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There are two likely suspects if you find your selfies lacking: your face or your phone. Let’s assume it’s the latter. With a low-resolution camera and no flash, it can be a challenge to snap the perfect selfie shot. To aid this important, time-consuming endeavor, Apple has improved the front-facing camera on the iPhone 6S , which will boast more …

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New HTC One A9 rumors suggest modest midrange experience

The One M9 is HTC’s most recent flagship smartphone. CNET Just when you thought HTC was readying a high-end killer smartphone for later this year, new details suggest the handset maker may have a more modest device on deck. Sorry, but according to a new set of rumors, it doesn’t appear that 10-core HTC superphone will be here anytime soon. …

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Apple delays Watch OS 2 because of a bug

Enlarge ImageThe Apple Watch can now run apps on the device itself, letting users tap into more features. CNET You’re going to have to wait longer for your Apple Watch software update. Apple on Wednesday delayed the Watch OS 2 software update for its wearable device, citing bugs. It didn’t specify when the software would be available. “We have discovered …

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Make your own ‘Doctor Who’ sonic screwdriver on the cheap

Enlarge ImageThe sonic screwdriver lights up behind blue glass. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET We can’t all have access to big-budget BBC prop shops. There are a lot of plastic “Doctor Who” sonic screwdriver replicas out there, but sometimes it’s more fun to make your own. DIY Prop Shop, a YouTube show dedicated to cheap make-it-yourself props, took on the …

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Comcast extends low

Comcast wants to make it easier for low-income families to get broadband Internet access. The Philadelphia-based cable giant announced Wednesday that it will extend its Internet Essentials program, which offers 10 megabit per second broadband service for $10 a month, to families with students in community college who qualify for federal education grants. The extension to the program is being …

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Expedia’s $1.3B acquisition of rival Orbitz wins US approval

Expedia has won approval from US antitrust officials to buy rival Orbitz, clearing the way for a $1.3 billion merger of the two pioneers of online travel booking. The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had closed its six-month investigation into the acquisition after finding no harm to competition would result from the companies merging. “We concluded that Expedia’s acquisition …

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