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• Totallee Pixel 4 transparent case and glass screen protector: Stop scratches with minimal added weight

  26-10-2019 20:29 via zdnet.com
  Totallee is known for creating ultra thin and light weight cases for smartphones. Its latest transparent case for the Google Pixel 4 lets you enjoy the color of your phone while preventing scratches and damage from bumps.
  
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• Meet BotRide, the self-driving Hyundai Kona Electric - Roadshow

  26-10-2019 19:03 via cnet.com
  It serves as the basis for a pilot autonomous ride-hailing service.
  
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• Adobe left 7.5 million Creative Cloud user records exposed online

  26-10-2019 17:52 via zdnet.com
  Exposed data primarily includes emails, but not passwords or financial information.
  
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• Leaked documents indicate Microsoft's Windows 10X will be coming to clamshell laptops

  26-10-2019 17:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft looks to be making Windows 10X available not just on dual-screen and foldable devices, but on clamshell laptops, as well, according to newly leaked documents.
  
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• Why you should worry if you have a Chinese smartphone

  26-10-2019 17:00 via theguardian.com
  China’s use of technology for social control of its citizens is extensive – but it could affect users elsewhere too, says security analyst Samantha HoffmanSamantha Hoffman is an analyst of Chinese security issues at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (Aspi). She recently published a paper entitled Engineering Global Consent: The Chinese Communist Party’s Data-Driven Power Expansion.Internet pioneers heralded a time when information would be set free, giving peopleeverywh
  
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• Artificial intelligence as a tool for delivering superior UX? Hold that thought

  26-10-2019 16:36 via zdnet.com
  Many organizations are ready to apply AI to build and customize highly personalized interfaces, but one UX expert is telling us to consider the ramifications. 'We don't need infinite sizes of software.'
  
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• Microsoft pips Amazon for $10bn AI 'Jedi' contract

  26-10-2019 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft is awarded the lucrative AI deal following a heavily-scrutinised bidding process.
  
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• What Google knows about you may be a shock. Here's how to manage or delete your activity - CNET

  26-10-2019 15:11 via cnet.com
  Everything you do while signed into Google, and even some stuff when you aren't, becomes a part of your Google profile.
  
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• Finally, Gmail dark mode is here for Android and iOS phones. How to turn it - CNET

  26-10-2019 14:35 via cnet.com
  Here's how to turn on Gmail's dark mode in Android 10 and iOS and on your iPhone.
  
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• Update your Google Home security settings to protect against eavesdroppers - CNET

  26-10-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  It's not just Google listening -- security researchers have shown it's possible to create third-party apps that can spy on you. Here's how to stop them.
  
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• Lamborghini is sending carbon fiber to the International Space Station - Roadshow

  26-10-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The Italian supercar manufacturer hopes to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on its composites.
  
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• Honor 9X may be the last Honor phone we see with Android video - CNET

  26-10-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Huawei is banned from using Android and that also applies to its sub-brand Honor. But the 9X just managed to squeeze in before the ban went into effect.
  
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• 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, Aston Martin Vantage AMR and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

  26-10-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here's a look at our most important stories of the week ending Oct. 26.
  
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• 6 spooky Google Home tricks (and treats) to try this Halloween - CNET

  26-10-2019 13:30 via cnet.com
  Play scary sounds, monster music, creature trivia and more.
  
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• This Galaxy Fold competitor folds in thirds video - CNET

  26-10-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  If Samsung's foldable phone doesn't do it for you, TCL hopes its gigantic prototype will.
  
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• Surface Pro 7: Still the Windows 2-in-1 king video - CNET

  26-10-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Just get ready for a little sticker shock if you want to actually type or draw with it.
  
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• Avoiding speed traps: Google Maps on iPhone finally gets Waze’s most controversial feature - CNET

  26-10-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Now you can report the location of police using radar to catch speeding motorists, as well as six other hazards and slowdowns.
  
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• Pixel 4 reviews hit, Zuckerberg grilled video - CNET

  26-10-2019 12:50 via cnet.com
  This week's most important tech headlines included Pixel 4 reviews, Mark Zuckerberg's grilling on Capitol Hill and Verizon's promotional plan that will give away a year of Disney Plus.
  
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• These stunning iPhone 11 Pro photos prove its camera is a good DSLR substitute - CNET

  26-10-2019 12:30 via cnet.com
  Can phone photos actually compete with a professional DSLR? We took the iPhone 11 Pro on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands to find out.
  
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• Apple's TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature - CNET

  26-10-2019 12:30 via cnet.com
  The future home of Apple TV Plus is slightly different on every device.
  
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• Top tips for surviving a power blackout

  26-10-2019 11:39 via zdnet.com
  With Californian power companies putting together plans that could see millions of people without power, here are some tech tips to help you cope with what could be the state's largest and longest deliberate blackout.
  
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• Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts

  26-10-2019 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Many third-party contractors learned of new policy from Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress Many of Facebook’s third-party fact checkers have still not been told that the company now expects them to vet adverts as well as user content for misinformation – though, controversially, not political adverts.Some fact checkers only found out that they should be vetting paid adverts after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg described the new policyin Congress on Wednesday. Con
  
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• Nasty PHP7 remote code execution bug exploited in the wild

  26-10-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  New PHP7 bug CVE-2019-11043 can allow even non-technical attackers to take over servers.
  
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• Tonight, the clocks are changing for one of the last times ever

  26-10-2019 07:00
  
  Changing the clocks is bad for the economy and your health. But they won't keep changing for long
  
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• The Essex lorry deaths expose the tragic cost of high-tech borders

  26-10-2019 07:00
  
  Ports such as Calais have increased their use of carbon dioxide, heat and motion detectors. To try and dodge the technology, criminal gangs are putting human lives in even greater danger
  
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• The best horror movies everyone should watch at least once

  26-10-2019 07:00
  
  Our pick of the best horror movies, from Scream to The Shining
  
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• How BoJack Horseman broke animation's tedious bro culture

  26-10-2019 07:00
  
  From first episode to last, BoJack Horseman has been groundbreaking in its treatment of female characters
  
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• Google Pixel 4 review: the ultimate Android phone has a big flaw

  26-10-2019 07:00
  
  The Google Pixel 4 is a step up from the Pixel 3, but nowhere near as much of one as we'd have liked
  
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• Brazilian government considers sale of semiconductor firm

  26-10-2019 02:52 via zdnet.com
  National Center for Advanced Electronic Technology is included in the list of assets that could be privatized.
  
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• New foldable phone that bends two ways is the most daring design we've seen yet - CNET

  26-10-2019 02:36 via cnet.com
  Forget the Galaxy Fold. This prototype from TCL has a 10-inch screen and folds into thirds.
  
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• Microsoft wins $10 billion U.S. Department of Defense JEDI cloud contract

  26-10-2019 02:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has emerged as the winner of the estimated $10 billion DoD JEDI contract, besting favorite Amazon.
  
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• Will.i.am's smart home plans might be fizzling as Wink funds reportedly dwindle - CNET

  26-10-2019 01:51 via cnet.com
  A report suggests a stalled deal in Dubai could topple the Black Eyed Peas frontman's tech enterprise.
  
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• How a social network could save democracy from deadlock

  26-10-2019 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  An online tool developed in Taiwan could help defuse political rows across the globe.
  
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• Disney Plus is getting a late-night talk show hosted by a muppet - CNET

  26-10-2019 01:40 via cnet.com
  A puppet alien will host Earth to Ned.
  
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• Drop yourself into the animated introduction for HBO's Silicon Valley - CNET

  26-10-2019 01:29 via cnet.com
  A fun little name generator lets you play around with the show's ever-changing title sequence.
  
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• Tesla's Solar Roof V3 is here, but will you want one for your house? - Roadshow

  26-10-2019 01:15 via cnet.com
  How does Elon's techno-roof compare with more traditional roofing systems in cost and durability?
  
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• Here are the heavily modified Super Duty trucks Ford is bringing to SEMA - Roadshow

  26-10-2019 01:09 via cnet.com
  One has an underbed storage drawer, another rolls on 40-inch tires; all five trucks are pretty cool.
  
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• How to watch See on Apple TV Plus - CNET

  26-10-2019 01:00 via cnet.com
  Get ready to stream the new sci-fi show starring Jason Momoa on Apple TV Plus starting Nov. 1.
  
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• How to survive the PG&E power outage and keep your devices charged - CNET

  26-10-2019 00:58 via cnet.com
  If you're in an area of California scheduled to lose power, you can take some steps before and during the blackout to stretch your battery life.
  
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• This Xbox One S bundle includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (and more) for just $249 - CNET

  26-10-2019 00:49 via cnet.com
  For the same price as a standard Xbox bundle, get your pick of five games plus the latest installment of Call of Duty.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds curses out Joker for R-rated box office record - CNET

  26-10-2019 00:10 via cnet.com
  Joker defeated Deadpool as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and Ryan Reynolds is here for it.
  
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• Hollywood will stop making reboots when you stop paying for them - CNET

  26-10-2019 00:02 via cnet.com
  Pirates of the Caribbean is just the latest in a never-ending influx of recycled movies and TV shows. Are the creatives finally creatively bankrupt?
  
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