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• Did Samsung just accidentally release a Galaxy S9 launch video? - CNET

  24-02-2018 23:11 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In what seems like a painful faux pas, the three-minute, business-oriented video is making its way across YouTube.
  
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• Prophet Isaiah's 'signature' may have been found on clay seal - CNET

  24-02-2018 22:24 via cnet.com
  But damage to the inscription removes the final letter that would have spelled out "prophet," so we may never know.
  
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• Wearable tech aids stroke patients

  24-02-2018 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  US scientists develop sensors to allow doctors to follow their patients' progress away from the clinic.
  
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• Dropbox IPO filing shows more than $1B in annual revenue - CNET

  24-02-2018 21:48 via cnet.com
  The company, one of the first of the Silicon Valley unicorns, says it has 11 million paying subscribers out of 500 million total registered users.
  
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• Data science notebooks get real: JupyterLab releases to users

  24-02-2018 21:27 via zdnet.com
  Jupyter notebooks break out of their "show and tell" role into something more suitable to data engineers.Can JupyterLab turn notebooks into an Enterprise tool?
  
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• 'Black Panther 2': Kendrick Lamar wants to play a villain - CNET

  24-02-2018 21:18 via cnet.com
  Rapper who curated and produced the blockbuster film's soundtrack says Erik Killmonger was "misunderstood."
  
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• Ghostbusters World AR game looks like a spirited Pokemon Go - CNET

  24-02-2018 21:02 via cnet.com
  If you've had a dose of a freaky ghost, baby, you better play... this new ghost-capturing mobile game from Sony. Watch out, Slimer.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9: Launch date, specs, price and everything else we know - CNET

  24-02-2018 20:51 via cnet.com
  Samsung unveils its next generation flagship on the eve of Mobile World Congress.
  
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• World’s best headphones converge in NYC jamboree - CNET

  24-02-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac samples a bevy of uber headphones and comes away with an even greater appreciation of the art of headphone design.
  
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• How to stop worrying about speaker impedance - CNET

  24-02-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac and ELAC’s speaker designer Andrew Jones set out to demystify speaker impedance.
  
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• Apple still towers over other IT companies in quarterly results

  24-02-2018 19:43 via zdnet.com
  Putting the latest quarterly financial results into a bar-chart shows just how much the IT business has changed since Big Blue ruled the world. Today both Google and Microsoft are bigger than IBM, while Apple is roughly four times bigger
  
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• VW inexplicably decides to build a convertible SUV, baffling everyone - Roadshow

  24-02-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  The German giant thinks that the way forward to profitability is to chop the roof off of its smallest SUV.
  
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• MWC 2018: NTT DoCoMo and NEC trial 5G tech

  24-02-2018 15:10 via zdnet.com
  NEC is trialling its massive-element active antenna base station system in partnership with NTT DoCoMo in order to improve 5G speeds and quality by reducing radio wave interference.
  
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• Samsung to unwrap the Galaxy S9, SpaceX launches internet satellites video - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's wrap-up, Samsung's next major phone is getting unveiled right before the world's biggest mobile show. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's SpaceX begins work on a satellite-based internet network.
  
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• Cisco and AT&T partner on smart cities solutions

  24-02-2018 14:14 via zdnet.com
  Cisco's Kinetic for Cities platform will be integrated into AT&T's Smart Cities Operations Center, with the carrier also announcing a smart cities project in Portland, Oregon.
  
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• These LED bulbs offer 100 watts worth of light: Which is best? - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  100-watt replacement LEDs like these are plenty bright and surprisingly affordable. Let's put them to the test.
  
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• Smart lock buying guide - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Looking to upgrade to a connected lock? Here's what you should know before you take the plunge.
  
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• How to buy bright LED light bulbs that don't suck video - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  We tested every 100-watt replacement LED we could find to help make sure that your next light bulb is the right bulb.
  
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• How 'Early Man' mixes painstaking puppetry with a little CG - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park talks us through Aardman's stop-motion creative process.
  
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• Doom on the Switch shows motion controls still have a place - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Or, how I learned to stop flailing and love the Joy-Con.
  
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• 5 Best Picture Oscar winners you can watch on Netflix - CNET

  24-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  There’s no better time than awards season to look back on the classics. Check out all the films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture on Netflix.
  
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• This TV sound bar uses phone tech to aim audio at your ears - CNET

  24-02-2018 13:01 via cnet.com
  The prototype from the mobile mavens at Qualcomm borrows from Wi-Fi technology to find the sweet spot.
  
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• Singapore bank lets Apple customers voice their transactions

  24-02-2018 10:23 via zdnet.com
  OCBC Bank has turned on voice-based commands for mobile customers with access to Apple's virtual assistant Siri, allowing them to check their bank accounts or make e-payments.
  
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• 'We're watching a company explode': is Snapchat becoming irrelevant?

  24-02-2018 07:00
  A diss from Kylie Jenner, an ‘annoying’ redesign, competition from Facebook and Musical.ly ... why does Snapchat keep getting it wrong?More than 1.2m Snapchat users signed a petition urging the company to reverse its “annoying” redesign – but it was a single tweet from Kylie Jenner that may have caused real damage.
  After the celebrity tweeted “sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me” to her 24m followers, shares of the app&rsquo
  
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• Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears

  24-02-2018 06:15
  SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users' iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this month to comply with new laws there, Chinese authorities will have far easier access to text messages, email and other data stored in the cloud.
  
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• Facebook says it 'failed' by presenting VR shooting demo at CPAC - CNET

  24-02-2018 03:02 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The social network removes the game and acknowledges it should have reconsidered presenting it at the big conservative conference.
  
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• Dropbox files for IPO of up to $500 million

  24-02-2018 02:49
  (Reuters) - Data-sharing business Dropbox Inc on Friday filed for an initial public offering of up to $500 million with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  
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• Making is now part of the AirBnB experience - CNET

  24-02-2018 02:08 via cnet.com
  Making is now part of the AirBnB experience
  
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• 9 Google Home tips for music lovers - CNET

  24-02-2018 02:05 via cnet.com
  If you love your Google Home speaker about as much as you love music, here are nine tips you should know.
  
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• Tesla tax credits will start to phase out once 200,000th car delivered - Roadshow

  24-02-2018 01:55 via cnet.com
  The $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers will dry up in phases once automakers cross the 200,000-vehicle mark.
  
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• Why do smartphones look so alike?

  24-02-2018 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Smartphone sales are falling - could the fact they increasingly have similar designs be why?
  
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• Mobile World Congress: Why do smartphones look so alike?

  24-02-2018 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Smartphone sales are falling - could the fact they increasingly have similar designs be why?
  
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• MWC 2018: Smell-sensing CAT S61 smartphone sniffs out glue

  24-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A phone that can detect the "smell" of chemicals has been unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2018.
  
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• MWC 2018: Smell-sensing CAT 61 smartphone sniffs out glue

  24-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A phone that can detect the "smell" of chemicals has been unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2018.
  
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• 'Black Panther' villain lives with his parents: So what? - CNET

  24-02-2018 00:58 via cnet.com
  Actor Michael B. Jordan , who plays Killmonger in the blockbuster film, isn't ashamed of his family ties or his anime fandom.
  
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• Facebook sees backlash after demoing VR shooter game at conservative event

  24-02-2018 00:56
  In light of the Florida massacre, the company expresses ‘regret’ over its decision to bring the game to CPAC
  Facebook is facing backlash for bringing a virtual reality shooting game to a rightwing conference where the National Rifle Association (NRA) has promoted gun rights in the wake of a Florida school shooting. The social media company, which has since removed the demonstration game and expressed “regret”, was already facing scrutiny for attending the Conservative Pol
  
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• Airbnb will expand 'experiences' to 1,000 cities this year - CNET

  24-02-2018 00:00 via cnet.com
  The lodgings company added day trips and excursions a year ago. Now it says it's putting its "foot on the gas."
  
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