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• Apple begins rolling out Swift Playgrounds 2 beta to developers

  12-06-2017 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has started sending developers access to the first beta version of Swift Playgrounds 2. The company originally announced the update at WWDC, but only opened TestFlight signups rather than releasing the first build. This evening, however, developers have started receiving Swift Playgrounds 2.more…
  
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• J.K. Rowling is No. 3 on Forbes' highest-paid celebs list - CNET

  12-06-2017 23:47
  
  Harry Potter's creator is as rich as her character, who possesses a Gringotts vault stuffed with gold coins. Talk about magical.
  
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• On Anne Frank's birthday, a push to save war diaries online - CNET

  12-06-2017 23:41
  
  A U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Kickstarter campaign announced Monday wants your help preserving other first-person accounts.
  
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• Facebook's first original show may be one that was canceled by MTV - CNET

  12-06-2017 23:41
  
  The social-networking giant reportedly plans to make its original programmer debut by resurrecting "Loosely Exactly Nicole," which MTV ran for just one season.
  
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• With Apple’s Business Chat, users can schedule appointments and process payments in iMessage

  12-06-2017 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday at WWDC, Apple officially launched Business Chat for iMessage in developer preview...
  
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• Wirelessly charge these Logitech mice with your mouse pad - CNET

  12-06-2017 23:10
  
  The new Powerplay wireless charging system will cost $99.99 when it's available in August, while two new mice that work with it will cost $99.99 and $149.99, beginning in June.
  
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• All the ways Apple’s iOS 11 will change your iPhone

  12-06-2017 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  After Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last week, everyone was talking about new hardware...
  
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• Lights out: How Crash Override hits power grids -- hard - CNET

  12-06-2017 22:36
  
  Researchers discovered Crash Override, which takes advantage of the world’s outdated power grid to shut off electricity in entire cities.
  
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• Wirelessly charge these Logitech mice with your mousepad - CNET

  12-06-2017 22:34
  
  The new Powerplay wireless charging system will cost $99.99 when it's available in August, while two new mice that work with it will cost $99.99 and $149.99, beginning in June.
  
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• Developer uncovers drag and drop support for iPhone in iOS 11

  12-06-2017 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of the standout features in iOS 11 is support for drag and drop, which allows iPad users to easily move things such as links and images between applications. Though, the feature is limited to iPad users as Apple works to make the device more of a PC replacement.
  Developer Steven Troughton-Smith, however, has discovered how to enable inter-application drag and drop on iPhone…more…
  
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• Jim Dalrymple reviews Apple’s new 10.5-inch iPad Pro: Highly recommended

  12-06-2017 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  I’ve been using Apple’s new 10.5-inch iPad Pro for five days now and there is a lot to like about the device...
  
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• HP uses dads to expose gender bias in interviews - CNET

  12-06-2017 22:07
  
  Commentary: As part of its Reinvent Mindsets campaign, HP asks dads to read generic interview tips for women found online ... with their daughters sitting next to them.
  
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• Apple’s next iPhone iOS might save your life

  12-06-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There's no way that we can convince people to stop texting while driving...
  
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• Microsoft Minecraft update brings more players together - CNET

  12-06-2017 21:38
  
  Minecraft's vast online realms will be easier to join, Microsoft says at the E3 show, and game consoles will play nice with Windows and phones.
  
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• Your state's favorite emoji is kind of embarrassing - CNET

  12-06-2017 21:32
  
  Some states are just naturally the heart-eyed smiley face types, while others prefer eggplants and poo. Not judging!
  
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• Apple is making old iPhones new again to win India

  12-06-2017 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Varuni T.V., a business professor in India, had her eye on a particular smartphone for months...
  
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• NASA will try again to make fake clouds on the East Coast - CNET

  12-06-2017 21:18
  
  The previous five launches didn't happen because of weather and wayward boats. But NASA's trying again.
  
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• When the eclipse blocks out the sun, there's still moonshine - CNET

  12-06-2017 21:08
  
  A solar eclipse set to pass over the US in August will last longest just outside Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where one distillery is already prepared.
  
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• Roadshow Asks: How did you get to be the Queen of Chaos? - Roadshow

  12-06-2017 20:59
  
  Nicole Pitell-Vaughan, the Director of Operations at Total Chaos Fabrication, designs and tests aftermarket offroad parts the old-fashioned way.
  
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• President Trump’s offshore tax plan may mean extra perk for Apple

  12-06-2017 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Multinationals are in line for a windfall from President Donald Trump’s call to cut the tax rate on U.S. companies, but...
  
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• Causing Chaos where ever she goes - Roadshow

  12-06-2017 20:56
  
  Take a look at two of the Toyota project trucks from Total Chaos Fabrication, both driven by Chaos owner Nicole Pitell-Vaughan.
  
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• Galaxy Note 7 refurb may get Samsung's digital assistant - CNET

  12-06-2017 20:38
  
  A safe version of the phone, called Note 7 FE, could reportedly launch on July 7, this time with Bixby.
  
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• Meet Zelle, billed as the Venmo for everybody - CNET

  12-06-2017 20:25
  
  The new peer-to-peer payments service will be available to 86 million banking customers this month. It should make it easier to collect from friends or borrow from mom.
  
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• How to downgrade iOS 11 beta and restore iOS 10

  12-06-2017 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  "On Monday, June 5 Apple released its first beta of iOS 11 to developers only...
  
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• Honda teases new Fit Sport model, highlights safety tech - Roadshow

  12-06-2017 20:15
  
  Ahead of its launch next month, Honda revealed its 2018 Fit hatchback will offer a new Sport trim along with adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist.
  
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• When the eclipse turns out the sun, there's still moonshine - CNET

  12-06-2017 20:08
  
  A solar eclipse set to pass over the US in August will last longest just outside Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where one distillery is already prepared.
  
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• E3 2017: What's been announced and how to watch all the livestreams - CNET

  12-06-2017 20:03
  
  The biggest video game show of the year will be packed with announcements. Find everything out at the same time we do!
  
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• Mac ransomware author is giving away malicious code to script kiddies

  12-06-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Security researchers have discovered a ransomware variant that targets Macs...
  
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• Xbox One X? Is that the best name Microsoft could think of? - CNET

  12-06-2017 19:55
  
  Commentary: Microsoft's new console doesn't sound very new. And doesn't it also sound like Xbox One S?
  
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• Your mouse movements could save you from identity thieves - CNET

  12-06-2017 19:46
  
  Researchers in Italy say they've developed a machine learning algorithm that knows when people are lying online.
  
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• Google's Project Sunroof gives you solar panel peer pressure - CNET

  12-06-2017 19:38
  
  You can look up whether your neighbors are adding solar installations to their roofs.
  
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• Peek inside Boeing's 737 factory with a 360-degree tour - CNET

  12-06-2017 19:26
  
  Boeing's new interactive website shows you where and how it makes one of its most successful airliners, the 737.
  
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• Tech selloff goes global

  12-06-2017 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of technology companies fell around the world Monday, extending Friday’s steep declines...
  
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• Fox livestream is on Hulu -- if you live in the right city - CNET

  12-06-2017 19:14
  
  Parent News Corp is reportedly considering adding a Fox feed to other services like AT&T's DirecTV Now and PlayStation Vue.
  
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• Apple silicon and Machine Learning

  12-06-2017 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Apple introduced its 64-bit A7 processor in September, 2013, they caught the industry by surprise...
  
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• Top Uber exec steps down as CEO faces uncertain future - CNET

  12-06-2017 18:49
  
  Emil Michael, senior vice president of Uber and a close ally of CEO Travis Kalanick, will leave the company.
  
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• The Dark Secret of Artificial Intelligence: No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do

  12-06-2017 18:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last year, a strange self-driving car was released onto the quiet roads of Monmouth County, New Jersey...
  
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• Xbox One X: What a tease! (The 3:59, Ep. 238) - CNET

  12-06-2017 18:38
  
  We chat about Microsoft's latest console. Also, the reviews are in for the iPad Pro.
  
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• Enter for your chance to win* an AmpliFi HD Mesh Wi-Fi System - CNET

  12-06-2017 18:27
  
  Walk away with a router base station and two wireless mesh points! Two lucky runners-up will win prizes as well.
  
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• Big tech stocks under pressure again after Apple shares downgraded

  12-06-2017 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  After a drop in big technology stocks Friday caused the Nasdaq composite to post its worst week of the year...
  
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• 6 things I love about macOS High Sierra (so far)

  12-06-2017 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every time Apple updates its Mac operating system, some new features get added that completely change...
  
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• LAPTOP reviews Apple’s new 10.5-inch iPad Pro: Amazingly fast performance beats most Windows laptops

  12-06-2017 17:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  The result is a tablet that beats most Windows laptops on the Geekbench 4 benchmark, which measures overall performance...
  
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• Google's Gboard smart keyboard gets new bells and whistles - CNET

  12-06-2017 17:45
  
  The new features, available first to Android users, include the ability to draw an emoji and phrase suggestions.
  
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• Israel reportedly hacked ISIS, then Trump told Russia - CNET

  12-06-2017 17:29
  
  The intel related to ISIS potentially making bombs that looked like batteries for laptop computers.
  
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• Sharp sues Hisense to get its name off low-end TVs - CNET

  12-06-2017 17:24
  
  The lawsuit accuses Hisense of slapping Sharp's brand on poor-quality televisions sold in the US.
  
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• The next Mitsubishi Evolution might be a crossover - Roadshow

  12-06-2017 17:08
  
  Nothing is sacred over there.
  
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• Ars Technica reviews Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro: Much more ‘pro’ than what it replaces

  12-06-2017 17:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  More computer-y than they have been at any point in their seven-year history...
  
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