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• Instagram hoax resurfaces and tricks celebrities: What you need to know - CNET

  22-08-2019 23:51 via cnet.com
  Don’t believe everything you read online. (Do we really have to repeat this?)
  
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• Minecraft Earth beta opens to Android users - CNET

  22-08-2019 23:42 via cnet.com
  The AR mobile game has extended its beta from iOS.
  
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• LG to unveil new K series phones with improved cameras, displays at IFA 2019 - CNET

  22-08-2019 23:24 via cnet.com
  The phones also feature larger batteries and surround sound.
  
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• 2020 Chevy Bolt EV gets 259-mile electric range from the EPA - Roadshow

  22-08-2019 23:15 via cnet.com
  That's a 21-mile jump compared with the 2019 Bolt EV.
  
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• iPhone 11: 8 features I need right now - CNET

  22-08-2019 23:14 via cnet.com
  Commentary: No notch please.
  
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• 5G global revenues to double by 2020, report says - CNET

  22-08-2019 22:52 via cnet.com
  But researchers caution against abandoning 4G networks.
  
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• Intuit delivers solid Q4, cuts Q1 earnings outlook, finishes with 4.5 million QuickBooks Online subscribers

  22-08-2019 22:47 via zdnet.com
  Sasan Goodarzi, CEO of Intuit, said sales growth was driven by its small business and self-employed group.
  
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• VMware goes shopping with $2.7B Pivotal purchase, $2.1B Carbon Black acquisition

  22-08-2019 22:39 via zdnet.com
  While announcing two acquisitions that add up to $4.8 billion, VMware also announced Q2 earnings above expectations
  
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• How Facebook AR glasses could become real, thanks to Oculus VR tech - CNET

  22-08-2019 22:34 via cnet.com
  Facebook's Joel Hesch talks about how Oculus Insight tracking is the present and future for VR/AR.
  
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• Salesforce Q2 tops estimates on strong sales across clouds

  22-08-2019 22:29 via zdnet.com
  Subscription and support revenues increased 22% annually to $3.75 billion.
  
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• HP names Lores CEO, reports solid Q3

  22-08-2019 22:22 via zdnet.com
  HP said Enrique Lores, head of its printing unit, will take over as CEO for Dion Weisler. Separately, HP's third quarter earnings were better than expected.
  
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• Bose unveils portable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth smart speaker ahead of Sonos launch - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:30 via cnet.com
  With Sonos rumored to have a new portable speaker arriving soon, Bose unveiled its Portable Home Speaker.
  
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• NASA, the Rolling Stones and Robert Downey Jr. are up to something - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:24 via cnet.com
  "This may be the most exciting thing I've ever done," says Downey. But you have to wait until tonight to find out.
  
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• The world's first electric rally car is an Opel Corsa-e - Roadshow

  22-08-2019 21:20 via cnet.com
  It's based on the production Corsa-e battery-electric car and it looks really good.
  
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• Opel Corsa-e becomes world's first electric rally car - Roadshow

  22-08-2019 21:20 via cnet.com
  Based on the production Corsa-e, it's ready to go racing.
  
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• Android Q quits sweet naming tradition. Is now Android 10 - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:16 via cnet.com
  Google is also giving the Android logo a more modern look.
  
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• Fortnite season 10 challenges and where to find glitched foraged items - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:15 via cnet.com
  Check out the new crater to find these consumables.
  
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• States strike deal with phone companies to combat illegal robocalls - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:14 via cnet.com
  Attorneys General from across the country and 12 phone companies have agreed to a set of principles to help prevent iilegal robocalls and to find those perpetrating them.
  
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• How to watch Packers vs. Raiders, Texans vs. Cowboys and more NFL preseason week 3 games - CNET

  22-08-2019 21:14 via cnet.com
  The preseason is well underway as week three continues Thursday night and into this weekend.
  
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• Brazilian IT market sees major leap in 2018

  22-08-2019 21:00 via zdnet.com
  The sector has been resilient despite the crisis and is predicted to grow further, according to a new report.
  
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• India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft delivers gorgeous first moon photo - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:57 via cnet.com
  That's amore, er, Mare Orientale.
  
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• Best Note 10 wallpapers and how to use them - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:55 via cnet.com
  Check out all these fresh Note 10 wallpapers.
  
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• AirPods 2 or Sony WF-1000XM3: Wireless earbud battle video - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:54 via cnet.com
  The new Sony wireless earbuds are taking on the Apple AirPods. With active noise canceling and great sound, the new Sony wireless earbuds are taking on Apple's AirPods. Can the AirPods keep up?
  
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• A cheaper HomePod could be on the way next year - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:33 via cnet.com
  Bloomberg's latest report doesn't just detail Apple's next iPhones, it also mentions a new smart speaker.
  
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• Microsoft's contractors listened in on Xbox users - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  The "human review" of AI systems extended to Cortana on Xbox, according to a Vice report.
  
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• Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne resigns in wake of "deep state" remarks

  22-08-2019 20:28 via zdnet.com
  "If the hors d’oeuvre that was served recently caused the market such indigestion, it is not going to be in shareholder interest for me to be around if and when any main course is served," Byrne wrote to shareholders.
  
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• Nissan and Mobileye are teaming up on ProPilot 2.0 - Roadshow

  22-08-2019 20:25 via cnet.com
  The newest version of Nissan's popular ADAS suite will be powered by Mobileye's EyeQ4 hardware.
  
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• MoviePass left customers' credit cards exposed online - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:21 via cnet.com
  The movie subscription service didn’t encrypt or password-protect a database, according to a report.
  
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• Red Hat Launches OpenShift Service Mesh for hybrid cloud developers

  22-08-2019 20:20 via zdnet.com
  To coordinate applications and services in Kubernetes-based hybrid clouds, you need a service mesh network, and Red Hat has blended together several technologies to provide one.
  
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• Unexpected discovery on the surface of asteroid Ryugu intrigues scientists - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:15 via cnet.com
  Scientists expected to see fine particles and dust on the surface of the near-Earth asteroid.
  
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• Android Q has a name: Android 10. Here's how you'll use it - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:10 via cnet.com
  Android 10 is almost here, and the new features look really good.
  
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• Valve patches recent Steam zero-days, calls turning away researcher 'a mistake'

  22-08-2019 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Valve also updates bug bounty rules to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
  
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• The SpaceX 'Starhopper' is about to make its biggest leap - CNET

  22-08-2019 20:05 via cnet.com
  After delays, the prototype version of Elon Musk's Mars rocket has been given the go-ahead to rise up.
  
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