A Shark Week-House Hunters crossover is now closer to reality - CNET

Discovery, which owns channels like Animal Planet and TLC, agrees to buy the company behind Food Network and HGTV.

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'GoT' star shares Chewbacca video from Han Solo film - CNET

Watch the Wookiee have some fun in an Instagram video posted by Emilia Clarke. Also, director Ron Howard tweets another Han Solo set photo.

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Get a Lifepack backpack with Solarbank for $189 - CNET

Normally $269, this former Kickstarter darling features a built-in solar panel-powered Bluetooth speaker/mobile charger. Plus: an iPhone 7 Plus case for 15 cents!

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AMD is back in the high-end PC gaming game - CNET

The company is challenging rival Nvidia with new family of Radeon RX Vega GPUs.

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Microsoft kills iOS Windows Phone keyboard in favor of SwiftKey - CNET

Cheerio, Word Flow. You are no longer relevant.

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Russia outlaws VPNs used to access banned websites - CNET

President Vladimir Putin signs a law prohibiting the use of technology popular for accessing government-restricted sites, Reuters reports.

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Moto G5 Plus vs. E4: Battle of the best budget phones - CNET

Looking to save money on a budget phone, but not sure which is for you? I look at two of our favs: the Moto G5 Plus and the Moto E4.

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