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• Google CEO speaks out against Trump's immigration order - CNET

  28-01-2017 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  The company reportedly tells some employees to cut overseas trips short and return to the US, as a Trump ban on immigration from Muslim countries kicks in.
  
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• Google rocked by Trump's immigration order - CNET

  28-01-2017 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  The company reportedly tells some employees to cut overseas trips short and return to the US, as a Trump ban on immigration from Muslim countries kicks in.
  
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• iPhone 8 concept combines camera with Apple logo

  28-01-2017 20:40
  
  The iPhone 7 may be just a few months old, but the excitement over the 10th anniversary iPhone 8 is already resulting in a few very well-conceived concept designs for Apple's next smartphone.  The latest comes from designer Iskander Utebayev, who not only gives us a look at what the rumored wraparound screen on the iPhone 8 might look like, but also puts the device's camera in the middle of the Apple logo. Traditionally, Apple tends to let its Apple logo stand alone, but considering that th
  
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• New self-balancing Solowheel might replace your hoverboard

  28-01-2017 20:00
  
  Riding around on a self-balancing mini-wheel could be the transportation method of the future.
  
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• Maximum fidelity: The KEF Reference 1 speaker - CNET

  28-01-2017 18:48 via cnet.com
  
  This made-in-the-UK speaker dazzles the Audiophiliac.
  
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• £13m for Cardiff University compound semiconductor research

  28-01-2017 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Funding of £13m is awarded to compound semiconductor research - the technology behind smartphones, tablets and satellite communications.
  
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• How to stop arguing and actually change someone's mind on social media

  28-01-2017 18:34 via theguardian.com
  
  There are ways to get your point across more effectively. Avoid shouting into the abyss and follow these steps to become a master persuaderWhenever a major story breaks in the social media age, from the supreme court judgement on article 50 to the news that roast potatoes can apparently cause cancer – it sparks a heated debate. And in this post-truth world of alternative facts even the US president conducts his battles on Twitter. But what if you’re less interested in just shouting y
  
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• What would it take to make audio 'cool' again? - CNET

  28-01-2017 18:27 via cnet.com
  
  Having a killer audio system used to be hip, can it happen again?
  
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• TripIt Navigator: Detailed transportation options for business travelers

  28-01-2017 18:20 via zdnet.com
  
  While business travelers spend hours on planes traversing the world, there is a phase of the trip where one travels to and from the airport. The latest update to TripIt provides costs and travel times for various options.
  
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• Intentionally or not, big brands help fund fake news

  28-01-2017 17:30
  
  Wittingly or not, major global corporations are helping fund sites that traffic in fake news by advertising on them. Take, for instance, a story that falsely claimed former President Barack Obama had banned ...
  
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• 'Alien,' 'Harry Potter,' 'Doctor Who' actor John Hurt dies at 77 - CNET

  28-01-2017 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  British actor known for playing eccentric and empathic characters such as the Elephant Man, Harry Potter's wand maker Ollivander, a Doctor Who Time Lord and Hellboy's guardian, passes away Friday.
  
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• Pokémon Go and no sign of stopping: Apple’s App Store sales boom

  28-01-2017 16:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Purchases on its software platform made $8.6bn for the company last year, even as demand for the iPhone showed signs of easingWhen Apple launched its App Store eight years ago with a selection of just 500 applications for iPhone users, not many of the company’s famously bullish executives could have expected that it would grow into an earnings juggernaut. The iPhone and iPod were overwhelming successes and the iPad was just around the corner: apps seemed like an offshoot.But last year, App
  
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• How to use iMessage special effects

  28-01-2017 16:14
  
  Over the years the iPhone's Messages app has evolved from a relatively simple messaging program to a sophisticated tool complete with special effects.  A lot of this is due to iMessage, Apple's proprietary messaging platform (a term many iPhone users erroneously apply to the Messages app itself). We're taking a look at how you can use the special effects in Messages, which go way beyond simple SMS and MMS communication. Since the release of iOS 10, iPhone users have been able to spice up th
  
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• These reinvented dumbbells are perfect for city apartments

  28-01-2017 16:00
  
  Practix is a combination dumbbell and kettlebell that is mechanically engineered for efficient storage and maximum versatility.
  
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• How to find your Mac's Home folder (and add it to Finder) - CNET

  28-01-2017 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  You can go home again -- and then pin that home to the sidebar in Finder.
  
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• From driverless cars to space tourism: what's the future of transport?

  28-01-2017 15:00
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 details might have leaked video - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's wrap-up, Samsung explains what caused its Note 7 fiasco. However, that news may have been overshadowed by a leak about Samsung's next flagship phone.
  
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• Toyota 86: More power would ruin it (CNET on Cars, Ep. 104) video - Roadshow

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Cooley loves the saved Scion, shows you how to clean car windows perfectly and fast, and gives you five good reasons not to buy a new car till late this year.
  
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• This budget clothes cleaner washes stains away video - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's 26132 top-load washing machine doesn't need fancy features to remove stains like a pro.
  
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• Netflix, Amazon, YouTube at Sundance: A new world order? - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Digital natives are taking bigger roles at Sundance as lines blur between movies that screen and those that stream.
  
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• Kepard

  28-01-2017 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It may be a small VPN, but Moldova-based Kepard's website makes some big claims, in particular that it offers the ‘best free premium VPN’ for Windows, iOS and Android.Could this be true? A quick inspection suggests no, not really: there are only nine locations (USA, Canada and Europe), P2P is only available on a single server, the free account limits you to 400MB bandwidth a day, you're allowed a maximum of two connections, and there are clients for Windows and Android only.
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• Kenmore's cleaning machine washes without protest - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The $830 Kenmore 26132 top-load washing machine is light on features, but it cleans extremely well.
  
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• Kenmore 26132 review - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Kenmore's $830 26132 top-load washing machine looks pretty nice and cleans even better.
  
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• ​Be ready for a natural disaster (or the apocalypse) with a go bag - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Get your escape to safety on the right track by packing a bag that's ready to go when you are.
  
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• Asus Designo Curve MX38VQ Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  28-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Asus Designo Curve MX38VQ is sleek monitor with Qi wireless charging pad built into its base.
  
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• Peugeot 3008 car review – ‘It's funny-looking’

  28-01-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I can get you to 128mph no problem, it seems to say, but wouldn’t you rather enjoy the scenery?The Peugeot 3008 has sleek, long lines in the body, then an abruptly curtailed snout, as if it’s been punched in the face. Inevitably, then, I started to wonder why someone might want to punch it in the face. This ridiculous Peugeot fascination with vista, a huge great windscreen delivering less-than-brilliant visibility, thanks to its very shallow angle and hefty A-frame? I could live with
  
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• The truth behind claims burnt toast and roast potatoes give you cancer

  28-01-2017 11:00
  
  By: Amelia HeathmanContinue reading...
  
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• US no longer has geography as defense, ally in cybercombat

  28-01-2017 09:10
  
  The United States has long relied on its borders and superior military might to protect against and deter foreign aggressors. But a lack of boundaries and any rulebook in cyberspace has increased the threat ...
  
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• The deadliest jobs in America, ranked video - CNET

  28-01-2017 09:04 via cnet.com
  
  These jobs can be killers.Everything, from taxi driver, to garbage collector, we rank the 20 deadliest jobs in America.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg drops case to acquire Hawaiian land

  28-01-2017 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Facebook founder's use of "quiet title" laws to acquire land led to criticism from residents.
  
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• Toshiba chair ready to resign over Westinghouse writedowns: Nikkei

  28-01-2017 04:12
  Toshiba Corp Chairman Shigenori Shiga is ready to step down to take responsibility for the huge writedowns looming over the Japanese group's U.S. nuclear power unit Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, the Nikkei business daily reported. Shiga was chairman of Westinghouse when the unit booked charges of $930 million in fiscal 2012 and $390 million in fiscal 2013, which Toshiba failed to flag at the time in violation of the Tokyo bourse's disclosure rules. The Japanese conglomerate's nomination committe
  
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• Virtual reality 'could help treat vertigo'

  28-01-2017 02:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.
  
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• Snapchat to reveal financials within a week: sources

  28-01-2017 02:36
  The sources, who cautioned that Snapchat's plans may still change, asked not to be named because the information is private. A spokeswoman for Snap Inc declined to comment. Snap Inc expects to go public as soon as March and could be valued at $20 billion to $25 billion, based on reports of its latest round of funding, which would make it the largest U.S. technology IPO since Facebook Inc's in 2012.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg challenges Trump on immigration and 'extreme vetting' order

  28-01-2017 02:34 via theguardian.com
  
  The Facebook CEO used his own page to criticize Donald Trump’s executive order that will severely limit immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countriesMark Zuckerberg criticized Donald Trump’s executive order to severely limit immigrants and refugees from certain Muslim-majority countries, becoming the most high-profile tech industry leader to speak out against the president since the election.“Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive ord
  
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• Twitter makes two national security letters public - CNET

  28-01-2017 02:30 via cnet.com
  
  The social network releases the letters after previously being held to gag orders by the FBI.
  
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• 4 best iOS.3 features coming soon - CNET

  28-01-2017 02:13 via cnet.com
  
  The last major iOS 10 update before the big iOS 11 release in June brings some useful upgrades to the settings screen and Maps app on your iPhone or iPad.
  
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• FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines

  28-01-2017 01:56
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, legal experts said, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company published on Friday. Twitter said its disclosures were the first time the company had been allowed to publicly reveal the secretive orders, which were delivered with gag orders when they were issued in 2015 and 2016. Each o
  
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• Powerful tweets remember Jewish refugees turned away by US - CNET

  28-01-2017 01:39 via cnet.com
  
  On Holocaust Memorial Day, a new Twitter account shares the names and faces of Jewish refugees aboard a German ship denied entry to the United States in 1939.
  
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• What will Apple look like in 2017? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 69) - CNET

  28-01-2017 01:32 via cnet.com
  
  The W1 chip was its biggest innovation in 2016. Can Apple surprise us this year? We hope so.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg drops lawsuits over Hawaiian land - CNET

  28-01-2017 01:30 via cnet.com
  
  The Facebook CEO says it was a mistake to take legal action against locals who own plots of land within his beachfront property on Kauai.
  
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• See these Oscar-nominated movies online right now video - CNET

  28-01-2017 01:22 via cnet.com
  
  See these nominated movies on Amazon, iTunes, and/or Netflix well in advance of the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place on February 26.
  
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• Why isn't Trump using the self-destructing phone Obama had all the time?

  28-01-2017 00:28
  
  Over the past few days, some of the biggest questions about our national cybersecurity have centered on one device: President Donald Trump's phone.  Shortly after he reportedly traded in his main Twitter machine, an old-model, unsecured Android phone, for a "secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service," the famously tech averse executive appeared to still be using the unsecured device. This made waves in intelligence and security circles, as the risks of the president of the Uni
  
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• Why isn't Trump only using the self-destructing phone Obama had?

  28-01-2017 00:28
  
  Over the past few days, some of the biggest questions about our national cybersecurity have centered on one device: President Donald Trump's phone.  Shortly after he reportedly traded in his main Twitter machine, an old-model, unsecured Android phone, for a "secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service," the famously tech averse executive appeared to still be using the unsecured device. This made waves in intelligence and security circles, as the risks of the president of the Uni
  
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• What's new in iOS 10.3? video - CNET

  28-01-2017 00:24 via cnet.com
  
  The best new features coming to your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with the latest iOS update.
  
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• Hey Trump! If you MUST tweet from an Android, make it this one

  28-01-2017 00:23
  
  President Trump apparently doesn't care about the security risks of using his old, unsecured Android phone.  Though it can't be confirmed which Android phone Trump is actually using — and presumably firing off his temper tweets from — widespread speculation and amateur analysis strongly suggests it's a Samsung Galaxy S3. Yes, an Android phone that was released in 2012. Trump's a billionaire, but he likes using a phone older than Orange Is the New Black . SEE ALSO: Report: Trump
  
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• Apple joins AI research group - CNET

  28-01-2017 00:17 via cnet.com
  
  The famously secretive company joins competitors in a consortium that's researching the uses of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Facebook CEO, facing wave of criticism, stops attempt to force Hawaii land sale

  28-01-2017 00:12
  Facing mounting criticism from islanders and local lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday revealed he was dropping his legal gambit to force the sale of land tracts on his seafront property on the island of Kauai that are claimed by native Hawaiians. "Upon reflection, I regret that I did not take the time to fully understand the quiet title process and its history before we moved ahead," Zuckerberg wrote in Kauai newspaper The Garden Island. Zuckerberg had previously tried to secure p
  
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• Zuckerberg criticizes Trump's executive orders on immigration - CNET

  28-01-2017 00:06 via cnet.com
  
  The Facebook CEO takes to his social network to speak out against the president's anti-immigration policies.
  
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