
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• Pac-Man ghost lamp chases down 16 different colors - CNET

  11-10-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Waka-waka. This new glowing ghost offers up a-maze-ing option paralysis with its rainbow of color choices.
  
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• Apple-Samsung iPhone patent feud leaves U.S. top court struggling

  11-10-2016 20:57
  By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fierce, big-money patent fight between Apple and Samsung left the U.S. Supreme Court groping for a solution on Tuesday, as the justices puzzled over how to discern the value of individual design elements in a complex product like an iPhone. The eight justices heard arguments in Samsung's bid to pare back $399 million of $548 million it paid Apple in December following a 2012 jury verdict finding that it infringed Apple's iPhone patents and copied its di
  
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• 2017 Mercedes-Benz G500 Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  11-10-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  I spent a day with a crazy Austrian driver behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz G500 SUV and it was amazing.
  
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• Obama sees Americans on Mars, with private help, by 2030s - CNET

  11-10-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  The president says NASA is working with private space companies to build habitats for living in space and eventually sending humans to the Red Planet.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz G-Class is mountain royalty - Roadshow

  11-10-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  Take a look at the G500 in its natural element: the dirt.
  
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• HHGregg to customers: Stay home on Thanksgiving! - CNET

  11-10-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  The midwest-based appliance and electronics chain HHGregg says that you should stay home with your family on Thanksgiving -- they are.
  
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• '80s gadgets the X-Men would love

  11-10-2016 20:39
  
  The 1980s represent a treasure trove of popular culture, fashion and, of course, gadgets. Technology was evolving more rapidly than it ever had before, and people were developing precursors to the devices we carry around today.    As we've seen in X-Men: Apocalypse, the X-Men mutants wouldn't have been immune to the crazes and fads of this decade.     Here are some of the gadgets we think these characters would get really excited about.   Image: Vicky Leta / Mashabl
  
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• A 360 view of Lesvos' refugee lifejacket graveyard - CNET

  11-10-2016 20:38 via cnet.com
  
  Thousands of refugees have made the dangerous journey towards the asylum of the Greek islands. This lifejacket graveyard memorial puts those lives in perspective.
  
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• Turn 'Trump' and 'Clinton' into poo emoji with browser extensions - CNET

  11-10-2016 20:24 via cnet.com
  
  Make your browser great again and grow stronger together by replacing references to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with adorable poop piles.
  
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• Pokemon Go boosts physical activity, study confirms - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  Combing the streets for a Bulbasaur or a Pikachu isn't just fun, it's also good for your health.
  
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• Death of Samsung's Note 7 leaves unanswered questions video - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  If Samsung wants to win back consumer trust, it needs to first answer questions about why its phone is prone to catching fire.
  
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• Crystal ball-like robot will fill your home with sunlight

  11-10-2016 19:34
  
  LONDON — Dr. Diva Tommei, 32, was once a Bioinformatics PhD student at Cambridge University who was spending way too much time in a dark office.  That is until she had a lightbulb moment and invented a device to redirect natural light and transform her gloomy British workspace. "As people visited me and went into my office, they were like, 'Wait, I need this at home," Diva told Mashable . SEE ALSO: Student invents genius kitchen appliance for people with 1 arm Light in. Image: SOLENIC
  
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• Galaxy Note 7, RIP. Samsung, you've got to rebuild the trust - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:31 via cnet.com
  
  A look at some of the steps Samsung will have to take to win back the public's confidence.
  
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• BMW concept motorcycle so safe, no helmet needed - Roadshow

  11-10-2016 19:09 via cnet.com
  
  With its Motorrad Vision Next 100, BMW shows off a futuristic motorcycle concept with a zero emission powerplant and advanced safety systems that eliminate the need for protective gear.
  
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• We are gathered here today for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (The 3:59, Ep. 121) - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:08 via cnet.com
  
  Also in the show, Amazon convenience stores and selfie high-fives.
  
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• Sprint to offer 1 million students free mobile devices - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:03 via cnet.com
  
  The carrier promises to give 1 million low-income high school students free mobile devices and internet access.
  
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• Amazon's next big business: Bodegas? - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:02 via cnet.com
  
  The company is reportedly looking into building convenience stores to grow its grocery business.
  
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• Return the Galaxy Note 7 and get one of these 9 phones instead - CNET

  11-10-2016 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  The Galaxy Note 7 is no longer for sale, and existing owners are urged to trade theirs in for different model. Here are CNET's top suggestions for alternatives.
  
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• FCC fines Comcast $2.3M for wrongful customer charges - CNET

  11-10-2016 18:58 via cnet.com
  
  Media company Comcast will pay $2.3 million to settle an investigation into whether customers were wrongfully charged for products and services.
  
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