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• Samsung North America names new CEO

  11-07-2017 23:42 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to overseeing all aspects ofSamsung Electronics America, Tim Baxter will now have responsibility for Samsung's long-term North American strategy.
  
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• Mistbox (2017) Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  11-07-2017 23:33 via cnet.com
  
  Mistbox wants to lower your energy bill by gently spraying water on your outside AC unit. Confused? Keep reading.
  
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• Symantec buys mobile security startup Skycure

  11-07-2017 23:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks Symantec's second purchase of an Israeli cybersecurity startup in less than a week.
  
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• How to set up the Amazon Echo Show - CNET

  11-07-2017 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  You won't need much to get the Echo Show up and running. Here's how to set it up and a couple of extra tips to get you going.
  
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• Western Digital gets U.S. court order to access Toshiba databases, chip samples

  11-07-2017 22:36
  
  (Reuters) - Western Digital Corpwon a temporary U.S. court order on Tuesday saying that Toshiba Corpmust allow Western Digital's employees to access databases and chip samples as part of a joint venture with Toshiba around flash memory chip plants in Japan.
  
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• Samsung acquires text-to-speech startup Innoetics

  11-07-2017 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Greek startup could help Samsung improve its voice-activated agent Bixby.
  
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• The LG V30 could lose its most unusual feature - CNET

  11-07-2017 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  Unofficial renders of the LG V20 follow-up hint that the phone may ditch a trademark feature and look like a bigger LG G6.
  
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• Coming soon to Facebook Messenger: More ads - CNET

  11-07-2017 22:24 via cnet.com
  
  Formerly restricted to Australia and Thailand, Facebook’s advertising platform on Messenger is going global.
  
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• Google Pixel XL sequel rumored to serve up bigger, 6-inch display - CNET

  11-07-2017 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  If this image of the next Pixel XL is true, the phone will have even thinner bezels, too.
  
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• Amazon sales of Echo devices on Prime Day ahead of last year

  11-07-2017 21:58
  
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Incsaid on Tuesday it has sold more than three times as many Echo family devices worldwide partway through its Prime Day sale than for the entire event in 2016, an early sign of its performance on one of its biggest business days of the year.
  
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• Why the net neutrality protest matters

  11-07-2017 21:46
  
  Companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon will band together for a day of action against a threat to the open internet. So what’s the big deal?About 200 internet companies and activist groups are coming together this week to mobilize their users into opposing US government plans to scrap net neutrality protections.The internet-wide day of action, scheduled for Wednesday 12 July, will see companies including Facebook, Google, Amazon, Vimeo, Spotify, Reddit and Pornhub notify their users
  
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• Why the 12 July protest to protect net neutrality matters

  11-07-2017 21:46
  
  Companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon will band together for a day of action against a threat to the open internet. So what’s the big deal?About 200 internet companies and activist groups are coming together this week to mobilize their users into opposing US government plans to scrap net neutrality protections.The internet-wide day of action, scheduled for Wednesday 12 July, will see companies including Facebook, Google, Amazon, Vimeo, Spotify, Reddit and Pornhub notify their users
  
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• This lawsuit could shut internet Nazis down - CNET

  11-07-2017 21:42 via cnet.com
  
  The victim of a troll attack takes on the neo-Nazi who runs "the top hate site in America." The result might prompt trolls to think twice before they post.
  
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• Facebook expands ad testing on Messenger globally

  11-07-2017 21:42
  
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it was testing advertising on its Messenger app globally as the world's largest social media company looks to further monetize its popular chat service.
  
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• Audi's new A8 offers proper hands-off autonomy in traffic - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 21:27 via cnet.com
  
  Flagship sedan enables hands-off driving for your bumper-to-bumper commute, but whether it's legal in the US remains to be seen.
  
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• Microsoft to close Surface Hub manufacturing facility; cut 124 jobs

  11-07-2017 21:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft officials said they remain committed to the company's large-screen Surface Hub conferencing systems in spite of the closure of an Oregon manufacturing plant for the devices.
  
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• AutoComplete: Audi unveils tech-rich 2018 A8 luxury sedan video - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 21:14 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: Waymo deals with the fuzz, and Honda suffers a failure of Epix proportions.
  
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• No systemic risk from cryptocurrency speculation: BlackRock strategist

  11-07-2017 21:08
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc'sglobal chief investment strategist on Tuesday suggested that loose monetary policy may have aided speculation in digital currencies like bitcoin, but he said the risk to the broader financial system appears limited.
  
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• Takata to recall 2.7M more airbag inflators, this time with desiccants - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  These units even pack the moisture-absorbing material that should have prevented improper inflation.
  
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• 'Gangnam Style' no longer the most-viewed YouTube video ever - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: After a reign that seemed to last several lifetimes, the Korean classic has been deposed by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again."
  
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• PSA: Shop Amazon Smile on Prime Day to donate to charity - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  Feel good about yourself, while spoiling yourself.
  
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• Amazon Echo Show review: A smart speaker that shows up the competition

  11-07-2017 20:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon added a screen and a camera to the Echo -- and it's awesome.
  
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• Workday to open up cloud platform, enters PaaS fray

  11-07-2017 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Workday will enter the PaaS game as it hatches plans to open its cloud platform and court developers.
  
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• Tovala Smart Oven review - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:33 via cnet.com
  
  The $400 Wi-Fi Tovala Smart Oven is at its best when it cooks prepackaged meals from the company. On its own, it's just OK.
  
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• AT&T is joining online net neutrality protest. Say what? - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  AT&T, which sued the FCC to dismantle net neutrality rules, now says it'll participate in a massive protest against rolling them back.
  
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• Andy Serkis: The godfather of motion capture video - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  We sit down with "War for the Planet of the Apes"' Andy Serkis to talk about how technology has evolved to bring us his amazing motion-capture performances.
  
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• Red Hat opens new OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service public cloud

  11-07-2017 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat relies on Amazon Web Services to enable developers to build cloud-native applications on its latest version of OpenShift Online.
  
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• Learn High Valyrian in time for the 'Game of Thrones' return - CNET

  11-07-2017 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  "I smell my drunk uncle." Duolingo will launch a High Valyrian course so you can talk about dragons, and relatives, in the fictional Game of Thrones" language.
  
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• Norton AntiVirus Basic

  11-07-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First appearing back in 1991, Norton AntiVirus is one of the most long-lived security packages around. These days there's Norton software for PCs, Macs and mobile devices, covering security, backup, search, optimisation and more.The modern Norton AntiVirus Basic is mostly about the fundamentals. It boasts detection of known threats, intelligent behaviour monitoring and an excellent file reputation service to spot new dangers, and one of the best antiphishing filters you'll find anywhere.There ar
  
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• Intel renews data center push with launch of Xeon Scalable processors

  11-07-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel says the processors have up to 1.65 times higher performance power than its previous generation of chips.
  
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• New 'Stranger Things 2' trailer, art feel ominous - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:58 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix releases art and a teaser trailer for the next season of "Stranger Things." The situation doesn't look good for Will and his pals.
  
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• Microsoft pulls the plug on support for Windows Phone 8.1 - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:52 via cnet.com
  
  It never really stood a chance.
  
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• Amazon’s Alexa can’t call 911. But a sheriff claims it did - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  In New Mexico, a sheriff’s department says a smart speaker helped stopped a domestic violence dispute. Amazon says that's impossible.
  
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• AT&T wants in on Net neutrality protest - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:41 via cnet.com
  
  AT&T says it will join companies like Facebook and Amazon in a massive protest to roll back the net neutrality rules, which it has spent years fighting in court.
  
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• Microsoft wants to bring broadband to millions of rural Americans video - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:36 via cnet.com
  
  The company announces its intention to turn unused TV signals into high-speed internet in a dozen states.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. uses Twitter to share Russian lawyer emails - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:36 via cnet.com
  
  It's an unusual act of disclosure at a time when the White House is under investigation for possible collusion with Russia.
  
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• The smart home deals of Amazon Prime Day - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:33 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's currently running discounts on dozens of smart home gadgets as part of Prime Day -- here's what you'll find if you're looking for a bargain.
  
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• This ransomware will share your browser history with friends - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  A different form of ransomware, LeakerLocker threatens to humiliate you. But it's only on Android.
  
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• Here's the craziest stuff you can buy on Amazon Prime Day - CNET

  11-07-2017 19:05 via cnet.com
  
  July 11 marks Amazon's Prime Day sale for 2017. Stuff your cart with madness, including a giant unicorn, a dog window and way too many gummi worms.
  
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• Around 40 percent of Americans were harassed online: survey

  11-07-2017 19:00
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, most commonly on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a Pew Research Center survey released on Tuesday.
  
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• Waymo's self-driving cars learn how to detect emergency vehicles - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 18:58 via cnet.com
  
  That's... probably important.
  
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• U.S. free-speech group sues Trump for blocking Twitter users

  11-07-2017 18:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A free-speech group on Tuesday sued U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump account, arguing the practice violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
  
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• TripAdvisor teams up with Deliveroo

  11-07-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Travellers will be able to order restaurant deliveries in cities across 12 countries thanks to the deal.
  
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• Elon Musk buys X.com domain because he's Elon Musk - CNET

  11-07-2017 18:41 via cnet.com
  
  The Tesla CEO purchased the domain from PayPal, but has no plans to put it to use in the near term.
  
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• Bose's SoundLink Mini II speaker gets one-day price chop - CNET

  11-07-2017 18:34 via cnet.com
  
  The popular wireless mini Bluetooth speaker is on sale for $130 -- $50 off its usual price.
  
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• Facebook expands ad options in Messenger

  11-07-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  After promising tests in Australia and Thailand, Facebook is going global with the beta of Messenger ads, a new option for reaching customers on the platform.
  
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• The 2019 Audi A8 is the damn future - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 18:24 via cnet.com
  
  It's semi-autonomous (in some markets). It can talk to other vehicles. You can even use your phone as a key. It sounds perfect for Millennials... if any Millennial could afford Audi's most expensive sedan.
  
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• Cisco updates UCS servers, software for data-intensive workloads

  11-07-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The fifth generation of Cisco's Unified Computing System is built for customers that have demanding applications to run, without necessarily the budget to match.
  
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• Tesla ramps up service offerings as Model 3 creeps into spotlight - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 18:13 via cnet.com
  
  With the first production Model 3 now in public, it's time for Tesla to make sure all its ancillary programs are running like tops.
  
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• Epix fail: Honda Odyssey entertainment system briefly offered porn - Roadshow

  11-07-2017 17:55 via cnet.com
  
  See? Minivans can be fun for both kids and adults!
  
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