Sarah Mitroff/CNET You no longer need to be tied to your computer to type out a text document or build a slideshow. Instead, there are many apps that help you edit those files straight from your phone or tablet. This year, both Microsoft and Google completely overhauled their mobile apps for Office and Drive, while …
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Angelina Jolie is the latest big name to make a movie with Netflix
Angelina Jolie pictured during a visit to a camp for displaced Iraqis in north Iraq. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images Angelina Jolie is directing a movie for Netflix. The Oscar-winning actor will helm an adaptation of “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers”, a memoir by Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung about her struggles under the …
Read More »Flickr, Google Photos, Photobucket and iCloud: Which photo storage app is right for you?
Gone are the days of storing photo prints. Today, our digital photos can live online. Josh Miller/CNET Editors’ note, June 10, 2015: This guide has been updated to include Google Photos and Apple iCloud Photo Library. If you’re like many others, you habitually turn to Facebook when you want to share photos online. Arguably, that’s perfectly fine — after all, …
Read More »Comcast may be chatting with new
Comcast may be discussing content deals with new-media computers as a way to bring in younger viewers. CNET Comcast may be trying to woo young viewers who watch less TV by setting up deals to air content that will appeal more to them. The cable company has been holding preliminary talks with several online publishers, such as Vice Media, BuzzFeed, …
Read More »Set Facebook to play videos in HD on the Web
Nicole Cozma/CNET Chances are, your friends on Facebook share a video or 20 each month. Whether these are news stories, a (supposedly) amazing tip for your health, or a cute cat video, you probably want to see them in the best quality available. Thanks to a reminder shared by Ghacks, you can change the default playback settings and attempt to …
Read More »Multicolored glowing gadget spits out personalized nutritional supplements
Unless you’re an expert nutritionist, you probably struggle to know what, if any, supplements you should be taking to achieve optimal health. It doesn’t help that retailers like GNC and Vitamin Shoppe carry thousands of products to treat a laundry list of potential health concerns, making it pretty tough to figure out exactly what might work for you. One startup, …
Read More »Amazon’s stock hits all
Enlarge ImageInside Amazon’s sprawling fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, where the online retailer takes in and ships out millions of products. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET How does Amazon follow up a surprise quarterly profit? By watching its stock price rocket to an all-time high the next morning. Shares rose much as 20 percent Friday following quarterly results the day before …
Read More »Overscan: You’re not seeing the whole picture on your TV
In this slightly exaggerated image, you can see the full image on the left, and the overscanned image on the right. Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Your TV is probably trimming the edges of your TV shows and movies. Worse, this trimming means it has to zoom in on the image, potentially decreasing picture quality. It’s an easy thing to fix, and there …
Read More »Fire Phone one year later: Why Amazon’s smartphone flamed out
There are times when being the first person with a new gadget will elicit cheers and envy — like outside New York’s Fifth Avenue Apple Store, surrounded by applauding salespeople, curious fans and gawking media. Then there’s buying the Amazon Fire Phone. Marlena Solomon learned first-hand the hazards of being an early adopter when she jumped at the chance to …
Read More »Uber delivers ice cream by drones to delighted Singaporeans
You could be slurping frozen treats on the high seas thanks to Uber and its drones. Uber Flying robots aren’t a regular part of Uber’s modus operandi, but on Friday the ride-sharing company is using the drones to deliver ice cream to customers in Singapore. Uber has been doing an ice-cream delivery promotional stunt for four years, and with the …
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