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• These are the shows coming to Facebook Watch - CNET

  10-08-2017 23:58 via cnet.com
  Facebook’s new video platform gets a show lineup.
  
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• Microsoft confirms new Windows 10 Pro for Workstations edition

  10-08-2017 23:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will add a Windows 10 Pro for Workstations edition for power users to its Windows 10 line-up this Fall, when it releases the Fall Creators Update.
  
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• Snapchat takes another hit on Wall Street

  10-08-2017 23:38
  News of heavy losses at Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc, saw shares plummeting by more than 16%Dancing hot dogs were not enough to save Snapchat from another Wall Street pounding on Thursday. Losses at Snapchat’s parent company have nearly quadrupled in the last three months, the company announced, sending the social media company’s shares to a new low in after hours trading.Snap Inc lost $443m in the second quarter. The company paid out $242m in stock based payments and as
  
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• TCL S405 series Roku TV (2017) review - CNET

  10-08-2017 23:36 via cnet.com
  Roku TVs combine the best built-in streaming system with affordable prices, and the S405 series adds 4K to the mix. But how's the picture?
  
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• Uber's Travis Kalanick sued by major investor Benchmark - CNET

  10-08-2017 23:13 via cnet.com
  Just when things couldn't get worse, they do. Board member and early investor sues the former CEO for fraud.
  
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• Fired Google engineer defends controversial memo video - CNET

  10-08-2017 23:12 via cnet.com
  James Damore says Google is shaming him for speaking out about his views on gender diversity, which have been condemned by executives as advancing stereotypes. Google's CEO is set to talk about the issue at a companywide meeting Thursday.
  
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• TCL P-Series (55P607)

  10-08-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We’ll come right out and say it, TCL’s P-Series is the best value TV of the year. It has its problems, especially when it comes to keeping local zones the evenly lit, but its clarity, color and ability to produce stunning HDR images are second to none in its class.Why can we say that with confidence? Too often, it’s easy to find one sore spot on a value TV set that ultimately kills its value. The TVs we test might have poor speakers or awful HDR – or, gasp, no H
  
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• Snapchat's rapid growth rate is disappearing - CNET

  10-08-2017 23:03 via cnet.com
  Snapchat vowed to bounce back from Facebook and Instagram copying all its key features. If that's the plan, it's happening very slowly.
  
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• Nvidia beats Q2 expectations with broad growth across platforms

  10-08-2017 22:40 via zdnet.com
  The semiconductor giant posted revenue of $2.23 billion, with datacenter revenue up year-over-year by more than two and a half times.
  
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• Toyota, Intel, others to form auto big data consortium

  10-08-2017 22:35
  (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , chipmaker Intel Corpand other technology and auto companies are forming a consortium to create an ecosystem for big data used in connected cars, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
  
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• 3D model of the iPhone 8 is going viral, and it may be legit - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:32 via cnet.com
  A leak of what might be Apple’s next flagship has been turned into a 3D model.
  
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• Earth-buzzing asteroid spotted ahead of its October arrival - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:26 via cnet.com
  Scientists are excited about studying the close encounter with the asteroid, which will come within 27,300 miles of us.
  
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• 5 reasons Microsoft Surface shoppers shouldn’t panic - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:24 via cnet.com
  A worrying new Consumer Reports survey estimates very high breakage rates for Surface laptops and tablets. But the full story is more nuanced.
  
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• SimpliSafe SimpliCam review - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:17 via cnet.com
  SimpliSafe's SimpliCam indoor security camera charges for features that should be free. Womp womp.
  
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• LG V30's dual cameras take a tip from DSLR cameras - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:17 via cnet.com
  The V30 will use a glass lens and let in 25 percent more light, LG announced.
  
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• Does this DIY camera simplify home security? - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:16 via cnet.com
  The $99 SimpliSafe SimpliCam is certainly affordable, but it doesn't offer very many features.
  
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• DJ Alison Wonderland's 2017 tour teams up with Microsoft video - CNET

  10-08-2017 22:03 via cnet.com
  Wonderland will take advantage of Kinect and Surfacebook tech to create massive real-time visualizations during her shows.
  
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• 100-year-old Antarctic fruitcake looks (almost) edible - CNET

  10-08-2017 21:47 via cnet.com
  An undead fruitcake rises from the darkness of history and impresses the Antarctic Heritage Trust with its immortality.
  
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• Scoot in silence with the BMW C Evolution electric scooter - Roadshow

  10-08-2017 21:37 via cnet.com
  It looks good, it's not *terribly* expensive and it's better for the environment. What's not to like?
  
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• BMW's electric scooter is coming to the US, but it won't be cheap - Roadshow

  10-08-2017 21:37 via cnet.com
  It's about 36 percent more expensive than BMW's cheapest scooter.
  
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• Facebook Watch: Details about Facebook's YouTube competitor - CNET

  10-08-2017 21:33 via cnet.com
  How do you access it? How does it work? Is it a Youtube replacement? Netflix? We have all the answers.
  
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• TCL S405 Roku TV: Great streaming in a cheap 4K TV video - CNET

  10-08-2017 21:04 via cnet.com
  Roku TVs combine the best built-in streaming system with affordable prices, and the S405 series adds 4K to the mix. But how's the picture?
  
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• You can get 105 Vertu luxury phones for just $26,000 - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:58 via cnet.com
  As part of liquidation, Vertu's museum collection of phones is being auctioned off.
  
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• Amazon paid just £15m in tax on European revenues of £19.5bn

  10-08-2017 20:39
  Online retailer’s UK warehouse and logistics operation more than halved its corporation tax bill from £15.8m to £7.4mAmazon paid just €16.5m (£15m) in tax on European revenues of €21.6bn (£19.5bn) reported through Luxembourg in 2016.The figures, published in Amazon’s latest annual accounts for its European online retail business, are likely to reignite the debate about US tech companies using complex crossborder arrangements to minimise the tax they
  
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• You can get 106 Vertu luxury phones for just $26,000 - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:33 via cnet.com
  As part of liquidation, Vertu's museum collection of phones is being auctioned off.
  
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• Uber loses key exec Ryan Graves - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:14 via cnet.com
  The ride-hailing company's senior vice president of global operations steps down from the position but stays on as board director.
  
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• Macy's, Kohl's, Blue Apron share one thing: Fear of being Amazon-ed

  10-08-2017 20:13 via zdnet.com
  Two large retailers talk digital and omnichannel while Blue Apron tries to overcome the perception that Amazon is going to squash it.
  
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• Can the OnePlus 5 topple the Galaxy S8? (The 3:59, Ep. 265) - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:12 via cnet.com
  Maybe from a cost perspective. We also talk about a new sleeper bus AND ... smart sex dolls ... seriously.
  
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• How to find the best solar eclipse events happening near you - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:11 via cnet.com
  Not sure what to do for the solar eclipse on August 21? Here's how to find everything that's happening near where you will be viewing the once-in-a-lifetime event.
  
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• How Instagram conquered social media with co-founder Mike Kreiger

  10-08-2017 20:05
  
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• How Instagram conquered social media

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• Maven Gig expands its side hustle across the US - Roadshow

  10-08-2017 20:04 via cnet.com
  It's not available in every city just yet, but it'll be available in a whole lot more places later this year.
  
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• Computing needs to welcome women back into the industry | Letters

  10-08-2017 20:04
  Female programmers made up half the industry’s workforce in the beginning, says Peter Kay; while Dr Jill Miller says increasing diversity is about levelling the playing field. Plus Robert Lawrence and Susan Hutchinson on data and the state
  I have to agree with Angela Saini (In Silicon Valley, misogyny thrives on shoddy science, 8 August). When I went to university in 1964 to study mathematics, half of the other students studying maths were female. When I started work as a programmer in 196
  
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• Watch for Lizard Man during solar eclipse, agency warns - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:01 via cnet.com
  Move over, Bigfoot. South Carolina residents should keep an eye out for paranormal Lizard Man creatures during the solar eclipse.
  
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• Police tweet photo of driver holding two phones going 60 mph - CNET

  10-08-2017 20:01 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A man is caught allegedly using a phone in one hand and doing something else on another phone with the other ... while driving.
  
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• Climate change is affecting when floods hit the UK

  10-08-2017 20:00
  
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• Father of passwords regrets the advice he gave - CNET

  10-08-2017 19:57 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Bill Burr thought he gave the right advice about password creation. He's decided he was wrong.
  
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• No more random calls: Uber adds in-app chat feature - CNET

  10-08-2017 19:49 via cnet.com
  The ride-sharing company's in-app chat should eliminate those confusing texts and calls while you try to zero in on a pickup spot.
  
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• How to find podcasts for your kids - CNET

  10-08-2017 19:44 via cnet.com
  Free app Leela Kids curates programs for ages 3-15.
  
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• Turtle Beach XO Three

  10-08-2017 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Since the vast majority of modern games – even on consoles – feature online multiplayer (whether competitive, co-operative or both) a gaming headset has become a pretty essential purchase. It’s possible to spend as much on a headset as on a console, but is that really necessary for those who aren’t interested in one-upmanship?Turtle Beach’s XO Three would suggest that it isn’t: it’s a no-frills, wired gaming headset for the Xbox One which costs a wa
  
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