Netflix deals ‘House of Cards’ a fourth season for 2016

“House of Cards” will be back for another term next year. Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The Underwoods will be back in office next year when Netflix’s “House of Cards” embarks on a fourth season. The show’s renewal was revealed Thursday by a tweet from Netflix displaying a black image with an upside down American flag …

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Force Touch to bring ‘significant’ change to next iPhone

The next iPhone could be a game changer, says one analyst. Sarah Tew/CNET This year’s iPhone could see one of the biggest changes yet for Apple’s smartphone line, says one analyst. Last month, Apple unveiled a new type of trackpad for its updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and its upcoming 12-inch MacBook . Dubbed Force Touch, the new …

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First

The first-gen Moto X should soon see an Android 5.1 update. Sarah Tew/CNET Sorry, first-gen Moto X owners, you won’t be seeing an Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Not to worry, though, you’ll soon be right back on track with the 5.1 release. In fact, the same goes for a couple of other models, too. Related Links Android 5.1 is coming; …

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Apple shows what its watch can do in new video tutorials

Apple has released four new videos on its site to give consumers details about Apple Watch. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Apple is giving us a detailed look at some of the main features of Apple Watch, a week before presales start for the device. The company on Friday released four new videos on its website that give a general overview …

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$164,000 Apple Watch: Embrace the golden madness

Here’s a preview of the rose-gold watch with diamonds. Picasa A race is on to find the highest price someone will pay for an Apple Watch. At first, some analysts thought the gold Apple Watch could cost $5,000 and we all thought, “Ooo, that’s so expensive!” Then, we got the official announcement from Apple that the watch would cost $10,000. …

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How to hide folders from Dropbox’s photo gallery Carousel

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Carousel is an app from Dropbox that acts as a more attractive front-end to make browsing and sharing photos a more enjoyable experience than you would get from sifting through your files on the Dropbox app itself. You can also use Carousel to auto-backup the photos you take with your phone to Dropbox, but even if …

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Apple Watch launch: Plan ahead

Apple Watch presales start April 10, and the device will be available April 24. James Martin/CNET If you want to buy an Apple Watch, be sure to make a reservation. Apple will start selling its first wearable, which costs from $349 to $17,000, on April 24. Preorders begin at 12:01 a.m. PT on April 10, and consumers will be able …

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DJI teases a big reveal for Wednesday, April 8

There’s nothing like a good teaser video to delight (and potentially anger) your fans. Drone-maker DJI posted the video above to its YouTube channel today. In it we learn the company is hosting three simultaneous events in New York, London and Munich. What will be revealed at those events, on the other hand, is a mystery. CNET hasn’t been briefed …

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Crave giveaway: Arccos Golf GPS performance

The Arccos Golf system includes 14 disc-shaped sensors, plenty to attach to all of your golf clubs. Arccos Golf Congrats to Sly J. of Santa Fe, N.M., (yep, that’s Sly J. of Santa Fe) for winning an LG wireless headset and an Incipio backup battery last week. The Arccos Golf system instantly captures all your golf stats and delivers them …

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Windows XP clings to No. 2 spot as Windows 10 gets closer

Windows XP is still alive and kicking. Net Applications Windows XP continues its descent among desktop operating systems, though it’s far from dead and buried. Looking at the overall Web traffic for desktop operating systems across the globe, Net Applications gave XP a 16.9 percent share for the month of March, a hefty drop from the 19.1 percent recorded in …

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Amazon’s one

Amazon’s Prime Now one-hour delivery service has spread to Atlanta. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Amazon has expanded its one-hour delivery service to yet another market. Prime Now, which offers consumers extra-speedy delivery on tens of thousands of products, is launching in Atlanta, Amazon announced Thursday. The service offers Prime members one-hour delivery but at a cost of $8. Two-hour delivery …

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Samsung 2015 SUHD 4K TVs launch with official pricing

David Katzmaier/CNET Customers in the US finally know how much they’ll be paying for a new Samsung TV. The Korean electronics giant officially unveiled pricing and specific model details for the 2015 TV lineup that it first revealed back in January . At the high end, the line is dominated by Samsung’s premium “SUHD” label, mostly curved, all 4K models …

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Apple takes smartphone crown in China

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus vaulted Apple to the top spot in China. CNET Apple has stolen the No. 1 spot in smartphone sales in urban China from local rival Xiaomi, according to market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. For the three months that ended in February, Apple’s iPhone 6 was the top selling phone in urban China with a …

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Get an Acer 11.6

White gold: The Acer Chromebook C720P is a steal at $179.99. Acer Which would you rather have in a sub-$200 laptop: a bigger screen that doesn’t respond to touch or a smaller screen that does? I ask because in the past, I’ve shared similarly priced deals on Chromebooks that had 13- or even 14-inch screens, but that weren’t finger-friendly. Today, …

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Listening loud: The joys of turning it up to ’11’

The Oswalds Mill Imperia speakers, in Brooklyn. Steve Guttenberg/CNET Listening loud produces a physical experience you feel through your entire body — it’s something that more sensible volume can never match. Loud is also more “correct”: even unamplified live music can get really loud, so listening to recorded music at a more moderate volume forfeits too much of the energy …

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