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• Krups Fry Delight Air Fryer review - CNET

  28-04-2018 23:50 via cnet.com
  You'll need to clear some counterspace for the oversized Krups Fry Delight -- but it does make a mean batch of frozen crinkle-cuts.
  
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• Philips Viva Collection Airfryer HD9621 review - CNET

  28-04-2018 22:25 via cnet.com
  You don't need to pay this much for crispy french fries at home.
  
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• PhotoSpring Smart Frame review: Today's technology enhances the photo frame experience

  28-04-2018 21:37 via zdnet.com
  Photo frames seemed to have disappeared with the rise of smartphones and tablets. However, the changing technology makes them relevant again while also making the photos last beyond the scroll of your social network.
  
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• LumiWatch smartwatch turns your arm into a touchscreen - CNET

  28-04-2018 21:12 via cnet.com
  See the prototype LumiWatch project an interactive experience onto the wearer's arm.
  
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• A new tower speaker for audio elitists - CNET

  28-04-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  Hand crafted in California, the Magico A3 speaker's beauty is more than skin deep.
  
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• Meet the hippotherapy robot horse named Stewie - CNET

  28-04-2018 20:22 via cnet.com
  Students at Rice University create a special robot to help patients get equine-based therapy without needing a real horse.
  
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• Digital and analog audio’s curious coexistence - CNET

  28-04-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  Since nearly all music is digitally recorded, why buy a turntable?
  
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• Digital transformation: think globally, act locally

  28-04-2018 19:02 via zdnet.com
  There may be at least eight different shades of 'digital transformation,' but it always comes down to solving specific business problems
  
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• How to delay Windows 10 April 2018 Update - CNET

  28-04-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  Not ready yet to move to the next version of Windows? You can delay the update.
  
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• Can Instagram keep its nose clean?

  28-04-2018 19:00
  The photo-sharing app has avoided the scandal that has engulfed its owner, Facebook. But can it stay unscathed?It has been a rough few weeks for Facebook since the Observer reported the Cambridge Analytica data breach. The scandal revealed how the political consulting firm might have raked up the personal information of at least 87 million Facebook users in order to influence them with tailored political ads, sent the social network’s stocks into a tailspin, triggered the #DeleteFacebook m
  
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• Stationery that looks good enough to eat – in pictures

  28-04-2018 18:00
  When he turned seven, Neal Whittington’s uncle gave him a £7 WH Smith voucher: this started a lifelong obsession with stationery. After studying graphic design, he now owns stationery shop Present & Correct in north London. “I always wanted it to feel like a sweet shop of desk supplies,” Whittington says. The rubbers, in particular, have a “confectionery-like quality” and he creates colourful geometric patterns with them for Instagram (#pandcerasers). He s
  
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• Tesla driver banned for M1 autopilot seat-switch

  28-04-2018 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  He said he was the "unlucky one who got caught" after being seen in the passenger seat on the M1.
  
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• Wonderfully weird French classics from the Mullin Automotive Museum - Roadshow

  28-04-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Citroens and Bugattis, Delages and Delahayes, the Mullin Automotive Museum has an incredible collection of classic French cars.
  
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• Quirky French classics at the Mullin Automotive Museum - Roadshow

  28-04-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  The Mullin Automotive Museum celebrates the weird and wonderful world of classic French cars from Citroën, Bugatti and more.
  
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• Electric vehicles drive a resurgence in the British mining industry - Roadshow

  28-04-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Political instability, materials shortages and high demand for EVs have led the UK to look to its own backyard for minerals once again.
  
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• Lux 3D-printed camera marries modern Sony lenses to old-school film - CNET

  28-04-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The prototype camera shoots with 35mm film and Sony's full-frame E-mount lenses. Its creator plans to share the 3D printer designs.
  
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• Best Netflix series for May 2018 📺 - CNET

  28-04-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Warning: not safe for productivity.
  
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• Play as a refugee in Syrian war video game

  28-04-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The BAFTA nominated video game trying to teach people about what it's like for refugees fleeing Syria.
  
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• World's oldest spider, a trapdoor, dies at age 43 - CNET

  28-04-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The female trapdoor spider known as Number 16 passed away in Australia, leaving scientists who'd been studying her feeling "miserable" about her death.
  
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• I’d like to thank the Academy: Behind the scenes at Hollywood's Dolby Theater - CNET

  28-04-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Home of the Oscars since 2002, and used for countless movie premiers, live shows, and more, here's a special inside-look at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
  
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• iPhone X old news? What that means for new 2018 iPhones - CNET

  28-04-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  This week was ripe with talk about the rumored iPhone SE 2 and new 2018 iPhones.
  
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• Behind the scenes at the Dolby Theater, home of the Oscars - CNET

  28-04-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  From the Academy Awards to countless world premieres and TV shows, Hollywood’s Dolby Theater is a focal point for the entertainment world. Here’s what it looks like inside.
  
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• Amazon developing a home robot? New Gmail UI rolls out video - CNET

  28-04-2018 11:50 via cnet.com
  This week's major tech news included rumors of an Amazon home robot, Gmail's redesign and Spotify making positive changes to its free tier.
  
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• EU bans outdoor use of pesticides that harm bees - CNET

  28-04-2018 07:07 via cnet.com
  To help protect dwindling bee populations, the European Union votes to restrict farmers from using neonicotinoids on their crops.
  
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• Warning signs for TSB's IT meltdown were clear a year ago – insider

  28-04-2018 07:00
  Expert ‘could have put money on rollout being a disaster, with evidence of major code changes on the hoof’The banking software at the heart of TSB’s troubles this week was doomed to failure from the start, an insider with extensive knowledge of the systems involved has said.With customers locked out of their bank accounts, mortgage accounts vanishing, small businesses reporting that they could not pay their staff and reports of debit cards ceasing to work, the TSB computer cris
  
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• Millions more people will use Brave's ad-blocking browser by year-end, startup predicts - CNET

  28-04-2018 02:13 via cnet.com
  It's a small fraction of the user base for rivals like Google Chrome, but it's a big step up for a startup trying to improve privacy on an ad-funded web.
  
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• Instagram giveaway! Enter to win* a 4K streamer - CNET

  28-04-2018 01:57 via cnet.com
  Attention, Instagram fam! We're giving away one of the best 4K streamers on the market. This promotion ends April 29.
  
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• Alphabet's Sergey Brin says company must assume greater responsibility

  28-04-2018 01:31
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet IncPresident Sergey Brin said on Fridaythat technology companies must take greater responsibility for the social impact of their work, his first comments following a year of heightened global awareness about misuse of digital services.
  
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• Who's Captain Marvel? More on the hero Brie Larson will play - CNET

  28-04-2018 01:26 via cnet.com
  After Avengers: Infinity War, you probably have some questions about the newest MCU character, and we can help. Spoilers ahead!
  
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