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• These might be the 2018 iPhone screen specs, the App Store turns 10 - CNET

  14-07-2018 22:19 via cnet.com
  The top iPhone headlines this week.
  
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• 6 technologies that make you go WTF video - CNET

  14-07-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  This is the tech that make you go WTF?!
  
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• No, NASA did not find 'proof of life' on Mars then accidentally destroy it - CNET

  14-07-2018 21:00 via cnet.com
  You might have heard that we found life on the Red Planet decades ago but burned it up. That's not the real story.
  
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• How to easily improve your home theater or music room’s acoustics - CNET

  14-07-2018 19:17 via cnet.com
  GIK Acoustics offers a broad range of sound improving wall treatments.
  
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• My pup is a pathetic guard dog. Can smart home security protect me? - CNET

  14-07-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  My dog, Dolly, is no guard dog. So I had to turn to tech to feel secure.
  
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• How to water your plants while you’re away - CNET

  14-07-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  Headed out on vacation? These tricks will water your plants for you.
  
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• 7 questions Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg needs to answer about InfoWars - CNET

  14-07-2018 17:50 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Does Facebook take fake news seriously enough? Let’s ask its CEO together.
  
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• The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones

  14-07-2018 16:00
  We dismiss claims about mobiles being bad for our health – but is that because studies showing a link to cancer have been cast into doubt by the industry?On 28 March this year, the scientific peer review of a landmark United States government study concluded that there is “clear evidence” that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer, specifically, a heart tissue cancer in rats that is too rare to be explained as random occurrence.Eleven independent scientists spent three day
  
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• Netflix has finally outdone HBO at the Emmys. It's time to binge

  14-07-2018 16:00
  
  For the first time in 17 years, HBO is not the most nominated production company at the Emmys. And so begins the Netflix era
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Use Nearby Sharing to transfer files, photos, and more

  14-07-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The built-in Windows 10 Share pane includes a new option, beginning with the April 2018 Update. Select a file or photo, click Share, and send it directly to a nearby Windows 10 PC.
  
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• AR ads hit Facebook, Apple updates Macbook Pro video - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:30 via cnet.com
  This week's most important tech stories include AR ads coming to a Facebook news feed near you, Magic Leap's debut of the company's first-ever product and Apple surprise update to the Macbook Pro line of laptops.
  
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• This helicopter is going to Mars video - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  NASA is getting ready to send the first heavier-than-air craft to explore Mars.
  
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• The #PlaneBae furor proves privacy and the Golden Rule are in short supply - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: As someone whose parents met on an airplane, I'd prefer people think before they live-tweet.
  
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• Smule may be the biggest music app you haven't heard of - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  If you want to sing out, sing out.
  
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• Seven questions Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg needs to answer about InfoWars - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Does Facebook take fake news seriously enough? Let’s ask its CEO together.
  
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• Oahu gets its first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station - Roadshow

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The station was built by Servco and is attached to its main Toyota dealership in Mapunapuna, Hawaii.
  
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• Facebook's InfoWars, fake news, Alex Jones problems aren't going away - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  It seems Facebook would rather shush misinformation than shut it off completely.
  
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• Bird goes after helmet laws for electric scooters - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The e-scooter rental company quietly sponsors a bill to get rid of some California safety rules.
  
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• Airbnb lets may be unsafe, MPs warn

  14-07-2018 14:00
  Boom in unregulated short-term rentals is fuelled in part by unscrupulous businesses posing as private ownersGrowing numbers of professional holiday letting firms are hiding from regulation by using Airbnb and other sites, putting holidaymakers at risk, MPs will warn this week.While hotels and b&bs are subject to fire safety regulations and other checks, homeowners do not have to prove their properties are safe before letting them out via holiday rental sites such as Airbnb. Continue reading
  
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• 7 Comic-Con experiences we can't wait to try - CNET

  14-07-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Next week isn't just about the panels (or the cosplay), it's also about the "activations."
  
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• A tricked out MacBook Pro with all the extras - CNET

  14-07-2018 13:59 via cnet.com
  This high-end 15-inch laptop includes an Intel Core i9 CPU and lots more.
  
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• China auto firms to set up ride-sharing platform

  14-07-2018 13:41
  Chinese firms FAW Group, Dongfeng Automobile and Chongqing Changan Automobile have set up a venture to establish a ride-sharing platform, Changan said on Saturday, creating the kind of service pioneered by Uber.
  
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• The best augmented reality I saw this year was live theater funded by a liquor company - CNET

  14-07-2018 13:30 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Whiskey-sponsored immersive theater. Snickers escape rooms. Immersive branding is just getting started.
  
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• These might be the 2018 iPhone screen specs, and the Apple App Store turns 10 - CNET

  14-07-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The top iPhone headlines this week.
  
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• What's the best camera phone of 2018? We asked a pro to test them

  14-07-2018 08:00
  
  We tested nine of the best to see who makes the best camera phone in 2018
  
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• The best GPS running watches for any budget

  14-07-2018 08:00
  
  WIRED Recommends the best running watches – for whether you're just starting out or are completing marathons and triathlons
  
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• CNET UK podcast 540: Ready Player One writer talks rebooting The Matrix - CNET

  14-07-2018 07:00 via cnet.com
  On the UK's best tech podcast this week, we chat with Ready Player One writer Zak Penn about superhero fatigue, toxic fandom and rebooting The Matrix.
  
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• Kubernetes as the new application server, and more

  14-07-2018 06:07 via zdnet.com
  Developer advocates sing the praises of Kubernetes. What's in it for enterprises?
  
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• Apple's new MacBook Pro keyboard may avoid sticky keys after all - CNET

  14-07-2018 06:04 via cnet.com
  The gadget repair site says it's a "cover-up" -- in both senses of the word!
  
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• Microsoft calls for facial recognition technology rules given 'potential for abuse'

  14-07-2018 05:36
  President Brad Smith warns authorities might track, investigate or arrest people based on flawed evidenceMicrosoft has called for facial recognition technology to be regulated by government, with for laws governing its acceptable uses. In a blog post on the company’s website on Friday, Microsoft president Brad Smith called for a congressional bipartisan “expert commission” to look into regulating the technology in the US. Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet to testify at U.S. House hearing

  14-07-2018 05:27
  The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to take testimony from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's YouTube unit and Twitter Inc on whether social media companies are filtering content for political reasons, the committee chairman said.
  
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• Sony SRS-XB41 Bluetooth speaker

  14-07-2018 02:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As far as form factors are concerned, the Bluetooth speaker isn’t changing much these days. At this point, manufacturers know what people want (a fun feature, big sound and an even bigger battery) and aren’t ready to fix what appears to be a perfectly good formula.With that in mind, we have no problem saying the Sony SRS-XB41 is more or less the pinnacle of what Bluetooth can do. It’s big. It’s powerful. It packs more bass than you’d believe. And its battery lasts t
  
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• Live from the Goodwood Festival of Speed - Roadshow

  14-07-2018 01:37 via cnet.com
  Coming to you from from one of the greatest car events in the world, this week the Carfection team spent some time surrounded by some of the most rare and exotic cars on the planet at the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed.
  
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• Sources say Microsoft's Surface Andromeda handheld isn't dead yet - CNET

  14-07-2018 01:09 via cnet.com
  Good, because I want to play with one really badly.
  
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• US charges 12 Russian hackers tied to DNC cyberattacks - CNET

  14-07-2018 00:43 via cnet.com
  The indictments are part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Almost everything inside the new MacBook Pro is new and improved video - CNET

  14-07-2018 00:43 via cnet.com
  But even with new CPU, RAM and storage options, a True Tone display and a quieter keyboard, it still looks just like the last model.
  
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• U.S. lifts ban on suppliers selling to China's ZTE

  14-07-2018 00:04
  The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling goods to ZTE Corp, allowing China's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker to resume business.
  
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