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• B&O Play Beolit 17 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:56 via cnet.com
  
  The company's follow-up to the Beolit 15 is a compact yet powerful portable wireless speaker that delivers up 24 hours of battery life.
  
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• Starting today, more Android users can get help from Google Assistant - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:48 via cnet.com
  
  Once exclusive to the Google Pixel and Pixel XL, Google Assistant is now rolling out to various Android Nougat and Marshmallow phones.
  
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• The Snap IPO told through Snapchat, of course video - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:43 via cnet.com
  
  Oh Snap, the company's shares just went on sale. looks like Evan Spiegel's now a whole lot richer.
  
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• Sorry USB-C lovers, but iPhone 8 will stick with a Lightning connector - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  Those rumors about the next iPhone ditching the Lightning connector are most likely untrue or misleading.
  
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• Virgin space spinoff will pop teensy satellites into orbit - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:18 via cnet.com
  
  Richard Branson's newest effort, Virgin Orbit, aims to launch small satellites from a jet flying at 35,000 feet.
  
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• ​Amazon turns warehouse roofs into solar power stations - CNET

  02-03-2017 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Fifteen warehouses with solar panels will crank out 41 megawatts of power -- and mean you won't have to pay as much for Amazon services.
  
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• All the electric and pedal ride-on cars from the NY Toy Fair - Roadshow

  02-03-2017 23:05 via cnet.com
  
  Leather seats, touchscreen infotainment systems and a dash of vintage.
  
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• Google's Chromebook Pixel lives on, but you can't buy one

  02-03-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  It turns out Google is still making its own high-end Chromebook laptops. It's just not going to sell them to customers.
  
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• Silicon Valley backs transgender rights in Supreme Court case - CNET

  02-03-2017 22:55 via cnet.com
  
  More than half the 53 companies that signed a brief supporting Gavin Grimm's case are from the tech industry.
  
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• What is FLAC? The high-def MP3 explained - CNET

  02-03-2017 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  CNET explains what FLAC is, as well as where to buy music in the FLAC format, and how to play it on your smartphone, computer or hi-fi.
  
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• 10 totally helpful things you can do with a blow dryer (other than styling your hair) - CNET

  02-03-2017 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  It's time to take your blow dryer out of the bathroom. This hairstyling tool has so many other uses.
  
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• Spotify hits 50 million subscribers - CNET

  02-03-2017 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  Spotify added about half of Apple Music's member count in less than half a year.
  
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• Sex wearable is coming to track your performance and judge you - CNET

  02-03-2017 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  It's basically a Fitbit for your man bits that tracks thrust speed and velocity. But don't be too hard on yourself.
  
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• Snapchat firm share price soars on debut

  02-03-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in the owner of messaging app Snapchat jump by more than 40% in its first day on Wall Street.
  
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• Engineer says Uber hired firm to investigate her after she reported sexual harassment

  02-03-2017 21:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Susan Fowler says Uber has hired a law firm to investigate her while company says inquiry’s target is her published claims, ‘not her personally’The former Uber engineer who published a viral account of sexual harassment and discrimination said her former employer had hired a law firm to investigate her. Susan Fowler, whose blogpost about sexism and misconduct sparked widespread debate about the mistreatment of women in Silicon Valley, said on Thursday that Uber was investigatin
  
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• Disney releases the quackin' with awesome 'DuckTales' trailer - CNET

  02-03-2017 21:38 via cnet.com
  
  Let's duck back into the 1980s with this promising preview of a Disney favorite that's just months away.
  
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• Dell XPS 13 9360 Developer Edition

  02-03-2017 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last October Dell quietly updated its suave XPS 13 range of ultraportables. Pretty much since their inception, these beasts have been the undisputed champions of the premium laptop plains. Dell has hit on a winning recipe, and wisely chosen to only update and tweak it on this, its fourth generation.At the heart of the machine, there’s now a Core i5-7200U or i7-7500U processor. We tested the 2.7GHz i7 Developer Edition, which came with 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and the same not-of-this-world 32
  
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• Leaked image suggests Amazon may be making an Alexa Camera - CNET

  02-03-2017 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  An image of an Amazon-branded security camera with a familiar-looking blue ring was reportedly spotted on Amazon.com. Is Alexa getting eyes?
  
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• Sean Spicer accidentally tweets Trump is new HUD secretary - CNET

  02-03-2017 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: The White House press secretary slips up, and the Oscars jokes begin.
  
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• Netflix's Dave Chappelle stand-up specials to debut March 21 - CNET

  02-03-2017 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  Though there's three on the way, only two will premier in March.
  
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• Epson Home Cinema 640 review - CNET

  02-03-2017 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  A little light cannon with the ability to fill a huge screen, the Epson Home Cinema 640 produces a surprisingly impressive image for the price.
  
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• The future of pop music? Hollow shells run by algorithms - and Hatsune Miku is leading the way

  02-03-2017 21:00
  
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• A dried-up mold sample just sold for $15,000 - CNET

  02-03-2017 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  A hefty auction price for a strange mold sample makes sense once you know its origin story and all the extras that came with it.
  
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• The Guardian view of Snap IPO: a shareholding monarchy | Editorial

  02-03-2017 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The flotation of this tech company is an absurdity, where desperate investors pay to own a piece of a company that they will have no say in running
  It is a paradox that a country that sought freedom from a king, the United States, is today happy to crown monarchs in commerce. Snap, which calls itself a camera company but is in fact a Silicon Valley firm behind a mobile messaging app, floated on the US stock exchange making billionaires of its two under-30 founders. True, 158 million people open
  
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• Ford dreams of driverless vans that can launch delivery drones - CNET

  02-03-2017 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  Ford shows CNET's Katie Collins a future in which a drone delivers oranges to her 30th floor apartment. Also a future in which she lives in a 30th floor apartment.
  
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• What color are these strawberries? Viral photo tricks your eyes video - CNET

  02-03-2017 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  You won't believe your eyes after learning about this optical illusion. Why does our brain perceive red when there are no red pixels in the photo?
  
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• Put the fur babies first with Nissan's X-Trail 4Dogs concept - Roadshow

  02-03-2017 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  Not only does it provide posh accommodations, you get a neat little badge on the tailgate!
  
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• Nissan X-Trail 4Dogs concept barks up the right tree - Roadshow

  02-03-2017 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  You know it's a great concept when the animals get a better setup than the humans do.
  
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• A typo blew up part of the internet Tuesday - CNET

  02-03-2017 20:13 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services details what caused a roughly four-hour service disruption at its Northern Virginia site.
  
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• ChargePoint blazes into Europe on $82M funding wave - Roadshow

  02-03-2017 20:11 via cnet.com
  
  Its charging network is determined to expand beyond North America.
  
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• LG SteamVR headset

  02-03-2017 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How many virtual reality headsets does the world need? Apparently, if you're LG, there's room for one more.The venerable gadget maker has made a VR headset of its own. Designed for Valve's SteamVR platform, it's goes by the name of LG SteamVR headset, at least colloquially. This is prototype hardware, LG representatives were quick to point out before we fixed the headset to our craniums at GDC 2017. That means the device – from its looks to its specs – is subject to change befor
  
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• AutoComplete: Porsche built a station wagon, and it's amazing video - Roadshow

  02-03-2017 20:06 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: GM offers up unlimited 4G LTE data, and Ford recalls vehicles for a new kind of Takata problem.
  
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• Here's how to make sense of AMD Ryzen naming

  02-03-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 1700X, and Ryzen 7 1700 - what do these names tell you about the chip? Answer: A lot!
  
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• JBL Cinema SB 450 review - CNET

  02-03-2017 19:59 via cnet.com
  
  The JBL Cinema SB 450 scores big with features, but its brash demeanor might not wear well with discerning listeners.
  
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• Soon, you can buy gadgets that self-destruct when stolen

  02-03-2017 19:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The self-destruct technology can be retrofitted to existing devices for a few dollars, the researchers say.
  
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• Soon, you can buy gadgets that can self-destruct when stolen

  02-03-2017 19:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The self-destruct technology can be retrofitted to existing devices for a few dollars, the researchers say.
  
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• Amazon knocked AWS sites offline because of typo

  02-03-2017 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS explains how S3 storage at its massive US-EAST-1 region was disrupted and what it's doing to prevent this from happening again.
  
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• Snapchat gets snapped up on Wall Street (The 3:59, Ep. 188) - CNET

  02-03-2017 19:24 via cnet.com
  
  We talk about the IPO for Snap Inc. Also: the promise of 5G at Mobile World Congress.
  
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• NBC Regional Sports Networks coming to Sling TV on April 2 - CNET

  02-03-2017 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  The channels will be available to users in California, Chicago and Mid-Atlantic markets.
  
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• Thanks, Denny's, for one of the best tweets of the week - CNET

  02-03-2017 19:03 via cnet.com
  
  Well played, pancake purveyors. The restaurant chain takes the zoom-in social media meme and makes it butter. Er, better.
  
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• Moment Photo Case coming for the Google Pixel - CNET

  02-03-2017 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  The company's Kickstarter campaign has been expanded to include a case for the Pixel that you can mount its lenses on.
  
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• GoDaddy gets hit by DNS outage

  02-03-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Many users of GoDaddy's web hosting services experienced downed websites and email service issues Thursday.
  
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• Six things to know about home theater projectors video - CNET

  02-03-2017 18:59 via cnet.com
  
  Projectors are awesome, delivering huge, beautiful images for less money than you'd think. But they're not for everyone.
  
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• The next iPhone won't switch to USB-C, but the cable might

  02-03-2017 18:55 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're not using a computer with a USB-C port, then charging your next iPhone could mean more dongles in your future.
  
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• 'Jurassic Park' stomps onto Netflix in March - CNET

  02-03-2017 18:51 via cnet.com
  
  The first three "Jurassic Park" movies start streaming on Netflix. Meanwhile on Hulu, two excellent "Karate Kid" movies arrive (and also the awful third one).
  
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• 'Pirates' trailer stars weirdly young version of Johnny Depp - CNET

  02-03-2017 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  You're not dreaming. That's a startlingly young version of pirate Jack Sparrow in the new trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales."
  
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• The finest film and TV shows online in March 2017 video - CNET

  02-03-2017 18:37 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix has some heavy hitters in "Iron Fist" and "Love" arriving. Meanwhile, Hulu continues to build itself quite the impressive movie library.
  
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• What it's really like to race in the world's fastest four-seater (spoiler: it's not pretty)

  02-03-2017 18:34
  
  By: Jeremy WhiteContinue reading...
  
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• How to use blockchain to build a database solution

  02-03-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Why would you want to use blockchain to build a database solution? And how would you actually do that? BigchainDB has answers.
  
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• What to do if you lose your Apple TV remote - CNET

  02-03-2017 18:28 via cnet.com
  
  You have three options as I see it.
  
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