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• Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, Xperia XZ3, Huawei Mate 20, and more (MobileTechRoundup show #448)

  21-10-2018 21:25 via zdnet.com
  After returning from my 25th US Coast Guard Academy reunion trip to the northeast, there was plenty for Kevin and I to discuss on MobileTechRoundup show #448. Some new phones are in hand and Kevin attended the Google launch event in NYC.
  
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• Yosemite: Photographer searches for Taft Point proposal couple

  21-10-2018 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Freelance photographer Matthew Dippel is hunting for the pair who he caught on camera earlier this month.
  
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• Marvel's Daredevil season 3 big bad talks about donning the iconic white suit - CNET

  21-10-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  Actors Vincent D'Onofrio, Jay Ali and Wilson Bethel reveal the dangers of becoming Wilson Fisk's puppets in the Netflix show.
  
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• Pixel 3 camera: Six tips and tricks to get the best photos - CNET

  21-10-2018 19:07 via cnet.com
  Group selfies and some fancy tricks are just a few taps away.
  
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• Game of Thrones shot a reunion special with Conan O'Brien - CNET

  21-10-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  Sean Bean says the comedian hosted a farewell show of some kind in Northern Ireland.
  
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• George Lucas and Jon Favreau get together in ... a cantina? - CNET

  21-10-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  The Star Wars creator apparently paid a visit to the set of The Mandalorian.
  
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• Elon Musk trolls 'virgin' Fortnite players, game fights back - CNET

  21-10-2018 17:00 via cnet.com
  The billionaire businessman and the hit game had a brief but entertaining Twitter fight.
  
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• Nomu S50 Pro

  21-10-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nomu has been making rugged handsets in Shenzhen since 2007 and lists almost every country you can think of as a market. The US and UK, are conspicuous by their absence from the list, but there’s nothing to stop you importing Nomu’s products from Hong Kong.The Nomu S50 Pro is the brand’s latest and most tempting tough phone. It looks the part in high visibility orange livery and a polycarbonate and aluminium body and it is packed with features that will appeal to anyone who wor
  
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• Volkswagen is building an EV factory near Shanghai, should Tesla be worried? - Roadshow

  21-10-2018 14:01 via cnet.com
  The new facility will be environmentally friendly and build vehicles on the all-electric MEB platform.
  
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• These new kitchen gadgets will change how you cook, store and dispose of your food - CNET

  21-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  We got a look at the latest in food tech at the 2018 Smart Kitchen Summit.
  
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• Keegan-Michael Key and the most ridiculous 5G interview ever - CNET

  21-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Has the 5G hype gotten out of hand? Just wait until comedic actor Keegan-Michael Key weighs in.
  
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• I thought Comcast had improved, then I called customer service

  21-10-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The company formerly known as the world in the America still isn't easy on customers.
  
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• The Apple Watch Series 4 -- down to the tiniest detail - CNET

  21-10-2018 13:01 via cnet.com
  I photographed the new Apple Watch in order to capture the smallest of details. What you would normally miss at first glance is now revealed with great clarity.
  
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• Huawei MateBook X Pro review: The MateBook X Pro squeezes some big features into its little package - CNET

  21-10-2018 13:01 via cnet.com
  A great 14-inch display for its class and a discrete graphics processor give this slender MacBook alternative a lift above the crowd.
  
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• TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip review: Tons of smarts make this power strip worth buying - CNET

  21-10-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  An impressive app and smart home features make this power strip worth the price.
  
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• iPhone XR early presale demand and the next Apple event is almost here - CNET

  21-10-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Which iPhone XR models are showing shipment delays and what we're expecting at Apple's next launch event. Catch up on all your iPhone news for the week.
  
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• Huawei MateBook X Pro is a class act - CNET

  21-10-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The ultraportable laptop's design only has one big flaw.
  
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• After gloom over Nasdaq losses, tech investors hope for a ray of sunshine

  21-10-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Results from Microsoft Google, Amazon and more will show whetherthis month’s jitters are still affecting the web giantsWhat does the future hold for US tech stocks? The coming weeks will tell, as eight of the most dominant technology companies report results.Microsoft, Alphabet (Google’s parent), Amazon, Snap Inc (Snapchat), Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Spotify are all scheduled to report quarterly results between now and the start of November, with four of them making their announce
  
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• Think the giants of Silicon Valley have your best interests at heart? Think again | John Naughton

  21-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  New technology should be benign. All too rarely is that the caseIn one of the sharpest critiques of machine learning that I’ve come across, Harvard computer scientist James Mickens attributes many of the current disasters of the tech industry to what he calls the doctrine of “technological manifest destiny”.The core tenets of this quasi-religious belief system are: Continue reading...
  
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• Review: Apple Watch Series 4 puts other smartwatches to shame

  21-10-2018 08:00
  
  Apple doesn't like to lose. In dogged fashion the company just keeps chipping away at its smartwatch, and each time it gets better
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 exposes the gaming industry's dangerous addiction to overtime

  21-10-2018 08:00
  
  A throwaway comment from the lead writer of Red Dead Redemption has exposed the decades-long problem of crunch culture, but employees could soon fight back
  
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• If you’re on the side of democracy, Nick Clegg, why are you going to work for Facebook? | Carole Cadwalladr

  21-10-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  When you take the Zuckerberg shilling, you’re leaving your principles behind youDear Nick, congratulations on the new job. Finally, some real power. Deputy prime minister is so last century. You’re now vice-president of global affairs and communications at Facebook, a company that, as Mark Zuckerberg points out, is less a traditional firm than a full-blown nation state. And not just any nation state – the most powerful nation state on Earth, ever, home to 2 billion people and w
  
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• Twitter employee may have spied on users for Saudis, says report - CNET

  21-10-2018 05:42 via cnet.com
  Intelligence officials alerted the social network in 2015, and it fired the worker, reports The New York Times.
  
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