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• The end of Nest as we know it is a sign of a new beginning for Android

  

  Nest CEO Marwan Fawaz Nest Alphabet is breaking up Nest, its standalone smart-home gadgets company, and moving Nest's software group back into Google.  Nest Labs will continue to exist as a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, continuing to develop Nest-branded hardware such as its internet-connected thermostat. But dozens of Nest programmers making the move will go after the real prize: Google's efforts to conquer the living room and beyond, including ..

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• The PlayStation 4 Slim is real (unless it's an elaborate hoax) - CNET

  

  The alleged PlayStation 4 Slim. Laura Dale Here's a rare treat -- pictures and video of a brand-new PlayStation that Sony has yet to reveal. Sure, in this age of 3D printing, we can't be certain. Perhaps every person who's seen one, including Eurogamer journalist Richard Leadbetter, are all in on an elaborate hoax. Or perhaps this latest video, by games journo Laura Dale, is totally real. It sure does look li..

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• (Self-driving) car wars heat up between Google, Uber

  

  Uber announced Thursday that it will launch a pilot program with self-driving cabs in the Pittsburgh area. NHTSA's former administrator is celebrating the announcement, but says regulatory challenges exist before self-driving cars are common. (Aug. 18) APDavid Drummond, one of Alphabet's most senior executives, announced that he was stepping down from Uber's board just as the ride-hailing company announced its intention to dive into self-driving cars - a longtime R&D project of Alphabet..

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• Amazon's instant-order Dash buttons arrive in the UK

  

  Amazon's tiny Dash buttons are brand-specific and require a little bit of setup. Each one needs to be connected to your WiFi network and you'll need to specify the exact product you want to order inside the Amazon app. Once that's done, you'll receive a notification on your phone each time a button is pressed. The alert will include some basic information, such as the price and estimated delivery time, as well as the option to cancel the order. As an extra failsafe against troublesome family me..

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• Corning's New Gorilla Glass SR+ Is Made For Wearables

  

  Corning's Gorilla Glass has become practically synonymous with smartphones over the years. It has always been highly scratch resistant and just a bit tougher in drops than most of the competition, and the latest flagship in the series, Gorilla Glass 5 ...

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• Intel's Kaby Lake chip is a must-have for 4K video fiends

  

  Intel’s Kaby Lake, the company's 7th-generation Core microprocessor, was never meant to be. Broadwell, then Skylake: Intel’s tick-tock model was supposed to move on from there to the 10-nm Cannon Lake microprocessor next on Intel’s roadmap. Struggles with 10-nm development forced Intel into its new Kaby Lake processor, however, which officially launched Tuesday.  Intel The “7th Gen” designation is now part of Intel’s official branding.  Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that its benefits are so..

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