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• Apple's Chicago riverfront store is its latest statement piece - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:55 via cnet.com
  The glass structure seemingly flows from the downtown area to the Chicago River. It's meant to be the best representation of Apple's "Town Square" vibe.
  
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• Speed, lots of cycles are this Samsung dryer's strengths - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:53 via cnet.com
  The Samsung DV7750 dryer has blazing speed plus lots of cycles.
  
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• Agribusiness and utilities lead IoT adoption in Brazil

  19-10-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  Other sectors struggle to see the return on investment, says study.
  
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• Samsung DV7750 dryer review - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:52 via cnet.com
  Spend less cash, time doing laundry with this Samsung dryer.
  
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• After massive quakes, millions in Mexico turn to early warning app

  19-10-2017 23:42
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Since two massive earthquakes hit Mexico in September, claiming more than 460 lives, an early warning start-up called SkyAlert has doubled its users to 5.8 million, making it one of the country's most downloaded apps.
  
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• Ericsson: 5G will improve Australian telco revenue by almost 50 percent

  19-10-2017 23:37 via zdnet.com
  Up to $13.5 billion worth of 5G-driven digitalisation revenue will be up for grabs for Australian carriers by 2026, according to Ericsson.
  
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• Lyft gets $1B investment, led by Alphabet - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:33 via cnet.com
  The ride-hailing company's valuation is now at $11 billion, which could help fuel its quest to beat rival Uber.
  
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• Intel's plan to be inside Alexa devices video - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:30 via cnet.com
  With a vision for improving the smart home, and a new Alexa developer's kit, Intel has a plan to grow its profile in the smart home.
  
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• Alphabet's CapitalG leads Lyft's $1 billion funding round

  19-10-2017 23:30
  (Reuters) - Lyft Inc has raised $1 billion in fresh financing, the ride-services company said on Thursday, in a round led by one of Alphabet Inc'sinvestment funds, further complicating the convoluted world of ride-hailing alliances and dealing a blow to rival Uber Technologies Inc.
  
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• Play YouTube videos in the background on your phone - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:28 via cnet.com
  Want to listen to music while doing something else? The YouTube app won't let you, but try these workarounds for Android and iOS.
  
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• Amazon Echo (2017) Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:28 via cnet.com
  Here's everything you need to know about the 2017 version of the Amazon Echo.
  
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• Dear Future: Watch the trailer for our new documentary series video - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:23 via cnet.com
  Today, Motherboard and CNET are launching Dear Future, our collaborative documentary series about the people who've decided they can't wait for tomorrow's biggest breakthroughs to come to them.
  
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• Atlassian beats Q1 expectations with revenue up 42 percent

  19-10-2017 23:23 via zdnet.com
  The collaboration and productivity software company saw its subscription revenue grow 69 percent.
  
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• Plantronics' newest Bluetooth sports earphones keep it light video - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:20 via cnet.com
  Comfortable and affordable, the good sounding Plantronics BackBeat Fit 300 have only one small flaw.
  
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• Apple unveils its latest flagship store: Apple Michigan Avenue video - CNET

  19-10-2017 23:20 via cnet.com
  The Chicago store redefines the boundaries between indoors and outdoors with an all-glass facade
  
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• Chipmakers find new ways to move forward

  19-10-2017 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Moore's Law is slowing at a time when new applications are demanding more muscle. The solution is to offload jobs to specialized hardware but these complex, heterogeneous systems will require a fresh approach.
  
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• LG OLED G7 (OLED65G7)

  19-10-2017 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In LG’s 2017 TV range, the Signature Series G7 OLED is as good as it gets. The ‘wallpaper’ W7 may be the brand’s poster boy, but those looking for a more traditional top-end telly will find the G7 a far more realistic proposition.Available in 65- and 77-inch screen sizes coming in at $6,999 (£6,499, AU$9,099) and $9,999 (£19,999, about AU$12,699), respectively, the LG G7 OLED sits high above the South Korean manufacturer’s B7, E7 and C7 models.But, given
  
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• MongoDB's successful IPO reflects its differences with traditional open source

  19-10-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  Day one of trading was good for MongoDB. The company has grown with a developer-friendly platform, a unique open source model, and an ability to poach workloads from the Oracles and SQL Servers of the world. The looming challenge is how it navigates coopetition with its frenemies in the cloud.
  
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• Google Pixel 2 XL screen fix may be on the way - CNET

  19-10-2017 22:45 via cnet.com
  The company recognizes the widespread complaints about the phone's screen and is considering changing the software.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers want crackdown on Facebook, Twitter political ads

  19-10-2017 22:30
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, alarmed that foreign entities used the internet to influence last year's election, introduced legislation on Thursday to extend rules governing political advertising on television, print and radio to also cover social media like Facebook Inc .
  
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• PayPal reports solid Q3, active user base reaches 218 million

  19-10-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  The company says it grew its active account base by 8.2 million during Q3.
  
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• Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL: The best tips, tricks and more - CNET

  19-10-2017 22:25 via cnet.com
  The Pixel 2 is Google's most impressive phone yet. If you've picked one up, you're going to want to read this.
  
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• Facebook open sources concurrent programming debugger

  19-10-2017 22:22 via zdnet.com
  One of the hardest tricks for any programmer to do is to master concurrent programming. Facebook's new tool, RacerD, goes a long way to helping developers spot concurrency errors.
  
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• Medical marijuana: How IT can spark the budding cannabis industry

  19-10-2017 22:20 via zdnet.com
  This fast-growing but difficult-to-navigate vertical needs IT providers. But how many will cater to a $20 billion industry that the feds consider illegal?
  
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• Facebook to launch news subscription feature, some big names opt out

  19-10-2017 22:08
  (Reuters) - Facebook Incsaid on Thursday it has signed up 10 news publishers including the Washington Post and The Economist to take part in a trial that gives its mobile app users access to a limited number of articles a month and then the option to subscribe via the publishers' own websites.
  
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• Leaked: Facebook security boss says its corporate network is run "like a college campus"

  19-10-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  The source of the recording said Facebook's senior management and executives were apathetic to matters of cybersecurity. Facebook's security chief said he used one of the remarks "as a figure of speech."
  
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• CIA bomb-sniffing dog flunks out of training in Twitter saga - CNET

  19-10-2017 21:43 via cnet.com
  Follow the riveting story of Lulu, a good dog just not cut out for the CIA's bomb-sniffing K9 Corps training program.
  
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• iPhone X arrival could slash iPhone 8, Plus output in half - CNET

  19-10-2017 21:40 via cnet.com
  If true, it could be the earliest production cut in iPhone history.
  
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• Apple Mac Mini comeback? Tim Cook hints at one - CNET

  19-10-2017 21:40 via cnet.com
  An Apple fan emailed the CEO to ask what's up with the Mac Mini and received a hopeful response.
  
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• Lyft confirms $1B investment from Alphabet - CNET

  19-10-2017 21:34 via cnet.com
  The financing from Google's parent company brings the ride-hailing company's valuation to $11 billion, which could help fuel its quest to beat rival Uber.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Server 1709: What's missing

  19-10-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows Server 2016 feature update, known as Build 1709, doesn't include support for Windows Server Essentials or Storage Spaces Direct.
  
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• Intel unveils SDK for third party Alexa devices

  19-10-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  The chip giant said the Speech Enabling Developer Kit provides a complete audio front-end solution for far-field voice control.
  
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• That Pixel 2 XL screen: Just how bad is it?

  19-10-2017 21:18 via zdnet.com
  There have been a lot of complaints about the display on Google's Pixel 2 XL. Is it annoying? Sure. A showstopper? Certainly not, and here's why.
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok will hilariously rock your world - CNET

  19-10-2017 21:03 via cnet.com
  Marvel hammers the humour and action of "Guardians of the Galaxy" with this brilliantly tuned blockbuster.
  
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• Google Play Store now lets you try out apps before downloading - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:55 via cnet.com
  You can now try out select Android apps without downloading them first.
  
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• Jeff Bezos posing on wind turbine may be peak Jeff Bezos - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:51 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Amazon's CEO has a new way of christening wind farms.
  
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• Stop buying Apple's flimsy Lightning cables; try these instead - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:49 via cnet.com
  Apple's iPhone cables just aren't good. These alternatives from Amazon and Anker are cheaper and better.
  
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• Consumer Reports' survey marks Tesla Model X 'least reliable' - Roadshow

  19-10-2017 20:49 via cnet.com
  In its new reliability survey, Consumer Reports ranks the Model X dead last, but Tesla says the survey is not up to date.
  
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• Silliness aside, Amazon now has to pick a new second home - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:48 via cnet.com
  All the wacky stunts from cities to get Amazon's attention will probably wrap up soon, as the hard numbers take over in the company's choice for HQ2.
  
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• The Guardian view on internet security: complexity is vulnerable | Editorial

  19-10-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  A huge weakness in wifi security erodes online privacy. But the real challenge is designing with human shortcomings in mindThis week’s security scandal is the discovery that every household with wifi in this country has a network that isn’t really private. For 13 years a weakness has lurked in the supposedly secure way in which wireless networks carry our information. Although the WPA2 security scheme was supposed to be mathematically proven to be uncrackable, it turns out that the m
  
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• How to make your own Magic Erasers at home video - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:36 via cnet.com
  Tired of expensive Magic Erasers that don't last? Here's how to make your own for a fraction of the price.
  
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• Alphabet leads $1B investment round in Lyft

  19-10-2017 20:35 via zdnet.com
  The investment adds another strand to the complicated web of alliances and rivalries developing in the emerging self-driving car market.
  
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• Google offers bug bounty to clean up mobile apps

  19-10-2017 20:34
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is offering security experts a bounty to identify Android app flaws as the Alphabet Inc unit seeks to wipe out bugs from its Google Play store.
  
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• Facebook begins testing paywall for subscriptions - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:31 via cnet.com
  Reading articles on Facebook is about to start changing.
  
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• Where in the world is Amazon HQ2? (The 3:59, ep. 302) - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:08 via cnet.com
  We run down the top contenders for Amazon's next major campus and discuss Bixby coming to your fridge.
  
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• Spend less time doing laundry with this speedy dryer video - CNET

  19-10-2017 20:08 via cnet.com
  The Samsung DV7750 dryer runs through cycles with incredible speed.
  
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• IPVanish VPN

  19-10-2017 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• Nintendo Switch update lets you record video clips video - CNET

  19-10-2017 19:33 via cnet.com
  The game console gets a few new perks right before the launch of Super Mario Odyssey.
  
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• Here's how scientists want to rescue the Great Barrier Reef video - CNET

  19-10-2017 19:31 via cnet.com
  CNET's Claire Reilly joins CBSN to detail how researchers are rushing to save Australia's natural wonder.
  
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• 2019 Audi A7 Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  19-10-2017 19:30 via cnet.com
  The new A7 kept what everyone loved about the old one and brought the rest into the 21st century.
  
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