extremetechlove: September 2018

Sunday 30 September 2018

2019 Jeep Renegade gets a new face and a new turbo engine - Roadshow

A 1.3-liter turbo engine replaces last year's 1.4-liter.

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Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors review: Heroes of all kinds take spotlight - CNET

Marvel's animated teamup bravely tackles diversity without breaking a sweat.

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California's 'gold standard' net neutrality becomes law - CNET

It's official. California has adopted net neutrality protections that surpass the Obama-era rules thrown out by the Trump administration last year.

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California governor signs nation’s toughest net neutrality bill into law

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the nation’s toughest net neutrality bill into law. The law will prohibit internet providers from blocking or throttling any legal apps and websites, and it will ban paid prioritization of content. The law also goes further than the since-overturned federal net neutrality rules by banning zero-rating — offering free data — of specific apps.

Several other states have taken action on net neutrality, but most chose to enact protections in a looser fashion that didn’t enforce it on all providers and wiggled around the Federal Communication Commission’s prohibition on state net neutrality laws. California, on the other hand, chose to just go for it, and it’s enacted a law that very clearly replicates and...

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How to Quit Drinking For 'Sober for October'

There was a point in my mid 20s where I had a solid 4-beer-a-day habit. At the time I was dating a brewer and my entire social life just happened to be tied to beer. Going out at night to meet friends for a beer or cracking open a few bottles a pal had brought back from a recent trip (or that my boyfriend had just…

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iPhone XS specs vs. XS Max, XR, X: What's new and different - CNET

See how Apple's new iPhones compare spec-by-spec with last year's iPhone X.

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Conference app for the UK’s Conservative Party leaked attendee data

This weekend, members of the UK’s Conservative Party kicked off their annual conference in Birmingham, using the event to highlight their plans and priorities for the coming year. This year’s event had a rocky start: its official app allowed users to access personal contact information of other attendees, without a password.

According to the BBC, the app had a button that allowed users to press a button and enter an attendee’s e-mail address, which gave them access without prompting them for a password. Several attendees reported that they were not only able to access non-public information in the accounts of various party members such as phone numbers and e-mail addresses, but they could also change said information. Various...

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The FBI used a suspect’s face to unlock his iPhone in Ohio case

When Apple debuted Face ID with the iPhone X last year, it raised an interesting legal question: can you be compelled to unlock your phone by looking at it? In an apparent first, Forbes reports that the FBI got a suspect to unlock his phone during a raid in August.

In August, the FBI raided the home of Grant Michalski, looking for evidence that he had sent or received child pornography. They were armed with a search warrant [warning: this documentation contains explicit descriptions of sexual abuse] which allowed them to search Michalski’s computer for evidence, and during the raid, agents recovered his iPhone X.

The agents who found the iPhone asked Michalski to unlock the device via Face ID, which he did. They “placed the [phone] into...

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Hey Venom, please don't suck - CNET

Commentary: As a lifelong fan of the character, I'm worried about the movie.

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Adam Driver hosts SNL, but Matt Damon steals show as Kavanaugh - CNET

Star Wars talk was kept to a minimum as politics, including Kanye West's pro-Trump remarks, were the talk of the show.

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How to Get Your U.S. Passport Fast

My first passport was stamped exactly one time for a trip to Jamaica when I was 17. My current passport is on its very last pages, but its first one almost didn’t get stamped at all because it arrived just a few days before a trip to London a few years ago.

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Dad Adam Driver learns how to play Fortnite on SNL

Saturday Night Live returned for its 44th season this weekend, with The Last Jedi’s Adam Driver returning as host. While he didn’t reprise his role of Matt the Radar Technician from his 2016 appearance, he did jump on another cultural bandwagon: Fortnite.

The sketch opens with Dad Driver joining a squad, explaining that his ex-wife’s new husband has been playing the game with his son, and that he wants to find a way to keep up.

It doesn’t go well. Driver’s naïve character is truly out of his element, which makes for a fun skit in and of itself — running into walls and messing up the entire mission, but what really makes the sketch is the fact that SNL decided to forgo using game footage for the sketch. Instead, they reenacts the...

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All the updates for Disney’s next Star Wars animated show, Star Wars Resistance

The third animated show from Dave Filoni

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Salesforce training program hopes to make finding diverse job candidates easy - CNET

The answer might well be a job fair that brings the candidates right to the event.

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iPhone XS vs. iPhone X: Just how much better is the new camera? - CNET

Looks like the same dual 12-megapixel cameras as last year. Trust us, they’re not.

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Leak reveals Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 might lack USB-C ports

Microsoft is holding a Surface hardware event on Tuesday (October 2nd) in New York City, and a new leak reveals the company will announce a Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6. We’d been expecting Microsoft to refresh both these devices at the event, but we’d also been assuming the new hardware would come with modern USB-C ports. Germany site WinFuture claims that neither the Surface Laptop 2 or Surface Pro 6 will include USB-C ports.

Instead, Microsoft is said to be sticking with its trusted mini DisplayPort and Surface Connector combo for connecting to displays and charging the device. If the report is genuine then this would be a surprising move from Microsoft, and it would also match rumored leaked photos of the Surface Laptop 2. The...

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iPhone XR: Why you should probably wait for this iPhone - CNET

Apple's most colorful iPhone X is also its most affordable 2018 model.

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The Gardens Between is an unexpected lesson in theoretical physics

It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend.

The Gardens Between is about two kids, Ariana and Frendt, exploring surreal islands that are made from objects in their shared memories. But you don’t actually control either character directly — you control the flow of time. At first this seems like a difficult thing to wrap your head around. But because of how you are able to observe the forward and backward movement of time, it all makes sense, as you’re able to understand the causality of events. However, when I think about how the characters might see these events...

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Sunday's Best Deals: Motor Oil, LEGO Star Wars, Sonicare, and More

The best value in the Sonicare line, $2 quarts of motor oil, and LEGO’s Star Wars advent calendar lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.

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Nearly a quarter of US households own a smart speaker, according to Nielsen

Britain’s Fleet Air Arm Museum is an awesome show of sea air power - CNET

Celebrating over 100 years of naval air power, the stunning museum has loads of biplanes, iconic jets, and legendary supersonic aircraft. Here's the full tour

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Sea Fury, Seafire, Sea King: A century of sea air power on display - CNET

With their special requirements, naval aircraft are different from their land-based counterparts. The UK's Fleet Air Arm Museum museum celebrates 100 years of these amazing planes.

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Why you should install Google's newest WearOS watch update video - CNET

A few new gestures adds up to a much easier way of checking things.

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Everything coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO Now in October

October is nearly here, so it’s time to think about Halloween, and streaming services are doing their best to offer up a selection of the spooky, supernatural, and suspenseful. Netflix is leading the way with a number of original movies and TV shows coming to subscribers over the course of the month. Mike Flanagan’s TV series adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House will arrive on October 12th, along with Apostle, the new period horror film from director Gareth Evans (The Raid). Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the latest adaptation of the Archie comic, will arrive on October 26th, and it looks to be including a healthy dose of Satanic weirdness to differentiate itself from the 1990s Melissa Joan Hart version....

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Grace Hopper confab offers optimism amid #MeToo, Supreme Court hearings - CNET

The annual Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing coincided with a contentious round of Senate hearings over sexual assault accusations.

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Ford uses simulators to make race cars -- and your next car -- better - Roadshow

Ford uses technology to save money and speed up development, whether it's for NASCAR or family cars.

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Driving the $1.5M Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign concept - Roadshow

The $1.5 million coupe might go into production in 2019.

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How Neil Armstrong became First Man in real life - CNET

His biographer talks about Armstrong's experiences as a pilot and astronaut, and why the new movie has a dark side to it.

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Tend Secure's face-detecting security camera can go anywhere - CNET

Tend Secure's Lynx Pro can go inside or out -- and has facial recognition.

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This NASA rocket plane launched the space age, and got left behind - CNET

The X-15, one of the most powerful aircraft ever built, was flying high back when the space agency was just getting under way.

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Wisenet's SmartCam N1 spots faces and tells you about it - CNET

The Wisenet SmartCam N1 is an indoor security camera with facial recognition capabilities.

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Best mobile games of 2018 - CNET

Looking for a new game to play on your phone or tablet? Here are our picks of the best mobile games.

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Making the holodeck a virtual reality - CNET

From Star Trek to PlayStation VR: here's how '90s science fiction influenced the headsets you can buy today, and shows where it's heading

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Best Netflix documentaries for October 2018 - CNET

A selection of mind-blowing original documentaries and docuseries you can stream this weekend.

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These Airlines Offer Free In-Flight Messaging

Competition amongst airlines has had a few solid benefits for flyers over the past few years. Free meals on domestic flights (or at least upgraded sac options) are starting to make a comeback, and now a number of airlines have started offering free messaging on flights as well.

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The 50 best iPhone games - CNET

If you're all about the iPhone, these are some of the best games you can play.

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The Best Value in the Sonicare Line Is Only $20 Today

Philips’ entry-level Sonicare Essence electric toothbrush has long been a reader favorite, and now Amazon’s running the best deal we’ve seen on the sequel, the Essence+.

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The 44 best Android games of 2018 - CNET

These are unequivocally the best Android games on the planet.

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iPhone XS vs. XS Max vs. XR: Buy your best iPhone for 2018 - CNET

Your iPhone buying guide for Apple's three new phones.

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Saturday 29 September 2018

Prevent Apps From Tracking if You've Opened an Email With This Gmail Extension

A few years ago a friend told me about Streak, a Gmail extension that allows you to track whether your email has been opened. For me it was a game changer, simply because it allowed me to have some concept of whether or not a message had made it to the person I intended or had gotten stuck in a spam folder in…

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How to Remove Your Phone Number From Facebook

This week a TechCrunch article revealed that Facebook is using phone numbers users have provided as a security measure for two-factor authentication as a way to send targeted ads to those users.

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Take a look at the actors who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - CNET

Here's a look at some of the actors who've portrayed the great detective and his partner in movies and TV shows.

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Stranger Things haunted house offers plenty of Demogorgon - CNET

The Universal Studios theme park's Halloween Horror Nights event is made up of good scary fun.

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Inside the Universal Studios Stranger Things haunted house - CNET

The Netflix series gets a haunted house setup for Halloween Horror Nights. Ready to go Upside Down?

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Tesla's Elon Musk settles with SEC, is out as board chair, will pay $20M - Roadshow

Musk will remain CEO, and Tesla will separately pay another $20 million.

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Tom Hardy on why (and how) Bane would beat Venom - CNET

Usually actors are asked who'd win in a physical fight, but what about in a meeting of the mouths?

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Elon Musk forced to step down as chairman of Tesla, remains CEO

Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the charges filed earlier this week over his abandoned attempt to take Tesla private. Musk will have to step down as the chairman of Tesla within 45 days, and will not be able to take that role with the company again for three years. He will be able to remain Tesla’s CEO during that time.

Musk has also agreed to pay a $20 million fine, and Tesla is being made to appoint two new independent directors to the company’s board.

Developing...

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Tim Allen compares Toy Story 4 to Avengers: Infinity War - CNET

Thanos better not snap Woody and Buzz to infinity and beyond, is all we're saying.

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Best Buy accidentally sells customer the new, unannounced Chromecast

Watch these scientists discover a new fish, but miss the giant shark swimming by

Minecraft is getting a dungeon-crawling spinoff next year

The Minecraft universe is set to expand once again. Today at Minecon, developer Mojang revealed a new dungeon-crawler set in the blocky universe. Called Minecraft: Dungeons, the new experience is described as “an all-new action-adventure game inspired by classic dungeon crawlers, where you’ll constantly discover new weapons and items that will help you defeat a ruthless swarm of new-and-nasty mobs. You’ll fight or flee through canyons, swamps, and — of course — mines!”

Dungeons is, naturally, set in the Minecraft universe, but it looks like it will offer a more structured experience than the sandbox building game. You can explore solo or play with up to four friends. It seems like a pretty natural extension of the best-selling Minecraft,...

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Monoprice ups sound quality game with a sweet $150 headphone - CNET

This comfortable, full-sized M650 is the best-sounding product I've ever heard from the company.

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9 new trailers you should watch this week

I’m not a huge fan of superhero movies, but some get so much buzz and seem to do things so differently — like Black Panther or Guardians of the Galaxy — that I’m compelled to check them out. That got me to watch Logan the other week, which is one of the only X-Men movies I’ve seen.

And it’s kind of wild how unlike a superhero movie it feels. Mostly, it’s the visuals — replace the superpowers with real-world weapons, and little else would look out of place. It helps to make the film far more of a drama about Wolverine than a superhero story about a planet that needs to be saved. The intimate stakes helped with that, too.

One thing I found particularly interesting, though, was how much the film’s plot mirrored Children of Men (minus the...

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Can you stop being an audiophile? - CNET

I once tried going cold turkey and stopped listening to my high-end system. But I quickly came back.

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Awe-inspiring First Man brings you the moon and stars - CNET

Review: As NASA turns 60, Ryan Gosling and Damian Chazelle's immersive drama stunningly recounts the small steps that led to humanity's giant leap.

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Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, flies high - CNET

Take a look back at Armstrong's years at NASA as a new movie about him heads to theaters.

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You cannot stop the wind in the Smart Forease concept - Roadshow

Smart's new concept celebrates 20 years of making strange little runabouts.

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What Tesla’s union-busting trial means for the rest of Silicon Valley

In some sense Tesla’s union question is an existential one: is Tesla a tech company or a car company? Car companies tend to have strong unions, while tech companies do not.

Musk runs Tesla like a tech company. Tesla’s done a top-to-bottom redesign of cars, and of the factory workflow. There are sudden pivots, and plenty of investment, despite a lack of profit — so far, so tech. Then you have the cars themselves: have to charge their batteries, the company can push over-the-air software updates to your car and totally change how it works, and uh they’re hackable. But they’re still cars: they go on roads, you drive them, and in most states you are legally compelled to buy car insurance for them.

Unions do exist in tech, though mostly among...

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The PS4 Pro bundle with Red Dead Redemption 2 is this week’s best deal

Most deals come and go rather quickly, like eBay’s day-long 15 percent off special on Thursday, but some stick around for a while. Case in point: the week’s best ongoing deal is Sony’s new PS4 Pro Bundle, which includes the 1TB, 4K-ready console, a DualShock 4 controller, and Red Dead Redemption 2 for $399.

This is the normal price for a PS4 Pro without a game tossed in, so getting Rockstar Games’ latest for free sweetens the pot. Some bemoan that this PS4 Pro doesn’t feature a custom design, like we’ve seen with Spider-Man or Destiny 2, but you’ll probably be too enraptured with the game to care once it arrives.

You can preorder this bundle at Amazon, GameStop, Walmart, and Best Buy

Most of Amazon’s set-top boxes have been served up at...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 now comes in cloud silver video - CNET

There are four Note 9 colors in the US now: Check them out up close.

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Former Telltale devs share the best goofs you never saw

Telltale Games as we know it ceases to exist. The studio laid off a devastating majority of its staff — around 250 people — last week in response to financial troubles. Many of its projects are effectively canceled. The future of a few others, like The Walking Dead’s final season, remain up in the air. Those who loved the studio’s work have been reminiscing over the past week, and in addition to fans sharing their favorite moments, many former developers have used the studio’s closure as an opportunity to share internal jokes.

Campo Santo developer Jake Rodkin, who worked on the first season of The Walking Dead, posted several videos to a YouTube channel. Best among them is an, uh, alternative ending to the first season of The Walking...

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Nachos and a 90-inch TV -- what could be better? - CNET

Show Us Yours: Chris' "basic home-theater experience" features a taste of the good life and a really, really big TV.

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9 best food delivery apps and how to choose among them - CNET

You'll probably be surprised to realize how many options there are to use your phone to get a meal delivered from a restaurant nearby.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Qi Charging, Skincare, Boxer Briefs, and More

Anker’s smallest wall charger, a faster Qi pad, and McCafé coffee lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.

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How to Tell if Your Flight's WiFi is Going to Be Netflix Worthy

As someone who flys 4-6 times a month, on-board WiFi has increasingly becoming a pain point for me.

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Panasonic’s Lumix S1R is an unapologetically blocky pro camera

Set for release in 2019, this new full-frame mirrorless contender isn’t shy about courting professionals

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Oculus' standalone VR, Musk sued by SEC video - CNET

This week's most important tech stories include Oculus' announcement of a standalone VR, Instagram's co-founders leave the company and Elon Musk being sued by the SEC.

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Godzilla Italiano: Driving Nissan’s $1.5-million Italdesign GT-R50 concept car - Roadshow

Nissan and Italdesign celebrate 50 years of GT-R with a one-off concept that's both totally unique and wonderfully familiar.

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The best facial recognition cameras you can buy today - CNET

More and more home security cameras have facial recognition. Here are your best options.

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9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET

We check out Uber's plans to fly us around town; drop-test Apple's new iPhone XS; and take a look at NASA's future as it turns 60.

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Flippy, the burger-flipping robot, now works for the Dodgers video - CNET

This cooking robot didn't work out in a restaurant, but it's found a new home with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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When NASA meets sci-fi, space adventures get real - CNET

Star Trek, Star Wars and Isaac Asimov run deep at NASA as its people work to turn science fiction into science fact.

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Tend Secure Lynx Pro review: Tend Secure's Lynx Pro is a decent camera with disappointing facial recognition - CNET

Tend Secure's facial-recognition-enabled Lynx Pro security camera struggled to pick up on faces during my testing.

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Meet the Enterprise, NASA's first Space Shuttle video - CNET

In 1977, NASA transformed the Space Shuttle from a bold idea into a captivating reality.

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2019 Nissan Altima: Sharper looks, turbo power and a lot more tech - Roadshow

Now in its sixth generation, the 2019 Nissan Altima gets a full-body makeover, and the result is quite good, indeed.

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Wisenet SmartCam N1 review: Wisenet's indoor security camera IDs faces, shows you who's there - CNET

Wisenet's SmartCam N1 indoor security camera does a decent job recognizing faces, but you have to pay for cloud storage.

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NASA photographer talks rocket launches and a camera 'that smells like a campfire' - CNET

One time, a SpaceX blastoff helped cook his camera.

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Best Netflix series for October 2018 - CNET

Warning: Not safe for productivity.

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Dell's G5 15 is one of the best entry-level gaming laptops you can find video - CNET

A new name and updated processors help keep Dell's budget-friendly gamer at the top of our list.

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This Is One of the Cheapest Qi Pads We've Seen With iPhone Fast Charging

RAVPower’s HyperAir Qi charging pad is one of the few models out there to support the fastest-possible 7.5W iPhone charging, and you can save $10 on it today with promo code GoWirels.

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2019 BMW X5: Similar appearance, but a huge helping of new tech - Roadshow

BMW's new X5 is a modern tech powerhouse.

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The iPhone XS Is Forever

I’m sick of buying iPhones. For the past decade, I’ve been buying them and loving them and breaking them and losing them and replacing them and, when September comes along, upgrading them. Last year, it cost me over $1,200 to get an iPhone X, and against my better judgment, I’m very seriously considering spending even…

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How to Get the Best Dynamic Desktop Wallpaper for Windows 10

Windows: While you might be wedded to your desktop wallpaper—be it a picture of your family, your favorite Internet pet, or something else amazing—there’s no reason you can’t have a little variety each day. All those Apple fans might get macOS Mojave’s dynamic wallpaper, but you can do even better in Windows, thanks…

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Can a Dealer Low-Ball My Trade Because It Has a Recall?

As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. Sometimes folks get into a tough spot or don’t know what to do, so I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out.

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How Are You Decompressing From This Hell Week?

This was quite a week, huh? For survivors of sexual assault, especially, know that you’re not alone, that people are working hard to help you and that your voice does matter. If you need help, we have a few resources, and you can also call the RAINN hotline at 800.656.HOPE if you ever need to.

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The Fastest Way to Save $1 Million

Read one article about personal finance and you know that compound interest is one of the most important reasons to start saving and investing early. Well, in theory. You’ve heard that if you start investing in your 20s, you’ll have a bajillion dollars more than you will if you start in your 30s. Or something like…

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A Parent's Guide to Teaching Kids About Consent

This week, we’ve read story after wrenching story of sexual assault. We’ve heard the old excuse “boys will be boys.” We’ve seen inexcusable behavior brushed off as normal teen hijinks. One thing has become clear: whatever we’re doing to teach our kids about consent—it is not enough. Creating a culture of consent…

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Get Inside Your Smartphone With This $8 Toolkit From AmazonBasics

Not that we’d endorse voiding warranties, but if you want to get inside your phone to make repairs, this compact kit from AmazonBasics has the tools you need for the job, including screwdrivers, pry bars, and suction cups, all for just $8, the best price Amazon’s ever listed.

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How to Have a Conversation With a Conspiracy Theorist Without Losing Your Mind

Faked moon landing, #PizzaGate, September 11th was an inside job, Vince Foster was murdered by the Clintons to cover up Whitewater, the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax—the list of American conspiracy theories is long and bizarre. Side-show paranoid nonsense becomes alarming and enraging, however, when ordinary people…

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How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice

Impeachment isn’t just for presidents. The Constitution allows other officials to be impeached, including Supreme Court justices. No justice of that court has been successfully removed through impeachment—yet.

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Brett Kavanaugh and the Myth That Sports Build Better Men

Brett Kavanaugh needed to project a certain type of masculinity on Thursday, so he talked about sports. He was captain of his high school varsity basketball team. He played football too, offense and defense. He lifted weights. He ran track. He supported other women playing sports. He’s coached his daughter’s youth…

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This Dark and Stormy Week Calls for a Dark 'n' Stormy Cocktail

Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week we’re making the rum-heavy Dark ‘n’ Stormy, because this week has been, for lack of a better phrase, total bullshit.

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Grab One of Last Year's Best TVs For Just $400, While You Still Can

TCL’s P and C-series TVs are noteworthy for offering Dolby Vision HDR for a fraction of the price of most competitors, and you can get last year’s 55" C-series set for $400 right now, the best price we’ve ever seen.

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Ask The Salty Waitress: Help! My server speaks like a millennial nitwit

Dear Salty: In the past few years, I’ve noticed a scourge of servers (mostly at trendy restaurants) who speak to customers with, how do I say it, internety jackass millennial language? There’s no more decorum, like: “How is the food?” Instead we get: “Are we stoked on the grilled octopus? Killer, right?” or “Man, you…

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How to Lock and Unlock Your Chase Credit Card

If you’ve ever temporarily lost your credit card and panic-canceled your account, Chase is now offering credit card users an alternative: You can lock and unlock the card from your phone or computer. The feature is live now for credit cards and will debut later in the year for debit card holders.

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These Cheddar Biscuits are Better Than Red Lobster's

Unless you are devoid of tastebuds and a heart, you probably love a bread basket. A good complimentary bread, served before the meal, does more than whet your appetite; it breeds loyalty. Case in point: I will go to Red Lobster. Those cheesy, salty, aggressively seasoned Cheddar Bay Biscuits are worth the trip to the…

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How to Rage-Donate Against Chuck Grassley

Well, that was quick: Less than a day after Grassley’s performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing investigating Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation of sexual assault against nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a Crowdpac has been started to fund his future opponent in 2022. In roughly 14 hours, it’s raised about…

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Friday's Best Deals: Halloween Costumes, Dolby Vision TV, Cheap Tiles, and More

One of last year’s best TVs, discounted Halloween costumes, and the best deal we’ve ever seen on Tile device trackers lead off Friday’s best deals.

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How to Find HDR Content on YouTube

The iPhone XS and XS Max are the latest devices to support High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos on Youtube, which is great news for those who own either. If you’re unfamiliar with HDR, it’s a video format with an expanded contrast ratio that makes colors more accurate and more vibrant than non-HDR (Standard dynamic range,…

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Where to Get Free Coffee for National Coffee Day 2018

Saturday, September 29 is National Coffee Day, and chains are offering freebies and discounts, ranging from generous to laughably stingy. Here are the best deals, so you can get a no-strings free cup of coffee instead of settling for 25% off a bag of beans (the current “deal” at Peet’s).

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Apple's Screen Time Report Is Not Accurate for Tracking Your Habits

iOS 12 is out, and a lot of people are suddenly realizing that they spend way too much time on their smartphones. Way. Too. Much. Time. That’s all thanks to the Screen Time feature you’ll find within your device’s Settings menu—right under “Do Not Disturb.” Tap it, and your iPhone or iPad will give you all sorts of…

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Stretch those electric legs in the longer-range 2019 BMW i3 - Roadshow

With 30 percent more range, and an optional range extender, BMW's diminutive EV gets more and more appealing.

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California governor signs country's first IoT security law - CNET

The new Internet of Things law calls for "reasonable" security features.

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CNET Asks: Are you a fan of the new Amazon Smart Home devices? - CNET

Smart microwave? Smart wall clock? Amazon just released a bunch of new smart devices. Some you never knew you needed.

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How to cut down your screen time video - CNET

Do you spend too much time on your phone? Use Apple and Google's tools to cut down on your screen time.

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Tesla offers employees free self-driving and premium interiors for Autopilot driving data - Roadshow

The offer is worth $13,000 and is open to 100 employees who buy a new Tesla.

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Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly cause comic chaos in Holmes and Watson trailer - CNET

The game is a tripped-up foot. Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes and Reilly as Dr. John Watson attempt to solve a murder plot against Queen Victoria.

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Porsche's 'Moby Dick' 935 is back with a modern twist - Roadshow

It's based on the GT2 RS, and it uses the same 3.8-liter, twin-turbo flat-six.

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Trump officials on 5G: Bring it on, private sector - CNET

A White House summit Friday focuses on ways to spur companies to invest in the next-gen networks, like through tax cuts and less red tape.

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Mercedes-AMG One gets its own mobile showroom - Roadshow

Customers can get up close and personal with the new hypercar in this rolling showroom.

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Facebook breach put data of 50 million users at risk - CNET

The vulnerability had to do with the social network's "view as" feature.

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iOS 12 is now available: How to update, its best new iPhone features and more - CNET

Everything you need to know about your refreshed iPhone software.

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5 Interesting Alexa updates (and 5 that don't matter) video - CNET

Which of Amazon's big reveals are worth the pomp and circumstance and which can you ignore?

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Honda recalls 232,000 Accord, Insight models over backup cameras - Roadshow

A software bug may cause the camera to not display images on the vehicle's infotainment screen.

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Behind the scenes of Science Fair with co-director Cristina Costantini video - CNET

She updates us on all the amazing kids featured in the new documentary, and talks Sundance and the importance of science teachers.

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No, Spotify isn't using your GPS to kick you off your family plan - CNET

Spotify says it was just a test.

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Elon Musk, Tesla and the SEC: How we got here, and what happens next - Roadshow

What a long, strange trip it's been, and there's still plenty of it left.

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ITC says Apple infringes a Qualcomm patent but iPhones shouldn't be banned - CNET

Qualcomm had asked for iPhones to be banned from import because of alleged patent infringement by Apple.

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Your next oil change is on us! - Roadshow

Roadshow will grant 10 lucky winners each a $100 Jiffy Lube gift card to cover their next oil change. This giveaway ends October 14, 2018

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FirstBuild's Forge makes stunning clear ice spheres - CNET

See how amazingly clear the FirstBuild Forge's dazzling ice spheres really are.

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Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes halt some PHEV sales in Germany - Roadshow

It looks like the EU's new WLTP emissions tests are throwing a big wrench in their works.

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Stranger Things season 3: How to watch, when, and plot rumors - CNET

Filming is expected to wrap in November, and a photo has been published of Eleven filming in the waves off Malibu.

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Game of Thrones final season: Release date, cast and theories - CNET

Winter is coming, but until then, we're left with reports and juicy rumors about the battle for the Iron Throne. Here's how to watch and what to expect.

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The LG Watch W7 may be announced on Oct. 3 with the LG V40 - CNET

It's been over a year and a half since LG released its last smartwatch.

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Facebook explains breach that exposed data on 50 million users video - CNET

Facebook says it already patched the vulnerability and is investigating.

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Zeiss' ZX1 is part full-frame camera, part micro tablet - CNET

It's big, with a relatively huge display and battery, but no card slots and a sole USB-C connection. And did we mention Adobe Lightroom's built in?

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MoviePass is now forcing former users to opt out of new plan or risk being charged

The latest attempt from struggling theater subscription service MoviePass to retain its dwindling user base comes in the form of yet another change to its monthly plan. This time, however, the company is automatically enrolling lapsed former subscribers into its service, saying its choosing those users to be part of a “select test group” to try a version of MoviePass similar to its original one-movie-per-day plan.

In an email sent to select MoviePass customers who decided not to opt into the company’s revised three-movie monthly plan, first unveiled last month, the company says it’s decided to enroll those people into a new subscription because “we really hope you begin enjoying your MoviePass subscription.” If they don’t want to be...

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This Pulp Fiction-Brett Kavanaugh mashup is a perfect end to a horrible week

I don’t know about you, but for me, this week was bad. It was really bad! Truly, there’s nothing quite like working on the internet, covering internet news, all while the internet insists on reminding you, every single minute of your day, just how enthusiastic the people running your country are about putting sexual abusers in power. Boy, is it bad!

Ironically, this miserable fact is also how the best memes are born. The highest-quality memers online today — much like offline traditional comedians — do two things exceptionally well:

They possess a deep well of pop cultural awareness, and
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California just became the first state with an Internet of Things cybersecurity law

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a cybersecurity law covering “smart” devices, making California the first state with such a law. The bill, SB-327, was introduced last year and passed the state senate in late August.

Starting on January 1st, 2020, any manufacturer of a device that connects “directly or indirectly” to the internet must equip it with “reasonable” security features, designed to prevent unauthorized access, modification, or information disclosure. If it can be accessed outside a local area network with a password, it needs to either come with a unique password for each device, or force users to set their own password the first time they connect. That means no more generic default credentials for a hacker to guess.

T...

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Facebook faces class-action lawsuit over massive new hack

Facebook is already facing immense fallout from revelations this morning that a hacker exploited a security flaw in a popular feature of the social network to steal account credentials of as many as 50 million users. The company is now facing a class-action complaint filed on behalf of one California resident, Carla Echavarria, and one Virginia resident, Derick Walker. Both allege that Facebook’s lack of proper security has exposed them and additional potential class members to a significantly increased chance of identity theft as a result of the breach.

The lawsuit was filed today in US District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges Facebook is guilty of unlawful business practices, deceit by concealment,...

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Elon Musk reportedly asks Tesla employees to test full self-driving version of Autopilot

The version of Autopilot that Elon Musk has long promised would make Tesla cars capable of driving themselves is reportedly being handed over to a small group of employees for testing, according to an internal email obtained by Bloomberg.

In the email, Musk promised there were about 100 spots available in the testing program, and that he would take volunteers on a “first come, first served basis.”

Willing employees have to agree to sharing “300 to 400 hours of driving feedback with the company’s Autopilot team by the end of next year,” according to Bloomberg. Musk is apparently offering a sizable kickback, though — workers who sign up won’t have to pay for the supposedly fully self-driving version of Autopilot, or for a premium...

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