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• Toshiba, Western Digital end chip dispute; joint investment to resume

  12-12-2017 23:48
  (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp and its chip business partner Western Digital Corp agreed to settle a long-running dispute over the embattled Japanese conglomerate's plans to sell its chip unit, the companies said in a statement, removing a key obstacle to the deal.
  
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• Next Samsung Galaxy phone might have on-screen fingerprint reader - CNET

  12-12-2017 23:40 via cnet.com
  Synaptics announced that its new scanner is entering mass production with a top-five manufacturer.
  
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• Trump signs into law U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software

  12-12-2017 23:37
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence.
  
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• Here's evidence dinosaurs had to put up with pesky ticks too - CNET

  12-12-2017 23:36 via cnet.com
  Fascinating amber samples from 99 million years ago show even dinosaurs weren't immune to the blood-sucking pests.
  
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• Synaptics: In-display fingerprint sensor to launch in 2018 'tier one' flagship

  12-12-2017 23:19 via zdnet.com
  Synaptics is planning a demonstration for January 2018 on a full-production, soon to be announced "tier one" customer phone. Its Clear ID fingerprint sensors have gone into mass production.
  
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• Stains can't compete with this powerful Electrolux washer - CNET

  12-12-2017 23:14 via cnet.com
  Electrolux's $899 EFLW417SIW front-load washing machine cleans clothes incredibly well.
  
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• Electrolux EFLW417SIW review - CNET

  12-12-2017 23:14 via cnet.com
  Electrolux's EFLW417SIW is proof you don't need to spend a ton to get a great washing machine.
  
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• Mercedes to bring new MBUX infotainment system to CES - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 22:54 via cnet.com
  Some familiar faces will be along for the ride, as well.
  
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• Chinese automaker BAIC to eliminate fossil fuel vehicles by 2025 - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 22:44 via cnet.com
  The Beijing giant positions itself to comply with tough new air quality goals.
  
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• Twitter launches feature to organize multi-tweet threads

  12-12-2017 22:42 via zdnet.com
  You can now string together your "tweetstorms" with Twitter's new threads features.
  
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• UK city of York refuses to renew Uber's license in new regulatory setback

  12-12-2017 22:37
  (Reuters) - The English city of York refused to renew Uber's [UBER.UL] license to operate there on Tuesday, the city council said, the latest regulatory setback suffered by the ride-hailing app.
  
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• You can now preorder iPhone, iPad apps - CNET

  12-12-2017 22:35 via cnet.com
  Apple's new feature can be used by developers for new apps that haven't been published in the App Store before.
  
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• Netflix is watching you. We're all watching you

  12-12-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  The video streaming giant calling out its users on Twitter is creepy. But it's only the beginning of monetizing viewing data for media content services.
  
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• Bitcoin euphoria puts other retail bets in shade

  12-12-2017 22:25
  (Reuters) - If you wondered why 18-year old twitterati and seasoned speculative traders alike have bet on bitcoin's surge toward $20,000 this week, look no further than the comparison with the past year's new stock exchange floatations.
  
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• Uber charges Toronto rider $14,400 for a 20-minute rush hour ride - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 22:23 via cnet.com
  Surge pricing rears its ugly head for one unfortunate Canadian.
  
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• Adobe Lightroom adds AI, machine learning for better auto settings

  12-12-2017 22:10 via zdnet.com
  Adobe has rolled out AI and machine learning to analyze your photo and compare it to tens of thousands of professionally edited photos to make auto corrections.
  
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• Bitcoin hits another record high in march toward $20,000

  12-12-2017 22:09
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Virtual currency bitcoin hit another all-time peak on Tuesday, two days after the launch of the first ever bitcoin futures on a U.S. exchange and ahead of the start of another futures contract next week, as investors grew optimistic that the $20,000-mark is within reach.
  
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• Sonos Play:3

  12-12-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sonos has been leading the wireless multi-room music revolution since before anyone really knew what wirelessly streaming music was.The idea being that you can stick a speaker in every room and wirelessly play your digital music tracks on any or all of them at once.The company's flagship wireless speaker unit, the Play:5, is an excellent piece of kit but the one thing that it lacks is an affordable price tag.Enter the Sonos Play:3, a speaker set offering the same great functionality in a smaller
  
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• Box launches cloud consulting service to help digital transformation

  12-12-2017 21:47 via zdnet.com
  Box Transform will give businesses a long-term consultant from Box to implement cloud content management use cases and more.
  
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• Lose your Xfinity Mobile phone? Use your voice to find it - CNET

  12-12-2017 21:45 via cnet.com
  Comcast's new Phone Finder feature lets you simply say, “Xfinity Mobile, find my phone," if you've misplaced it in your home.
  
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• Panic button for web browsers scrubs away all content fast - CNET

  12-12-2017 21:38 via cnet.com
  Sick of the online clutter? Turn your Chrome or Safari browser into a blank slate with the Nothing on the Internet extension.
  
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• Lyft starts Canada service in first international foray

  12-12-2017 21:11
  TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft Inc on Tuesday launched its service in Toronto, marking the first time it has taken its battle against the much larger Uber Technologies Inc outside of the United States.
  
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• UK city York refuses to renew Uber's licence

  12-12-2017 21:10
  (Reuters) - The English city of York rejected Uber's licence renewal on Tuesday, citing concerns about the ride-hailing app's data breach and the number of complaints received, a city council spokesperson said.
  
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• Microsoft Teams gets calling to external phone systems functionality

  12-12-2017 21:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making good on its commitment to enable some advanced telephony capabilities in its Teams group-chat service.
  
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• 2018 Nissan Rogue review - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 21:03 via cnet.com
  On the surface, ProPilot Assist looks like standard lane-keeping steering assist, but this system has a backup plan that protects drowsy or incapacitated drivers.
  
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• Tezos director resigns, sowing more uncertainty at crypto startup

  12-12-2017 20:56
  LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - One of the three board members of the Swiss foundation that conducted the online fundraiser for the embattled Tezos cryptocurrency tech project has resigned, Reuters has learned.
  
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• Facebook says, Ignore that guy, we're all grown up now - CNET

  12-12-2017 20:54 via cnet.com
  Chamath Palihapitiya says social media sites "are destroying how society works." His former employer disagrees.
  
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• Worst hacks of the year video - CNET

  12-12-2017 20:52 via cnet.com
  From HBO to Equifax to the NSA, big hacks hit just about every industry in 2017.
  
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• The fight to save net neutrality (The 3:59, Ep. 331) - CNET

  12-12-2017 20:50 via cnet.com
  We talk about Thursday's FCC vote, the Google Home Max and Apple buying Shazam.
  
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• Amazon really, really wants you to buy Fire TV - CNET

  12-12-2017 20:40 via cnet.com
  Commentary: It seems that one ad for Amazon's TV box isn't enough. The company just released 12.
  
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• Sennheiser Momentum 2 On-Ear Wireless

  12-12-2017 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Sennheiser Momentum 2 On-Ear Wireless headphones are wireless Bluetooth headphones made using fancy materials and loaded with features that shouldn't be confused with the full-size Momentum Wireless headphones. These ones have pads that sit on your ears rather than cups that fit around them, making them a more compact - and portable - pair of cans. Their good looks, decent sound and active noise cancellation would make them a great choice if it wasn’t for one thing: their higher-t
  
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• AutoComplete: PepsiCo orders 100 Tesla Semi trucks video - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 20:28 via cnet.com
  Plus: Volvo's Drive Me project kicks off in Sweden, and Continental teams up with Avis to kill the rental car key.
  
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• Google drops three new photo apps you can get now video - CNET

  12-12-2017 20:21 via cnet.com
  The Google Home Max goes on sale. The Google Home Mini brings back touch controls and Google's Research Team drops three new photo apps on us.
  
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• Former Facebook executive: social media is ripping society apart

  12-12-2017 19:58 via theguardian.com
  Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice-president of user growth, expressed regret for his part in building tools that destroy ‘the social fabric of how society works’A former Facebook executive has said he feels “tremendous guilt” over his work on “tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works”, joining a growing chorus of critics of the social media giant.Chamath Palihapitiya, who was vice-president for user growth at Facebook before he left
  
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• PepsiCo makes biggest public pre-order of Tesla Semis: 100 trucks

  12-12-2017 19:45
  SEATTLE (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inchas reserved 100 of Tesla Inc'snew electric Semi trucks, the largest known order of the big rig, as the maker of Mountain Dew soda and Doritos chips seeks to reduce fuel costs and fleet emissions, a company executive said on Tuesday.
  
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• Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid a more fuel-efficient Accord option - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 19:40 via cnet.com
  With its ability to drive as an electric and a hybrid, the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid offers the amenities of the Accord and more mpgs.
  
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• Facebook's AR Studio is now open to all third party developers

  12-12-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  AR Studio was introduced in April at Facebook's F8 conference as part of the Camera Effects platform.
  
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• Get a 128GB wireless flash drive for $53

  12-12-2017 19:31 via zdnet.com
  Extra storage for your phone, tablet, laptop or whatever -- and it works over Wi-Fi!
  
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• Deliveroo and UberEats restaurant clients face new rules

  12-12-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Restaurants face having to seek planning permission if they heavily use food delivery apps.
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' strikes back in epic style video - CNET

  12-12-2017 19:24 via cnet.com
  The gripping, gorgeous "Last Jedi" echoes "The Empire Strikes Back" -- then tops it.
  
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• Uber creates advisory forum to get drivers' lowdown - CNET

  12-12-2017 19:13 via cnet.com
  The ride-hailing company works to make things better with drivers by asking for their opinions and advice.
  
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• NASA video flies you through Jupiter's Great Red Spot - CNET

  12-12-2017 19:10 via cnet.com
  Plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere and pop back up through its iconic red storm with an animated NASA video adventure.
  
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• Twitter will now help you thread tweets - CNET

  12-12-2017 19:07 via cnet.com
  A new feature from the social network should streamline things when you create a chain of tweets.
  
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• Continental, Avis turn phones into rental car keys - Roadshow

  12-12-2017 19:07 via cnet.com
  The pair is running a pilot program for this tech in Kansas City.
  
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• Twitter to let users make tweet threads more easily

  12-12-2017 19:06
  (Reuters) - Twitter said on Tuesday it would add a pair of buttons that will allow users to more easily see and add new tweets to existing ones on the same topic.
  
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• Facebook to stop routing ad revenue via Ireland amid pressure over taxes

  12-12-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Company says it will book advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of through Dublin headquartersFacebook has said it will start booking advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of re-routing it via Ireland, although the move is unlikely to result in it paying much more tax.Corporate taxation has become a controversial topic in the wake of revelations of tax avoidance schemes by multinationals which have led to calls for companies to pay more tax, while the
  
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• Watch video games on your Amazon Echo Show with Twitch skill - CNET

  12-12-2017 18:47 via cnet.com
  Twitch's new Alexa skill will make use of the Show's screen and help you find content to stream.
  
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• Nintendo Switch sells 10 million units in 9 months - CNET

  12-12-2017 18:47 via cnet.com
  Thanks to popular games like Mario Odyssey and Zelda, it looks like Nintendo's new console is a bona fide hit.
  
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• Nintendo sells 10M Switch units in 9 months video - CNET

  12-12-2017 18:45 via cnet.com
  Nintendo crows that its latest video game console is selling at a great pace.
  
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• Instagram just found a way to make hashtags relevant again - CNET

  12-12-2017 18:41 via cnet.com
  This is the incentive we all need to adorn our pictures with a bajillion hashtags.
  
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