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BBC iPlayer finally coming to Apple TV

For as long as Apple TV has been around in the UK, it has had one major problem: no BBC iPlayer. All that is now set to change, as the BBC confirmed on Thursday that its catch-up and on-demand services will finally be available on Apple’s home entertainment box. The new version of Apple TV is on sale now in …

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Apple TV will tap Siri to find your favorite music

Apple TV is adding music to Siri’s search repetoire. The 2015 edition of Apple TV comes packed with the Siri voice assistant to help you perform tasks and search for items by voice. In terms of finding media, the search option is limited to tracking down movies and TV shows, though you can search across multiple content sources. Apple TV …

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T

T-Mobile may be about to make its boldest move yet as part of its “Uncarrier” campaign. T-Mobile has set the date for its Uncarrier 10 event, which will be in Los Angeles. T-Mobile The Bellevue, Washington, wireless operator is expected to let subscribers use unlimited data when streaming select video services, such as Netflix and HBO, according to leaker Evan …

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Stop Google from tracking your voice

Now playing: Watch this: Stop Google from tracking your voice 1:41 When you ask Google a question, these recordings are automatically saved to your Google account. While the recordings are only accessible by you, they may include some private information you don’t feel comfortable having in the cloud. There’s no reason to panic. It’s easy to access and delete recordings, …

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3D

Most 3D-printed objects aren’t exactly cuddly. They tend to be made of hard plastic. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, however, can print model horses with braidable tails, troll heads with brushable hair and wizards with long, lush beards. The concept for 3D-printing hair was inspired by those tiny strands you get when you pull a hot-glue gun away from a …

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Get an Insignia 55

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. Hey, remember that Roku 3 box you bought the other day? Maybe you can wrap it up and gift it to someone this December. Why? Because this: For a limited time, and while …

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Where do you listen to recorded music?

Where you listen and how noisy it is significantly changes the way you hear your music. Trains, buses, cars, planes, etc. are far from dead quiet, and you’ll never — even with the best noise-canceling headphones — totally block out all the noise, just some of it. So the quieter, more subtle details of the music will be obscured by …

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