Preseason games, last year’s star quarterback on the latest cover of GQ and another collaboration between the NFL and Microsoft — make no doubt about it, football season is here. Just in time for all of the fun, Microsoft on Monday released officially branded NFL covers for the Surface Pro 4. The case, which will …
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The narwhals are not baconing at all: Reddit is down. The popular social forum went down Thursday for “emergency maintenance.” In a status update just before 5 p.m. PT, Reddit said it was bringing the site back slowly. The so-called front page of the internet went down at 3:26 p.m. PT, said Reddit, and was replaced with the maintenance message …
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Democrats lined up their heaviest hitters Wednesday as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, VP candidate Tim Kaine and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took turns at the podium to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and express disdain for Donald Trump, her Republican rival. If reaction on Twitter is any indication, they hit it out of the …
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Now that Verizon is officially buying past-its-prime Yahoo for $4.83 billion, we figured it was time to dig up some vintage footage of a time when Yahoo was the coolest kid on the web. In fall 1995, Yahoo was just a tiny, unprofitable startup run by former Stanford University Ph.D. students Jerry Yang and David Filo. CNET Central reporter Desmond …
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are reportedly being blocked in Turkey during what appears to be an attempted military coup. Military factions in Turkey tried to take control of the country Friday night, according to media reports, as some social media sites went dark. Many residents appear to have gotten around the blocks, posting messages and videos, likely using VPNs or …
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Katy Perry is the latest artist to forgo Spotify in favor of Apple Music. The singer debuted her new song “Rise” on Apple’s streaming service late Thursday night. While the song can also be found on the singer’s Vevo YouTube page, it isn’t available on either Spotify or Tidal. The song is exclusive to Apple Music subscribers for the time …
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The Obama Administration on Friday announced a new funding initiative to ensure the U.S. maintains its leadership in the mobile technology space. The $400 million Advanced Wireless Research Initiative will be led by the National Science Foundation and aims to develop and advance wireless technology to 5G and beyond. “Collectively, these spectrum policy and research efforts will accelerate the deployment …
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We may be in the post-PC era, but there are still plenty of new PCs. Acer, the Taiwanese computing powerhouse, is set to unveil its latest products today at a press conference in New York City. And you can watch the event as it unfolds, live from the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan’s financial district. CNET’s Dan Ackerman is …
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Welcome to Build. Microsoft’s annual developers conference begins today with a keynote address that starts at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. Expect Windows 10 updates to take center stage, with news on Office, Xbox and HoloLens to be on the docket as well. Watch the event live stream here: CNET’s Ian Sherr is in the room at San Francisco’s Moscone …
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“What’s your favorite phone right now?” We get asked this question all the time, and with good reason. Between us, our team reviews the most important and interesting phones on the planet. We’ve handled the clunkers, the middle-of-the-roaders and the phones that are truly something special. And now we’ve laid out our standouts for you, the devices that were the …
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