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• Google reportedly under antitrust scrutiny for new internet protocol - CNET

  29-09-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  New standard aims to improve security and privacy by encrypting internet traffic.
  
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• Google reportedly under antitrust scrutiny for new internet encryption protocol - CNET

  29-09-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  New standard aims to improve security and privacy by encrypting internet traffic.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold and iPhone 11 Pro hands-on, Vivoactive 4, OnePlus 7T, Pixelbook Go (MobileTechRoundup show #482)

  29-09-2019 20:49 via zdnet.com
  After an 8-hour drive, I have a Samsung Galaxy Fold in hand so much of the podcast was spent discussing this new device and the Apple iPhone 11 Pro devices that both of us purchased. We also covered another new phone, a wearable, and some Chromebook news.
  
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• Strata Data 2019: Vendors focus on implementation success

  29-09-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  The data industry, even in its renewed form, has matured. It's moved on from obsession with mere capabilities and is focused on success of implementation. The news out of last week's Strata Data conference in New York reflects the change.
  
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• Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket could reach orbit within six months - CNET

  29-09-2019 19:47 via cnet.com
  "I think we should do our very best to become a multi-planet species and we should do it now."
  
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• Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket could reach orbit within 6 months - CNET

  29-09-2019 19:47 via cnet.com
  "I think we should do our very best to become a multiplanet species and we should do it now."
  
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• First look at D-O, the interactive Star Wars toy droid video - CNET

  29-09-2019 18:50 via cnet.com
  BB-8 has a new friend. Meet D-O, the coolest Star Wars toy droid going on sale for Triple Force Friday on Oct. 4. The interactive, app-controlled droid is a self-balancing wheel packed with animations. It also comes with a few games and reacts to motion and loud noises. And it plays fetch with its own toy ball. This Hasbro toy is exclusively at Target for $150.
  
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• Mario Kart Tour review: It's fine video - CNET

  29-09-2019 17:33 via cnet.com
  Mario Kart Tour is a super accessible version of the Nintendo classic game. Its controls, however, feel overly generous and it's multiple currency systems are nothing short of bewildering.
  
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• 10 tips and tricks for saving money at Whole Foods - CNET

  29-09-2019 15:15 via cnet.com
  Most of these work for other grocery stores, too.
  
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• Galaxy Watch Active 2 offers more for your money video - CNET

  29-09-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  Samsung's latest fitness-focused smartwatch is the Galaxy Watch Active 2. Let's see how it compares to the original Galaxy Watch Active.
  
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• 10 weirdest things you can make Amazon Echo do - CNET

  29-09-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  These bizarre Alexa commands are borderline creeptastic.
  
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• Elon Musk upbeat on Starship test flights

  29-09-2019 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The US entrepreneur says prototype flights of his Moon-Mars rocket system will begin in months.
  
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• Here's how to customize your iPhone's Memoji - CNET

  29-09-2019 14:30 via cnet.com
  Apple's iOS 13 update adds new hairstyles, headwear, piercings and makeup for your iPhone's Memoji.
  
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• Yahoo data hack: How to claim your cash settlement - CNET

  29-09-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  If your Yahoo account was hacked between 2012 and 2016, you could get money for your time and losses as a result of a breach.
  
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• Amazon and Facebook just showed me the future and I'm shaking

  29-09-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  In a week full of pointers to a different world, tech companies showed us how they want us to live. It's beautifully disturbing.
  
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• iOS 13 and iPadOS: Every important feature you need to know right now - CNET

  29-09-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Apple's new updates for the iPhone and iPad are filled with plenty of helpful features.
  
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• Switching from Android to the iPhone 11: Here's the fastest way - CNET

  29-09-2019 11:30 via cnet.com
  You have a new iPhone, but all your photos, videos and messages are on your old Android phone.
  
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• Pi-hole drops support for ad blocklists used by browser-based ad-blockers

  29-09-2019 09:30 via zdnet.com
  The ad-blocking landscape is in line for some standardization, starting with the blocklists' synthax.
  
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• Motorbike ride-sharing alleviates Dhaka traffic chaos

  29-09-2019 08:55
  (This September 27 story has been refiled to correct first name of Pathao CEO to Hussain, no other changes to text.)
  
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• The Play Pass won't solve Google's big problem with dodgy apps

  29-09-2019 07:00
  
  Google’s new Play Pass subscription service will hand-pick trusted apps, but it won’t save the Play Store from app developers with malicious intent
  
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• The essential WIRED guide to this autumn's coolest casual trainers

  29-09-2019 07:00
  
  Take some autumnal comfort from the wise recommendations of WIRED's resident shoe-gazer and sneaker specialist Mike Dent. Here is his pick of the best seasonal casual sport shoes
  
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• Forget sex robots. You'll be intimate with AI sexbots instead

  29-09-2019 07:00
  
  People – lots of people – are curious about having sex with someone alien, someone Other. What Other you find sexiest usually depends on time and place. People will increasingly go virtual
  
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• Are ultra-short episodes the future of streaming? Hollywood thinks so

  29-09-2019 07:00
  
  Small bites of episodic television ten minutes long and made for viewing on our mobile phones are vying for our short attention span
  
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• Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship could get to orbit within six months - CNET

  29-09-2019 04:31 via cnet.com
  "I think we should do our very best to become a multi-planet species and we should do it now."
  
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• That Motorola Razr foldable will squeak out a debut before year's end - CNET

  29-09-2019 01:35 via cnet.com
  Scoop: The company initially eyed a summer launch date, but now it’s aiming for later in 2019, a source tells CNET.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship update: How to watch the special event live - CNET

  29-09-2019 01:34 via cnet.com
  Musk will detail his plans for the interplanetary rocket tonight and you can follow all the big announcements here.
  
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• Why much of the internet is closed off to blind people

  29-09-2019 00:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Retailers are struggling to make their products accessible, and customers are taking them to court.
  
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