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• Play Netflix's Atari-style 'Stranger Things' video game - CNET

  30-01-2017 23:54
  
  Now you can run around the Upside Down and save the day from Demogorgon in 8-bit glory.
  
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• North Carolina Law Students Must Disable MacBook Pro Touch Bar for 2017 Bar Exam [Updated]

  30-01-2017 23:53
  
  North Carolina law students who purchased one of Apple's new MacBook Pro models that include a Touch Bar will need to disable much of its functionality to be able to use their MacBooks on the upcoming 2017 Bar Examination, according to a new notice put out today by the Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina.According to the notice, applicants will need to disable the Touch Bar's ability to be used with apps through the System Preferences before they can use their computers to take
  
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• President Trump’s travel ban stirs little outcry beyond Silicon Valley

  30-01-2017 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most U.S. corporate bosses have stayed silent on President Donald Trump's immigration curbs...
  
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• 30% off WeMo Wi-Fi Smart Plug, Works with Amazon Alexa - Deal Alert

  30-01-2017 23:15 via macworld.com
  
  Did you forget to turn off the window A.C.? How about that curling iron? Want the living room lamp to turn on when the sun goes down—automatically? The Wemo Switch gives you control of your lamps and small appliances whenever you want, wherever you choose, with tons of options for scheduling and automation. Paired with Amazon Alexa, you can control your lamps and appliances with just the power of your voice. When Wemo works with Nest Thermostat, you can set your lights to turn off automati
  
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• Starbucks can now take your order via a voice-controlled iOS bot

  30-01-2017 23:10 via macworld.com
  
  Starbucks has a new barista—and it’s a virtual assistant.On Monday, Starbucks launched a new feature for its iOS app that lets certain customers place their orders ahead of time via a voice-controlled bot. My Starbucks Barista uses artificial intelligence and a messaging interface so that customers can place their order using natural-language voice commands or text.The feature is currently in beta and will roll out initially to 1,000 iOS users. The company plans to expand My Sta
  
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• 33% off SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive 32GB for iPhone and iPad - Deal Alert

  30-01-2017 23:05 via macworld.com
  
  The SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive lets you quickly free up space on iPhones, iPads, and iPods; automatically back up photos and watch videos straight from the drive. The flexible Lightning connector works with most cases, while the USB 3.0 connector makes it easy to move content between devices. This flash drive also includes encryption software to password protect files, so you can share content while keeping sensitive files secure. Plus, the SanDisk iXpand Drive app provides a fast and simple way
  
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• Facebook tool protects other accounts when hackers strike email - CNET

  30-01-2017 22:49
  
  Currently, hackers with access to your email could use it to recover passwords from most of your other accounts. This tool aims to stop that.
  
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• President Trump’s next immigration move to hit closer to home for Silicon Valley

  30-01-2017 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump’s clash with Silicon Valley over immigration is about to become even more contentious...
  
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• NASA captures Saturn's rings in mind-blowing detail - CNET

  30-01-2017 22:37
  
  NASA's Cassini mission sticks its face into Saturn's rings and sends back some luscious close-ups that are out-of-this-world.
  
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• Hands-On With the New Theater Mode in watchOS 3.2

  30-01-2017 22:35
  
  Apple released the first beta of watchOS 3.2 for developers this morning, and included in the update is a brand new "Theater Mode." Theater Mode is designed to let customers mute the sound on the Apple Watch and disable Raise to Wake, preventing the screen from lighting up with arm movement.Since watchOS 3.2 is limited to developers, we went hands-on with Theater Mode in the video below to give MacRumors readers an idea of what they can expect when the update is released to the public.Theater Mo
  
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• Apple releases watchOS 3.2 beta 1 to developers with SiriKit and Theater Mode

  30-01-2017 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple has seeded a new beta of an upcoming watchOS 3.2 update to developers for testing purposes...
  
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• Hey Siri, who’s going to win the Super Bowl?

  30-01-2017 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Siri can help fans prepare for the big game wherever they are, providing player stats, sports trivia and the ability to tune in live on Apple TV...
  
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• ​Airbnb: Stranded refugees can stay with us for free - CNET

  30-01-2017 21:45
  
  The home-rental site creates a webpage that lets people volunteer their homes to immigrants who've been affected by President Trump's executive order.
  
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• Feel a drone's terror at being stalked by a house cat - CNET

  30-01-2017 21:44
  
  Watch as a ruthless hunter tries to swipe a tiny drone out of the air in a battle of machine versus feline.
  
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• Here's what tech has to say about Trump's immigration ban - CNET

  30-01-2017 21:28
  
  Over the weekend, nearly all the tech industry spoke out against President Donald Trump's immigration ban. Here's what they had to say.
  
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• Apple Q117 expectations

  30-01-2017 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  There will be two ways to interpret Apple's 1Q17 earnings report...
  
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• Nothing says Trump-Putin bromance like gold-plated iPhones - CNET

  30-01-2017 21:14
  
  From luxury smartphone maker Caviar comes a limited-edition pair of phones honoring a lovefest of global proportions.
  
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• Apple pulls iCloud Activation Lock tool which helped people avoid buying stolen iPhones

  30-01-2017 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple has inexplicably removed the iCloud Activation Lock status page, which used to exist...
  
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• Apple Watch 'theater mode' is real - CNET

  30-01-2017 21:07
  
  WatchOS 3.2, now in beta for developers, lets you quickly mute the sound on your Apple Watch and avoid waking the screen when you raise your wrist.
  
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• Refugee ban leads to airport chaos, but Trump blames anything else - CNET

  30-01-2017 20:59
  
  Commentary: On Twitter, the president insists his immigration ban wasn't the problem. Instead, he faults a computer outage, protesters and a senator's tears.
  
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• ​Smart home, smart lock, smart deals - CNET

  30-01-2017 20:54
  
  From Home Deals: A smart lock can be your first step into a smart home. Here are the best deals out there on smart locks
  
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• Amazon's Alexa will place that annoyingly long Starbucks order for you - CNET

  30-01-2017 20:36
  
  Starbucks now lets you order through its Alexa assistant and iPhone app, which means less time waiting in line to get your name spelled wrong.
  
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• Car2Go gets fancy by adding Mercedes-Benz vehicles to its fleet - Roadshow

  30-01-2017 20:32
  
  Daimler's car-sharing service now includes the Mercedes CLA and GLA.
  
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• Peter Thiel is right: The age of Apple is over or something

  30-01-2017 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Peter Thiel is a prescient investor and well-known venture capitalist...
  
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• Apple Highlights Ways Siri Can Get Involved in Super Bowl Sunday

  30-01-2017 20:14
  
  Apple today announced that Siri has been updated with some new Super Bowl-specific features ahead of Sunday's game, making Apple's virtual assistant more useful for sports fans.With Live Tune-In support, Apple TV users can ask Siri to play the Super Bowl live by saying "Watch the Super Bowl." Introduced last year, Live Tune-In is designed to make it easier for Apple TV users to find live television content more quickly, and for the first time, it can be used for one of the biggest sports games o
  
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• Apple TV lost more market share during the holiday season

  30-01-2017 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s latest attempt to revolutionize our TV screens is continuing to lose steam...
  
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• So much for the Trump-tech alliance! (The 3:59, Ep. 170) - CNET

  30-01-2017 19:50
  
  Many tech industry heavyweights criticize President Donald Trump's new immigration ban, which may kill off efforts for both sides to work together.
  
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• Apple's Activation Lock Website Played Key Role in Hack, Perhaps Explaining its Removal

  30-01-2017 19:45
  
  Apple recently removed the Activation Lock status checker from its website, giving no explanation as to why a seemingly useful tool was eliminated. The Activation Lock website was designed to make sure a used device being purchased wasn't locked with Activation Lock, rendering it unusable.As it turns out, the Activation Lock website was a vital part of a bypass hack used to unlock devices bricked by Activation Lock, perhaps hinting at why Apple shelved it.The process is demonstrated in the video
  
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• Trump's next target? Work visas tech firms rely on - CNET

  30-01-2017 19:13
  
  A newly drafted executive order could dramatically change hiring practices in the tech industry, reports Bloomberg.
  
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• Dropbox's new collaboration and smart file-syncing features promise to boost your productivity

  30-01-2017 19:11 via macworld.com
  
  Dropbox kicked off its 2017 product launches with a pair of major announcements Monday aimed at improving users’ productivity at work. The cloud storage company announced the general availability of its Paper document collaboration service, along with the closed beta of a Smart Sync feature that gives users easy access to every file shared with them in Dropbox.Paper, first announced in 2015, gives users a shared workspace to work with one another on documents. It’s designed to be the
  
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• Exploring the tech-infused world of Horizon: Zero Dawn - CNET

  30-01-2017 19:10
  
  All aboard the hype train for this open-world action RPG. Our extended preview was a blast.
  
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• Why Apple can’t lose the looming services battle

  30-01-2017 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  While Apple is not going to be a pure play services company...
  
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• Audi recalls nearly 600,000 Q5 and A5 models over fire, airbag risks - Roadshow

  30-01-2017 19:04
  
  Blocked coolant pumps could lead to fires and corroded airbag inflators could spray shrapnel into the cabin.
  
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• Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 3.2 to Developers With SiriKit, Theater Mode

  30-01-2017 18:59
  
  Apple has seeded a new beta of an upcoming watchOS 3.2 update to developers for testing purposes. watchOS 3.2 comes more than three months after the release of watchOS 3.1, the first significant update to the watchOS operating system, and a week after the release of watchOS 3.1.3.The watchOS 3.2 beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General --> Software Update. To install the update, the Apple Watch must have 50 percent battery, it must be plac
  
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• Video game classic Psychonauts is back ... in VR - CNET

  30-01-2017 18:56
  
  The Rhombus of Ruin, which will be released next month, bridges the original game to the forthcoming sequel.
  
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• Square Offering $350 of Free Processing Fees to Small Businesses Supporting Apple Pay

  30-01-2017 18:31
  
  Electronic payments company Square today announced a new partnership with Apple that will allow small businesses to obtain free processing fees with Apple Pay and compatible Square Readers. Starting today, eligible small businesses across the U.S. will have the chance to process over $12,000 worth of Apple Pay payments for free (based on the 2.75 percent contactless transaction fee charged by Square), totaling $350 worth of savings in Square processing costs.To receive the free processing discou
  
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• Amazon gives 'Mozart in the Jungle' a fourth-season reprise - CNET

  30-01-2017 18:16
  
  The award-winning show will premiere later in 2017, according to Amazon, along with the third and final season of "Red Oaks."
  
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• Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi router review: It doesn’t create a mesh network, but it’s so fast you won’t care

  30-01-2017 18:13 via macworld.com
  
  Ignore Netgear’s advertising: Its Orbi Wi-Fi router is not a mesh network system. Orbi satellites don’t communicate with each other, they send and receive data to and from the Orbi router only. In networking parlance, that is a hub-and-spoke system, not a mesh. But mesh networking is what has everyone so excited this year, so that’s how Netgear is billing the Orbi. The company is doing itself a disservice: The Orbi might be the best interior-decorator-approved router on the ma
  
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• Asteroid whizzing by Earth six times closer than the moon - CNET

  30-01-2017 18:12
  
  A newly discovered space rock the size of a truck makes the closest pass-by Earth of any asteroid since last September.
  
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• 'Han First Shot': Star Wars director teases start of filming - CNET

  30-01-2017 18:03
  
  Take 1! Filming on the Han Solo movie kicks off with a Twitter photo from co-director Chris Miller and a reference to a major Star Wars controversy.
  
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• UltraUgly: Apple’s recommended LG UltraFine 5K display can become unusable when near a router

  30-01-2017 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple discontinued its Thunderbolt Display last summer after five years on the market...
  
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• Tim Cook: ‘Apple would not exist without immigration’

  30-01-2017 17:58 via macworld.com
  
  Apple has championed the causes of marriage equality and environmental sustainability in recent years, so its employees looked to the company’s leadership in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration from predominantly Muslim countries. The order, which restricts immigration from seven countries and outright bans refugees from Syria, was handed down late Friday and led to protests in several U.S. cities and at airports where refugees were being detained.&ld
  
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• Fitbit cuts 6 percent of employees amid missed 2016 goals - CNET

  30-01-2017 17:53
  
  The wearable maker estimates its fourth-quarter revenue to be as much as $178 million short of its goal.
  
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• Astronauts strike superhero poses for crew photo in space - CNET

  30-01-2017 17:43
  
  The astronauts of the International Space Station show off their superpowers in a not-so-traditional crew portrait.
  
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• Google celebrates immigrant rights activist in Doodle - CNET

  30-01-2017 17:27
  
  The doodle comes only three days after President Trump issued an order banning citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the US. Coincidence?
  
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• 'Father of Pac-Man' Masaya Nakamura dies at 91 - CNET

  30-01-2017 17:25
  
  The arcade pioneer founded Namco in 1955 and continued to hold an honorary position at the company until his death.
  
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• Apple's 'One Night on iPhone 7' Ad Campaign on Display in 25 Countries Starting Today

  30-01-2017 17:17
  
  Apple has introduced a new "Shot on iPhone" campaign called "One Night on iPhone 7" that will be on display in 25 countries starting today.
  Jennifer Bin sought to show a different perspective of Shanghai
  Apple enlisted a group of photographers to capture photos on one night—November 5, 2016—to showcase the low-light capabilities of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus cameras. The photographers traveled around the world, ranging from the clubs of Johannesburg in South Africa to the rooftop
  
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• Fitbit cuts 6% of employees amid missed 2016 goals - CNET

  30-01-2017 17:05
  
  The company estimates fourth-quarter revenue to be as much as $178 million short of its goal.
  
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• GM and Honda plunge $85M into hydrogen fuel cell push - Roadshow

  30-01-2017 17:01
  
  The joint venture targets mass production of fuel cell systems in 2020.
  
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• Apple poised to return to growth with quarterly results on Tuesday

  30-01-2017 16:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple is expected to return to revenue growth when it reports quarterly results...
  
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