Republicans consumed wireless data in Super Bowl-level quantities last week as their party nominated Donald Trump in Cleveland. Now, the carriers are getting ready for the same challenge on the other side of the aisle in Philadelphia. Verizon, the country’s largest wireless operator, said Monday its customers used an aggregate 7 terabytes of data each …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Everything is better in three dimensions. Look no further than your average 3D printer, for example, or even a good VR headset. Heck, …
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Apple may be prepping the next edition of its iPad Pro, at least based on a couple of leaked photos. Blog site AppleInsider received two photos reportedly from an anonymous source working at an Apple Chinese supplier of the new iPad Pro, which is expected to go into production late September. The photos show the tablet’s settings screen in Chinese. …
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Obama 2020? If Twitter is anything to go by, Michelle Obama could be next to take the top job. The FLOTUS with the mostest headlined the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday. And while Hillary Clinton, who will accept the presidential nomination later this week, has yet to speak at the event, social media was …
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Consumers are starting to hear Sprint now. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier has long struggled to get the attention of consumers, who for years were turned off by its poor reputation for coverage and reliability. Having shored up some of those network issues, Sprint has been clamoring for more attention. It hired Verizon’s longtime “Can you hear me now?” pitchman, …
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If you don’t use its mobile app exclusively and still check Facebook from your computer from time to time, then you might improve your Facebook experience with a few keyboard shortcuts. Access keys With these keyboard shortcuts, you can jump to the various areas of Facebook by pressing a key or two plus a number, which Facebook calls an access …
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“Hillary 2016” isn’t just a campaign slogan. It’s also a new iOS app designed for people who want to see Hillary Clinton as the next president. Launched on Sunday for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the app is served up by the Hillary for America campaign. Hillary 2016 tests your knowledge about the pressing issues, offers daily challenges to …
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Launched a week ago, Apple’s iOS 9.3.3 can already be jailbroken, according to a new report. Known as PPHelper, the jailbreak tool was developed and revealed by Chinese hacking group Pangu Team, blog site Redmond Pie said Sunday. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 9.3.3, added several security improvements but no significant new features. Jailbreaking plays like …
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You know the old saw: You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much storage on your phone. The first two are folly. But the latter can prove all too accurate when you find yourself with no more room to install apps, take pictures and download music. Some Android phones and tablets provide an easy fix: Pop …
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After dabbling in ice cream and kitten delivery, Uber wants to become your go-to takeaway delivery guy with the Sydney launch of UberEats. The standalone app will let Sydneysiders order takeaway and track the delivery to their door from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. The Sydney launch follows the arrival of UberEats in Melbourne in April. …
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With the Republican National Convention behind us and the Democratic National Convention this week, each party’s nominees will be officially official and campaigning will soon ramp up. No matter your personal views or opinions on this election’s selection of candidates, US citizens have a civic duty to head to the polls on election day, November 8, and place your vote …
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In the latest draft of the Digital Authentication Guideline, the rules by which authentication software must abide, the US National Institute for Standards and Technology is preparing to get rid of SMS-based two-factor authentication. This is where a service provider, such as Gmail, will send you a code via SMS that you will have to enter before you can enter …
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Netflix’s August information is here! “No Country for Old Men” might be the most critically-acclaimed movie heading to Netflix in August. If that’s not for you, maybe watch the most Nic-Cage-y movie headed to Netflix in August, “The Family Man.” Netflix might have it out for Eddie Murphy in August. Three of his movies disappear on August 1, “Bowfinger,” “The …
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Verizon snagged itself another Internet pioneer. Now what? The US’ biggest wireless carrier agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion, following Verizon’s purchase last year of AOL for $4.4 billion. But with both AOL and Yahoo well past their primes, there are plenty of questions lingering about why Verizon wanted these two companies and what it plans to do with …
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Fans wanting clues about the next season of BBC series “Sherlock” got a gander at not only Benedict Cumberbatch (albeit a scruffy version) as Sherlock Holmes, but also finally saw the new villain played by Toby Jones in action in the new trailer that debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. Related stories First look at ‘Sherlock’ season 4 shows Cumberbatch, canine …
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