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• Samsung predicts it will own over half of 8K TV market share in 2019

  10-02-2019 23:54 via zdnet.com
  Samsung will strongly push 8K TVs this year in both QLED and MicroLED models to control over half of the shares in the next-generation resolution, its TV boss says.
  
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• Epix launches its own streaming service named Epix Now - CNET

  10-02-2019 23:29 via cnet.com
  The $6 per month subscription service offers access to movies and the cable TV network's original programming.
  
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• Unboxing HP's gargantuan $5K Emperium 65 G-Sync gaming monitor video - CNET

  10-02-2019 22:00 via cnet.com
  This is where the fun starts.
  
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• Saudi Arabia denies role in leak of Jeff Bezos’s messages to National Enquirer

  10-02-2019 21:58
  Saudi minister says ‘we have nothing to do with it’ as row between the world’s richest man and the tabloid rumbles on The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has denied that it had anything to do with the leaking of intimate photographs and texts of the Amazon chief executive, Jeff Bezos, to the National Enquirer, as the row between the world’s richest man and the tabloid rumbles on. Related: Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer owner of 'extortion and blackmail'Continue reading...
  
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• Epix launches streaming service 'Epix Now' - CNET

  10-02-2019 21:19 via cnet.com
  The $6 per month subscription service offers access to movies and the cable TV network's original programming.
  
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• Inside an indie: Making a film from scratch without a Hollywood budget - CNET

  10-02-2019 20:45 via cnet.com
  "Go to the networking event. Show up." A look at what it's like to make a movie without the resources of a big studio.
  
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• Lego Movie 2 not as awesome as the first, but it's pretty close - CNET

  10-02-2019 20:33 via cnet.com
  Review: The gloriously bonkers sequel is a toy to behold
  
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• Microsoft: Improved security features are delaying hackers from attacking Windows users

  10-02-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  If a vulnerability is exploited, it is most likely going to be exploited as zero-day, or an old security bug for which users and companies have had enough time to patch.
  
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• What the 2019 iPhone's rumored three rear cameras could be used for - CNET

  10-02-2019 18:31 via cnet.com
  New details about the three rear cameras rumored to be coming to the 2019 iPhones and the iPhone X returns and is cheaper than ever and n
  
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• How did Apple’s AirPods go from mockery to millennial status symbol?

  10-02-2019 17:00
  Back in 2016, Apple’s wireless earbuds were ridiculed by the tech industry. Now, thousands of memes later, the tables have turnedOf all the widely ridiculed tech products, Apple’s AirPods have experienced an extraordinary turnaround. Back in 2016, they were roundly mocked by the tech industry. Tiny wireless earbuds? It seemed like a recipe for disaster – streets would be littered with these lost headphones, which would clutter up city pavements like discarded gloves and babies&
  
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• Should you be scared of your laptop’s webcam?

  10-02-2019 16:35 via zdnet.com
  Pretty much every laptop – and for that matter, tablet and smartphone – has at least one camera fitted that's pointing at how all the time. But how worried should we be about eyes on us? Can the nefariously-minded switch them on to spy on us?
  
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• Grindr and Tinder 'must not risk children's safety'

  10-02-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Minister vows to question Grindr and Tinder on safeguarding measures following "shocking" findings.
  
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• Swiss government invites hackers to pen-test its e-voting system

  10-02-2019 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Government also offers cash rewards worth as much as $30,000.
  
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• Dell recalls faulty Hybrid Power Adapters

  10-02-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Dell has recalled Hybrid Power Adapters manufactured between January 2017 and March 2017 because of a shock hazard.
  
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• Ericsson to build 50 Optus 5G sites

  10-02-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Optus has revealed that in addition to Nokia, it is also working with Ericsson across its 5G launches.
  
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• ACCAN: Low-income Australians cannot afford NBN

  10-02-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Australians have been forced onto higher-end plans, ACCAN has said, and should be offered 50Mbps unlimited NBN connections for AU$30 a month under a government concession.
  
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• With Magic Leap, your entertainment may get real weird real quick - CNET

  10-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The startup's staying power may hinge on the visions concocted by outsiders who go rogue.
  
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• TCL 325 series (2019 Roku TV) review: Want a small, cheap streaming TV? Start here - CNET

  10-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  With its excellent Roku streaming smart TV system and budget price, the TCL S325 series is one of our top picks among 32- to 49-inch TVs.
  
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• An Apple store salesman questioned my intelligence, says customer

  10-02-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Can it be that certain Apple store employees are a little pushy when it comes to selling Apple's services? One customer says yes. I thought I'd try to find out.
  
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• A Jester's Tale uses Magic Leap mixed reality to sink into your dreams video - CNET

  10-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Creator Asad J. Malik explains how he approached making a mixed-reality fable that would stick in participants' heads.
  
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• 4 reasons to get an Amazon Echo for your grandparents - CNET

  10-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Young or old, Alexa is a great companion for anyone.
  
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• Tribit MaxSound Plus review: A small Bluetooth speaker grows up but maintains its value - CNET

  10-02-2019 13:15 via cnet.com
  The MaxSound Plus, the bigger version of Tribit's highly rated XSound Go speaker pumps out richer sound for a little more than $50.
  
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• Is high-speed rail in the US ever going to happen? - CNET

  10-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  After decades of languishing development and stagnated projects, true high-speed rail in the US could be just around the corner.
  
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• High-speed trains in the US - CNET

  10-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Check out the current and future high-speed trains in the US.
  
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• Moto G7 vs. G7 Play, G7 Power and G7 Plus: All specs, compared - CNET

  10-02-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  Motorola launched a handful of new phones today. Here's what makes each one different.
  
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• Long untouchable, web giants now know what it feels like to be hunted | John Naughton

  10-02-2019 10:00
  Governments, after years of indulgence, are rightly getting tough on social media sitesThe key question to ask when a shocking tragedy comes to light is this: does it signify a scandal or a crisis? Scandals happen all the time in societies. They generate a lot of heat, outrage and public angst. But, eventually, the media caravan moves on and nothing much changes.When in 2011, for example, the Guardian printed shocking revelations of tabloid phone-hacking and, particularly, the news that reporter
  
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• How safe are teen apps?

  10-02-2019 10:00
  Beyond WhatsApp and Facebook, there are many other platforms used by children and teens that may be open to abuseSince 14-year-old Molly Russell killed herself in 2017, the apps and services our teenagers and children use – and their safety – have become a key concern for parents. Last week, the digital minister, Margot James, stated that “the tragic death of Molly Russell is the latest consequence of a social media world that behaves as if it is above the law”. James wen
  
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• Five smart things honeybees can do

  10-02-2019 08:00
  These insects’ brains may be tiny, but they’re better with numbers than many human children and they are past masters at communicating life skillsLast week, Australian scientists announced that honeybees (Apis mellifera) can learn to add and subtract. Fourteen bees were put through 100 training exercises in a maze – and got the correct answer between 64% and 72% of the time. “It is not that every bee could do this [spontaneously], but we could teach them to do it,”
  
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• These are the best cordless vacuum cleaners for any budget

  10-02-2019 07:00
  
  Looking for a vacuum that can go anywhere and clean anything? Look no further, WIRED Recommends the finest in cordless designs
  
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• Motorola’s Moto G7 family proves budget phones can be brilliant

  10-02-2019 07:00
  
  We go hands on with Motorola's new series of G7 smartphones, all of which are fit for belt-tightening times
  
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• Trump's wall: Mind the gaps

  10-02-2019 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Camera-laden towers and underground sensors plug the gaps in the existing US-Mexico border fence.
  
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• Donald Trump's wall: How tech guards the US-Mexico border

  10-02-2019 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Camera-laden towers and underground sensors plug the gaps in the existing US-Mexico border fence.
  
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• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald visual effects

  10-02-2019 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint visual effects supervisor behind the Bafta-nominated film explains how the images were made.
  
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