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• Behind Fantastic Beasts 2: Audiobook to share links to Harry Potter films - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:58 via cnet.com
  A new Audible audiobook about upcoming The Crimes of Grindelwald movie is narrated by Fantastic Beasts actor Dan Fogler.
  
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• Dyson's cleaning robot gets sharper night vision, smarter mapping - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:49 via cnet.com
  The company's latest robot vacuum sees more in the dark and makes better maps, but it'll be sold only in China.
  
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• Nintendo Direct: Watch live for 3DS and Switch game announcements at 3 p.m. PT - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:39 via cnet.com
  Nintendo Direct is back after last week's earthquake in Japan.
  
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• Aaron Paul is cooking up a role on HBO's Westworld - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:35 via cnet.com
  Get the Breaking Bad star a cowboy hat. He's about to go west, young man.
  
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• iPhone deals: Save big on last year's models - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:10 via cnet.com
  Can't afford the latest and greatest? No problem: The smart money is on 2017 (or earlier) gear.
  
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• What does the Apple Watch Series 4's EKG actually do? - CNET

  13-09-2018 23:03 via cnet.com
  The latest Apple Watch feature could save your life. Here's why.
  
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• Proof some people like iPhones more than porn - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:53 via cnet.com
  OK, proof might be a strong word, but people definitely cared more about Apple than Riley Reid for a couple hours on Wednesday.
  
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• Nintendo Direct: Watch live for 3DS and Switch game announcements at 3p PT - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Nintendo Direct is back after last week's earthquake in Japan.
  
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• iPhone XS, iPhone XR, Apple Watch: A closer look at Apple's new lineup video - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:46 via cnet.com
  More on 2018 iPhones, Apple Watch Series 4 and a side-by-side comparison to last year's models.
  
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• Playing the face card: Dad didn't expect gigantic bank card photo - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:44 via cnet.com
  You know how some bank cards include your photo, but only in a tiny square? Yeah, not this one.
  
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• Millions think the new iPhones are worth going into debt for

  13-09-2018 22:43 via zdnet.com
  Millions of people have wanted to own an iPhone for over a decade, and the demand still appears strong, regardless of its high cost.
  
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• How to preorder the Apple Watch Series 4 - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:43 via cnet.com
  Get ready for Apple's latest wearable.
  
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• CNET Member Asks: What's the best way to get online in rural areas? - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:42 via cnet.com
  A tale of two Ricks: Both live in rural areas of America and both struggle with fast and reliable internet. What are their options?
  
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• YouTube now lets parents decide exactly what kids can watch - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:39 via cnet.com
  Users can whitelist channels or videos they want their kids to have access to.
  
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• Volkswagen plugs $100M into solid-state battery development - Roadshow

  13-09-2018 22:37 via cnet.com
  An investment in Stanford spinoff QuantumScape could put VW in the lead in the race to develop the game-changing tech.
  
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• Intel and SK Telecom announce joint innovation program

  13-09-2018 22:37 via zdnet.com
  SK Telecom and Intel will continue their joint innovation projects across 5G, IoT, VR, and mobile edge computing.
  
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• Siri, Apple is just not that into you

  13-09-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple put on its big event heralding the newest iPhones and Apple Watch Series 4, but in nearly two hours of product updates, Siri was only mentioned once for eight seconds.
  
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• Adobe beats Q3 earnings targets

  13-09-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  The Photoshop maker reported third quarter revenue of $2.29 billion, up 24 percent from the same period last year.
  
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• Google employees are reportedly resigning over China search efforts - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:22 via cnet.com
  The resignations follow a protest from over 1,000 Googlers last month over the project, codenamed Dragonfly.
  
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• MWCA: Fixed, non-standard 5G a 'waste of time', says AT&T CTO

  13-09-2018 22:15 via zdnet.com
  AT&T is focused on a pure mobile 5G offering based on industry-wide standards, CTO Andre Fuetsch has told ZDNet, unlike its competitors.
  
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• Facebook UK boss: We want to give users more control

  13-09-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Hatch says Facebook could do a "much better job" of helping users control their experience.
  
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• Tesla teases Gigafactory 1, aiming for largest rooftop solar array in the world - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:06 via cnet.com
  Tesla posted a picture of the Gigafactory on Twitter.
  
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• Facebook will now fact-check photos, videos as it fights fake news - CNET

  13-09-2018 22:03 via cnet.com
  Facebook looks to up its fact-checking game.
  
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• ANU touts tiny camera lens for quantum information transfer

  13-09-2018 22:01 via zdnet.com
  The Australian National University believes the new invention could result in a device that links quantum computers to an optical fibre network.
  
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• South Park demands cancellation of South Park - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:58 via cnet.com
  Respect their authoritah. The 21-year-old show is leading a hashtag campaign against itself.
  
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• Facebook AI now fixes bugs like spellcheck corrects typos - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:57 via cnet.com
  SapFix could free programmers from coding drudgery.
  
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• Microsoft buys AI startup Lobe

  13-09-2018 21:53 via zdnet.com
  Lobe makes a visual platform on which users can build, train and ship custom deep learning models with little to no code writing.
  
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• Older iPhones may lose dongles, move to hurt chip supplier Cirrus: Barclays

  13-09-2018 21:44
  Apple Inc's older iPhones would no longer include lightning-to-headphone jack adapters, the company's website showed on Thursday, which according to Barclays would hurt audio chip supplier Cirrus Logic.
  
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• Weird ISS leak brings NASA, Roscosmos leaders together for first time - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:32 via cnet.com
  Russia and the US are parleying about that mystery hole in the space station.
  
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• T-Mobile CTO at MWCA: Sprint merger will accelerate 5G

  13-09-2018 21:29 via zdnet.com
  5G access will arrive faster and be broader under a Sprint-T-Mobile merger, according to CTO Neville Ray, who also said talks with the FCC and Department of Justice have been 'very positive' on the transaction.
  
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• 2019 VW Beetle bows out with Final Edition models - Roadshow

  13-09-2018 21:29 via cnet.com
  Volkswagen will officially kill the Beetle in 2019.
  
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• RIP Beetle: VW's icon officially dies in 2019 - Roadshow

  13-09-2018 21:27 via cnet.com
  Final Edition models mark the end of the road for Volkswagen's Bug.
  
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• Security flaw can leak Intel ME encryption keys

  13-09-2018 21:26 via zdnet.com
  Intel has released updates for Intel ME, SPS, and TXE firmware to address encryption key-spilling flaw.
  
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• Walmart's Jet.com to offer Nike products in bid for urban consumers

  13-09-2018 21:25
  Walmart's Jet.com said on Thursday it will sell Nike Inc products and offer more delivery options, beginning in its top market of New York City, in a bid to sharpen its aim for affluent, urban consumers and better compete with e-commerce rivals like Amazon.com Inc.
  
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• Henry Cavill reacts to Superman report with super weird video - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:23 via cnet.com
  Are you even on the Krypton Lifting Team, bro?
  
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• Can't wait for AirPower? $50 Hyper adapter charges AirPods wirelessly - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:23 via cnet.com
  All you need is a 5W Qi charger.
  
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• Superman dream casting: Nick Cage or The Rock as Man of Steel? - CNET

  13-09-2018 21:14 via cnet.com
  Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck might be hanging up their capes, but here are ideas for other actors who could put their spin on the DC Comics superheroes.
  
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• Jeff Bezos to fund schools where 'child will be the customer' with new charity

  13-09-2018 21:03
  Amazon CEO will launch $2bn fund to help homeless families and low-income communitiesAmazon chief Jeff Bezos is launching a $2bn fund to help homeless families and build a network of preschools, saying the “child will be the customer” in his philanthropy announcement.The tech founder and the world’s richest man unveiled the Bezos Day One Fund on Thursday. He said he would fund existing organizations that aid homeless people and pledged to build new not-for-profit schools to ser
  
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• Trump's antitrust enforcer considers shifting up a gear

  13-09-2018 20:52
  The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, which stops mergers it believes will push up prices, signaled Thursday he was willing to consider tougher enforcement, a move that could affect high profile big tech companies but also energy producers, drug makers and a big swath of the U.S. economy.
  
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• Bowers and Wilkins 606 review: More bass and better dynamics, but bright sound isn't for everyone - CNET

  13-09-2018 20:45 via cnet.com
  The Bowers and Wilkins 606 bookshelves offer bucketfuls of resolution and bass power, but they're not as system-friendly as previous 600-series speakers.
  
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• iHeartMedia plans to buy podcast giant HowStuffWorks - CNET

  13-09-2018 20:38 via cnet.com
  Don't worry, your favorite podcasts will still be there.
  
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• Diablo 3 coming to Nintendo Switch with Zelda-themed items this November - CNET

  13-09-2018 20:29 via cnet.com
  Blizzard's biggest RPG is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9 or iPhone XS Max? Compare before you upgrade

  13-09-2018 20:13 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is a business productivity powerhouse that the consumer electronics giant desperately wants to go mainstream. Whether you upgrade depends on whether you're more about work or play. Here's how it compares to the iPhone XS Max.
  
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• Apple hopes you'll figure out what to do with AI on the iPhone XS

  13-09-2018 20:07 via zdnet.com
  Apple's second version of the "neural engine" in its A-series processors, unveiled Wednesday, is a plea for developers to bring more use cases for machine learning on mobile devices. It should spread the prevalence of AI in smartphones.
  
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• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina trailer plays like a horror movie - CNET

  13-09-2018 20:05 via cnet.com
  Happy bloody birthday to the teenage witch, whose Netflix show will drop just in time for Halloween.
  
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• Will my iPhone XS fit in a iPhone X case? Yes! - CNET

  13-09-2018 19:54 via cnet.com
  The two iPhones have the exact same height, width and depth.
  
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• Spotify's 3,333-song download limit jumps to 10,000 - CNET

  13-09-2018 19:51 via cnet.com
  You can also download songs on up to five devices now.
  
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• Almost 'all modern computers' affected by cold boot attack, researchers warn - CNET

  13-09-2018 19:45 via cnet.com
  The attack would allow potential hackers to steal sensitive information stored on your RAM.
  
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• iPhone XS, XR, XS Max: Apple's three new iPhones replace the iPhone X - CNET

  13-09-2018 19:44 via cnet.com
  They start at $749, $999 and $1,099.
  
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• Facebook unveils tool to automatically fix bugs

  13-09-2018 19:30 via zdnet.com
  The tool, called SapFix, has been used to ship stable code updates to millions of devices using the Facebook Android app.
  
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