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• Four things to look for in a Wi-Fi speaker video - CNET

  25-07-2017 23:56 via cnet.com
  If you're choosing a wireless speaker for your home, it's best to choose Wi-Fi over Bluetooth. Here are the things to look out for.
  
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• Vizio D and E series: Same style, different features and pictures video - CNET

  25-07-2017 23:43 via cnet.com
  Vizio's affordable D and E series look identical, but each series has numerous screen sizes, different features and Smart TV schemes. And some perform better than others.
  
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• Good news, data junkies: USB speeds doubling again - CNET

  25-07-2017 23:32 via cnet.com
  USB 3.2-equipped laptops and external drives could reach speeds of 20 gigabits per second. You'll likely have to wait until 2019, though.
  
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• Google asks US court to block full enforcement of Canadian de-indexing order

  25-07-2017 23:31 via zdnet.com
  The Canadian order to globally censor certain search results is "repugnant" to the rights established in the US by the First Amendment and the Communications Decency Act, Google argues.
  
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• Black Hat speaker denied entry to US in another needless hit to security research

  25-07-2017 23:07 via zdnet.com
  One security researcher was set to give a Black Hat talk in Las Vegas.
  
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• Earnings roundup: Juniper's Q2 beats, Akamai shares take a hit

  25-07-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Akamai previously lowered its Q2 revenue guidance, citing significant weakness in video game downloads.
  
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• Lyft partners with Taco Bell for the perfect munchie pit stop - CNET

  25-07-2017 22:58 via cnet.com
  Tell your friends -- you know the ones.
  
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• Robot reveals first images of lava-like nuclear debris at Fukushima

  25-07-2017 22:53 via zdnet.com
  The radiation-hardened bot adds to Japan's $72 billion cleanup
  
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• AMD's Q2 better than expected as computing, graphics processor demand stronger

  25-07-2017 22:38 via zdnet.com
  The company's series of product launches has boosted average selling prices and sales overall.
  
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• AT&T beats Q2 earnings expectations

  25-07-2017 22:29 via zdnet.com
  The company posted its lowest postpaid phone churn in its history.
  
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• Apple Music says it's for country music loving patriots too - CNET

  25-07-2017 22:23 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A new Apple Music ad crosses over to the country side of life and features singer Brantley Gilbert.
  
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• Monster iceberg breaks up in NASA satellite's infrared image - CNET

  25-07-2017 22:04 via cnet.com
  NASA's Landsat 8 shows a massive Antarctic iceberg that calved this month is already splitting into pieces.
  
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• ThinkGeek had a secret stash of NES Classics (past tense) - CNET

  25-07-2017 22:00 via cnet.com
  You'll have to pay extra for a bundle -- but it might be better than eBay.
  
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• PUBG sells 6 million copies -- and seems to be accelerating - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:53 via cnet.com
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds -- imagine The Hunger Games with guns -- is burning up the charts.
  
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• Meet the drop-resistant Moto Z2 Force and its crazy mods - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:43 via cnet.com
  Moto's newest phone gets dual cameras, and a bunch of mods that work with it. We got to play with it.
  
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• What you can expect from Android O

  25-07-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  Android O is almost ready to go, and thanks to Project Treble, more users than ever will get the newest version of Android.
  
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• Moto Z2 Force is built to survive your accidents video - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:32 via cnet.com
  Motorola's newest modular phone has a shatter-resistant display, and works with a new 360-degree snap-on camera.
  
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• ThinkGeek has a secret stash of NES Classics -- go go go - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:27 via cnet.com
  You'll have to pay extra for a bundle -- but it might be better than eBay.
  
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• Google CEO: 11 phones will start Daydreaming before 2018 - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:23 via cnet.com
  Just shy of a dozen Android models from Samsung, LG, Motorola and Asus will work with Google's VR software, Sundar Pichai promises.
  
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• Nielsen to track YouTube TV and Hulu watching now too - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:20 via cnet.com
  TV and movie producers are now able to learn more about how we watch television over the internet.
  
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• Adobe to pull plug on Flash after years of waning popularity

  25-07-2017 21:12
  The media-powering technology was once inescapable – but it began to fall out of favor after Apple decided not to use it on the iPhoneAdobe Flash, a once ubiquitous technology used to power most of the media content found online, will be retired at the end of 2020, the software company announced Tuesday.Adobe – along with Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Mozilla – said support for Flash would ramp down across the internet in phases over the next three years. Continue read
  
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• Moto Z2 Force specs vs. the Galaxy S8, LG G6 and HTC U11 - CNET

  25-07-2017 21:11 via cnet.com
  Motorola's high-end phone has two cameras, a shatter-resistant screen and snap-on parts. Here's how it compares to the other big guns.
  
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• Nokia moves back toward consumers to reclaim an iconic brand

  25-07-2017 21:01 via zdnet.com
  When Nokia sold off its handsets and focused on infrastructure, it also left behind the brand as consumers knew it. But in chasing emerging businesses, it's planning to build network traffic along with brand equity.
  
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• 'Simpsons' creator brings 'Disenchantment' to Netflix - CNET

  25-07-2017 20:53 via cnet.com
  The Matt Groening fantasy comedy series "Disenchantment" will bring animated elves, ogres, harpies and walruses to Netflix.
  
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• VW exec expected to plead guilty for Dieselgate, could get 169 years - Roadshow

  25-07-2017 20:47 via cnet.com
  It's unlikely the sentence will be that long, but that's what happens when you're staring down 11 felony counts.
  
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• iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra third public betas available for download

  25-07-2017 20:45 via zdnet.com
  Finally, things are really starting to shape up.
  
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• Who needs an ID badge? Wisconsin company institutes chip implants video - CNET

  25-07-2017 20:41 via cnet.com
  Three Square Market hopes to have its entire workforce outfitted with implanted RFID chips in the near future as a way of providing access to building amenities and services.
  
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• Cat as game controller? It's kind of purrfect - CNET

  25-07-2017 20:41 via cnet.com
  Watch a happy cat help a player master a musical rhythm game -- and get a massage at the same time.
  
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• BMW wants EV, plug-in variants of every single BMW, Mini model - Roadshow

  25-07-2017 20:24 via cnet.com
  The onslaught starts with an electric Mini coupe and an electric X3 crossover.
  
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• 'Valerian' director Luc Besson can't wait to meet an alien - CNET

  25-07-2017 20:19 via cnet.com
  The French writer and director explains how cutting-edge visual effects brought his jaw-dropping new space opera to life.
  
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• Now Facebook is making a speaker too? - CNET

  25-07-2017 20:08 via cnet.com
  That's right, yet another tech giant is reportedly working on a home speaker. Because we don't have enough of those yet, clearly.
  
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• US Navy tests its crazy electromagnetic railgun - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:49 via cnet.com
  Watch as the Navy puts a high-tech railgun through its paces with a multi-shot salvos from the frightening weapon.
  
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• Fines, schmines! Google is still minting cash (The 3:59, Ep. 256) - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:48 via cnet.com
  Also, the Musk-Zuck AI tussle, implantable RFID chips, and Snopes call for donations.
  
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• Amazon's B2B marketplace hits user milestone

  25-07-2017 19:38 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Business has hit the one-million customer mark, a little more than two years after its launch.
  
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• 15 new features in Android O you need to know about - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:38 via cnet.com
  There may not be an official name for the upcoming Android OS yet, but that doesn't matter— we already have it installed and have found a long list of new features.
  
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• Adobe to kill off Flash plug-in by 2020

  25-07-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Once the go-to plug-in for video, the technology has been usurped by more reliable and secure apps.
  
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• Killer robots? Musk and Zuckerberg escalate row over dangers of AI

  25-07-2017 19:29
  Musk described the Facebook CEO’s knowledge of the field as ‘limited’ after Zuckerberg publicly dismissed AI doomsday warnings as ‘irresponsible’Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have entered into a public squabble about artificial intelligence in which Musk described the Facebook CEO’s knowledge of the field as “limited”. Related: Elon Musk: regulate AI to combat 'existential threat' before it's too lateContinue reading...
  
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• Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:28 via cnet.com
  A shatter-resistant screen, mods and dual camera make this a Force to be reckoned with.
  
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• Flash loses final appeal: Adobe sentences its web tech to death - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:21 via cnet.com
  The pioneering software paved the way for YouTube and countless games, but Adobe will kill Flash in 2020. Here's what it means for you.
  
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• Adobe to say rest in peace to Flash in 2020

  25-07-2017 19:11 via zdnet.com
  Adobe's Flash, a pioneering yet often derided piece of the interactive web, will be phased out with end of life coming in 2020. Move to open formats developers.
  
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• Wallflower Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:05 via cnet.com
  The Wallflower is a $170 Wi-Fi-enabled device that sends you alerts when the stove is on and you're not home.
  
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• Retro-gaming war heats up: Atari and Sega Flashback consoles coming September 22 - CNET

  25-07-2017 19:04 via cnet.com
  Going head-to-head with the upcoming SNES Classic, the latest retro all-in-one consoles are coming this fall.
  
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• Motorola vs Essential: A tale of two mod approaches

  25-07-2017 18:55 via zdnet.com
  As we wait for Essential to release its first phone, Motorola is back with a new Moto Force that uses its Moto Mod architecture. The better approach to expanding functionality depends on how you use add-ons.
  
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• Trump administration may revise 2021 fuel efficiency regulations - Roadshow

  25-07-2017 18:53 via cnet.com
  New administration, new opinions on how to regulate. It's as simple as that.
  
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• Employees offered RFID chip implants... it's voluntary, for now - CNET

  25-07-2017 18:52 via cnet.com
  A Wisconsin company is the first in the US to offer implanted chips for opening doors and logging in to computers.
  
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• 'Valerian' director Luc Besson can't wait to see an alien video - CNET

  25-07-2017 18:51 via cnet.com
  The acclaimed director tells us he's finally been able to make his sci-fi epic now CGI's caught up with the images in his head
  
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• House panel wants Google, Facebook CEOs to testify on Internet rules - CNET

  25-07-2017 18:39 via cnet.com
  The House Energy and Commerce Committee is asking the CEOs of top tech companies to testify in September.
  
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• The maths behind the memes: Why we share on social media

  25-07-2017 18:38 via zdnet.com
  In today's social media driven society, an internet meme or online trend can explode in popularity overnight. (Remember the Ice Bucket challenge?) But why do some online trends take the world by storm before disappearing just as quickly as they arrive, and why do we share them?
  
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