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Spike Lee: Filmmaking tech is a double-edge sword [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-5759574693/spike-lee-tech-is-a-double-edge-sword-infilmmaking/]

What's given moviemakers tools like crowdfunding and YouTube has also led to a CGIcentric Hollywood where everything looks the same, the famous film director tells CNET.
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Bob Mansfield bio vanishes from Apple exec leadership page [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57595874-37/bobmansfield-bio-vanishes-from-apple-executive-leadershippage/]
Executive was at the center of a shakeup that began with his announced retirement and ultimately led to a promotion. Apple says Mansfield will remain at Apple working on special projects reporting to Tim Cook.
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Now that we have Chromecast, is it time for 'Xbox TV?' [http://www.cnet.com/8301-33620_3-57595815-278/nowthat-we-have-chromecast-is-it-time-for-xbox-tv/]

Microsoft's Xbox can stream plenty of Internet content to your TV. But it might get overlooked by those considering Chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV because of its high price. Is it time for Microsoft to make non-gaming version of Xbox?
July 2 8, 2 01 3 2 :00 PM PDT

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Progress! An app that sends a breakup text for you

[http://www.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57595813-71/progress-an-app-thatsends-a-breakup-text-for-you/] BreakUp Text is an app that does the dirty work for you. Because, well, why bother telling your lover sayonara yourself? Who needs the grief?
July 2 7 , 2 01 3 5:1 1 PM PDT
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Extreme Reality turns skeletons into biometric signatures

[http://www.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57595555-76/extreme-reality-turnsskeletons-into-biometric-signatures/] The software technology captures full-body 3D motion using a 2D camera to recognize an individual's gait as a unique biometric signature.
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'Inside' vs. 'outside' headphones, what's the difference?

[http://www.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57595649-47/inside-vs-outsideheadphones-whats-the-difference/] It's not just size, some headphones are better suited to on-the-go use, others are mostly stay-at-home types.
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Nexus 7 teardown for 2013: Wireless charging, easy repairs

[http://www.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57595816-94/nexus-7-teardown-for2013-wireless-charging-easy-repairs/] iFixit's teardown of the 2013 Nexus 7 uncovers the hardware that supports wireless charging -- the first time the repair site has seen this on a tablet.
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CNET's top-rated reviews of the week [http://reviews.cnet.com/230017742_7-10017681.html] The new incarnation of the Google Nexus 7, a must-have app for music fans with Windows Phone handsets, and a product whose name anagrams to "Nail cook pix now." See, you learned something new today -- check that off your list.
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Sizzling, civilized Audi RS7: Rubber-burning tech toy (CNET On Cars, Episode 23) [http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-34133_53-57595849314/sizzling-civilized-audi-rs7-rubber-burning-tech-toycnet-on-cars-episode-23/]

Secrets of the black box, CNET's favorite car cameras, Top 5 car navigation features and the civilized, sizzling Audi RS7. more [http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-34133_53-57595849314/sizzling-civilized-audi-rs7-rubber-burning-tech-toy-cnet-on-cars-episode23/]
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Bob Mansfield bio vanishes from Apple executive leadership page [http://www.cnet.com/830113579_3-57595874-37/bob-mansfield-bio-vanishesfrom-apple-executive-leadership-page/]

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Executive was at the center of a shakeup that began with his announced retirement and ultimately led to a promotion. Apple says Mansfield will remain at Apple working on special projects reporting to Tim Cook. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13579_357595874-37/bob-mansfield-bio-vanishes-from-apple-executive-leadershippage/]
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Michael Dell plans to stay with company if his buyout bid fails [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-5759586692/michael-dell-plans-to-stay-with-company-if-hisbuyout-bid-fails/]

Dell's chief executive tells the Wall Street Journal he would not support an asset sale or leveraged recapitalization. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-5759586692/michael-dell-plans-to-stay-with-company-if-his-buyout-bid-fails/]
News - By Stev en Musil [http://www.cnet.com /profile/stev enm usil/] | 8 hours ago

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Microsoft's Xbox can stream plenty of Internet content to your TV. But it might get overlooked by those considering Chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV because of its high price. Is it time for Microsoft to make non-gaming version of Xbox? more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-33620_3-57595815-278/now-that-we-havechromecast-is-it-time-for-xbox-tv/]
News - By Danny Sulliv an [http://www.cnet.com /profile/danny sulliv an/] | 9 hours ago

Dad's perfect gift for son: A 737 cockpit simulator in his bedroom [http://www.cnet.com/8301-17852_357595853-71/dads-perfect-gift-for-son-a-737-cockpitsimulator-in-his-bedroom/]

Laurent Aigon knew exactly what his kid wanted. So, despite not being a pilot himself -- nor an engineer -- he orders the parts online and begins to build. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57595853-71/dads-perfect-gift-for-son-a737-cockpit-simulator-in-his-bedroom/]
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Google has a 'near perfect' universal translator -- for Portuguese, at least [http://www.cnet.com/830117938_105-57595825-1/google-has-a-near-perfectuniversal-translator-for-portuguese-at-least/]

The company's Android product head says Google has prototypes of a device that will one day erase language barriers. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-575958251/google-has-a-near-perfect-universal-translator-for-portuguese-at-least/]
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Will Nexus 7 beat iPad Mini by out-cooling it? [http://www.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-5759585171/will-nexus-7-beat-ipad-mini-by-out-cooling-it/]

To coincide with the launch of the new Nexus 7, Google releases one very touching ad. And that seems to be it for now. Is that enough to beat the ad onslaught that will come with a new iPad Mini? more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57595851-71/willnews.cnet.com 7/12

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Yandex co-founder Ilya Segalovich dies at age 48 [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-5759585693/yandex-co-founder-ilya-segalovich-dies-at-age-48/]

The co-founder of Russia's largest search engine died Saturday in London after bouts with cancer. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595856-93/yandex-cofounder-ilya-segalovich-dies-at-age-48/]
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Spike Lee: Tech is a double-edge sword in filmmaking [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-5759574693/spike-lee-tech-is-a-double-edge-sword-infilmmaking/]

What's given moviemakers tools like crowdfunding and Y ouTube has also led to a CGIcentric Hollywood where everything looks the same, the famous film director tells CNET.
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Can the designer of an $80,000 speaker also make a great $129 one? [http://www.cnet.com/830113645_3-57595663-47/can-the-designer-of-an$80000-speaker-also-make-a-great-$129-one/]

What do Pioneer's remarkable $129 SP-BS22-LR and TAD's legendary $80,000 Reference speakers have in common? Andrew Jones designed both of them. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57595663-47/can-the-designer-of-an$80000-speaker-also-make-a-great-$129-one/]
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Packaging for a rumored budget iPhone 5C shows up online [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13579_357595846-37/packaging-for-a-rumored-budgetiphone-5c-shows-up-online/]

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It's uncertain whether the image is the real thing, but many Apple watchers expect the company to reveal a "budget" iPhone in the fall. more [http://www.cnet.com/830113579_3-57595846-37/packaging-for-a-rumored-budget-iphone-5c-shows-uponline/]
News - By Dan Farber [http://www.cnet.com /profile/dfarber/] | 1 6 hours ago

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/28: What is this? [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57595831315/road-trip-pic-of-the-day-7-28-what-is-this/]

If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13576_357595831-315/road-trip-pic-of-the-day-7-28-what-is-this/]
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BreakUp Text is an app that does the dirty work for you. Because, well, why bother telling your lover sayonara yourself? Who needs the grief? more [http://www.cnet.com/830117852_3-57595813-71/progress-an-app-that-sends-a-breakup-text-for-you/]
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Nexus 7 teardown for 2013: Wireless charging, easy repairs [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1035_357595816-94/nexus-7-teardown-for-2013-wirelesscharging-easy-repairs/]

iFixit's teardown of the 2013 Nexus 7 uncovers the hardware that supports wireless charging -- the first time the repair site has seen this on a tablet. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57595816-94/nexus-7-teardown-for-2013wireless-charging-easy-repairs/]
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Nexus 7 finds Apple napping

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Uh-oh: iPad Mini meets the new Nexus 7. It's not looking good for Apple at the moment. more [http://www.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57595785-94/nexus-7-finds-applenapping/]
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