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• Reddit celeb gets WWE surprise on Hell in a Cell anniversary - CNET

  28-06-2018 23:54 via cnet.com
  "As God is my witness, he is broken in half!"
  
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• Survey: What are your company's tech spending priorities for 2019?

  28-06-2018 23:46 via zdnet.com
  Are you familiar with your organization's technology budget? Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about expected spending for the upcoming year.
  
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• AT&T fined $5.25M over 911 outage that dropped 15,000 calls to emergency services - CNET

  28-06-2018 23:22 via cnet.com
  That's way less than T-Mobile paid in 2015.
  
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• Steam summer sale 2018: Dive into the great deals while you still can - CNET

  28-06-2018 23:03 via cnet.com
  Steam's Intergalactic Summer Sale will be going until July 5 and we've rounded up some of the best games you can get on the cheap.
  
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• Apple vs. Samsung is finally over, for real this time (The 3:59, Ep. 422) - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:56 via cnet.com
  The tech giants settle their patent dispute, Amazon goes deeper into shipping and Uber scammers target drivers.
  
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• Elon Musk says no aliens means more planets for us - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  New research suggests we may really be alone. All the more reason to go to Mars and beyond, says the SpaceX founder.
  
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• 3 ways MacOS Mojave improves Finder - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:33 via cnet.com
  Finder is better.
  
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• 2019 Chevy Volt charges in half the time of last year's model - Roadshow

  28-06-2018 22:12 via cnet.com
  A new charging system is only part of Chevrolet's tech upgrades for its long-serving range-extended electric car.
  
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• Popular Facebook quiz app exposed data on more than 120 million users - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:11 via cnet.com
  Hmm, maybe that "Which Disney princess are you?" quiz wasn't worth giving up your info.
  
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• Google apologizes for Google Home outage in mass email - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:11 via cnet.com
  The company says it "found a glitch with one of our backend systems," but didn't share any additional details.
  
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• California lawmakers pass bill to give consumers broad privacy rights - CNET

  28-06-2018 22:05 via cnet.com
  If Gov. Jerry Brown signs this bill on Thursday, Californians will have increased control over their personal data -- and one less thing to vote on in November.
  
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• A live-action Halo TV show is finally, truly on the way - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:58 via cnet.com
  Remember the Halo movie? No, you don't, because it didn't happen.
  
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• Trump hails iPhone-maker Foxconn for $10 billion Wisconsin plant - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:55 via cnet.com
  And the president praises Apple for investing $350 billion in the US -- though it's unlikely to be spent on new factories, as Trump hopes.
  
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• Motorola is announcing something 'big' on August 2 - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:50 via cnet.com
  Apparently it's "a whole new way to connect, stream, download, video chat, and more."
  
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• SNES Classic review: Nostalgia this perfect is a rare thing - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:45 via cnet.com
  This amazing encapsulation of 16-bit nostalgia will transport you back to the good old days of console gaming with 21 classic titles.
  
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• Facebook tests lasers that shoot high-speed internet through the sky - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:32 via cnet.com
  The lasers can be mounted on planes and fire wireless internet from the heavens.
  
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• Best headphones for running - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:21 via cnet.com
  We round up an assortment of top headphones that are well-suited to runners.
  
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• Two ways to quickly clean your grill between uses video - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:20 via cnet.com
  You should deep-clean your grill every few months, but follow one of these quick tips between BBQs.
  
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• 2019 Honda Pilot leans on family-friendly tech from Odyssey - Roadshow

  28-06-2018 21:20 via cnet.com
  It also gets a volume knob, which I'm sure at least one person cares about.
  
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• Brave browser gets more private with Tor video - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:17 via cnet.com
  You might be sharing more than you want when you go incognito. Brave aims to bring real privacy to private browsing by incorporating technology from the Tor Project in its browser.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 brings the bling with new satiny gold color - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:03 via cnet.com
  New "satin gloss" finish is not quite shiny, not quite matte.
  
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• Is it time to reinvent the helicopter? video - CNET

  28-06-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  You could see people flying this to work.
  
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• Do we really trust smart devices?

  28-06-2018 20:57 via zdnet.com
  Some brands are more trusted than others when it comes to smart home devices -- but do these devices really listen to what we say?
  
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• Nintendo NES Classic Edition review: The NES Classic is back, but Switch owners should think twice - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:55 via cnet.com
  Nintendo’s original 8-bit box is back for round 2.
  
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• Surprise! Microsoft Windows 95 Mobile was actually sort of real - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:43 via cnet.com
  See smartphones get hit with a blast from Microsoft's past, Clippy included.
  
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• Twitter releases tool to improve political ad transparency

  28-06-2018 20:39 via zdnet.com
  Ad Transparency Center provides information about how much advertisers spent and what factors they used for targeting demographics.
  
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• Matt Groening's Netflix series Disenchantment gets a trailer - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:33 via cnet.com
  The Simpsons and Futurama creator is going back in time, way back, for the fantasy animated show.
  
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• Nanoleaf Remote review: Novelty for novelty's sake from Nanoleaf's HomeKit remote - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:31 via cnet.com
  Rotate any one of the remote's twelve faces to the top to trigger a lighting change or a HomeKit scene -- but good luck remembering which side is which.
  
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• 2019 Honda HR-V gets new look, new safety systems - Roadshow

  28-06-2018 20:30 via cnet.com
  Honda Sensing is now officially available on every single new Honda.
  
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• Hands-on with Home Chef: We taste test a meal delivery service in real life

  28-06-2018 20:21 via zdnet.com
  Are meal kit ingredient delivery services worth it? Why would you order a box containing stuff you can buy at the supermarket? Intrepid fast foodie David Gewirtz puts actual cooking to the test (and his conclusions are surprising).
  
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• Google taps GE vet to run policy amid increased government scrutiny - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:14 via cnet.com
  GE’s Karan Bhatia joins Google at an interesting time.
  
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• Twitter, Facebook launch tools to track advertising

  28-06-2018 20:12
  (Reuters) - Twitter Incon Thursday made it easier for users to identify political campaign ads and know who paid for them, as social media platforms faced the threat of U.S. regulation over the lack of disclosure on such spending.
  
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• Con artists are using an elaborate scheme to rob Uber drivers video - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:06 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: The scam involves tricking drivers into giving up their passwords
  
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• Amazon wants to make it easier to start your own delivery service video - CNET

  28-06-2018 20:02 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: Deliver us from eCommerce.
  
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• Honda stops developing Asimo, its friendly humanoid robot, report says - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:54 via cnet.com
  Wave goodbye to Asimo.
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's re-org memo: 'We can serve generations' to come - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:46 via cnet.com
  The company just lost yet another head of product. Sixth time's the charm?
  
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• Facebook lets you see all active ads running on Pages - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:46 via cnet.com
  You'll even be able to see ads that aren't specifically targeted to you.
  
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• AutoComplete: Dodge gives us a new breed of Hellcat called the Redeye video - Roadshow

  28-06-2018 19:44 via cnet.com
  Plus: Waymo needs cars in Europe and McLaren blows us away with the 600LT.
  
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• Waluigi has Big Dick Energy - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:41 via cnet.com
  Commentary: What's Big Dick Energy? When in doubt, think about Nintendo's Waluigi. He who sparks a revolution without saying a word has BDE.
  
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• Razer's Huntsman Elite keyboard uses the speed of light in each key - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  The new Huntsman gaming keyboards use super fast optomechanical keys.
  
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• Google exec says it's OK Microsoft nabbed GitHub - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:30 via cnet.com
  Countless programmers use GitHub to cooperate on projects. Google's cloud chief says she wouldn't have minded being the buyer.
  
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• Game faster with an Nvidia GTX 1060-equipped Dell laptop for $880 - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:29 via cnet.com
  That's $200 off a brand-new gaming laptop with potent graphics and processing.
  
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• DC Universe streaming service merges comic books, TV shows and movies - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:21 via cnet.com
  The subscription service will get its own original programming too, including a Harley Quinn animated show.
  
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• Lego and iPhone connect for low-cost nerve gas detector - CNET

  28-06-2018 19:11 via cnet.com
  A portable Lego box rigged with a smartphone can detect deadly nerve agents like sarin and VX.
  
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