If you have a well-equipped computer, running Google Maps in all its glory will have little to no impact on your browser. However, try using Maps on a computer with limited resources and the performance of the website really suffers. At this point, Google should take over and automatically switch you to Lite mode — …

Sprint will match its rivals’ current rate plans and offer a 50 percent discount in a new promotion unveiled Wednesday. The program, similar to one Sprint launched a year ago and beginning on Friday, applies to customers switching from Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile. The 50 percent discount applies to advertised rates for “most plans,” Sprint said. The company had been …

Eager audiophiles in Asia who want to get their hands on the latest Sonos Play:5 speaker will be in for a shock. That’s because the “best sounding Sonos speaker yet”, which costs $482 in the US, will sell at a much higher price of S$999, the equivalent of $700. The wireless speaker will be available in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong …

Apple’s new iPad Pro is suffering from production problems, though they’re apparently not taking much of a bite out of sales, according to one analyst. Released last week, the iPad Pro is being affected by two production woes, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Tuesday in an investors note seen by blog site AppleInsider. First, Sharp is not ramping up …

Photographic technology has long since been able to nullify the red-eye effect, and now Japanese venture firm Morpho looks to deliver what could be the next big innovation in clearer images. The company revealed the new video processing technology at this year’s Mass-Trans Innovation Japan convention last week in Chiba, Japan. Marketed as Morpho Dehazer, it’s capable of removing visually …

The latest update to Google’s photo management tool will free up storage space on smartphones running Android software. The Google Photos app now has a “free up space” button that lets you zap older photos and videos to make room for new ones. Fear not for your precious selfies and cat pics, though; only copies stored on your device will …

When iOS 9 launched, Apple added the ability for developers to create content-blocking apps. These apps, which work in mobile Safari, block various types of content. Most predominantly, content blockers are used to block Web ads, pictures and videos. The result is a much quicker mobile browsing experience. Enlarge Image Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Trump Trump is one such new …

Chinese tech giant, Mi (aka Xiaomi) sent an advance sample of their rather exceptional In-Ear Headphones IV. It looks, feels and sounds like a really nice $100 ‘phone, but it will sell for $29.99 in the US. The In-Ear Headphones IV went on sale in China earlier this month. Each brushed aluminum earpiece has two drivers: one balanced armature for …

Android users in a host of countries may now find reduced prices on some of their favorite apps. On Tuesday, Google changed the pricing options for software on its app store to make apps more affordable for users in emerging markets, the company said. That means developers now have the ability to lower the price on their premium titles and …

If Google had its way, your only app would be its own. There was once a time when searching the Web meant sitting in front of a desktop computer and typing words into the search box at Google.com. Now, we have powerful computers in our pockets and more often people are opening a smartphone app instead of going to Google. …

I spend more time checking email on my iPhone than I do on my MacBook these days. Thanks to OS X Daily, I now have a better way to deal with email attachments on my iPhone. And my iPad, for that matter. The solution? Save them to iCloud Drive. Here’s how: When you have an email with an attachment, instead …

Yahoo’s daily fantasy sports service is under scrutiny, but the struggling company is hoping it won’t be game over. On Tuesday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expanded his probe of fantasy sports services and issued a subpoena to Yahoo, according to a report by The New York Times. The move coincides with Schneiderman seeking an injunction against FanDuel …

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Window-snapping, which was first introduced in Windows 7, is a pretty convenient feature for quickly maximizing your screen’s real estate. The feature lets you “snap” a window to one side of your screen without having to move it around and resize it manually. In Windows 10, Microsoft has improved the snap feature to include more options. You can now snap …

Samsung could begin updating some of its smartphones to Android 6.0 in the next couple of weeks. That is, of course, provided a newly leaked schedule proves to be accurate. Launched in October, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the latest version of the mobile operating system from Google. Key features include Google Now on Tap, support for Android Pay and improved …