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• The 20 craziest places on Airbnb - CNET

  18-04-2017 23:51
  
  Igloos, yurts, caves and even coffins -- they're all available for rent, if you have the cash.
  
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• Alphabet delivers Google Maps destination history to Apple’s iOS

  18-04-2017 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a competitor to Apple Maps, Google Maps does a pretty great job on iOS...
  
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• Anne Hathaway sings Google Translate hits with Jimmy Fallon - CNET

  18-04-2017 23:18
  
  Commentary: On "The Tonight Show," host Jimmy Fallon presents songs by The Weeknd, Gloria Gaynor and Pink in highly original ways.
  
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• 15% off Lorell Sit-to-Stand Monitor Riser - Deal Alert

  18-04-2017 23:12 via macworld.com
  
  This adjustable desk riser offers a healthy addition to any desk that allows you to sit or stand while you work. The large, 31" x 20" work surface accommodates two monitors or a monitor and a laptop. Its ergonomic keyboard tray moves up and down with the desk and be adjusted out/in to the most comfortable position. Five height adjustments (up to over 16" above your desk) allow a comfortable standing position. A gas spring will allow you to effortlessly move the desk up and down, even with your c
  
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• Facebook's next act: A new spin on reality - CNET

  18-04-2017 23:11
  
  The same technology that made Pokemon Go so successful has a central role in the social network's vision for the future.
  
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• Google Maps Timeline comes to the aid of forgetful iOS users - CNET

  18-04-2017 22:48
  
  The feature that helps mobile users retrace their steps has been around since 2015 on Android and the desktop. It's now on Apple devices too.
  
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• Apple Music is coming to Facebook Messenger

  18-04-2017 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple will be introducing an Apple Music chat extension to Facebook Messenger...
  
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• Logitech Pop programmable buttons get HomeKit support

  18-04-2017 22:11 via macworld.com
  
  I have some HomeKit lights and smart plugs in my house, but I have to put them in low-traffic areas because I am the only member of my family who’s both willing and able to use an iPhone or an Apple Watch to turn on a lamp. Everyone else insists on using their hands. So old fashioned.Logitech to the rescue. The company announced Monday it was adding HomeKit support to a new version of the Pop, a small button you can program to act as a light switch or trigger a HomeKit scene. If I place a
  
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• Robert Taylor, innovator who shaped modern computing, dies at 85

  18-04-2017 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Perhaps no one deserves more credit for the world-changing technological leap - the internet - than Robert W. Taylor...
  
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• CNET Show Us Yours: Submit photos of your home theater now! - CNET

  18-04-2017 22:00
  
  Want your kickass home theater setup featured on CNET? We're looking for submissions, so get yourphotos ready and show us what you got.
  
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• Facebook F8, day 1: Facebook goes all in on AR and VR - CNET

  18-04-2017 21:47
  
  The social network kicks off its annual F8 developer conference with a heavy focus on augmented reality and virtual reality.
  
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• Facebook Messenger wants to be the new Yellow Pages - CNET

  18-04-2017 21:45
  
  The bots have invaded Facebook's chat app. Now there are 100,000 of them waiting to book you a table or surface headlines at your beck and call.
  
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• Facebook Spaces makes virtual reality a social experience - CNET

  18-04-2017 21:44
  
  You'll be able to hang out with friends in 3D with the social media giant's new VR platform, released to software developers Tuesday at the F8 conference.
  
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• How to use Snapchat’s new augmented reality 3D world lenses

  18-04-2017 21:43 via macworld.com
  
  Snapchat is not going down without a fight. After seeing its main features adopted by Facebook’s suite of mobile apps, Snapchat has launched the all-new 3D world lenses.Snapchat’s 3D world lenses rely on similar augmented reality-powered animations that made its selfie filters so popular. Snapchat’s selfie filters were eventually stolen for Facebook’s own AR camera features. Instead of using AR to animate your face, however, Snapchat’s 3D world lenses can be used to
  
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• President Trump to order review of H-1B visa program to encourage hiring Americans

  18-04-2017 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order federal agencies to look at tightening a temporary visa program...
  
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• AAA club unveils Gig, a 'one-way' car-sharing scheme - Roadshow

  18-04-2017 21:23
  
  Putting things back where you found them is overrated.
  
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• Apple Music and Spotify Chat Extensions Coming to Facebook Messenger

  18-04-2017 21:21 via macrumors.com
  
  Facebook today announced plans to integrate both Spotify and Apple Music into Facebook Messenger, allowing Messenger users to link to Apple Music or Spotify content for sharing songs and playlists directly within the Facebook Messenger app.Apple has not shared details on how its chat extension will work, but Spotify published a blog post detailing the Spotify chat extension, which will undoubtedly share similarities with Apple Music.
  Using the Spotify chat extension, users can search and share S
  
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• Nintendo's NES Classic is being discontinued everywhere - CNET

  18-04-2017 21:18
  
  Gamers worldwide can now share in the disappointment that the mini console will be no more. Still, if you have a spare $300...
  
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• Facebook Spaces wants you to hang out with your friends in VR

  18-04-2017 21:10 via macworld.com
  
  Facebook is making it possible to hang out with your friends in virtual reality using Spaces, a new app the company launched Tuesday for the Oculus Rift. The app will allow people to join a shared, immersive video call, represented by a personalized avatar.Using Spaces, people can hang out around a virtual reality table, share three-dimensional drawings and use the Rift’s built-in microphone to chat with one another. Users can also surround themselves and their friends with 360-degree phot
  
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• Facebook sees your phone as an augmented reality playground - CNET

  18-04-2017 21:01
  
  Your phone will blend the digital and physical worlds with technology Facebook is testing this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says at the F8 conference.
  
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• GarageBand, iMovie, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers are now free for Mac and iOS

  18-04-2017 20:58 via macworld.com
  
  As first spotted by MacRumors, Apple on Tuesday updated GarageBand, iMovie, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers for Mac and iOS, so that those apps are now free. Before today, those apps were free to users who bought a new Mac, iPhone, or iPad, and the free download was a one-time event. Now the apps are free all the time.Before Tuesday, the iOS versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers were $10 each, while the Mac versions were $20 each. On iOS, GarageBand and iMovie were $5 each, while on the Mac, Garag
  
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• Apple makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork apps for Mac and iOS devices free for all users

  18-04-2017 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple today updated several of its Mac and iOS apps, making them available for all Mac and iOS users...
  
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• Lutron syncs your lights up with Google Assistant - CNET

  18-04-2017 20:49
  
  You can already ask Siri or Alexa to turn your Lutron smart lights on and off -- starting today, you can use Google Assistant, too.
  
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• FCC helps AT&T and Time Warner avoid lengthy public interest merger review

  18-04-2017 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Federal Communications Commission has helped clear the path for AT&T to buy Time Warner Inc...
  
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• Facebook aims to crush Snapchat with augmented reality

  18-04-2017 20:33 via macworld.com
  
  Facebook's efforts to embed camera functionality in all the apps it runs isn’t just a push to crush Snapchat. The company will be using those cameras as a way to create a developer platform for augmented reality, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed Tuesday.Developers and artists can work on building augmented reality camera lenses with AR Studio, a new development environment that Facebook released in closed beta. The environment offers users tools to make it easier to create augmented reali
  
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• Facebook moves ahead with account recovery for any site - CNET

  18-04-2017 20:26
  
  Soon, you'll be able to get back into accounts on multiple sites using Facebook instead of email for recovery. Facebook releases the tool at its F8 event.
  
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• Save Up to 44% on Select HP Inkjet Printers - Deal Alert

  18-04-2017 20:14 via macworld.com
  
  Amazon is featuring discounts of up to 44% on various HP OfficeJet Pro and Envy wireless printers with mobile printing, for a limited time. Prices and discounts will be hidden until you add them to your cart, so jump over to Amazon to learn more and review buying options.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Facebook tries to make it easier to log into other apps - CNET

  18-04-2017 20:06
  
  With updates to Facebook Login, the social network hopes to ease the hassle associated with forgotten passwords.
  
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• Facebook's Developer Circles program tries to hook 'em early - CNET

  18-04-2017 20:05
  
  The social network wants to help people interested in computer programming -- and teach them how to use Facebook's tools in the process.
  
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• Amazon Prime Gets You 20% off Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus - Deal Alert

  18-04-2017 20:04 via macworld.com
  
  Place Philips Hue Lightstrips under furniture or kitchen cabinets, into coves or highlight architectural features with indirect white light. Control color, dimming and shading through the app, or with your voice via an Alexa compatible device. Shape, bend or extent these 6-foot strips as needed. Sync lighting effects to music, movies, or games to take your experience to the next level. A hub is required and sold separately. The typical list price of $89.99 is currently being discounted 20% in a
  
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• Switching from an iPhone 6s to an iPhone SE

  18-04-2017 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  The volume and power buttons on my iPhone 6s stopped working, so for various reasons...
  
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• Starbucks 'Unicorn Frappuccino' assaults all your senses - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:42
  
  Coffee behemoth Starbucks dips its toes into fairy tales with a gaudy frappuccino inspired by unicorns.
  
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• Facebook's Zuck: "We have work to do to prevent tragedies" - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:42
  
  The CEO of Facebook addresses Cleveland murder video and sends condolences to the victim's family during the opening remarks of the company's developer conference.
  
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• 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' boasts five post-credit scenes - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:31
  
  Don't plan on getting up after the long-awaited Marvel sequel ends -- sit there till the usher kicks you out.
  
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• Samsung under fire: Galaxy S8 owners angry over ‘red tint’ display problems

  18-04-2017 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to a pair of Korean tech site reports today...
  
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• Police: Facebook slaying suspect Steve Stephens dead - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:24
  
  Stephens took his own life following a brief pursuit, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
  
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• 6 tips for the Galaxy S8's new launcher - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:13
  
  Samsung made some significant changes to navigating the Galaxy S8's interface. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Pornhub's Snapchat-style app makes nude selfies safe for work - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:11
  
  The pornography megasite wants us to be able to distribute our most intimate expressions of ourselves more widely, and without anyone getting fired in the process.
  
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• See a beaver, yes a beaver, moonlight as a cattle herder - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:09
  
  A roaming beaver unwittingly attracts the attention and devotion of a large herd of curious cows.
  
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• What's new on Hulu for May 2017 - CNET

  18-04-2017 19:03
  
  Lots and lots of new films hit Hulu along with two new original documentaries.
  
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• That apple.com link you clicked on? Yeah, it’s actually Russian

  18-04-2017 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Didn't we fix this back in 2005? Apparently not...
  
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• Save 86% On a MacX Media Manager Bundle That'll Convert Video, Organize Files, Rip DVDs, and More - Deal Alert

  18-04-2017 19:00 via macworld.com
  
  Get organized, digitally speaking. Do you have tons of video and music files and just want them sorted in an orderly manner? Want to watch your movies on your phone or tablet instead of your laptop? The MacX Media Management Bundle, marked down to $19.95, will help you do it all.This trio of MacX software will help you take control of your digital world. MacX DVD Ripper Pro is quick to rip your DVDs for use on your phone, and is super speedy thanks to its support of batch con
  
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• Sprint goes free with global roaming data - CNET

  18-04-2017 18:59
  
  Basic data and text messaging is now available in 165 international destinations and high-speed data gets new pricing.
  
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• Steve Ballmer's USAFacts site surfaces government spending - CNET

  18-04-2017 18:41
  
  The former Microsoft CEO has built a database using government data so you can track where the money goes.
  
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• Nissan, EVgo team up to connect Boston, DC with EV chargers - Roadshow

  18-04-2017 18:37
  
  It'll connect the two cities with a network of DC fast chargers.
  
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• Galaxy S8 is awesome, except for one thing (The 3:59, Ep. 212) - CNET

  18-04-2017 18:32
  
  What are reviewers saying about Samsung's new flagship phone? Also, we talk about the latest iPhone 8 rumors.
  
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• Roadshow Asks: What's it like to design an Easter Jeep Safari concept rig? - Roadshow

  18-04-2017 18:31
  
  When it comes to bringing Jeep ideas to life, Senior Designer Chris Piscitelli has it all sketched out.
  
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• All the Easter Jeep Safari concepts in their off-road glory - Roadshow

  18-04-2017 18:31
  
  Each spring Jeep offers up a series of concept vehicles for the annual Easter Jeep Safari gathering in Moab, Utah. This year featured massive horsepower, lift kits and big ol' tires.
  
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• Google expands Earth with new VR tours, but Daydream support nowhere to be seen

  18-04-2017 18:25 via macworld.com
  
  While Maps is far and away the most popular tool for traversing the globe, Google hasn’t forgotten about its other project, Earth. And just in time for Earth Day, Google is giving it a major upgrade.In an event at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City today, Google took the wraps off the new Earth project for Android and Chrome. The fruits of nearly two years of labor, the new app’s marquee feature, called Voyager, enhances the way you explore the planet, adding tours guided by
  
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