Sunday 4 March 2018

Amazon may stop selling Google's Nest products - CNET

Thermostats and home security products are expected to disappear from the online retailer's site, reports Business Insider.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Oscars ad has a tinge of Steve Jobs about it - CNET

Commentary: Featuring people who dare to do the extraordinary, the ad looks at those who aren't famous and those who're getting there.

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Life-size Infinity Gauntlet shows how Thanos fights Avengers - CNET

The powered-up role-playing item includes sounds from "Avengers: Infinity War," Infinity Stones and articulated fingers.

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Stephen Hawking explains what happened before Big Bang - CNET

Commentary: The physicist tells Neil deGrasse Tyson what came before the Big Bang. Was there anything there? Was there nothing there? Was there even a there there?

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This pint-size $168 audio system packs a wallop - CNET

Dayton Audio’s surprisingly affordable system dishes out very decent sound quality.

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This is what a 5,000-year-old tattoo looks like - CNET

Tattoos believed to be the world's oldest figurative body art have been discovered on a pair of well-preserved Egyptian mummies. Talk about ancient hipsters.

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Otter's free app brings voice transcripts into the AI age - CNET

Otter's artificial intelligence absorbs recorded conversations and churns out transcripts that identify speakers, suggest keywords and offer text search.

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Best comedies on Netflix for March 2018 - CNET

The funniest movies and stand-up specials you can stream this month.

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Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has a bizarre Luke Skywalker theory - CNET

The Star Wars actor hopes the Tattoine farmboy just ditched his cloak and is letting it all hang out at a nudist colony.

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Women cybersecurity leaders: RSA Conference can't find you - CNET

A major security event has 20 keynote speakers, and only one is a woman. Experts say recruiting at events that exclude women keeps the field male-dominated.

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Razzies 2018: 'The Emoji Movie' wins award for worst film - CNET

We're No. 2! Winning four Razzie Awards, the animated film and its stinker reviews made Patrick Stewart's talking-poo emoji proud.

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If you love CDs you need this - CNET

If you play CDs, Cambridge Audio's CXC transport will take your sound to the next level.

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In peculiar Oscars ad, Google Nest backs #MeToo movement - CNET

Commentary: In a spot that will run during the 2018 Academy Awards, a dad tries to teach his son respect for women. Oddly, he can't talk to the kid face to face.

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No, AT&T hasn't created internet fast lanes. But... - CNET

As net neutrality rules expire, changes may start to creep into how your internet works. Not everything you hear is quite true though.

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Which CG character will win the 2018 visual effects Oscar? - CNET

Will Snoke steal the show? Can Caesar seize the day? Are you rooting for Groot? Digital characters are vying for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

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Mercedes-AMG GT four-door teased one last time before Geneva debut - Roadshow

This has gone on long enough.

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Nintendo Switch, Year Two: 5 ways it's set to leap forward - CNET

Analysis: It's the one-year anniversary of the Nintendo's smash-hit console, but the evolution has just begun.

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8 Oscar-nominated movies you can watch on Netflix now 🎬 - CNET

The votes are in and we won't know the winners until Sunday. While you wait, here are the nominees you can watch on Netflix.

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Thieves steal 600 powerful bitcoin-mining computers in huge heist - CNET

In Iceland, police are hoping a power surge will lead them to the criminals' stash.

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Lyft to provide free rides to student protestors at March For Our Lives - Roadshow

The founders of Lyft sent a letter to the organizers of March For Our Lives offering free rides to the protest as well as their admiration and respect.

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Facebook buys Kim Kardashian West celebrity prank show - CNET

Commentary: "You Kiddin' Me" is inspired by Kardashian West's own notoriously humorous family. Will Kanye get Punk'd?

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Microsoft's fancy hinge patent could mean folding phones - CNET

But would Microsoft actually build one?

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Facebook says it’s 'playing catch-up' on Russia and the election - CNET

Sheryl Sandberg, the social network's COO, talks about the election and the #MeToo movement at the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in San Francisco.

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Detroit Auto Show considering move to October in 2020 - Roadshow

CES and notable OEM departures are among the reasons for the potential shift.

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2018 BMW X2 is another niche product for the SUV-hungry masses - Roadshow

Less practical than a BMW X1, and more expensive, too.

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