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• Galaxy Fold and Mate X: How foldable phones eclipsed 5G at MWC - CNET

  02-03-2019 23:28 via cnet.com
  After all the anticipation, when 5G finally had its big moment -- something brighter and shinier stole the show.
  
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• Foldable phones, 5G and cinematic screens: how smartphones are changing this year

  02-03-2019 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I’m sitting on the plane back from Barcelona, having just finished another marathon effort of walking around a conference center looking at new phones and the things they can do.This is my 11th consecutive trip to Mobile World Congress, and this was one of the weirdest ones yet – and it was also oddly refreshing. The two main topics – foldable phones and 5G – were brought up in nearly every press conference or corporate slogan in one form or another.And yet there was
  
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• UFC 235 Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith: Start time, how to watch prelims, PPV, full fight card and more - CNET

  02-03-2019 21:57 via cnet.com
  It's the biggest UFC card of the year so far. Here are all the ways you can watch.
  
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• SpaceX's Crew Dragon launches to the ISS video - CNET

  02-03-2019 21:38 via cnet.com
  SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission completes a historic test flight, successfully docking with the ISS -- with Ripley the dummy on board.
  
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• Mate X costs $2,600, but Huawei hints at cheaper foldable phones - CNET

  02-03-2019 21:06 via cnet.com
  Huawei's foldable Mate X may just be the tip of the iceberg for the Chinese company's foldable phone plan.
  
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• Mate X foldable phone: Here's what it's really like to use - CNET

  02-03-2019 20:59 via cnet.com
  We went hands-on with Huawei's $2,600 foldable phone.
  
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• Black phones are boring, but sell. Yet for brands, color still matters - CNET

  02-03-2019 20:26 via cnet.com
  Companies like Samsung, Huawei and Oppo keep making flashy phones for a reason.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review: Galaxy S10 Plus: Killer screen, triple cameras and battery life make Samsung's phone a hit - CNET

  02-03-2019 20:09 via cnet.com
  No doubt about it, the Galaxy S10 Plus is going to be one of the best Android phones of 2019.
  
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• SpaceX, NASA successfully launch Crew Dragon on historic test flight - CNET

  02-03-2019 20:08 via cnet.com
  The landmark unmanned test mission blasts off to the International Space Station, but there's still work to do.
  
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• New exploit lets attackers take control of Windows IoT Core devices

  02-03-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Exclusive: Researcher creates a remote access trojan for Windows IoT Core smart devices.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out ability to turn photos of table data into Excel spreadsheets

  02-03-2019 19:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's 'Insert Data from Picture' feature is coming first to Android phones; iOS users will get the new feature 'soon.'
  
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• Tesla showroom in southern UK damaged by 'accidental' fire

  02-03-2019 19:19
  British firefighters said they had brought a serious fire at a Tesla showroom in southern England under control hours after it broke out on Saturday morning.
  
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• How to watch the 2019 Tokyo Marathon: live stream the race from anywhere

  02-03-2019 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Tokyo Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world and since 2013, the iconic race through the heart of downtown Tokyo, has been included as one of the six World Marathon Majors. If that's tickled your endurance-racing fancy and want to watch the race, then you're in the right place to discover how to get a 2019 Tokyo Marathon live stream regardless of where in the world you are.
  The Tokyo Marathon is also one of the hardest marathons to enter as it is generally oversubscribed by a
  
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• Microsoft to drop its Health applications and services on May 31; will offer some Band users refunds

  02-03-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  This is as close to Microsoft officially admitting it's out of the fitness Band space as we're likely to get.
  
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• A robotic hand that gives sixth sense back to users

  02-03-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  A next-generation bionic hand that allows amputees to regain their proprioception is the culmination of ten years of robotics research.
  
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• This 1970s audio system sounds better than what you're listening to today - CNET

  02-03-2019 15:57 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac’s deep dive into vintage audio leaves him shaken, rattled and rolled.
  
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• Sennheiser’s truly wireless earbuds dazzle the Audiophiliac - CNET

  02-03-2019 15:47 via cnet.com
  The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless headphone looks, feels and sounds great.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review: Killer screen, triple cameras and battery life make the S10 Plus a hit - CNET

  02-03-2019 15:37 via cnet.com
  No doubt about it, the Galaxy S10 Plus is going to be one of the best Android phones of 2019.
  
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• Amazon might be plotting to launch its own grocery stores in the US

  02-03-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How would you feel about picking up your weekly groceries from a physical Amazon store in the future? The tech giant already owns Whole Foods in the US but is now being tipped to open its own line of stores, perhaps as early as this year.The report comes from "people familiar with the matter" speaking to the Wall Street Journal, so don't take it as a given just yet – but the WSJ does have a solid record when it comes to these sort of scoops.Apparently the new stores will differ from Whole
  
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• Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws

  02-03-2019 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investmentFacebook has targeted politicians around the world – including the former UK chancellor, George Osborne – promising investments and incentives while seeking to pressure them into lobbying on Facebook’s behalf against data privacy legislation, an explosive new leak of internal Facebook documents has revealed.The documents, which have been seen by the Observer and Computer Weekly,
  
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• German utility EnBW to expand trading, solar business: CFO

  02-03-2019 15:00
  German utility EnBW plans to expand further in energy trading and solar power to replace falling profit contributions from conventional energy sources, its chief financial officer Thomas Kusterer said in an interview published on Saturday.
  
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• Last chance to get a Surface Pro tablet with Type Cover for $650 - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:52 via cnet.com
  Best Buy's discounts on Microsoft tablets and laptops ends tonight.
  
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• Celebrating the badass women of Marvel - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:30 via cnet.com
  For International Women's Month, women across CBS Interactive have teamed up to spotlight the fierce females pushing Marvel ahead, both on and off screen.
  
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• Becoming a Marvel woman through cosplay, and getting paid for it - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:28 via cnet.com
  See how a professional cosplayer transforms herself into the heroes and villains from the Marvel universe.
  
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• Why you shouldn't buy a 5G phone right now - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Eventually we'll all use the superfast network, but first some issues need working out.
  
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• The biggest 5G breakthrough may be this harmless, little plastic strip - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Ericsson is working on an antenna that could be placed under carpets or hung on walls. Think coverage everywhere.
  
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• Superformance's Corvette Grand Sport is a 525-horsepower labor of love - Roadshow

  02-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  This Corvette restomod is a rip-snorting good time -- but you'll pay for the privilege.
  
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• Superformance 1963 Corvette Grand Sport: What's old is new again - Roadshow

  02-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  With a 525-horsepower engine and a fiberglass body, Superformance offers a restomod Corvette that's really something special.
  
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• Microsoft debuts HoloLens 2, Amazon's Project Zero video - CNET

  02-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  This week's most important tech headlines include Microsoft's launching of the HoloLens 2, possible sleep data coming to the Apple Watch and Amazon's Project Zero
  
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• Sound bar vs. speakers: Which TV audio system sounds best in 2019? - CNET

  02-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Whether you're looking at a sound bar or a full surround sound system, these are the tips you need to help you spend your money wisely.
  
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• Best battery packs for iPhone - CNET

  02-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Looking for a pocket-size battery pack to carry around for your iPhone? Here are some top picks.
  
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• 5 ways Google Assistant can help with homework - CNET

  02-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Take the headache out of homework with these tips.
  
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• iPhone XR vs. Pixel 3: Which is the best phone? - CNET

  02-03-2019 12:25 via cnet.com
  Will Apple or Google come out on top?
  
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• Apple is working on new products to "blow you away", says CEO Tim Cook

  02-03-2019 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you were worrying that Apple is running out of steam in the innovation department, CEO Tim Cook has got news for you: the company is working on new products ready to "blow you away", Cook has told investors at Apple's annual general meeting.As Bloomberg reports, Cook also said Apple is in the process of "planting seeds" and "rolling the dice" on products launching at some point in the future – though unfortunately he didn't give a lot of detail about what those products were.The Apple c
  
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• Garmin Fenix 6: what we want to see

  02-03-2019 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Garmin has continually improved its GPS smart watches over the years to reach the most recent Fenix 5X Plus, which could be the best GPS watch ever made. While this watch lives up to its name by offering impressively accurate GPS data, it's so much more. To understand this we need to think about how the Garmin watches fit into the worlds of sports and tech. The watches started as GPS specialists and so still offer some of the most accurate tracking, making them ideal for runners, cycli
  
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• Vodafone just took the title of best value SIM only deal in the UK

  02-03-2019 10:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For the last week or so, Vodafone has been playing second fiddle to Three in terms of the best SIM only deals on the UK market. Both were priced at £20 per month for enormous amounts of data, texts and calls, but Three held on to its status as top SIMO dog thanks to its all-you-can-eat data gambit.But Three's extraordinary offer has now finally ended, leaving Vodafone as the heir apparent to the crown. The SIMO king is dead - long live the SIMO king!So what does Vodafone's biggest ever dat
  
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• SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket and astronaut capsule

  02-03-2019 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The new combination could be approved to carry people if the mission is successful.
  
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• Google Doodle serenades I Love Lucy's Desi Arnaz - CNET

  02-03-2019 09:26 via cnet.com
  Cuban-born entertainer honored for helping reshape sitcom TV as we know it today.
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches Crew Dragon on historic test flight - CNET

  02-03-2019 09:17 via cnet.com
  The landmark unmanned test mission blasts off to the International Space Station -- but there's still work to do.
  
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• UFC 235 Jones vs. Smith: Start time, how to watch, full fight card and more - CNET

  02-03-2019 09:16 via cnet.com
  It's the biggest UFC card of the year so far. Here are all the ways you can watch.
  
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• The perfect steak is clean meat's biggest hurdle. Here's the solution

  02-03-2019 07:00
  
  Growing burgers and chicken nuggets is one thing, but creating an animal-free steak requires a radical rethink of food biology. Now cancer cells and slices of apples could provide a path towards lab-grown steaks
  
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• Is a folding iPhone now inevitable?

  02-03-2019 07:00
  
  At MWC, one possible future for smartphone design has been clearly spelled out by Samsung and Huawei. Is Apple in trouble if it doesn’t join in?
  
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• How Wikihow became the internet's answer to everything

  02-03-2019 07:00
  
  From sexing turkeys to casting a love spell or wearing fishnets elegantly, this is the story of how Wikihow became an oddball and essential online resource
  
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• How the Facebook feedback loop helped the Momo hoax go viral

  02-03-2019 07:00
  
  The Momo Challenge isn't real and isn't new – but the feedback loop of social media, ill-informed articles and overreactions soon turned one concerned parent's post into a national panic
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs invests in journalism because she's worried about democracy - CNET

  02-03-2019 06:52 via cnet.com
  Powell Jobs, who runs the influential Emerson Collective and is widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, sees news as a civic good.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram sue China-based firms over sales of fake accounts - CNET

  02-03-2019 04:23 via cnet.com
  The federal lawsuit alleges that four companies and three people in China illegally used Facebook and Instagram's trademark.
  
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• CNET Asks: Do you want a wearable smartphone? - CNET

  02-03-2019 02:39 via cnet.com
  If so, you may be in luck. Although it may be wise to wait.
  
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