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• Singles Day sales reach $38.2b across Chinese ecommerce platforms

  12-11-2017 23:44 via zdnet.com
  The annual shopping event in China has also generated 1.38 billion packages in just one day, according to a big data firm.
  
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• More iPhone X, ZTE Axon M, Essential Phone, running with smartphones (MobileTechRoundup #413)

  12-11-2017 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Kevin's iPhone X arrived so both of us were able to talk about our experiences with Apple's best iPhone. It wasn't an all-iPhone show though with other devices and wearables available for testing.
  
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• Artist’s 'sexual' robin redbreast Christmas cards banned by Facebook

  12-11-2017 22:24 via theguardian.com
  Jackie Charley said she ‘could not stop laughing’ after harmless festive images were blocked by Facebook because of ‘adult’ natureFacebook has blocked the sale of a pack of Christmas cards featuring a robin redbreast because of its “sexual” and “adult” nature.The artist, Jackie Charley, said she “could not stop laughing” when she discovered the reason the social media company would not approve the product last month. Continue reading...
  
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• NBN viability relies on tech upgrades: Ovum

  12-11-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  While saying there is no need to push gigabit-speed networks, an Ovum report commissioned by Nokia has said that NBN must focus on upgrading the technology on its fibre and HFC networks.
  
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• Amazon Christmas ad outrages parents by seeming to deny Santa - CNET

  12-11-2017 19:08 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A new UK ad for Amazon shows -- gasp -- a dad getting the presents.
  
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• 5 things you need to know about the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 video - Roadshow

  12-11-2017 18:00 via cnet.com
  With 755 horsepower and aero for days, GM's latest looks like a giant killer.
  
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• 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  12-11-2017 18:00 via cnet.com
  755 horsepower + 715 pound-feet of torque + 950 pounds of downforce = one bad ass American supercar.
  
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• How to become Snapchat famous: get creative and learn to relax

  12-11-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  The social media platform will soon allow top creators to make money from content. Cyrene Quiamco, who has 200,000 followers, explains how to become a Snapchat star Do you live for Snapchat? Or did you download the app months ago, send a wonky selfie captioned “How does this work??!!” to a clueless friend and promptly forget all about it? If it’s the latter, let’s face it, you’re old. Snapchat has about 178 million daily users worldwide, the majority aged under 34.
  
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• Newegg releases 2017 Black Friday ad with laptop, desktop PC, tablet deals

  12-11-2017 16:52 via zdnet.com
  The online tech superstore will start its sale early on November 20 with a pair of $169.99 Asus Chromebooks and a $219 Huawei MediaPad M3 Android tablet special.
  
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• Your complete guide to keyless locks - CNET

  12-11-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  Forgot your keys? No problem.
  
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• What to do if your brand-new iPhone drowns like ours did - CNET

  12-11-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  Cameras on "waterproof" phones shouldn't look like this.
  
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• The sexist dinosaurs aren't only on the prowl in old media

  12-11-2017 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Jurassic-era values of sexism and homophobia also blight the brave new world of Silicon Valley web giantsLast week, Caitlyn Jenner and a robot called Sophia talked about what it means to be human and a woman. Yet, while the 60,000-strong audience they addressed at a tech-friendly Web Summit in Lisbon appeared cutting edge, their industry is in danger of inheriting elements of the old industries they consider part of a dinosaur age.Sexism and homophobia in Hollywood, the media and politics has be
  
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• Scan the room with Guardzilla's 360-degree security camera - CNET

  12-11-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  The $230 Guardzilla 360 does more than your standard indoor security camera.
  
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• Need help with your Thanksgiving sides? Try these countertop gadgets - CNET

  12-11-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  Turkey gets all the spotlight, but let's not forget about the side dishes. Here are some appliances to help round out your meal.
  
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• Guardzilla's nosy 360 camera sees your whole smart home video - CNET

  12-11-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  The $230 Guardzilla 360 indoor security camera has a 360-degree live video feed.
  
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• Guardzilla 360 review - CNET

  12-11-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  The $230 Guardzilla 360-degree indoor security camera delivers -- if you want to spy on an entire room.
  
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• Dubai Airshow: Boeing wins $15bn order from Emirates

  12-11-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Boeing strikes a Dreamliner deal as the Dubai Airshow awaits news of a key Airbus A380 order.
  
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• China's JD.com, Alibaba rival, reports $19.1 billion in shopping event sales

  12-11-2017 13:05
  BEIJING (Reuters) - JD.com, China's e-commerce behemoth, said on Sunday that sales for Singles' Day - and its run-up - reached 127.1 billion yuan ($19.14 billion), up 50 percent from a year ago.
  
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• iStorage diskAshur Pro2

  12-11-2017 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Those who carry sensitive information around with them on a daily basis are doubtless concerned by the possibility of losing the device carrying that precious data (or worse still, having it stolen).Equally, if the mobile storage you use is secure, what happens if you fail to return to the office unexpectedly?Those concerns are addressed by the new iStorage diskAshur Pro2 external HD, a compact storage device designed to work with secure data without the need to install software on all the syste
  
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• Jaron Lanier: ‘The solution is to double down on being human’

  12-11-2017 10:30 via theguardian.com
  He’s the Silicon Valley visionary who gave us virtual reality. Now, in a new memoir-cum-manifesto, Jaron Lanier recounts his sad, unusual childhood and calls for a re-evaluation of our ties with the digital environment Jaron Lanier has written a book about virtual reality, a phrase he coined and a concept he did much to invent. It has the heady title Dawn of the New Everything. But it’s also a tale of his growing up and when you read it, what you really want to talk to him about is p
  
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• Games reviews roundup: Final Fantasy IX; Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds

  12-11-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com
  A classic Playstation RPG gets an update, while one of the PS4’s best combat role-playing titles gets a meaty expansionPS4, Square Enix, cert: 12
  ★★★★★ Continue reading...
  
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• Alibaba breaks previous Singles Day sales record to hit $25.3B

  12-11-2017 08:27 via zdnet.com
  Chinese e-commerce giant chalks up US$25.3 billion in gross merchandise volume on its November 11 online shopping festival, up 39 percent from last year, with 90 percent processed on mobile platforms.
  
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• Bose's new Noise-Masking Sleepbuds may change your life - CNET

  12-11-2017 01:44 via cnet.com
  In an unusual move for Bose, the company launches an Indiegogo campaign looking for testers for its upcoming totally wireless sleep-aid earphones.
  
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• Police to use facial-recognition cameras at Cenotaph service

  12-11-2017 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Civil rights group warns that use of software to identify faces threatens the very liberty war veterans fought forPolice are to use controversial facial recognition software to scan crowds attending the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, the Observer can reveal.The Metropolitan Police will deploy real-time biometric tracking at the event, which will be attended by about 10,000 former and current service personnel as well as dignitaries and members of the public. Prince Charles will lay
  
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• Apple's iPhone autocorrect issue mocked by Ohio State fans - CNET

  12-11-2017 00:38 via cnet.com
  Commentary: During Saturday's game against Michigan State, Buckeye fans become amusingly inventive. But they weren't alone.
  
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