April Music Aura Note V2 April Music Aura Note I’ve never reviewed anything quite like the April Music Aura Note V2. It’s an all-in-one CD player/USB digital converter/FM radio/125-watt-per-channel stereo amplifier. Decked out in gleaming metal and matte black, this elegant design will be a good fit in contemporary living spaces. All of that wouldn’t …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Fitbit recently launched the Flex, the company’s first wrist-worn activity monitor that syncs with your smartphone. The Flex uses Bluetooth 4.0 to sync with compatible smartphones (more on this in a minute), keeping your current activity stats updated. When you first get the Flex, you’ll need to do some work to get it set up, but don’t worry …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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4moms As any parent of a baby knows, once they start wailing, it can be really stressful trying to soothe them — especially if for some reason you don’t have any help at that time and have other things you need to get done. 4moms This is where mamaRoo comes in. Originally launched in 2010, the mamaRoo is an automated …
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Everett Collection/Shutterstock Want to treat yourself to a bargain and can’t wait until Boxing Day? Then you’re in luck, as this year’s sales start before the turkey is even served, with discounts like £200 off a MacBook available on Christmas Eve. Retailers including Currys, PC World and Amazon are starting their sales early. Currys and PC World open their doors …
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Sony Sony and Samsung are teaming up to offer gamers a festive treat: PlayStation games without a PlayStation on Samsung smart TVs. Samsung’s Internet-connected TVs in the US and Canada will be able to access the PlayStation Now service in the first half of next year. PlayStation Now enables you to stream games from the Web straight to the TV …
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CEO Jeff Bezos apparently isn’t giving up on Amazon’s smartphone despite its poor sales. James Martin/CNET When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the Fire Phone in June, he promised consumers a “better phone” than what was already on the market. “Can we build a better phone for our most engaged customers? Can we build a better phone for Amazon Prime …
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They Might Be Giants’ new Dial-A-Song service features 52 songs for 30 bucks. Related stories Top 6 sites for buying FLAC Drip.fm: Record club for the 21st century What is FLAC? The high-def MP3 explained Tidal carves streaming-music niche OK, so it’s 5 minutes to midnight on Christmas Eve and you still haven’t got the music lover in your life …
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Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Sony Pictures has reversed course and released “The Interview.” It’ll show in select theaters starting Christmas day and is now available online to stream in the U.S. No matter the outlet you choose to stream the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy, it’ll cost $5.99 to rent or $14.99 to purchase, and the price is the same for …
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BitLit It’s a modern conundrum: Someone gifted you a hard copy of a book, but you prefer to read on digital devices. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get the e-book edition for free (or at least at a discount), seeing as you already own the print version? That’s the idea behind Kindle MatchBook, but that, of course, limits …
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Sony movie “The Interview” is at the centre of a hacking controversy between the USA and North Korea. Sony Pictures North Korea’s Internet has limped back online after it appeared to have been shut down completely. Analysis of Internet performance from metrics firm Dyn Research showed that after a day of increasing problems, North Korea’s national Internet had gone . …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET When Google’s Android Wear platform first launched, it allowed users to select which apps they’d prefer not send alerts to the smartwatch. The process required you to launch the Android Wear companion app on an Android device, tap a few buttons and then add an app (or 10) to the blocked list. It wasn’t a complicated process, but …
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Apple’s headquarters includes inspirational quotes from co-founder Steve Jobs. Shara Tibken/CNET Apple has a lot to do to top 2014. This year, Apple introduced larger screen iPhones, showed off its first wearable and launched a mobile-payments service. That was on top of updates to its Mac and tablet lines and improvements in its mobile and computer software. Apple also made …
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The Confide app in action. Confide A startup is eyeing Hollywood in the wake of the Sony Pictures hack by offering a messaging app that never reveals the full text and then automatically destroys the conversation after it’s read. The app maker, Confide, launched an ad campaign on Tuesday, offering the business version of its self-destruct tool to entertainment studios, …
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