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• CNET Giveaway: 'The Hunger Games 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack' - CNET

  24-11-2016 22:54
  
  Don't miss your chance to get your hands on the complete collection of 'The Hunger Games' in 4K Ultra HD in this weeks giveaway. This promotion ends December 1st, 2016.
  
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• Video shows e-cigarette explode in man's pants, lawyer says - CNET

  24-11-2016 22:24
  
  Technically Incorrect: In New York's Grand Central Terminal, there's smoke and fire coming from a store employee's trousers.
  
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• Apple iPhone production in the U.S.is actually straightforward and not expensive

  24-11-2016 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  There is a misconception that the reason most electronic devices are manufactured in China is because of low labor costs...
  
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• Revealed: The MacBook Pro 2016's soldered-on SSD has a data recovery lifeline

  24-11-2016 21:49 via macworld.com
  
  There’s some help for the MacBook Pro’s non-removable, non-upgradable, soldered-on SSD. According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple has a tool for pulling data off the drive in case of emergency.The 2016 MacBook Pro is even harder to repair than its predecessor. An iFixIt teardown revealed that the SSD is soldered onto the laptop’s logic board, along with the RAM and the CPU. Even the battery is glued on.If the SSD on the 2016 MacBook Pro, or the MacBook Pro itself, runs int
  
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• The Best Black Friday Deals on iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, Macs, and More

  24-11-2016 21:31 via macrumors.com
  
  Thanksgiving is well underway in the United States, and Black Friday deals at online and brick and mortar stores are starting to go live. Many major retail stores like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart will be opening their doors in the evening, and many online-only deals are already live.
  We've rounded up some of the best deals we've come across on Apple products like the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac below, and many, many more deals can be found in our full Black Friday roundup.
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• 31% off Amazon Tap - Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Now Through November 28th - Deal Alert

  24-11-2016 20:49 via macworld.com
  
  Amazon Tap is a portable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled speaker that gives you rich, full-range sound. Just tap the microphone button and ask for music, hear news, search for information, order a pizza, and more with the Alexa Voice Service.  You can save $40 now through November 28th.  See the Amazon Tap now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• B&H Photo's Black Friday Deals Include Up to $450 Off Older Macs

  24-11-2016 20:38 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple authorized reseller B&H Photo Video has started its annual holiday sale with a number of discounts on Apple products, ranging from the new MacBook Pro to iPad. Some of the deals include a free download of Parallels 12 for Mac. B&H does not charge sales tax on online orders in all states except New York.
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  B&H Photo Video is discounting the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with no Touch Bar by $100, dropping the price from $1,499 to $1,399. The discount is available on both the
  
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• ​Amazon could be eyeing Arab counterpart Souq.com - CNET

  24-11-2016 20:35
  
  The online retail giant is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com for about $1 million.
  
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• Five handy MacBook Pro (Late 2016) accessories that I’m using right now

  24-11-2016 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  2016 USB-C MacBook Pro accessories may be few and far between at this early stage in the game, but there are a few gems out there that can make your life easier. Here’s a look at five different MacBook Pro accessories that I’m currently enjoying. more…
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• Ukrainian Air force jet flies too low, human dives for cover - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:28
  
  Technically Incorrect: For reasons that may only amount to "because it's fun," some air force pilots around the globe enjoy scaring people on the ground. Here's the latest.
  
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• Dreaming up the best toys for the holidays - CNET

  24-11-2016 19:11
  
  We saw the coolest, and weirdest toys on sale this festive season at the Dreamtoys Fair in London.
  
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• 9to5Toys Last Call: 9.7″ iPad Pro from $449, Amazon Dot $40, Sonos PLAY:1 $149, more

  24-11-2016 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Well, the day has finally arrived. Just about all of the most notable Black Friday deals are now live. Head below for the best deals of the year on Apple products, TVs, media streamers, displays, games, accessories and much more: more…
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• Apple releases macOS 10.12 Sierra open source Darwin code

  24-11-2016 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As it has done in the past, Apple has released the open source Darwin code for macOS 10.12 Sierra. The code, located on Apple’s open source website, can be accessed via direct link now, although it doesn’t yet appear on the site’s home page.more…
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• MacMall Starts Black Friday Sale With Up to $142 Off 12.9" iPad Pro and Up to $180 Off Macs

  24-11-2016 18:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple authorized reseller MacMall has started its annual Black Friday sale and is offering some of the best discounts we've seen on 12.9-inch iPad Pro models this week. MacMall is also offering some decent savings on other iPads, and select 12-inch MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, and Apple TV models.
  iPad12.9-inch iPad Pro- Wi-Fi + Cellular/128GB/Silver for $887 ($142 off, regular $1,029)
  - Wi-Fi + Cellular/128GB/Space Gray for $887 ($142 off, regular $1,029)
  - Wi-Fi/32GB/Spac
  
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• Airbus's newest airliner takes to the skies - CNET

  24-11-2016 16:36
  
  Four months after it rolled out of the factory, the Airbus A350-1000 completed its first flight today over southern France.
  
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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Origin PC gaming laptops and desktops - CNET

  24-11-2016 16:22
  
  These high-end gaming machines are getting deep discounts, even before Thanksgiving.
  
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• AAPL no longer disclosing ad costs, may want to hide rise in spending – Wells Fargo

  24-11-2016 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Wells Fargo analyst has noted that Apple has ceased to disclose its advertising spend in its latest 10-K annual report, instead bundling it into a more general category of ‘selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses.’ Apple has in the past always specifically disclosed its ad spend, notes Business Insider.
  Apple last year increased its ad spend by a massive 50% to a record $1.8B. While the 10-K suggests that this year’s spend is low
  
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• The comeback: Please hold for Microsoft’s retort

  24-11-2016 16:00 via macworld.com
  
  Hang on, everyone, because it took Microsoft four years but they finally have a comeback to a remark that Tim Cook made.Paul Thurrott informs us that the jerk store is holding on line one: “Satya Nadella Toasts Tim Cook.”How nice! What was the toast? “You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar! To your health!”Eh, no, not that kind of toasting.
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has finally taken Apple CEO Tim Cook to task for his hypocritical comments about 2-in-1 PCs.Please expla
  
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• This is Apple’s special tool to help customers recover data from the MacBook Pro’s non-removable SSD

  24-11-2016 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When the first teardown of Apple’s new 2016 MacBook Pro was published earlier this month, a couple notable changes were spotted related to the machine’s SSD. Components for the SSD are now soldered onto the logic board, which likely allows for some design and thinness enhancements, but hurts overall repairability. On top of not being upgradeable, some speculated that meant that if the logic board fails, your data is gone with it. Not necessarily… 
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• Tony Blair looks to technology sector for best ideas about politics - CNET

  24-11-2016 15:35
  
  The former UK Prime Minister wants to "build a platform" to solve the world's problems.
  
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• 20% off the Amazon Echo Dot, Now Through November 28th - Deal Alert

  24-11-2016 15:19 via macworld.com
  
  Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play & control music (either on its own, or through a connected speaker/receiver), control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms, and more. If you’re looking to buy them as gifts, or for different homes or rooms, you can save $10 on each one purchased through November 28th.  The new Amazon Echo Dot comes in black, and now also white.  See the new Amazon Echo Dot now on Amazon.To
  
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• Apple Exploring New 3D Dual-Lens Camera Hardware for iPhone 8

  24-11-2016 14:45 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is working with LG on a new dual camera module capable of 3D photography effects for potential use in its 10th anniversary iPhone, according to a brief report in The Korea Economic Daily.
  The article is short on details, but states that the "LG Innotek" dual-lens camera will likely be used in Apple's new products in the latter half of 2017.
  Sources close to the situation said, "Apple is now studying how to apply its 3D camera technology into LG Innotek's smartphone camera," adding, "Since
  
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• Apple Offering Free Gift Cards Worth Up to $200 With Select Purchases in Australia and New Zealand Today

  24-11-2016 14:35 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's one-day shopping event is now live in Australia and New Zealand, offering customers free Apple Store gift cards worth up to A$200 or NZ$215 with the purchase of selected Apple products today only.The offers are available through Apple's website in both countries and at Apple retail store locations in Australia. Each customer is limited to two gift cards per product category. Refurbished products do not qualify.
  In Australia, Apple is offering a $35 gift card with the purchase of an iPhon
  
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• Raspberry Pi helps build strong brains - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:30
  
  From CNET Magazine: They might not look like much, but tiny Raspberry Pi computers could help society relearn what it means to be technically literate.
  
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• New 'Sherlock' images give us a peek at Sherlock and John's family lives - CNET

  24-11-2016 14:25
  
  Suss out clues from these new images of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and their near and dear.
  
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• RapidWeaver developer Realmac launches image-compression app Squash w/60% off launch offer

  24-11-2016 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Realmac, the developer behind web design software RapidWeaver, has just launched Squash, an image-compression app for Mac. Normally $20, the company is making it available for a special launch price of just $8 between now and Monday.
  While image-compression isn’t exactly the most exciting of fields, it can be very handy to be able to compress photos to more manageable sizes to email to family and friends or to use on the web. You can drag single images, multiple photos and entir
  
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• How to fix macOS Mail when mailboxes aren’t in alphabetical order

  24-11-2016 14:00 via macworld.com
  
  Steve Price wrote in with a question about alphabetic sorting of macOS Mail’s mailboxes, and then, shortly after, a solution! (Which is always welcome, dear readers, as I can then share them widely with others). Disable accounts before deleting the cache files.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Amazon Discounts Kindle E-Readers Up To 38% Through 11/28 - Deal Alert

  24-11-2016 13:59 via macworld.com
  
  Amazon has quietly released another good set of deals on its popular Kindle series of e-readers, and this time the discount runs through 11/28 only. Kindle's price sinks $30, Kindle Paperwhite is discounted $20, the Kindle Voyage drops $30, and the worry-free Kindle for Kids Bundle is reduced $30 as well.  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• 'Alien: Covenant' will be unleashed three months early - CNET

  24-11-2016 13:37
  
  The first poster for "Alien: Covenant" features a familiar frightful face and a new release date of May 19.
  
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• Reminder: Complete a 5K run / walk workout today to earn special Thanksgiving Apple Watch achievement and iMessage sticker

  24-11-2016 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Happy Thanksgiving! For readers with an Apple Watch, remember to run or walk 5K today to earn a unique Activity achievement medal and an iMessage sticker. This is the first special Activity Challenge event and is only available for a limited time.
  To earn the reward, you must start and complete a running or walking workout using the Apple Watch Workout app by the end of November 24th, Thanksgiving Day. The achievement is technically only available to Apple Watch users i
  
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• Scottish flight site Skyscanner sold to China - CNET

  24-11-2016 13:34
  
  UK unicorn Skyscanner has been sold to Ctrip in a deal worth £1.4bn.
  
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• Apple reportedly working with LG on next-gen 3D camera for 2017 iPhone

  24-11-2016 13:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A brief report in The Korea Economic Daily claims that Apple is working with LG on a new dual camera module ‘which enables 3D photographing.’ LG already supplies the dual-camera module used in the iPhone 7 Plus.more…
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• Microsoft CEO Stokes Surface Phone Rumors With 'Ultimate Mobile Device' Comments

  24-11-2016 13:00 via macrumors.com
  
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has stoked speculation this week that Redmond is prepping a new line of smartphones under the Surface brand for launch in early 2017.In an interview with the Australian Financial Review published on Monday, Nadella said the company was conducting innovative research that would ensure it continued to have a presence in the smartphone market. However, rather than follow a present trend, Microsoft would attempt to re-define the field in a single-handed pursuit of the "ul
  
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• How to use Siri in macOS Sierra to find pictures in Photos on the fly

  24-11-2016 13:00 via macworld.com
  
  When guests visit, we love having a Photos slideshow playing on our Mac. However, if guests show up with little or no advance notice (as they tend to do during the holiday season), you’ve got little (or no) time to go picture hunting. Happily, macOS Sierra lets you tell Siri to track down certain pictures for you. From that point, all it takes is a couple of clicks to get a slideshow rolling.Make sure Siri is enabledThe first step is to ensure Siri is enabled. If it is, its colorful, round
  
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• Apple’s Black Friday deals are all gift cards, don’t apply to latest products (we found better Apple deals!)

  24-11-2016 12:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We’ve been rounding up the best Apple Black Friday deals for the past few weeks but we got a surprise today. Apple let us know earlier that it would have a ‘one-day shopping event’ – Applespeak for Black Friday sale – and the deals have now gone live in Australia and New Zealand. I wrote earlier that we weren’t expecting too much, and that has sadly been confirmed.
  Make sure to check our roundup of the Best Apple Black Friday Deals here and up-to-the-sec
  
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• Black Friday deals: The best discounts on Apple gear

  24-11-2016 12:00 via macworld.com
  
  Apple products on the cheap are hard to come by, even on mega shopping holidays like Black Friday. But this year, you can score some major deals on lots of different Apple goodies, including the iPhone 7, iPad Pro, Apple Watch, and the new MacBook Pro. (Yes, seriously.) If you’re ok with slightly older stuff, the savings are even better.If you’re planning on hitting the mall during the wee hours of Friday morning, be sure to double check store hours, and remember—these deals wi
  
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• Amazon Slashes Prices Across its Echo Smart Speaker Range for Black Friday

  24-11-2016 11:51 via macrumors.com
  
  Amazon today began offering devices in its Echo smart speaker range at discounted prices for the first time in the products' short history, as part of its Black Friday Deals Week.For those unfamiliar with the devices, the connected speakers' array of microphones lets users query voice-based assistant Alexa, who can be asked to do things like play music, read the news, use apps, check the weather, turn on the lights, set timers, and more.The full-size Echo speaker is being offered at $140 (usuall
  
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• Another report indicates Apple to launch new 10.5-inch iPad in early 2017

  24-11-2016 11:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The iPad lineup is getting some sort of a shakeup next year, seemingly with the introduction of a new 10.5-inch model. Apple’s existing lineup of form factors comprises a 7.9-inch iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro, and a 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
  The 10.5-inch would apparently slot in between those tiers targeting enterprise, education and other sectors, according to Digitimes. iPad updates are ‘due’ with all models being more than a year old by next March.more&hel
  
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• Reddit CEO admits to editing user comments amid Pizzagate malarkey - CNET

  24-11-2016 11:38
  
  Steve Huffman clashes with fans of Donald Trump as the site bans a subreddit dedicated to a wild conspiracy theory.
  
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• Fully Functional 'Apple Mirror' Augments Your Reflection With iOS Apps

  24-11-2016 11:17 via macrumors.com
  
  A web developer and graphic designer has created a fully functioning touchscreen "Apple Mirror", offering a reflective look into an imagined future where Cupertino builds smart screens for the home.New York-based Rafael Dymek created the mirror as a personal project, aping elements of iOS 10 to augment the interface, which appears to run off the back of a modified desktop touchscreen OS.The "Apple Mirror" features the date and time in the top right corner and a weather forecast in the top left.
  
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• Second Source Claims Apple Will Launch 10.5-inch iPad in 2017

  24-11-2016 10:15 via macrumors.com
  
  A report from the Taiwanese supply chain emerged overnight claiming Apple will release a 10.5-inch "education and enterprise" tablet as part of its iPad line-up next year (via DigiTimes). The 10.5-inch iPad is said to be equipped with Apple's A10X processor, also expected in next year's refreshed line-up, with production slated to begin next month.
  Apple is launching the 10.5-inch iPad mainly because 10-inch and larger tablets have been popular among enterprises and the education sector in the U
  
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• 'Mad Sheila' is China's amazing take on 'Mad Max: Fury Road' - CNET

  24-11-2016 09:51
  
  It seems at least a few people in China were really impressed by George Miller's "Fury Road."
  
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• Humans strike back: Korean Go master bests AI in board game bout - CNET

  24-11-2016 07:37
  
  After Google's AlphaBrain artificial intelligence beat one of South Korea's best Go players earlier this year, we humans get a second chance at glory.
  
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• Someone recreated BioShock's Rapture using 30,000 Lego bricks - CNET

  24-11-2016 06:42
  
  Bioshock's underwater city is charming, in a more fun and less horrifying way, in Lego form.
  
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