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• Apple's MacBook Pro launch was lame — get used to it

  28-10-2016 23:57
  
  Apple announced new computers Thursday, and they sure weren't what everyone wanted. The company will release three new versions of the MacBook Pro this year. They contain the requisite internal upgrades making them more powerful than last year's units, but the most significant change is the addition of a slim touchscreen above the keyboard. We're being pretty loose with our definition of "significant," because this upgrade hardly revolutionizes the laptops. Apple doesn't even include the so-call
  
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• Mobile internet use still on the move - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  At the rate things are going, surfing the net from a regular old computer may soon be a thing of the past.
  
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• Key features in the new MacBook Pro video - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a rundown of the five new features in Apple's MacBook Pro, from an upgraded Skylake processor to USB-C everywhere.
  
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• NASA pumpkin contest creations will blow your mind - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  From a working Pac-Man game to a spinning carousel, the mechanical engineers at JPL carved pumpkins that put our cute cat faces to shame.
  
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• Soylent puts powder on pause after making people sick - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  Meal replacement brand Soylent stops shipping its flagship powder out to consumers after some reported getting sick.
  
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• Nintendo Switch rumored to have a 6.2-inch touchscreen, be USB-C compatible - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  Rumored details of the new console's specs are starting to surface, a few months ahead of Nintendo's upcoming Switch presentation in January.
  
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• Make a mountain of grilled cheese in minutes with this hack - CNET

  28-10-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  Make your oven into a grilled-cheese-making machine with this simple kitchen item.
  
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• This flashlight is strong enough to start a fire and cook breakfast

  28-10-2016 22:51
  
  The FlashTorch Mini is a burning flashlight that produces an incredible 2,300 lumens of white light strong enough to illuminate the dark and ignite a fire.
  
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• Amazon boxes + Transformers = Amazon Prime Halloween costume - CNET

  28-10-2016 22:21 via cnet.com
  
  If Optimus Prime from "Transformers" offered two-day delivery, he'd look like this Amazon Prime Halloween costume.
  
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• 'Star Trek: TNG' meets 'Aliens' in upcoming comic book series - CNET

  28-10-2016 22:03 via cnet.com
  
  They mostly come at night, mostly, but this new comic miniseries is coming in April. Watch your backs, red-shirted ensigns.
  
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• Arrestor beds help prevent disaster on Pence's campaign jet

  28-10-2016 21:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A field of aerated cement blocks that crumble under the weight of an aircraft helped prevent Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence's campaign plane from barreling off a runway and onto New York City's busy Grand Central Parkway.
  
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• Users mourn as Twitter kills quirky, beloved Vine video app

  28-10-2016 21:33
  
  You can watch any video for six seconds, played on an infinite loop. The funniest ones only get more ridiculous with repetition. That was the beauty of Vine, the simple, pioneering mobile video app that ...
  
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• Hunting for yetis in a Skoda Yeti: Our week on Instagram - Roadshow

  28-10-2016 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  I wish I'd made that up, but no, that was Carfection's whole week.
  
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• Correction: Twitter-In Need Of Change story

  28-10-2016 21:31
  
  In a story Oct. 27 about changes awaiting Twitter users, The Associated Press misidentified the Twitter user who made comparisons to YouTube. The remarks came from Brant Moeller, CEO of a Brooklyn-based ...
  
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• Vandalized Tesla dubbed 'most San Francisco crime ever'

  28-10-2016 21:26
  
  Tesla Motors' electric, self-driving cars are already a thing of beauty. But after Tesla's stock price increased after hours on Wednesday, a San-Franscisco vandal felt the car would look even better with some celebratory spray paint. Silicon Valley recruiter Morgan Missen shared a photograph of her neighbor's vandalized Tesla on Twitter Wednesday. The expensive car was involved in what she felt was the “most San Francisco crime ever.” SEE ALSO: Watch a Tesla Model X drive itself to t
  
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• ​UK court rules Uber drivers are employees, not contractors - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  The ride-hailing service has long maintained its drivers are independent contractors. But in a decision that could majorly impact the gig economy, British judges disagree.
  
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• Halloween inside the epic haunted house George R.R. Martin built - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  A trippy $2.7 million immersive exhibit bankrolled by the "Game of Thrones" mastermind has baffled visitors for months, and now it's become a haunted house like no other.
  
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• Halloween gets bizarre at George R.R. Martin's sci-fi fun house - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  "House of Halloween" transports visitors into a meticulously detailed, $2.7 million work of science fiction and art with pit stops in alternate universes along the way.
  
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• FBI: New Hillary Clinton emails have surfaced in server case - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  The bureau is looking to see if they contain classified info but said it "cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant."
  
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• 3 ways Apple's new TV app will change the viewing experience on Apple TV - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:13 via cnet.com
  
  Analysis: Fresh off a hands-on demo of the new streaming video aggregation app, coming in December to Apple TV boxes, iPads and iPhones, we'll tell you what you need to know.
  
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• The 404 Show 1681: Spotify's 25 under 25 and Russ' Karaoke Mix (podcast) - CNET

  28-10-2016 21:04 via cnet.com
  
  Russ takes over hosting duties with Jeff out. Thankfully he's joined by Shanon Cook of Spotify, who is making us all a bit younger with her Top 25 Artists Under 25 playlist. We also learn the secrets of Russ's karaoke mix.
  
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• Haunting images reveal 3D scans of dancers frozen in time

  28-10-2016 21:00
  
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• Amy Schumer's 'Formation' parody turns lemonade into lemons - CNET

  28-10-2016 20:59 via cnet.com
  
  Sound Bites: Amy Schumer enrages the BeyHive, Drake releases two new singles and Spotify stays free.
  
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• Apple Watch a fine running companion, with or without Nike

  28-10-2016 20:48
  
  Apple isn't the first to add GPS functionality to a smartwatch, but it's the first to make something that feels like a running watch. And the company is doubling down on that with a Nike edition out Friday. ...
  
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• Amazon Prime's latest destination: China - CNET

  28-10-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  The move follows Amazon's expansion into India in July.
  
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• Cirrus Logic surges as Wall Street plugs in high-tech earbuds

  28-10-2016 20:42
  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Apple supplier Cirrus Logic Inc surged 7.5 percent on Friday after its quarterly results beat expectations and Wall Street bet on the future adoption of fancy earbuds with high-end digital technology. Helped as well by increased sales of its components to Apple, shares of the audio chipmaker were on track for its strongest day in a month. Apple Inc's decision to abandon the traditional headphone jack in its recently launched iPhone 7 and powe
  
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• UK Uber drivers win case to get paid vacation, minimum wage

  28-10-2016 20:33
  
  LONDON (AP) — Uber's claim that its drivers are contractors — and not employees entitled to vacations — was rejected Friday by a British tribunal, in a ruling that may have implications for a range of companies that rely on self-employed workers.
  
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• Now it's Toyota's turn to get involved in car sharing with Getaround - Roadshow

  28-10-2016 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  More and more automakers are hopping on this bandwagon.
  
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• LG BP556 Blu-ray player

  28-10-2016 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There’s been a good deal of fuss made about 4K UHD Blu-ray of late, but in the real world there’s still plenty of demand for regular 1080p HD Blu-ray players. The format may be a decade old (how time flies), but for DVD replacers and first-gen BD upgraders, the sight of a relatively affordable Blu-ray deck can still make the AV pulse quicken. The new £85 ($189, AU$119) LG BP556 doesn’t just spin discs for a living, it’s also a well-specified media hub, and
  
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• Three things to expect from Tesla's event tonight - Roadshow

  28-10-2016 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  Is the world ready for a smart roof? We'll find out tonight.
  
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• Apple turns thrill into chill and our relationship is on the rocks - CNET

  28-10-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: After Thursday's MacBook event, why does this Apple user's relationship with the company suddenly feel stale? It's complicated.
  
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• Five things to do at London Comic Con this weekend

  28-10-2016 19:29
  
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• Seventy-five percent of internet use in 2017 will be mobile: report

  28-10-2016 19:26
  By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seventy-five percent of internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, as a growing number of consumers around the world access the web on smartphones and tablets, media buying agency Zenith forecast this week. Zenith previously estimated that 71 percent of internet consumption would be mobile in 2016. Sixty percent of global internet advertising dollars will come from mobile advertising in 2018, Zenith said, following the release of its "M
  
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• Everyone's saying smartwatches are over, but they're wrong - CNET

  28-10-2016 19:24 via cnet.com
  
  It's not time to say farewell to smartwatches just yet.
  
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• Parts of crashed lander seen across Mars in detailed image - CNET

  28-10-2016 19:18 via cnet.com
  
  NASA helps the European Space Agency investigate the failed ExoMars lander with an image showing parts strewn across the planet's surface.
  
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• Bethesda accused of gamer 'favouritism'

  28-10-2016 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video game publisher Bethesda is criticised for letting gamers with big online followings review new software before journalists.
  
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• 5 reasons why your laptop is slow - CNET

  28-10-2016 19:09 via cnet.com
  
  Learn what might be ailing your laptop and how to speed it back up.
  
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• Now Hello Games say they were hacked before No Man's Sky 'mistake' tweet

  28-10-2016 19:06
  
  After claims of an insider breaking rank, the indie developer says it was hacked.
  
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• WhatsApp warned over Facebook data share deal

  28-10-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp has been warned by European privacy watchdogs about sharing user data with parent company Facebook.
  
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• ‘Nightmare over’ for Uber workers following court decision, says driver – video

  28-10-2016 19:01
  
  Uber drivers James Farrar and Asif Hanif gives their reactions on Friday after a court ruled in favour of drivers being classified as workers, not self-employed. The change in title means that Uber’s workers will have to be paid the national living wage. Uber workers were not entitled to holiday pay and other rights because they were classified as self-employed. Now as workers they will receive bothUber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed
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• Synths and sexism: the female artists smashing through electronic music's glass ceiling

  28-10-2016 19:00
  
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