This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. In August, I spent three weeks traveling through Germany and Hungary with CNET reporters Shara Tibken, Joan Solsman and Katie Collins to find out how technology is being used …
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7 October
Here’s what I look like in Facebook’s next reality
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might have just showed us the future of selfies — and maybe of social networks, too. Long story short, Zuck expects people to start hanging out with their friends in VR spaces, each person represented by a cartoony avatar. Related coverage Oculus is Zuckerberg’s big bet on the future PlayStation VR is pretty damn cool Palmer …
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7 October
iFixit’s iPhone 7 audio adapter teardown reveals mystery circuity
There’s a strange chip lurking beneath the surface of Apple‘s 3.5mm headphone adapter for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. iFixit, which routinely conducts teardowns of popular gadgets, partnered with Creative Electron to examine an X-ray image of the dongle included with every new iPhone. The scan, accompanied by a closer look at the guts provided by a contributor to …
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7 October
Netflix: Watch out, movie theaters, you could be next
Don’t start sweating yet, cinema chains. Netflix doesn’t need to destroy you, for now. Speaking at the New Yorker Tech Fest, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saved his harshest words of the day for the theater industry, calling its business model a “tragedy” and saying “movie theaters are strangling the movie business.” Film studios risk revolt by theater chains that would …
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7 October
Salvador Dalí cookbook will make your supper surreal
When was the last time you chowed down on veal cutlets stuffed with snails or impressed your dinner guests with a bush of crayfish in Viking herbs? With a little help from the late surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, those dishes and other equally unusual ones can grace your table. Dalí’s cookbook “Les Diners De Gala” will be available again for …
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7 October
Comcast’s 1 TB data caps are coming your way
If you’re a Comcast customer, prepare to watch out for how much internet data you’re consuming. The cable giant is set to roll out its Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan across all of its territory starting November 1. As the program’s name suggests, customers will be limited to 1 TB of data each month. Those who go over will have …
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7 October
Hurricane Matthew watch spins across social media
Hurricane Matthew has hit Florida hard as the devastating storm begins to move up the East Coast. The storm was trending on Twitter by Friday morning, with updates continuing to pour in. Social media also celebrated the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, while humankind’s worst creation — the Cheetos pizza — trended on Facebook. Social Cues is our daily …
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7 October
MLB.com’s At Bat app tops list of best sports apps
Ahh, fall. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for sports fans. The four major North American pro sports leagues, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, are all in action. With so much to follow, many fans now keep an eye on their favorite teams, track stats and watch …
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7 October
Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to have two rear cameras, no home button
Samsung may have big changes in mind for its next flagship phone. While the tech giant has not officially announced the successor to the Galaxy S7 yet (which is expected to be named the Galaxy S8) a report from the Korean news publication ETNews is speculating that the next iteration will look a lot different. Several of the alleged changes …
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7 October
Facebook wins ‘Big Brother’ award in Belgium
Facebook is watching you. The social media giant won the “Big Brother” Award in Belgium on Thursday. The award is named after the dystopian government surveillance in George Orwell’s “1984,” and given to the “biggest privacy-offender of the year,” according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards, and its partners. Facebook, nominated by international digital advocacy …
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