7 things to tweak when setting up a new MacBook

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Spotify’s new Spotlight service, Amazon narrows HQ2 list

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Q Acoustics M2 offers compact size and clear sound

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Amazon charging more for monthly Prime subscription

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Senate renews NSA surveillance programs first revealed by Snowden

With little debate, the US Senate voted 65 to 34 Thursday to renew the law authorizing key surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency. The programs, known as Prism and Upstream, allow the NSA to collect online communications of foreigners outside the US. Prism collects these communications from internet services, and Upstream taps in to the internet’s infrastructure to …

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5 ways to save money on audiobooks

Audiobooks are a great way to pass the time on long drives. Audiobook prices, on the other hand, are a great way to drain your wallet. Want to listen to “The Martian” author Andy Weir’s new book “Artemis“? It’ll cost you $25.95 from iTunes in the US. And Audible (by way of Amazon) charges $34.95 for Stephen King’s newly rediscovered …

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Get a Martian mVoice smartwatch with Alexa for $68

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Martian mVoice looks more like a watch than a smart gadget. Martian Like yesterday’s bonus deal, today’s …

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Samsung patent design swaps the iPhone X notch for holes

The iPhone X‘s now-infamous notch stirred up plenty of controversy for cutting into the screen space. But Apple’s notch just reflects a larger issue with newer phones: as screens begin to cover the entire face, what do we do with hardware such as home buttons and cameras? A Samsung patent application (first spotted by Dutch site LetsGoDigital) filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization …

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What to do if you lose your phone while traveling

During a recent trip to New York, I found myself walking through midtown, lost in thought. Glancing down at my phone, I tripped; the phone went flying and came to rest right at the edge of a sewer grate. Had it fallen through, I’d have been seriously screwed. At that moment, I realized just how vital that phone was to …

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‘Awesome’ Nokia phone or home device launching Feb 25

It’s been almost a year since we saw the first Nokia phones running on Android. Now we’re being promised another “awesome” announcement next month. Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018 . Please expect it to be awesome 😎 — Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 18, 2018 A tweet on Thursday from the chief product officer at HMD Global …

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Amazon HQ2 could be coming to your city soon

On today’s podcast, we talk about: Amazon cutting down its HQ2 candidate cities to 20 finalists. Apple planning to invest big in the US over the next five years. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check …

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iPhone X: What does ‘Double Click to Install’ mean?

When trying to install an app on your iPhone X ($285 at Amazon), have you encountered a prompt that reads “Double Click to Install”? There are other variations of the phrase, replacing “install” with “pay” or “unlock.” But just what are you supposed to double-click? Now playing: Watch this: 9 iPhone X tips and tricks 2:51 I’ve been asked by …

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Mozilla layoffs hit Taiwan, cutting global Firefox work

Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the Firefox web browser, has cut dozens of staff in its Taiwan office as it shifts its priorities in Asia. Formerly, the Taiwan office supported Mozilla’s broader, global open-source software efforts. Now, it’s making changes so it can “better meet the unique needs of consumers in emerging markets across Asia,” Mozilla said in a statement Thursday. …

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Here’s why your next wireless speaker will listen to your every word

There will come a day, and probably pretty soon, where pretty much every standalone speaker will have a voice-operated assistant inside of it. In the same way way that most TVs today have integrated “smarts” in the form of streaming apps for video, “smart speakers” will simply be the default, offering streaming audio apps and music at your voice’s beck …

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Watch a drone rescue two swimmers

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