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• 'Doctor Who' Christmas special trailer features a superhero and aliens in NYC - CNET

  10-12-2016 23:11 via cnet.com
  
  The Tardis lands in New York where the Doctor will battle aliens alongside a masked vigilante in the "Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio," airing Christmas Day.
  
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• Trump team takes swipe at US intel groups over Russian hacking - CNET

  10-12-2016 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  US intelligence agencies think Russia wanted to aid a Trump victory with hacks during the election, say reports. Trump's transition team fires back.
  
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• Dead and buried: The tech we lost in 2016 - CNET

  10-12-2016 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  We bid a fond -- and occasionally not-so-fond -- farewell to these products over the past year.
  
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• The cheapskate's guide to buying a new PC or Mac

  10-12-2016 21:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Only suckers pay sticker price for a new Windows PC or Mac. If you're patient and willing to do some research, you can save hundreds of dollars and get a more powerful configuration than you ever dreamed possible. Here's how.
  
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• The Audiophiliac Speaker of the Year: Bowers & Wilkins 805 D3 - CNET

  10-12-2016 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's resident audiophile goes deep with these amazing speakers.
  
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• Apple unleashes new Apple Watch Series 2 ads for the holidays

  10-12-2016 18:03
  
  If you believe some studies, smartwatch sales are down by more than 50 percent, but that isn't stopping Apple from pushing its latest wearable even harder just before Christmas.  In a new series of ads the company posted on Friday, the Apple Watch Series 2 is profiled as the ultimate lifestyle device.  SEE ALSO: Apple, which doesn't reveal Watch sales data, says Watch sales are great Taking us from what looks like Los Angeles and Asia, and then a dance studio and an outdoor soccer matc
  
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• You no longer need to search Google, you can just tweet them an emoji

  10-12-2016 18:01
  
  You’ll love the response you get for tweeting a peach…
  
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• The Audiophiliac's best-ever holiday gift guide - CNET

  10-12-2016 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac's gift ideas, with something for every taste.
  
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• Agile methodologies may save the day for digital transformation, McKinsey says

  10-12-2016 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  7 ways to open up the digital and data transformation process and get IT and businesspeople talking about what's really important.
  
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• 9 fun iPhone text message tips and tricks

  10-12-2016 16:23
  
  It's an app you probably use every day, but are you getting the most out of the iPhone's Messages?  We've got some fun tips and tricks to show you how to do more with your SMS, MMS and iMessage communications.  Read on for nine fab ways to save time, better personalize your experience and become a leaner and meaner text-expert.  1) Respond like a ninja  If you're in a rush you can respond to a message in seconds with a pre-loaded response.  Simply tap and hold the messag
  
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• 9 Preview app tips every Mac owner should know - CNET

  10-12-2016 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Preview app can do more than simply preview files. See all that this sneakily powerful app on your Mac can do.
  
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• The 12 best Android apps of 2016

  10-12-2016 15:50
  
  Android had an interesting year. From its best flagship literally exploding to Google dropping a set of new phones and a new digital assistant, there was a lot to keep developers on their toes.  Luckily, the Android community was as reliable as ever at turning out creative, fun and seriously useful apps. SEE ALSO: The 16 biggest tech stories of 2016 From photo retouching to hopelessly addictive games and new ways to call and message friends, here are all the Android apps we couldn't live wi
  
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• Agata Oleksiak is helping refugees find their voice – using yarn

  10-12-2016 15:00
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• 7 gifts for people who were burned by the Samsung Galaxy Note7

  10-12-2016 14:45
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Note7 was hands-down one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Samsung finally built the Voltron of phones, only for the Note7 to literally burn up and be permanently discontinued. If you owned a Note7 and had to give it up, we feel your pain. It sucked to lose such a high-caliber phone and some people may never trust Samsung products again.  SEE ALSO: 10 of the hottest Samsung Note7 costumes this Halloween In loving memory of the Note7, here are seven gifts for any
  
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• Can tech help San Francisco's homeless? - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  The tech industry is the source of great wealth in San Francisco. Could it also help the city's least fortunate?
  
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• The 2017 movies we're geeking out for - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Among the superheroes and sequels (and superhero sequels) a host of sci-fi, fantasy, animated and action treats are heading for the big screen.
  
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• Sorry, Silicon Valley. Europe won't be any easier in 2017 - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Silicon Valley's tech titans clashed with powerful European institutions time and again in 2016. Next year looks to be no different.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall: Here's what's next - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Everything you still need to know about Samsung's recalled phone.
  
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• Fizzics Waytap review - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Using nothing more than 4 AA batteries and sound waves, the affordable Waytap brings the bar to you.
  
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• Fizzics Waytap brings the bubbles to your bottled beer - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Shake up your beer game with the Fizzics Waytap.
  
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• Every geek movie we're excited about in 2017 - CNET

  10-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  These are the movies we're geeking out for in 2017.
  
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• Samsung beats Apple, but still battling Galaxy Note 7 video - CNET

  10-12-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's wrap-up, the US Supreme Court sides with Samsung in its patent battle with Apple. Meanwhile, Samsung says it will update Galaxy Note 7 phones in the US to render them unusable.
  
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• No pseudo-science here, Fizzics Waytap really adds life to your beer video - CNET

  10-12-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Believe or not, Fizzics Waytap uses sound to make your bottled beer more bubbly. But is that always a good thing?
  
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• HP Stream 14-ax010nr review - CNET

  10-12-2016 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  HP once again shows a Windows laptop for email and online apps can be attractive and inexpensive.
  
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• Apple iPad or Amazon Fire: Which is the best holiday tablet?

  10-12-2016 13:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The holidays are but a few short weeks away and I'm once again being inundated by questions relating to a dilemma people are facing - between Apple's iPad or Amazon's Fire tablet range, which is the best?
  
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• Why it's dangerous to outsource our critical thinking to computers

  10-12-2016 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It is crucial for a resilient democracy that we better understand how Google and Facebook are changing the way we think, interact and behaveThe lack of transparency around the processes of Google’s search engine has been a preoccupation among scholars since the company began. Long before Google expanded into self-driving cars, smartphones and ubiquitous email, the company was being asked to explain the principles and ideologies that determine how it presents information to us. And now, 10
  
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• Eerie taxidermy models of monkeys, lemurs and apes go on display

  10-12-2016 13:00
  
  By: Victoria WoollastonContinue reading...
  
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• Citroën DS 3 car review – ‘It adds to the gaiety of the road’

  10-12-2016 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A critical observer would say it is just ridiculous for a car this size to have such poor fuel economyI imagined this car throughout as a young person selling themselves on The Apprentice. I am the DS 3 Performance, Lord Sugar, and this is because I perform. I am not shy, and nobody has called me that, not once, not ever, least of all when I am on a motorway. And I am painted sports red because that makes me faster. And (joking aside, both to imaginary Lord Sugar, and to you, reader), I am actua
  
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• PewDiePie deletes his (other) channel

  10-12-2016 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  PewDiePie v YouTube: after argument, vlogger deletes a channel... but not his main one
  
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• Everything that could go wrong with Amazon Go

  10-12-2016 03:31
  
  The world got a little more magical this week. Amazon showed off its vision of the future of grocery shopping with Amazon Go, and the consensus is that the checkout-less store is truly amazing — assuming the online retail giant can pull it off. On this week's MashTalk, that's exactly what we debate. Mashable Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and I talk about the tech behind Amazon Go as well as its potential problems — logistical, technological and ethical. Whether or not Amazon actu
  
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• Faraday Future's still-masked electric vehicle races a Ferrari, Bentley and Tesla - Roadshow

  10-12-2016 02:09 via cnet.com
  
  Electric vehicle upstart Faraday Future dribbles out more teasers for its first car, this time with a video showing it racing a Ferrari, a Bentley and a Tesla.
  
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• Sources: Google to give Cubans faster access to content

  10-12-2016 02:05
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Google and the Cuban government have struck a deal giving Cubans faster access to the internet giant's content, two people familiar with the agreement said Friday.
  
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• Driverless cars to become a reality in Michigan video - CNET

  10-12-2016 01:52 via cnet.com
  
  Michigan passed the first law allowing the use and future purchase of truly driverless autonomous vehicles on the roads.
  
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• Faraday Future's still masked electric vehicle races a Ferrari, Bentley and a Tesla - Roadshow

  10-12-2016 01:33 via cnet.com
  
  Electric vehicle upstart Faraday Future dribbles out more teasers for its first car, this time with a video showing it racing a Ferrari, Bentley and Tesla.
  
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• 6 actors we'd like to see on 'Game of Thrones' - CNET

  10-12-2016 01:17 via cnet.com
  
  HBO won't comment on the rumor about UFC fighter Conor McGregor joining the cast as a mute pirate, but here are six others who'd be worthy of Westeros.
  
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• Nintendo confirms you can't play Super Mario Run offline - CNET

  10-12-2016 01:16 via cnet.com
  
  The much-anticipated mobile game may require an always-on internet connection, according to an interview with the game's producer.
  
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• Your 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer questions, answered - CNET

  10-12-2016 01:08 via cnet.com
  
  CNET's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man experts answer the questions you're asking about the new trailer.
  
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• ​Airbnb gets lucky, SF mayor vetoes bill with 60-day rental cap - CNET

  10-12-2016 00:52 via cnet.com
  
  The city's board of supervisors passed a bill that cracked down on the number of nights people could rent out their homes. The mayor just tossed it.
  
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• Chrysler may show battery-powered Pacifica at CES 2017, report says - Roadshow

  10-12-2016 00:44 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker's new minivan is already the first hybrid on the market; is a gas-free version in the wings?
  
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• How to save all the personal data on your Note7 before Samsung bricks it

  10-12-2016 00:38
  
  Attention Samsung Galaxy Note7 owners: the time has come at last to give up on those potentially explosive devices in your pocket. Samsung has revealed plans to remotely update all Galaxy Note 7 devices in the U.S., starting Dec. 19. The update will leave the phone "bricked" — which means it will no longer be able to charge or work with cellular networks. (Unless you have Verizon, which is so far refusing to push out the update. Note7 owners who refused to trade in the dangerous devices fo
  
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• You can swap Snap Spectacle lenses - here's how

  10-12-2016 00:18
  
  If you have an extra pair of Snap Spectacles laying around, you can swap the lenses. Here's how to do it.
  
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• Samsung's Note7 kill-switch is deeply disturbing, whether you own one or not

  10-12-2016 00:14
  
  If you bought a Samsung Galaxy Note7, Samsung really, really wants you to stop using it. How much? The company plans to push out a software update next week to the potentially explosive Note7 devices in the U.S. that will prevent them from charging or connecting to a mobile network—effectively rendering them useless. In a surprise twist, at least one U.S. carrier is balking at this decision, flexing its muscle as the gatekeeper of its network. Verizon issued a flat refusal to push out Sams
  
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• CNET's holiday gift guide videos - CNET

  10-12-2016 00:07 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're looking for the best fitness tracker, stocking stuffer or smart home device this holiday season, find the perfect tech gift in one of these videos.
  
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