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Enlarge ImageCanon's EOS 5D Mark IV introduces a new dual-pixel raw photo format. Canon Don't panic, Lightroom fans, Adobe Systems will support the new photo format Canon tucked into its hot new SLR, the EOS 5D Mark IV.Adobe's Lightroom, for editing and cataloging photos, has a particular emphasis on "raw" photo formats that offer more editing flexibility and image quality than ordinary JPEG but that are more of a...

The Intercept on Friday published documents stolen from the NSA by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Handout, Getty Images The latest documents from Edward Snowden, published by The Intercept on Friday, appear to support earlier reports that the National Security Administration's "secret" cyberweapons are anything but.The Intercept, whose reporters have access to files Snowden took from the agency in 2013, says a top...

Intel on Wednesday issued a recall of its Basis Peak fitness watch, urging owners to immediately discontinue use of the device out of conce overheating could cause bus.The company first shared its conces of overheating in June, pinning its hopes for a solution on a software update. That plan did not pan out as hoped, Intel said in a statement that urged customers to retu the devices immediately for a full refund. "We had hoped to update the software on your watch to address the problem," the com...

Enlarge ImageSome Australians ask for directions, yesterday. Getty Images Australia is changing from "down under" to "down under and across a bit".The country is shifting its longitude and latitude to fix a discrepancy with global satellite navigation systems. Govement body Geoscience Australia is updating the Geocentric Datum of Australia, the country's national coordinate system, to bring it in line with inteat...

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET "Hillary 2016" isn't just a campaign slogan. It's also a new iOS app designed for people who want to see Hillary Clinton as the next president.Launched on Sunday for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the app is served up by the Hillary for America campaign. Hillary 2016 tests your knowledge about the pressing issues, offers daily challenges to help elect Clinton, shares news and i...

Firefox maker Mozilla is clamping down harder on Flash. Adobe Systems Firefox parent Mozilla is taking its battle against Adobe Flash a few steps further. In 2017, Firefox will require "click-to-activate approval" from you before you can trigger Flash-enabled videos and other Flash content on a website, Mozilla engineering manager Benjamin Smedberg said Wednesday in a blog post. This means the Flash content wil...

We've mentioned brainwave-controlled drone programs before, but now, the same university responsible for the original project is expanding that brainwave control to multiple drones at once. So, get your drone swarm ready, because soon, you might be able to control an army of them with just your mind.Also in the news, Swagbot! No, this isn't a robot Justin Bieber (#swag); it's a four-wheeled bot designed to herd livestock. It's already working in Australian pastures, and soon, it'll be able to mo...

The Republican National Convention comes to Cleveland this week, but noticeably absent will be the support of several major tech companies, including HP, Apple and Motorola. The decisions were a big victory for online activists ColorOfChange and Credo Action, which used social media to push the companies to avoid backing Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.We also discuss SoftBank's massive acquisition deal for ARM Holdings, as well as Kanye West's beef with Taylor Swift playing out...

Enlarge ImageTidal's latest update enables Chromecast support on the mobile app. Tidal Tidal refreshed its media streaming app today with an update that finally lets users send audio and video to a Google Chromecast dongle.In addition to software bug patches and improvements to the play queue, Tidal's latest version 1.14.0 for iOS and Android adds an integrated Cast option that pops up in the playback screen. You...

Enlarge Image Facebook screenshot by Daniel Van Boom/CNET Pokemon Go, the first Pokemon game to hit Android and iOS devices, was released yesterday and people are excited about it. But Australia's Northe Territory Police want to remind you that safety comes first."[It's] a good idea to look up, away from your phone and both ways before crossing the street," read a post on the Northe Territory Police, Fire and Eme...

Enlarge ImageBuilt from scavenged and stolen ploughs, Ned Kelly's famous armour was impervious to bullets. The State Library of Victoria Of all the figures in Australian history, Ned Kelly, bo in December 1854, is the most legendary. The petty criminal catapulted into full-blown outlaw status after murdering three policemen and went on a two-year rampage of armed bank robberies, before his final capture by police...

[embedded content] Ever feel bothered by the same old boring selfie poses because your hand is permanently attached to your camera? Well this Australian-made Roam-e Flying Selfie drone camera should help you get a bit more creative, if you can stomach the fact that it looks like a flying carrot.Retailing at $399 (around £300) online and AU$499 in Australia , the Roam-e Flying Selfie features a 1080p camera and uses facial recognition technology to fo...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.His ire was inflated. HBO/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It was impassioned.But when you're defending a slur on the reputation of your hometown quarterback, your blood boils and the flaming words spill out. Other words beginning with "f" spill out too.At least if you're Ben Affleck.The actor, director and Bat...

Now you can control your Sonos speaker on an iOS device directly from the lock screen. The company just released a software update for its multiroom streaming speaker system that will allow customers to perform a wider range of iOS shortcuts, including quick navigation from the lock screen, Force Touch access ...

Sarah Tew/CNET Vizio TVs from the 2010-2011 model year will no longer support the Amazon Video app.That's the word from Amazon, which notified users of the affected televisions via email. The app will cease to work on August 15.Amazon is offering an olive branch, however: the same email offers affected users a $15 discount on the Amazon Fire TV Stick with voice remote. (We'd suggest you opt for a Roku Streaming ...

Plex Good news for Nvidia Shield owners: Not only can it run Plex's Android TV, but it will soon be able to run its Full Media Server, including support for hardware-accelerated video transcoding (H.264, MPEG2 and HEVC) with multiple simultaneous streams.For those who've never heard of Nvidia Shield it comes in three different versions: Android TV, Tablet K1, and Portable versions. All include a game controller...

Enlarge ImageMalcolm Tubull, Australia's Prime Minister. David Gray/Corbis The office of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Tunbull inadvertently distributed hundreds of "confidential" email addresses on Wednesday due to an "administrative error", The Guardian reports.Women seeking to be appointed to govement boards and bodies in the country were advised to register their interest through the govement's AppointWom...

Microsoft's Windows Hello log-in feature will so offer support for wearables. Microsoft Bill Gates famously said that making Windows users type Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in was "a mistake". Now, if Microsoft gets its way, typing could be phased out for good with the company unveiling a new way of logging in from your wrist. Microsoft used its keynote presentation at Computex in Taiwan to talk up the new fea...

Photothek via Getty Images If you want to get in on the Bitcoin action (and have the bank to back you up), now's a good opportunity. The Australian police will be auctioning 24,518 bitcoins seized as the proceeds of a crime. The exchange rate at the time of writing sees one bitcoin equal $534.18 -- so that's over $13 million worth of the digital cryptocurrency. It will be second time that such an auction has tak...

Enlarge ImageThe Raspberry Pi's low price is designed to get hobbyists thinking differently. Taylor Martin/CNET There may soon be another reason to love the uber-affordable and portable Raspberry Pi 3. An entry for Raspberry Pi 3, a $35, small and simple computer, appeared on Google's Android Open Source Project page, according to Android Police. It's part of the same directory that also includes other Android p...