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• How Mercedes borrowed Hollywood CGI for its futuristic Project Dash

  10-10-2015 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz’s Concept IAA wowed the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show with its shape-shifting exterior, but the car is just as stunning inside. The vehicle equips a next-generation user interface bolstered by 3D modeling technology from The Foundry.The post How Mercedes borrowed Hollywood CGI for its futuristic Project Dash appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Meizu will spend $1.5 million to say sorry for delaying its Pro 5 flagship smartphone

  10-10-2015 21:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu was supposed to release its Pro 5 flagship smartphone on October 12, but the company announced that it would have to delay the release. Meizu is apologizing to its customers in a big way.
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• Microsoft Word versus Google Docs

  10-10-2015 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft and Google both offer word processing programs, but their capabilities (if not their use cases) are quite different. Which one is for you? That depends on what you need to do.The post Microsoft Word versus Google Docs appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• 5G speed test conducted by Huawei and NTT DoCoMo hits 3.6Gbps peak download speed

  10-10-2015 21:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  We have yet another glimpse at just how fast 5G mobile network download speeds can be. Huawei and NTT DoCoMo recently conducted a field trial of 5G technology and achieved a peak download speed faster than 3Gbps.
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• Stanford women set to reclaim their place in the field of computer science

  10-10-2015 20:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to Stanford University's latest survey of its upper-class students, the most popular major among women is now computer science, with 214 women planning to declare the field as their primary focus of study.
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• 5 great Moto X Style Pure Edition cases and covers

  10-10-2015 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you’re looking for a little protection, or a different look for your new Moto, then it’s time to shop cases. These are the best Moto X Style cases we’ve seen so far for the new Pure Edition smartphone.
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• This crazy subwoofer backpack hopes to let you bring the boom anywhere

  10-10-2015 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Bass on the go is going up a notch. New York City-based start-up bassAware has launched a crowdfunding campaign for Drop, its new wearable audio backpack designed to provide bass only the wearer can hear.
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• Hey parents, need your kids to go to sleep? Try reading them this story

  10-10-2015 19:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  New bestselling book “The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep” depends upon "specific language pattern based on psychological techniques that will help your child to relax and fall asleep."The post Hey parents, need your kids to go to sleep? Try reading them this story appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• “Just make it a requirement,” says Chicago mayor of computer science in high school

  10-10-2015 19:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling for computer science and coding classes a graduation prerequisite. "Just make it a requirement," he said of coding during a tech policy event sponsored by The Washington Post.
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• Halo: The Fall of Reach Launch trailer looks to the past to explain the future

  10-10-2015 18:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Halo 5: Guardians arrives October 27, and limited edition buyers will also have the chance to check out The Fall of Reach, an animated series based on the 2001 novel by Eric Nylund.The post Halo: The Fall of Reach Launch trailer looks to the past to explain the future appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• You won’t even need to get a friend to water your plants with this vertical garden

  10-10-2015 18:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Want a garden that takes care of itself? Plug & Plant is fairly automated; you just add water, and it uses its sensors to make sure everything's taken care of. You only have to add water once a month!
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• This company wants to ‘holoport’ celebrities as HumaGrams

  10-10-2015 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  ARHT media has developed HumaGrams, interactive celebrity holograms designed for commercial use, but destined for your living room.
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• Three things to know about the Dell Chromebook 13

  10-10-2015 18:00
  
  Dell's new Chromebook 13 is another contender in Google's Chrome OS market, and it is a serious player on the field. Dell hails this as its first professional-level Chromebook, and we agree with its assessment; if you're looking to grab a Chromebook for work, the Chromebook 13 won't disappoint. The same is true if you want to use the Chromebook … Continue reading
  
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• Catch up on American Horror Story, iZombie, and more in our 5 shows to watch

  10-10-2015 17:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  How are you going to get through this week? By pulling up your favorite streaming service and queueing the finest films and TV shows available now. Up this week:Batman Begins, American Horror Story: Freak Show, iZombie, and more.
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• Castrol Nexcel makes oil change Nespresso-simple in Aston Martin Vulcan

  10-10-2015 17:00
  
  Castrol is a big and well-known name in the automotive oil and lubricant market. You might think the end of evolution is here for oil and filters as well as tech for changing the oil in your car, but you would be wrong. Castrol has unveiled what it's describing as "the future of oil changes", and that future is called … Continue reading
  
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• An atheist church is raising money to buy Penn Jillette’s totally bananas house on Indiegogo

  10-10-2015 16:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Penn Jillette's house in the desert, The Slammer, is totally crazy. He wants to sell it, and the Church of Bacon wants to buy it, and is currently raising money on Indiegogo to do so.The post An atheist church is raising money to buy Penn Jillette’s totally bananas house on Indiegogo appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Want Hollywood results on a budget? Here’s the best free video editing software

  10-10-2015 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Video editing software doesn't have to cost you a paycheck and a half. Here are our picks for the best free video editing software available, so you can channel your inner Hollywood director.
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• Is the world ready for a Pepsi Phone?

  10-10-2015 12:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Clues left on the Chinese social network Weibo suggest PepsiCo could have a smartphone in the works — but what would it look like and why would they decide to do it in the first place?
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• These $40,000 B&O speakers make any spot the sweet spot

  10-10-2015 12:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Each of Bang and Olufsen's new flagship BeoLab 90 speakers packs 18 individually powered drivers in to a 360-degree array with up to 8200 watts of amplification each. Oh, and they're wireless to boot.The post These $40,000 B&O speakers make any spot the sweet spot appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Twitter looks set to cut jobs across the company next week

  10-10-2015 11:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Twitter will reportedly make layoffs next week in what would be Jack Dorsey's first major move since being installed as its permanent CEO. It's not clear how many jobs are likely to go, though the cuts are expected to affect all parts of the company.
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• Google’s OnHub router is actually a Chromebook in disguise

  10-10-2015 11:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A team of determined hackers have been able to root the Google OnHub, which means that you might one day be able to load your own custom software onto the router and tailor it to suit your needs.
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• Wiz Khalifa joins YouTube’s exclusive ‘one billion views’ club

  10-10-2015 10:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Furious 7 track is now part of the most exclusive club on YouTube — Khalifa joins Mark Ronson, Meghan Trainor, Enrique Iglesias, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and of course Psy.
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• Wiz Khalifa joins YouTube’s exclusive ‘1 billion views’ club

  10-10-2015 10:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Furious 7 track is now part of the most exclusive club on YouTube — Khalifa joins Mark Ronson, Meghan Trainor, Enrique Iglesias, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and of course Psy.
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• Fear the Walking Dead is the highest-rated first season of any cable series

  10-10-2015 04:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Walking Dead prequel, which ended its first season last week, averaged 11.2 million viewers per episode. Only Fox's hip hop drama Empire had higher viewership numbers for a 2015 debut TV series.
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• Disney opts for Fifty Shades of Grey writer to pen live-action Cruella de Vil movie

  10-10-2015 03:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Going from Fifty Shades of Grey to a Disney movie isn't an obvious career move, but it's what Kelly Marcel reportedly plans to do. The screenwriter is attached to Cruella, a live-action story based on 101 Dalmatian's puppy-skinning villainess.
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• Facebook lets you show school spirit with “Game Face”

  10-10-2015 03:30
  
  Facebook recently introduced updated mobile profiles, and now it is back with another way for you to show off your allegiances. The social network has introduced a new "Game Face" tool for adding a banner related to one of several college football teams. The banner can be set to only display for a set period of time before disappearing, such … Continue reading
  
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• Hulu’s launching a VR app next month

  10-10-2015 02:45
  
  Samsung’s anticipated Gear VR headset is launching next month, and it’ll only cost $99 USD, making it a financial feasibility for most consumers. To go along with it will be Hulu, which is working on a “virtual reality experience” for its subscribers. The video streaming service will launch its own VR app in November, keeping pace with competing services like … Continue reading
  
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• Jack Black and Dwight Yoakam to produce country-themed comedy for Fox

  10-10-2015 02:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Jack Black and Dwight Yoakam will produce a country music-themed comedy series for Fox. The show will follow a family man who moves his family from Silicon Valley to Nashville to become a country music star.
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• Meet Poppi, the airline that wants to fix everything awful about air travel

  10-10-2015 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Poppi, an airline concept, introduces disruptive startup concepts for today’s airlines that could change our perceptions of air travel.
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• Study finds wolves prefer Chernobyl zone over nearby parks

  10-10-2015 02:00
  
  It has been almost three decades since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and there’s still an exclusion zone in place prohibiting humans from returning. That exclusion zone, naturally, doesn’t apply to wildlife, which researchers have found are returning to the area in droves. According to a new international study published this week in the Current Biology journal, the Chernobyl zone — … Continue reading
  
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• George Clooney leads star-studded cast for new Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar!

  10-10-2015 01:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Familiar faces are everywhere in the new trailer for the Coen brothers' upcoming film Hail, Caesar! The story follows the making of a major Hollywood movie derailed by the kidnapping of its lead actor.The post George Clooney leads star-studded cast for new Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• George Clooney is kidnapped for ransom in new trailer for Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!

  10-10-2015 01:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Familiar faces are everywhere in the new trailer for the Coen brothers' upcoming film Hail, Caesar! The story follows the making of a major Hollywood movie derailed by the kidnapping of its lead actor.The post George Clooney is kidnapped for ransom in new trailer for Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Surgeons used a 3D printed heart to practice complicated surgery on a 4 year old girl

  10-10-2015 01:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Surgeons used a 3D printed heart in the case of a four-year-old girl, Mia Gonzalez, who needed a complicated aortic surgery to change her life.
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• McLaren 650S Can-Am limited edition honors 50th anniversary

  10-10-2015 01:15
  
  McLaren is celebrating its 50-year US racing milestone with a new limited edition 650S Can-Am. This is being launched on the anniversary of the inaugural Can-Am racing season, says McLaren, and it’ll be limited to only 50 “examples” across the world. The edition will be based on the 650S Spider, and none of them will come cheap: the price tag … Continue reading
  
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• Watch Don Cheadle channel Miles Davis in scene from Miles Ahead

  10-10-2015 01:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The latest clip from Don Cheadles new film, Miles Ahead shows the actor getting down on trumpet in the studio as Miles Davis. The film, which has been in the works for years, made its premiere at the New York Film Festival this week.
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• $200 Savings On DT Recommended 2-In-1 Laptop/Tablet

  10-10-2015 00:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Inspiron 15 7000 Series 2-in-1 Features: Peak performance – 6th generation IntelR Core i5-6200U processor True color display – 15” Full HD 1080p touch display Generous storage – Up to 1TB with optional add-on 256GB drive, and SD card reader Check it out: Digital Trends Recommended Product Instant $150 savings Enter code X4V2HWDGX1B9SC for extra $50 […]
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• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ movie adds Ron Perlman to cast

  10-10-2015 00:33
  
  A Harry Potter movie titled "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is in the pipeline, and this week has been ripe with casting news about it. Three new additions to the cast were announced last week, and now another announcement has been made to round out the week: Ron Perlman has joined the roster. Perlman's most notable recent role … Continue reading
  
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• The smart wireless thermometer untethers you from the grill in more ways than one

  10-10-2015 00:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Who doesn't love a smart meat thermometer? The Meater decided to make them even better by going wireless. All the components are tucked inside the probe, and the meat helps insulate them from the heat.The post The smart wireless thermometer untethers you from the grill in more ways than one appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Elon Musk: ‘If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple’

  10-10-2015 00:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In a recent interview with Handelsblatt, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Apple a graveyard for fired Tesla employees. The executive also spoke about Volkswagen's ongoing Dieselgate scandal.
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• Trends with Benefits: Microsoft’s hardware gamble, AI takeover, drones galore

  10-10-2015 00:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft is suddenly a hardware company, and 1 million new drones are expected to be buzzing in American skies come Christmas. What's next, artificial intelligence with the abilities of a 4-year-old?! Funny you asked.
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