Google on Tuesday unveiled Jamboard, a digital whiteboard designed for enterprise customers. The board comes with two stylus pens and a digital eraser that enable you to write and erase just like on a traditional whiteboard. The Jamboard is all about collaborating in the workplace. You can work with colleagues around the globe who are …
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Chromebooks are built and sold with the idea that you’ll use cloud storage for most if not all of your files. A Chromebook’s files are likely stored on Google Drive. Music is likely played on Google Play. Photos are likely viewed on Google Photos. (Or alternative cloud services such as, say, Dropbox, Spotify and Flickr.) This web-centric view of the …
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The creators of WhatsApp say they’re staying true to their formula of simply letting people connect with each other and now with businesses, all with privacy in mind. Co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton explained Tuesday during the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.D Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California, that the instant messaging app’s plans to help its one …
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One thing is certain: if AT&T takes over Time Warner, there won’t be any “Time Warner” companies to confuse anymore. Telecom giant AT&T on Saturday signed a deal to buy entertainment giant Time Warner. It’s a big deal, in both meanings of the phrase. Valued at $85.4 billion in cash and stock, the acquisition would rank among the biggest takeovers …
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You could be looking at the new MacBook Pro. Two days before Apple’s event on October 27, MacRumors found this picture buried inside the latest Mac OS Sierra update. But there’s more to this photo than meets the eye. It’s not just corroboration that Apple will probably announce new MacBooks in a couple of days. Assuming the photo is legit, …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. You know me: cheap everything all the time. But does that mean we have to sacrifice the good stuff? The premium products? Not …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: Five hidden features you may have missed 1:49 One killer iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra feature is flying under the radar: Apple Pay in Safari. Like before, you can use Apple Pay to shop IRL and within some apps, but iOS 10 and Mac OS Sierra also add the option to use Apple Pay …
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You probably hear friends — and possibly foes — offering political rants on Facebook, but that’s far from the social network’s only effect on US election. Facebook has helped more than 2 million people register to vote, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday, the result of the company prompting its users to participate in both primary and general elections. …
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Microsoft is holding a big hardware showcase Wednesday, and there are rumors a new all-in-one Surface desktop is coming. Still, the company isn’t expected to come out with new versions of several well-known items, including the Surface Pro tablet and Microsoft Band. The event starts at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET and a live stream is available. Also on today’s …
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“Imagine a remote control capable of switching channels on your television right from its spot on the table, one that requires no clumsy fumbling about with the hands to operate. That bold, inactive future is here.” That’s a fake quote from a fake Sony executive in a fake news story published in The Onion almost 20 years ago. The headline? …
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