The Spendor S3/5R2 speakers and Naim Uniti 2 CD player/amplifier Steve Guttenberg/CNET I’ve always admired the sound of Spendor speakers, especially their smaller bookshelf models. That’s what ran through my head as I started listening to the S3/5R2, Spendor’s least expensive and smallest bookshelf speaker at the Innovative Audio Showroom in New York City. The …
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Actor Kevin James races NASCAR stock cars on a Segway at Fort Worth’s Texas Motor Speedway in 2009 to promote the movie “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”. Tom Pennington / Getty Images Segway has been bought by a Chinese rival. Beijing-based Ninebot, established in 2012, announced Wednesday that it has bought Segway, having previously been accused of patent infringement by the …
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 comes to Cricket on April 24. Josh Miller/CNET Cricket Wireless is the latest US carrier to sell the Samsung Galaxy S6 , a CNET Editors’ Choice winner. Customers can buy the phone online and in Cricket stores using one of the carrier’s new Phone Payment Plans. Related Links Amazon and Cricket Wireless team up to switch …
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The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is one of two AT&T phones seeing Lollipop this week. Andrew Hoyle/CNET It seems not a day goes by without another smartphone picking up its Android 5.0 update. Today sees a pair of AT&T handsets from Samsung joining the Lollipop guild. Related Links Samsung Galaxy Alpha review Samsung Galaxy S5 Active review Android 5.0: Unified, fresh …
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When you play the Game of Thrones, you stream… or you can Uber: Now playing: Watch this: HBO Now promotes launch with Iron Thrones on Uber 2:59 In this episode of CNET Update: Guitar Hero lives to rock again, relaunching with a few new features. GameStop goes retro and is taking trade-ins for classic titles from NES, Sega Genesis, and …
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So we just made this. #StanleyCup #SaltyCup #Bacon A photo posted by Brutus (@barbrutus) on Apr 13, 2015 at 12:12pm PDT It’s playoff time in the National Hockey League. Bar Brutus, a Montreal bar and restaurant that almost exclusively serves bacon-themed dishes, is cheering on the Montreal Canadiens by making a gigantic all-bacon version of the NHL’s championship trophy, the …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S6 is a tough nut to crack. Josh Miller/CNET Should you ever feel a need to explore the innards of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 smartphone, you’ll be better off resisting that urge. The Galaxy S6, which launched Friday, has gotten the teardown treatment from iFixit, which sells repair parts and offers free online repair guides to electronic devices. Its …
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FCC chairman Tom Wheeler tells broadcasters at the NAB Show 2015 that he has heard their concerns on the upcoming spectrum auction and the new rules will be simpler than first proposed. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler told TV broadcasters Wednesday that rules for next year’s incentive auction will be much simpler than first …
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Twitter hopes its new home page will entice more people to become active users of the site. Above: Twitter HQ in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET Twitter has redesigned its home page to attract new users by letting them check out “top tweets” in various categories without first having to register or sign in. It’s in part an effort to convince …
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at the company’s Australian launch. Image by Claire Reilly/CNET Netflix has had a change of heart about controversial deals it struck with Internet service providers as part of its launch last month in Australia and New Zealand. As part of the March launch, the video-on-demand streaming service partnered with one of Australia’s largest ISPs, iiNet, to …
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Now playing: Watch this: First look: Jawbone’s new Up2 and Up3 fitness bands are… 2:32 The long-delayed Jawbone Up3 fitness tracker is finally about to hit stores. But it’s not alone: Jawbone is bringing two other fitness bands to market this year: the Up2 and Up4. The former replaces 2013’s Up24 , while the latter adds on-band wireless payments from …
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Broadband and wireless providers aren’t happy about the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules. CNET As expected, Internet companies have unleashed lawsuits to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s new Net neutrality rules. Groups representing broadband and wireless providers are suing to stop the FCC from enforcing new rules it adopted in February and officially published in the federal government’s journal of …
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Apple Pay is having a rough time trying to win over Chinese banks. James Martin/CNET Apple Pay is facing an uphill battle trying to grab a spot in the world’s largest smartphone market. The company has been trying to reach an agreement with Chinese bank UnionPay, which is the only bank in China that conducts interbank payments, MarketWatch said on …
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Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET YouTube is testing a new design that turns the bar of controls along the bottom edge of its video player transparent. The change is rolling out slowly, but if you are eager to get it now, you can do so by editing a cookie in your browser. Here’s how to do it in Chrome and Firefox. …
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Best Buy’s promotion shaves the price of the Surface Pro 3. Sarah Tew/CNET Best Buy is offering a trade-in deal for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet. Valid through Saturday, the promotion is straightforward. Trade in your existing tablet, and Best Buy will give you a gift card worth at least $50 as well as a $150 coupon. Both are good …
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