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The weird world behind the scenes at Europe's largest tech show - CNET

Welcome to IFA, the largest technology tradeshow in Europe. Held in Berlin, Germany, the show sees tech giants like Samsung, Sony, LG and many more come together to launch their latest gadgets.CNET attends the show every year to get first looks at all the new gear, but it's behind the scenes where the most interesting sights are often found.Click through to see what it's like to report from this big show. Let's block ads! ...

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Travel Advisory - CNET

See more stories from CNET Magazine. Michael Muller It starts innocently enough, with the same exact transaction you've performed a thousand times before. You walk up to an unassuming ATM kiosk, slip a plastic debit card into the slot, punch in a personal code and withdraw cash. Convenient, absolutely, but ATMs can host hidden dangers, especially for travelers already distracted by luggage, train schedules or herding an unruly family through an airport. It's a scam called ATM skimming, and it's only one of the pitfalls to watch out for, especially when traveling in unfamiliar territory, whether you're on vacation or a work trip. And with a little preparation, you can outwit the crooks.Beware the skim scam ...

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Here's what it's like to travel 8 hours across Japan by train - Roadshow

RoadshowNewsHere's what it's like to travel 8 hours across Japan by train...

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Sales paused for OnePlus 3 in Europe due to high demand - CNET

Close 3 reasons to believe the OnePlus 3 hype Drag OnePlus has always positioned itself as the small, scrappy phone maker just trying to make great phones for its users. And while its latest flagship handset, the OnePlus 3, is indeed a great phone, there are downsides of being a small company. Namely, running out of product.Due to high demand in Europe, OnePlus announced it will temporarily suspend sales of the phone from August 9th ...

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Hacking the refugee crisis in Europe (The 3:59, Ep. 89) - CNET

The refugee crisis in Europe is awash in tech, with migrants and grassroots activists both using phones and the inte et to share the latest news, as well as information on finding shelter, food and other resources.For this podcast, we discuss our special report out of Greece, where we reported on how technology both helped -- and hurt -- refugees there.The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger Cheng, Senior Writer Ben Fox Rubin and Producer Bryan VanGelder.Check out the extended shows on YouTube. Hacking the refugee crisis in Europe (The 3:59 Ep. 89) Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe:iTunes | Google Play Music | FeedBu ...

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Lazy travelers can ride this suitcase straight to the gate - CNET

If you thought those shoes with built-in wheels were bad, you're going to love Modobag, a piece of motorized carryon luggage that you can physically sit on and steer through the airport on your way to catching a flight. Yes. Suitcase. Sitting. Vroom-vroom.Boasting specs like a cushioned seat and retractable foot pegs, a 6-mile range (based on a 180-pound passengers) and 80 percent charge in 15 minutes, the Modobag also comes with a tracking app in case you and the bag ever part ways. The battery-charged suitcase -- which can also charge your phone -- weighs 19 pounds (empty) and can tow a rider weighing up to 260 pounds. Super early-birds can buy the crowd-sourced case now for $995, or about £760 and AU$1,333, and expect to receive it around January 2017. Just imagine the jealous scowls a...

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Google is spending half a billion dollars to curry Europe's favor - CNET

Google shows off one of its Street View image-capture cars at the Google I/O 2013 show in San Francisco. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google has ratcheting up its investment in European goodwill, aiming to spend about $450 million from 2015 to 2017 as EU regulators narrow their gaze on the search giant, according to a report by the New York Times.The company is pouring money into wide-ranging sponsorships, like an exhibition at a Belgian museum incorporating virtual reality, a fund to help European news publishers amp up their web savvy, a digital training course for Irish teachers, and YouTube-backed concerts, according to the report. Google is facing intensifying regulator scrutiny in Europe, including antitrus...

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'Save the open internet in Europe' pleads web inventor Tim Berners-Lee - CNET

Inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Be ers-Lee has made an impassioned bid in favour of net neutrality in Europe, calling on European citizens to stop legislation that could see the creation of so called Inte et "fast lanes".In an open letter published by the World Wide Web Foundation, Be ers-Lee, along with law academics Professor Barbara van Schewick and Professor Larry Lessig, wa that "potential loopholes" in EU guidelines -- which are being written following a European Parliament vote on net neutrality in October -- could threaten the open nature of the Inte et. With public consultation on those guidelines due to end on 18 July, the open letter urges EU citizens to have their say on regulators' next steps.Net neutrality proponents argue that all web traffic should be treated equal...

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Pokemon Go is go in Europe, officially launching in Germany - CNET

Enlarge ImagePokémon Go has been a worldwide hit. Nintendo The whole world seems to have gone nuts for Pokémon Go, but if you're in Europe you haven't been able to officially play the hit mobile game -- until now. It's available in Germany on iPhone and Android, with other countries to follow.European players have been playing the game, but it required jumping through the hoops of setting up a US iTunes account to play unofficially.The game was first launched in the US, Australia and New Zealand and was an instant hit. Because the game involves venturing into the real world to hunt Pokémon, there have already been some strange stories involving the game, including robbers luring unsuspecting gamers with pro...

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Volkswagen to Europe: Don't expect a sweet settlement like the US - Roadshow

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryVolkswagen to Europe: Don't expect a sweet settlement like the USMultiplying the cost of the US settlement to cover every defeat-device-equipped TDI in the world comes out to hundreds of billions of dollars. Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images When Volkswagen announced the details of its $15 billion settlement in the US, wherein it will buy back or attempt to fix the roughly 500,000 over-polluting diesels on the road, I'm sure Europeans were eager for a similar setup for them. Volkswagen just burst that bubble, saying it won't replicate the program across the pond.Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that it would not offer the same terms to Europeans that...

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Seven tips on keeping your phone safe while traveling - CNET

You may not think of it this way, but the phone in your pocket is really an extension of you -- it contains everything from personal photos and videos to critical contact information.It's also valuable data that cyber criminals can exploit. This means you need to make sure your phone is protected. While your device can be compromised anywhere, you may expose yourself to additional risks while on a trip. "When you're traveling, you may do some things differently than you'd do at home," said Michael Kaiser, executive director for the National Cyber Security Alliance or NCSA, a nonprofit public-private partnership that promotes safe and secure use of the inte et. For instance, Kaiser said you might be tempted to use an unprotected Wi-Fi network to save on roaming charges if you're traveling a...

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u200bGoogle digs deeper on machine learning with new European research lab - CNET

Google's Zurich offices will now be home to a dedicated machine lea ing team. Google Google Translate, Google Photo Search, Google Smart Reply -- it made its name in search, but Google is becoming a global powerhouse in machine lea ing, and it's not stopping any time soon. The company that calls Mountain View, Califo ia, home is now getting a firmer foothold in Europe, announcing the opening of a new Google Research group, based out of the company's Zurich offices. The research group will be dedicated to machine lea ing (ML) and exploring how computer intelligence can be used to replicate processes performed quickly by the human brain. Think image recognition, understanding natural language and creating ne...

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How to back up your precious photos while traveling abroad - CNET

It's tragic enough when your phone is lost or stolen while you're on vacation, but it's even worse when it also happens to contain every one of the thousand pictures you took on your holiday.Phone cameras have gotten so good, you may not need to take a separate camera on vacation. Many shutterbugs are opting to leave their point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras at home so they can travel lighter. But phones also have a sneaky habit of sliding out of pockets on cab rides or disappearing into the hands of clever pickpockets while their owners are taking in the local sites.In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer some advice about how to back up those cherished memories so they're not lost forever. Dear Maggie,Two years ago my family went to Turkey for vacation. Two days before our trip ended my phon...

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Samsung Pay arrives in Europe, Spain is numero uno - CNET

Samsung Pay has landed in Spain, marking the service's first European debut.Like rival services Apple Pay and Android Pay (the latter of which recently arrived in the UK), Samsung Pay sees customers adding credit or debit cards to their smartphone, which can then be tapped on tills to make a contactless payment.The first banks in Europe to get on board are CaixaBank and imaginBank, Samsung said on its website, with Abanca and Banco Sabadell following shortly.'We are proud that Spain is the first European market to introduce Samsung Pay," said Celestino García, corporate vice president of Samsung Spain. "The opportunity for Samsung Pay in Spain is significant, due to the high smartphone penetration rate and the digitalisation of the banking sector."Samsung Pay launched in the US in Septembe...

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Subaru, Chimani team up to bring national park travel guides to smartphones - Roadshow

RoadshowNewsCar CultureSubaru, Chimani team up to bring national park travel guides to smartphonesEnlarge ImageSo many tiles you'd think we're shopping for kitchen flooring. Subaru If you've ever paid a bill online, you'd know that utility companies, banks and the like are all about "going paperless." Cutting down on mailed bills reduces waste, limits environmental impact and saves money. Going paperless isn't limited to industries that want your money, though, as evidenced by Subaru and its latest app.Subaru is teaming up with outdoor-related app company Chimani to release a series of 59 apps. Each is its own travel guide for a separate US national park, providing users with all sorts of information, like ...

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Netflix and Amazon face 20% European content quotas in Europe - CNET

Netflix is already investing in European content, making shows such as "Marseille," starring Gerard Depardieu. Netflix Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in Europe will be required to ensure that at least 20 percent of their content is European, according to new European Commission proposals.The Commission published its proposals on Wednesday as part of its edict to create a single digital market in Europe. A large part of its mission is to promote the European film industry and ensure that its citizens have access to homegrown content alongside films and TV shows created in the US. Streaming services will therefore also be compelled to contribute financially to creating European works.T...

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Netflix and Amazon, get ready for content quotas in Europe - CNET

"Marseille" is one of the few Netflix original TV shows set and produced in Europe. Netflix If you're not already a fan of British period dramas and Scandinavian noir thrillers, this may be the time to get on board.On-demand video services including Amazon and Netflix may soon need to adhere to rules that dictate how much of their European catalogs must be occupied by European films and TV shows, according to the Daily Mail. A European Commission proposal due to be announced next week will include an obligation for on-demand services to dedicate a 20 percent share of space in their offerings to homegrown content, said documents seen by the newspaper."While we cannot go into details [regarding possible quota...

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'Crowd Control,' part 8: Traveling between universes requires a new body - CNET

"Crowd Control: Heaven Makes a Killing," CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel written and edited by readers, continues. To read past installments, lea more about the project or see our contributor list, visit the digital table of contents.Chapter 7Excerpted from "Meta: The Life of a Diplomat."U.S.S.N. Washington, low Earth orbit, April 12, 2051Meta awoke to classical music and cheerful whistling. He was lying on a cold surface, naked. Only a white linen blanket lay over him. He clenched and unclenched his fingers, feeling unnaturally stiff.Meta sat up. The new body he was occupying, a female's, he noted, needed a moment to adapt."Um...ma'am? Dr. Parker?" A man at the other end of the room stuttered nervously.Meta rolled his eyes and snorted in disgust. Dr. Parker. Definitely sou...

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Facebook Moments launches in Europe, Canada -- without facial recognition - CNET

Nearly a year after Facebook Moments launched in the US, the private photo-sharing app has finally made its global debut -- but in a stripped-down version.The version released in the US last June uses facial recognition to group together your photos based on the friends who are in them. You can then search by name to find photos of specific friends.But the new version released Tuesday in Europe and Canada was modified to remove that feature to appease privacy conce s in these markets, according to TechCrunch. The new version can't automatically identify who is in the photos but rather groups together images that "appear to include the same face," Facebook told the site.Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The new version debuts as Facebook finds itself embroiled in...

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Airliner at Europe's busiest airport wasn't hit by a drone after all, authorities say - CNET

Enlarge ImageA British Airways Airbus A320 just before landing at Heathrow. Kent German/CNET A passenger plane coming in to land over London probably wasn't hit by a drone, as initially thought by police.UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said that upon investigation, the incident on 17 April was unlikely to have involved a drone, the BBC reports. British Airways flight 727 was on approach to London's Heathrow airport when, at an altitude of around 1,700 feet, it appeared to hit something that Metropolitan Police said may have been a drone. Robert Goodwill, a transport minister, previously speculated that the object may have been a plastic carrier bag. The Airbus A320 was undamaged and landed safely ...

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Uber complaint may prompt Europe to challenge French taxi law - CNET

Uber's challenge to French laws may prove successful. Uber The European Commission is reportedly readying itself to challenge French taxi laws following a complaint from ride-hailing service Uber.A formal notice is set to be issued by the Commission, which will point out that the national law in France breaches a European Union treaty, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing "two people familiar with the matter."The law in question means that chauffeured cars have to retu to a base in between customers and bans the use of geolocation software for finding cars or customers. Known as the Thevenoud law, the legislation was introduced in October 2014 and outlaws many of the technologies Uber relies upon.Uber is ar...

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Bundle up, travelers. It's snowing methane on Pluto - CNET

You might want to rethink your future vacation plans for Pluto. If you absolutely insist on going, you'll want to pack a warm jacket and perhaps some snowshoes. NASA scientists revealed a new tidbit on Thursday about the weather on the dwarf planet: it seems to have methane snow.Pluto has a large dark area known as "Cthulhu." H.P. Lovecraft aficionados will recognize that as the name of one of the author's most famous fictional deities, a tentacle-faced monstrous creature that signals the doom of humanity. Pluto's Cthulhu covers an area about the size of US state Alaska and it features some intriguing mountainous areas topped with snow made from methane.NASA's New Horizons mission conducted a close flyby of Pluto in July 2015 and is still in the process of sending back images and data. Enl...

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