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• Samsung Galaxy S9 Oscars ad has a tinge of Steve Jobs about it - CNET

  03-03-2018 23:01 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Featuring people who dare to do the extraordinary, the ad looks at those who aren't famous and those who're getting there.
  
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• Stephen Hawking explains what happened before Big Bang - CNET

  03-03-2018 21:56 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The physicist tells Neil deGrasse Tyson what came before the Big Bang. Was there anything there? Was there nothing there? Was there even a there there?
  
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• This pint-size $168 audio system packs a wallop - CNET

  03-03-2018 21:34 via cnet.com
  Dayton Audio’s surprisingly affordable system dishes out very decent sound quality.
  
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• The Marvel Legends Infinity Gauntlet feels so powerful video - CNET

  03-03-2018 20:33 via cnet.com
  We unbox the big "Avengers: Infinity War" glove from Hasbro, which rocks all the Infinity Stones and plays sounds as you wield it.
  
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• Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has a bizarre Luke Skywalker theory - CNET

  03-03-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  The Star Wars actor hopes the Tattoine farmboy just ditched his cloak and is letting it all hang out at a nudist colony.
  
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• Women cybersecurity leaders: RSA Conference can't find you - CNET

  03-03-2018 20:10 via cnet.com
  A major security event has 20 keynote speakers, and only one is a woman. Experts say recruiting at events that exclude women keeps the field male-dominated.
  
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• Razzies 2018: 'The Emoji Movie' wins award for worst film - CNET

  03-03-2018 19:55 via cnet.com
  We're No. 2! Winning four Razzie Awards, the animated film and its stinker reviews made Patrick Stewart's talking-poo emoji proud.
  
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• If you love CDs you need this - CNET

  03-03-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  If you play CDs, Cambridge Audio's CXC transport will take your sound to the next level.
  
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• In peculiar Oscars ad, Google Nest backs #MeToo movement - CNET

  03-03-2018 19:44 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In a spot that will run during the 2018 Academy Awards, a dad tries to teach his son respect for women. Oddly, he can't talk to the kid face to face.
  
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• No, AT&T hasn't created internet fast lanes. But... - CNET

  03-03-2018 19:35 via cnet.com
  As net neutrality rules expire, changes may start to creep into how your internet works. Not everything you hear is quite true though.
  
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• Mercedes-AMG GT four-door teased one last time before Geneva debut - Roadshow

  03-03-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  This has gone on long enough.
  
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• Florence review – interactive love

  03-03-2018 19:00
  A budding romance is explored in a simple, affecting story of youth, creative ambition and gender dynamicsFlorence Yeoh is a 25-year-old Chinese-Australian with a bob haircut, an overbearing mother, and a buried dream to become a professional watercolourist. The eponymous iPhone game, which can be played with one thumb while swaying on the bus, tells the story of Florence’s budding relationship with Krish Hemrajani, an Indian-Australian with a needlebed of stubble, snug jeans and a buried
  
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• Yes, DevOps is all about business growth, especially the digital variety

  03-03-2018 18:03 via zdnet.com
  DevOps is now seen in one in four enterprises. It extends well beyond the bounds of the data center, as it opens up the path to disruption.
  
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• 8 Oscar-nominated movies you can watch on Netflix now 🎬 - CNET

  03-03-2018 18:03 via cnet.com
  The votes are in and we won't know the winners until Sunday. While you wait, here are the nominees you can watch on Netflix.
  
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• Most Lyft, Uber drivers earn less than minimum wage, MIT paper says - Roadshow

  03-03-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  A recent working paper from MIT outlines just how tough it is to make money by driving for a ride-hailing company.
  
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• Otter's free app brings voice transcripts into the AI age - CNET

  03-03-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Otter's artificial intelligence absorbs recorded conversations and churns out transcripts that identify speakers, suggest keywords and offer text search.
  
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• Lawsuit claims discriminatory hiring practices by Google, Spotify is going public video - CNET

  03-03-2018 14:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's wrap-up, a former YouTube recruiter says he was fired for opposing illegal hiring practices at Google. Meanwhile, streaming music giant Spotify is heading to the New York Stock Exchange.
  
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• MWC 2018: Nokia's Wi-Fi play

  03-03-2018 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Nokia has told ZDNet that its acquisition of Unium and launch of Nokia Wi-Fi will solve in-home coverage problems using intelligence and automation.
  
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• Otter's app makes free voice transcriptions easy and free video - CNET

  03-03-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The app's artificial intelligence generates smart, searchable transcripts from your recorded conversations.
  
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• No, AT&T hasn't created internet fast lanes... yet - CNET

  03-03-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  As net neutrality rules expire, changes may start to creep into how your internet works. But not everything you hear is quite true.
  
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• Nintendo Switch, Year Two: 5 ways it's set to leap forward - CNET

  03-03-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Analysis: It's the one-year anniversary of the Nintendo's smash-hit console, but the evolution has just begun.
  
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• Porsche could build flying taxis, says sales chief

  03-03-2018 13:04
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen'ssports car maker Porsche could develop a flying passenger vehicle to compete with rivals in a possible market for urban air taxis and ride-sharing services, Porsche sales chief Detlev von Platen told a German magazine.
  
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• BenQ CineHome HT2550 review - CNET

  03-03-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The BenQ HT2550 is one of the first projectors with actual 4K resolution for under $1,500. So is it worth paying extra?
  
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• Dialog expects to supply chips to Apple through 2020: CEO in paper

  03-03-2018 12:28
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Dialog Semiconductorexpects Apple , its top customer, to use its chips for a significant proportion of its devices in 2019 and 2020, Chief Executive Jalal Bagherli told a German newspaper.
  
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• The five things that kill your iPhone's battery the fastest

  03-03-2018 12:17 via zdnet.com
  There are no end of tips and tricks out there to help you get more out of your iPhone's battery, but based on exhaustive testing I've narrowed down the five things that drain your battery the fastest.
  
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• GreenGeeks

  03-03-2018 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Go shopping for a web host and environmental concerns probably aren't high on your list of priorities, but maybe it's time for that to change. Web Neutral Project founder Jack Amend calculates that powering the average website produces 4,500 pounds of CO2 a year, equivalent to driving the average new car for more than 10,000 miles.Fortunately, it doesn't have to be that way. GreenGeeks eco-friendly web hosting isn't just optimized for maximum energy efficiency, the company also offsets 300% of i
  
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• Fantasy miniatures bring roaring success to UK's Games Workshop

  03-03-2018 08:00
  From The Hobbit to Warhammer, world of elves, orcs and ogres have made model-maker a stock market hitIt is usually forbidden for quoted companies to cash in on bloodthirsty conflicts fought by armed mercenaries in distant lands.But for Kevin Rountree it’s just another day at the office. The low-profile accountant, who never gives interviews, runs fantasy figure seller Games Workshop which this week emerged as the sleeper success story of the UK’s bombed-out retail industry, thanks to
  
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• This is what a 5,000-year-old tattoo looks like - CNET

  03-03-2018 06:14 via cnet.com
  Tattoos believed to be the world's oldest figurative body art have been discovered on a pair of well-preserved Egyptian mummies. Talk about ancient hipsters.
  
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• Would you hack your own body?

  03-03-2018 05:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The body-hackers who believe chips under the skin could replace keys and wallets in future.
  
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• This is what a 5,000-year-old figurative tattoo looks like - CNET

  03-03-2018 02:11 via cnet.com
  Tattoos believed to be the world's oldest figural body art have been discovered on a pair of well-preserved Egyptian mummies. Talk about ancient hipsters.
  
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• Lyft to provide free rides to student protestors at March For Our Lives - Roadshow

  03-03-2018 02:07 via cnet.com
  The founders of Lyft sent a letter to the organizers of March For Our Lives offering free rides to the protest as well as their admiration and respect.
  
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• Lawsuit accuses Google of excluding Asians, whites for some positions video - CNET

  03-03-2018 01:02 via cnet.com
  A new lawsuit alleges Google set hiring quotas for some technical positions and excluded Asians and whites from the posts.
  
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• Broadcom return to the U.S. could be complete in mid-May: sources

  03-03-2018 00:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom Ltd, which is seeking to buy rival Qualcomm Inc, plans to complete its move back to the United States by mid-May, according tosources familiar with the matter.
  
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• Best comedies on Netflix for March 2018 - CNET

  03-03-2018 00:13 via cnet.com
  The funniest movies and stand-up specials you can stream in the upcoming month.
  
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• Facebook buys Kim Kardashian West celebrity prank show - CNET

  03-03-2018 00:03 via cnet.com
  Commentary: "You Kiddin' Me" is inspired by Kardashian West's own notoriously humorous family. Will Kanye get Punk'd?
  
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