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New PS Plus deal: grab three months of Official PlayStation Magazine for £1
by Tabitha Baker on December 10, 2019 at 1:15 pm
PS Plus members can grab this fantastic deal on an Official PlayStation Magazine membership - three months for just £1
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Best Buy's Holiday shopping event has Black Friday-shaming deals on laptops
by Matt Hanson on December 10, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Best Buy has a huge range of savings on some brilliant laptops in the run-up to Christmas.
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Watch live as Blue Origin aims for a booster re-use record with New Shepard launch
by Darrell Etherington on December 10, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Jeff Bezos -founded space company Blue Origin has a launch scheduled for today, with a liftoff window set for 8:30 AM CST (9:30 AM EST/6:30 AM PST). The launch livestream above will begin at around 30 minutes prior to liftoff. The launch today will see a New Shepard rocket take off from the company’s West
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Facebook Portal smart displays are at their lowest price yet in Amazon sale
by Henry St Leger on December 10, 2019 at 1:06 pm
Facebook's range of smart displays have got a mixed reception, but this latest price drop is certainly worth noting.
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$125 million for Inscripta may usher in the next wave of genetic engineering
by Jonathan Shieber on December 10, 2019 at 1:01 pm
In these waning days of the second decade of the twenty-first century, technologists and investors are beginning to lay the foundations for new, truly transformational technologies that have the potential to reshape entire industries and rewrite the rules of human understanding. It may sound lofty, but new achievements from businesses and research institutions in areas
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North ending production of current Focals smart glasses to focus on Focals 2.0
by Darrell Etherington on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Smart glasses maker North announced today that it will be ending production of its first-generation Focals glasses, which it brought to market for consumers last year. The company says it will instead shift its focus to Focals 2.0, a next-generation version of the product, which it says will ship starting in 2020. Focals are North’s
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Baby food delivery startup Yumi spoon fed another $8 million in strategic funding
by Sarah Buhr on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Babies have options these days when it comes to what goes in their mouth. No more is it just the standard mush in a jar. Now they’ve got everything from pouches to organic purees delivered right to their parents’ door — and Yumi is one of several startups cashing in. The company has just announced
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AWS re:Invent 2019 Postmortem: Introducing Cassandra and bringing ML to Aurora
on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
AWS unveiled a large number of database announcements last week. Among them, a new service that could shake up the Apache Cassandra market, and bringing ML to Aurora.
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Watching TV feels like homework - CNET
by Erin Carson on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Commentary: In the battle between what you should watch and what you want to watch, it's hard to choose sides.
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In 2020, smart glasses may start looking totally normal - CNET
by Scott Stein on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
New North Focal AR glasses coming next year are a lot sleeker, and you might actually want to wear them in public.
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6 things to know about cash-back credit cards - CNET
by Dori Zinn on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Cash-back credit cards are a great way to start using a credit card, offering benefits every time you swipe. But are they a good idea?
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The Best Kindle to Buy (And Which to Avoid)
by Jeffrey Van Camp, Adrienne So on December 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Amazon has four different ebook readers, and a ton of older ones. Here's how they stack up, and which may be right for you.
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The best earbuds of 2019 are less than £50 in outstanding Amazon deal
by Olivia Tambini on December 10, 2019 at 12:53 pm
You can buy the 1MORE Triple Driver In-Ear Headphones for £47 – just in time for Christmas.
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Salzburg vs Liverpool live stream: how to watch today's Champions League football from anywhere
by Kevin Lynch on December 10, 2019 at 12:46 pm
Can the Reds assure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a win in Austria? Don't miss a kick with our guide to watching a Red Bull Salzburg vs Liverpool live stream.
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How to watch: Sony's State of Play livestream will reveal upcoming PS4 games - CNET
by Sean Keane on December 10, 2019 at 12:41 pm
Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Resident Evil 3 remake and Ghost of Tsushima.
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Investors find a spot for $65 million in Passport’s parking management tech
by Jonathan Shieber on December 10, 2019 at 12:31 pm
The big new round of funding for Passport’s ticketing and parking management tech proves that software can even disrupt something as mundane and seemingly low-tech as the parking lot. The startup, which just raised $65 million in new financing from investors is a permitting, parking and ticketing management service for cities, office parks and campuses.
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Top Christmas gifts for mobile gamers
by David Lumb on December 10, 2019 at 12:30 pm
If you've got a mobile gamer on your Christmas list but need ideas for what to get them, we've got you covered with phones, controllers, batteries and more.
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What this powerful new chip means for the Galaxy S11 and next year's phones - CNET
by Jessica Dolcourt on December 10, 2019 at 12:30 pm
Many of next year's best phones will use new features powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 processor.
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The best cheap laptop deals and sales in December 2019: prices from just £129
by Brendan Griffiths,Tabitha Baker on December 10, 2019 at 12:14 pm
The finest selection of the UK's best cheap laptops. Sales and deal prices compared from the best stores.
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Gmail: To save sending a bunch of emails, you can now forward them as attachments
on December 10, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Google offers a better way to forward multiple email messages in Gmail.
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Get a free PS4 with iD Mobile's awesome Sony Xperia 10 deals from just £22.99/pm
by Alex Hughes on December 10, 2019 at 12:09 pm
A Christmas miracle...or just a really good deal! Get this last minute Christmas deal with a free PS4 and Sony Xperia 10.
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Healthcare-focused venture firms are forming a best practices group for securing health data
by Jonathan Shieber on December 10, 2019 at 12:05 pm
Some of the nation’s top healthcare-focused venture capital firms are banding together to form an advisory council with the technology security certification provider, Hitrust, to create best practices for data security for startups developing digital health technologies. The conversations, spearheaded by the Nashville-based, healthcare-focused investment fund, Frist-Cressey, were designed to accelerate the adoption of digital
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LinkedIn's Azure move is less about scale and more about the speed of innovation
on December 10, 2019 at 12:02 pm
LinkedIn isn't moving to Azure because it needs to, or because it's owned by Microsoft: it's moving because Microsoft can invest in technologies that even a business as big as LinkedIn can't build for itself.
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In Pokemon Sword and Shield, new Pokemon are finally worth caring about - CNET
by Daniel Van Boom on December 10, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Commentary: Not every Pokemon is in Sword and Shield, but the excellent additions make that OK.
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How to add page numbers and bookmarks in Google Docs
on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Learn how to point everyone to the same place quickly using page numbers and bookmarks in Google Docs.
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Best iPhone apps of 2019 - CNET
by Alison DeNisco Rayome on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
The best iPhone apps of the year changed the way we communicate, watch TV and play games.
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Soci raises $12M to help big brands manage local marketing
by Anthony Ha on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
According to CEO Afif Khoury, we’re in the middle of “the third wave of social” — a shift back to local interactions. And Khoury’s startup Soci (pronounced soh-shee) has raised $12 million in Series C funding to help companies navigate that shift. Soci works with customers like Ace Hardware and Sport Clips to help them
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iPhone XR vs. iPhone 8 Plus: Which iPhone should you buy? - CNET
by Lynn La on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Now that the iPhone 11 is out, you can nab an older iPhone for cheaper and they still work great.
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Apple MacBook Pro Review (2019, 16-Inch): A Return to Form
by Julian Chokkattu on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
The new MacBook Pro is a little boring, but after years of misfires in Apple's laptop lineup, the machine reliably gets the job done.
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What is 5G? The Complete Guide to When, Why, and How
by Klint Finley on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Dive deep into the 5G spectrum, millimeter wave technology, and why 5G could give China an edge in the AI race.
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The FCC's Push to Purge Huawei From US Networks
by Lily Hay Newman on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
The rural carriers who rely on Huawei are wary of a costly “rip and replace” effort.
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft: Here's Who Has the Greenest Cloud
by Daniel Oberhaus on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
A WIRED report card on the top three cloud providers shows how their environmental claims stack up.
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Today’s Cartoon: Ad Blockers
by WIRED Cartoons on December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
How to block those pop-up ads for good.