You remember the Ostrich Pillow. Of course you do. You can’t forget it. It’s a large pillow you stick your whole head inside in order to block out the bustling world and get a quality nap. Plus, you can tuck your hands into it. It’s delightfully weird, and it’s a Kickstarter success story, having raised …
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Enlarge Image Grain Audio There are in-ear people and there are over-ear people. If you consider yourself one of the latter, check out this week’s giveaway prize. We’ve got a set of handsome Grain Audio over-ear headphones with ear cups made from sustainably sourced solid walnut wood. Each set of the decidedly hipster-looking ‘phones features distinct wood grain patterns, so …
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has been running the company as interim CEO. James Martin/CNET Twitter’s biggest investor has unleashed another tweetnado on the company. On Friday, Chris Sacca fired off the latest in a series of tweets criticizing the social network’s board for dragging its feet as the company nears three months without a permanent CEO. In the barrage of …
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If you like the idea of 3D Touch on the forthcoming iPhone 6S that will let you, among other things, peek at an app before deciding to open it, then you may want to check out Chrome extension HoverCards that delivers similar functionality right now on your computer. At present, HoverCards currently works with only six types of links — …
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James Martin It’s an Apple special this week as the Californian giant has taken the wraps off a raft of new kit. The ever-delicious Andrew Hoyle is joined by special guest and ex-CNET writer Nate Lanxon to discuss the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and why 3D Touch might make using them that bit more exciting. The massive iPad …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET First we covered slide-over, now let’s check out split-view. Both are features that give the iPad some much needed oomph in terms of doing more than consuming content. Whereas slide-over let you briefly interact with an app and then hide it, split-view allows you to use two apps alongside one another at the same time. Currently, …
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ROK Mobile rose up on its music bundle, but it plans to offer a video feature too. Screen shot by Scott Webster/CNET LAS VEGAS — Little-known wireless provider ROK Mobile is trying to make some big waves with video. The company, which buys and resells wireless service from the larger national carriers in the US and UK, said on Thursday …
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AppleCare+ is more expensive for the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, possibly due to the new 3D Touch feature. CNET People who buy the new iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus will have to shell out $129 for AppleCare+ support, a $30 increase over the $99 charged for the iPhone 6 and earlier model iPhones. The AppleCare+ page for …
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Enlarge ImageGoogle said Android Pay is coming to more than 1 million locations in the US. James Martin/CNET For Google, the second crack at mobile payments could be the charm. Android Pay, the search giant’s latest attempt to spur people into paying for items using their smartphone, launched Thursday, the company said in a blog post. Google struck agreements to …
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Enlarge ImageApple CEO Tim Cook shows off the iPad Pro at the company’s event Wednesday in San Francisco. © Xinhua/Xinhua Press/Corbis Apple has introduced a new tablet, streaming-video box and smartphones that all seem rather familiar. That’s because its rivals have offered many of these products’ features for years. On Wednesday, the consumer electronics giant unveiled its largest tablet yet, …
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Enlarge Image PureGear Back in May I wrote about the Halo Back, an ingenious-sounding iPhone screen protector with a twist: You could tap the bottom left corner of the glass and it would magically reproduce the tap at the top, the idea being to make big-screen iPhones easier to navigate one-handed. Halo Back was a successfully funded Kickstarter project — …
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Viewing two apps side by side is one of the benefits for Office users who buy the new iPad Pro. Microsoft Microsoft’s Surface tablets and Apple’s iPads may be rivals, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft has nothing good to say about the iPad. On Wednesday, Microsoft touted updates to its Office software that will be handy for users of the …
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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. Enlarge Image Roku Regular Cheapskate readers (“cheeps,” as I like to call them) know that I’m partial to refurbished goods, especially those that are nearly indistinguishable from new. Ah, but isn’t there too …
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere guarantees improved network coverage for customers with the latest iPhones. CNET T-Mobile is telling Apple fans their new iPhone 6S or 6S Plus will get better 4G coverage than ever on the carrier’s network. Guaranteed. The company is so confident people using the latest smartphones will be pleased with its network, it’s announced a program that …
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As carriers move away from two-year contracts and subsidized phone prices, there are new payment options to consider — and monthly payment plans make it tempting to upgrade every year. In this CNET Update, learn about Apple’s new iPhone Upgrade plan, which starts at $32 a month. But T-Mobile is undercutting Apple with a limited-time $20-a-month Jump upgrade plan for …
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