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Forget fitness bands. Smarter balls, socks, rackets elevate your game

Enlarge ImageIs Wilson’s connected basketball the future of hoops? Sarah Tew/CNET Fitness leads the pack in beneficial things a smartband or smartwatch can do for you, but a crop of smart sports hopefuls believe that isn’t enough. More than tracking individual fitness goals like exercise duration and calories burned, makers of athletic equipment from basketballs to running socks say that …

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BT pledges UK minimum broadband speeds amid calls to separate from Openreach

BT has outlined plans for faster Internet tech. BT BT has promised to support universal minimum broadband speeds of 5-10 megabits per second for every home and business across the UK, as well as extending the reach of its superfast fibre networks. The telecoms company has detailed plans to surpass broadband requirements laid out by the government in terms of …

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How to manage, use third

James Martin/CNET With the release of Watch OS 2, third-party developers are releasing watch app updates that include complication integration. Complications are the small bits of information, such as the current temperature or your activity progress, presented on a watch face without the need for you to open another app. Prior to the release of Watch OS 2, complications were …

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With Office 2016, Microsoft takes on Google Docs

Microsoft gave Office a boost to better compete with Google Docs. In this CNET Update, learn about the most notable features in Microsoft Office 2016 . But as Microsoft strengthens Office, another tech company is feeling a slump. Quirky, the company behind Wink smart-home gadgets, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: CNET Update delivers the tech news you need in …

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Nvidia squeezes desktop graphics into laptops, including Oculus Rift support

Nvidia Laptops have been getting better at playing computer games over the past few years, as mobile versions of PC graphics hardware have gradually tightened the performance gap between laptop and desktop graphics. Now, Nvidia is doing away with at least some of the remaining difference between laptop and desktop graphics cards by coming up with a version of its …

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Fitbit Surge update doubles battery life, adds new running alerts

Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET An update to the Fitbit Surge will arrive later this week with a handful of improvements that will better help the watch compete with running watches from Garmin and Polar. The Surge is Fitbit’s $250 smart fitness watch. In addition to measuring your steps, distance, calories burned and sleep, the watch is equipped with an optical …

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Four free Live Photos alternatives that work on any smartphone

James Martin/CNET The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are both equipped with a 12-megapixel rear camera. It’s the first time since the iPhone 4S that Apple has increased the megapixel count, but it’s not the only thing that makes the camera special. The new iPhones also include a feature called Live Photos, which will record action 1.5 seconds before and …

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