Online dating has made finding love these days just as challenging as finding a new job with a similar set of requirements: attractive photo, work history, and life’s mission. So why not have a little fun mixing business with pleasure? CNET’s summer video intern, Bailey Whitehead, guides two singles in search of love through the …
Read More »Blog Layout
Netflix will stream classics from Albert Brooks, voice of Marlin in ‘Finding Dory’
The real-life man behind Nemo’s clownfish dad, Marlin, in “Finding Nemo” and new sequel “Finding Dory” may have a gruffer side than his sincere orange fish face suggests — at least where Netflix’s involved. “I am not advocating kidnapping in any situation,” said comedian and actor Albert Brooks in a YouTube video. “In this case, picking the right child from …
Read More »Sling TV adds a slew of new channels including BBC, NBC, Bravo, USA and Syfy
Sling TV is adding a bunch of new channels to its streaming video service — but watching some of them simultaneously could be a challenge. Among the new channels are popular, previously unavailable networks from the NBC and BBC family, including USA, Bravo, BBC America, Syfy and some regional Comcast Sportsnet channels. But Sling is keeping its channel offerings in …
Read More »Snapkeys launches QWERTY keyboard for round Android Wear smartwatches
Keyboard developer Snapkeys has updated its QWERTY keyboard for Android Wear smartwatches to accommodate round watch faces. Its original keyboard, for square-shaped wearables, launched in March. Both keyboards work by using the QWERTY keyboard layout. The keyboard is divided into six sections, and predictive technology is designed to let users type messages quickly. In the earlier years of smartwatches, wearables …
Read More »Facebook lets you fundraise for your favourite non
Facebook is tugging at the heart strings with a new tool that lets users raise money for their favourite non-profit organisations. From today, users in the US will be able to raise funds for US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organisations, inviting friends to chip in for the cause. The news was announced on the Nonprofits on Facebook page, with a video …
Read More »Android N is officially called Nougat
Now playing: Watch this: Nougat is the latest flavor of Android 1:10 Google’s Android chief, Hiroshi Lockheimer, announced the new name at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google N is for Nougat. Google on Thursday officially named the latest version of its Android mobile software, up until now only known as Android N. For the uninitiated, there are two …
Read More »How QLED TV could help Samsung finally beat LG’s OLEDs
Most TVs today — including all of those made by Samsung, Sony, Vizio and just about every other TV brand — are based on decades-old LCD, or liquid crystal display, technology. In the last few years something better has come along, called OLED, or organic light-emitting diode. OLED TVs have the best picture quality we’ve ever tested, keeping LCD-only companies …
Read More »Watch brave guy swim in a pool full of Coke and Mentos
Anyone who’s ever grabbed a plastic bottle filled with Coke and added Mentos candy knows they’re in for a satisfying experiment. Think of an explosion safe enough for your backyard but not scary enough to make you an honorary MythBuster. Thankfully, mixing Coke with Mentos doesn’t mean you’ll be meeting the Grim Reaper anytime soon. Related stories Guy in Mentos …
Read More »How to fix the Windows 10 Start menu
Windows 10 is far from a perfect operating system — you may have recently upgraded only to find that you’re experiencing a bug (or many). While I personally haven’t experienced this, one of the more common bugs is a Start menu that refuses to open when clicked, or that frequently disappears from your desktop. It’s so common, in fact, that …
Read More »Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ would have been cable’s No. 2 show
Netflix jealously guards data about the audience for its original shows, but Nielsen’s attempt to puzzle it out hints that at least one of those shows really is big. “Orange Is the New Black” pulled in 6.7 million viewers for the premiere episode of its latest season earlier this month, comparable with the second most-viewed cable drama on TV, according …
Read More »