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• Hands-on: Apple's new MacBook Pro is a looker

  27-10-2016 23:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's new MacBook Pro comes with a few new tricks and a complete redesign.
  
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• 2016 Lexus GS F review - Roadshow

  27-10-2016 23:56 via cnet.com
  
  We hit the track and street to give the Lexus GS F's 467-horsepower V8 engine and suspension upgrades a thorough workout to see if it has what it takes to be a BMW M5, Mercedes-AMG E63 and Cadillac CTS-V alternative.
  
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• Middlesbrough goalkeeper Victor Valdes has released a quirky new dating app

  27-10-2016 23:50
  
  Say Hola! to the footballer’s latest accomplishment.
  
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• All the nifty things you can do with Apple's Touch Bar - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:49 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's newest lineup of MacBook Pros feature a touch-sensitive bar running alongside the keyboard. Here are just some of the things the Touch Bar does.
  
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• Apple's MacBook lineup: What you need to know - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:44 via cnet.com
  
  The new, the old, and everything: Here's Apple's 2016 MacBook lineup, and what the differences are.
  
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• Uber sees flying commuters in 10 years

  27-10-2016 23:42
  By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Flying commuters like George Jetson could be whizzing to work through the sky less than 10 years from now, according to ride-services provider Uber, which believes the future of transportation is literally looking up. Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] released a white paper on Thursday envisioning a future in which commuters hop onto a small aircraft, take off vertically and within minutes arrive at their destinations. It sounds like the opening sequenc
  
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• 2016 Lexus GS F: A high-performance luxury track star video - Roadshow

  27-10-2016 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  A screaming V8, suspension upgrades and great seats highlight Lexus' latest potent four-door.
  
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• Amazon profit misses estimates and its outlook disappoints

  27-10-2016 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Web giant Amazon has reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as expenses rose, causing shares to tumble in after-hours trading.
  
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• You will definitely trip over your new MacBook Pro and destroy it

  27-10-2016 23:33
  
  Apple debuted a new line of MacBook Pros on Thursday, and they're missing something important: a MagSafe charger designed to protect the pricey computers when you blunder into their power cords in coffee shops, in conference rooms, and in the middle of the night. SEE ALSO: Apple unveils new, thinner and lighter MacBook Pros with 'Touch Bar' and Touch ID sensor The new MacBook Pros are outfitted with USB-C ports (which Apple calls Thunderbolt 3), a versatile, modern technology that Apple first in
  
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• MacBook Pro

  27-10-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's finally here: the new-and-improved MacBook Pro, and it seems to have closed the gap between it and the competition – and them some. But, the MacBook Pro has done so in ways that matter perhaps even more than Gigahertz and pixels. This is now Apple's most usable laptop yet. Sure, it's thinner, lighter and more powerful, but the improved keyboard and trackpad stand to set Apple apart in an even bigger way.And, that's before we even get to the Touch Bar (though its mileage may vary)
  
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• These are the apps Apple's new MacBook Touch Bar lets you use

  27-10-2016 23:23
  
  Although Apple's new laptop interface was leaked days before Thursday's event, the new Touch Bar nevertheless impressed with an array of new software-meets-hardware functions. SEE ALSO: Everyone's talking about Apple's new 'emoji bar' Offered in the new 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the MacBook Pro, the full color, multi-touch strip changes based on the application you're using, giving you a touch interface on a traditionally non-touch Apple device.  Image: apple  On stage, the compa
  
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• Lexus builds a luxury sports sedan with soul - Roadshow

  27-10-2016 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  A screaming V8 engine, tight chassis tuning and responsive steering have Lexus entering the high-performance luxury sports sedan conversation with the GS F to battle cars like the BMW M5 and Cadillac CTS-V.
  
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• How the new MacBook Pros compare with Microsoft's Surface Book i7

  27-10-2016 23:17
  
  Apple and Microsoft both announced new laptops aimed at professionals this week. Apple's got its new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with their fancy new Touch Bars and Touch ID sensors, and Microsoft got its supercharged Surface Book i7. SEE ALSO: MacBook Pro's crazy Touch Bar puts emoji, controls and more right in your keyboard It's funny how Apple has resisted touchscreens and, now, with the Touch Bar, it's finally relented and added one (even if it's just a strip) to its most powerful laptops.
  
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• Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World review – Herzog's sombre look at the digital revolution

  27-10-2016 23:15
  
  Werner Herzog’s documentary about how the internet has changed civilisation is thorough and thoughtful, if not conclusiveThis week, the prolific film-maker Werner Herzog has also released a Netflix documentary called Into the Inferno, about the terrible might of active volcanoes. Here is his second new film this year (there’s a third to come, called Salt and Fire). It’s another catastrophist study of a colossal force that is indifferent to humans’ puny and irrelevant mora
  
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• Does the new Macbook Pro revolutionize laptops? (The 3:59, Ep. 131) - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  Today's show is all about Apple's big event. We'll talk MacBooks and TV.
  
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• Apple's new Touch Bar looks like an ergonomic nightmare

  27-10-2016 23:15
  
  Apple made the MacBook Pro's new Touch Bar the star of Thursday's event. The company devoted much of the 82-minute keynote showing it off and demoing how it can be used with an array of third-party apps. But while emoji and photo filters and Dj apps all looked neat, there's one aspect of the Touch Bar that Apple conveniently glossed over: it looks extremely uncomfortable.  Now, Mashable's Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff, who was covering the event from Cupertino, reports that his first im
  
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• Topless selfie student crashes into Texas police car

  27-10-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US student crashes into a police car while taking a topless selfie behind the wheel, Texas law enforcement officials say.
  
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• Get a TV guide on your Apple TV today - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:11 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's new TV app won't be available until sometime in December. But you can get similar functionality on your Apple TV without the wait.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules

  27-10-2016 23:10
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Congress on Thursday asked the Justice Department to clarify how a looming rule change to the government's hacking powers could impact privacy rights of innocent Americans. The change, due to take place on December 1, would let judges issue search warrants for remote access to computers located in any jurisdiction, potentially including foreign countries. Magistrate judges can normally only order searches within th
  
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• Touch Bar or Dial? Apple's MacBook Pro feature hard to outshine Microsoft's Surface show-stealer video - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  This week, both Apple and Microsoft showed off new ways to interact with computers, leaving consumers to pick between a strip and a puck.
  
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• Getting a new MacBook Pro? Check out these accessories first! - CNET

  27-10-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  The new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and 12-inch MacBook include Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports as their sole connections. In order to use some of the most popular peripherals you'll need to have one of these accessories.
  
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• Google may be all-in on hardware, but it's all about search - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:58 via cnet.com
  
  The internet giant has its hand in a lot of things, from Wi-Fi routers to driverless cars. But the reason it makes so much money has nothing to do with devices.
  
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• Watch the full keynote from Apple's MacBook event

  27-10-2016 22:54
  
  Apple just unveiled new MacBook Pros and a new "TV" app for Apple TV on Thursday at the event in Cupertino. The highly anticipated MacBook Pro is thinner, sleeker and more powerful than previous models. It also comes in space gray. And the much-rumored Touch Bar, which replaces the row of function keys, came to pass. SEE ALSO: MacBook Pro's crazy Touch Bar puts emoji, controls and more right in your keyboard If you didn't tune in live, you can now watch all the reveals at Apple's website. 
  
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• Rising star: YouTube playing key role in Google's success

  27-10-2016 22:49
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube has emerged as a break-out star in Google's cast of services as the online video site upstages cable television for a younger generation of viewers looking for amusement, news and music on their smartphones.
  
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• ​Last year's MacBook Pros are still here - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:49 via cnet.com
  
  Make sure you're getting a new MacBook Pro vs the old ones
  
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• Amazon courts food shoppers

  27-10-2016 22:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants you to order your turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce online this Thanksgiving — its latest effort to make its Prime subscription service a central part of food shopping, much the way it's done for other consumer goods.
  
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• BMW's M Performance SEMA cars are rolling parts catalogs - Roadshow

  27-10-2016 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  BMW is once again bringing its wheeled collection of upgrade parts to SEMA. Let's put on our night-vision goggles and attempt to figure out what these teasers portend.
  
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• Apple hikes price for new family of MacBook Pros - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's snazzy trio of MacBook Pros are faster and slimmer than ever. But, they're pricier too.
  
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• The Mac and iPad aren't merging. Get over it - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:36 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's top executives, including design chief Jony Ive, talk through the reasons why the company's computers and tablets will keep doing what they're doing, on their own.
  
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• No new iMacs, Mac Pro or Mac Mini at Apple's October Mac event - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  Apple announced 3 new MacBook Pros and an Apple TV app called TV, but several other products were M.I.A.
  
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• Apple wants Apple TV to be a 'unified TV experience' and has the new app to prove it

  27-10-2016 22:30
  
  There’s just one problem, it doesn’t have Netflix access.
  
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• MacBook Pro vs. Surface Book vs. Razer Blade vs. Dell XPS 15 - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:28 via cnet.com
  
  How do Apple's new laptops stack up with the Windows competition? Here's a huge spec breakdown.
  
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• The new MacBook Pro: How Apple added touch without a touchscreen video - CNET

  27-10-2016 22:21 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's latest laptops have a particularly neat trick up their sleeves.
  
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• Apple unveils new MacBook Pro with new Touch Bar feature – video

  27-10-2016 22:17
  
  Apple’s CEO Tim Cook reveals the latest MacBook Pro on Thursday from the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The new MacBook Pro will add a fingerprint security reader - similar to the one found on iPhones now - along with other system updates. Most noteworthy is the addition of a touchscreen bar of keys named ‘Touch Bar’, which can contain emojis as. Cook described the new product as incredible
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• Everything you missed at Apple's MacBook event

  27-10-2016 22:11
  
  On the heels of Wednesday's Microsoft keynote in New York, Apple unveiled its own new products at an event Thursday at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California.  SEE ALSO: Apple doesn't need to build a car to get what it really wants If you missed the live stream, here's everything you need to know:  A Touch Bar comes to the new MacBook Pro Four years after losing the DVD drive and switching to Retina displays, Apple has again made a major change to its line of MacBook Pro l
  
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• More changes await Twitter users as service tries to grow

  27-10-2016 22:07
  
  Twitter users are bound to see changes as the beleaguered service favored by journalists, celebrities, politicians and cranks tries to broaden its appeal and attract advertisers. That's whether it gets ...
  
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• Apple Watch Series 2 and HTC Vive are the big winners at the inaugural Wareable Tech Awards

  27-10-2016 22:00
  
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• Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman makes magic in Harry Potter costume - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  The NFL cornerback had the wand, the robe and even the right music. Too bad his team couldn't have put a spell on Steven Hauschka's missed field goal.
  
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• Apple adds touch screen keys to MacBook Pro, price jump startles some

  27-10-2016 21:50
  By Deborah M. Todd CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars. The first redesign in several years is a sign Apple still sees a role for the product that launched the company, even though its iPhone has become the flagship product. Ben Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies, described the changes as "important incremental upgra
  
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• Twitter axes Vine video service

  27-10-2016 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social network Twitter announces it will close its video sharing service Vine.
  
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• Vine star Charlie Murphy discusses the service's end

  27-10-2016 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie Murphy posted one of the most watched videos on Vine, but says that he is not surprised the service is being shut down.
  
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• Did you want to buy a new Mercedes C-Class diesel? You're out of luck - Roadshow

  27-10-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker abandoned plans to bring a C-Class oil burner to the States, instead preferring to focus on the GLS-Class.
  
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• ​Apple's Touch Bar-less MacBook Pro is Apple's closest thing to a new MacBook Air - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  Does the Pro replace your old Air? Apple is counting on it, but it's not exactly the same thing.
  
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• 5 things to know about the MacBook's USB-C port - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  The new MacBook Pros have USB-C ports for charging, plugging in USB devices and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Here are some of the many uses for the USB-C port.
  
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• This is the brand new MacBook Pro

  27-10-2016 21:26
  
  The much-rumoured Touch Bar has made its debut.
  
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• Apple introduces new MacBook Pros, Twitter cuts job force video - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  MacBooks got thinner and lighter. So did Twitter, but that's because the company cut 9% of its workforce.
  
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• MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and a TV app for AppleTV: Everything Apple just announced - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:23 via cnet.com
  
  The new versions of the MacBook Pro have an innovative new input touch strip, the Touch Bar.
  
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• U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on AT&T-Time Warner deal on December 7

  27-10-2016 21:20
  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee will hold a hearing on Dec. 7 on the proposed merger of Time Warner Inc and AT&T Inc , and the companies' chief executives will testify, the committee said in a statement.
  
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• Retina vs. non-Retina Macs: What's the difference? - CNET

  27-10-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  What does "Retina" mean?
  
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