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• 'Venom' standalone film gets a 2018 release date - CNET

  17-03-2017 23:09
  
  The classic Spider-Man villain and comic antihero is taking center stage -- but maybe he should get some orthodontia first.
  
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• Sony's virtual reality suit is why people go to SXSW

  17-03-2017 22:35 via macworld.com
  
  Sony isn’t exactly the coolest name in technology, which is why we were surprised to see the company set up shop directly across the street from the Austin Convention Center at South by Southwest.Stepping inside Sony’s makeshift Wow Factory was like seeing into a future where virtual and augmented reality are full-body experiences not necessarily tied to a clunky headset or a phone. And while none of these technologies are ready to buy, Sony’s ambitious set-up was seriously imp
  
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• Analyst: Apple could double dividend, buy Netflix with repatriated cash under President Trump’s U.S. corporate tax changes

  17-03-2017 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple could dramatically increase its dividend yield if it repatriates foreign profits under U.S. corporate tax changes being considered by the Trump administration...
  
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• T-Mobile makes headway in Dallas 911 investigation - CNET

  17-03-2017 22:32
  
  Ghost calls from T-Mobile customers aren't to blame for issues Dallas is experiencing in its 911 call centers, which may have resulted in two deaths.
  
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• LG sued in class-action lawsuit over bricked G4 and V10 - CNET

  17-03-2017 22:21
  
  Plaintiffs claim that in addition to selling defective phones, LG's customer support was underwhelming and that it "refused to provide any remedy."
  
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• FBI arrests Twitter user who sent seizure-inducing GIF - CNET

  17-03-2017 22:10
  
  The tweet to a journalist Kurt Eichenwald allegedly came with the message: "You deserve a seizure."
  
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• Apple extends AppleCare+ purchase window from 60 days to 1 year for iPhone

  17-03-2017 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Although Apple’s information page for AppleCare+ hasn’t been updated yet, it is now possible to add the AppleCare+ extended coverage to iPhones within a year window, instead of the previous 60 day limit.more…
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• Zelda: Breath of the Wild's biggest and best secrets, exposed [SPOILERS] - CNET

  17-03-2017 22:01
  
  We've put in nearly 100 hours to find the most important, most interesting, and most hidden secrets in all of Hyrule. Spoilers abound.
  
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• Google vows to change ad policy after boycotts in UK - CNET

  17-03-2017 21:56
  
  After some ads in the UK were shown next to extremist YouTube content, the tech giant said it will give brands more control over where their ads appear.
  
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• You'll have to travel to China to get the best version of the Galaxy S8 - CNET

  17-03-2017 21:47
  
  An analyst suggests that the Galaxy S8 could come with more RAM in China, which would be totally unfair.
  
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• Apple’s next-gen iMac may go for power, speed (to keep Mac users from straying to Windows or something)

  17-03-2017 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The iMac 2017 may go for power and speed by having the Intel Kaby lake i7-7700K...
  
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• Review: LG's $1500 38UC99 UltraWide Display Offers a Giant, Desk-Filling Workspace

  17-03-2017 21:34 via macrumors.com
  
  We've already looked at LG's UltraFine 5K and 27UD88 displays as companions for Apple's latest notebooks, and today we're taking a look at another USB-C display option that brings something quite different: LG's 38UC99 curved "UltraWide" display.
  This is a desk-filling display in the truest sense of the term: 37.5 inches on the diagonal with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 3840x1600. It has fewer pixels than a true 4K or Ultra HD display, but its sheer size makes up for it in some
  
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• Apple’s iPad Pro needs a refresh

  17-03-2017 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  I think we can all agree that it’s about time for an iPad update...
  
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• AppleCare+ Can Now be Purchased Up to One Year After Buying an iPhone

  17-03-2017 21:01 via macrumors.com
  
  A customer that purchases a new iPhone now has up to one year to purchase AppleCare+ for the device, compared to 60 days previously, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Apple has yet to update the fine print on its website, but MacRumors confirmed the extension with a senior AppleCare advisor.
  The change means that AppleCare+ can now be added to an iPhone as long as the device remains within its standard one-year limited warranty period. This brings AppleCare+ for iPhone in li
  
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• Subaru puts a WRX STI on a bobsled run, crashy insanity occurs - Roadshow

  17-03-2017 20:58
  
  Driving for Subaru sounds like an interesting job.
  
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• This is what happens when a Subaru WRX STI meets a bobsled run - Roadshow

  17-03-2017 20:55
  
  In case you can't tell, insanity is what happens. Awesome insanity.
  
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• Google somehow made Apple’s Live Photos better, with an update for Motion Stills

  17-03-2017 20:47 via macworld.com
  
  We were already fans of Google’s Motion Stills app for iOS, which makes it easier to share Live Photos you shoot on your iPhone 6s or 7.
  Shooting, editing, and sharing Live Photos is easier with a Google Motion Stills update rolling out today (which begs the question of why Apple doesn’t offer these tools itself, but aaaaanyway). The marquee feature in this update allows you to choose a new main frame for your Live Photo and then export it back to your Camera Roll. If the default st
  
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• Apple plans major retail expansion in India with over 100 new reseller stores

  17-03-2017 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple has set up over 100 small stores in India under the franchise mode in the pilot phase...
  
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• Apple Music recruits new student ‘ambassadors’

  17-03-2017 20:22 via macworld.com
  
  Apple Music is trying out influencer marketing.
  According to 9to5Mac, Apple Music has created an “Ambassador” program in hopes of promoting the streaming service to young people in the U.K. The Apple Music Ambassadors are college students with an online following who have been recruited to tweet on behalf of the service in exchange for an extension of the free three-month membership and other undisclosed perks. It’s unclear whether Apple will expand this program to other count
  
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• Parody of BBC dad shows how woman would have handled it - CNET

  17-03-2017 20:19
  
  Commentary: A comedy show in New Zealand shows that a woman would have handled Professor Robert Kelly's interview with the BBC very differently.
  
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• Apple Paid $500,000 for Exclusive Access to Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Mixtape

  17-03-2017 20:14 via macrumors.com
  
  In a series of tweets shared this morning, artist Chance the Rapper gave some insight into how Apple Music exclusives work for artists. His mixtape, Coloring Book, was an Apple Music exclusive for two weeks after it launched in 2016.To garner exclusive rights to Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper says Apple paid him a total of $500,000 and funded a commercial designed to promote the new album. In exchange, Apple had sole access to offer Coloring Book for a two week period, at which point it became
  
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• US nuclear test films rescued, declassified, put on YouTube - CNET

  17-03-2017 20:11
  
  By showing the power of these nuclear weapons, physicist Greg Spriggs hopes "maybe people will be reluctant to use them."
  
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• The Week in iOS Apps: Can an app be your friend? Replika wants to try

  17-03-2017 20:00 via macworld.com
  
  No new friends Image by Rob Schultz/MacworldThis week’s roundup includes a couple of artificial intelligence offerings—including an app that says it loves you. Think that’s weird? Read on.ReplikaImage by LukaTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Chance the Rapper shares how much he made from exclusive Apple Music ‘Coloring Book’ deal

  17-03-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Much has been made about Apple’s efforts to obtain exclusive access to albums from select artists for Apple Music. Thus far, Apple Music has offered albums from artists like Drake, Chance the Rapper, Frank Ocean, and others ahead of other streaming platforms.
  In a series of tweets this afternoon, Chance the Rapper offered up more details as to how his partnership with Apple came to be…more…
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• Oscar winning 'Moonlight' to stream exclusively on Amazon - CNET

  17-03-2017 19:38
  
  Amazon nabs the rights to stream "Moonlight," which won this year's Academy Award for best picture.
  
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• ​Google works to make JPEG graphics smaller but not sucky - CNET

  17-03-2017 19:34
  
  The Guetzli project shows there's room to improve the venerable compression tech. Too bad Google's software is slow and not so practical for most sites right now.
  
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• Apple can conquer the PC world – if they want to

  17-03-2017 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  I’m relatively new to the world of Apple products, having bought my first iPad in 2011...
  
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• Watch and learn how Ford built Ken Block's bonkers Focus RS RX - Roadshow

  17-03-2017 19:25
  
  It's a long-ish video, but fans of race engineering will get a lot out of it.
  
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• Here’s how Apple Watch killed Samsung’s first fitness tracking smartwatch

  17-03-2017 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Apple Watch has notably caused smartwatch efforts by other companies to fail, and a new profile from Fast Company details the impact Apple had on Samsung’s efforts in the category. The report explains that it all started back in 2011, when it was first rumored that Apple had an interest in developing a smartwatch.more…
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• The 404 Show 1694: They want to reboot the Matrix (podcast) - CNET

  17-03-2017 19:06
  
  Ben Fox Rubin returns to discuss the idea of a new Matrix movie, Netflix's binary rating system and the perils of device addiction.
  
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• Netflix plans to drop star ratings in favor of like/dislikes, is it the right move? [Poll]

  17-03-2017 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Netflix plans to soon change its current review system from traditional 1-5 star ratings to instead only allow users to like or dislike a film or TV show, but is it the right move?more…
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• MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPad Pro DraftTable From ElevationLab

  17-03-2017 19:01 via macrumors.com
  
  For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with ElevationLab to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company's new DraftTable accessories that's designed to work with the iPad Pro.Priced at $99.95, the DraftTable is meant to serve as a stable, sturdy stand to be used with the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil for drawing, sketching, writing, game playing, movie watching, and more. It works with both the smaller 9.7-inch iPad Pro and the much larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro. While designed for
  
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• What are these strange parallel lines in the Russian snow? - CNET

  17-03-2017 18:45
  
  Let's speculate wildly about some unusual lines standing out in the snow in Russia as spotted by an astronaut on board the space station.
  
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• 9to5Rewards: Soundcast VG1 Waterproof Bluetooth speakers [Giveaway]

  17-03-2017 18:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week’s 9to5Rewards partner is Soundcast and its VG1 waterproof Bluetooth speaker we recently reviewed. 
  The company has two of its new VG1 waterproof Bluetooth speakers (Normally $149) to give away to 9to5Mac and 9to5Google readers this week. more…
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• Weekend streaming: Netflix picks up two seasons of 'Lucha Underground' - CNET

  17-03-2017 18:32
  
  Punch all the things! The craziest wrestling show you've ever seen hits Netflix along with Marvel's "Iron Fist."
  
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• Lexus, Buick have best service experience, JD Power says - Roadshow

  17-03-2017 18:31
  
  Its annual US Customer Service Index Study looks at both dealership service departments as well as non-dealership entities.
  
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• LiquidText update a must-have for iPad Pro + Apple Pencil: Annotating PDFs just got a lot cooler

  17-03-2017 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The latest version of the iPad-only LiquidText app enables freehand inking with Apple Pencil and an iPad Pro...
  
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• How Bumble is becoming the connection queen of the App Store

  17-03-2017 18:26 via macworld.com
  
  When Whitney Wolfe founded Bumble, the popular swipe-based dating app where women make the first move, she wasn’t out to start a dating app revolution—she just wanted to create a way to bring accountability to the online dating realm. But the app’s major boom has shown that the dating space needed a different approach.
  Now, as the company is in its second year, Bumble is expanding the platform to allow different kinds of connections instead of just romantic ones. Wolfe outline
  
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• St. Patrick's Day gives Twitter a pot of meme gold - CNET

  17-03-2017 18:16
  
  Social Cues: St. Patrick's Day is the top trend on Twitter, and Sean Spicer's tie is a green meme machine.
  
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• Amazon’s Alexa arrives on iPhones and iPads; challenges Siri on Apple’s iOS

  17-03-2017 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s Siri may not be the most capable voice assistant, or the most beloved...
  
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• Apple Adds Permanent Indie Games Section to App Store, Offers Discounts

  17-03-2017 17:57 via macrumors.com
  
  Last week, Apple added an indie games section to the App Store to promote the huge range of games made by smaller developers. As it turns out, the indie games section is a permanent addition to the App Store, and will be available indefinitely to help users discover new titles to play.
  Love the games we’ve debuted? Starting today, we’ll have a permanent spot on the App Store just for indie games. https://t.co/M7fhi8kU4D pic.twitter.com/d9Nt98EGvw— App Store Games (@AppStor
  
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• ​Goodbye, YouTube annotations: Google ends support May 2 - CNET

  17-03-2017 17:47
  
  Google's going with Cards instead, because of mobile.
  
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• ​Windows 7 and 8.1 updates coming to an end for new computers - CNET

  17-03-2017 17:42
  
  If you're thinking of getting a PC with the latest chips, be ready to have it run Windows 10.
  
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• Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with astronaut's view of Dublin - CNET

  17-03-2017 17:42
  
  Ireland's capital city glows in a gorgeous nighttime image as seen from the International Space Station.
  
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• 9to5Toys Last Call: Dell 28-inch 4K Monitor $300, Ring Wi-Fi Video Doorbell $150, ecobee3 Lite Thermostat $140, more

  17-03-2017 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• ​It's World Sleep Day, go back to sleep - CNET

  17-03-2017 17:21
  
  You could wear green, check up on sleep hygiene... or both.
  
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• Apple resuming iPhone sales in Indonesia after $44M investment meeting local requirements

  17-03-2017 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple is set to resume iPhone sales in Indonesia in just two weeks, according to a report from KompasTekno. Apple previously sold iPhones in the highly populated country, but sales halted a couple of years ago due to new local requirements.more…
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