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• How to keep up with CES if you're stuck at home

  03-01-2017 23:52
  
  If you're like me, you're stuck on the outside looking in at the biggest tech event of the (very young) year: CES 2017. Here I am at Mashable HQ in rainy New York City, while many of my colleagues are soaking up the sun and hanging out at the conference in Las Vegas.  SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 It's not quite the same, but we can at least keep up with CES remotely through a few different methods. Here's how. Stay social Like just about every other event in the world, C
  
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• Chrysler reinvents the minivan with its all-electric, autonomous Portal concept video - Roadshow

  03-01-2017 23:51 via cnet.com
  
  The carmaker introduces the minivan of tomorrow with its Portal concept. The design focuses on millennials by envisioning a self-driving, all-electric future.
  
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• Huawei Honor 6X wants to be your two-camera budget buddy - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  The 6X proves you don't have to pay big money to get two rear cameras on a phone.
  
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• Apple sued for not adding safety fix to prevent use of FaceTime while driving

  03-01-2017 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Couple alleges Apple should be held accountable for daughter’s death in car crash with distracted driver, after it patented but never introduced ‘safer’ FaceTimeA couple whose five-year-old daughter was killed after a distracted driver drove into their car is suing Apple for failing to introduce an iPhone safety feature it patented in 2014 to discourage people from using FaceTime while driving.The lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara superior county court, relates to an incident that
  
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• Huawei's Honor 6X doubles the camera fun video - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  Budget phones don't usually get two rear cameras. They do now.
  
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• HP's new convertible Spectre and EliteBook x360s video - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  The already packed family of well-made 360-degree laptops gets a boost with two new convertibles. We got a look at CES 2017.
  
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• How to use third-party Actions on Google Home - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  Third-party services are now available on Google Home. Here's how to enable and use them.
  
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• Lenovo brings you VR that won't break the bank video - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  Part of the Windows Holographic platform, this prototype headset has two built-in cameras for augmented reality.
  
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• Don't be fooled: Intel's new desktop CPUs aren't faster - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  You'd be better off buying an older chip on sale.
  
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• VW banks on phone technology in the dashboard - Roadshow

  03-01-2017 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  Volkswagen vehicles will integrate Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820A chipset, an automotive version of the chip currently powering phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, to power navigation, audio and other dashboard electronics.
  
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• These slick shades pack the power of Android for AR - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  Get ready to watch films, experience augmented reality and virtual reality,and play games through a pair of slim sunglasses.
  
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• Qualcomm's new chip may finally get you to try VR - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  The Snapdragon 835 includes tweaks, like Wi-Fi built onto the chip, that allow for thinner, lighter and more powerful devices.
  
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• Lenovo marches PC gaming into 2017 with the new Legion series video - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  New graphics, a new look and a new name for Lenovo's gaming line.
  
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• Samsung's CES 2017 press conference Jan. 4 (live blog) - CNET

  03-01-2017 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  The electronics giant hopes you'll forget about the exploding Note 7 and focus on its TV and refrigerators instead. Join us Wednesday for live coverage.
  
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• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor brings VR to your mobile devices

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new processor has been designed to immerse us in clearer, stronger virtual reality.
  
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• Osterhout Design Group's launches new smart glasses as company bridges consumer, industrial applications

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ODG is raising its profile with smart glasses aimed at consumers at CES 2017, but the real use cases reside with enterprises and government. We spoke with Pete Jameson, ODG's operating chief.
  
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• Osterhout Design Group launches new smart glasses as company bridges consumer, industrial applications

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ODG is raising its profile with smart glasses aimed at consumers at CES 2017, but the real use cases reside with enterprises and government. We spoke with Pete Jameson, ODG's operating chief.
  
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• Honor unveils a £225 handset with a two-day battery life

  03-01-2017 23:00
  
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• Honor 6X

  03-01-2017 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Honor 5X from early 2016 was one of the best low-end phones you could buy last year – we even gave it four out of five stars.Honor wants to replicate that success in 2017 with the Honor 6X, with a few minor improvements and a similarly low price point to encourage you to go with the up-and-coming Chinese brand.There are a lot of specs here that not so long ago you’d have expected to only feature in upper mid-range to high-end phones, yet Honor has managed to pack them into someth
  
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• Hands-on with the Honor 6X: a mid-range phone gunning for its high-end rivals

  03-01-2017 23:00
  
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• 7 tech innovations coming to your next smartphone

  03-01-2017 23:00
  
  Boring or not, smartphones aren't going away anytime soon. Phones — specifically, Android phones — hit a new high in 2016, finally competing with the iPhone in many of the areas they usually fell short. But they're about to get even better. Like Intel's tight grip on the PC world, Qualcomm powers most of the world's best smartphones. To kick off CES 2017, the chipmaker detailed its newest processor, the Snapdragon 835, and outlined how it's going to push mobile tech forward in 2017.
  
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• Intel is buying a stake in mapping company Here - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:57 via cnet.com
  
  The chipmaker is hoping on the driverless car phenomenon.
  
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• Julian Assange says once again that Russia is not Wikileaks' source

  03-01-2017 22:56
  
  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is claiming again that a Russian-connected source didn't leak hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee to his organization. That's contrary to the U.S. intelligence community's recent conclusions. That assertion and Wikileaks' increasingly partisan rhetoric has at least one Republican pundit, Sean Hannity, changing his tune toward the controversial figure.  SEE ALSO: What we do and don't know about Russia's interference in the presidential electi
  
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• CES 2017 press day 1: How to watch live - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:53 via cnet.com
  
  The CES show floor doesn't open until Thursday, but the press conferences are already comin' in hot.
  
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• Alexa breaks free in the Lenovo Smart Assistant video - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  This smart home device aims to fix the Echo's meh audio with a Harman Kardon speaker.
  
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• Megyn Kelly's Facebook fans go ape as anchor leaves Fox - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  Thousands take aim at the Fox News anchor after her post saying she's bolting to rival NBC.
  
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• LG SJ8 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  LG has unveiled a sound bar that's only 1.5 inches tall -- it's designed to pair with the company's new TVs.
  
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• Chrysler at CES 2017: Watch live now - Roadshow

  03-01-2017 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  The company is set to unveil its autonomous Portal minivan concept.
  
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• Kylo Ren meets a strangely satisfying end in hot-knife video - CNET

  03-01-2017 22:02 via cnet.com
  
  That's hot! The Dark Side of the Force heats up in a short and sweet video that's gratifying to anyone who's still mad about you-know-what in "The Force Awakens."
  
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• Intel takes us into VR at CES 2017: Wednesday, 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET live stream and live blog - CNET

  03-01-2017 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  On Wednesday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich will host a press conference all about virtual and so-called "merged" reality.
  
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• Hands on with Kuri -- an adorable wandering security cam video - CNET

  03-01-2017 21:46 via cnet.com
  
  Imagine if you had a cartoon character roaming your floors, watching your kids and telling them stories -- that's Kuri.
  
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• Mustang Hybrid among 13 new electric Ford cars that will soon be a reality

  03-01-2017 21:39
  
  Ford is building 13 new electric cars, including groundbreaking models like a 300-mile electric SUV and a hybrid Mustang. Seven of the new 13 models will be released by 2020, and an F-150 Hybrid pick-up and Mustang Hybrid are among those soon to come, the company announced on Tuesday. Ford is currently investing $700 million toward creating new eco-friendly cars like two electrified police vehicles. It's all part of a larger $4.5 billion effort to produce more EV models in the next couple years.
  
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• CES 2017: Hands-on with the dual camera $250 Honor 6X

  03-01-2017 21:31 via zdnet.com
  Huawei starts off the new year with the 5X successor, the Honor 6X, that brings a dual camera experience with a long battery life and sleek all-aluminum form factor to the US market.
  
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• Clouds return to Saturn's moon Titan in ethereal NASA image - CNET

  03-01-2017 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  Saturn's mysterious moon Titan welcomes back some cloud cover after a long period of clear skies.
  
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• First Alert Onelink Environment Monitor Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-01-2017 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  The Onelink Environment Monitor will work with your Amazon Echo.
  
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• CES 2067: Welcome to the future - CNET

  03-01-2017 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  CES started back in the summer of 1967, showcasing with such cutting-edge gear as transistor radios and reel-to-reel tape recorders. This fictional "what if?" imagines what it will be like to attend the show 50 years from now.
  
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• Faraday Future at CES 2017: Watch live at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET - Roadshow

  03-01-2017 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  We'll finally get to see the startup's idea of a production car. Was it worth the wait?
  
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• Intel acquires 15 percent ownership stake in mapping firm HERE

  03-01-2017 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel will work with HERE and its consortium of automaker owners to design, test and deliver proof-of-concept architecture supporting real-time, high-definition map updates.
  
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• Amazon pushes Alexa integration further with 4k Fire TV partnership

  03-01-2017 20:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The Amazon Alexa voice assistant is popping up into more devices, and subsequently, your home.
  
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• Earin M-2 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-01-2017 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  Earin hopes a "fashionable" design and a stable connection will give its new cord-free Bluetooth buds a leg up on Apple's AirPods.
  
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• LG S9 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-01-2017 20:38 via cnet.com
  
  The LG SJ9 is the company's first Dolby Atmos sound bar which offers roof firing speakers in addition to Google Cast compatibility.
  
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• PC makers hybrid laptop happy at CES 2017

  03-01-2017 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech vendors are all in on 2-in-1 laptops because that's where the growth is.
  
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• Rare video captures brown snake swallowing python whole - CNET

  03-01-2017 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  Snake catchers called to an Australian home wait around for hours for the snake to complete its meal, but finally slide it into a bag before it finishes.
  
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• E Ink produces an HDTV-sized ePaper display

  03-01-2017 20:20
  
  LAS VEGAS – Traditional HDTVs aren’t the only things getting bigger and bigger.  Thanks to E Ink, we now have a 42-inch high-definition ePaper display that the company unveiled this week at CES in Las Vegas.  SEE ALSO: Amazon Voyage Is So Ready for Your Reading Trip Each display is 25.9 in. wide x 34.8 in. tall x 0.65 in. thick and offers a resolution of 2160 X 2880 (85 dpi). The 42-inch length is measured diagonally. The display can operate in portrait or landscape mode an
  
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• YouTube loves man using flying kick to get stolen phone back - CNET

  03-01-2017 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In China, video shows a trucker retrieving his stolen phone by drop-kicking the alleged thief, who was escaping on a motorbike.
  
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• Chrysler at CES 2017: Watch live at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET - Roadshow

  03-01-2017 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  The company is set to unveil its autonomous Portal minivan concept.
  
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• LG SJ7 Sound Bar Flex Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  03-01-2017 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  The LG SJ7 Sound Bar Flex is a modular sound bar with a wireless second unit which doubles as a rear or separate Bluetooth speaker.
  
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• Baby Pokemon: Info and tips for Pokemon Go - CNET

  03-01-2017 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  Want a baby Pokemon? Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Nearly half of Tumblr's users end up seeing porn - CNET

  03-01-2017 19:48 via cnet.com
  
  An Italian study looks at just how much adult-oriented content was on the social network -- it's a lot.
  
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• Governments shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016

  03-01-2017 19:42
  
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