Jason Cipriani

10 tips and tricks for Samsung Gear S3

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Gear S3: CNET Editors react 2:56 Samsung‘s Gear S3 ($424 at Amazon) is a fully capable smartwatch, although CNET’s Scott Stein would love to see more apps available for the watch. Whether you received a Gear S3 over the holidays, or have had it for a while, odds are there …

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11 Apple Watch tips every owner should know

The Apple Watch is a device that can do more than tell the time or put iPhone notifications on your wrist. It can be used to pay for items in the real world, save you in an emergency, act as a fashion accessory and help you track down a misplaced iPhone — to name a few. Here are 11 tips …

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11 things every Snapchat Spectacles owner should know

Now playing: Watch this: Spectacles are worth snapping up 3:06 Now that Snapchat Spectacles can be purchased online — and you don’t have to chase down a vending machine — it’s a lot easier to get your hands on a pair of Specs. If you picked up a pair, know this: There’s a lot more to the sunglasses than you’d …

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Pairing Airpods with all of your devices takes literally 3 seconds

Apple‘s AirPods ($165 at eBay) are available just in time for the holidays. The wireless earbuds use Apple’s new W1 chip, first announced back in September, to pair and communicate with your Apple devices. That chip is the secret to a simple setup and pairing process — simpler than pairing any other Bluetooth device. Connecting your AirPods to many devices …

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Use Google’s updated Switch tool to go from iOS to Android

Google has simplified the process for iOS defectors to switch to Android without forfeiting the most important data on a device: contacts, calendars, and photos. Instead of connecting your iOS device to computer and going through a series of steps, as the process used to require, you only need the Google Drive account installed on your iPhone and a Gmail …

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How to enable lift to wake, tap to wake on the Pixel

Google‘s Pixel phone ($695 at Amazon) launched without any sort of feature to make notifications quickly viewable on a locked device. In order to view an alert, you had to pick up the phone and press the power button or touch the fingerprint sensor. In early December, Google released a software update for the Pixel that adds two important, and …

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How to set up single sign

Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets… TV app 1:39 Apple‘s new TV app is nearing launch but it’s single sign-on feature is here — and with it, the ability to rid yourself of the laborious process of repeatedly signing into every streaming app with every update. Apple recently updated all iOS 10 and new Apple TV devices with support …

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This hidden Apple Watch feature helps find a lost iPhone in the dark

Now playing: Watch this: Which Apple Watch should you get? 1:39 You probably already know that you can use your Apple Watch to ping your iPhone as long as they’re close to each other. (Open Control Center on your Watch and tap on the Ping icon, the button with the iPhone and sound waves coming out of it.) Your iPhone …

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How to create your own Twitter Moment

Now, all users — not just Twitter — can create a Twitter Moment. A Moment is a collection of tweets, with or without pictures and videos, curated into a single timeline. Moments can range from updates on an NFL game, or major news events. And now, you can make one to be about anything you want. Create a Moment of …

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4 apps to show off the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar

Now playing: Watch this: Is the New MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar revolutionary? 21:32 At first, using the Touch Bar can leave you feeling let down. Nearly all Apple apps take advantage of it to some extent, often with a boring “OK” or “Cancel” button. There are a few apps, however, that show off the Touch Bar’s full capabilities and potential. …

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