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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct is streaming Wednesday - CNET

  05-08-2018 23:00 via cnet.com
  Nintendo's brawler game is getting some new announcements.
  
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• Black Panther to make $700M in the domestic box office - CNET

  05-08-2018 22:34 via cnet.com
  Marvel's first Wakandan adventure is still raking in money.
  
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• Why iPhone and Android phone prices will get even higher - CNET

  05-08-2018 21:05 via cnet.com
  You thought paying $1,000 for an iPhone was a lot? It may be just the beginning.
  
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• Sharpen and care for your kitchen knives - CNET

  05-08-2018 21:00 via cnet.com
  Dull kitchen knives are trouble. Sharpen them often to make cooking faster and safer.
  
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• Keep your kitchen knives sharper and safer video - CNET

  05-08-2018 21:00 via cnet.com
  From honing to sharpening, here's how to keep your kitchen knives from losing their edge.
  
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• HTC U12 Plus update, Note 9 leaks, Moto Z3 announced, Chromebook news (MobileTechRoundup show #440)

  05-08-2018 19:56 via zdnet.com
  HTC issued a major software update, Samsung showed off the Note 9, Motorola announced a new old phone, and Microsoft released a new small computer.
  
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• Star Trek fans, William Shatner celebrate Patrick Stewart's return to Picard - CNET

  05-08-2018 19:31 via cnet.com
  Fans of Next Generation's Jean-Luc Picard are jubilant about his upcoming CBS All Access show.
  
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• How to wash your down or down-alternative comforter - CNET

  05-08-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  No time to make it to the dry cleaners? No problem. Use this cleaning method to keep your down comforter fluffy and fresh.
  
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• 'Snapchat dysmorphia' has social media users seeking plastic surgery - CNET

  05-08-2018 18:17 via cnet.com
  People want to look like their Snapchat-filtered selves, doctors say.
  
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• Twitter seeks help with user civility, console sales for June video - CNET

  05-08-2018 17:30 via cnet.com
  This week's most popular news stories include Twitter's effort to improve user discourse, Facebook's discovery of a new politically-charged misinformation campaign and June's console sales numbers.
  
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• See inside England's North East Land Sea and Air Museum - CNET

  05-08-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Climb inside an Avro Vulcan, one of Britain's Cold War strategic bombers, see how an original de Havilland Trident looked in its day and more at NELSAM, the North East Land Sea and Air Museum.
  
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• Get in a Avro Vulcan bomber at the North East Land Sea and Air Museum - CNET

  05-08-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Climb inside the Cold War-era Vulcan bomber and check out dozens of other vehicles at this museum.
  
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• Is Apple's brand now bland? Of course it is

  05-08-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  While some celebrate Apple's trillionness, the man who created some of the company's most famous ads laments Cupertino's dullness.
  
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• Sorry, but your iPhone or Android phone is going to get even more expensive - CNET

  05-08-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  You thought a $1,000 iPhone was bad? It may be just the beginning.
  
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• Digital Storm's Equinox puts big gaming performance in a thin body video - CNET

  05-08-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Packing an Nvidia GTX 1070 Max Q GPU and an Intel hexa-core processor puts out a lot of performance (and a good deal of heat, too).
  
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• Digital Storm Equinox (2018) review: Lots of gaming power in a slimmed down design - CNET

  05-08-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  This understated 15-incher gets you high-performance graphics and the personal touch of a boutique PC maker for less than $2,000.
  
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• Brabham's track-only BT62 will make its US debut in Monterey - Roadshow

  05-08-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The car will be on display all over the peninsula during car week and will serve as a rolling tribute to Dan Gurney.
  
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• TSMC says third-quarter revenue hit by computer virus

  05-08-2018 12:58
  A computer virus outbreak has hit third-quarter results at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, the world's largest contract chipmaker, the company said on Sunday.
  
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• Huawei in British spotlight over use of U.S. firm's software

  05-08-2018 12:50
  Huawei Technologies is facing increased scrutiny in Britain because it is using an aging software component sold by a firm based in the United States, one of the countries where lawmakers allege its equipment could facilitate Chinese spying, sources told Reuters.
  
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• Are you paying too much for your broadband?

  05-08-2018 09:00 via theguardian.com
  An estimated 10m customers are overpaying by not changing providers at the end of their dealSlow speeds, rising prices and router failures have long been common gripes of broadband users in the UK. Added to that, it seems likely that millions are being charged too much for their service.A new push for customers to avoid unnecessary price increases was launched by the communications regulator last week when Ofcom proposed providers be compelled to tell people when they were at the end of their mi
  
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• Citizen science

  05-08-2018 08:59 via theguardian.com
  Ever wanted to contribute to research? All people-powered science requires is a phone or computer and a sharp eyeThe Big Butterfly Count is the largest project of its type. It is on track to exceed last year’s total of more than 62,000 submitted counts. People participate by counting the number and type of butterflies seen in one spot over 15 minutes. Butterfly Conservation is using the data to track conservation work and the health of the environment as a whole. Continue reading...
  
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• The spiralling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction

  05-08-2018 08:00
  
  As the world scrambles to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, the environmental impact of finding all the lithium required could become a major issue in its own right
  
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• Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?

  05-08-2018 07:59 via theguardian.com
  So we’ve gone off voice calls yet spend hours glued to our phones. But it’s simply that the rules of conversation have been redrawn in the age of WhatsApp, Snapchat and emojisNews of the un-newsy kind this week, fresh from an Ofcom study designed to confirm a belief in our worst selves: we are a nation addicted to smartphones but are repelled by the idea of making or taking voice calls.Is this the death of conversation? Not quite, but it’s certainly more than a blip in the cult
  
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• IoT boom will change how data is analysed

  05-08-2018 04:18 via zdnet.com
  Deluge of data generated by Internet of Things will impact machine learning and the quality of data analysis, driving the need for such devices to get smarter and decide where data should be analysed.
  
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• What's life as a YouTube child star really like?

  05-08-2018 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  JD and Arabella Daho went viral on YouTube at a very young age. But they've also been the subject of abuse - both online and off.
  
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• Everything you need to know about UFC 229: McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov - CNET

  05-08-2018 01:05 via cnet.com
  Fight fans, get your popcorn ready.
  
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• Star Trek fans celebrate Patrick Stewart's return to Picard - CNET

  05-08-2018 00:39 via cnet.com
  Fans of The Next Generation character are jubilant about the character's upcoming CBS All Access show.
  
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