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• Watch these movies before Avengers: Infinity War video - CNET

  19-04-2018 23:44 via cnet.com
  Before the next Avengers team outing, watch these films for a refresher on the Infinity Stones and Thanos.
  
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• Light, bright: Brabham BT62 supercar teases its rear end - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 23:21 via cnet.com
  There's no denying the racecar inspiration here, especially when you hear about the brakes.
  
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• Watch Apple's Daisy robot rip apart old iPhones video - CNET

  19-04-2018 23:14 via cnet.com
  Apple has a new improved robot that can take apart 200 iPhones an hour -- saving more of the parts for recycling.
  
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• How to create a personal Alexa skill - CNET

  19-04-2018 23:11 via cnet.com
  Use Amazon's new Skill Blueprints to do amazing new things with your Echo device.
  
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• Lenovo is now testing Microsoft's Windows AutoPilot deployment service

  19-04-2018 23:07 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo plans to make available to large business customers 'in the coming months' the option of using Windows Autopilot to set up, reset and recover their devices.
  
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• 21 different ways VR is thriving as an indie art form - CNET

  19-04-2018 23:07 via cnet.com
  From tech-enhanced installations and theater pieces to fantasy and mystery to CGI and documentary film creations that can be explored through virtual reality headsets, VR is alive and well at the Tribeca Film Festival.
  
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• Atlassian beats Q3 expectations

  19-04-2018 23:03 via zdnet.com
  However, shares were down in after-hours trading as its Q4 profit expectations were low.
  
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• LinkedIn bug allowed data to be stolen from user profiles

  19-04-2018 22:48 via zdnet.com
  Private profile data — like phone numbers and email addresses — could have been easily collected.
  
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• Square buys catering platform Zesty to bolster Caviar

  19-04-2018 22:47 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition is a move to expand Caviar with more corporate catering services.
  
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• Ad-blocking Brave browser to give crypto-payment tokens to everyone - CNET

  19-04-2018 22:25 via cnet.com
  The startup plans to open the spigot for its BAT cryptocurrency to help promote use of its system for privacy-first online ads.
  
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• 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid lands with $500 lower price tag - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 22:25 via cnet.com
  Less money and more features? Sweet.
  
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• Did you see this? - CNET

  19-04-2018 22:03 via cnet.com
  Our team works hard to bring you original reporting and storytelling to tell you about what matters in our ever-changing world. Here’s an easy way to follow along.
  
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• Safe driving app says these are motorists' worst habits - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 21:56 via cnet.com
  EverDrive says we need to lay off the phone and slow down.
  
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• Chevy Corvette ZR1 is the 2018 Indy 500 pace car - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 21:52 via cnet.com
  That'll be one hell of a pace.
  
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• Meet Daisy, Apple's new iPhone recycling robot - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:47 via cnet.com
  The robot can sort out precious materials other recyclers can't recover.
  
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• Telegram CEO poses topless in riposte to Putin ban - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:43 via cnet.com
  Commentary: After Russia blocks his messaging app, Pavel Durov shows that his body is more beautiful than even that of the Russian president.
  
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• Check out the Nickelodeon SlimeZone VR playground video - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:37 via cnet.com
  CNET's Iyaz Akhtar tries out a new virtual reality experience where you can be a Ninja Turtle and mess up anything you want with a giant slime gun.
  
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• At Tribeca Film Festival 2018, the Virtual Arcade rules - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:36 via cnet.com
  From tech-enhanced installations and theater pieces to fantasy and mystery to CGI and documentary film creations that can be explored through virtual reality headsets, VR is alive and well at Tribeca.
  
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• Speed Queen TR7 review - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:35 via cnet.com
  Speed Queen's TR7 top-loader is the worst washing machine we've ever reviewed.
  
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• This new 2018 iPhone may cost half the price of an iPhone X - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:25 via cnet.com
  The 6.1-inch iPhone could have a starting price of $550, according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
  
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• eBay's app update makes it easier to list items for sale

  19-04-2018 21:23 via zdnet.com
  eBay said the update taps into its collection of structured data to pre-populate an entire listing with just an item name or scanned barcode.
  
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• Moto G6 vs G6 Plus, E5 Plus, E5 Play: What's the difference? - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:22 via cnet.com
  All four new budget handsets are coming to the US. Here's how the heck do you tell them apart.
  
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• Daimler's new EV charging system takes the hassle out of payment - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 21:11 via cnet.com
  The system uses digital certificates instead of swipe cards or phone apps to exchange payment info in the background.
  
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• Emilia Clarke tries to spoil Game of Thrones final season - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:10 via cnet.com
  The Game of Thrones star makes a valiant attempt to share spoilers for season 8 in a video promoting an Omaze charity campaign.
  
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• AutoComplete: 2019 Ford F-150 Power Stroke diesel hits 30 mpg video - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 21:08 via cnet.com
  Plus, Volkswagen's I.D. R Pikes Peak electric race car, and Chevy Marketplace helps you pay for your gas.
  
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• Apple unveils 'Daisy' iPhone recycling robot for Earth Day - CNET

  19-04-2018 21:07 via cnet.com
  Daisy is part of a broader set of environmental programs from Apple, including a donation to a nonprofit for every used device traded in through the end of April.
  
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• Microsoft offers limited-time 30 percent discount on SQL Server on Linux

  19-04-2018 20:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is offering 30 percent off a SQL Server 2017 on Linux subscription through June 30, 2018, to qualifying customers.
  
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• Lyrid meteor shower to light up Earth Day sky - CNET

  19-04-2018 20:30 via cnet.com
  One of the oldest skywatching traditions on Earth is underway and set to peak this weekend. So lay back, relax and look up at the sky.
  
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• This Speed Queen washing machine doesn't stack up - CNET

  19-04-2018 20:10 via cnet.com
  Speed Queen's $1,049 AWNE9RSN115TW01 top-load washing machine (also known as the TR7) has some serious faults.
  
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• Microsoft reports record low for police data requests - CNET

  19-04-2018 20:06 via cnet.com
  In 2017, the number of customer-data requests from law enforcement and other government agencies worldwide was lower than it's been in five years.
  
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• VW will livestream I.D. R Pikes Peak race car's debut on Sunday - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 19:53 via cnet.com
  Details are still light, so hopefully the unveil will offer up more information.
  
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• Speed Queen washing machine can't overcome its poor performance video - CNET

  19-04-2018 19:40 via cnet.com
  Speed Queen's $1,049 TR7 top-load washing machine is absolutely not worth your money.
  
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• Hubble delivers dazzling Lagoon Nebula for 28th anniversary - CNET

  19-04-2018 19:37 via cnet.com
  NASA and the European Space Agency celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope with a look at the dreamlike Lagoon Nebula.
  
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• Amazon introduces new, easy Alexa Skill builder video - CNET

  19-04-2018 19:26 via cnet.com
  A simple online tool lets anyone build customized Alexa skills without needing to know anything about coding.
  
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• A Prime number for Amazon: 100 million plus (The 3:59, Ep. 389) - CNET

  19-04-2018 19:10 via cnet.com
  Also on the podcast, we talk about Qualcomm’s struggles in China and a new tool that lets anyone create an Alexa skill.
  
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• Apple cracks down on drone flights over its spaceship campus - CNET

  19-04-2018 18:51 via cnet.com
  Those slick overhead videos of the Apple campus may be coming to an end as security gets quicker at locating the operators on the ground.
  
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• ​Learn to use GitHub with GitHub Learning Lab

  19-04-2018 18:47 via zdnet.com
  Want to join the 27 million open-source programmers who develop on GitHub? Here's how to get your start.
  
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• Zelda? Pokémon? Spyro? Players tweet their defining games

  19-04-2018 18:22 via theguardian.com
  Under the trending Twitter hashtag #GameStruck4, video game fans have spent the day listing the four titles that defined their love of gaming. Some are predictable, others not so muchIt’s a question video game fans often discuss: which games have defined your life? Now that question has become a trending Twitter hashtag, and some familiar classics are emerging as the most widely inspiring experiences.It all started yesterday when streaming service Filmstruck took to Twitter asking people t
  
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• Zelda? Pokémon? Spyro? Gamestruck players tweet their defining games

  19-04-2018 18:22 via theguardian.com
  Under the trending Twitter hashtag #GameStruck4, video game fans have spent the day listing the four titles that defined their love of gaming. Some are predictable, others not so muchIt’s a question video game fans often discuss: which games have defined your life? Now that question has become a trending Twitter hashtag, and some familiar classics are emerging as the most widely inspiring experiences.It all started yesterday when streaming service Filmstruck took to Twitter asking people t
  
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• This malware targets Facebook log-in details, infects over 45,000 in just days

  19-04-2018 18:22 via zdnet.com
  StressPaint malware is "developed professionally" and could be be harvesting accounts for anything from credential selling and identity theft, to malvertising and propaganda campaigns, warn researchers.
  
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• A week with Nintendo Labo video - CNET

  19-04-2018 18:06 via cnet.com
  A full review of Labo: here's what it's like to set up and use the weirdest video game crafting construction kit we've ever seen.
  
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• Lyft rides are now carbon neutral - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 17:42 via cnet.com
  You can thank carbon-offset projects for that.
  
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• Why Amazon's Alexa Skill Blueprints are a master stroke

  19-04-2018 17:31 via zdnet.com
  Amazon has opened up Alexa to the masses with Alexa Skill Blueprints and integrated the digital assistant even more with families. Here's why these Alexa code-free templates make good business sense.
  
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• Motorola crams more features in new Moto G6 and E5 smartphones for less

  19-04-2018 17:17 via zdnet.com
  Motorola's path is clear: Build inexpensive phones with features normally found in high-end phones.
  
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• Amazon Prime is gobbling up Whole Foods' rewards program - CNET

  19-04-2018 17:11 via cnet.com
  Whole Foods Market rewards customers were informed that their digital coupons or account on the site won't be available after May 1.
  
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• Final Deadpool 2 trailer assembles the 'super-duper f----- group' - CNET

  19-04-2018 17:09 via cnet.com
  We get a better look at some of the supporting mutants backing Deadpool up.
  
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• Chevrolet and Shell let you pay for gas from inside the car - Roadshow

  19-04-2018 17:08 via cnet.com
  The program will start in Detroit, Seattle and Houston before expanding.
  
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• Verizon has a new way for parents to track their kids - CNET

  19-04-2018 17:05 via cnet.com
  Verizon's new Smart Family app lets you see where your kids are and limit their smartphone or tablet screen time.
  
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• Getting started with Alexa and smart home tech for under $100

  19-04-2018 17:01 via zdnet.com
  It’s hard to believe how much the price of smart home tech has come down. We show a bunch of ways to save money, including a configuration that will let you control five devices with an Amazon Alexa, all for under a hundred bucks total (including the Echo).
  
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• Eyes-on Motorola's Moto G6, G6 Play, E5 Plus and E5 Play - CNET

  19-04-2018 16:59 via cnet.com
  Here's what you can get for $250 (or less).
  
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