Tuesday, 6 November 2018

If You Own a Camera, You Should Own a Monopod Too

A good tripod is a photographer’s best friend. It’s also bulky, heavy, and difficult to re-position. If you need to move around a lot, bring a monopod instead.

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15 podcasts to listen to while you're waiting in line to vote

We’re doing something a little different this week: Since tomorrow is Election Day in the U.S., and because we here at The A.V. Club think it’s important to vote, we’re recommending 15 podcast episodes to listen to while you’re waiting to vote tomorrow. They’re organized from shortest to longest, so we’ve got

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How to Vote If You're Hospitalized or Disabled

If you are physically unable to reach the polls or face extra challenges due to a disability, there are still ways to make sure your vote is counted.

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When to Renew a Credit Card With a High Fee

High-fee, premium credit cards give cardholders plenty of benefits, including lounge access, travel stipends and deals on flights and hotels, in some cases. But how do you know when a $500-plus annual price tag is worth it?

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A Major Storm Will Hit the Eastern U.S. on Election Day (But Please Go Vote Anyway)

 The weather doesn’t stop for anyone, including voters. For many folks heading to the polls this week, a big mess of rain, snow and possibly severe weather is on tap starting on Monday and stretching into Tuesday. But the impacts aren’t expected to last all day, so you should be able to find a window to go vote.

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How to Ease Your Election Day Jitters

Are the midterm elections upping your stress level? I feel you. Our current political climate is causing all of us to drink more, and according to a new poll is even leading some voters to “eat their feelings,” neither of which are exactly the healthiest way to combat the issue.

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Fill Your Pantry With a Bunch of Discounted Grocery Staples, Today Only

If your supply of pantry staples like coffee, tea, and protein bars was running low, now’s your chance to replenish your stash. Amazon has marked down all of the above in today’s Gold Box, including a few of our favorites. Get your daily does of veggies with cans of V8, munch guilt-free on the Maple Sea Salt RXBAR…

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An Ode to Jiffy Corn Casserole

In any given household, there is that one dish that makes Thanksgiving. I’m not talking about the turkey—that’s too obvious. I’m talking about a dish—usually a side—that is always on your table, even though its status may be less than canonical. It’s the dish you missed when you attended your first Friendsgiving or…

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How to Play Classic Windows Games on Your Phone

I think the last time I played a Windows game—as in, a Microsoft game that comes baked into the Windows operating system—was back in Windows 95. Ah, FreeCell. That’s not to say that Microsoft’s games were bad, it’s just not very often that I find myself needing to strike up some Minesweeper to kill time.

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How Much Human Skin Does a Person Ingest Over the Course of Their Lifetime?

The average American eats almost a ton of food a year. This breaks down to roughly 630 of milk, cheese and ice cream, 185 pounds of meat, and an increasingly high dosage of anti-depressants. But where does human flesh fit in? Humans shed something like 500 million skin cells a day. The fact is that these literal…

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Elon Musk's Tesla just floated past Mars - Roadshow

SpaceX founder's Roadster is on an epic journey through space.

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Google Doodle encourages you to 'go vote' - CNET

Election Day Doodle offers information on finding your polling place and general election information.

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Facebook blocks 115 accounts suspected of 'inauthentic behavior' - CNET

Law enforcement officials believe the accounts may be linked to "foreign entities," Facebook says.

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Harvard scientists: Strange asteroid could be a 'probe' from an 'alien civilisation' - CNET

They go on to wonder if Oumuamua could have been "sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization".

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Crazy Rich Asians now on Digital HD: Every way to watch - CNET

The rom-com about living up to one mother's insanely high expectations is now available to watch at home.

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Facebook says it should do more to help prevent violence in Myanmar - CNET

Report comes after UN team found Facebook played a "determining role" in crisis.

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Ariana Grande's new song 'Thank U, Next' is now the world's most flexible meme - CNET

This meme is teaching me love, patience and pain.

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Rick and Morty are going to play Fallout 76 live online - CNET

Show creator Justin Roiland will be playing with rapper Logic and game-streamer Ninja.

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Uber, Lyft, Lime and Skip offer free rides on Election Day - CNET

Voters can bike, scoot, carpool or hitch a ride to go to cast their ballots.

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Find out if your old Apple devices qualify for repair - CNET

Know the difference between vintage and obsolete.

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NASA flying saucer crash photo has a real history behind it - CNET

Did a flying saucer really crash-land in the Utah desert? Sort of.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai calls for an end 'illegal robocalls' - CNET

He wants a system to detect illegally spoofed calls.

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Online telethon seeks pledges of Election Day votes, not money - CNET

The nonpartisan Telethon for America will be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook Live and Comedy Central.

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John Cena as Captain America? Wrestler's post has fans dreaming - CNET

What's up with that clawed-up shield, Cena?

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Best Black Friday 2018 streamer deals: Roku, Chromecast and Fire TV, starting at $25 - CNET

It's never been cheaper to get Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, ESPN, DirecTV Now and more to your TV. Here are the best discounts on our favorite streamers.

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Track 2018 midterm elections live through your smart sex toy - CNET

Votes will deliver vibrations with live camming site CamSoda's take on politics. Not recommended for poll workers.

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Motorola One is a $399, 'pure' Android phone for Best Buy - CNET

It has a 5.9-inch notched screen and two cameras on the back.

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Apple reaffirms support for Paris climate agreement - CNET

The company wants to prove it can make money and save the planet.

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Disney has reportedly earned back the $4 billion it paid for Lucasfilm - CNET

ComScore calls the galactically brilliant deal "one of the smartest acquisitions in history."

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VW wants to use quantum computing for traffic management - Roadshow

Its algorithms could make life a lot easier for commuters.

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Researchers in Japan made a remote-controlled dog using a special vest - CNET

Good dog.

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Enter for your chance to win* an awesome holiday gift! - CNET

Our holiday gift guide is complete. And what do you want for yourself? CNET's giving five lucky winners the gift of their choice valued up to $250!

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Barnes & Noble Nook 10.1" is a new reading tablet (really) for $130 - CNET

The tablet is available for preorder now and will come out Nov. 14.

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Amazon may decide to create two HQ2 locations, instead of just one - CNET

The Wall Street Journal report comes as Amazon nears a self-imposed deadline for naming a winner.

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Monday, 5 November 2018

12 reasons to use Alexa in the kitchen - CNET

Especially during the holiday season, Amazon's Alexa voice assistant is your best friend in the kitchen.

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NASA to park InSight lander on a perfectly dull patch of Mars - CNET

"If it were an ice cream, it would be vanilla," says a NASA scientist.

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Foxconn’s $100M deal with the University of Wisconsin has students worried

<em>Terry Gou, Foxconn Technology Group’s chairman, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s chancellor Rebecca Blank sign a partnership agreement.</em>

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison in late August, chancellor Rebecca Blank and Foxconn chairman Terry Gou announced the largest industry research partnership in the school’s history. The Taiwanese tech giant would invest $100 million in the school and help establish a new research facility for the College of Engineering. “UW–Madison and Foxconn share a commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge through interdisciplinary research and we are deeply grateful for Chairman Gou’s support and partnership,” Blank said.

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Weigh Down Your Pie Crusts With Sugar 

Blind baking pie crusts should be so simple: line crimped, chilled pastry with parchment or foil, fill with dried beans to weigh it down, and bake until crisp. This works out okay most of the time, but for truly crisp crusts with no puffy spots, reach for the sugar.

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Game of Thrones author tells voters how to 'get rid of a bad king' - CNET

George R.R. Martin says the ballot box is more powerful than Westeros' dragons.

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watchOS 5.1.1 is out now, and it will no longer brick your Apple Watch

Apple has released a new watchOS 5.1.1 update, which fixes the last update’s issues with bricking users’ Apple Watches. The latest watchOS update includes more than 70 new emoji released with iOS 12.1, new full-screen color watchfaces, and support for group FaceTime audio for up to 32 people.

watchOS 5.1 was released and quickly pulled last week, after users reported the update rendered their watches unusable during the installation. Affected users had no options other than calling Apple support and waiting for a replacement watch, as the watch can’t be plugged into a computer if something should go wrong. Apple Watch owners can rest assured that today’s update is specifically built not to brick their devices.

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In defense of TikTok, the joyful, slightly cringe-inducing spiritual successor to Vine

One of the latest fads to wash onto the shores of YouTube comes from TikTok, a grander version of Musical.ly that gives users an array of editing options to make short, Vine-like videos. In one corner of YouTube, TikTok’s biggest fans upload challenge compilations and weekly updates, each playing like a more elaborate Vine supercut — something you can watch on repeat without getting bored. Type in “TikTok compilation” into YouTube’s search bar, and thousands upon thousands of answers generate. Videos have anywhere from 500,000 to more than a million views.

Another, perhaps louder corner — one which has come to include some of YouTube’s biggest commentators, react channels, and memesters — has become obsessed with the app’s more...

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Why You Shouldn't Spank, According to the AAP 

The American Academy of Pediatrics is coming out strongly against the use of spanking, calling for a ban on corporal punishment. It also now says that “harsh verbal discipline,” including shaming and humiliation, is harmful to a child’s developing brain.

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Barnes & Noble releases a new Nook tablet with its largest display ever

Today is just another day online. It’s also a day when we received news of a new Nook tablet from Barnes & Noble. The Nook 10.1” costs $129.99 and has the line’s largest display ever at — you guessed it — 10.1 inches. That IPS display is 1920 x 2000 pixels with 224 ppi. It goes on sale on November 14th. Some other specs to note:

  • 32GB of expandable storage
  • Up to 8.5 hours of battery life
  • Wi-Fi
  • Charges over Micro USB 2.0 and includes a headphone jack
  • 2-megapixel rear-facing camera with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera

Unlike 2017’s Nook GlowLight 3, the new Nook is a true tablet that’s not just designed for reading. It also runs Android and ships with the Play Store, so you can do everything you’d usually do with an Android tablet —...

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Real security flaws became a sketchy hacking investigation in Georgia

Just a few days before the midterm elections, Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate and secretary of state, Brian Kemp, accused Georgia’s Democratic Party of hacking into the state’s voter registration base. It was a controversial move that is already generating concerns regarding conflicts of interest. Kemp’s office has yet to provide any evidence in support of these claims, and with mere hours left before the final votes are cast, it’s unclear what his motives are in announcing the investigation.

It now seems like Kemp’s accusation may have referred to a legitimate cybersecurity investigation by Georgia Democrats, which uncovered real and significant flaws in the state’s voter registration system. If that research was the source...

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Walmart's Discounting the Apple Watch Series 3, and Throwing In Extra Watch Bands

The release of the new Apple Watch Series 4 coincided with a price drop for the still-excellent Series 3. Today though, Walmart’s taking an extra $20 off those newly reduced prices, and throwing in a free official Apple Watch band of your choice.

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Watch OS 5.1.1 is out after Apple's earlier update bricked some smartwatches - CNET

Watch OS 5.1 was originally pulled last week.

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Look up! Taurid meteor shower could light up your night - CNET

The longer-lasting, brighter-burning fireballs are hitting their peak.

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Tim Berners-Lee unveils 'contract' to protect and strengthen the web - CNET

Facebook and Google are among the list of 60 initial backers of the web creator's vision to make the web a better experience for future generations.

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Your best shield against midterm misinformation: Get off social media - CNET

If unplugging entirely isn't realistic, here's how you can better spot fake news.

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7-Eleven joins cashierless trend with grab-and-go test - CNET

The convenience store slurps up the Amazon Go concept with a trial in Dallas.

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Talking about the pretty and pricey new iPad Pro (The 3:59, Ep. 484) - CNET

Plus, election scams.

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Facebook launches retail pop-up stores ahead of holiday season

Facebook is gearing up for the holiday season by launching a small number of pop-up shops around the United States.

The company announced today that it will open pop-ups with more than 100 brands in nine different Macy’s locations. The 100 brands’ products will be available for purchase through the pop-up shops, and they are some of the “most-loved brands” on Instagram and Facebook, according to a blog post on the company’s website. Some of those brands include Love Your Melon, an apparel line that helps raise awareness and fight against pediatric cancers, and Two Blind Brothers, a nonprofit clothing line that donates all proceeds to blindness research.

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Get a free or discounted ride to the polls on Election Day - CNET

Uber is offering gratis rides, while Lyft will give you half off.

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Dual-SIM and eSIM on Apple's 2018 iPhones: Everything you need to know - CNET

The new Dual SIM Dual Standby feature could be a game-changer -- if Apple can work through some hitches.

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Lenovo opened a cashier-less store in Beijing

Lenovo is the next company to get into cashier-less convenience stores, following Alibaba, Walmart-owned Sam’s Club, JD, and Amazon. The hardware maker launched a cashier-less store in Beijing last week that sells Cup Noodles, juice boxes, and other small snacks.

To enter the “Lenovo Lecoo Unmanned Store,” customers wave to a tablet with a camera, which uses facial recognition to identify their account profile. Then, like Amazon Go’s system, customers can browse, pick up the items, freely exit, and the charges will be automatically deducted from their mobile payments accounts.

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How to Get a Ride to the Polls

Every election, millions of Americans who are registered to vote don’t cast their ballots simply because they can’t get to their polling place. If you’re one of them, here’s how you can get a ride.

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The Walking Dead has condemned itself for all time

Last week on The Walking Dead, it appeared that the show had taken a step in a bold new direction. Press releases had announced that series star Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) would depart the series well ahead of the expected midseason finale send-off. And then it looked as if new showrunner Angela Kang had opted to kill Rick off even before the announced date. It was quick, clean, and surprising — a stark contrast to the show’s tradition of milking key dramatic moments to the point of audience fatigue. The episode’s ending seemed in line with Kang’s vision for a reimagined Walking Dead. It seemed too good to be true.

It was.

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Scammers are targeting interested voters with fake websites video - CNET

From The 3:59 show: Vote411.org will give you information on the election. Vote411.com will try to scam you.

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Lime's $3M safety push reminds rider to wear a helmet, park responsibly - CNET

This initiative follows last week's scooter recall.

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Track Your Sleep With the Apple Watch

I share my bedroom with at least one person, sometimes two or three depending on whether any children migrate during the night. So I feel like I have a superpower when I wake up and silence my alarm five minutes before it actually goes off. I’m not super, of course: it’s just a silent alarm on my Apple Watch.

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Best phones for the holidays 2018 - CNET

These phones make the best gifts, no matter your budget.

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Olloclip has new pro and entry-level lenses for your phone - CNET

One of the top names in phone camera lenses now has options for those who shoot a little or a lot.

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Deutsche Telekom will create new EV chargers by repurposing infrastructure - Roadshow

That's a clever way to deploy EV-charging tech faster in places where it's needed.

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Google Chrome's new crackdown on bad ads begins in December - CNET

No more ads that don't close when you tap or click the close box.

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SpaceX’s helipad-equipped boat will bring astronauts safely home

SpaceX’s Go Searcher

A freshly-upgraded SpaceX ship and its crew just went through dramatic dress rehearsals, running through how they’d rescue injured astronauts after they return to Earth. When SpaceX starts ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station next year, the company’s ocean vessel Go Searcher will be tasked with recovering SpaceX’s crewed Dragon capsules that splash down in the Atlantic. The ship is now equipped for a worst-case-scenario with medical treatment facilities and a helipad, in case returning astronauts need to be evacuated quickly to a hospital.

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Amazon is kicking off November with daily discounts and a Black Friday deal preview

Leave it to Amazon to begin Black Friday shopping festivities a few weeks early. Like Target, Amazon has already started cutting prices on several of its own devices, and it’s introducing several more discounted products on a rotating basis.

As its daily Black Friday sales continue, we’ll be adding and removing items in order to reflect what’s currently available. We’ve also included the deals that have been confirmed by Amazon to arrive later in November. Use it to plan your holiday shopping and compare prices with other retailers.

Laptops

Portable audio

Amazon is bundling its Echo Input, the $34.99 device...

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Gab is back online after being banned by GoDaddy, PayPal, and more

Social network Gab, a less-moderated alternative to Facebook or Twitter that’s popular among far-right figures, is back online after losing its domain registrar and hosting service. The site resumed operations on Sunday, slightly more than a week after a Gab user allegedly shot and killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, prompting several companies to stop working with the site.

Gab went offline on October 28th, following news reports that shooter Robert Bowers maintained a site profile full of anti-Semitic tirades. Payment processor PayPal quickly banned Gab for “explicitly allowing the perpetuation of hate, violence or discriminatory intolerance.” It was followed by hosting company Joyent, payment processor Stripe, domain registrar...

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Election 2018: voting tools, discounted rides, and everything else you need to know to vote

Election Day is tomorrow, November 6th, in the United States, and the 2018 midterm elections are likely going to be some of the most contentious elections in recent history. While President Donald Trump isn’t up for reelection yet, the House of Representatives and Senate are in play for both parties, along with gubernatorial races, attorney general elections, and marijuana legalization initiatives in four different states.

It’s a lot to take in, but the internet is here to help. Here’s everything you need to get ready for the big day, complete with registration information, polling locations, ride-sharing deals, and more.

Check your registration

You can’t vote if you’re not registered, so be sure to check that your registration is set...

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Niantic’s massive Ingress reboot launches today on iOS and Android

Niantic Labs made itself a global name when it worked with Nintendo to create augmented reality hit Pokémon Go. But the game developer that originated as an internal Google startup first got off the ground developing one of the earliest mainstream AR apps years earlier. Called Ingress, the mobile game introduced many of the same features that later became core pillars of Pokémon Go — particularly the capturing and controlling of virtual locations overlaid onto the real world. It was, however, very early in the AR trend, and Niantic’s ambitions outpaced the available software and the smartphone hardware of the time.

Now, five years after its first game launched and with much more advanced AR tools at its disposal, Niantic is rebooting...

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Chrome will soon ad-block an entire website if it shows abusive ads

With Chrome 71, Google is stepping up its fight against the internet’s abusive ads problem by blocking every ad on a site that persistently shows them. Abusive ads come in many forms, but broadly speaking cause your browser to misbehave by either generating fake system messages, automatically redirecting you, or attempt to steal personal information.

This isn’t the first time that Google has tried to use Chrome to address the problem. Back in July, Chrome 68 would prevent sites from opening new tabs or windows if they were reported for serving abusive experiences. Chrome 71, scheduled for release in December, will give site owners a 30 day grace period to clean up their site after an abusive experience is reported. Failure to remove the...

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Hackers reportedly target election officials, voter data ahead of midterms - CNET

And they've apparently had some "limited success."

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Star Wars costume turns real two-legged robot into AT-ST - CNET

Even robots can enjoy Star Wars cosplay.

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Resident Evil 2 remake: Claire and Leon's classic costumes return - CNET

Party like it's 1998 with the characters' old school outfits.

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5 things you need to know about the 2018 Maserati Ghibli video - Roadshow

It's a flashy Italian sedan with the soundtrack to boot, and a host of changes for 2018 make it better to live with.

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Cold Brew Concentrate Is Your Thanksgiving Morning Hero

Thanksgiving morning can be weird, if you’re the host. You wake up with fair bit of work left to do, and often lots of folks milling around, fiddling with your coffee maker. This is where cold brew concentrate comes in.

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Monday's Best Deals: Nintendo Switch, Air Fryers, Apple Watch, and Bath Sheets

A Dyson fan/space heater, the Apple Watch Series 3, and bamboo mattress pads lead off Monday best deals from around the web.

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This iOS Shortcut Helps You Find and Get to the Nearest ER

Often, there’s a moment early in a medical emergency when you know something is wrong, but aren’t sure you want to call 911. When I reacted to some antibiotics by breaking out in hives earlier this year, I stared at my phone for about 15 minutes before calling 911—I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know what to…

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The OnePlus 6T is now available in purple in China

When the OnePlus 6T was officially announced last week, the Chinese manufacturer revealed two colors — both of them black. Now, a purple model is on the way (via 9to5Google), but, unfortunately, it’s exclusive to China for the time being.

Country-exclusive handset colors have become a fairly common feature of international smartphone releases, with manufacturers grappling to serve different looks around the world. Interestingly, it always seems to be the bolder color schemes that miss out on a Western release, like the recent copper-colored Samsung Galaxy Note 9 that was exclusive to India.

The purple OnePlus 6T is available in China now for ¥3,399 (around $490) with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. When contacted for comment, a...

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How Morgan made the mighty V8 very British indeed video - Roadshow

A V8 engine may seem more at home in American muscle cars, but for the past 50 years Morgan has made use of it in the most British way imaginable.

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Nikola unveils Tre, a hydrogen truck made just for Europe - Roadshow

Production isn't expected to begin for another four or five years.

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Fortnite's new NFL outfits will turn any emote into a touchdown dance - CNET

Fortnite will let you celebrate that touchdown, err, Victory Royale in a NFL uniform starting Nov. 9.

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7-Eleven starts experimenting with cashier-less checkouts

7-Eleven announced today that it’s installing scan-and-go technology in 14 Dallas-based stores this week, according to Digiday. The technology will allow customers to scan the barcodes of items they want to buy and then pay through their phone, either with a card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.

Customers will need the 7-Eleven rewards app to complete the transaction. People will have to then scan a QR code on their way out of the store to confirm payment. The entire purchasing process is done through the 7-Eleven rewards app, which will determine when customers are within range of an equipped store and will load the feature automatically.

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These apps will tell you if your friends voted

It’s easy enough to say you’re going to the polls, but nobody is really tracking whether you cast your ballot — until now. Two new political apps, VoteWithMe and OutVote, will help you see if your friends voted and what their party affiliations are. Both apps were designed to help you encourage your friends and family to vote in the upcoming midterm election, as first reported by The New York Times.

How your friends voted in previous elections remains secret, but their voting histories are not. The two apps take information from public government records and make it more easily accessible. Now, instead of having to look up each of your friends to see if they’ve voted, you only need to sync your phone contacts.

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iPad Pro welcomed to dongle hell by Hyper USB-C hub

<em>A fully loaded HyperDrive USB-C hub.</em>

One of the biggest advantages of the USB Type-C port on the new iPad Pro is that it opens up the possibility for the tablet to be used with existing laptop USB-C hubs. However, that doesn’t mean that the iPad Pro won’t get a couple of dedicated hubs of its own, and this HyperDrive model will be one of the first.

The dock sits flush with the side of the display when attached, and adds many of the same ports you’d expect to see on a laptop. There’s an HDMI port, SD and microSD card slots, USB-A, and USB-C PD ports, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack that Apple didn’t include on the tablet. However, despite the range of ports, the things you’ll be able to do with connected devices may still be limited. For example, while the image above...

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Watch Out for This New Banking Scam

Receive a text from your bank letting you know your account’s been locked? You might want to think twice before following its instructions.

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$99 USB-C dock gives iPad Pro an audio jack, HDMI port, SD card slot - CNET

The dock makes Apple's iPad Pro act more like a PC.

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Midterm elections: How politicians know exactly how you’re going to vote - CNET

Here's what happens to your information after you fill out a voter registration form.

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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules - CNET

Net neutrality is already dead, but the Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that preserves the FCC's authority to adopt the controversial rules.

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Toyota to experiment with car subscription program in Japan - Roadshow

Think of it as Care by Volvo, but from one of the largest automakers on the planet.

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What’s In Your Bag, The Regrettes?

A kazoo!

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Samsung teases foldable phone with logo warp - CNET

Samsung's logo goes round the bend.

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Samsung teases its foldable phone reveal with social media avatars

Samsung’s developer conference kicks off later this week, and that means we might finally get to see the long-awaited reveal of its foldable smartphone. In anticipation of the reveal, Samsung has placed some not-so-subtle hints on its Twitter and Facebook profiles, changing the profile pictures on both accounts to show a folded take on the company’s logo.

The phone, which is expected to feature a tablet-sized screen that can be folded to fit in your pocket, has been rumored for almost half a decade now. (A concept trailer was even produced about it back in 2013.) Earlier this year, Samsung’s CEO teased that we might see a reveal at the developer’s conference, although we might have to wait until next year for a public release.

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TV Club Rick Grimes deserved a better sendoff than The Walking Dead’s idiotic goodbye | Deadspin Mic

TV Club Rick Grimes deserved a better sendoff than The Walking Dead’s idiotic goodbye | Deadspin Michael Thomas’s Cell Phone Celebration Was Cool, No Matter What The Announcers Said | Jezebel Mo’Nique Gives Rebel Wilson a History Lesson After ‘Plus-Sized’ Comments | The Root Iowa Teacher Who Wore Blackface Cries…

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The League of Legends world championship opened with an AR K-pop concert

League of Legends developer Riot Games opened its annual world championships with a special K-pop augmented reality performance created specifically to promote its new K/DA skins.

Riot introduced four new K/DA skins for League of Legends players recently, and to celebrate the launch, the developer teamed up with popular K-pop stars Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, and Jaira Burns. The song, “Pop/Stars,” is performed by the aforementioned artists in the video above, and they’re accompanied by some of the four K/DA skins onstage via augmented reality.

Not only is the opening ceremonies performance incredible to watch — especially as AR versions of the K/DA skins glide across the stage or emerge from the air — but the song is also a straight up...

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Fortnite will start selling NFL skins this week

It’s not unusual to see a Fortnite dance celebration at the end of a goal in any sport, so it was only a matter of time before the battle royale game officially teamed up with someone to bring that connection in-game. Today, Epic Games announced a partnership with the National Football League that will bring a variety of jersey cosmetics that players can wear.

According to Epic, these outfits can look like any of the thirty-two NFL teams on the roster, though players will be able to choose their own number. There will also be a made-up Fortnite team jersey. All jerseys will be available on November 9th in the in-game shop, though the price is unknown. Based on the video accompanying the announcement, it seems that this tie-in will also...

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Bring Your Kids to the Polls

A large part of parenting is trying to raise our kids to be good citizens. We give them chores to teach them to contribute to the work of the household, we take them to volunteer to get them involved in their community, and we model kindness and respect to those around us.

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This mirrorless camera runs Android and works with Canon lenses

Cameras have been getting progressively more advanced from a technical side of things. Some companies are replacing simple dials and knobs with giant touchscreens and even integrated Adobe Lightroom software. Taken in that light, the Yongnuo YN450 seems like the logical conclusion here: it’s a full-fledged mirrorless camera with support for Canon’s EF line of lenses, but it also runs Android Nougat on a 5-inch touchscreen display, via PetaPixel.

And it sure does look a whole lot like Youngnuo has literally bolted a camera together with an Android phone. The photography side of things offers a 16-megapixel Four Thirds sensor that can shoot in RAW, along with 4K video at 30 fps (and the aforementioned Canon EF lens compatibility).

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2020 Porsche 911 teasers offer our best look yet - Roadshow

The teasers show the latest Neunelfer tackling all the weather. All of it.

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Oath will soon be rebranded as Verizon Media Group

We roasted Verizon last year when it brought it merged its AOL and Yahoo purchases into a new group called Oath. Today, the company’s CEO Guru Gowrappan announced that Oath is no more; Verizon’s collective media outlets will be called the Verizon Media Group starting in 2019.

This shift comes with other organizational changes that mostly involve segmenting Verizon’s respective businesses from one another, including new consumer and business-focused groups. Oath’s media assets (including the Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Engadget, and Tumblr) are all continuing onward under the new, less bizarre parent company name.

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