It’s been available on other platforms for a while, but the NASA app on Tuesday launched on Apple TV. The free app was already available on iPhone, iPad, Android and Amazon’s Fire OS, and has been downloaded 17 million times across all platforms. The move to Apple’s media streaming box means that getting those spectacular …
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The most interesting smartphones to excite your eyes
Drowning in a sea of black and metallic rectangle sameness, mobile manufacturers sometimes take a chance on design: an uncommon color, unusual materials or maybe a curved screen here and there. Previous years brought us out-there designs like a totally round phone and a handset with eyeballs. But lately, “difference” takes the form of more subtle and hidden-away designs. Editors’ …
Read More »SoundCloud listeners, get ready for video ads
SoundCloud is adding video ads, the latest service to roll out the commercial format. Often referred to as the “YouTube for audio,” SoundCloud said Tuesday it is debuting video advertising across its mobile apps in the United States. The ads, which can be either horizontal or vertical format, will pop up between tracks when your screen is on and the …
Read More »UE Bluetooth speakers add Siri, Google voice commands
Add Ultimate Ears speakers to the growing list of gadgets that you can control with your voice. The UE Boom 2 and UE Megaboom Bluetooth speakers can now be controlled by voice commands alone, thanks to the latest firmware update released today. When paired with Android phones and iPhones, the speakers will respond to “OK Google” and “Hey Siri” commands, …
Read More »Pandora launches New Comedy station
Pandora is ready to make you laugh. The streaming-music service on Tuesday launched a new comedy station: New Comedy. The station debuted with a mixtape by Gabriel Iglesias called Five “Fluffy” Years. It features a collection of skits from Iglesias’ favorite comics, including Nikki Glaser, Brian Regan, Rachel Feinstein, Jim Jeffries and Sam Morril. In general, the New Comedy channel …
Read More »Twitter goes long(er) with users’ video uploads
Now playing: Watch this: Twitter ups video limit to 140 seconds 1:28 Twitter is on a never-ending quest to make videos more attractive on the platform. The San Francisco-based social network said Tuesday that users will be able share longer videos as well as see longer-form videos on Vine, its short-looping video service. Twitter is making it easier for its …
Read More »The Basslet is a vibrating subwoofer bracelet that helps your body feel the beat
“I just wish it had more bass.” That’s usually the reaction I get when I ask people what they think about the headphones I review for CNET. An ample helping of sub-bass can absolutely make a difference in how you respond to certain types of music, but a lot of headphone manufacturers will oversaturate the low frequencies trying to mimic …
Read More »Twitter #Trumpsopoor tag mocks Trump campaign’s mere million in cash
When the Donald Trump campaign revealed its far-less-than-expected fundraising results Monday, lagging way behind Hillary Clinton’s, people headed to Twitter to mock him with the now-trending #trumpsopoor hashtag. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee started June with $1.3 million in cash, according to a campaign finance report. There was at least one attempt to hijack the hashtag with anti-Clinton sentiment, but …
Read More »PlayStation Vue live TV service now available on Roku, hits Android phones next week (hands
Ditching cable TV using your Roku just got easier. Today Sony announced that the app for its PlayStaion Vue live TV service is available for download to Roku, CNET’s favorite platform for streaming to TVs. The app works with Roku Streaming Stick, Roku boxes and Roku TVs. Sony also said that a Vue app for Android phones and tablets would …
Read More »Travel the world without printing a thing
Still printing out travel reservations and boarding passes when you head out on a trip? Break that habit now, because you can do it all on your phone — really, all of it. A few hacks and travel apps are all you need to bid adieu to easily lost, tearable, inconvenient paper. Itinerary on demand Congrats, you’re going on vacation! …
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