2017 iPhone will replace aluminum body with glass, says analyst

Next year’s iPhone may sport an all-glass body. The 2017 iPhone will dump its traditional aluminum casing, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Sunday in an investors note picked up by Apple blogs 9to5Mac and AppleInsider. Instead, the phone will have a glass chassis. The reason for the material switch, according to Kuo, is both …

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Forget the new video

Now playing: Watch this: You’ll pay more for Amazon Prime if you pay monthly 2:19 In the history of no-brainers, spending the extra $2 per month to get full Amazon Prime ranks up there with quitting smoking to get healthier. No question you should do it. If you want to subscribe to Amazon video on a monthly basis as opposed …

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Google Play Music adds podcasts to the mix

You like Google’s Play Music but wish it could do podcasts, too? Well, it does now. Starting Monday on Android devices in the US and Canada, the Play Music service will connect users to podcasts the way it does music, according to Google’s Android blog. This mean users will be presented with podcasts based on what they are doing or …

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VR delay is a scalper’s paradise: $1,600 for Oculus, $2,000 for Vive

Call it virtual scarcity. Thanks to shipping delays, the $600 (£499, around AU$1,150) Oculus Rift and $800 (£689, AU$1,340) HTC Vive virtual reality headsets are currently fetching up to $2,000 (roughly £1,400, AU$2,575) on eBay. That isn’t just the asking price — headsets are actually selling for those sums. Which means if you’re one of the lucky few buyers who’ve …

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5 tips to get the most out of the LG G5’s camera

Enlarge Image A multiview photo captured on the LG G5. Jason Cipriani/CNET LG’s new G5 is a smartphone unlike anything we’ve seen before. Its slide-out battery and available modules add extra features. One such feature is the Cam Plus module, which adds physical controls to the Camera app of the G5. While it’s fair to say most users won’t spring …

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Facebook deletes page for celebrity gossip site The Shade Room

Celebrity gossip outlet The Shade Room is on the outs with Facebook. The popular site, which boasted more than 4 million likes, has vanished from the social network, apparently for allegedly violating its terms of service. Angie Nwandu, The Shade Room’s founder, told Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard that Facebook took down the page Monday but she didn’t know the …

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7 super

I’m a total speed-demon. I love speedy computers, speedy sports cars, and speedy Windows 10 tips — that is, Windows 10 tips that take less than a minute to implement. Since Windows 10 launched last July, we’ve covered lots of tips and tweaks you can use to improve your experience in just a couple of minutes. Check ’em out (you …

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Coming soon: New Thunderbolt drive that delivers staggering speed

With the rapid adoption of the USB-C connector, you might think Thunderbolt is yesterday’s peripheral connection. Not so! When it comes to speed, currently nothing beats it. Case in point: the new Thunderbolt 3 PCIe solid-state drive that Akitio announced today. The Brea, California-based company’s new external storage device is slated to deliver a top speed of up to 2,500 …

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Dozens of new emojis are headed your way soon

Now playing: Watch this: MacBook gets pretty in pink, Android emojis get in shape 2:45 We’re getting a sneak peek at new emojis coming later this year thanks to Google. The latest developer preview of the mobile OS (code named Android N) includes completely redesigned emojis, plus brand-new designs for both Android and iOS that should arrive in the next …

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Special ‘Game of Thrones’ pricing returns to Foxtel Play

If you’re a “Game of Thrones” fan, then you’ll already have April 25 locked into your diary, because that’s when episode one of season six airs. In Australia that’s happening at 11 a.m., which gives you time to get to Dawn Service and back. If you’re not a regular subscriber to Foxtel then you might be pleased to hear that …

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Amazon Prime Video comes out on its own

Amazon Prime Video is getting its own stage. The online retailer’s streaming video service is now available as a standalone option for the first time. The company is letting fans in the US binge on Amazon original shows like “Mozart in the Jungle” and “The New Yorker Presents” for $8.99 a month after a 30-day free trial. There are even …

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LinkedIn wants to help college students find a job

Graduation is coming. You’re worried you wasted a lot of money on a fancy piece of paper because you’ll never find a job. LinkedIn wants to calm your nerves. The professional social network on Monday will release an app dedicated to helping college kids find their first job out of school. The app, called Linkedin Students, has students enter their …

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Games for your gums: New app aims to make brushing teeth fun

We don’t yet have a contraption that brushes our teeth for us (electric brushes definitely don’t count), but a Japanese company just might have something that at least makes the whole process less of a chore. Dubbed G.U.M Play, it’s a small device that fits on any toothbrush. It syncs with an app, available on both Android and iOS devices, …

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DJI Osmo Raw, Matrice M600 drone and Ronin

Last September, DJI introduced the Zenmuse X5 and X5R for its Inspire 1 drone, two stabilized camera systems made for professional video. Last year also saw the release of the company’s Osmo battery-powered handgrip that turned the original Inspire 1 camera, the Zenmuse X3, into a handheld camera with 3-axis stabilization. And now it’s bringing all of that stuff together …

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Klipsch’s tiny new headphone makes a big impression on the Audiophiliac

I really like the Klipsch Reference X6i in-ear headphone ($179, £124, AU$269), first because it’s unusually comfortable, thanks to its ultra-light weight (0.6 ounce/18 grams), and small size. Then, as I listened while wandering through the Museum of Modern Art the X6i provided a perfect soundtrack for looking at art. Isolation from external noise was above par, and the sheer …

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