Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix series increases hip

Cheo Coker, the showrunner for Marvel’s Luke Cage series on Netflix, revealed at Comic Con last week that every episode of the upcoming show will be titled after a Gang Starr song, and today he shared the first three. On Twitter, Coker unveiled that “Moment of Truth,” “Code of The Streets,” and “Who’s Gonna Take …

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YouTube says RNC and DNC watched by more than 9 million viewers

If the number of people watching the Republican and Democratic national conventions on YouTube can shed any insight, this could be a close presidential race. Enlarge Image The Young Turks were among the shows live-streaming on YouTube during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Terry Collins/CNET More than 9 million people saw YouTube’s live stream of the conventions, the Google-owned …

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How to upgrade to Windows 10 for free after July 29

Now playing: Watch this: New features coming to Windows 10 1:34 Enlarge Image You can freely upgrade to Windows 10 beyond the July 29 deadline if you follow certain steps. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The time is nigh. Friday is the last day you can score Windows 10 for free. Or is it? What if you don’t want to upgrade …

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A Galaxy S7, an Edge and an Active walk into a pool…

Now playing: Watch this: We try to drown Samsung’s S, Edge and Active 2:44 Hey, remember when the water-resistant Galaxy S7 Active failed two of our four dunk tests and slayed our review phones? Since then, Samsung said it found a problem that affected a small batch of phones, then fixed it. Then they sent us a brand new unit …

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Cortana is mandatory in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

I hope you’re excited about the new features and functionality Cortana is getting in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, because Microsoft is making its digital assistant an integral part of the operating system. And by “integral,” of course I mean “mandatory,” because once the update hits on August 2, users will no longer be able to turn Cortana off. In …

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That free Windows 10 upgrade ends in a few hours. Here’s how to get it

Now playing: Watch this: Major Windows 10 update coming August 2 1:38 If you’re still on the fence about whether to upgrade to Windows 10 (and you’ve somehow managed to avoid Microsoft’s aggressive upgrade requests), the clock is ticking. Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade offer officially expires today at 11:59 p.m. UTC-10 — that’s July 30 at 2:59 a.m. PT, …

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Social media swoons over photos of young Tim Kaine

When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced that Sen. Tim Kaine would be her running mate, the internet went wild with witty memes. Now it seems Kaine is trending again on Twitter as old photos of him surface online. Plus the young Kaine could double as Superman, which could come in handy. Not only are his new fans smitten with …

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London calling: LinkedIn pinpoints top cities for Americans working abroad

Are you pining to live in Chelsea and stroll past Big Ben every day? You’re not alone: London tops the list of cities for Americans working overseas, according to a LinkedIn survey. The UK’s most populous city also is the most popular city for American expats, followed by Sydney and Toronto. Paris and Shanghai round out the top five. The …

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Apple Store may start suggesting items based on your purchases

The Apple Store app may be in line for a revamp that will steer you to products it thinks you’ll buy. The app, which allows you to purchase Apple products through your iPhone and other mobile iOS devices, will likely add the new feature in the next two weeks, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing “people familiar” with the effort. The feature …

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Crave giveaway: Sony HT

Congratulations to Mark K. of Ashburn, Virginia, for winning a Piper DIY computer kit for kids last week, and to Jaque R. of Phoenix for winning five films on Blu-ray the week before that. This week’s winner gets a Sony HT-XT1, a slim pedestal sound bar you place under your TV to boost the sound from your set’s built-in speakers. …

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Is the new Microsoft Pix app smarter than the stock iOS Camera app?

Microsoft this week released Pix, an iOS camera app that it claims “is so smart that you won’t have to waste time on adjusting settings, focus hunting, or reviewing and choosing from multiple shots.” I checked out the app to put Microsoft’s claims of higher intelligence to the test and to find out if it’s smarter than the stock Camera …

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Amazon Dash grocery scanner makes a bolt for the UK

Amazon boosted its UK groceries offering on Thursday with the launch of its Dash scanner in the UK. The device can be used scan barcodes on products you already have, or take your order by speaking into its microphone. It adds these grocery items to your Amazon basket, then you buy them when you next visit the site. It’s effectively …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ad offers clues about upcoming phone

Thanks to a new teaser ad posted by Samsung Mobile Korea, people curious about Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phone get a chance to play Sherlock Holmes. The fast-moving clip (embedded below) offers clues to features that the new phone will apparently offer. Your job is to try to decipher them. We’ll play Watson and lend a hand. Posted to YouTube …

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