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• With new iPad support, Google Duo takes another stab at FaceTime - CNET

  27-08-2018 23:49 via cnet.com
  Technically, you could use Google's FaceTime competitor on an iPad already... but it didn't look good.
  
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• Google Android Pie vs. Apple iOS 12: Guess who's winning now - CNET

  27-08-2018 23:42 via cnet.com
  The Pixel 3 and iPhone X Plus will be the real battleground.
  
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• 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe places safety before sport video - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 23:42 via cnet.com
  Beyond a new look and a new name, Hyundai's compact SUV makes nearly all of its safety tech standard for 2019.
  
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• Donovanosis is a flesh-eating STD, and it shares my name - CNET

  27-08-2018 23:41 via cnet.com
  Commentary: I hate the person who named this disease.
  
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• Craigslist founder gives Mother Jones $1 million to fight fake news - CNET

  27-08-2018 23:31 via cnet.com
  It's just the latest donation Craig Newmark has made to journalism organizations.
  
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• Vespa's first electric scooter rolls out this October - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 23:04 via cnet.com
  Production on the Elettrica starts next month.
  
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• Blockchain courses stick for RMIT

  27-08-2018 23:02 via zdnet.com
  Following a blockchain university short course, RMIT has decided to offer two further 'comprehensive' courses on distributed ledger technology.
  
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• AMD's next wave of 7nm CPUs and GPUs will be manufactured by TSMC

  27-08-2018 22:53 via zdnet.com
  AMD's next-gen products--all aimed at Intel and Nvidia--will be manufactured by TSMC as long-time partner GlobalFoundries shifts its focus.
  
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• These are the best Labor Day deals - CNET

  27-08-2018 22:38 via cnet.com
  The pickings are slim, but you can still find some tech and kitchen deals as we approach everyone's favorite three-day weekend.
  
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• Today's the last day to save 20 percent on Amazon Prime video game preorders - CNET

  27-08-2018 22:28 via cnet.com
  That means $12 off games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kingdom Hearts 3 and Fallout 76.
  
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• Yemen cholera epidemic 'controlled' by computer predictions

  27-08-2018 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Cases are slashed thanks to a new system that predicts where outbreaks will occur.
  
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• 13 tips and tricks for the Note 9's camera - CNET

  27-08-2018 22:18 via cnet.com
  The Note 9's camera is pretty amazing.
  
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• Dell EMC updates portfolio to help enterprises avoid "cloud siloes"

  27-08-2018 21:41 via zdnet.com
  The updates to Dell EMC's cloud-enabled platforms, infrastructure and services are designed to help customers get the most value out of multi-cloud environments.
  
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• Watch the first Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay reveal - CNET

  27-08-2018 21:17 via cnet.com
  This is your first chance to see the open-world, first-person RPG in action.
  
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• Apple drops iOS 12 beta 11, tvOS 12 beta 9, and macOS Mojave beta 9

  27-08-2018 21:05 via zdnet.com
  Lots of new betas for developers and those who like to live at the bleeding edge to install.
  
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• Just as critics feared, Fortnite for Android came with an epic security risk - CNET

  27-08-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  Epic Games has already patched the hole, but it's not a great look.
  
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• Deepfake your dance moves with an AI body double - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:58 via cnet.com
  Artificial intelligence beams Bruno Mars' moves onto anyone's body.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077: Everything we learned from the new gameplay demo - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  After getting a 48-minute demo, there's a lot of new Cyberpunk 2077 info to go through.
  
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• Apple won't release a new iPad Mini this year, says report - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:50 via cnet.com
  More evidence that this could be the end for the iPad Mini.
  
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• Sony Xperia XZ3 leaked photos suggest XZ2 could get early retirement - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  Six months after Sony unveiled the XZ2, could this be the XZ3?
  
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• Star Wars, told by someone who's (gasp) never seen it - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:39 via cnet.com
  "That big hairy creature? I don’t know his name. The short, wrinkly green guy with enormous ears? I thought he was in Lord of the Rings."
  
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• Watch Cyberpunk 2077's first gameplay footage - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:38 via cnet.com
  This is your first chance to see Cyberpunk 2077 in action.
  
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• 2018 Hyundai Kona headlight tweak results in IIHS Top Safety Pick+ - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 20:28 via cnet.com
  Models built after May 2018 sport revisions that cut down on low-beam glare.
  
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• We'll have to wait longer for the Xbox VR headset (The 3:59, Ep. 449) - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:26 via cnet.com
  On today's show we talk about why Microsoft put the headset on hold and offer a preview of the IFA trade show. Also, tragedy strikes at a video game tournament.
  
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• Amazon Go opens second cashierless store in Seattle - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  It's a little bit smaller than expected.
  
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• 3D-printed gun plans can't be distributed online, judge rules - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:10 via cnet.com
  This is just a preliminary block until the case is resolved in court.
  
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• VMware buys CloudHealth to bolster cloud operations platform

  27-08-2018 20:00 via zdnet.com
  VMware plans to combine the CloudHealth platform with its existing Wavefront, Secure State and Cloud Automation services.
  
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• New 2018 iPhone, iPhone X Plus, iPhone 9: All the rumors on release date, prices, specs - CNET

  27-08-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  In just a couple weeks Apple is rumored to launch the next iPhone -- or three.
  
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• 2019 Nissan Versa Sedan remains impressively cheap - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 19:56 via cnet.com
  A new car for under $13,000? What year is it?
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Turn your paid Wi-Fi connection into a shared hotspot

  27-08-2018 19:53 via zdnet.com
  If your Windows 10 PC has a network connection, you can share it with up to eight nearby devices using the Mobile Hotspot feature.
  
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• The Galaxy Note 9 works with Gear VR via free adapter - CNET

  27-08-2018 19:44 via cnet.com
  For a good time, call 1-800-Samsung.
  
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• Watch Jay Leno take the new Tesla Roadster for a spin - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 19:42 via cnet.com
  Jay Leno waits for nothing, not even official production.
  
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• Mercedes teases undisguised EQC electric SUV - Roadshow

  27-08-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  The future is electric, and we're about to be living in it.
  
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• Microsoft adds a new subscription-based financing offer to its line-up with Xbox All Access

  27-08-2018 19:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Xbox All Access, which bundles together hardware software and services for a singe monthly payment, is the latest in its growing family of financing offers.
  
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• Groups backed by Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon push for return of net neutrality rules - CNET

  27-08-2018 19:35 via cnet.com
  This comes after 22 states and the District of Columbia filed a similar brief last week.
  
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• Tumblr bans non-consensual creepshots and deepfake porn

  27-08-2018 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Verizon-owned social network is banning the "unwanted sexualisation" of others from its site.
  
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• It's probably good Xbox didn't make a VR headset video - CNET

  27-08-2018 19:27 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: The timing and technology wasn't just right.
  
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• Here's what we want to see at the IFA trade show video - CNET

  27-08-2018 19:15 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: Robot pants, Segway scooters and flexible screens give us a glimpse of the future.
  
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• Uber wants you to hop on electric bikes, scooters for short trips - CNET

  27-08-2018 19:11 via cnet.com
  CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is playing the long game.
  
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• This scrappy self-driving upstart is about to beat the biggest companies in the world to autonomous grocery delivery

  27-08-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Founded by a Princeton Professor known as Professor X, this mysterious self-driving company was built using $50 cameras and a whole lotta smarts.
  
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• ​AWS announces Amazon RDS on VMware

  27-08-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Coming soon, Amazon Relational Database Service on VMware will bring the capabilities of RDS to VMware customers.
  
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• Nikon's Z7 and Z6 mirrorless cameras are a refined pleasure - CNET

  27-08-2018 18:47 via cnet.com
  After some hands-on time with NIkon's first full-frame mirrorless, we love it -- warts and all.
  
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• Google will hold Oct. 9 event to announce new hardware: Report

  27-08-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  ​For the past few years, Google has held events in early October to announce everything from phones to Chromebooks to smart speakers.
  
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• Groups backed by Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon push for return of net neutrality rules - CNET

  27-08-2018 18:28 via cnet.com
  This comes after 22 states and the District of Columbia filed a similar brief last week.
  
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