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• BAC Mono R improves on an already-wild track toy - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 23:40 via cnet.com
  If you didn't think BAC could make the Mono any better, you were wrong.
  
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• 7-Eleven Japanese customers lose $500,000 due to mobile app flaw

  04-07-2019 21:54 via zdnet.com
  Hackers exploit 7-Eleven's poorly designed password reset function to make unwanted charges on 900 customers' accounts.
  
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• Epic teases Fortnite X Stranger Things event - CNET

  04-07-2019 21:04 via cnet.com
  Play a few battle royale games while taking a break from binging the third season.
  
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• Best Steam summer sale 2019 deals: Elder Scrolls Online, No Man's Sky, FF15 and more - CNET

  04-07-2019 19:38 via cnet.com
  These are some of the best deals on the best games during the current Steam summer sale. We'll keep this updated with new picks daily.
  
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• Fake Samsung firmware update app tricks more than 10 million Android users

  04-07-2019 19:34 via zdnet.com
  "Updates for Samsung" app promises firmware updates but only shows ads and wants money for (working) downloads.
  
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• Fortnite season 9, week 9 challenges and where to launch fireworks - CNET

  04-07-2019 19:31 via cnet.com
  Celebrate Independence Day on the island.
  
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• Dementia in Africa: Virtual reality app aims to break stigma

  04-07-2019 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality app aims to improve the quality of life and care for Africans living with dementia.
  
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• The Ford GT MkII shows what a race car can be when you throw away the rule book video - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 18:38 via cnet.com
  The Ford GT race car was always limited to keep it in line with motorsport rules. The Ford GT MkII shows us what we've been missing.
  
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• De Tomaso P72 revives the brand with breathtaking quality - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 18:17 via cnet.com
  Only 72 will be built, and they'll all be expensive.
  
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• De Tomaso P72 debuts at Goodwood with stunning retro style - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 18:10 via cnet.com
  The brand is under stewardship of the same group that now runs Apollo.
  
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• Radical Rapture is ready to dominate European asphalt - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 17:52 via cnet.com
  Its 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine puts out just 350 horsepower, but it's incredibly light.
  
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• Radical Rapture is a race car that's magically road-legal - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 17:52 via cnet.com
  Radical hopes to homologate it for road use beyond Europe.
  
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• Jim Beam warehouse fire destroys 45,000 barrels of bourbon - CNET

  04-07-2019 17:31 via cnet.com
  Fire was likely started by a lightning strike, the company says.
  
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• Apple may abandon problematic MacBook keyboard - CNET

  04-07-2019 17:17 via cnet.com
  New scissor switch design will replace butterfly switch later this year, predicts Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
  
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• Ford GT Mk II is part supercar, part race car, all awesome - CNET

  04-07-2019 17:12 via cnet.com
  This $1.2M track-day toy boasts more horsepower and downforce than Ford's Le Mans race car.
  
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• De Tomaso returns with the gorgeous P72 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed video - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 17:10 via cnet.com
  The people behind the Apollo IE have breathed new life into the De Tomaso name with the P72, a car that's as expensive as it is beautiful.
  
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• PlayStation Vue review: Live TV that's not just for gamers - CNET

  04-07-2019 17:00 via cnet.com
  Vue has a slick interface and plenty of features yet suffers from a comparatively weak channel selection.
  
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• Spider-Man: Far From Home -- our biggest spoiler-filled WTF questions - CNET

  04-07-2019 16:45 via cnet.com
  The latest Spidey adventure leaves us scratching our heads at times.
  
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• BAC Mono R unveiled at 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed video - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 16:19 via cnet.com
  BAC have shown us the second generation of their track focussed thrill ride of a car
  
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• Strangers Things season 3 spoilers are everywhere. Here’s how to avoid them - CNET

  04-07-2019 16:00 via cnet.com
  Not ready to hear about what may come out of the Upside Down? That's OK. We'll help.
  
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• Worse than ugly: Why Apple's iPhone 11 may be the most boring upgrade ever

  04-07-2019 15:57 via zdnet.com
  All of these small, iterative improvements are nice, but they aren't particularly compelling, especially if you have an iPhone XS or an XR.
  
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• iPhone owners: Apple's iOS 13 fakes FaceTime eye contact using AR

  04-07-2019 15:53 via zdnet.com
  Apple is using augmented reality to fix the eye-contact problem that afflicts video chat.
  
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• GoG summer 2019 sale: Bloodstained, Stardew Valley and more discounted games - CNET

  04-07-2019 15:49 via cnet.com
  Celebrate Independence Day with some cheap PC games.
  
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• Reddit's r/technology goes offline for July 4 social media strike - CNET

  04-07-2019 15:22 via cnet.com
  If you were hoping to spend the day on the tech subreddit, you're out of luck.
  
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• Chuwi MiniBook review: A small and almost perfectly formed 8-inch UMPC

  04-07-2019 15:18 via zdnet.com
  If you generally use your laptop in standalone mode, the MiniBook's diminutive screen and keyboard may leave you wishing you were using a larger device. But that didn't happen to me as often as I thought it would.
  
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• Whatever you do, don't shoot bad fireworks photos tonight - CNET

  04-07-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  Impress your family and friends with your photography skills on the Fourth of July.
  
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• Microsoft once called Linux 'a cancer,' and that was a big mistake

  04-07-2019 14:40 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's hostility to Linux has softened dramatically in recent years, but the scars from the war against Linux are still visible today.
  
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• Google Chrome to block heavy ads that use too many system resources

  04-07-2019 14:28 via zdnet.com
  Chrome to unload ad iframes that use too much bandwidth and CPU.
  
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• Seriously? Cisco put Huawei X.509 certificates and keys into its own switches

  04-07-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  How did cryptographic certificates and keys issued to Huawei end up in Cisco gear?
  
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• 'Excessive' student mobile phone use linked to more sexual partners

  04-07-2019 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  People surveyed at US universities who used phones a lot were also more likely to have mental health issues.
  
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• How the Spider-Man comics dealt with the secret-identity issue - CNET

  04-07-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Finding out Peter Parker is a superhero is not as big of a deal as it used to be.
  
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• Don't get pulled over this weekend. Check your speed with Google Maps - CNET

  04-07-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Slow down, lead foot. The July 4 weekend will be one big speed trap.
  
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• Apollo: Missions to the Moon documentary creates a virtual time machine - CNET

  04-07-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.
  
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• Apollo: Missions to the Moon clip features moon landing video - CNET

  04-07-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  This clip from National Geographic's documentary shows the Eagle, the lunar module for the Apollo 11, landing on the moon on July 20, 1969.
  
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• Microsoft's new-look web Outlook takes on Gmail: Dark mode plus these new features

  04-07-2019 13:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Outlook on the web plays catch-up with Gmail with a new look and new features rolling out soon.
  
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• The Sony PlayStation Classic hits its lowest price: $25 - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:45 via cnet.com
  As Amazon Prime Day approaches, you can get a bunch of Sony's retro games for a quarter of the original price.
  
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• Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild hid a glorious Wind Waker secret - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:43 via cnet.com
  More than two years after the Nintendo Switch game's release, a YouTuber explained an epic Easter egg giving us a Link to the past.
  
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• Android malware returns and this time it will record what is on your screen, too

  04-07-2019 13:33 via zdnet.com
  Malware which started life as a dropper is becoming more and more sophisticated.
  
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• Only China can save Tesla from missing its 2019 production goals

  04-07-2019 13:30
  
  Tesla just has its best production quarter ever. But Elon Musk has bigger targets for the rest of 2019. Tesla's new China gigafactory may come to its rescue
  
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• How China can save Tesla from missing its 2019 production goals

  04-07-2019 13:30
  
  Tesla just has its best production quarter ever. But Elon Musk has bigger targets for the rest of 2019. Tesla's new China gigafactory may come to its rescue
  
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• How a video game community filled my nephew's final days with joy

  04-07-2019 13:19 via theguardian.com
  My teenage nephew’s life was short and difficult, but the players and developers of Elite Dangerous came together to bring unexpected happiness to his last momentsMy nephew, Michael, died on 22 May 2019. He was 15 years old.He loved his family, tractors, lorries, tanks, spaceships and video games (mostly about tractors, lorries, tanks and spaceships), and confronted every challenge in his short, difficult life with a resolute will that earned him much love and respect. Online in his favour
  
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• New cheaper iPhone would drop a flagship feature

  04-07-2019 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple is getting hammered in the Chinese market, and in an attempt to claw back market share from the likes of Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo is planning to release a cheaper iPhone. But cheaper means making compromises.
  
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• Undersea battle star: Inside the USS Pampanito - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  With six wartime patrols, multiple ships sunk, and dozens of POWs rescued, the USS Pampanito has a fascinating story. Here’s an up-close look.
  
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• The Met Police's facial recognition tests are fatally flawed

  04-07-2019 13:00
  
  Police use of facial recognition tech is expanding but largely unregulated. The first independent review of the systems used in London has found major failings
  
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• The best sunscreens to protect your skin in 2019 - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Sunscreen formulas have never been better. Here are some of the best you can buy.
  
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• Keeping up with the Google Nest Hub: The best smart displays of 2019 - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  We round up the options from Amazon, Google and Facebook so you can pick the right one for your needs.
  
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• Danger from the deep: Take a look inside the WWII-era USS Pampanito - CNET

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Duck through the hatch of the WWII-era USS Pampanito diesel-electric submarine.
  
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• 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 packs one hell of a four-cylinder engine - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  With 382 hp on tap, it should scoot like no CLA before it.
  
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• 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 has 382 hp and a rear-wheel-drive drift mode - Roadshow

  04-07-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Expect it to arrive in the US by the end of the year.
  
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