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• Google doodle celebrates Josephine Baker - CNET

  03-06-2017 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  The Jazz Age icon and civil rights champion struts her stuff in an interactive doodle.
  
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• Is recorded music better than live music -- or is it the other way around? - CNET

  03-06-2017 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac ponders the live vs. recorded music question.
  
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• eBay mocks Amazon for being boring - CNET

  03-06-2017 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary:A new ad campaign from the online shopping site insists that beige boxes are dull while eBay is, um, exciting.
  
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• Before buying a sound bar, consider the alternatives - CNET

  03-06-2017 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac pairs the NAD C 338 amplifier with a couple of stereo speakers and loves the sound.
  
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• Toyota-supported flying car hopes to light the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame

  03-06-2017 17:14
  
  TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Engineers, supported by Toyota Motor Corp , demonstrated their flying car on Saturday, which they hope will be able to light up the Olympic flame for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.
  
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• VTC Introduction to Linux course

  03-06-2017 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VTC is an online learning platform specifically geared to help trainees improve their software skills. The Introduction to Linux course is designed to welcome newcomers to Linux and provide them with some basic knowledge of the operating system. The only prerequisite for the course is a basic knowledge of IT, such as knowing how to use a keyboard. Introduction to Linux is delivered as a series of 75 self-paced video lectures, which the VTC site claims will take around 6.5 hours to go throug
  
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• How iOS 11 could change the iPhone - CNET

  03-06-2017 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's WWDC will show new software: here's our wish list.
  
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• Our favorite classic viral videos - CNET

  03-06-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Every week we turn to our office water cooler to tap its collective wisdom. This week, our colleagues share their favorite viral videos from before "viral video" was a thing.
  
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• Google Chrome to block ads, and a new phone turns heads video - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:50 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's wrap-up, Google announces Chrome will protect users against the most annoying ads. Meanwhile, a new company called Essential unveils a phone with a barely there bezel.
  
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• Who's the best Batman of all time? - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  With "Wonder Woman" now in theaters, we figured we'd debate the merits of every filmic version of Batman. Don't worry, we threw in some in-depth talk about Tommy Lee Jones and what a waste of him that Two-Face was.
  
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• What it's like to be axed from a Star Wars film - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Bai Ling was set to appear in both Star Wars and Playboy -- until George Lucas cut her out of "Revenge of the Sith". Does she have any regrets? We talk to the actor as Star Wars turns 40.
  
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• Our 9 favorite Apple ad campaigns, ranked - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  From “Think Different” to “Shot on an iPhone,” we rank the most memorable Apple ads.
  
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• Nokia 3310 review - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  No LTE, no Wi-Fi, no problem. Here’s why you’ll want it anyway.
  
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• Elgato Eve Degree review - CNET

  03-06-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Eve Degree brings data tracking to Apple's HomeKit platform, but it can't escape its cheap design.
  
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• Top 9 Apple ad campaigns video - CNET

  03-06-2017 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is almost as famous for its ads as its products. We gathered our favorite campaigns, from the Mac to the iPhone.
  
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• Rise of the robocar: How future car tech saves lives today - Roadshow

  03-06-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  In part 1 of this series, we take a broad look at the advanced safety technologies currently available in consumer vehicles so that you'll know what to look for when optioning your next new car.
  
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• Digested read: Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown

  03-06-2017 13:00
  
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• Berkeley duo's plan to solve traffic jams: hyper-fast lanes for self-driving cars

  03-06-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Anthony Barrs and Baiyu Chen’s Hyperlane system proposes clusters of self-driving cars zipping past local traffic at 100mph, controlled by a central computerThese days there are so many self-driving cars coming down the pipeline it seems inevitable they’ll soon be stuck in a robot traffic jam – just like the human-piloted cars of today. Well, not if Anthony Barrs and Baiyu Chen get their way.The two graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a sys
  
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• Mini Clubman Cooper S All 4 review – ‘For the would-be BMW owner’

  03-06-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It looks as though a super-talented designer were trying to please a millionaire’s 12-year-oldPeople talk about “iconic styling” and I’ve finally worked out what it means: a car that looks like itself, and no other car, and has done for a long time. It must wax and wane, from compliment to insult, the way the popularity of a thing will when it makes not-changing its USP. Certainly, the Mini Clubman has its signature snout, but there is no way to adjudicate on whether it&r
  
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• India's Moon Shot: the unlikely outsiders shooting for the lunar X-Prize

  03-06-2017 11:00
  
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• Who will win the Champions League Final? We asked machine-learning experts

  03-06-2017 09:00
  
  By: João MedeirosContinue reading...
  
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• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube to livestream Ariana Grande benefit - CNET

  03-06-2017 02:33 via cnet.com
  
  Fans will also be able to donate to help victims of the bombing that killed 22 people and injured others after the pop star's concert in Manchester last month.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' may make fans wait till 2019 for final season - CNET

  03-06-2017 01:38 via cnet.com
  
  Look, winter is coming, just on its own timetable, apparently. At least we're still on track for the second-to-the-last season coming next month.
  
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• Exclusive: Elliott target Gigamon prepares to explore a sale - sources

  03-06-2017 00:34
  
  (Reuters) - Gigamon Inc, a U.S. network monitoring software maker targeted by activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp, is preparing to hold talks with potential suitors interested in acquiring it, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• 30 Google Home services for a better home with more pizza - CNET

  03-06-2017 00:15 via cnet.com
  
  Google Home's third-party services let you have pen pals, get recipes and play games. Here are 16 of the most useful apps for Google Home.
  
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