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See the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro 500M Limited Edition- CNET

It's translucent, it's got a 2TB hard drive and it's a limited edition run of 50,000 consoles.

See Hasbro make its first Power Rangers toy: A highly-detailed White Ranger- CNET

Exclusive: Tommy the White Ranger kicks off Hasbro's Lightning Collection, a premium line of Power Rangers figures.

This straight-up audiophile turntable costs less than you'd think- CNET

Looking to step up your vinyl game? The $999 MoFi StudioDeck looks, sounds and feels terrific -- and it’s made in the US.

Listening test: Sennheiser’s iconic headphone comes in for a makeover- CNET

The flagship Sennheiser HD 800S isn’t going away, but now with the HD 820 there’s a closed-back version. I gave it a listen.

How to watch Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta: live stream the big fight free from anywhere

Tyson Fury's on the rampage and Pianeta is in his path - you can live stream it all from anywhere in the world and for free.

Chelsea vs Arsenal live stream: how to watch today's Premier League football online

Chelsea and Arsenal meet at Stamford Bridge in Premier League action, and you can live stream every minute.

Shows and movies on Hulu: September 2018- CNET

Fall TV is finally back!

Amazon could be working on a DVR box to record live TV

Amazon is working on a new type of entertainment device, according to inside sources.

A Straightforward Timeline of the FCC's Twisty DDoS Debacle

It's a complicated situation and a complicated subject. Maybe this will simplify things.

Owning Guns Is Sort of Like Owning Rattlesnakes

Author Michael Bishop's 'Rattlesnakes and Men' is about a town where everyone owns a dangerous ophidian.

UAG Monarch for Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Stylish leather and metal drop protection

There are plenty of cases available for the most popular smartphones, but my absolute favorite comes from Urban Armor Gear. The UAG Monarch provides the style and protection I want in a case.

9 great reads from CNET this week- CNET

We visit an underground town Down Under; delve into the pain of being Twitter hacked; and review Samsung's Galaxy Note 9.

PK360 Grill & Smoker Review: Well-Built Cooking Excellence

PK's grill-and-smoker combo is solidly constructed and has excellent temperature control.

Apple gets hacked from Australia, and catches flak in Japan and Turkey- CNET

Here's a recap of all the iPhone news this week.

OnePlus 6T will launch with T-Mobile, its first US carrier partner- CNET

Don't worry, there's still a global version that will launch at the same time in October.

Scientists Are Developing a Unique Identifier for Your Brain

A neurological “functional fingerprint” allows scientists to explore the influence of genetics, environment and aging on brain connectivity.

This 'true' home theater fulfilled a childhood dream for this Illinois man- CNET

In this Show Us Yours, we get a look at what one CNET reader did to turn his home-theater dream into reality with not much money.

Top 10 must-have tools for repairing PCs, smartphones, and other gadgets

Having the right tool for the job makes the job of fixing old, broken, and tired gadgets a lot easier. Here are my top 10 tools that I use for fixing PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets.

Only 48 hours left: Apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin

The action you take within the next 48 hours could change your life. That’s how much time you have left to apply to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, our world-renowned pitch competition, which takes place at Disrupt Berlin 2018 on November 29-30. The application deadline expires on August 20th at 9 p.m. PST. Don’t waste another minute — apply […]

Steam.tv is live -- and it appears to be Valve's Twitch competitor (update)- CNET

Update: Valve tells us Steam.tv was a test feed that accidentally went public.

It’s Friday so relax and watch a hard drive defrag forever on Twitch

It's been a while since I defragged — years, probably, because these days for a number of reasons computers don't really need to. But perhaps it is we who need to defrag. And what better way to defrag your brain after a long week than by watching the strangely satisfying defragmentation process taking place on a simulated DOS machine, complete with fan and HDD noise?

Facebook takes heat from HUD over allegedly discriminatory housing ads- CNET

Federal regulators have filed a complaint against Facebook for letting landlords and home sellers pick and choose who gets to see their ads.

OnePlus may partner with T-Mobile to launch the OnePlus 6T

OnePlus may finally enter the mainstream in the US with a T-Mobile partnership for the OnePlus 6T.

Facebook reportedly asked by US government to help wiretap Messenger- CNET

That would mean breaking encryption on the chat app.

The best games console: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and more fight it out

There are many games consoles to choose from. We can help you find the one for you.

The best new games of 2018: everything you should play this year

Every new game that we think is worth its weight in bytes, plus a release calendar for the rest of 2018.

Best iPhone SE cases

There's a wide range of great iPhone SE cases available and these are the best.

Tesla lost nearly $8 billion in shareholder value this week and its board should be ashamed

Over the last five days, Tesla shareholders watched the value of their stock decline by roughly 16 percent and saw nearly $8 billion in value erased, as the company’s celebrity chief executive, Elon Musk, had what amounts to a very public breakdown. However, Musk is not the only person responsible for the collapse of Tesla’s […]

Nintendo Switch's 'VR Mode' has hidden in the system for over a year- CNET

Though it's unclear if it's Nintendo's official VR debut.

The best Samsung Galaxy S8 cases

Looking for the best cases and covers for Samsung's S8 phone? We've got the best-looking ones right here.

Android P is coming to Sony Xperia XZ2, XA2, XZ1, XZ Premium- CNET

Sony also shared why it takes so long to get Android updates.

Movado Group acquires watch startup MVMT

The Movado Group, which sells multiple brands, including Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss, has purchased MVMT, a small watch company founded by Jacob Kassan and Kramer LaPlante in 2013. The company, which advertised heavily on Facebook, logged $71 million in revenue in 2017. Movado purchased the company for $100 million. “The acquisition of MVMT […]

Leak: New Google Chromecast will add Bluetooth and stronger Wi-Fi- CNET

Google's sold over 55 million of these gadgets, and now a new version might be on the way.

Gadget Lab Podcast: Will Elon Musk Really Take Tesla Private?

Elon Musk’s public and sometimes-controversial tweets have triggered a cascade of events in recent weeks. We discuss on the Gadget Lab podcast.

6 million users had installed third-party Twitter clients

Twitter tried to downplay the impact deactivating its legacy APIs would have on its community and the third-party Twitter clients preferred by many power users by saying that “less than 1%” of Twitter developers were using these old APIs. Twitter is correct in its characterization of the size of this developer base, but it’s overlooking […]

Incentivai launches to simulate how hackers break blockchains

Cryptocurrency projects can crash and burn if developers don’t predict how humans will abuse their blockchains. Once a decentralized digital economy is released into the wild and the coins start to fly, it’s tough to implement fixes to the smart contracts that govern them. That’s why Incentivai is coming out of stealth today with its […]

Netflix tests video promos in between episodes, much to viewers’ dislike

Netflix is testing video promos that play in between episodes of shows a viewer is streaming, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The promos are full-screen videos, personalized to the user, featuring content Netflix would have otherwise suggested elsewhere in its user interface – like on a row of recommendations, for example. The promos also displace […]

Gillmor Gang: Private Lives

The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Michael Markman and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Waiting for the midterms, Twitter meets the Constitution, uncommon carriers, straw man superheros.

Google gives its AI the reins over its data center cooling systems

The inside of data centers is loud and hot — and keeping servers from overheating is a major factor in the cost of running them. It’s no surprise then that the big players in this space, including Facebook, Microsoft and Google, all look for different ways of saving cooling costs. Facebook uses cool outside air when […]

The Best Cheap PS4 and PS4 Pro Deals and Bundles (Autumn 2018)

Whether you’re hunting for Monster Hunter or looking to play Star Wars: Battlefront II, these are the PlayStations to buy.

Tesla shares tumble in early trading after another Elon Musk-powered PR blunder

Elon Musk, the embattled chief executive of electric automaker and sustainable energy company Tesla, tried to “set the record straight” about his recent behavior in an hour-long exclusive interview with The New York Times. Instead, it only served to further underscore how out-of-touch the billionaire chief executive seems from the ongoing operations at his company. […]

What features would a $2,000 iPhone need to make it irresistible?

What would it take for Apple to be able to coax $2,000 out of me for an iPhone? It would take a lot, but I have to admit that Apple could do it.

These wearable tech brands are a huge disappointment

Have ever quit using a fitness tracker, and if so, why? Here is what respondents to a survey hated about their trackers -- and which came out on top.

Oh Hey, Don't Steal Reviews, and the Rest of This Week in Games

In this week's Replay column we've got a plagiarism scandal, 'Diablo III' on the Nintendo Switch, and other disruptions. Let's dive in.

Data-driven disaster relief: Measuring the impact of emergency response

With natural disasters picking up in frequency and intensity, the role of NGOs in disaster relief is picking up as well. A key requirement for all NGOs is transparency, and applying data-driven techniques may help.

The Case of a Revolutionary (But Imaginary?) Superconductor

If the unconfirmed claims of a room temperature superconductor are real, this is _bonkers_.

The year Windows died at home and nobody cared

While Microsoft's desktop operating system continues to be a key fixture of enterprise computing environments, it faces extinction at home. And Redmond seems perfectly fine with that.

AI Is the Future—But Where Are the Women?

Just 12 percent of machine learning researchers are women—a worrying statistic for a field supposedly reshaping society.

Nigel Shadbolt on why the UK is well placed to lead on the ethics of AI

Mouse and stylus roundup: Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse, Azio Atom and Adonit Droid

Is it worth still using a mouse in a world of touchpads and touch screens? It's time to go back to the future.

'Hacky hack hack': Teen arrested for breaking into Apple's network

Updated: The Apple fan allegedly managed to download roughly 90GB in corporate documents as well as access customer accounts.

National Archives races to create electronic archive of EU law before Brexit

Apple confirms teen hacker took no customer data

Google Cloud rolls out prepackaged AI services aimed at business functions

Rest assured that cloud giants are going to launch services designed to tackle AI problems that multiple enterprises and industries need to solve.

7 ways you can (maybe) get Microsoft Office 365 for free

Do you dream of making slides, writing reports, and calculating columns of numbers without cracking open your wallet? If so, have we've got seven (possible) deals for you.

Industry excitement as Stem A-level numbers rise

New broadband network builder British Fibre Networks starts roll-out

Global infosec spending to top $114bn in 2018, says Gartner

Lidl dumps €500m SAP project

CW ANZ: Gearing up for 5G

Apple faces strong competition from Amazon

Why your marketing team needs help from IT more than ever