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• 7 ways to seriously cut back on iPhone data usage - CNET

  09-06-2017 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  Take control of how your iPhone uses its cellular data connection.
  
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• OnePlus really wants you to know the 5 will have two cameras - CNET

  09-06-2017 23:46 via cnet.com
  
  The OnePlus 5 gets another camera teaser, this time in video.
  
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• Logitech Slim Combo for iPad Pro Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  09-06-2017 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  Protect your Apple tablet and add a laptop-style keyboard, too.
  
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• Yahoo security chief reportedly out after merger - CNET

  09-06-2017 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  The tech giant has recently suffered a cybersecurity black eye. When it combines forces with AOL, the company will reportedly have a new security leader.
  
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• CNET asks: Which '90s sci-fi movie do you think still kicks ass? - CNET

  09-06-2017 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  The '90s was a golden decade for awesome alternative sci-fi films. Here's CNET's list of 20 sci-fi movies that still hold up. Vote now in our CNET poll!
  
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• Which '90s sci-fi movie do you think still kicks ass? video - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:59 via cnet.com
  
  The '90s was a golden decade for awesome alternative sci-fi films. Here's CNET's list of 20 sci-fi movies that still hold up.
  
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• Formula D drifter Fredric Aasbo tells us about his 1,000 HP Toyota iM video - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 22:47 via cnet.com
  
  Fredric Aasbo has always loved Toyotas, but a Corolla iM isn't exactly a logical choice for Formula D.
  
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• Apple brings "Business Chat" to Apple Messages

  09-06-2017 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The tool enables customers to connect with businesses on their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch.
  
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• Massive asteroids in popular meteor shower pose major threat - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  If a newly discovered group of asteroids makes its way to Earth, the biggest of the fireballs could make a destructive entrance, astronomers warn.
  
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• Want Apple AirPods? Amazon has them with Prime shipping - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  The wireless earbuds are backordered for six weeks at the Apple Store. But you can get them right away through Amazon if you're willing to pay a premium.
  
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• Apple boasts that iPad Pro is, um, powerful - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:29 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In its inexorable quest for make you believe its tablet is a computer, Apple releases an explosive new ad.
  
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• How to smash Tekken 7 without mashing buttons - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Want to up your Tekken game but don't know your pokes from your punishers? This guide will help.
  
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• Apple reportedly bans Pepe the Frog game from App Store - CNET

  09-06-2017 22:06 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone-maker has called images of the meme, a symbol for the alt-right, examples of “objectionable content.”
  
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• Skill Success Ubuntu Linux for Beginners course

  09-06-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Reed.co.uk is best known as a recruitment website, but it also hosts a number of online courses including Ubuntu Linux for Beginners. These are in fact designed by third parties, and this course actually comes from the good people at Skill Success – the reason we recommend subscribing via Reed is that the course is currently available for £18 ($23), which is a huge 89% discount on the usual price of £157 (around $200).Ubuntu Linux for Beginners is available as a series of video
  
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• NASA photo archive comes to life in Apollo mission film - CNET

  09-06-2017 21:48 via cnet.com
  
  A graphic designer taps thousands of photos from public archives to recreate the moon landing in a beautiful new short film.
  
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• CNET UK podcast 522: Taylor's swift return and all of Apple's goodies - CNET

  09-06-2017 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  Apple takes the wraps off loads of new kit, Taylor Swift returns to Spotify and we check out awesome new smart tech on board a huge cruise ship.
  
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• Audi will unveil 2018 A8 sedan at mobility event on July 11 - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  What better way to showcase the future of mobility than by unveiling a giant, expensive luxury sedan?
  
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• The 404 Show 1703: Online dating in 2017; Why isn't Trader Joe's online? (podcast) - CNET

  09-06-2017 21:01 via cnet.com
  
  Today Jeff and Russ welcome their office friend Lisa to the show to discuss Trader Joe's and what it's like to be online dating in 2017.
  
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• Toshiba unconvinced by Western Digital's last-ditch chip bid

  09-06-2017 20:56
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corpsaid on Friday it was not convinced by Western Digital CorpCEO Steve Milligan's effort to win its backing for the U.S. tech firm's revised bid for the Japanese conglomerate's highly prized chip unit.
  
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• 'Atari' console teased ahead of E3 - CNET

  09-06-2017 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  We don't know anything yet beyond a bare-bones teaser video.
  
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• Tweet from White House social media director violated federal law - CNET

  09-06-2017 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  Trump's Twitter guru, Dan Scavino Jr., has been given a warning from the US Office of Special Counsel.
  
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• AutoComplete: Honda ditches the V6 for the 2018 Accord video - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 20:48 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: Variable speed limits can save us time in work zones, and Mazda double-recalls the RX-8.
  
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• Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort explains how to drift video - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  In an interview with CNET's Connie Guglielmo and Baby Driver director Edgar Wright, Ansel Elgort details how he learned to drift cars for the film's stunts.
  
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• Next-gen Honda Accord drops V6, we test its turbocharged future - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 20:24 via cnet.com
  
  Honda only just announced that the 10th-generation Accord is dropping the V6 in favor of a small but mighty 2.0-liter turbocharged engine and we've already driven it!
  
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• Falsehoods and free press: how to fight the tide of online propaganda

  09-06-2017 20:00
  
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• Uber CEO reminds employees not to throw kegs off buildings, says report video - CNET

  09-06-2017 19:52 via cnet.com
  
  A 2013 email written by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick spells out the do's and don'ts for a company party, including rules on sex and public vomiting.
  
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• European Commission opens investigation into Qualcomm, NXP deal

  09-06-2017 19:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The commission said it has concerns the deal could "lead to higher prices, less choice and reduced innovation in the semiconductor industry."
  
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• Tim Cook takes swipe at Windows during MIT commencement - CNET

  09-06-2017 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  Apple CEO jokes: "In a moment of youthful indiscretion, I might even have experimented with a Windows PC."
  
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• LG SJ9 Sound Bar

  09-06-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dolby Atmos soundbars are the hottest trend in home entertainment audio this year. Pretty much every major AV brand has included one or more Atmos soundbar in its 2017 range, and Samsung has already impressed us with a couple of high-end models. Now, it’s the turn of Samsung’s arch rival LG to prove that adding Dolby Atmos to a soundbar makes much more sense than you might expect it to – meet the LG SJ9 Sound Bar.LG’s debut Atmos soundbar is a 500W, £999/$
  
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• Ecolab: Leveraging Advanced Analytics in the Cloud

  09-06-2017 19:05 via zdnet.com
  
  A leading provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies, Ecolab uses data to help customers save water and improve efficiency. In this report, Ecolab IT professionals explain how they integrate multiple IoT feeds and deliver real-time analytics to customers around the world using the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
  
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• 4 gadget gifts for Father's Day video - CNET

  09-06-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Don't settle for a tie this Father's Day. Whether your dad is into sports, music or looking after his health, try one of these gifts.
  
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• Richard Branson drops his trousers to save oceans - CNET

  09-06-2017 18:59 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In honor of World Oceans Day, the Virgin Galactic founder disrobes in front of comedian Stephen Colbert. Branson also offers to send President Trump into space.
  
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• News and sports websites 'vulnerable to attack'

  09-06-2017 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fewer than 10% of top news and sport websites use basic security protocols to protect content, study finds.
  
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• Digital Realty expands data center reach with DuPont Fabros buy

  09-06-2017 18:48
  
  (Reuters) - Digital Realty Trust Incsaid it would buy fellow data center operator DuPont Fabros Technology Incfor an enterprise value of about $7.6 billion, its biggest-ever deal,to help expand in high-demand markets in the United States amid a rapid shift to the cloud by technology companies.
  
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• Automating automation: a framework for developing and marketing deep learning models

  09-06-2017 18:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you sold on the benefits of adding automation to your stack, but put off by the high entry barrier to this game? The NeoPulse Framework promises to ease the burden of developing Deep Learning models by introducing a number of interesting concepts.
  
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• Mazda double-recalls RX-8 sports car for fuel, suspension woes - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 18:39 via cnet.com
  
  Not every car is included in both recalls, but there is some overlap.
  
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• SoftBank to buy robotics businesses from Alphabet Inc

  09-06-2017 18:34
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corpsaid it would buy two firms that build walking robots from Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc , adding to the Japanese company's growing artificial intelligence portfolio.
  
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• EU antitrust regulators to investigate $38 billion Qualcomm, NXP deal

  09-06-2017 18:33
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust authorities opened an investigation on Friday into Qualcomm's$38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors , ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. smartphone chipmaker to offer concessions to address their concerns.
  
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• Edgar Wright on a Star Wars project: 'Something crazy,' just wait - CNET

  09-06-2017 18:33 via cnet.com
  
  Wright, promoting his new movie "Baby Driver," tells CNET to look for something "at Christmas."
  
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• What it takes to build artificial intelligence skills

  09-06-2017 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  An AI repertoire is a unique blending of programming, data science and business knowledge.
  
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• Australia's newest V8 Supercar is one beefy Buick - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 18:13 via cnet.com
  
  They're not using V8s for much longer, so it's now called the Supercars series. So that's nice and confusing.
  
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• Man gets 35 years in prison for dissing Thai royals on Facebook - CNET

  09-06-2017 18:11 via cnet.com
  
  It's one of the harshest sentences yet in a country where such criticism is illegal.
  
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• Is Edgar Wright directing a new Star Wars movie?! - CNET

  09-06-2017 17:55 via cnet.com
  
  Wright, promoting his new movie "Baby Driver," tells CNET to look for something "at Christmas."
  
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• Consider this before buying a portable dishwasher - CNET

  09-06-2017 17:54 via cnet.com
  
  Here's your guide to the wonders and pitfalls of countertop and portable dishwashers.
  
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• No surprises: Variable speed limits can improve work-zone congestion - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 17:45 via cnet.com
  
  Knowledge is power, y'all.
  
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• Washington governor wants self-driving cars ASAP, calls them 'foolproof' - Roadshow

  09-06-2017 17:35 via cnet.com
  
  Yeah, about that...
  
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• 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' could be Disney's first 4K Blu-ray - CNET

  09-06-2017 17:34 via cnet.com
  
  The studio has been slow to embrace the newest video disc format, but Baby Groot and company could open the floodgates. Is Star Wars next?
  
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• Sirius XM is going to partly own Pandora - CNET

  09-06-2017 17:23 via cnet.com
  
  The satellite radio company announces a $480 million strategic investment in the streaming music service.
  
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• Remember the poll that predicted the Labour surge? We explain the methodology

  09-06-2017 17:17
  
  By: João MedeirosContinue reading...
  
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• Get a lifetime subscription to Mailbird Pro for $19 - CNET

  09-06-2017 17:16 via cnet.com
  
  It's one of the most robust Windows email managers you can get -- and it's normally $97. Plus: a totally free (and totally sweet) game!
  
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