iPhone X: How to tell if Do Not Disturb mode is turned on

With the iPhone X and its notch taking up a good portion of the status bar along the top of the display, Apple had to move some indicators to Control Center. Now playing: Watch this: 9 iPhone X tips and tricks 2:51 For example, you can no longer display the battery percentage on the iPhone …

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CES 2018, day 3: Live from the CNET Stage in Las Vegas

CES is almost at an end, but you can still see a wealth of superb CNET live programming, right from our dedicated stage in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A quick overview of the planned schedule is below (all times are Pacific), and you can watch the full day’s worth of programming in the window above.  9:00 …

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USB speeds could double again to 40Gbps

USB’s performance is doubling right now, but you speed freaks should be pleased to hear another doubling is possible for the ubiquitous connection technology. USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is the wildly successful port that you probably use to plug your phone in to a charger and plug your external drive in to your laptop. When it arrived two …

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LG shakes up its smartphone launch strategy

LG is taking a new approach to its phones.  The Korean consumer electronics conglomerate hinted at a shake-up on how and when it would launch phones. “We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed,” said LG Vice Chairman Sung-jin Cho at a press conference at CES, according to the Korea Herald. “But we will not launch it just because …

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CES for startups

Deep in an underground hall of the Sands Expo Center is a section of CES 2018 called Eureka Park. It’s here, a short walk (well, short for Las Vegas) from the gold casino of The Venetian hotel, where the startups of the giant tech show gather. It’s not a particularly inspiring place, even in the bland world of exhibit halls. …

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CES 2018: YouTube shares how it grapples with vetting clips

At YouTube, every time a user uploads something appalling, a cat-and-mouse hunt begins, to find and purge the pest. Now imagine the cat having to sort through 400 critters a minute to find the offending rodent.  With 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every 60 seconds, the site has an “absurd” scale, Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan said in an …

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Flying from Heathrow? Check your flight details with new Alexa app

A new Amazon Alexa skill makes finding out your critical flight information that bit easier.  The Heathrow Airport skill allows you to ask questions about your flight going into or out of Heathrow to your Alexa-enabled device and have the answers you need helpfully read back to you. The skill has access to information on over 1,300 flights per day, …

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AMD: Yes, Spectre does affect our processors

Is it or isn’t it? There was some confusion when news first hit last week that researchers had found serious flaws, called Spectre and Meltdown, in many of the chips that power computers and phones. Yes, chips from Intel and Arm were affected, but what about chips from AMD?  AMD on Thursday put out a new statement that left no room …

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Samsung A8 ad says you’re beautiful

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. When you’re told something you may not have expected. Samsung; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When it comes to flattery, some people are weak. Even when they’re, say, leaders of the free world. There are those, however, who don’t necessarily hear compliments very often, if …

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The Razer Phone secretly had a Netflix HDR

When I reviewed the Razer Phone, I was surprised how deep the screen’s blacks could go — great for nighttime reading, I wrote, about a month ago. Now I know why the screen can get so dim on command. It’s because the Razer Phone was secretly designed to play HDR video. For instance: Netflix.  Here at CES 2018 in Las …

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Samsung S

A new Samsung C-Lab project called S-Ray lets you to listen to your devices without disturbing others by beaming sound straight into your ears. The company says the technology could be used with a number of different devices including a Bluetooth speaker, a phone cover and a personal neckband. It’s a bit like the Bose SoundWear, except other people can hear the …

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Sophisticated Asus Zenbook Flip 14 has latest Intel Core processor

CES 2018 has just begun, but one laptop trend is crystal clear: thin is in. And Asus is already on board with the skinny and sophisticated Zenbook Flip 14 (UX461). It goes on sale in March 2018 with prices starting at $899. Now playing: Watch this: Slick and sophisticated 2-in-1 laptop with latest Intel… 1:02 At only 13.9mm thick, the convertible …

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The next OnePlus phone is coming in late second quarter

The Oneplus 6 has been officially revealed. Now, it does have a notch, but also image stabilization on its dual rear cameras. We spoke with OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei about the new phone and the future of OnePlus.  OnePlus could be inching closer to breaking into the mainstream.  Pete Lau, chief executive of the niche Chinese phone manufacturer, said the company would …

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