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Best ways to back up your photos

Over the past couple of episodes, we’ve talked about how photos affect our lives and issues around publishing them to the web. But the biggest problem I keep hearing about is where to safely store all these memories we create. Do we keep them on our computers? Do we back them up to the cloud? …

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Bose QC35 II noise

Back in August Bose accidentally leaked shots in a newsletter of what appeared to be a new version of its top noise-cancelling headphone, the QuietComfort 35. The tip-off was an extra button on the headphones that tech sleuths speculated had something to do with a possible voice assistant. Now Bose has officially announced the not-so-secret QuietComfort 35 II or QC35 II and …

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Police need warrant to track cell phones, appeals court says

Can the police locate suspects by scanning through all the phone numbers that pass through a certain area? Sure, but they’ll need a warrant first. That’s according to a federal appeals court, which ruled Thursday that police must get permission from a judge to use “Stingray” devices, also called cell-site simulators, as part of their investigations. The simulators act like …

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The state of the smartphone, iPhone X edition

10 years ago, Apple’s first iPhone changed the world. It proved that an always-on, always-connected pocket computer wasn’t just for nerds. Now smartphones are just “phones,” and it’s sometimes tough to keep track of the dizzying array of new features they offer. (Even for us here at CNET.) So in honor of the iPhone X, the tenth-anniversary iPhone, let’s remind ourselves …

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‘Red Oaks’ returns to Amazon Prime in October

There aren’t a lot of shows I regularly watch on Amazon Prime’s video service. But for some reason, I end up watching “Red Oaks” when it’s released. The show essentially focuses on a guy trying to find out who he is during the 1980s. Technically, it’s a comedy, but it has elements of seriousness. Give it a shot if you …

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