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Strava adds new Beacon feature aimed at keeping runners and cyclists safe

Strava, a popular app for runners and cyclists, has announced a new safety feature for premium members. The feature, called Beacon, lets users broadcast their real-time location to friends and family members. Here’s how it works. You turn Beacon on before you start an activity and then select up to three contacts you would like to share your location with …

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Thrifty Thursday: 3 deals you won’t want to miss

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. Hey, cheeps, quick note — in the past week I’ve struck out twice trying to bring you a killer Bluetooth-speaker deal, by which …

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Staring match: Galaxy Note 7 locks eyes on tougher security

It’s OK to be a little afraid. Over the last few years, hackers have stolen customer data from household names like Target, Home Depot and T-Mobile. A hacker reportedly has 200 million Yahoo credentials for sale. You can’t be blamed for feeling paranoid. That goes double when it comes to your phone, which is increasingly the center of your life. …

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Netflix glitch puts Aziz Ansari stand

Aziz Ansari already has a pretty thick resume — he’s an actor, stand-up comic and even an author. Now, he can add documentary narrator to that list. Sort of. Reddit user BenMeiri84 this week apparently discovered that Netflix had inadvertently taken subtitles from Ansari’s “Live from Madison Square Garden” special and added them to a nature documentary. The internet suspects …

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How to set up, use the new Apple TV Remote app

The day has come, Apple made good on its promise and released an improved Apple TV Remote app. It’s an entirely different app from the rather old Remote app Apple that has been available for several years now. Effectively, your iPhone is now capable of replacing the Siri Remote that comes with the newest Apple TV. Setup is a breeze …

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