Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET So you’re earning all kinds of coins in the new Swarm app, huh? Each time you earn a coin or three, you get the pleasure of hearing the slot-machine-like sound of the coins falling from the sky. Earn a mayorship? A celebratory tune is played and everyone within earshot can hear …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Despite iOS’ Settings app being organized in a somewhat intuitive architecture of categories and apps, it’s easy to forget where a specific button or setting is. With iOS 9, however, users will no longer have to memorize the Settings app. Sitting atop the main screen of the app is a handy search bar, and it works …
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Enlarge Image Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET On Monday Google launched a new website devoted to all things Hangouts. Instead of forcing users to open one of many Google domains (Gmail, Google+, etc.) to access Hangout conversations, users can now simply point a Web browser at hangouts.google.com. The website provides a similar experience to that of the Chrome Hangouts app, but …
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CNET If you’ve ever accidentally deleted a contact or an important file, you undoubtedly know the amount of dread and panic it can cause; especially when you realized it wasn’t backed up and there’s no way to get the important data back. Late last week 9to5Mac reported Apple had enabled a new feature for iCloud users. The feature enables the …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET OxygenOS is the name of the slightly customized version of Android running on the OnePlus 2. One of those small customizations is a new feature OnePlus is calling Shelf. Shelf is tucked away to the left side of your home screen, similar to the Google Now page on Nexus devices or Flipboard on Samsung devices. Within …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Earlier this week Snapchat updated its mobile apps with a couple of new features, one of which the company calls Travel Mode. When enabled, this new feature will prevent content from things like Stories from automatically loading in the background when your smartphone is on a cellular connection. Meaning this could potentially save you money by …
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Ever tried sharing a Bluetooth speaker with someone? Your iPhone connects to it just fine, and you’re able to throw a killer dance party. But then comes time to disconnect your iPhone from it, so your friend can take over DJ duties. And that’s when the problems start. In order to disconnect your iPhone from the speaker (or any other …
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Ever notice the battery meter placed next to the Bluetooth icon when you connect compatible accessories to your iOS device? That meter is a handy indicator of just how much juice the accessory has left, but it’s not all that precise. So with iOS 9, Apple is taking it one step further and adding an exact percentage. Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple …
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I don’t have the most difficult of last names to pronounce, but I’ve heard my fair share of it being butchered. Those with more difficult names share in my experience and frustration, I’m sure. Facebook has a feature tucked away on your profile aimed at teaching others how to pronounce your name, but you need to set it up before …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Ephemeral messages weren’t a thing until Snapchat made them one. Now everyone wants to send messages that disappear after a set amount of time. The problem, however, is that each system requires users on both the sending and receiving ends of the solution to install and setup a new app. Kaboom, on the other hand, is …
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