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• Can you get tested for coronavirus? Here's who qualifies for COVID-19 testing today - CNET

  25-04-2020 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  Depending on where you live, it may take an appointment and a doctor's referral to get tested for COVID-19.
  
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• Best charcoal grill to buy for 2020 - CNET

  25-04-2020 22:36 via cnet.com
  
  We're firing up the grills to find the best charcoal model for your cookout.
  
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• Lexus GS Black Line edition is the sedan's farewell - CNET

  25-04-2020 22:32 via cnet.com
  
  The GS will exit production and not return after this year.
  
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• Watch YouTube videos at the exact same time as your friends, for free. Here's how - CNET

  25-04-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Now you can sync movies, music videos and more to watch simultaneously with your friends using the Airtime app.
  
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• Best places to order online seafood delivery for 2020 compared - CNET

  25-04-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Get healthy fish all year round, no matter where you live.
  
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• The best wine delivery service for 2020 - CNET

  25-04-2020 21:04 via cnet.com
  
  Yes, there’s a perfect wine subscription service for everyone.
  
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• Microsoft tells Chrome users to switch to its Edge browser on Outlook - CNET

  25-04-2020 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's web browser and email service are "better together," the company argues.
  
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• Relax with a massage: Get this neck and shoulder massager for just $30 - CNET

  25-04-2020 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  This portable massager applies heat and deep-tissue kneading right where you need it most.
  
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• Wi-Fi just got an enormous upgrade. So what is Wi-Fi 6E, anyway? - CNET

  25-04-2020 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  The FCC voted to expand Wi-Fi into the 6GHz band, paving the way for new Wi-Fi 6E connections that'll be the fastest yet. Here's what that means for you.
  
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• Work of Los Alamos scientists suggests COVID-19 can turn really bad again much faster than it got better

  25-04-2020 20:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Los Alamos scientists estimated how fast the curve is flattened in 51 countries. They determined that arbitrarily re-opening societies can allow COVID-19 to undo that progress much faster than it took to achieve it. Widespread testing would help to manage the difference.
  
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• Get the Roborock S5 robot vacuum and mop for just $370 - CNET

  25-04-2020 20:09 via cnet.com
  
  Originally $600, that's the biggest discount to date on one of the top-rated robo-vacs.
  
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• JBL Boombox 2 vs. UE Hyperboom: Battle of the portable Bluetooth beasts video - CNET

  25-04-2020 20:02 via cnet.com
  
  We put JBL's new Bluetooth portable party speaker up against Ultimate Ears jumbo wireless speaker. This is the heavyweight championship of Bluetooth speakers and someone's gotta win.
  
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• Facebook Messenger Rooms: How to use the free Zoom video chat competitor - CNET

  25-04-2020 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Up to 50 people can chat in a room at once, with no time limit.
  
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• Save today on the best National DNA Day 2020 deals - CNET

  25-04-2020 19:50 via cnet.com
  
  Celebrate everyone's favorite acid (deoxyribonucleic, of course) with big savings on DNA test kits.
  
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• 5 things not to immediately do when coronavirus quarantine and lockdown end - CNET

  25-04-2020 19:33 via cnet.com
  
  Sorry, but don't expect life to return to normal right away.
  
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• Direct deposit and your stimulus check: Set up payment with the IRS portal - CNET

  25-04-2020 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Using direct deposit will get you your stimulus payment quicker than through the mail. Here's how to set up an electronic funds transfer so your coronavirus check goes straight to your bank account.
  
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• Problems with tracking your stimulus check and setting up direct deposit? 10 reasons why - CNET

  25-04-2020 18:45 via cnet.com
  
  We found some possible explanations why the IRS' Get My Payment tool might not be working for you as intended.
  
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• Track your coronavirus stimulus check status with the IRS Get My Payment website - CNET

  25-04-2020 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how to use the IRS' online tracker to see the status of your stimulus payment.
  
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• Working from home? How to stay in touch and stay secure

  25-04-2020 18:00
  
  Covid-19 has forced millions into the unfamiliar world of the home office, where new security threats loom. Here’s how to protect yourself and colleaguesBusinesses are used to being prepared for a disaster and most will have had a well-rehearsed continuity plan in place in case one struck. But even the best plan couldn’t have effectively anticipated the wholesale overnight shift to home working that Covid-19 has caused.“As a result,” Morgan Wright, chief security adviser
  
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• First wave of coronavirus stimulus checks in the mail: Find out your payment schedule - CNET

  25-04-2020 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  IRS stimulus payments are now going out. See if you're eligible for a check and when you can expect to receive it. SSI and VA beneficiaries may need to act soon.
  
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• Overnight digital transformation: welcome to the year 2025, 60 months early

  25-04-2020 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The disruptors are being disrupted, and the rush is on to digitally transform everything, in two weeks' time. It's time for IT professionals to step up, urge calm, and lead organizations through turbulent times -- once more.
  
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• 6 underused Alexa tricks to try with your Amazon Echo today - CNET

  25-04-2020 17:10 via cnet.com
  
  If you haven't heard about these Alexa features, now's the time to give them a go.
  
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• Millions of people can't afford food right now. How to help with coronavirus relief - CNET

  25-04-2020 17:05 via cnet.com
  
  How to help people, restaurants, food banks and more.
  
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• Contact apps won't end lockdown. But they might kill off democracy | John Naughton

  25-04-2020 17:00
  
  A tech solution to the crisis of the type being pursed by the UK government will be both ineffective and a civil rights nightmareRepeat after me: there is no magic bullet for getting us through this pandemic. And smartphone-based proximity-sensing is definitely not that bullet, though it might be useful if two conditions are met. One is that it’s perceived by citizens to be trustworthy and protects their privacy; the other is that it’s deployed in conjunction with a massive increase
  
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• The schoolboy brothers making coronavirus visors for care workers

  25-04-2020 16:25
  
  A 3D printer bought as a Christmas gift sparked a project now churning out vital personal protection equipment in WalesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus – latest updatesThe young brothers were thrilled to find a 3D printer under their Christmas tree. Joseph, 13, planned to make Minecraft figures; Isaac, 11, Pokémon characters.But the Sparey-Taylor family was about to move house, so the printer stayed in its box for a few weeks. Then lockdown came. The move was off, the boy
  
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• This hospital protects doctors fighting coronavirus by using Microsoft Teams video chat - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:09 via cnet.com
  
  Video chat has changed the way we work during the pandemic. It's changing medicine too.
  
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• Coronavirus hits tech's nonstop work culture - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:08 via cnet.com
  
  Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber have new work from home policies as tech culture clashes with family life.
  
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• Apple, Google update coronavirus tracking tech to address privacy concerns - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:05 via cnet.com
  
  The tech giants added new security features for their iPhone and Android phone technology.
  
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• The top bread machines for home bakers - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  This old-fashioned appliance is making a major comeback.
  
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• How to bake bread and proof dough in an Instant Pot - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  From quick breads to proofing your yeasty dough, the Instant Pot is a versatile baking tool.
  
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• Apple Watch revisited: Some gems from my original review 5 years ago - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Apple Watch is everywhere now. But five years ago, I was one of the first people to wear one.
  
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• A bread baker's 10 essential tools - CNET

  25-04-2020 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  And one she thinks you don't actually need.
  
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• Try making your wine in your Instant Pot: The taste will surprise you - CNET

  25-04-2020 15:30 via cnet.com
  
  Electric pressure cookers can do just about anything, but making wine? Yes, and what it tastes like just may surprise you.
  
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• Amazon's Ring security system gets a new look, keeps the $200 price - CNET

  25-04-2020 15:15 via cnet.com
  
  Ring made some subtle changes to its Alarm Security Kit home security system.
  
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• iPhone SE's processor is so good, it outclasses all Android phones - CNET

  25-04-2020 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Performance on a budget arrives just in time for buyers spooked by the pandemic.
  
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• Can you become immune to the coronavirus? What we do and don't know - CNET

  25-04-2020 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  A doctor answers all of our questions.
  
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• When will coronavirus lockdown end? It depends. What to expect when cities reopen - CNET

  25-04-2020 14:35 via cnet.com
  
  What going to restaurants, movie theaters and school could be like as countries, states and cities eventually reopen after quarantine.
  
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• Why Apple and Google are moving away from the term 'contact tracing' - CNET

  25-04-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The tech giants, working together to help stop the spread of COVID-19, are now saying their tools are for "exposure notification."
  
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• US workers are prepared to steal proprietary information to get promoted

  25-04-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Have you ever compromised your values for professional gains at work? Some of your co-workers certainly would.
  
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• Streets of Rage 4: the return of the beat 'em up

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  Scrolling beat ’em ups went out of fashion years ago, but this lovingly created sequel offers all the action and fun of a 90s arcade game In the Netflix animated series Hi Score Girl, a romantic comedy set in early-90s Japan, Haruo Yaguchi, a low-achieving high-school loner is whiling away his time in the local video game arcades when he meets Akira Ono, a popular wunderkind from a wealthy family. Ono, it turns out, is an unusually talented player of coin-operated games. She nightly sneaks
  
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• 2020 Subaru WRX STI tested, Audi A3 goes mild hybrid and more: Roadshow's week in review - CNET

  25-04-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending April 25.
  
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• 2019 Indian FTR 1200 S long-term wrap-up: This is the end, rowdy friend - CNET

  25-04-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  It's been quite a year with Indian's flat-track-inspired FTR 1200 S, and saying goodbye is hard to do.
  
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• 2 Apple Watch features that earned the smartwatch a permanent spot on my wrist - CNET

  25-04-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  I started out a skeptic, but the Apple Watch eventually won me over. Here's what it took for me to take it seriously as a fitness tracker and smartwatch.
  
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• Embrace the quarantine boredom. The alternative is much worse - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:30 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Coronavirus stay at home measures can fray your nerves. But being bored makes you one of the lucky ones.
  
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• Antibody, nasal swab, saliva: Every coronavirus test and how they're different - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:30 via cnet.com
  
  A key piece of lifting restrictions is the ability to test for coronavirus infections. Here's a look at the different tests available now or in the works.
  
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• iPhone mail app hackable? NYT says China behind disinformation video - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  This week's major tech stories include a possible vulnerability in Apple's Mail app, Google verifying all advertisers from now on and a report from the New York Times that says China was behind a disinformation campaign at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US.
  
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• How Apple Watch revealed my toxic stress level, and helped me fix it - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  With Sleep Watch, HRV Tracker and Breathe on Apple Watch, I was able to change the most unhealthy part of my life.
  
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• Best DNA test in 2020: 23andMe, AncestryDNA tested and more compared - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for the best DNA test kit from the best testing services available to buy now? Here are your top options.
  
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• Acer Aspire 7 review: A good WFH laptop with gaming chops - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Thanks to some additional Nvidia graphics power, this unassuming laptop is solid for work-from-home situations, and a little gaming, too.
  
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• 15 educational video games for kids in quarantine (that are actually fun) - CNET

  25-04-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  These educational video games for kids make screen time less guilty while everyone is at home.
  
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