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• Facebook wants to be your guide on Election Day - CNET

  29-10-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  A new feature gives you info on federal, state and local contests and lets you put together a voting plan.
  
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• Watch Elon Musk debut what could be the mainstreaming of solar power

  29-10-2016 22:55
  
  Elon Musk loves standing in front of massive videos of planets, whether it's Mars or Earth.  And on Friday, he pulled off his planet-loving stagecraft again to promote Tesla's new Powerwall 2 battery for the home and office, as well as a new line of solar power roof tiles.  SEE ALSO: Elon Musk at solar panel unveiling: 'We need to make solar as appealing as electric cars' Sure, it doesn't sound sexy but, make no mistake, it is. This is the kind of stuff that, if adopted widely, could c
  
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• Cute dog becomes Wonder Woman for Halloween - CNET

  29-10-2016 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Let Internet star Munchkin brighten your day as she dresses in a classic Wonder Woman costume and deflects lasers with her golden bracelets.
  
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• Cixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci-fi novel

  29-10-2016 21:00
  
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• Bose SoundTouch 300 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  29-10-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Bose SoundTouch 300 sound bar offers wireless streaming and 4K compatibility in a compact form factor.
  
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• Rotel's sweet little amp delivers high-end sound at a modest price - CNET

  29-10-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  Sleek and jam-packed with features, the Rotel A12 is an outstanding design.
  
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• Relive that brutal 'Walking Dead' season 7 scene in Lego - CNET

  29-10-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Still upset over you-know-who dying in the new season premiere of "The Walking Dead?" Ease your pain -- or maybe make it worse -- with this Lego re-enactment.
  
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• Donald Trumpkin is perfectly scaring up votes for Halloween - CNET

  29-10-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  These jack-o'-lanterns of US presidential candidate Donald Trump are both topical and festive.
  
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• 7 can't-miss apps: Out of Ten, Must App, Pocket and more

  29-10-2016 19:55
  
  With Microsoft's and Apple's back-to-back hardware events taking the tech world by storm, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.  Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app that helps you get spooky for Halloween, an app that lets you access fashion advice from around the world and an app that helps you to keep track of the movies and shows you need to watch. Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you'
  
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• Why the guy who changed his name to 'iPhone 7' is cooler than you think

  29-10-2016 19:53
  
  You might think you love your iPhone 7, but you definitely don't love it more than one Ukrainian man who recently made a great sacrifice to get one: giving up his very name.  SEE ALSO: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: the review The possibly-too-hardcore Apple fan, formerly known as Olexander Turin, actually changed his name to iPhone Sim (sim means "seven" in Ukrainian) to win an iPhone 7 from a local electronics store.  An Apple iPhone 7 costs about $850 in Ukraine, so when the store offe
  
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• Swiss railway ticket machines to sell Bitcoin digital currency

  29-10-2016 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Switzerland's national rail service will begin selling the digital currency Bitcoin at ticket machines.
  
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• Mobile phone reception: How bad is the signal in Cumbria?

  29-10-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of MPs have called on mobile phone companies to allow customers to roam between providers to improve reception.
  
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• The rough and tumble Rebelle Rally - Roadshow

  29-10-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  The first all-female Rebelle Rally took teams over 1,200 miles on the dirt with only a compass and a map to find their way.
  
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• Oh, how the mighty have fallen - Roadshow

  29-10-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  The story of how my team almost won the very first all-female Rebelle Rally.
  
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• This pro sound/audiophile headphone amp was touched by genius - CNET

  29-10-2016 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Designed by a legendary engineer, the Neve RNHP headphone amplifier wows the Audiophiliac.
  
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• Electric-car maker Tesla plans to sell solar roof tiles too

  29-10-2016 18:17
  
  Further broadening its reach beyond electric cars, Tesla Motors says it's going to sell solar roof tiles that are customizable and meant to look like a traditional roof. The energy-generating tiles would ...
  
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• Gear WIRED loves: the €2,499 portable arcade R-Kaid-R

  29-10-2016 18:00
  
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• A hoverboard skeleton terrorizes NYC

  29-10-2016 17:00
  
  Mashable's Jon Lynn put a skeleton on a remote-controlled Segway hoverboard and some New Yorkers had a little fun. 
  
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• 7 unexpected places you can hide a spare key - CNET

  29-10-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Don't hide a spare key under the welcome mat. Hide it in one of these 7 unexpected places instead.
  
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• 10 iPhone 7 cases that really make a statement

  29-10-2016 16:37
  
  If you're a proud owner of an iPhone 7, you're going to want to protect your expensive new iDevice.  We've taken a look at the many options now out there and found a few that could help you out. From wallet cases to hard-core protection via stylish wooden designs, our 10 covers start from under $20.  SEE ALSO: This iPhone 7 case brings back the missing headphone jack Every case on our list is available for both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, so no matter which handset you opted for, y
  
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• Watch a remote-controlled hoverboard skeleton scare New Yorkers

  29-10-2016 16:00
  
  Mashable 's Jon Lynn put a frightening skeleton on a Segway miniPRO and gave New Yorkers a little Halloween fun. And maybe tourists will take home tales of a haunted Union Square.  Watch Anna Kendrick and John Lithgow read scary stories written by kids Hikers survive terrifying encounter with a grizzly bear The 'Ghostbusters' theme song, played entirely with pumpkins You'll never want to stop this Tina Turner-style cover of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now'
  
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• German minister ups rhetoric against takeovers ahead of China trip

  29-10-2016 15:47
  By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - China is strategically buying up key technologies in Germany while protecting its own companies against foreign takeovers with "discriminatory requirements", German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel was quoted as saying on Saturday. Gabriel, also vice chancellor and leader of Germany's Social Democrats, heads to China next week after having ratcheted up tensions with Beijing by putting the brakes on the latest Chinese takeovers of German technology companies.
  
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• Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 review - CNET

  29-10-2016 15:30 via cnet.com
  
  Don't want to pay big bucks for a 'premium' wireless noise-canceling headphone? The Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 may be your best bet.
  
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• Allow mobile phone network roaming in UK, urge MPs

  29-10-2016 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs urge firms to allow customers to roam between mobile networks in areas of the UK where reception is weak.
  
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• The coral blue Galaxy S7 Edge is the perfect phone for mermaids - CNET

  29-10-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung gives the S7 Edge a coral blue makeover, but is that enough to keep its fans happy?
  
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• LG's Door-in-Door fridge comes with a magic window now - CNET

  29-10-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Knock twice on the LFXC24796D's "InstaView" window and it'll light up, revealing the groceries stored inside.
  
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• LG LFXC24796D InstaView Door-in-Door Counter-Depth Refrigerator review - CNET

  29-10-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  LG's new "InstaView" refrigerators let you knock on a window to peek at your groceries without opening the door. But is it worth the cash?
  
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• Check out the Galaxy S7 Edge in 'Coral Blue - CNET

  29-10-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung decided to add a new Coral Blue colorway into the mix a few months after the release of the Galaxy S7 Edge. But is this enough to sell an older phone?
  
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• Elon Musk unveils Tesla solar tiles on Desperate Housewives set – video

  29-10-2016 14:57
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk addresses an audience in Los Angeles as he unveils his company’s newest energy product - solar roof tiles. Musk outlined the benefits of an “integrated future” which would allow consumers to charge electric vehicles with renewable solar power, showcasing the tiles on homes once used as the set for US drama Desperate HousewivesTesla boss Elon Musk unveils solar roof tilesContinue reading...
  
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• Tech opens the door for people with cognitive disabilities - CNET

  29-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Individuals with intellectual disabilities have it particularly rough when it comes to jobs. Here's how some are addressing the problem.
  
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• Slasher or hacker? These 2016 hacks gave us nightmares - CNET

  29-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  With so many rightening cybersecurity issues this year, it was hard to tell the difference between real life and a horror movie.
  
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• It's getting hot in here: Good thing this smart bed works with Nest video - CNET

  29-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  What's a smart home product without smart home integrations? Here's how to pair a Nest Learning Thermostat to the SleepIQ app.
  
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• Deny it all you want, Apple, but Macs and iPads need to fuse - CNET

  29-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: ​the future of Apple touch-screen computing can't get here fast enough. Call it an iPad Super-Pro or whatever you want, there's a gap in the lineup.
  
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• Apple going all-in on USB-C for MacBooks is great for the future, but leaves us in dongle hell for now - CNET

  29-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: CNET editor Dong Ngo cautions about the pain you might have getting the new MacBook Pro right now due to its lack of support for legacy connections.
  
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• Microsoft wows with new PC, Apple updates MacBook Pro line video - CNET

  29-10-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's wrap-up, Microsoft turned heads with its Surface Studio PC. Meanwhile, Apple delivered almost exactly what was expected in its newest generation of MacBook Pro.
  
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• This lake near Rwanda hides enough energy to power the country for 50 years

  29-10-2016 13:00
  
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• 'More TV, film and gaming' crossover following Skylanders: Academy success

  29-10-2016 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team behind Skylanders: Academy explain to Newsbeat there's scope for more of their gaming franchises to make the jump to the small and big screen.
  
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• Foreign visitors get better mobile phone coverage than local people, MPs warn

  29-10-2016 10:22
  
  The frustration of trying to send a text when you can’t
  
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• Hackers apparently fooled Clinton official with bogus email

  29-10-2016 08:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New evidence appears to show how hackers earlier this year stole more than 50,000 emails of Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, an audacious electronic attack blamed on Russia's government and one that has resulted in embarrassing political disclosures about Democrats in the final weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
  
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• Tesla's new Powerwall packs twice the power video - CNET

  29-10-2016 04:27 via cnet.com
  
  With Powerwall 2.0 and one of Tesla's new solar roofs, Elon Musk says you could live off the grid "indefinitely."
  
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• Tesla's solar roofs could revolutionize the industry video - CNET

  29-10-2016 04:23 via cnet.com
  
  Tesla and SolarCity just unveiled a series of new solar roofs that look almost indistinguishable from traditional ones, and are said to cost no more.
  
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• Tesla and SolarCity just made your roof obsolete - Roadshow

  29-10-2016 04:13 via cnet.com
  
  Tesla's new Solar Roof, and Powerwall 2, could move residential power generation to the next level.
  
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• Emoji could soon take over domain names - CNET

  29-10-2016 02:59 via cnet.com
  
  Thanks to a search engine from GoDaddy, anyone with a phone can easily find and register available emoji domains.
  
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• Apple and Microsoft face off with new MacBook Pros and Surface Studio PC

  29-10-2016 01:46
  
  It was a monster week in tech. Microsoft and Apple squared off on back-to-back days on Wednesday and Thursday with each company announcing new high-powered computers. Joining me on this week's MashTalk was Mashable Tech Editor Pete Pachal and our Apps Reporter Karissa Bell who dialed in from San Francisco. SEE ALSO: MacBook Pro hands-on: The Touch Bar is surprisingly intuitive But before we jumped into the two tech titans and their new gadgets, we poured one out for Vine. In a move that shouldn'
  
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• Reactions to Apple's New MacBook Pro video - CNET

  29-10-2016 01:38 via cnet.com
  
  We breakdown the new MacBook Pro's and the Touch Bar. Plus we offer suggestions for Apple's next TV Ad campaign.
  
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• Self-driving cars face massive roadblocks in New York City - Roadshow

  29-10-2016 01:24 via cnet.com
  
  A decades-old law along with concerns about "ghost vehicles" and drivers losing their jobs are just a few of the issues keeping autonomous cars out of the Big Apple.
  
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• Internet Archives' vintage GIFs take you back to the '90s - CNET

  29-10-2016 01:21 via cnet.com
  
  The GifCities project lets you relive the web's early days with a staggering collection of animated images. Remember the dancing baby?
  
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• Aftermarket head-up display competition heats up with Carrobot - Roadshow

  29-10-2016 01:20 via cnet.com
  
  Chinese company Ileja Tech creates crowdfunding campaign to launch its Carrobot head-up display infotainment system in the US.
  
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• Giphy will help you save all your old Vines

  29-10-2016 01:08
  
  We're still reeling from the news that Twitter plans to shut down Vine but Giphy is hoping to make it all a little less painful. The GIF startup plans to create a tool that will allow you to turn your Vines into GIFs that will live on Giphy's website.  SEE ALSO: Vine is dead, but these legendary Vines will live on forever It's not clear exactly how this will work, but the company says the import tool will require a Giphy account and will be available "very soon."  In some ways, GIFs ar
  
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• CNET UK podcast 503: Apple's new MacBooks, Twitter's woes and Uber's flying cars - CNET

  29-10-2016 00:56 via cnet.com
  
  The UK's best tech podcast covers Apple's new MacBooks, Twitter's woes and why your next Uber might take you to the skies.
  
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