UK-based analyst Juniper Research released a new study Tuesday that showed the number of “contactless” Apple Pay users nearly doubling year over year, with the total number of Apple Pay users reaching 86 million by the end of 2017. Android Pay (Google) and Samsung Pay are also seeing big increases in usage. Still, Juniper expects …
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Best Buy has sporadically had some big discounts on Logitech’s UE Roll 2 Bluetooth speaker, and now Amazon has matched the low price for this flying-saucer-shaped wireless speaker that’s also fully waterproof. You can pick it up in blue or green for $55, or $45 off its list price. We saw the earlier UE Roll selling for around the same …
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Now playing: Watch this: Hasta la vista, Vista: Microsoft kills the ancient OS 1:23 Out with the old, in with the new. On Tuesday when Microsoft released its Windows 10 Creators Update, it also said goodbye to Windows Vista. The company has officially ended support for the much-maligned operating system, which was released in January 2007. “Microsoft has provided support …
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We saw this same deal back in February, but now it’s returned. Logitech‘s Harmony Smart Control universal remote may not be as fancy as its touchscreen Harmony Elite, but we’ve always thought it was the better value — and it’s on sale right now at a Black Friday-like price of $70 (its list price is $130 but it usually sells …
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Chances are that if Apple makes a product, someone’s going to make an accessory for it. So I wasn’t surprised when I saw Catalyst’s new AirPods Case ($25), which not only protects your AirPods‘ case but makes it fully waterproof. It’ll be available this May in a few different color options, including a glow-in-the-dark version that costs $5 more. Catalyst, …
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Yesterday, Cliffside, New Jersey resident Nichole Tatem tweeted an image and short video of the charred remains of her Bluetooth speaker after she said it had caught fire in her daughter’s bed. The media, always on the lookout for electronic devices spontaneously catching fire, was quick to jump on the smoldering speaker story. There was only one problem: While Tatem …
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Like Apple, Samsung has an ecosystem of accessories for its phones, and the launch of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus brought with it a new line of optional Samsung-branded S8 accoutrements. We’ll be doing a separate roundup of the best new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus cases from third-party companies, but for now check out what cases, wireless chargers …
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We don’t know how long this deal will be around — it’s available for a limited time or while supplies last — but Best Buy has the UE Roll 2 Bluetooth speaker on sale for $55. That’s $45 off its list price. We’ve seen the earlier UE Roll selling for around the same price during the holiday season and this …
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A lot of people who own Bose‘s popular QuietComfort 35 noise-canceling headphones never bother to update the firmware. But plenty do and some aren’t happy with the latest update, complaining it’s been detrimental to their headphones’ performance — the noise canceling in particular. Jason, a CNET reader, recently sent me an email pointing me to an online thread discussing the …
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The iPhone wasn’t the only Apple product that got a color update today. Along with the new red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple added new colors to its line of silicone and leather iPhone 7 and 7 Plus cases. Count camellia, pebble, and azure among your new choices in the $35, £35, AU$55 silicone case line and add berry, …
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