Got a Roku box? Get the Yahoo Screen channel for big-screen “Community.” Photo by Rick Broida/CNET A sixth season of the cult-fave TV show “Community”? Check. The movie promised in the show’s own meta hashtag #sixseasonsandamovie? For now we’ll just have to keep our fingers crossed. But about that sixth season: It debuts March 17, …
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Instagram is beefing up its advertising technology. Jason Cipriani/CNET Instagram is expanding the types of ads it shows in its latest attempt to woo advertisers. The photo-focused social network said Wednesday it is introducing a “carousel” that allows advertisers to post a sequence of photos and a link to a website. The goal, Instagram said, is to make it easier …
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Now playing: Watch this: Take a spin with Galaxy S6’s 3D camera mode (and more) 1:55 BARCELONA — Samsung didn’t just unveil two sleek, bold phone designs at MWC. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge also sport a refreshed native camera app. Inside, you’ll find a cleaner layout and new shooting modes like capturing a 3D object and more …
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Now playing: Watch this: Better than Touch ID? Check out Vkansee’s optical fingerprint… 1:13 BARCELONA — Vkansee believes it can do fingerprint sensors better. The New York-based startup has developed a way to verify the identity of a person by scanning the fingerprint, but with far more accuracy and security. The module is almost small enough that it can discreetly …
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Could Android Wear eventually support the iPhone and iPad? Google Google is reportedly considering a version of its Android Wear app that would play nice with Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The Android Wear app allows you to pair and use your Android smartwatch with your Android phone so the two can work as a team. But the app only supports …
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Yep, the dress has an iPhone case now, because this meme just refuses to die. Bastex Wireless People with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus can now preorder #thedress phone cases from Amazon. The cases are being made by Bastex Wireless, and will be released at the end of March, just in time for you to have forgotten what …
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Amazon’s Fire tablet line includes plenty of must-have apps, but is still missing a few others. CNET BARCELONA — Amazon has had a tough time getting its mobile-apps store noticed against bigger storefronts from Google and Apple. But it’s making some headway in changing that. A spokesman for the e-commerce giant told CNET this week that the Amazon Appstore has …
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Steve Guttenberg/CNET I cringe every time I see a small speaker sitting on the floor. It all but guarantees they’ll sound dull because most of their midrange and treble detail will never make it up to your ears. The one good thing about putting speakers on the floor is their bass output will be boosted, relative to what a bookshelf, …
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The Apple Watch has already won an award. James Martin/CNET The Apple Watch isn’t even for sale, yet it’s already won a major award. The upcoming smartwatch has been lauded by winning gold in the 2015 iF Design Awards. Given out every year since 1954 by the Germany-based iF International Forum Design, the awards — gold in particular — are …
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An EyeTribe hardware kit for testing, using a Sony smartwatch. Sarah Tew/CNET BARCELONA — How many more surprises will wearable tech spring on us? Maybe eye tracking for one. The EyeTribe, a company that already makes a $99 eye-tracking device for tablets and PCs, is working on one for smartwatches, too. EyeTribe CEO Sune Alstrup showed me a development prototype …
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Better call Comcast: AMC and IFC are now a part of Sling TV’s basic $20 package. David Katzmaier/CNET The bad news is Sling TV probably still lacks a few channels you really want. The good news is that it’s not done adding new ones. With plenty of time to spare before the “Mad Men” premiere April 5, the bundle-busting Internet …
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Softcard launched nationwide in 2013 as Isis. Softcard Softcard, the carrier-backed mobile payments initiative, is shutting down its app after striking a deal to help expand the reach of Google’s mobile payments system. The joint venture between Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile announced Wednesday it would disable its mobile app and close all customer accounts on March 31. As part …
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Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile is tackling a common bugbear of mobile plans with the announcement of a new Data Rollover feature on all postpaid plans, allowing customers to carry unused data over to the following month, without any extra charge. The Australian first will let Virgin Mobile customers take any data inclusions that are left unused at the end of …
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Now playing: Watch this: The future of mobile, according to Kyocera 1:41 BARCELONA – Similar to last year’s show, Japanese-based Kyocera displayed a number of its concept mobile devices and gadgets at MWC 2015. Among its idea of providing a line of customizable durable phones and an emergency kit of the future, it also gave a glimpse of what a …
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Razer’s OSVR Hacker Dev Kit is getting a face-lift. The latest update to the company’s open-source virtual reality headset sports a full-HD OLED display, which Razer claims will offer higher contrast and clear up some of the latency issues we saw in the first build at CES earlier this year . The headset has also been tweaked to improve comfort, …
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