YouTube launched an app for watching its videos in virtual reality on the brand-new Daydream View VR headset made by shared parent company Google. The catch is that, at least for now, you can’t check out the app unless you have the Daydream View, a device released Thursday that only works with Google’s new Pixel …
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Bose headphone deal: SoundSport is $40 at Best Buy
As Bose phases products out, you typically see deals on them — especially heading into the holiday season — and today Best Buy has the company’s well-liked SoundSport in-ear headphone on sale for $40 (in charcoal color). There’s a small catch, however. This model doesn’t feature an inline remote with microphone for making calls. And for some people that will …
Read More »Occipital’s new 3D room
If you’re an aspiring DIY interior designer, you could be getting some help from 3D room-scanning technology. 3D depth-sensing cameras like Google’s Tango tech on the upcoming Lenovo Phab 2 Pro can do things normal cameras can’t, like create an on-the-fly accurate 3D model of a space that could later be used to overlay interior decorating designs or even modeling …
Read More »President Donald Trump and the social media fallout
Donald Trump is the president-elect, and social media can’t believe it. Election Day is still sending shockwaves across Facebook and Twitter after the Republican candidate defeated Hillary Clinton in a highly unexpected victory. With a 2016 election that played out across social media, Americans are looking to the online platforms once again to talk about what happens next. Social Cues …
Read More »Best Windows alternatives to Apple’s new MacBook Pro
Despite the fact that most people have not used one of Apple’s new MacBook Pros, there are some creative professionals — including graphic designers, photographers and video editors — who are already disappointed by them. For them, it’s all about the specs. Apple’s new machines don’t feature the latest Intel and Nvidia processors, don’t offer more than 16GB of memory, …
Read More »Adobe Lightroom for Android makes it easier to dump your PC
Adobe Systems’ photo-editing software for Android just took a big step toward matching the abilities of its heavier-hitting sibling that runs on personal computers: the ability to edit just about any photo taken in a raw format. Most folks are fine with JPEG-format photos, but higher-end cameras and now some high-end phones, too, can take raw photos that preserve the …
Read More »Samsung thinks foldable phones are the new flip phones
Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 Enlarge Image The rendering shows a hinge on the back of the device, which gives the phone an axis to fold on. Samsung Enlarge Image When folded, the phone resembles a Microsoft Surface Book. Note the small gap. Samsung The next-generation flip phone could be foldable. …
Read More »#Calexit secession movement trends on Twitter
So, social media (and all media actually) got it wrong with the predicted outcome of the US presidential election. Enlarge Image #Calexit was trending nationally on Twitter Wednesday morning. Screenshot by CNET But it’s moving onward and upward…or at least westerly in the case of #Calexit. The Brexit-inspired hashtag for a movement calling for California’s secession from the US is …
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T-Mobile is giving you the chance to buy one Samsung Galaxy S7 and get another one for free, but you have to act this weekend. On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced its buy-one, get-one (BOGO) program, but as with most “free” promotions you’ll have to mind the fine print. Starting Friday, November 11, at 6 a.m. PT, anyone who picks up a …
Read More »Now you’ll see ads in your LinkedIn mailbox too
Gone are the days of clean, ad-free messaging platforms. The latest social network to open up inbox advertising to marketers is LinkedIn, with news Wednesday that its Sponsored InMail is now a self-serve option open to any individual or business, regardless of size. The service had previously been available only as a managed service to some enterprise clients, according to …
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