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• Droids and X-wings decorate the ultimate TV for Star Wars fans - CNET

  02-09-2017 20:58 via cnet.com
  Frame every viewing experience through a galaxy far, far away.
  
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• Kings of clarity: Etymotic ER4 in-ear headphones - CNET

  02-09-2017 20:17 via cnet.com
  If you’re serious about getting the best in-ear headphones, start with this one.
  
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• Tim Cook sells iPad while advertising his alma mater - CNET

  02-09-2017 20:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The Apple CEO manages to get the iPad and FaceTime into an ad for Auburn University.
  
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• The shock of the new Dynaudio Special Forty speakers - CNET

  02-09-2017 18:47 via cnet.com
  Listening to the Dynaudio Special Forty, you realize sometimes the smaller speaker is the right speaker.
  
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• Diesel On

  02-09-2017 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Diesel On is the latest smartwatch from the fashion brand, and offers up a big look and big screen for a price that’s a little bigger than most.While it may have size and presence in its favor, it does skip on a few features such as GPS, a heart rate monitor and NFC – which means those looking for a feature packed smartwatch may want to look elsewhere.That said, if you like big watches that make a statement, you’ll want to check out the Diesel On.
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• 6 traits all successful digital enterprises have in common

  02-09-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  'A digital transformation is not just about changing technology. It's about changing the way the enterprise works.'
  
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• Spitfires to Sea Hawks: Inside the Malta Aviation Museum - CNET

  02-09-2017 17:29 via cnet.com
  From historically significant WWII aircraft to notable examples from the jet age, the Malta Aviation Museum holds some beautiful aircraft. Here’s how they look.
  
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• Hidden iOS setting may stop you running out of storage space on your iPhone or iPad

  02-09-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Are you running out of space on your iPhone or iPad? There's a setting buried in iOS 10 that may put an end to running out of space forever.
  
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• JBL Soundgear

  02-09-2017 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When earphones just aren’t enough, it’s time to shoulder-mount some speakers. First shown off at this year’s CES show, and now found in their final form at IFA 2017, JBL used this year’s IFA conference to let the press go ears-on with its crazy Soundgear speakers.So here’s the idea – it’s a Bluetooth speaker that you wear. Yep. The Soundgear sits on your shoulders like a larger version of the kind of running headphones that come with a neckband. Except,
  
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• Asus ROG Chimera G703

  02-09-2017 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   Last August we saw the first few gaming laptops with 120Hz displays hit the scene, alongside the introduction of Nvidia’s 10-series Pascal graphics. Now little more than a year later, Asus is upping the ante with the 144Hz ROG Chimera – and we don’t ever want to go back to the regular world of 60fps gaming.
  The 17-inch gaming laptop from Asus is among one of the fastest in the world not only because of its high refresh display, but also thanks to the pairing of an Intel C
  
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• Huawei unveils Kirin 970 chipset with AI

  02-09-2017 15:15 via zdnet.com
  Huawei's Kirin 970 smartphone chipset features mobile artificial intelligence with a dedicated neural processing unit, an 8-core CPU, and a 12-core GPU, along with 5.5 million transistors.
  
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• Our favorite books of all time - CNET

  02-09-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  Every week we ask people around the office questions to see what makes them tick. This week we wanted to know which books they read that rose above all the rest.
  
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• iPhone hype train chugs on, Alexa and Cortana team up video - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's wrap-up, Apple sets a date for the iPhone 8, Amazon and Microsoft's voice assistants join forces, Google pushes AR apps, and Uber picks up a new CEO.
  
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• Pixar brings Day of the Dead to life in newest film, 'Coco' - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  Creating a world of skeletons and vivid lights presented some new challenges for the animation studio.
  
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• Maltese falcons: An island museum full of beautiful aircraft - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  From the WWII-era Hurricane and Spitfire to the newer Meteor, Sea Hawk and Vampire, here's a full tour of the Malta Aviation Museum.
  
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• From Meteors to Hurricanes, Spitfires to Sea Hawks, here's a look inside the Malta Aviation Museum - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  From historically significant WWII aircraft to notable examples from the jet age, the Malta Aviation Museum holds some beautiful aircraft. Here’s how they look.
  
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• Cell phones as lifelines: How to stay connected amid disaster - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers tips on preparing your gadgets for an emergency, like a hurricane.
  
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• Big Bang: The science of sex in space - CNET

  02-09-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  With long-term space travel moving ever closer to reality, would-be spacefarers may be wondering if they'll be able to join the 10,000 Mile High Club.
  
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• Philips Bass+ True Wireless headphones

  02-09-2017 13:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By now you’re probably sick of hearing about true wireless headphones, but the Philips Bass+ True Wireless are nevertheless still worth your attention. The headline feature here is price. At just €130 (around $155 / £120 / AU$195) these are much cheaper than many of the other true wireless earbuds currently on the market. They don’t have the premium sound or features of their competitors, but their price means that they’re the perfect entry point if you&rsq
  
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• Fossil Q Venture

  02-09-2017 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Fossil Q Venture offers up a more style focused, and smaller smartwatch experience to its larger, more rugged sibling, the Q Explorist.The duo are Fossil’s third generation of Android Wear devices, as the company continues to be one of the few persevering with Google's wearable platform.With a thinner 18mm strap and smaller display the Q Venture is suited to smaller wrists, although it won’t look out of place on larger forearms either.
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• JBL Link 20

  02-09-2017 13:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At this year’s IFA 2017 conference, there’s hardly a speaker that’s been launched that’s not had a voice assistant of some kind baked in. From the Sony Smart Speaker to the Alexa-powered Harman Kardon Allure, there’s been connected boombox for almost every occasion and price point. One of the most promising looking ranges we’ve seen so far is the JBL Link series – we went hands on with the JBL Link 20, and came away impressed.
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• Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom zooms in closer than your iPhone video - CNET

  02-09-2017 13:30 via cnet.com
  Unlike other phones with 2.0x optical zoom, the ZenFone 3 Zoom comes sporting 2.3x, but does it matter?
  
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• Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom review - CNET

  02-09-2017 13:30 via cnet.com
  The best thing about the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom isn’t its camera tech.
  
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• Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom gets you closer - CNET

  02-09-2017 13:30 via cnet.com
  With 2.3x optical zoom, the ZenFone 3 Zoom gets you slightly closer compared to the competition.
  
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• The coolest, best and strangest tech of IFA 2017 - CNET

  02-09-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  CNET brings you the most interesting gadgets from Europe's biggest tech trade show.
  
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• B&O Beoplay E8 true wireless headphones

  02-09-2017 12:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  True wireless earbuds might be one of the biggest things in headphones right now, but we’re yet to see the big players settle on a form-factor that makes sense for everyone. Sony’s WF-1000X, for example, feature just a single button that allows you to control playback, but leave you without the ability to raise or lower the volume.Apple’s AirPods have gone even further by featuring a grand total of zero buttons. You control playback and volume entirely through using your v
  
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• We can’t let the dark web give online anonymity a bad name

  02-09-2017 12:00
  
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• Corporate America silenced researchers before. Now they're doing it again | Marshall Steinbaum

  02-09-2017 12:00
  A storm has erupted around the dismissal of Barry Lynn, a Silicon Valley critic, from his Google-funded thinktank. We have every reason to be concernedMarshall Steinbaum is a fellow and research director at the Roosevelt Institute, where he researches market power and inequalityBarry Lynn is an outspoken critic of the concentration of power in Silicon Valley. And as of this week, he is more than that. He’s a dissident, rousted out and crushed by the might of Big Tech’s accumulated ec
  
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• CUJO

  02-09-2017 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CUJO is an intelligent firewall which aims to protect your connected home from online threats. From desktops to mobiles, tablets to smart TVs, CUJO monitors all network activity to keep you safe from harm.Once set up, CUJO acts as a gateway between your devices and the outside world. It checks devices as they connect to your network, analyzes packets as they leave and arrive, looks for attempts to access malware command-and-control servers and tests for man-in-the-middle attacks. Threats are blo
  
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• The lawyers taking on Silicon Valley sexism: 'It's far worse than people know'

  02-09-2017 10:30
  From Google to Uber, Silicon Valley’s tech giants have a woman problem. Meet Lawless & Lawless, the sisters fighting backOn the wall of Lawless & Lawless’s San Francisco office is a framed, full-page newspaper advert with a black background and just two words in white text: “Thanks Ellen”. The ad, taken out in March 2015 in a Silicon Valley freesheet, referred to Ellen Pao, who had recently fought a $16m sexual discrimination suit against her former employer, vent
  
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• Alcatel adds four new phones and a kid-friendly smartwatch - CNET

  02-09-2017 08:00 via cnet.com
  TCL's other phone brand arrived at IFA with four phones, including two Idol models, and a bright pink smartwatch to, well, keep watch on your kids.
  
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• Caught in the act

  02-09-2017 02:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC experiment gains an insight into the range of attacks companies and other organisations suffer every day.
  
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• Catching the hackers in the act

  02-09-2017 02:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC experiment gains an insight into the range of attacks companies and other organisations suffer every day.
  
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• Can you leave the iPhone's Home button behind? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 98) video - CNET

  02-09-2017 02:32 via cnet.com
  The iPhone 8 will reportedly change how you use an iPhone, Apple shows off its first batch of augmented reality apps and those crazy AirPods are dominating the wireless earbud market.
  
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• TSA asks passengers not to carry battle-axes on planes - CNET

  02-09-2017 02:31 via cnet.com
  Hey all you wannabe Vikings, your weapons, even replicas, need to be packed in checked luggage.
  
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• Meet the forensics queen debunking 'NCIS,' 'Silent Witness' - CNET

  02-09-2017 02:12 via cnet.com
  Xanthe Mallett, a university professor of forensic anthropology and criminology, unravels what’s real and what’s ridiculous in the land of TV crime shows.
  
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• Can you leave the iPhone's Home button behind? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 98) - CNET

  02-09-2017 01:49 via cnet.com
  The iPhone 8 will reportedly change how you use an iPhone, Apple shows off its first batch of AR apps and those crazy AirPods are dominating the wireless earbud market.
  
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• How to afford a car, not just buy one - CNET

  02-09-2017 01:35 via cnet.com
  Laser focus on a car's price is a mistake.
  
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• Hey Siri, you've got a new boss - CNET

  02-09-2017 01:13 via cnet.com
  Craig Federighi, who oversees Mac and iPhone software, is now also in charge of the voice assistant, replacing internet and software services chief Eddy Cue.
  
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• Roku files for IPO, seeks to raise $100 million - CNET

  02-09-2017 01:06 via cnet.com
  Roku's streaming devices routinely beat out similar products from the likes of Amazon, Google and Apple.
  
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• Instagram flaw lets hackers sell celebrities' data at $10 a pop - CNET

  02-09-2017 00:57 via cnet.com
  Hackers set up a searchable database that allows people to find contact info for hundreds of stars, at ten bucks per query.
  
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• Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 930 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  02-09-2017 00:43 via cnet.com
  Vacuum and mop floors at once with the Ozmo 930.
  
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• Apple shifts responsibility for Siri to operating system chief

  02-09-2017 00:31
  (Reuters) - Apple Inchas transferred responsibility for Siri, its voice assistant, from content chief Eddy Cue to operating systems chief Craig Federighi, a sign that the company is looking to embed the voice assistant more deeply into its core systems amid rising competition from Alphabet Inc'sGoogle and Amazon.com Inc .
  
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