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• Digital workplaces must give employees sense of purpose

  06-12-2017 23:56 via zdnet.com
  By providing the right digital tools, companies can spark creativity and encourage innovation in their workplace.
  
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• Tidal

  06-12-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Updated: Tidal is now supported on Apple CarPlay, making it the perfect companion for your next long road trip. It's road trip! Tidal has changed since we first reviewed it a year ago.It used to be a plucky new underdog from the makers of WiMP in Sweden, a Spotify-like streaming service with a unique focus on CD-quality music.It was a shining beacon of opportunity for music lovers who coveted sound quality over everything else; a chance to combine the convenience and mobility of Spotify wit
  
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• Grandpa's old Flex band seems fresh on an Apple Watch - CNET

  06-12-2017 23:39 via cnet.com
  Remember Speidel's iconic Twist-O-Flex watch band? Turns out it makes for a classy, no-hassle Apple Watch band.
  
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• 4 ways your phone's next camera could get more awesome - CNET

  06-12-2017 23:29 via cnet.com
  If your future phone runs on Snapdragon 845, that is.
  
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• Broadcom, Okta report strong quarters

  06-12-2017 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom reported financial results amid rising tensions with Qualcomm's board of directors.
  
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• Back in 'Black': Netflix reveals 'Black Mirror' release date - CNET

  06-12-2017 23:11 via cnet.com
  Six more creepy journeys into the unexpected side of technology will arrive before year's end.
  
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• V-Moda Crossfade Wireless II

  06-12-2017 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  V-Moda has a history of building exceptional-sounding headphones and the Crossfade Wireless II is no exception. While its styling (and lack of active noise cancelling) may not be for everyone, these are lovely sounding headphones. Like Apple’s Beats line of headphones, V-Moda manages to bring style and even better sound than what Apple offers. While Beats are no longer a mess of muddy bass, headphones like the Beats Solo3 Wireless still can’t stand up to V-Moda when it comes to
  
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• BlackBerry pens framework for securing connected and autonomous cars

  06-12-2017 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Four industry trends are making vehicles vulnerable to cyber attacks and failures: vehicles access, software control, autonomous driving, and the changing state of software, according to BlackBerry.
  
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• Mysterious monster of a black hole puzzles scientists - CNET

  06-12-2017 22:25 via cnet.com
  The farthest known supermassive black hole has left NASA astronomers and other scientists amazed at its existence.
  
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• What Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chip may mean for the Galaxy S9 - CNET

  06-12-2017 22:21 via cnet.com
  The Snapdragon 845, with its new X20 modem, AI capabilities and other features, will show up in devices in 2018.
  
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• 4 ways your next Android camera could get more awesome - CNET

  06-12-2017 22:08 via cnet.com
  If your future phone runs on Snapdragon 845, that is.
  
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• The next Huawei phone might pack a triple-lens 40MP camera - CNET

  06-12-2017 22:07 via cnet.com
  What seem to be ads for an upcoming Huawei phone have been spotted online.
  
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• Conservative Weekly Standard to aid in Facebook fact-checks, prompting outcry

  06-12-2017 22:07 via theguardian.com
  Magazine dubbed ‘serial misinformer’ becomes first explicitly partisan organization to aid in task, fueling concerns over rightwing influence at siteA conservative news organization has been approved to partner with Facebook to fact-check false news, drawing criticisms that the social media company is caving to rightwing pressures and collaborating with a publication that has previously spread propaganda. The Weekly Standard, a conservative opinion magazine, said it is joining a fact
  
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• Optimizing organ donation: When big data and analytics helps save lives

  06-12-2017 22:05 via zdnet.com
  Organ sharing network relies on technology platform to speed up vital report generation
  
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• Get out! Jordan Peele bringing 'Twilight Zone' back - CNET

  06-12-2017 22:05 via cnet.com
  The "Get Out" filmmaker will bring audiences back to Rod Serling's mysterious dimension with a reboot of the classic show coming to CBS All Access.
  
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• 2018 Ram ProMaster vans recalled over airbag fears - Roadshow

  06-12-2017 21:56 via cnet.com
  Another small-scale FCA recall hits just in time for the holidays.
  
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• Xfinity xFi Advanced Gateway Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:51 via cnet.com
  Xfinity Gigabit Internet subscribers can now rent the xFi Advanced Gateway to achieve full gigabit speeds and connect their smart devices.
  
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• Patrick Stewart would reprise Captain Picard, not Professor X - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:46 via cnet.com
  But it would take a "brilliant idea" to bring Jean-Luc back to the Starship Enterprise.
  
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• Worldwide 'whole cloud' revenues to reach $554B in 2021: IDC

  06-12-2017 21:40 via zdnet.com
  IDC says the "whole cloud" includes opportunities like providing hardware and software products for both enterprise private clouds and commercial cloud services.
  
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• Vine co-founder teases possible new Vine service - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:34 via cnet.com
  After a week of floating the idea on Twitter, Vine co-founder posts a "Vine 2" teaser.
  
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• Qualcomm adds security, battery life features to phone chips

  06-12-2017 21:32
  (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday revealed new security and battery life features on its latest Snapdragon 845 mobile phone processor, a chip that customarily powers high-end Android-based phones from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others.
  
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• Bond smartens your remote-controlled ceiling fan video - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:31 via cnet.com
  This small, $99 device integrates up to six remote controlled ceiling fans into Amazon Alexa or Google Home platforms.
  
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• Bond review - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:27 via cnet.com
  The Bond is a small disc that integrates up to six remote controlled ceiling fans into any Amazon Alexa- or Google Assistant-led smart home.
  
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• Google-Amazon spat means no more YouTube on Fire TV (The 3:59, Ep. 328) - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:26 via cnet.com
  We break down the dispute between Google and Amazon, talk about Qualcomm powered Windows PCs and discuss IoT security.
  
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• Taking a good look at Volvo's S90 Sensus Connect infotainment video - Roadshow

  06-12-2017 21:21 via cnet.com
  Volvo S90's touchscreen infotainment system looks slick, but has issues.
  
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• Searching for the perimeter in cloud security: From microservices to chaos

  06-12-2017 21:21 via zdnet.com
  Where we encounter the problem of applying the most modern security model we have to the most capable data centers we run and discover the two may come from different eras.
  
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• 'Space nation' to Earthlings: Do you read us? - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:15 via cnet.com
  As a self-proclaimed "space kingdom" that exists solely in a tiny satellite gets ready to communicate with Earth, Asgardia's leader talks about the birth of a nation in a box.
  
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• This small device smartens your remote-controlled ceiling fans - CNET

  06-12-2017 21:10 via cnet.com
  Bond is a $99 disc that connects remote-controlled ceiling fans to your Amazon Alexa or Google Home platform and lets you lose that remote for good.
  
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• CoreOS Tectonic 1.8 unites container management across clouds

  06-12-2017 21:02 via zdnet.com
  Kubernetes can free users from being locked into a single cloud, and CoreOS wants to help them do this with its release of Tectonic 1.8.
  
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• Americans don't want phones searched without a warrant - CNET

  06-12-2017 20:49 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A new survey offers a fascinating view of how much privacy Americans are prepared to give up for national security.
  
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• EU urges internet companies to do more to remove extremist content

  06-12-2017 20:37
  (Reuters) - Internet groups such as Facebook , Google's YouTubeand Twitterneed to do more to stem the proliferation of extremist content on their platforms, the European Commission said after a meeting on Wednesday.
  
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• 4 things to know about Google's Files Go app - CNET

  06-12-2017 20:23 via cnet.com
  Google's newest Android app helps manage storage, easily share files on your phone.
  
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• Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 845 with improved photos, AI processing

  06-12-2017 20:12 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm took the stage to introduce its next-generation mobile platform, the Snapdragon 845. Notably, the new chipset will feature 4k HDR video capture and improved AI processing.
  
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• AutoComplete: Rinspeed's CES-bound modular Snap concept video - Roadshow

  06-12-2017 20:10 via cnet.com
  Plus: Ford, Alibaba to team up to sell cars and 2018 Ram Promaster recalled.
  
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• HORI Mini Wired Gamepad - gamepad - wired Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  06-12-2017 20:03 via cnet.com
  The new Hori PlayStation 4 Mini Wired Game Controller is designed with younger gamers in mind -- so we had a kid test it.
  
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• Luxury good-makers win fight over online sales bans

  06-12-2017 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Court of Justice says luxury firms have the right to restrict online sales to protect their brands.
  
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• Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crown

  06-12-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  An algorithm developed by the DeepMind team claims victory against a world-beating AI chess program.
  
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• Stop shipping notifications from ruining the holidays - CNET

  06-12-2017 19:52 via cnet.com
  Learn how to lower the profile of Google's shipping notices on your iPhone or disable them altogether.
  
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• HQ trivia app coming to Android on Dec. 25 - CNET

  06-12-2017 19:46 via cnet.com
  The popular live trivia app will soon be available on Android over the holiday season.
  
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• Windows 10 tip: How to capture a screenshot

  06-12-2017 19:28 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 offers a wide range of built-in screen capture options. You can save the full screen, the active window, or a rectangular selection to a file or to the Clipboard for reuse in another app. Here are the keyboard shortcuts to memorize.
  
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• Some U.S. truckers ask Trump to tap brakes on electronic logs

  06-12-2017 19:27
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many independent U.S. truckers are pushing President Donald Trump to back his anti-regulatory rhetoric by delaying an Obama-era rule requiring electronic monitors in trucks, a measure some drivers fear could put them out of business due to extra costs.
  
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• Facebook just made VR better -- by adding Microsoft Windows - CNET

  06-12-2017 19:17 via cnet.com
  With a new beta, you can do practically anything you'd do with your PC in an Oculus Rift headset.
  
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• Brazilian driving licenses to adopt chip and pin card model

  06-12-2017 19:12 via zdnet.com
  The document has a makeover set for 2019 and is part of an initiative aimed at fraud reduction.
  
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• Israeli firm's spyware used against Ethiopian dissidents: Canadian group

  06-12-2017 19:04
  TORONTO/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Surveillance software from Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd was used in an espionage campaign targeting Ethiopian dissidents living outside the East African nation, a Canadian research institute said on Wednesday.
  
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• 66 Audio unveils Pro Voice wireless headphones with integrated Amazon Alexa: hands-on

  06-12-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  As smartphones remove the headphone jack, we move further to a wireless world. 66 Audio's new Pro Voice headset not only provides long battery life and high quality sound, but brings Amazon Alexa to your headphones.
  
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• Google beats class action sex bias claims, for now

  06-12-2017 18:59
  (Reuters) - A California state judge has dismissed class action claims accusing Alphabet Inc'sGoogle of paying female employees less than men and giving them fewer opportunities for promotions.
  
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• NASA: 'Cannonball' spotted on Mars isn't what it seems - CNET

  06-12-2017 18:36 via cnet.com
  NASA politely debunks a UFO enthusiast theory that the Curiosity rover found a cannonball sitting in the dust on the Red Planet.
  
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• Internet Association asks for U.S. net neutrality vote delay

  06-12-2017 18:30
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internet Association, whose more than 40 members include companies like Google and Amazon, urged the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to delay a vote to repeal a 2015 order banning internet providers from blocking or throttling online content.
  
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• Amazon Prime Video now available on Apple TV

  06-12-2017 18:19
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc have partnered to bring the Amazon Prime Video app to Apple TV in over 100 countries, the companies said on Wednesday.
  
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• Want Alexa to wake you up? Try one of these gadgets - CNET

  06-12-2017 18:14 via cnet.com
  There are plenty of gadgets that'll let you tell Amazon's virtual voice assistant to wake you up each morning. We'll help you pick the best one for your bedside.
  
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