YouTube will finally let you create short clips of longer videos

YouTube is adding a new clipping tool that lets viewers quickly create short, sharable clips of up to 60 seconds from longer video uploads, the platform announced Thursday. The move gives video creators and their fans an easy way to increase a channel’s visibility, and to grow. “We’ve heard a lot of feedback from creators and viewers who have wanted …

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Facebook reportedly considers hitting Apple with antitrust suit

Facebook may file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, The Information reported Thursday, alleging that Apple abused its power through its App Store rules. The social network’s potential suit apparently says Apple forces outside developers to stick to rules that its own apps don’t have to follow. The report, much of which is behind the outlet’s paywall, cites anonymous sources and …

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Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482 review: A dual

What I like most about the ZenBook Duo 14 is that you really can’t tell from the outside of the laptop what you’ll see when you lift the lid. Despite opening and closing it countless times at this point, I still get a kick out of seeing its secondary 12.6-inch touchscreen rise from above the keyboard to meet the bottom …

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Widgets on Galaxy S21 vs. iPhone 12: Why Samsung One UI 3 beats iOS 14

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At Samsung Unpacked on Jan. 14, we finally saw the new Galaxy S21 phone line, complete with new camera features and a major price drop. Samsung also showed off a change on the software side: Widgets on many Samsung phones are …

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A recipe for Apple VR headset success

Nearly every major player in tech has been dreaming of smartglasses over the past few years. From Amazon’s Echo Frames to Facebook’s plans for augmented reality, to Microsoft’s HoloLens and the ongoing reports of Apple’s AR plans — there’s a lot that seems to be cooking. But in the short term, the road to magical Tony Stark glasses is more likely to …

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NBC’s Peacock streaming service hits 33 million signups so far

Peacock, the partly free streaming service that kicked off this year as the new home for streaming The Office, ended last year with 33 million signups, parent company Comcast said Thursday. That includes free users and accounts that pay either $5 or $10 a month to unlock Peacock’s full catalog. It also includes people who may not be using it …

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Google will soon allow gambling apps in the US Play Store

Android users in the US will soon gain access to betting and gambling apps through the Play Store, Google announced Thursday. As of March 1, online casino games, sports betting, lotteries and daily fantasy sports apps will be allowed in certain states. You can see a complete list of what types of gambling apps are allowed in each state on …

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Apple comes out swinging against Facebook over data privacy

Apple CEO Tim Cook used an appearance on a virtual International Data Privacy Day panel Thursday to attack Facebook in a series of thinly veiled jabs and to call for global data privacy reforms. Cook’s remarks followed reports appearing earlier in the day that the social media giant has been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone maker’s …

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Razer Viper 8K Hz gaming mouse leads at the polls

Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The Razer Viper 8K Hz mouse levels up the company’s already excellent Viper esports mouse line with new high-speed polling technology that ultimately delivers better performance where it counts. That’s why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first published in January, follows. Razer levels up its Viper Ultimate gaming …

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The Cheapskate Show podcast: Find lost stuff with Tile trackers

First, the good news: After an unexpected delay, the latest episode of the Cheapskate Show has arrived! The bad news: This is our penultimate episode. We’ll tell you more in next week’s final (for now) show. Until then, sit back and enjoy while we discuss: The ColdSnap countertop ice-cream maker unveiled at CES. Dave wants two; I think it’s ludicrously …

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Apple to roll out new data privacy features on next iOS 14 update

Apple will roll out a new privacy initiative in its next iOS 14 update that will require customer permission to track user data across applications owned by different companies, according to a new blog post from the iPhone maker. Users will be able to access this option at any time in their device settings. Other tech giants like Google and …

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