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• Google's new update will help you avoid holiday shopping crowds

  21-11-2016 23:55
  
  You may want to check Google before you head out on your next holiday shopping spree. The company's latest search feature makes it easier to find out how crowded stores are at any given time. SEE ALSO: Be careful, there's a fake Google out there An extension of Google's "popular times" update, which shows how crowded restaurants and coffee shops are based on search trends, the new feature will show a real-time estimate for how busy a particular location is.  Search for a store, restaurant o
  
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• 2017 Kia Soul Turbo Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  21-11-2016 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  A new top-trim Turbo model adds 40 ponies to the Kia Soul's previous best, but how much does that transform the compact SUV?
  
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• StarHub, Veniam create connected vehicle mesh network in Singapore

  21-11-2016 23:22 via zdnet.com
  
  StarHub and Veniam are teaming up to turn thousands of vehicles in Singapore into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, while collecting data for the government.
  
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• Don't flush explosive sodium metal down a toilet - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:58 via cnet.com
  
  Leave it up to the experts and a special standalone test toilet to find out what happens when you flush sodium down the loo.
  
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• AT&T's DirecTV Now will stream Fox networks too - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:56 via cnet.com
  
  AT&T's virtual cable service recruited Fox News, one of its last programming hurdles before its unveiling next week.
  
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• Did Uber drivers and passengers just lose the right to sue? - Roadshow

  21-11-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  An update to Uber's terms and conditions includes a whole subsection waiving the right to sue in favor of arbitration.
  
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• 'Cars 3' crash looks deadly for Lightning McQueen in teaser - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:41 via cnet.com
  
  Buckle up, Pixar fans, the little red race car speeds straight into danger in super-realistic trailer.
  
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• Elon Musk's $2.6 billion bet on a clean energy empire

  21-11-2016 22:39
  
  Elon Musk says that his solar roof will be cheaper than a regular roof...saying that it all comes down to cutting shipping costs. The new product from the tech mogul is expected to hit market sometime in 2017. 
  
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• Amazon explores live sports streaming: WSJ

  21-11-2016 22:31
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is exploring live sports streaming and has held talks with leagues including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League for live game rights, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
  
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• Is America ready for sous vide? - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  At-home sous vide devices that let you cook food in a water bath are making their way to American retail shelves.
  
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• Obama: Snowden has to face trial - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:19 via cnet.com
  
  Asked whether he'll pardon former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the president doesn't say much.
  
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• The craziest parade floats we've ever seen - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  Every year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade makes an iconic procession through Herald Square in New York City. If you think those floats are amazing, you've gotta see these.
  
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• Trump supporters lash out at wrong Hamilton Twitter account - CNET

  21-11-2016 22:05 via cnet.com
  
  The twitter account of Hamilton Theatre in Canada took heat for the action of the cast of "Hamilton: An American Musical."
  
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• Apple offers free iPhone 6S battery replacement - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  A limited number of iPhone 6S devices, made between September and October 2015, may unexpectedly shut down.
  
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• Star Wars Battle Quad Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  With loads of detail and brilliant sounds, these agile X-Wing, TIE fighter and speeder-bike toys are Star W-awesome.
  
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• Fly to a galaxy far, fay away with the Star Wars Battle Quads - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  Take control of an X-wing or a TIE Fighter to battle your friends across the galaxy with these brilliant Star Wars drones.
  
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• Google to begin accepting businesses into Team Drive early access program

  21-11-2016 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Team Drive is G Suite's take on team file sharing, and it's started taking beta testers.
  
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• PS4 Pro vs. XBox One S video - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  It's the battle of the 4K consoles! Sony's PS4 Pro versus Microsoft's Xbox One S! Is it worth upgrading? Or which one would you pick if you don't own either? Let's get it on!
  
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• This autonomous aircraft can fly close to the ground and inside obstructed terrain

  21-11-2016 21:29
  
  The Cormorant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from Urban Aeronautics is designed to fly like a plane and take off like a helicopter to go places inaccessible by other aircrafts.
  
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• Snapchat Spectacles on sale in NYC - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:25 via cnet.com
  
  A line formed outside Snapchat's 59th street Spectacles' store, where people were able to purchase their glasses one at a time through a large yellow vending machine.
  
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• Microsoft's SQL Server Next: What's under the covers

  21-11-2016 21:22 via zdnet.com
  
  How does Microsoft plan to bring parity to its SQL Server releases for Linux and Windows as it moves forward? Its 'Drawbridge' library OS virtualization technology is playing a role.
  
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• Apple preaches inclusiveness with Frankenstein's monster - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Apple's Christmas ad features Frankenstein's monster facing rejection. Will anyone warm to him?
  
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• Polk MagniFi Mini review - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  Who says sound bars have to be big to sound big? This pipsqueak Polk doles out better sound than we expected for its small size and affordable price.
  
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• Best Black Friday appliance deals - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  From Home Deals: Looking to pick up a new fridge or stove in the Black Friday sales? We've dug through the circulars and browsed the web to find the best deals on appliances.
  
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• Apple offers free battery replacement for iPhone 6s with unexpected shutdown issue - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  Only limited number of handsets manufactured between September and October 2015 are affected.
  
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• 7 pen-friendly apps for Windows Ink - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:01 via cnet.com
  
  Who needs a pen and paper when you have a tablet that feels like a pen and paper?
  
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• WWE just made its biggest move in years - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  At Sunday's WWE Survivor Series, Brock Lesnar faced a returning Bill Goldberg -- and the result blew everyone's mind.
  
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• Here's every Xbox One S Black Friday deal - CNET

  21-11-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  All of the money-saving Xbox Black Friday deals in one place.
  
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• Snapchat Spectacles on sale in NYC (pictures) - CNET

  21-11-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  A line formed outside Snapchat's 59th street Spectacles' store, where people were able to purchase their glasses one at a time through a large yellow vending machine.
  
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• With HTC Vive Black Friday sale, you can dive into VR for $100 off - CNET

  21-11-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  The virtual-reality system will be available at a discount and many software titles will be half off during the sale that runs through Cyber Monday.
  
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• Hackers target ATMs across Europe as cyber threat grows

  21-11-2016 20:49
  Cyber criminals have remotely attacked cash machines in more than a dozen countries across Europe this year, using malicious software that forces machines to spit out cash, according to Russian cyber security firm Group IB. Diebold Nixdorf and NCR Corp, the world's two largest ATM makers, said they were aware of the attacks and have been working with customers to mitigate the threat. The newly disclosed heists across Europe follow the hacking of ATMs in Taiwan and Thailand that were widely repor
  
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• Uber compliments make your driver feel warm and fuzzy - Roadshow

  21-11-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  Uber is rolling out its new compliments feature this week, giving riders an extra way to tell their driver nice things.
  
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• 15 tweets to help make your Thanksgiving a good one - CNET

  21-11-2016 20:28 via cnet.com
  
  Social Studies: There are a lot of cynics on Twitter, but I managed to find a few users who are looking forward to the holiday dinner and even offer some good advice.
  
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• Reese Witherspoon, AT&T venture, form media company aimed at women

  21-11-2016 20:26
  Otter Media, the joint venture between AT&T Inc and The Chernin Group, has partnered with Reese Witherspoon to form a new multimedia company, Hello Sunshine, aimed at telling female-driven stories. Witherspoon’s involvement in Hello Sunshine will come via her production company Pacific Standard, which counts films “Wild,” “Gone Girl,” and the upcoming HBO series “Big Little Lies” among its credits. As a subsidiary of Hello Sunshine, Pacific Standard
  
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• Visas for tech workers could be limited under Trump administration

  21-11-2016 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions has sought to curtail H-1B visa program that allows thousands of workers and students into US annuallyThe main US visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, a longtime critic of the skilled-worker program.Under the H-1B visa scheme, 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers are admitted to the US each year. The tech industry, wh
  
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• Toys R Us pulls Tonka ride-on from shelves after one started a giant fire - Roadshow

  21-11-2016 20:21 via cnet.com
  
  "Fire for no reason" seems like a good reason to stop people from buying something.
  
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• Google launches new AI research group in Montreal

  21-11-2016 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Montreal has become a "global machine intelligence powerhouse," Google says, thanks to corporate and government investments.
  
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• Moto Z phones can get Google Daydream VR with Android 7.0 - CNET

  21-11-2016 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  The first two non-Google smartphones gain compatibility with VR thanks to Android 7.0, but Moto Z Play is not included.
  
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• Donald Trump supporters picked wrong Hamilton twitter account to be mad at - CNET

  21-11-2016 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  The twitter account of the Hamilton Theater in Canada took the blame for the action of the cast of the Hamilton Broadway Musical.
  
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• Twenty-pound gummy turkey is loaded with 25,625 calories - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:58 via cnet.com
  
  What's brown, shaped like a turkey and able to bounce off a table? You guessed it. Maybe marshmallow-laden sweet potatoes aren't that bad after all.
  
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• Facebook needs you to fight fake news video - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:56 via cnet.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg has a few ideas on how to stop false stories from spreading - including making it easier for people to report fake news, and possibly putting alerts next to stories flagged as false. (That is, if it even shows up in your feed's closed-off bubble.)
  
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• Satellite to help planes avoid turbulence

  21-11-2016 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new weather satellite that maps cloud "waves" could help pilots avoid turbulence.
  
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• These self-driving buses could make owning a car totally pointless

  21-11-2016 19:50
  
  A company called EasyMile has rolled out two self-driving buses in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.  The buses will serve as public transport services over the next two years. They are part of a 10-year plan to make the need to own a car obsolete.
  
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• These are the 41 best Black Friday tech deals we've found - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:44 via cnet.com
  
  We've looked at all the tech deals out there for Black Friday, and here are the best of the best deals.
  
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• Fantastic riches and where to find them: how to grow a $22bn franchise

  21-11-2016 19:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Fantastic Beasts is not just a new outpost for the Harry Potter empire. It is a pivotal moment in the creation of The Wizarding World of JK Rowling – and it could give the gold-gobbling niffler a run for its money. We go over the booksA film franchise is like a shark: it must keep moving forward or die. Now that the goldmine of Harry Potter has been largely exhausted after eight phenomenally successful films, the baton has been picked up by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Fantasti
  
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• Google and Facebook back post-Brexit UK, but tech worries linger

  21-11-2016 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Technology heavyweights are investing in Britain despite political uncertainty and concerns over skills shortagesTechnology was flagged as one of the British industries that would suffer most in the wake of a Brexit vote, with almost nine out of 10 London-based tech professionals opposing an EU exit.Several months after the referendum, however, and the sector has received a significant boost. Instead of a talent and investment flight, the capital’s status as a global tech hub has been conf
  
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• Car2Stop: Car2Go shuts down services in San Diego - Roadshow

  21-11-2016 19:21 via cnet.com
  
  After five years of service, Daimler's car-sharing operation puts its focus on other locations.
  
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• YouTubers sink insane world record basketball shot - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:16 via cnet.com
  
  They traveled from Australia to Switzerland to take an epic free throw shot. There wasn't even a game scheduled.
  
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• Put your favorite controls in the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  With the Touch Bar only displaying a handful of system controls at all times, here's how to get the most out of it.
  
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• Netflix to air three Dave Chappelle stand-up specials - CNET

  21-11-2016 19:12 via cnet.com
  
  ​The comedian who came out of the woodwork with a "Saturday Night Live" appearance earlier this month will entertain Netflix users next year.
  
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