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• Huawei Mate 9 review: A big phone with an even bigger battery

  14-11-2016 23:59
  
  Huawei is in a tough position. The company is coming out of China with no strong presence in the U.S. market, and yet it prices its phones similarly to top competitors from Samsung and Apple. To beat the best, Huawei needs to be better than the best, and by a sizable margin. With each new phone, Huawei is a bit closer to that goal, but it never quite reached it. Enter the Huawei Mate 9. After rumors of crazy-good specs, this was the device that had all the makings of becoming the best phablet in
  
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• Hot deals on cool fridges - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  From Home Deals: The best deals on refrigerators -- and how to save over $500 on a $1,200 fridge.
  
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• See a hedgehog unlock an iPhone with its tiny paw - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Using your finger to unlock your iPhone is so last year. What you need is a helpful hedgehog instead.
  
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• Amazon sues alleged counterfeit sellers - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:24 via cnet.com
  
  With two separate lawsuits filed in Washington state, the online retailer appears to be taking a harder stance on counterfeits.
  
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• Here's what Snapchat Spectacles video looks like - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:21 via cnet.com
  
  Snapchat Spectacles let you post Snaps with your face. This is how those Snaps look.
  
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• Here's what 40 internet companies want Trump to do - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:20 via cnet.com
  
  The Internet Association, whose members include the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google, has written an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• These classic Nintendo NES manuals will hit you with nostalgia - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  With the release of the Mini NES, Nintendo has also walked down memory lane with the original instruction booklets for all 30 games.
  
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• Panasonic Lumix LX10, the ambiguous camera choice video - CNET

  14-11-2016 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  A solid enthusiast compact eclipsed by more clear-cut competition.
  
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• Apple stock extends losses after China warning about Trump

  14-11-2016 23:07
  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple's stock extended recent losses on Monday after a warning that iPhone sales could suffer if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on campaign threats to impose new tariffs on China. Apple is among several major technology stocks, including Amazon.com , Facebook and Alphabet , selling off since Tuesday's election as investors shift funds into financial and public works companies seen benefiting from deregulation and infrastructure spending u
  
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• ​The best iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac deals for Black Friday - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  Some decent sales are on the horizon.
  
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• Volkswagen Passat goes from mild to wild with GT concept - Roadshow

  14-11-2016 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  VW livens up its family sedan at Automobility LA with more aggressive looks and a 280-hp engine.
  
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• Facebook may have built then ditched an update to fight fake news - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  Still under fire after the stunning results of last week's election, the social network could have released tools to combat bogus news stories, according to one report. What stopped it? A potential conservative backlash.
  
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• 10 ridiculously cute Google Hangout Easter eggs - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  Use these tricks to liven up your Hangout chats.
  
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• 7 stunning photos of the November supermoon - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:27 via cnet.com
  
  Social Studies: With a supermoon currently moving through our skies around the globe, we take a closer look at amazing pictures on Instagram from familiar vantage points.
  
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• Five reasons it's time to start using a GPS bike computer - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  A smartphone can only do so much; here is why it's time to invest in a bike computer.
  
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• Nike's self-lacing sneakers are coming soon, but they're going to cost you ... a lot

  14-11-2016 22:10
  
  The special edition Back to the Future style Nike Mag self-lacing sneakers are all gone, but you'll soon be able to get the next best thing in the Nike HyperAdapt — if you pay the high price.  SEE ALSO: Nike Mag self-lacing sneakers fetch $104,000 at Hong Kong auction Reports emerged Monday on social media that the HyperAdapt sneakers would cost a whopping $1,000. However, a Nike spokesperson has confirmed to Mashable that the sneakers will actually cost $720 and be released on Dec. 1
  
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• U.S. internet firms ask Trump to support encryption, ease regulations

  14-11-2016 22:09
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. internet companies including Facebook Inc and Amazon Inc have sent President-elect Donald Trump a detailed list of their policy priorities, which includes promoting strong encryption, immigration reform and maintaining liability protections from content that users share on their platforms. The letter sent on Monday by the Internet Association, a trade group whose 40 members also include Alphabet's Google, Uber [UBER.UL] and Twitter, represents an early
  
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• Amazon rolls out Home Services in 20 new markets

  14-11-2016 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  First launched in 2015, Amazon Home Services is an Angie's List-style, hyper-local marketplace that connects consumers with service providers.
  
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• Stupendous shots of a super supermoon (pictures) - CNET

  14-11-2016 22:08 via cnet.com
  
  It's the closest the moon has been in several decades, and photographers around the world are capturing its majesty.
  
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• Employment Hero extends Series A round to include new investor AirTree VC

  14-11-2016 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Employment Hero reopened and closed its Series A round to include AirTree VC in its investor mix, bringing the total amount raised in the round to AU$4.5 million.
  
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• Apple Pay now supports donations to select nonprofits

  14-11-2016 21:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Charities were previously unable to collect funds through Apple Pay in iOS apps, forcing potential donations to go outside of the app.
  
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• Microsoft Azure adds Pivotal's Cloud Foundry

  14-11-2016 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The move is aimed at easier deployments for joint enterprise customers.
  
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• 'The Martian' test: Is VR for more than just gamers? - CNET

  14-11-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  At $20, the virtual-reality piece based on Matt Damon's movie is an experiment on whether people will pay for VR content that isn't a game.
  
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• Saturn's north pole looks like a watercolor painting - CNET

  14-11-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  Saturn's rings aren't the only noteworthy circles around the planet. NASA's Cassini spacecraft gets a good look at its beautiful banded north pole.
  
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• It's the law: Electric cars must make noise after September 2019 - Roadshow

  14-11-2016 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's long awaited "Quiet Car" rule will require all electric vehicles to make noise, so pedestrians can better hear and avoid them.
  
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• Snapchat Spectacles review: Wearables have never been this cool

  14-11-2016 21:11
  
  You’d be forgiven if you looked at Snapchat’s — I’m sorry, Snap Inc. ’s — Spectacles and thought they were just another Google Glass.  Both face wearables have a camera for hands-free video recording, after all. But the similarities stop there. Spectacles — aside from the whole camera-in-eyewear thing — couldn’t be more different and that’s why I think a lot of people are going to like them.  Which is a good thing, because Goo
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8: Everything we know so far about Samsung's 2017 rebound phone - CNET

  14-11-2016 21:11 via cnet.com
  
  After the Galaxy Note 7 went down in flames, all eyes are on Samsung's next big phone.
  
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• Use Google Home to play music and movies on your TV - CNET

  14-11-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  With Google's early foray into the smart home, Google Home has a few advantages over other smart speakers. For one, it can throw content to your television using nothing but your voice.
  
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• HPE bolsters hybrid IT lineup for SMBs

  14-11-2016 21:04 via zdnet.com
  
  On the storage side, HPE is adding new configurations with the Microsoft Windows Storage Server, the latest Intel Xeon processors, and high-speed memory to the entire StoreEasy portfolio.
  
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• Blurring the CNET Tech Today lines: Website or app? - CNET

  14-11-2016 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  We're bringing CNET's daily top 10 stories to the web with Chrome's new "progressive web app" technology.
  
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• The Nintendo Switch may not be as expensive as you feared - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  According to two leaks, Nintendo's crazy new transforming game console might cost the same as the Nintendo 3DS did at launch.
  
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• Of course a Microsoft partner would consider Windows 10 a better choice for Munich

  14-11-2016 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Opinion: This also just in... sun rises in the east.
  
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• Microsoft partner claims Munich should switch from Linux to Windows 10

  14-11-2016 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  This also just in, sun rises in the east.
  
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• Social Studies: 7 things everybody thinks at the mall - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  In the first installment of our social trends du jour, we marvel at how Twitter's #WhatILearnedAtTheMall says exactly what you were thinking.
  
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• Joe Biden is everyone's favorite Trump troll - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  The vice president has always been a popular internet meme, but now he's less surfer dude and more Dennis the Menace.
  
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• Cows stranded on earthquake-created island in New Zealand - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:48 via cnet.com
  
  Three cows huddled together on a tiny island of grass become the focus of a rescue effort in the aftermath of a major New Zealand earthquake.
  
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• Use the force, Samsung: Galaxy S8 could feature a pressure-sensitive screen - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:40 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung is mulling over whether to incorporate pressure-sensitive screen technology into its next line of smartphones, according to a Korean report.
  
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• Facebook is a 'cesspool of nonsense,' says John Oliver - CNET

  14-11-2016 20:36 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The HBO comedian insists that Facebook did influence the election results.
  
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• Nintendo NES Classic Mini review - a dainty delight with design detriments

  14-11-2016 20:30
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• GE buys ServiceMax for $915 million to bolster industrial internet platform

  14-11-2016 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  ServiceMax claims to build products that help field service technicians complete service requests faster and more efficiently.
  
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