Now playing: Watch this: Don’t let Facebook use your location to find friends 1:26 Facebook’s Suggested Friends category is usually full of casual acquaintances, old friends from high school and other random people. Lately, however, you may have seen random suggestions of people you don’t know, yet somehow vaguely recognize. It turns out, Facebook is …
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What you need to know about using two SIM cards on the OnePlus 3
After unboxing the OnePlus 3 and sliding the SIM card tray out, you may have been met with a surprise: As with the OnePlus 2, the company’s latest phone supports dual SIMs, which means you can put two active SIM cards in the phone and use either one at will. Why would you want to do that? There’s a couple …
Read More »How to make your Galaxy S7 feel more like stock Android
While Samsung has spent the last two years toning down the amount of changes it makes to Android with its proprietary TouchWiz interface, it can still be a little too much for some. Whether you love Samsung’s hardware but hate the software, or you simply want a stock Android experience on the S7 or S7 Edge, it only takes a …
Read More »How to opt out of Adobe’s ad
We all know and accept the fact that companies track and monitor our usage, both within an app or website. However, it’s almost always a shock when you’re faced with just how much data a company collects about its user base. Take Adobe’s Marketing Cloud as an example. The company collects data when you use the desktop app, mobile app, …
Read More »How to customize the look and feel of the OnePlus 3
Now playing: Watch this: How to set up the OnePlus 3’s look and feel 1:46 After setting up your OnePlus 3, there are a few things you can do to make the device look and feel like you want it to. From changing the transparency of the Google search bar, or adding software buttons to the bottom of the screen, …
Read More »Use Android apps on Chrome OS right now
In May, Google revealed Android apps would soon begin working on Chromebooks. The addition of Android apps to a Chromebook transform it from a device with a sparse app offering, to one with access to virtually any app you can use on your Android device. Starting today, owners of the Asus Chromebook Flip, Pixel 2 and R11 can begin testing …
Read More »How to play Facebook Messenger’s new secret soccer game
Remember the hidden basketball game in Facebook Messenger? It was deceptively hard, yet so much fun. On Wednesday, Facebook updated its Messenger app for iOS and Android. In the change log, the company practically dares you to test out a new hidden game within the app: soccer. As with the basketball game, once you have the update installed you simply …
Read More »Nine tips to get the most out of the Gear Fit 2
You’ve set up your Gear Fit 2, now what? Start within going through these settings to get the most our of your brand new smartwatch, fitness tracker combo. From changing watch faces or installing new ones from the store, to controlling Spotify from your wrist, there’s plenty of functionality hidden in the Fit 2. Watch faces There are a couple …
Read More »8 reasons you’re finally going to wear your Apple Watch
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch launches new OS and apps 2:14 At its yearly developer conference that kicked off on Monday, Apple announced iOS 10, renamed OS X to MacOS and showed off new features on TVOS. WatchOS 3 — the next …
Read More »How to set up your Samsung Gear Fit 2
You just got your hands on the shiny new Samsung Gear Fit 2. You’ve unboxed it, charged it up, and drooled over the screen — it sure is pretty. Now what? Set it up and start exercising, of course. Or if you’re on the fence about buying the Gear Fit 2, be sure to read through CNET’s review for the …
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