Seamus Byrne

Party poop on friends remotely with BACtrack’s latest innovation

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Now playing: Watch this: BACtrack View lets you breath test your friends remotely 1:10 Whether you’re trying to be a careful drinker or you’re trying to set a …

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New Apple TV goes on sale in Apple Store online

Apple’s late-night side project gets a bump to prime time as its new Apple TV goes on sale through the Apple online store today. The new Apple TV has gone on sale for $149 (32GB of storage) and $199 (64GB) in the US. That translates to £129 and £169 in the UK and AU$269 and AU$349 in Australia. The previous-generation …

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How to set Google Photos to only back up when on Wi

Now playing: Watch this: Save data when backing up to Google Photos 0:40 Backing up your phone’s photo library is a must if you want to ensure your precious memories last a lifetime rather than only the life of your phone. Taking Google Photos as a good example of how easy it is these days, here’s how to let the …

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Reduce Spotify streaming quality to save mobile data

Now playing: Watch this: Change Spotify streaming quality settings to save data 0:42 If you have your Spotify, or any streaming service, running for hours a day, your monthly mobile data limit could be getting a workout. Here’s two tips on slowing things down when you’re on the road so you don’t burst your data cap wide open.

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Save mobile data by shutting off Facebook autoplay videos

Now playing: Watch this: How to stop Facebook autoplay videos on mobile 0:39 Autoplay videos can get you right into the action when you’ve spotted a fun new cat video, but when you’re out on the road those videos could send you rapidly toward your data cap. Here’s how to slow things down so your Facebook app only automatically plays …

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Why family data plans could make sense for you

Now playing: Watch this: Thirsty for data: Why family data plans make sense 2:34 Family data plans are starting to appear, allowing a group of people to share a single pool of data across a number of devices. If you find some people in your house use all their data while others never have trouble staying under their cap, these …

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Telstra wants to Roku with Telstra TV launch

Telstra TV is a rebadged Roku 2. Telstra Australian streaming video fans have often wondered if or when the popular US set-top box Roku would arrive in this country. Well now the wait is over, though a licensing and rebrand as Telstra TV may surprise and disappoint. Announced in a blogpost on Telstra Exchange on Tuesday, Telstra will add the …

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One port to rule them all: Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type

Now playing: Watch this: USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 to call the same port home 2:02 TAIPEI — At Intel’s keynote address for Computex 2015 here, Kirk Skaugen, the chip maker’s senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, announced that Thunderbolt 3 is set to unify ports with the latest USB Type-C standard. When built into …

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Nvidia announces GameWorks VR: Smarter graphics for virtual reality

GameWorks VR aims to make virtual reality graphics faster and smoother Cheryl Holloway TAIPEI — Nvidia has revealed a new set of tools for game developers working with virtual reality under the GameWorks VR label. The set of programming tools and graphics engine updates aims to ensure best possible performance for computers that deliver virtual reality experiences. From Oculus Rift …

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What to expect at Computex 2015: A window to the future of hardware

Asia’s biggest trade show is back this week, and with it comes a raft of new hardware to explore. The Taiwanese event is one of the key dates in the calendar for major announcements on the latest chip technology for PCs and mobile platforms, pointing to what we can expect in the year ahead for desktops, laptops hybrids, tablets, mobiles …

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