DUBLIN — OnePlus is a seemingly impossible company: a smartphone maker that’s made a name for itself in one of the most competitive markets around. OnePlus is no Samsung, LG, Sony, Motorola or Apple, in terms of either brand recognition or sales volume. But alongside fellow Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE and TCL’s Alcatel …
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Typing emoji has typically been a bit of a hassle, requiring users to switch keyboards on mobile or enter a key combination to launch the emoji keyboard on PCs and Macs. A new peripheral wants to make using emoji a whole lot easier. Cue the applause emoji. The Emoji Keyboard by EmojiWorks is a Bluetooth keyboard that connects to your …
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In a sign of things to come for retailers, Walgreens is making it much easier to use its Balance Rewards loyalty card with Apple Pay, Apple’s contactless payment system. Previously, members of the store’s loyalty scheme had to scan their Balance Rewards card before making a purchase via Apple Pay, by holding their iPhone near the contactless reader with a …
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Best Buy will hold a special pre-Black Friday sale for one day only this weekend. Select locations will offer discounts on products from Apple, Microsoft, Sony and others on Saturday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. local time. According to BlackFriday.com, the event will be limited to only 400 locations nationwide. You can check to see if your local store …
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The most feature-rich Internet TV provider just filled the biggest hole in its channel lineup. Sony’s PlayStation Vue subscription service, which competes against cable TV with live and on-demand TV streamed over the Internet, will soon include a variety of Disney-owned channels like ESPN, The Disney Channel and the local ABC affiliate. The new channels, 18 in all, represent the …
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SAN BRUNO, California — In a cable car high above Japan, the country’s distinctive architecture unfurls beneath me. I see clay kawara tiles covering rooftops, shimmering as the cable car gently swings. Suddenly everything stops, then goes dim. YouTube is buffering. The experience, which took place in YouTube’s unassuming headquarters here, underscores the promise and challenge of the video-streaming service’s …
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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. Ready for a router upgrade? If you’ve been experiencing slow or inconsistent connectivity across your home network, you might just be. Indeed, if your router is more than a few years old, a …
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In the latest version of Android, you’ll find a battery saver feature called Doze. This feature allows devices that are not in use (screen off, not charging, not moving) to suspend apps so they use less power. Suspended apps are cut off from network access, so your device will perform a periodic sync, called the maintenance window, to check for …
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The entry-level the ZTE Prestige became Boost Mobile’s latest phone on Thursday, targeting first-time buyers with a low price. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop, the Prestige sells for $50 with a limited-time promotion. After January 3, 2016, it’ll sell for double that, $100. Related Links Boost Mobile debuts ‘Growing Data’ rate plans ZTE jumps on lease-to-own trend for phones Boost Mobile …
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Apple’s latest update to the software that runs iPhones and iPads was meant in part to fix several bugs, but it seems to have created a new one, at least for some users of the popular gadgets. According to posts on Apple’s Support Communities website, the update, called iOS 9.1 and released October 21, causes problems with the fingerprint sensor …
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