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• Watch intense footage as sharks attack 'enemy' submarine - CNET

  04-11-2017 23:36 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The BBC's Blue Planet II team dives down to see what happens when whale carcasses fall to the ocean bed. Things get a little frightening.
  
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• Rumored 'Lord of the Rings' series may be the show to rule them all - CNET

  04-11-2017 23:12 via cnet.com
  J.R.R. Tolkien's novels could turn into your next favorite fantasy hit, but don't book a ticket to Middle-earth just yet.
  
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• This store had Apple's iPhone X. There was no line - CNET

  04-11-2017 22:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Not every store around the world had long lines on launch day for Apple's futuristic smartphone.
  
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• 'Thor: Ragnarok' cast crashes screening to act out movie live - CNET

  04-11-2017 21:58 via cnet.com
  One lucky audience was thunderstruck when the God of Thunder showed up in a bad wig, and his co-stars soon joined him.
  
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• Sprint, T-Mobile call off merger - CNET

  04-11-2017 20:12 via cnet.com
  The two companies end talks after failing to hammer out an agreement.
  
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• T-Mobile, Sprint call it quits on merger talks

  04-11-2017 20:01 via zdnet.com
  The rivals and long-rumored merger partners ended speculation about a combination. The two wireless carriers will go it alone vs. Verizon and AT&T.
  
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• Here’s how to know if you bought a great speaker or headphone - CNET

  04-11-2017 19:48 via cnet.com
  There are many ways to "judge" a new piece of audio equipment, but if you're loving the sound, that’s a really good sign.
  
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• How can technology this old sound this good? - CNET

  04-11-2017 19:47 via cnet.com
  Hot stuff, the totally tubular Schiit Freya stereo preamplifier.
  
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• iPhone X undergoes torture test, shows only one flaw - CNET

  04-11-2017 18:44 via cnet.com
  Commentary: JerryRigEverything does what it can to make Apple's new phone suffer. The gadget mostly does extremely well. But about that glass back...
  
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• Sony comes back from the brink, and it’s not all thanks to Spider-Man

  04-11-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  After losing more than £3bn in 2012, Japan’s tech giant is fighting its way back to record profits under Kazuo Hirai, partly by working with Apple rather than trying to beat it. Investments in PlayStation and TV production have also helpedSix years after reporting its biggest-ever loss, Sony is no longer a conglomerate in freefall. Last week the Japanese group behind the Bravia TV set, the PlayStation, Beyoncé and the Spider-Man films said it was on track to set a new annual p
  
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• Half of UK road speed cameras are switched off

  04-11-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Police forces admit many fixed speed cameras are off, with four areas having no active cameras.
  
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• UX needs to operate under a new set of rules within the Internet of Things

  04-11-2017 14:12 via zdnet.com
  Internet of Things systems often don't have screens and other traditional outlets for the user experience. This makes development and design more complicated.
  
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• Apple iPhone X hits stores, tech giants face US Congress video - CNET

  04-11-2017 13:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's wrap-up, Apple's hotly anticipated phone causes people to line up at Apple Stores around the world. Meanwhile, Facebook, Google and Twitter face a frustrated US Congress in a series of hearings investigating the impact of Russian-linked ads on the 2016 election.
  
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• This is what the OnePlus 5T could look like - CNET

  04-11-2017 13:01 via cnet.com
  Slim bezels, no fingerprint reader on the front, and yeah, a headphone jack.
  
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• The iPhone X cracked on the first drop - CNET

  04-11-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  We subjected our brand new iPhone X to a scratch and drop test to determine how much this glass and stainless steel phone can handle.
  
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• Our staff's favorite gadget gifts of yore - CNET

  04-11-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  CNET's Holiday Gift Guide launched this week, and we thought it would be fun to ask people around the office what were their favorite gadget gifts growing up.
  
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• Buy AppleCare+ or a case for your iPhone X -- or else - CNET

  04-11-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  You may thank us later.
  
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• It didn't take much to break the iPhone X video - CNET

  04-11-2017 12:50 via cnet.com
  We put a brand new iPhone X through some durability tests to find out how much, or in this case, how little it can handle.
  
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• Caudabe Apple iPhone X case roundup: Affordable, minimalist designs improve grip and protect

  04-11-2017 12:47 via zdnet.com
  The new Apple iPhone X just arrived in the hands of buyers and there are already many case options available. Caudabe has a nice lineup to consider that still maintains the look and feel of the iPhone.
  
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• Irish PM says future of $1 billion Apple data center uncertain

  04-11-2017 11:40
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - A planned $1 billion Apple data center is in doubt after Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the U.S. company's Chief Executive Tim Cook would no longer commit to it, adding that Dublin would do whatever necessary to get it built.
  
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• Amazon allowed by law to undercut Australian businesses: regulator

  04-11-2017 10:01
  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Competition laws will allow Amazon to undercut local businesses with loss-making prices when it opens for business in Australia, expected to be later in November, the Australian competition regulator said on Saturday.
  
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• Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services

  04-11-2017 07:40
  KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they had complied.
  
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• Netflix parts ways with Kevin Spacey - CNET

  04-11-2017 05:11 via cnet.com
  In a statement, a Netflix representative says the company is evaluating its options with "House of Cards," and canceling a movie Spacey produced.
  
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• iPhone X: It's all about Face ID and taking away the Home button (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 108) video - CNET

  04-11-2017 02:47 via cnet.com
  Scott Stein joins the show for the two biggest changes worth talking about on the iPhone X: Face ID and the loss of the Home button.
  
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• Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game

  04-11-2017 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Computers are good at chess but humans still win when it comes to more complex games like StarCraft.
  
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• Xbox One X: Microsoft's new console reviewed

  04-11-2017 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The console can display 4K 60 frames-per-second graphics in high dynamic range.
  
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• Harrison Ford rages at Trump team's lack of belief in science - CNET

  04-11-2017 01:31 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The Star Wars actor says there's no greater danger than having people in charge who disregard science.
  
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• U.S. judge deals setback to Waymo damage claim in Uber lawsuit

  04-11-2017 01:03
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge in San Francisco made it more difficult for Alphabet Inc'sWaymo unit to prove it suffered financially from the alleged theft of autonomous car trade secrets by Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], ruling to exclude testimony from Waymo's damages expert.
  
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• Broadcom plans record tech deal with Qualcomm bid: sources

  04-11-2017 00:57
  (Reuters) - Communications chipmaker Broadcom Ltdis planning to unveil a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm Incby Monday, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, an attempt to create a roughly $200-billion company through the biggest technology acquisition ever.
  
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• What to play this weekend: Call of Duty and Bubsy - CNET

  04-11-2017 00:55 via cnet.com
  The 1990s meet World War II.
  
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• iPhone X Launch in San Francisco. (Apple Byte) video - CNET

  04-11-2017 00:20 via cnet.com
  I got one! The energy was at an all-time for the iPhone X and Brian takes full advantage of it.
  
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