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• Get to know the CNET family: Q&A with John Kim - CNET

  01-09-2017 23:59 via cnet.com
  Meet the thrill-seeker who whips CNET videos into shape for your viewing pleasure.
  
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• Become a grill master: 5 tips for better BBQ - CNET

  01-09-2017 23:59 via cnet.com
  Win Labor Day weekend with the finest grilled meats.
  
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• Video streaming device maker Roku files for IPO

  01-09-2017 23:44
  (Reuters) - Video streaming device maker Roku Inc filed for an initial public offering on Friday, as the company looks to cash in on the booming demand for such services.
  
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• Squeezed out: widely mocked startup Juicero is shutting down

  01-09-2017 23:26
  The company, which offered pre-sold packets of diced fruits and vegetables that users plugged into its $400 machines, launched only 16 months agoJuicero, a Silicon Valley juicer startup that raised $120m from investors and was widely ridiculed after the $400 machines were revealed to be the equivalent of two hands squeezing a juice box, is shutting down.The death of Juicero, announced on Friday, is the latest case of a San Francisco tech startup collapsing after raising substantial funds under t
  
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• Using your face to buy your lunch

  01-09-2017 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  China's Alibaba unveils the first facial recognition system to pay for shopping - at a fast food restaurant.
  
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• How to install Android Oreo right now... if you can video - CNET

  01-09-2017 23:06 via cnet.com
  You can get the latest and greatest features Google has to offer on your Android phone right now -- if you're lucky enough to have a compatible device.
  
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• Retro Atari Handheld unveiled, preloaded with 50 classic games - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:58 via cnet.com
  An Atari hybrid handheld/home console in the vein of Nintendo Switch is on the way from seller Funstock Retro and is slated to arrive in time for Christmas.
  
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• How to handle iOS 11's big Lock Screen change - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:57 via cnet.com
  There are a few minor, but important changes coming to how you interact with notifications.
  
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• Oi's Brazil license rift to slow debt talks, source says

  01-09-2017 22:56
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - A move by Brazil's telecommunications industry watchdog to analyze whether to remove Oi SA'soperating license will further complicate Latin America's largest-ever bankruptcy protection case, now in its 15th month, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• YouTube TV expands to 12 more markets - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:50 via cnet.com
  Google's paid streaming service launched in a dozen more cities including San Diego, Cleveland and Salt Lake City.
  
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• Celebs raise millions in crowdfunding to help Harvey relief - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:49 via cnet.com
  Athletes like football star JJ Watt and CEOs like Houston native Michael Dell are using online fundraising to help Texas rebuild after Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Squeezed dry: Juicero shuts down - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:45 via cnet.com
  The company suspends sales of its $400 Wi-Fi connected juicer and offers customer refunds.
  
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• GE Water Station Washing Machine Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:38 via cnet.com
  The GE Water Station senses laundry loads to save detergent.
  
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• Apple, Google, Facebook and more speak out on Trump and DACA - CNET

  01-09-2017 22:16 via cnet.com
  Silicon Valley once again is speaking out against President Donald Trump, this time about rumors he will end the "Dreamer" program.
  
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• Retro Atari Handheld preloaded with 50 classic games unveiled - CNET

  01-09-2017 21:58 via cnet.com
  An Atari hybrid handheld/home console in the vein of Nintendo Switch is on the way from seller Funstock Retro and is slated to arrive in time for Christmas.
  
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• More than four million Time Warner Cable records exposed in leak

  01-09-2017 21:58
  (Reuters) - More than four million records of users of Time Warner Cable's MyTWC app were found unsecured on an Amazon server last month, digital security research center Kromtech Security Center said in a blog post on Friday.
  
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• Cadillac's semi-autonomous Super Cruise will be super-expensive - Roadshow

  01-09-2017 21:39 via cnet.com
  Hopefully, you're willing to pay Tesla money for a Cadillac CT6.
  
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• Garmin's newest fitness watches add payments, GPS, apps and more video - CNET

  01-09-2017 21:31 via cnet.com
  Hands-on with the Vivomove HR, Vivoactive 3 and Vivosport.
  
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• Toyota's plans for Frankfurt go big and small at the same time - Roadshow

  01-09-2017 21:21 via cnet.com
  Whether you're after a hulking mass or hybrid cute-ute, Toyota will have something for you.
  
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• Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2: Everything you need to know

  01-09-2017 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Google is rumored to partner with HTC and LG for its next iteration of the Pixel lineup. Here's a round up of the latest rumors.
  
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• Husband and wife bank £400m from sale of Matchesfashion.com

  01-09-2017 20:44
  Tom and Ruth Chapman join the ranks of the mega-rich after selling their online designer fashion empire to investorsA husband and wife who started in fashion retail with one shop in Wimbledon 30 years ago have banked £400m after selling their online designer empire Matchesfashion.com to private equity investors.
  Tom and Ruth Chapman will join the ranks of the mega-rich after taking their business, which sells brands including Gucci, Prada and Stella McCartney, as well as their own label Ra
  
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• Audio firm Harman aims for sales boost, new deals after Samsung takeover

  01-09-2017 20:39
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Audio specialist Harman International wants to nearly treble annual sales by 2025 by partnering with tech groups such as Amazon , Googleand Microsoft , as well as its new owner, Samsung , its chief executive said on Friday.
  
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• What to expect from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

  01-09-2017 20:36 via zdnet.com
  The fourth feature update to Windows 10 is scheduled to arrive in October. It's packed with a wide assortment of new and refined features, including some new security options designed to block zero-day exploits and ransomware.
  
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• The 404 Show 1711: In the path of totality (podcast) - CNET

  01-09-2017 20:35 via cnet.com
  Steve Guttenberg briefly lands on our planet to discuss solar eclipse reviews, his new YouTube channel, aliens and more.
  
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• 'iPhone 8' rumored to be called iPhone Edition - CNET

  01-09-2017 20:21 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Murmurings reported by 9to5 Mac from IFA in Berlin suggest that the two other phones will be called iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
  
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• The Guardian view on Google: overweening power | Editorial

  01-09-2017 20:07
  An academic fired after criticising Google shows how Silicon Valley shapes our realityWhen Google received a record $2.7bn fine from the European Union in June for abusing its search engine monopoly to promote its shopping search service, a relatively minor member of an American thinktank, the New America Foundation, posted a short statement praising the regulator, and calling on the US to follow suit.The New America Foundation is intimately intertwined with the search firm. It has received more
  
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• Brazilian mobile market shows signs of recovery

  01-09-2017 20:03 via zdnet.com
  Retailers start to replace stock and predictions for the rest of the year are positive, says IDC.
  
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• 'We love the Dreamers': Trump close to decision on future of Obama program

  01-09-2017 19:56
  The president to make a decision on Daca, as Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and Tim Cook among tech leaders urging him not to end the programDonald Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Friday that the president would announce his decision on whether to kill off special legal provisions offered to “Dreamers”, people brought to the US illegally as children, on Tuesday. Related: 'The fear is great': 'Dreamers' on edge as Trump threatens to end Daca programContinue
  
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• FCC closes virus upload loophole on its website

  01-09-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Digital defences on the site have been improved after users found it was possible to upload malware.
  
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• Records of four million Time Warner Cable customers left unsecured: Gizmodo

  01-09-2017 19:41
  (Reuters) - About four million Time Warner Cable records containing details of its customers were found unsecured on an Amazon server last month, tech website Gizmodo reported on Friday.
  
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• Nest teases new living room gadget video - CNET

  01-09-2017 19:39 via cnet.com
  Google's sister company has something new to show off Sept. 20.
  
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• Microsoft pushes 'mixed reality' features with Windows 10 update

  01-09-2017 19:31
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Microsoft is to update its flagship operating system next month so that the latest generation of Windows 10 hardware devices and software can tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies, executives said on Friday.
  
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• We must debunk this millennium bug myth | Letters

  01-09-2017 19:25
  Prof Martyn Thomas had first-hand experience of fighting the millennium bug, and dismisses the idea that it never posed a serious threat to the world’s computer systemsPlease don’t perpetuate the falsehood that the millennium bug was a myth (Hard to stomach, G2, 30 August). The widespread use of two-digit years in computer systems was a serious threat. I led the Y2K teams for Deloitte Consulting internationally in the 1990s and those of us who spent years successfully findi
  
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• How to watch the NFL on the internet in 2017

  01-09-2017 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Are you ready for some internet football?
  
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• How to improve TV streaming quality on Netflix, Hulu and more - CNET

  01-09-2017 19:24 via cnet.com
  Don’t suffer through annoying pauses or blurry, low resolution. Here's how to get better streaming from your smart TV, streaming box or game console.
  
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• Head back to school with these cool phones video - CNET

  01-09-2017 19:11 via cnet.com
  Summer is over, but getting a phone may help relieve those back-to-school blues. Here are our picks.
  
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• New Qualcomm V2X chipset brings mad bandwidth to connected cars - Roadshow

  01-09-2017 19:04 via cnet.com
  It'll work with both modern 4G LTE and upcoming 5G cellular networks.
  
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• Would you measure everything you ate?

  01-09-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Joe Miller checks out smart scales and sleep sensors at Ifa in Berlin.
  
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• Send and receive Android text messages on your PC video - CNET

  01-09-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  If you have an Android phone and a PC, you can make the two talk to each other using Pushbullet.
  
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• Five things you need to know about the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT video - Roadshow

  01-09-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  Sleek looks and sporty responses make for an impressive jack-of-all-trades.
  
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• Google Assistant finds a home in five new speakers - CNET

  01-09-2017 18:40 via cnet.com
  Google's making a splash at the IFA tech show in Berlin with a bunch of new devices that are ready for your command.
  
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