When it comes to Telstra’s national Wi-Fi rollout, it’s just like when your mum warned you about drugs: The first taste is always free. Newly rebranded as Telstra Air, the network is leaving behind its free trial period and is now exclusive to Telstra customers who opt-in for sharing their home broadband via an Air-enabled …
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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Often, you have to choose: Would you rather save time, or money? Is saving $1 worth the extra 10 minutes of work? Well, what if you could save money automatically — but setting up IFTTT to perform money-saving tasks? IFTTT, or “If This, Then That,” is an automation tool that connects devices, apps, and social networks together …
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The split gets an official July 17 date. eBay PayPal’s split from eBay will come to a close, and its new life as a separate company will happen, on July 20. So who will invest in PayPal? All of eBay’s shareholders. The company said investors will receive one share of PayPal (tentatively under the symbol “PYPL”) for every share of …
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “Competition is paramount.” Mark Wilson/Getty Images FCC chairman Tom Wheeler says that the upcoming wireless spectrum auction is one of many opportunities for the agency to promote broadband competition, which he says is crucial for getting high-speed Internet service to every American. But smaller wireless providers worry he isn’t doing enough. Speaking at the Brookings Institution …
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Josh Miller/CNET Congratulations to Ron M. of Covington, Ohio, for winning three custom photo products from Collage.com last week. Can you ever have too many computer bags? We think not — at least not if they’re as unusual as the bags we’re giving away this week. We have two of them made from reclaimed bicycle inner tubes, both from Seattle-based …
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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET I get it — hitting the gym before or after a long workday is difficult. Difficult enough that you probably don’t do it nearly as often as you’d like (read: never). But if pure willpower can’t motivate you, what can? Money and shame, of course! Here’s how you can use technology to force yourself to get your …
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Apple’s LGBT App Store page, as viewed from an iPad. Screenshot by Anthony Domanico/CNET It’s Gay Pride in cities worldwide this month, an event sure to get a big boost of excitement following the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide on Friday. And in what some digerati may consider added cause for celebration, Apple has added an …
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The Moto E is one of two Android smartphones joining AT&T’s GoPhone lineup. Josh Miller/CNET AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid service got two new phones today, while the carrier also trots out a limited-time promotional bundle for the iPhone and iPad Mini 2. Related Links Motorola Moto E review AT&T’s 4.5-inch ZTE Maven costs $60 prepaid, features Android Lollipop AT&T bolsters its …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music aims to meet all your music needs 1:36 Apple has finally joined the likes of Spotify, Tidal and Pandora in the quest to dominate the music streaming scene. Apple Music is similar to its predecessors, but different …
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Michelle Phan, a makeup guru who has built a mini empire off her 7.8 million YouTube subscribers, launched a network of like-minded video creators called Icon earlier this year. Getty Images YouTube stars’ path onto big TVs just got a little easier — and maybe more lucrative. Amazon, the nation’s largest online-based retailer, has joined forces with a video-technology company …
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Adorama I’ve always been a backpack fan, but I must admit my trusty shoulder bag isn’t really working for me anymore. I’m always having to rummage around the bottom to find whatever I’m looking for: cable, charger, mouse, mobile hotspot, gum. Ladies with oversize purses, I feel your pain! So maybe it’s time for me to consider a smarter bag, …
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Customers try out the Watch at an Apple reseller in Singapore. Aloysius Low/CNET Apple’s smartwatch doesn’t seem to be attracting much interest from its fans here in the city-state of Singapore. The Apple Watch made its official debut Friday in Singapore, along with six other countries: Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan. While early reports mentioned an overnight …
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The latest Windows 10 Mobile preview adds some cool features but is still beset by several bugs. Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview build that adds new features, fixes previous glitches but adds some new bugs of its own. Rolled out on Thursday, Windows 10 Mobile Build 10149 is the latest preview edition for Windows …
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Transportation company Cabify will use Telefónica smart buttons to let people order a car. Telefónica We started with Internet-enabled PCs, moved to Internet-enabled phones and now are strapping on Internet-enabled watches. What comes next? Perhaps something as simple as an Internet-enabled button. Telefónica, a Spanish carrier with network operations in many countries around the world, on Wednesday unveiled what it …
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Nicole Cozma/CNET Many companies across the Web are providing support for secondary authentication. Some do this with apps like Google Authenticator, while others just use SMS. Essentially, both methods provide you with a security code that you need to provide in order to log-in to your account. LinkedIn is currently offering SMS authentication only, and you’ll need to enable it. …
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