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• Huawei becomes most profitable Android brand: Report

  24-11-2016 23:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese smartphone supplier Huawei has outstripped the trouble-ridden Samsung and gained the most profit among Android phone brands for Q3 2016.
  
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• CNET Giveaway: 'The Hunger Games 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack' - CNET

  24-11-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  Don't miss your chance to get your hands on the complete collection of 'The Hunger Games' in 4K Ultra HD in this weeks giveaway. This promotion ends December 1st, 2016.
  
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• Video shows e-cigarette explode in man's pants, lawyer says - CNET

  24-11-2016 22:24 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In New York's Grand Central Terminal, there's smoke and fire coming from a store employee's trousers.
  
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• ​Amazon could be eyeing Arab counterpart Souq.com - CNET

  24-11-2016 21:18 via cnet.com
  
  The online retail giant is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com for about $1 billion.
  
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• Ukrainian Air force jet flies too low, human dives for cover - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: For reasons that may only amount to "because it's fun," some air force pilots around the globe enjoy scaring people on the ground. Here's the latest.
  
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• 11 surprising things Google Home can't yet do - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:12 via cnet.com
  
  The Google Home is a pretty well-rounded smart speaker, but there's a bunch of simple things it can't do.
  
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• Dreaming up the best toys for the holidays - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:11 via cnet.com
  
  We saw the coolest, and weirdest toys on sale this festive season at the Dreamtoys Fair in London.
  
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• Dong talks dongles video - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  CNET editor Dong Ngo explains how dongles can make up for shortcomings in Apple's latest MacBooks.
  
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• Coolest and rudest geeky toys for the holidays video - CNET

  24-11-2016 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  Deck the halls with bricks of LEGO! From Marvel to Star Wars, here are our favourite geeky toys out this Christmas with a cameo from a very rude tactile sausage.
  
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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Five tips for spotting a bargain

  24-11-2016 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Black Friday is now one of the UK's busiest shopping days, but how can you spot a genuine bargain?
  
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• Turkey fryer warning given by fire chiefs for Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US fire chiefs have released a turkey fryer danger alert video to coincide with Thanksgiving Day.
  
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• Brazilian organizations advance in digital transformation

  24-11-2016 18:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Companies are making more efforts around digital but board and staff commitment remains a challenge, says study
  
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• Sysomos Gaze gives view of your social imprint across images

  24-11-2016 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Every day, more than three billion images are created on social media and nearly one million minutes of video are shared every second. But businesses have little insight into this content, what it means for their brand or their target audiences.
  
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• When a loved one dies, their Facebook profile is both a blessing and a curse

  24-11-2016 17:47
  
  LONDON — When someone you love passes away, processing that loss can be incredibly hard. Through the annals of time, the physical vestiges of a person's life — like clothing, letters, photographs and jewellery — have provided comfort to those grieving after their death. But now, social media means a digital imprint of a person's life can also live on after a person has died. Grief is a profoundly personal experience that comes in a myriad of forms. But social media is proving t
  
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• Convict-spotting algorithm criticised

  24-11-2016 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An experiment to see whether computers can identify criminals based on their faces has been conducted in China.
  
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• Otterbox dives into charging accessories -- and a Black Friday sale - CNET

  24-11-2016 17:29 via cnet.com
  
  Branching out beyond cases Otterbox has a new line of cables and charging accessories.
  
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• Beavers are back! The animals are native to Scotland again after 400 years

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
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• You can now play Microsoft's Solitaire on your phone

  24-11-2016 17:07
  
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• Airbus's newest airliner takes to the skies - CNET

  24-11-2016 16:36 via cnet.com
  
  Four months after it rolled out of the factory, the Airbus A350-1000 completed its first flight today over southern France.
  
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• Beirut: Lebanon's very own Silicon Valley – Chips with Everything tech podcast

  24-11-2016 16:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Recently described as the ‘tech gateway to the Middle East’, we explore the inner workings of Beirut, the world’s unlikeliest of tech hubsThree tech entrepreneurs from Beirut – Salma Jawhar, founder of Play My Way, and Ali El Ali and Georges Choueiry, co-founders of BidAffairs.com – join presenter Matt Shore to discuss the Lebanese capital’s burgeoning technology sector. Continue reading...
  
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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Origin PC gaming laptops and desktops - CNET

  24-11-2016 16:22 via cnet.com
  
  These high-end gaming machines are getting deep discounts, even before Thanksgiving.
  
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• US Navy sailors' data breached

  24-11-2016 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Navy is investigating after personal data of more than 130,000 sailors was "compromised".
  
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• CERT to Microsoft: Don't kill EMET, Windows 10 will be less secure without it

  24-11-2016 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 10 may be Microsoft's most secure OS yet, but that doesn't mean users' interests are served by abandoning a key exploit mitigation toolkit, says CERT.
  
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• The best deals on Apple iPad Air, mini, Pro tablets during Black Friday 2016 [Updated]

  24-11-2016 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  They aren't as plentiful as in years past, but there are still savings to be had if you're in the market for a new iPad.
  
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• The best deals on Apple iPad Air, mini, Pro tablets during Black Friday 2016

  24-11-2016 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  They aren't as plentiful as in years past, but there are still savings to be had if you're in the market for a new iPad.
  
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• Watch three guys with jetpacks fly in formation with airplanes

  24-11-2016 15:10
  
  Jetman and his buddies are back. Yves Rossy, the man who decided that you don't need much more than a tiny wing and a jetpack to fly, has teamed up with pilots Vincent Reffet and Fred Fugen in south of France for another absolutely insane and beautiful stunt.  SEE ALSO: Dubai gives its firefighters twin-engine jetpacks to fight skyscraper fires This time, the three pilots are flying in formation with Patrouille de France's Alphajets, one of the best precision aerobatics teams in the world.&
  
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• Systran launches neural machine translation engine in 30 languages

  24-11-2016 14:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Language barriers represent one of the biggest challenges to develop business strategies among global markets. Now, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and machine translation, these barriers are being broken down.
  
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• Are iPhone owners really less honest than Android users? That's what this study says

  24-11-2016 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers claim your phone really does say a lot about who you are as person, and if you're an iPhone owner what it says is not flattering.
  
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• Tony Blair looks to technology sector for best ideas about politics - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:33 via cnet.com
  
  The former UK Prime Minister wants to "build a platform" to solve the world's problems.
  
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• How to breed Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon

  24-11-2016 14:33
  
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• Raspberry Pi helps build strong brains - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  From CNET Magazine: They might not look like much, but tiny Raspberry Pi computers could help society relearn what it means to be technically literate.
  
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• How to shop online and stay secure - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Don't be lazy when it comes to your privacy. Stay safe this holiday season with these helpful tips.
  
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• New 'Sherlock' images give us a peek at Sherlock and John's family lives - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:25 via cnet.com
  
  Suss out clues from these new images of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and their near and dear.
  
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• Uber eyes UberCommute expansion in India

  24-11-2016 14:23
  
  Uber plans to expand its UberCommute service across India, but the path it is hoping to travel is likely more complicated than it is anticipating.    Early this year, Uber quietly began testing UberCommute in New Delhi and Bengaluru cities in India. The program allows anyone with a car to join its platform and share ride with fellow commuters for a fee. Shortly after its launch, the Karnataka government accused Uber of violating transport department rules by facilitating unregulated us
  
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• 'Alien: Covenant' will be unleashed three months early - CNET

  24-11-2016 13:37 via cnet.com
  
  The first poster for "Alien: Covenant" features a familiar frightful face and a new release date of May 19.
  
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• Scottish flight site Skyscanner sold to China - CNET

  24-11-2016 13:34 via cnet.com
  
  UK unicorn Skyscanner has been sold to Ctrip in a deal worth £1.4bn.
  
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• Doom, Tomb Raider and The Witcher among Steam's Autumn sale deals

  24-11-2016 13:34
  
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• Bletchley Park: Teen cyberdefence school planned at historic home of codebreaking

  24-11-2016 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  National College of Cyber Security set to open in 2018 to train 'gifted' teenagers to bolster UK defences against cyberattacks and hackers.
  
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• To the stratosphere and beyond! SolarStratos wants to fly a plane to the edge of space

  24-11-2016 13:00
  
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• US: We need smartphone 'driver mode' to block apps and stem rise in road deaths

  24-11-2016 12:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Alarmed by a spike in road fatalities, US auto safety regulators ask phone makers to automatically block certain content while drivers are behind the wheel.
  
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• Inside the project to rebuild the EDSAC, the world's first general purpose computer

  24-11-2016 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Volunteers at the National Museum of Computing and operators who used EDSAC almost 70 years ago have come together to replicate it for future generations to learn from.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S7 edge beats the iPhone 7 to best phone of the year award

  24-11-2016 12:37
  
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• Your dog knows what you did last summer: canines have 'episodic memories' like primates

  24-11-2016 12:02
  
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• Some practical Black Friday advice video - CNET

  24-11-2016 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  Don't let Black Friday drive you crazy. Here's some advice for the pragmatic shopper in all of us.
  
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• LingLong's DingDong is a Chinese rival to the Amazon Echo

  24-11-2016 11:42
  
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• Reddit CEO admits to editing user comments amid Pizzagate malarkey - CNET

  24-11-2016 11:38 via cnet.com
  
  Steve Huffman clashes with fans of Donald Trump as the site bans a subreddit dedicated to a wild conspiracy theory.
  
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