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• CNET Asks: What's your favorite thing about the Galaxy S9? - CNET

  10-03-2018 23:41 via cnet.com
  Samsung stole the limelight at this year's Mobile World Congress with the Galaxy S9, and now we want to hear from you! What do you think makes the S9 so great?
  
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• Storebound Sobro Side Table Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  10-03-2018 23:31 via cnet.com
  This fully loaded bedside table lulls you to sleep while it recharges your phone and other mobile gear.
  
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• KitchenAid adds more color options for mixers, small appliances - CNET

  10-03-2018 23:06 via cnet.com
  The company's popular stand mixer and a handful of other products will come in four new shades of salmon, blue, pink and merlot. The company also showed off several new small appliances at the International Home and Housewares Show this weekend in Chicago.
  
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• Donald Trump's tweets show he's a modern man, Putin says - CNET

  10-03-2018 23:05 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Interviewed by NBC's Megyn Kelly, the Russian president says he, on the other hand, isn't a Twitterer.
  
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• KitchenAid stand mixers add more colors to match your kitchen - CNET

  10-03-2018 23:02 via cnet.com
  This year's new colors include shades of salmon, green, blue and pink. They'll be available for some of KitchenAid's stand mixers and select small appliances.
  
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• Instant Pot Max cooks faster, has new skills video - CNET

  10-03-2018 22:19 via cnet.com
  The newest electric pressure cooker from the popular company has more pressure than older models, so you'll get meals even faster. Plus, it has a touchscreen display.
  
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• HTC Vive brings 'Ready Player One' into VR - CNET

  10-03-2018 22:07 via cnet.com
  A book about VR gets made into a film about VR, which is being promoted with VR. Dizzy yet? Don't slam your controller into the wall like CNET's Erin Carson did.
  
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• Instant Pot Max Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  10-03-2018 21:30 via cnet.com
  The Instant Pot Max cooks faster thanks to higher pressure. It also sports slick touchscreen controls.
  
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• Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft is a 'lost' girl turned action hero - CNET

  10-03-2018 21:15 via cnet.com
  The Oscar-winning actor plays the video game icon in the new "Tomb Raider" movie as a girl trying to find her father -- and her place in the world.
  
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• 1More’s Triple Driver Over-Ear headphone is a knockout - CNET

  10-03-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  The 1More’s latest full-size headphone offers tremendous bang for the buck.
  
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• The Rock is the most popular actor on social media - CNET

  10-03-2018 20:35 via cnet.com
  Commentary: It's not enough these days to have millions of followers. The Hollywood Reporter's social media popularity chart judges actors on additional criteria.
  
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• Remember when iPods and Beats were the coolest things around? - CNET

  10-03-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  The coolness of owning great audio gear waxes and wanes, but will music listening ever be cool again?
  
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• Headless robots overrun world in creepy 'Planet Earth' parody - CNET

  10-03-2018 19:24 via cnet.com
  Watch as herds of Boston Dynamics SpotMini robots swarm desolate wastelands in this horrifying parody video of the nature documentary series.
  
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• 'Black Panther' tops $1 billion at box office, joins Marvel elite - CNET

  10-03-2018 19:08 via cnet.com
  All hail the king: In just 26 days, the Marvel superhero film has joined the billion-dollar club.
  
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• What Google is learning about user experience

  10-03-2018 18:51 via zdnet.com
  'We're living in the golden age of user experience.' But it takes an enterprise to deliver superior UX..
  
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• 'Black Panther 2': Marvel officially confirms sequel - CNET

  10-03-2018 18:38 via cnet.com
  Not only will the sequel "absolutely," but it already has a strong direction, says Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.
  
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• Does blockchain offer hype or hope?

  10-03-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  For many tech insiders, the most exciting thing about bitcoin is the thing that allows it to function: blockchain. What is it and what other uses might it have?These days, bitcoin is front-page news, as its price’s vertiginous ups and downs elicit glee and despondency by turns among investors. It was not always this way: the now-definitely-in-a-bubble cryptocurrency is making a comeback following years in which its association with crime and darknet drug markets kept it away from the spotl
  
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• 'Black Panther' passes $1 billion at global box office - CNET

  10-03-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  All hail the king: In just 26 days, the Marvel superhero film has joined the billion-dollar club.
  
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• Gogogate2 review - CNET

  10-03-2018 17:00 via cnet.com
  The Gogogate2 provides remote access, IFTTT-powered voice-assistant control and support for multiple cameras.
  
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• Gogogate2 makes sense of garage smarts - CNET

  10-03-2018 17:00 via cnet.com
  This $119 smart garage door controller manages up to three garage doors with voice commands, remote access and the option to include a third-party camera.
  
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• Lara Croft is a hero for our time video - CNET

  10-03-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  Alicia Vikander tells us how the video game and action movie hero "goes out to create change and fight for a better course."
  
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• Twitter to offer verification to all, BlackBerry sues Facebook video - CNET

  10-03-2018 14:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's wrap-up, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says its verification process is broken but a fix is coming. Meanwhile, Facebook is being accused of patent infringement by BlackBerry.
  
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• How to stream every Marvel movie before 'Avengers: Infinity War' - CNET

  10-03-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Are the MCU films streaming on Netflix? Hulu? Amazon Prime? Can I buy or rent them? Don't worry; we got you fam.
  
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• Coming face-to-face-to-face with David Attenborough in VR - CNET

  10-03-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  A one-to-one with the natural history star in VR is good, but meeting him in real life is better.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9 might not have an on-screen fingerprint reader after all - CNET

  10-03-2018 13:30 via cnet.com
  Analysts say that despite previous speculation, the upcoming Samsung phone won't get an in-display fingerprint sensor.
  
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• 'Tomb Raider' shows us Lara Croft's softer side video - CNET

  10-03-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Director Roar Uthaug tells us how he and Alicia Vikander brought an iconic character back to the big screen.
  
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• How do you make 'Tomb Raider' fresh? 'Cast Alicia Vikander' - CNET

  10-03-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Roar Uthaug's reboot has plenty of action, but the director says action films only work if you care about the characters. You'll care about Lara Croft, he predicts.
  
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• China eyes 'black tech' to boost security as parliament meets

  10-03-2018 10:01
  BEIJING (Reuters) - At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features and car registration plates, and match them in real-time with a database of suspects.
  
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• Elon Musk's Boring Company tunnel plans put buses in fast lane - CNET

  10-03-2018 05:52 via cnet.com
  The Boring Company founder says his plans for digging under traffic will be centered around a futuristic new electric bus.
  
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• Samsung Q6FN QLED TV (QN65Q6FN)

  10-03-2018 04:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Samsung’s 2018 lineup offers a wide range of specs, from its top-end Q9FN to the affordable Q6FN. But while there are a lot of options in this year's catalog, for readers weighing cutting-edge tech against limited budgets, the most tempting TV of the bunch is Samsung's Q6FN.Sitting at the lowest end of the 2018 QLED TV family, the Q6FN doesn’t have the same processing power and beautiful contrast as its siblings. But it shares most of Samsung’s newest connected tech features, w
  
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• Panasonic considers selling security camera factory in China: Nikkei

  10-03-2018 04:52
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is considering selling a Chinese plant that makes security cameras in a deal it hopes will fetch over $450 million, the Nikkei reported on Saturday.
  
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• Samsung Q8FN QLED TV (QN65Q8FN)

  10-03-2018 03:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For its 2018 TV lineup, Samsung has thrown in as many new features into its new TVs as possible, from its Bixby voice assistant to SmartThings IoT connectivity, to a smartphone-based TV setup that supposedly takes less than a minute. But connectivity isn't all this TV can do, obviously, and whether or not you want your TV to connect to your smart fridge or your smartphone, you need to know how this latest QLED lineup stacks up against Samsung’s OLED competitors, and how the four newes
  
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• Westworld at SXSW: We found Sweetwater and it was exactly as we hoped - CNET

  10-03-2018 03:42 via cnet.com
  Can't make it to Austin? Well here's the closest you can get.
  
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• Ford wants to use drones to give your car surrogate sensors - Roadshow

  10-03-2018 01:57 via cnet.com
  The patent filing shows a drone landing on a car with malfunctioning sensors and then using its own to guide it to a repair facility.
  
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• Elon Musk's tunnel plans put buses in the fast lane - CNET

  10-03-2018 01:50 via cnet.com
  The Boring Company founder says his plans for digging under traffic will be centered around a futuristic new electric bus.
  
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• Elon Musk offers new vision for Boring Company video - CNET

  10-03-2018 01:38 via cnet.com
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets a new animation from his Boring Company that will focus on moving pedestrians through tunnels in minibuses.
  
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• 2019 Genesis G70 will be sold with a six-speed manual transmission - Roadshow

  10-03-2018 01:24 via cnet.com
  Hyundai's luxury brand is looking to take big bites out of the luxury sport sedan market and put fear into ze Germans.
  
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• Rollerskating robot to the rescue

  10-03-2018 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  A four-legged robot is being taught how to balance on wheels to help it carry out search-and-rescue missions.
  
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• Intel might buy Broadcom, which is trying to buy Qualcomm - CNET

  10-03-2018 01:02 via cnet.com
  Intel is feeling threatened by the Broadcom-Qualcomm deal and could step in itself, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  
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• UK paves way for 5G rollout with £25M test projects - CNET

  10-03-2018 01:01 via cnet.com
  Faster, more reliable networks are coming to the UK. They will connect rural communities and enable new tourism and health care experiences, as well as self-driving cars.
  
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• Everything Nintendo just announced for Switch and 3DS - CNET

  10-03-2018 01:01 via cnet.com
  Nintendo's 2018 is looking fantastic, even beyond a new Super Smash Bros.
  
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• Roadshow's top five favorite concept cars from Geneva 2018 - Roadshow

  10-03-2018 00:18 via cnet.com
  In a show filled with amazing debuts and crazy concepts, it was hard to narrow it down to just five favorites, but we did and here they are.
  
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• New German minister to challenge Google and Facebook's presentation of news

  10-03-2018 00:03
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's incoming minister with responsibility for digital policy says she will push social media giants to make users' information feeds more diverse and timely to avoid creating "echo chambers" for the like-minded.
  
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• How to string multiple Alexa commands together - CNET

  10-03-2018 00:03 via cnet.com
  Your Alexa speaker is now capable of handling a string of commands. Here's how.
  
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