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• Google I/O, Gear Fit 2, Huawei Watch 2, HTC U11 (MobileTechRoundup show #398)

  21-05-2017 22:10 via zdnet.com
  
  While Android O was talked about at the end of Google I/O, there was plenty of other interesting developments at the event. Google Photos, Google Assistant, and Google Home updates were the most interesting to me.
  
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• Dear Apple, Americans aren't in love with 'America First' - CNET

  21-05-2017 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Ever since the president launched his slogan, he's been pressing Apple to manufacture here. Is that what Americans want? A new survey suggests it might not be.
  
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• Facebook rules reportedly allow livestreaming of self-harm - CNET

  21-05-2017 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  Social network "doesn't want to censor or punish people in distress," according to documents described by The Guardian.
  
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• On 'SNL,' the Rock shocks mad scientists with sick invention - CNET

  21-05-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Mad scientists try to outdo each other with evil inventions. The Rock appalls them all with something so depraved that they want to call the police.
  
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• CEO of troubled Chinese tech giant LeEco steps down - CNET

  21-05-2017 18:13 via cnet.com
  
  Resignation comes a month after $2 billion deal for Vizio fell through.
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron making new 'Terminator' - CNET

  21-05-2017 17:48 via cnet.com
  
  He'll be back! Fans of "Conan the Barbarian" and "Twins" can also rejoice -- the former governor is going back to the 1980s for those franchises, too.
  
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• Twitter cofounder sorry if site helped elect Trump - CNET

  21-05-2017 17:46 via cnet.com
  
  Evan Willams calls notion that the social media platform helped put Trump in the White House "a very bad thing."
  
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• 'SNL' parody ad hawks Cartier diamond-studded fidget spinner - CNET

  21-05-2017 17:37 via cnet.com
  
  Fidget spinners, the trendy gadget of the moment, go way upscale with a fake ad for those who need to distract an obnoxious date.
  
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• DJI Inspire 1

  21-05-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While many consumer-level drones are aimed at people who want to take long-range selfies or eye-catching Instagram photos of notable landmarks, DJI's range of UVA devices takes things a little more seriously. These are drones created for professional users who want crisp 4K aerial video footage and pin-sharp photos, and they come with price tags which befit this status.The Inspire 1 may be getting on a bit now – it was first released in 2014 – but it's arguably one of the most powerf
  
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• These headphones are always listening and can replay sounds from your past

  21-05-2017 15:00
  
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• Cambridge: 'We don't talk politics. The cruel thing is it doesn't affect us'

  21-05-2017 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In the run-up to the general election, six Guardian reporters are writing from constituencies across the country to find out what matters to you and your area. In the second dispatch from Cambridge, Amelia Gentleman and photographer Antonio Olmos meet people in the city’s video games industry who feel disengaged from the election but seriously concerned about BrexitThe longer you spend with the entrepreneurs behind the video game industry cluster in Cambridge, the more the forthcoming gene
  
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• 2017 Samsung Gear 360 hands-on: New form factor makes it easier to capture the whole world

  21-05-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Last year's original Samsung Gear 360 was one of the best affordable 360 cameras, but was limited to a couple Samsung phones and the large ball was awkward to carry around for capturing life's moments. This year's model is much easier to handle and records higher resolution video.
  
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• Apple should be afraid of Google. Very afraid - CNET

  21-05-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Google is crushing Siri and dominating the smart home, but Apple has a chance to strike back in June.
  
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• This vibrating hair clip could help deaf people sense sounds

  21-05-2017 13:00
  
  Ontenna, which will go into production later this year, uses haptic feedback to help deaf people interpret the audial world around them
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• Exclusive video takes us deep into Crossrail's tunnels as the project speeds ahead

  21-05-2017 12:00
  
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• The great digital-age swindle… and the man fighting back

  21-05-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  He was tour manager for the Band, producer of Mean Streets… so why, at nearly 70, is Jonathan Taplin taking on Facebook and co?We are all – or nearly all – slaves to technology. Think about how many times you consult Google every day. Consider the role that social media like Facebook and Twitter play in your lives. And when you buy a book, or countless other items, it’s increasingly likely that you purchased it from Amazon.These brand names have come to define our lives
  
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• Uni of South Wales road safety app for children 'good fun'

  21-05-2017 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app is being developed thanks to £67,500 funding from the Road Safety Trust.
  
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• FCC won't publish evidence of alleged DDoS attack, amid net neutrality battle

  21-05-2017 03:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The agency has "gigabytes" of server logs that offer evidence for the alleged distributed denial-of-service attack, but it won't make them public.
  
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• Trump's staff fears Twitter will be his undoing, report says - CNET

  21-05-2017 00:35 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: After Jeb Bush says the president should stop tweeting, The New York Times reports that the president's own team wants him to slow down with the Twitter action.
  
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